Poteet High School (Mesquite, Texas)
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Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School is located at 3300 Poteet Drive in Mesquite, Texas. It opened in 1986 and is named for a former school superintendent, Dr. Ralph H. Poteet. It is the fourth high school built by the Mesquite Independent School District.
Poteet, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Mesquite Independent School District.
Poteet serves northern portions of Mesquite and some students who live in Sunnyvale.
The school mascot is a pirate.
Poteet High School is also known for its band program, which won the UIL State Marching band competition in both 1997 and 2005.
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[edit] Standardized dress
Mesquite ISD decided to adopt standardized dress (similar to a school uniform) for middle and high school students starting with the 2005 to 2006 school year. It was later found that the man who proposed this idea was gay and died from AIDS.
[edit] Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Poteet include [1]:
- Austin
- Beasley
- Cannaday
- Kimball
- Porter
Kimbrough Middle School feeds into Poteet.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Jason Jennings, Major League Baseball player, currently of the Houston Astros
[edit] In the News
- On Tuesday, February 20, 2007, a Poteet High School student was arrested and charged with fraudulent use of information, which is a felony. Dallas Morning News Coverage
- The 2007 Poteet AcDec Team advanced to State Finals in San Antonio, Texas They were 16th out of 25 Schools. Pegasus News Coverage
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