By 1867, Menardville had a store, a blacksmith shop, and a saloon. [7] An economic boom followed the arrival of the first train in 1911. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.03. Menard is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Texas, United States. Below, you’ll find a searchable and sortable table of every stadium used in Texas high school football heading into the 2017 season. The former high school was converted into the Becky Lowery Freshman Center, named in honor of a former middle school teacher and school counselor. For public schools this is the 2015-2016 school year. [23], Allen High School's photography program won ATPI's Top Program contest in 2006. Allen High School serves most of the city of Allen. So. The Allen High School Varsity Hockey team came in 2nd place in the 2020 State Champions, losing to Jesuit, its longtime rival. Allen won the Class 6A Division I football state championship game 47–16 against Cypress Ranch High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, on December 20, 2014. They play for the 6A football team, participate in competitions and perform in parades and other venues. With data help from Jerry Forrest at PigskinPrep.com, Dave … Allen won the Class 5A Division I football state championship game 35–21 against Houston Lamar, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, on December 22, 2012. Highways 83 and 190, about 140 miles northwest of Austin and San Antonio in central Menard County.[7]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all of it land. There were 851 housing units at an average density of 413.6 per square mile (159.5/km2). In 1990, the population fell slightly to 1,606 before rebounding to 1,653 in 2000.[9]. They have again been invited this coming year. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has partnered with Bob McSpadden of TexasBob.com — the undisputed leader in Texas high school football stadium information — to bring readers a comprehensive database of Texas high school football stadiums. The sixth-most populous county in Texas, Collin County also has the 15th-highest property taxes. Public education in the City of Menard is provided by the Menard Independent School District and home to the Menard High School Yellow Jackets. The Allen Escadrille claims to be the country's largest high school marching band, with a membership of over 800 students. Upon winning the championship, the Allen Eagles were ranked #2 in the nation by both ESPN Rise and Yahoo! Reconnect with old high school friends in Texas. As of the census[3] of 2000, 1,653 people, 666 households, and 438 families resided in the city. [clarification needed] The expansion included a new 1,500 seat performing arts center, an expansion of band hall space and a Career and Technology Education center featuring a student-managed restaurant open to the public, a student-managed apparel store with student-designed items, multiple new Mac labs, Mac-equipped rooms for the photojournalism, yearbook, commercial photography, audiovisual, radio, and newspaper classes as well as learning-classrooms for the medical education programs. 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The new facility houses a weight room, wrestling practice facility, and indoor golfing facility.[16]. Sulphur HS. Menard's population stood at 1,969 in 1930, 2,375 in 1940, and 2,685 in 1950. In the city, the population was distributed as 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. Pp. District and overall standings for West Texas high school girls basketball teams as of Jan. 24, 2020 The per capita income for the city was $12,768. Find Classmates and Graduates from TX Data on U.S. Public High Schools & Private High Schools Data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. The fort reopened after the Civil War. Menardville had around 150 residents by the mid-1880s. The Escadrille was invited to perform in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2009, and performed in the 2006 Rose Parade as well as the 2016 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. The team placed second in the 2009–10 State Championship and was a quarterfinalist at the National Championships. The Allen Eagle Chorale Choir was invited to perform at the Texas Music Educator’s Association’s annual convention during the 2011-2012 school year. It was also a participant in the 1994 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland, being the only high school band chosen to play at the Dublin Lord Mayors Ball; the 1995 and 1999 Texas Gubernatorial Parades; and the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. They then advanced to and placed 17th at the National ProStart Competition. Until fall 2006, when Lovejoy High School opened, Allen High School served high school students in the Lovejoy Independent School District, which includes the city of Lucas, most of Fairview, and a small portion of Plano.[3]. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad discontinued its service to Menard in 1972, but donated the depot to the county for use as a history museum. For many years, the town served as the principal shipping point for Menard County. The Allen girls' team was the state champion in 2003–04 and 2004–2005, becoming the first Texas boys' or girls' teams to repeat as state champions. Find Texas High School Alumni, Reunions, Yearbooks and Class Photos! Allen High School also has a broadcast program, KGLE 3 Teen News. In 2011, Allen High School won 1st place in Culinary at the Texas ProStart Competition in Austin, TX. Both were intended to protect New Spain's northern frontier from marauding Comanches. The community served as a trading post and overnight stop on north and west cattle trails. The southernmost part of the school was renovated into the Dillard Special Achievement Center, while the northern section became a parking lot. By 1980, 1,697 people were living in Menard. The San Saba River flooded in 1899, causing considerable damage to the community. Allen won the Class 6A Division I football championship game 35–33 against Lake Travis High School at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, on December 23, 2017. [citation needed], The Allen Eagle football program has become one of the top football programs in Texas over the past decade, with playoff berths in every season since 2001, and a district title every season since 2006 [8] In 2014, Allen became the fourth high school in state history to win the state championship 3 years in a row while being the first to do so in the state's largest classification.