Mount Vernon High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mount Vernon Independent School District and classified as a 3A school by the University Interscholastic League. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Athletics The Mount Vernon Tigers compete in these sports:The Athletics Department Baseball Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country Football Golf Powerlifting Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Marching Band Color guard (flag spinning) Winter guard
The 1948 Boys Basketball championship team was coached by Milburn "Catfish" Smith who won the title undefeated. In 2019, the school hired Art Briles, who had been previously fired from Baylor for his prominent role in their sexual assault scandal, as their head football coach.
State titles Boys BasketballUIL Boys Basketball Archives 1948(1A) Girls Basketball 2018 (3A) state champions SoftballUIL Softball Archives 1994(3A) One Act PlayUIL One Act Play Archives 2000(3A), 2004(3A), 2014(2A), 2023(3A), 2026(3A) Spirit (Cheerleading) 2016 3A State Champions (UIL Pilot Year) 2017 3A state champions 2018 3A state champions 2023 3A state champions
Notable alumni Judd Hambrick, television newscaster and reporter Butch Maples, former professional football player Don Meredith, former professional football player
Notable faculty Art Briles
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