Williams High School

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Williams High School
Motto none
Established 1961
Type Public School
Principal Sara Bonser
Location 1717 17th Street
Plano, Texas
United States
District Plano Independent School District
Enrollment 1,706 students
Grades 9-10
Colors Blue and White
Mascot Warrior
Website [1]

T. H. Williams High School is a secondary school serving grades nine and ten. It is part of the Plano Independent School District, which uses an unconventional high school system in which students in grades nine and ten attend one of five high schools. Students in grades eleven and twelve attend senior high schools. Williams High School feeds into Plano East Senior High School.

Williams High School maintains a population of over 1,700. The school's current principal is Sara Bonser.

[edit] Former Principals

  • Barney Newton 1968-1975
  • Tom Moore 1975-1989
  • Debbie Saviano 1989-1993
  • Jeff Bailey 1993-1997
  • Dr. Willie Fowlks 1997-2003
  • Sara Bonser 2003-present

[edit] Achievements

  • Orchestra received "Sweepstakes Awards" at the UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contests.
  • Orchestra performed at All-State level and received Superior and Excellent Ratings at the Local and State-level Solo & Ensemble Contests.
  • Top 4 winners of the district MLK art contest attend Williams.
  • Students at the Regional and State Science Fair.
  • Two students enrolled in TAMS (Texas Academy of Math and Science) at the University of North Texas.
  • Band received a First Division Rating at UIL Marching Contest.
  • Concert Band received an excellent rating at the UIL Concert and Sight reading Contest.
  • Concert and Symphonic Band received first division in Sight reading and an excellent rating on the concert performance.
  • Runner-up in Best in Class at the South Coast Music Festival in Galveston, Texas.
  • Four students on All Region Band.
  • Eighty-two students earned first division ratings at the Solo & Ensemble Contest.
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