Kilgore High School

Kilgore High School is a public high school located in the city of Kilgore, Texas, in Gregg County, United States and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Kilgore Independent School District located in southwest Gregg County. In 2022, the school was given an Accountability Rating of 'B' by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Kilgore High School
Address
711 North Longview Street

Kilgore
,
Texas
75662

United States
Coordinates32.39341°N 94.8732°W / 32.39341; -94.8732
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtKilgore Independent School District
SuperintendentDr. Andy Baker
PrincipalApril Cox
Associate PrincipalTimothy Banks
Associate Principal of AcademicsLauren Thrasher
Assistant PrincipalKarla Square
Ronnie Garvin
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,109[1] (2018-2019)
Color(s)    Red & White
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA Division 1
MascotBulldogs
NewspaperMirror
YearbookReflector
Sports District10-4A (Football)
16-4A (All Others)
WebsiteKilgore High School

Athletics

The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in the following sports:[3]

  • Baseball (Boys)
  • Basketball (Boys & Girls)
  • Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
  • Football (Boys)
  • Golf (Boys & Girls)
  • Soccer (Boys & Girls)
  • Softball (Girls)
  • Tennis (Boys & Girls)
  • Track & Field (Boys & Girls)
  • Volleyball (Girls)

The football and soccer teams play their home games at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium, sharing the facility with the Kilgore College football team.

Athletic titles
  • Football[4]
    • 2004 - 4A Division 1 State Champion
    • 2013 - 3A Division 1 State Runner-Up
  • Baseball
    • 2018 4A Regional Finalist
    • 2019 4A State Semi-Finalist
  • Boys Track
    • 1974 - 2A State Champion[5]
  • Boys Soccer
    • 2018 - 4A-16 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.[6]
    • 2017 - 4A State Champion[7]
    • 2016 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion Palestine in a 3-2 shootout.[8]
    • 2015 - 4A Region 2 Champion and State Semi-Finalist. Lost to eventual 4A state champion San Elizario, 5-1.[9]
    • 2014 - 4A-32 Conference Champion. Lost in third round of playoffs.[10]
    • 2013 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist)[11]
    • 2012 - 4A Region 2 Runner-Up (State Quarterfinalist)[12]
    • 2011 - 4A State Finalist. Lost to Boerne Champion 2-1 in state championship match.[13]

Fine arts

Kilgore's high school band won the UIL Sweepstakes award in the 2011-2012 school year, and scored highly in the Area C marching contest in 2012.

Notable alumni
  • Bobby Cross (Class of 1948) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player[14]
  • Larry Hickman (Class of 1954) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player[15]
  • Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954) — Former NFL professional football player[16]
  • Eddie Jones (Class of 2006) — Former NFL professional football player[17]
  • Bob Luman (Class of 1955) - Country/Rockabilly singer; member of Rockabilly Hall of Fame and Texas Country Music Hall of Fame[18]

Notable faculty

John Heffner is a Young Earth Creationist and many-time co-host to Carl Baugh television program Creation in the 21st Century[19] who currently teaches Pre-calculus at Kilgore[20] and chairs its math department.[21] He has risen to notoriety recently as some popular skeptics have criticized his understanding of mathematical application to the real world as lacking, flawed, and overly cavalier,[22][23][24] in particular his use of the Malthusian growth model, which he uses to teach creationism to his audience.

References
  1. "2018-2019 Student Enrollment for Campus 092902002". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. "2022 Accountability Ratings Overall Summary KILGORE H S (092902002)-KILGORE ISD-GREGG COUNTY". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. "UIL Football State Archives School Search - Kilgore". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. "UIL Boys Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. "UIL 2018 Boys Soccer State Championship Boys Soccer 4A Region 2&4". Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  7. "2016-2017 Boys Soccer Conference 4A State Bracket". Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  8. "2015-2016 Boys Soccer Conference 4A State Bracket". Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  9. "2014-2015 Boys Soccer Conference 4A State Bracket". Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  10. "2013-2014 Boys Soccer Conference 4A" (PDF). Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  11. "2012-2013 Boys Soccer Conference 4A" (PDF). Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  12. "2011-2012 Boys Soccer Conference 4A" (PDF). Texas University Interscholastic League. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  13. "2010-2011 4A Boys Soccer State Bracket". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  14. "Bobby Cross NFL & AFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  15. "Larry Hickman NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  16. "Buddy Humphrey NFL & AFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  17. "Eddie Jones NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  18. "LUMAN, ROBERT GLYNN [BOB]". The Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association. September 2, 2008. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
  19. "iTBN - John Heffner". July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  20. "Faculty - Kilgore High School". December 31, 2013. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  21. "Mr. Heffner, Math Lead Teacher". Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  22. "Science in the 12th Century 2: Crunch the Numbers! - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  23. "Response to John Heffner's "Preponderance of Evidence" Part 1/6 - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  24. "Science in the 12th Century 3: Crunch the Numbers, Part 2! - YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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