Enid High School
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Enid High School is a public secondary school in Enid, Oklahoma. With a student body of about 1,400 in grades 10-12, Enid High School has about a 60 percent matriculation rate. Most graduates continue their education in-state at University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, or one of the many other schools in Oklahoma.
Athletics----
Enid High School is known state-wide for always having very competitive athletic programs. The programs include: Football, Male and Female Basketball, Soccer, Wrestling, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Academic Team, and the Bowling Team.
The Basketball, Wrestling and Volleyball programs played in Historic Mark Price Arena until March 23, 2008, when athletic director, Bill Mayberry, made the decision the move the home games and events to the athletic village on N.O.C Enid campus, due to the deteriorating condition of the arena.
The Plainsmen football team have won six state championships (in 1919, 1942, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1983), along with a runner-up finish in 2006. The Plainsmenn Football and Soccer programs play in one of the eldest but one of the most well-kept stadiums in the state, D. Bruce Selby Stadium.
Enid High School is nationally known for the "Big Blue Band".
[edit] Famous Alumni
- Lydell Carr, 1983 - retired running back for the Oklahoma Sooners football Oklahoma and the New Orleans Saints
- Jim Riley, 1965 - retired defensive end for the Oklahoma Sooners football Oklahoma and Miami Dolphins
- Mark Price - retired NBA and Georgia Tech point guard
- Brent Price - retired NBA, South Carolina and Oklahoma point guard
