Roy Miller High School is a public high school located in the city of

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, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the

Corpus Christi Independent School District Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) is a school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. There are five other school districts that also serve the city of Corpus Christi. Meanwhile, CCISD serves most of the city of C ...

. The school was known as Corpus Christi High School until 1950. It is the oldest high school in the city.

History

Established in 1894, Roy Miller is the oldest high school in Corpus Christi. Originally known as Corpus Christi High, the school was renamed in 1950 in honor of Henry Pomeroy Miller, the former mayor of Corpus Christi. Miller is a center for science and technology. The recently improved science and computer labs add to Miller's academic experience. In conjunction with

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, Miller offers a series of Dual-Credit academies which include: Cosmetology, Fire Science, and welding. In 2013, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Athletics

The Miller Buccaneers compete in these sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

State titles

*Boys Basketball **1950(2A) *Football **1938(All), 1960(4A) *Boys Track **1947(All), 1949(2A)

Notable alumni

* Marshall Applewhite, founder of Heaven's Gate * Jesse Benavides, WBO super bantamweight champion *

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, actor * Pamelya Herndon, member of the

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(1945), atmospheric scientist and Doppler weather radar pioneer *

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, actress *

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, host of TV game show ''

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'' * Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., singer, father of

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* Johnny Roland, football player and coach *

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, US Navy officer and aviation pioneer * William I. Westervelt, US Army brigadier general

References

External links

Corpus Christi ISD
Corpus Christi Independent School District high schools Educational institutions established in 1894 High schools in Corpus Christi, Texas 1894 establishments in Texas {{Texas-high-school-stub