Bonham High School is a public high school located in

Bonham, Texas Bonham is a city and is the county seat of Fannin County, Texas, United States. Its population was 10,408 at the 2020 census. James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the county's namesake) at the Battle of the Alamo. B ...

, United States and classified as a 4A school by the

University Interscholastic League The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, musical, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest organ ...

(UIL). It is part of the

Bonham Independent School District Bonham Independent School District is a public school district based in Bonham, Texas, United States. In addition to Bonham, the district also serves the cities of Bailey and Ravenna. The district operates one high school, Bonham High Sch ...

which encompasses central Fannin County. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Athletics

The Bonham Purple Warriors compete in these sports - Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Track, Baseball & Softball, Robotics

State titles

*Boys Track - **1978(3A) *Girls Track - UIL Girls Track Archives
**1989(3A)

Notable alumni

Danny Darwin Danny Wayne Darwin (born October 25, 1955), known as "the Bonham Bullet", is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox ...

, former

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

pitcher (1978–98) *

Roy McMillan Roy David McMillan (July 17, 1929 – November 2, 1997) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1951 to 1966, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, wh ...

, former

player and manager (1951-1975)

References

External links

* Schools in Fannin County, Texas Public high schools in Texas {{texas-high-school-stub