Petersburg High School is a public high school located in Petersburg, Texas (USA), a small farming community in the southern panhandle portion of the state and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. The school is part of the Petersburg Independent School District which encompasses the southeastern corner of Hale County and reaches into portions of Floyd and Crosby counties. In 2015, the school was rated "Improvement Required" by the Texas Education Agency.
Athletics
The school has a rich history of excellence in academics as well as athletics. During the 1960s and 1970s, Petersburg was well known in the area for producing outstanding football teams which competed under the state's University Interscholastic League (UIL) authority. Due to a decrease in the local population, the school now plays six-man football sanctioned by the UIL.UIL pdf file
The Petersburg Buffaloes also compete in the following sports - The Athletics Department Baseball and Softball Basketball Cross Country Golf Tennis Track and Field
State Titles Football - Lone Star Football Network 1963(1A)
State Finalist Boys Basketball - UIL Boys Basketball Archives 1992(1A)
Band The school's band was equally notable, annually producing Division I rankings (the UIL's top rank) over a period spanning more than two decades.
References
External links Petersburg Independent School District