Hebron High School (Texas)

Hebron High School
Hebron High, 2010
Bring the Wood!
Location
Carrollton, Texas, United States
Information
Type Free public
Established 1999
School district Lewisville Independent School District
Principal Scot Finch
Faculty 211
Grades 9th–12th
Enrollment 2630
Campus type Suburban
Color(s) Black, Silver and Royal blue
Mascot Hawk
Website hhs.lisd.net

Hebron High School is a public school in Carrollton, Texas, United States. It is located next to the border of Carrollton and Plano, and the school is a part of the Lewisville Independent School District.

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History

The school opened in 1999 with only two grades and now serves students from grades 9 to 12. The Class of 2002 was the first graduating class. Hebron High School is located in what used to be the old town of Hebron. Only a few small patches of the town remain; most has been incorporated into surrounding cities of Carrollton, Plano, and The Colony.

Description

Students attend Hebron High School from portions of five surrounding cities in Denton County and Collin County, Texas. Hebron prides itself on its balance of academics and athletics. It exports many Division I Athletes every year in some sports. Hebron is one of the top academic schools in the area, is firmly committed to the Advanced Placement Program, and exports many AP Scholars every year. In 2008, the Hebron Band placed tenth best in the University Interscholastic League. The football program is one of the elite in the state. Although a 5A school now, the football team won the 4A State Championship in 2005. The Hebron Speech and Debate team is one of the most accomplished in the state, qualifying CX Teams and Individual Participants for the Texas Forensic Association State tournament.

In 2006, seventeen Hebron students were named National Merit commended students. Thirteen went on to become National Merit Semi-Finalists, the highest number in Hebron's history, and twelve of these thirteen advanced to finalist status.

Spirit

Sports teams are called the Hebron Hawks; women's teams are called the Lady Hawks. The school colors are black, silver, and blue. The official school mascot is Harry the Hawk.

Football players are encouraged to "Bring the Wood" (abbreviated BTW) by their coaches and a large plank of wood can be seen at football games with the phrase inscribed on its side. The popular slogan has earned Hebron's stadium the nickname "The Woodshed". "Bring the Wood" was invented by members of the 2000 Freshman Hawks Football team, the first team to win a district championship in football winning the 2000 District 9-4A district championship for Freshman teams.[1]

The hawk talon, raised in the air while singing the alma mater, is made by curling the index and middle finger in the air while bending the thumb toward the palm in a similar fashion and tucking the ring and pinky fingers into the palm completely. Students display this when acknowledging authority at events or at certain times during games.

Feeder schools

Elementary schools that feed into Hebron include [1]:

Middle schools that feed into Hebron include:

Famous graduates

Alma mater

The alma mater was written by members of the class of 2002 and 2003. The words are:

Hebron you are so grand, finest school in all the land
Together we will fly, as years go by
Hawks soar with pride and grace, flying to a higher place
You stand so strong and true
Go Black, Silver, Blue
(Scream: BLACK, SILVER, BLUE!)

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Hebron shines on stage".

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