North Mesquite High School

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North Mesquite High School is a secondary school in Mesquite, Texas. The school serves northern portions of Mesquite, the MISD portion of Garland, and all of Sunnyvale.

North Mesquite, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District. The total enrollment in 2002 was 2450; the school is therefore under the UIL AAAAA division. According to the MISD Report Card, the per student expenditure for the same 2002 period was 2700 USD. The stallion is the school mascot and the school colors are blue and white. The school's motto is Animus Omina Vincit, which translates from the Latin as "Courage Conquers All."

North Mesquite High School

1 History
2 Areas served by North Mesquite
3 Standardized dress code
4 Feeder patterns
5 Rivalry
6 Notable alumni
7 External links

[edit] History

North Mesquite High School opened in September of 1969 as the second high school in Mesquite ISD, behind Mesquite High School, the school's archrival in athletic competitions. The original construction consisted of two floors, A and B. Over several decades the enrollment expanded in accordance with the population swell that took place in Mesquite and Sunnyvale, demanding supplementary facilities. During the 1970's an additional two floors were added, C and D, and in the 1990's a new gym was constructed. F wing and E section opened for the 2002-2003 school year providing twenty new general classrooms as well as a new Band, Orchestra, and Choir hall.

[edit] Areas served by North Mesquite

North Mesquite serves northern portions of the city of Mesquite, all of Sunnyvale and the students in the MISD portion of Garland.

[edit] Standardized dress code

All students in North Mesquite are required to dress according to a standardized dress code (similar to a school uniform) as of 2005; the code is enforced at all Mesquite ISD middle and high schools.

[edit] Feeder patterns

Mesquite ISD elementary schools that feed into North Mesquite include all of Florence, Lawrence, McKenzie, Motley, Price, Range, Rugel, Shands, and Tosch.

Part of McDonald Middle School and all of Vanston Middle School in Mesquite ISD feed into North Mesquite. (The other alumni of McDonald feed into West Mesquite High School.) In addition, students from Sunnyvale Middle School in Sunnyvale ISD feed into North Mesquite.

[edit] Rivalry

North Mesquite's rival is Mesquite High School. The rivalry dates back to when North Mesquite was founded in 1969. The school was the first to split from Mesquite High, which was then the only high school in the city, and thus the rivalry started.

Although, North Mesquite urban legend claims the rivalry began when their chihuahua mascot was kidnapped and killed by a group of Mesquite students. Mesquite High however states the rivalry began when a group of pranksters ran a horse's head up the North Mesquite flagpole (NMHS's mascot is a Stallion).