Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)
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Mansfield High School is a public secondary school located at 3001 East Broad Street in Mansfield, Texas, United States. Part of the Mansfield Independent School District, the school serves portions of Mansfield and Grand Prairie.
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[edit] History
Since Mansfield High School opened in 1909, it has been housed in at least six different buildings, with the latest move coming in 2002. On August 30, 1956, a mob surrounded the school to protest the enrollment of three African-American students in what became known as the Mansfield School Desegregation Incident. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had sued the Mansfield school district over its segregation of black schoolchildren. When a federal court ordered the district to desegregate--the first time a Texas school district received such an order--many white citizens resisted. Vigilantes barred integration sympathizers from entering town, whites hanged three blacks in effigy, and downtown businesses closed in support of the demonstrations. Governor Allan Shivers authorized the Mansfield school board to transfer black students to Fort Worth, seventeen miles away, and dispatched Texas Rangers to uphold the district's policy of segregation. The successful defiance of the federal court order helped inspire the passage of state segregation laws in 1957, delaying integration for several years. The Mansfield school district quietly desegregated in 1965). It was a very small school until about 1990, when Mansfield began to expand on a major scale. The school district opened new high schools, including Summit, Timberview and Legacy, to relieve Mansfield High School.
[edit] Basic operation
Up until the 2007-2008 school year, the school was on an Accelerated Block Schedule. The students go to eight blocks total, four in the fall and four in the spring. Every semester they would receive four credits for those classes. It has just recently been changed to an "A/B Block Schedule." The chain of command in the school is also unique to the standard format of high schools. Although they have a principal, the school includes four associate principals (each assigned to a division of students alphabetically).
[edit] Band
The band has won the following awards: Outstanding Colorguard, Carrollton Tournament of Champions, Duncanville Marching Invitational, and Bands Of America. The band plays in local parades and features a Tiger-Trek every year.
[edit] Drama department
2007-2008: Mansfield's UIL One-Act Play won the state title with their performance of scenes from "Epic Proportions." It was MISD's first state advancing One-Act.
Directed by: Mrs. Melissa McIntyre- Craig and Miss Kristy Thomas
This dynamic duo came into the distirct only three years ago and has taken the theatre deparemtne to new heights; advancing to Regionals their first year and winning state only two years later.
[edit] Athletic department
Mansfield's mascot is the tiger and the school colors are black and gold. Their athletic programs includes baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball and colorguard.
The MHS Swim Team has won district every year since the team was established.
The MHS Varsity Winterguard won 3rd place in the Scholastic AA class at NTCA Championships in 2007. In 2008, they won 3rd again, this time in the Scholastic A class. The JV Winterguard also won 1st place at their Championships.
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools [1] feed into Mansfield High School [2]:
- Boren
- Brown (partial)
- Nash (partial)
- Reid
- Tipps
The following intermediate schools [3] feed into Mansfield High School:
- Cross Timbers (partial)
- Icenhower (partial)
- Shepard (partial)
- Orr (partial)
The following middle schools feed [4] into Mansfield High School:
- Coble (partial)
- Howard (partial)
- Wester (partial)
- Worley (partial)
[edit] Publications
The Newspaper and Yearbook have received many awards.
[edit] References
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/daybyday/08-30-003.html
