Clarksville High School is a public high school located in

Clarksville, Texas Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Red River County, Texas, Red River County, Texas, United States, in the northernmost part of the Piney Woods region of East Texas. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city popula ...

, United States. It is part of the Clarksville Independent School District located in central Red River County and classified as a 2A school by the

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(UIL). In 2013, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Accountability rating

In past years, the campus had fallen victim to lower and lower test scores on the state-mandated

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Test. The District was determined to turn things around. After much hard work from educators and students, the Clarksville High School went from being an unacceptable campus to a "Recognized Campus" in 2009-2010.

Activities

The Clarksville Tigers compete in the following activities: Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Powerlifting, Track. The Clarksville Tigers Basketball Team captured the State Championship March 2012. That same year the boys track team won the state title in the 4x100 meter relay. The Clarksville Tigers Football team were Regional Quarter Finalists in 2011. The football team made school history in November 2010 by advancing to the regional playoffs. The Lady Tigers Basketball Team were Regional Quarter Finalists in 2011. The CHS Tiger Band placed 4th in the Texas STATE Marching Championship in 2011. The band also placed 1st in the Texas STATE Marching Championship on November 7, 2017, making them the 2017 2a State Marching Champion.

State titles

*Boys Basketball - UIL Centennial webpage
**1995(3A), 1998(3A), 2012(1A/D1) *Marching Band - **2017(2A)

State finalists

*Boys Basketball - **1989(3A), 1991(3A)

Notable alumni

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(Class of 1976), former superintendent of the

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and incoming 2015 Republican member of the

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from Bowie,

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, Lamar, and Red River counties.

References

External links

* Clarksville Independent School District {{authority control Educational institutions established in the 1980s Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing Schools in Red River County, Texas Public high schools in Texas