Big Spring High School
Address
707 E 11th Place

Big Spring
,
Texas
79720-4648

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
OpenedMarch 23, 1952 (1952-03-23)
School districtBig Spring Independent School District
PrincipalMike Ritchey
Staff78.78 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,087 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.80[1]
Color(s)    Black & Gold
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA
MascotSteers/Lady Steers
WebsiteBig Spring High School

Big Spring High School is a public high school located in Big Spring, Texas and classified as a 4A Division I school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Big Spring Independent School District located in north central Howard County. The high school building was dedicated on March 23, 1952. The dedication address was given by J.W. Edgar, State Commissioner of Education. This was the first new high school built in 35 years, and the third in the districts history.[2] In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

UIL academic events

The Big Spring Steers compete in the following UIL academic events. Events below have both team and individual components unless specifically noted otherwise. Sanctioned high school academic events are:

  • Accounting
  • Calculator applications
  • Computer applications (individual competition only)
  • Computer science
  • Congressional debate
  • Current issues and events
  • Literary criticism
  • Mathematics
  • Number sense
  • Ready writing (individual competition only)
  • Science
  • Social studies
  • Spelling and vocabulary
  • Speech (an award is given to the top overall school in speech events; the award does not qualify students for advancement)
  • Journalism (an award is given to the top overall school in journalism events; the award does not qualify students for advancement)
  • One act play (team competition plus individual awards that do not lead to advancement)

UIL academic state meet

State titles

Individual

  • Calculator applications[4]
  • Congressional debate[5]
    • 2016 (4A)
  • Editorial writing[6]
    • 1990(4A)
  • Feature writing[7]
    • 2008(4A)
  • Lincoln-Douglas debate[8]
    • 2005(4A), 2011(3A), 2015(4A),[9] 2016(4A) [10]
  • Mathematics[11]
    • 2022 (4A)
  • News writing[12]
  • Number sense[14]
    • 2009(4A)
  • Persuasive speaking[15]
    • 2011(3A)
  • Prose interpretation[16]
    • 1978(4A), 1979(4A)
  • Spelling[17]
    • 1977(4A), 2001(4A), 2023 (4A)
  • Typing[18]
    • 1948(2A)

Team

  • Journalism[19]
    • 2004(4A), 2009(4A)
  • Speech[10]
    • 2016 (4A)

Other state placings

Athletics

The Big Spring Steers compete in these sports: cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, swimming, golf, tennis, track, softball & baseball.[20]

The school competes in class 4A in all sports except for swimming and diving which competes in class 5A

State titles

Team

  • Boys cross country[21]
    • 2006(4A)

Individual

  • Boys triple jump[22]
    • 2010(4A)
  • Girls long jump[23]
    • 2011(3A)
  • Boys 800 meter[24]
    • 2016 (4A)
  • Boys 800 meter[24]
    • 2017 (4A)
  • Girls triple jump[24]
    • 2017 (4A)

State finalists

  • Football[25]
    • 1953(3A)
  • Baseball[26]
    • 1994(4A)

State semi-finalists

  • Volleyball[27]
    • 2013 (3A)

Other state placings

  • 2011(3A)
    • 2nd place girls long jump
    • 2nd place boys long jump
    • 2nd place girls 400 relay
    • 2nd place girls 800 relay
    • 3rd place triple jump
    • Girls track 2nd place team[28]
  • 2012(3A)
    • 9th place boys powerlifting SHW
  • 2017 (4A)
    • 2nd place boys 1600 relay
    • 4th place boys 400 meter
    • 5th place boys 300 hurdles
    • 6th place boys 400 relay
    • 6th place boys 800 relay
    • 4th place girls 400 meter
    • 4th place girls discus

2021 (4A)

    • 4th place boys discus

2022(4A D1)

    • 7th Place Girls powerlifting 132
    • 7th Place Girls Powerlifting 220
    • 8th Place Girls Powerlifting 259+
    • 2nd Place Girls Powerlifting 259

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BIG SPRING H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "BSISD Schools". Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  3. ↑ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  4. ↑ "UIL Spring Meet - Results".
  5. ↑ http://www.uiltexas.org/files/academics/speech/UILCongress-2016-awards.pdf
  6. ↑ UIL Editorial Writing Champions Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ UIL Feature Writing Champions Archived April 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "UIL Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champions". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  9. ↑ "UIL Spring Meet - Meet Composite".
  10. 1 2 "UIL Spring Meet - Meet Composite".
  11. ↑ "UIL Spring Meet - Results".
  12. ↑ UIL News Writing Champions Archived 2012-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ http://www.uiltexas.org/files/leaguer/leaguer-archives/LE-1990-05.pdf
  14. ↑ "UIL Number Sense Champions". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  15. ↑ UIL Persuasive Speaking Champions
  16. ↑ "UIL Prose Intrpretation Champions". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  17. ↑ UIL Spelling Champions
  18. ↑ "UIL Typing Champions". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  19. ↑ UIL Journalism Team Champions Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ The Athletics Department
  21. ↑ "Final UIL Team Results 2006". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  22. ↑ "2010 3A Boys Triple Jump Results". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  23. ↑ "2011 3A Girls long jump Results". Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  24. 1 2 3 "STATE TRACK: Big Spring's Gonzales, Mathews cap off careers with gold". 14 May 2017.
  25. ↑ UIL Football Archives
  26. ↑ UIL Baseball Archives Archived December 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  27. ↑ UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  28. ↑ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  29. ↑ Daniel "Bubba" Franks bio (2000 NFL draft preview) on packers.com, the official website of the Green Bay Packers
  30. ↑ "Stephan Pyles taps his truck-stop roots for newest culinary oasis | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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