Sherman High School is a public high school in

Sherman, Texas Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area, Sherman–Denison metropolitan statist ...

, United States. It is part of the Sherman Independent School District located in central Grayson County and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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Athletics

The Sherman Bearcats compete in cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, swimming, Soccer, golf, track, tennis, softball and baseball.

State Titles

''Sherman'' (UIL) *Boys Track - **1921(1A), 1932(All) ''Sherman Douglas'' (PVIL) *Football -UIL Football Archives
**1964(PVIL-2A)

State Finalists

''Sherman'' (UIL) *Baseball - **1964(5A) ''Sherman Douglas'' (PVIL) *Football – **1965(PVIL-2A)

Rivalry

Sherman High School and neighboring

Denison High School Denison High School is a public high school in Denison, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). It is part of the Denison Independent School District located in north central Grayson Co ...

have had a long-standing football rivalry dating back to 1901. Each year, the schools play for "The Battle of the Ax" in which an engraved axe is awarded to the winner. This is the longest continuous rivalry among all high schools in the state of Texas.

Dramatic acting policy

In November 2023, the Sherman Independent School District affected a production of ''

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'' at the school when its principal told parents that it would cast only students “born as females in female roles and students born as males in male roles,” stating publicly that it took issue with the profane and sexual content in the musical. Multiple students, including

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girls cast in male roles, lost their roles in the production. In particular, trans boy Max Hightower was forced to relinquish the lead role. The set for the musical was demolished as a result. Students and parents organised to protest the decision. In an attempted compromise, the board suggested recasting the students in a version of the musical intended for middle schoolers or younger, a version which would have cut Hightower's solo in the performance. On 13 November, the school board voted 7-0 to reverse the decision and apologised. Before the vote, 65 people spoke, and ''

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'' reported that "only a handful voiced support for the district’s restrictions." After the vote, the board announced that they would announce a special meeting for 17 November to open an investigation and consider action against the district superintendent, Tyson Bennett, which may include “possible

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Notable alumni

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, Audio Expert and Electronic Music Pioneer. * Curtis Scott Luper (Class of 1984) is an American

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assistant coach at

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* Jimmy Turner - NFL player *

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(Class of 1990) - Former Fighter, Ultimate Fighting Championships * Kyle Crick (Class of 2011) -

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Brigadier General John A. Hilger

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References

External links

* {{authority control Schools in Grayson County, Texas Public high schools in Texas