[9]. The 2012 season marked the beginning of a record-setting win streak for the Eagles. Then, in the 2017–18 season, Allen boys won its first state championship in the school's history. In 2018, the building was partly demolished and replaced with a new building on an adjacent plot of land on Greenville Ave. Full Bio. Sulphur HS. [9] Nearby Fort McKavett was deactivated in 1859, leaving the settlers with little protection from frequent Indian raids. Although the community was affected by the Great Depression, both of its banks – the Menard National Bank and Bevans State Bank – remained open. The population density was 803.5 people per square mile (309.8/km2). [14][15] It is the fifth largest high school stadium in the state, but the largest designed for the use of only one team. The football stadium still stands. The TMEA event covers all Texas Independence School Districts and invites by audition only the top 5 schools in the state. Its only loss was to Garland in the season opener. 4 Brennan Breaux. August 1999 saw the opening of Allen High School “2000”, a new facility (at the corner of Greenville and Rivercrest) which opened to 2,200 students in grades 10 through 12. [13], Due to the program's popularity and student population, the school was authorized, via an approved April 2009 referendum, to build an 18,000 seat stadium (Allen Eagle Stadium) for the team. Allen High School was named a 2001–02 National Blue Ribbon School[7] and a 2004 TEA Pathfinder School. In the spring of 2011, Allen High School's Rugby team was runner-up in the Division 2 State Championship in Houston Texas. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. The community was first known as Menardville when the site was laid out in 1858, after the formation of Menard County. The presidio was later replaced by the Presidio of San Sabá in 1761. About 26.5% of families and 33.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.4% of those under age 18 and 28.2% of those age 65 or over. The team followed this with another state win in 2006 and also in 2012. "The Historic Ditch Walk" began in 1876, when the Vaughn Agricultural and Mechanical Canal Company sought to provide irrigation by gravity flow from the nearby San Saba River to 2000 acres of land and to provide power for gristmills . Between 1996 and 2006, the program had five first places Best of Shows, two-second places, one-third place, one-eighth place, and one not placed at the National Scholastic Press Association's biannual competition. In 1910 or 1911, while the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Company was making plans to lay a track through the community, company officials asked residents to rename their town Menard to facilitate the painting of signs. [citation needed], The Allen Clinical Rotation Program received a new technology lab.[25]. That figure began to decline during the 1950s and 1960s, as road improvements made travel and shipping less dependent on rail service. The second Allen High School was established in 1959 on land donated by Mr. Harris Brown on the corner of Jupiter and Main Streets.[4]. The KGLE broadcast program includes radio broadcast. But as we reflect on the season that was and look forward to the future, let's stop to ask a question that has sparked debate for decades: what are the best Texas high school football programs? On February 27, 2014, the stadium was closed due to cracking in concrete making it unsafe to use. Geographical neighbors, the schools make up four of the top 5 largest schools in the North Texas, with Allen being the largest, and Plano West the second largest. The girls' bowling team won its third state championship against Plano East in the 2008–09 school year. Texas Public Schools: Use our database to learn more about the state’s 1,200 districts and 8,700 public schools, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses. After finishing the 2008 regular season with a record of 9–1, the Eagles beat South Grand Prairie, Coppell, Odessa Permian, Euless Trinity, Round Rock Stony Point, and Fort Bend Hightower in the state championship to earn their first-ever state title, making them Texas' Class 5A Div I State Champions. Junior Chino Hills, Calif. Chino Hills High School Cal State Fullerton. You can easily navigate through information on demographics, academic performance, college readiness and average teacher salaries for each school or district. The 1920 census recorded 1,164 people living in Menard. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 39.32% of the population. [17][18] The 2014 varsity football season played every game on the road, and still managed to go undefeated and win their third consecutive title earning the nickname "Road Warriors" by the local media. Menard is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Texas, United States. Preparing for a reunion in Texas? A recording of their performance was published to Spotify in 2012. The racial makeup of the city was 84.94% White, 0.67% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 11.98% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Menard High School; Menard Elementary – Middle School; DISTRICT INFORMATION; Ascender Parent & Teacher Portal . Stones from the old presidio walls were used by later settlers to build homes and fences. [5] The final expansion of the school was completed in 2011. The period schedule includes five standard periods per day, though students are required to be present for only four in 10th grade, and only three in 11th or 12th grade. The Allen Eagles wrestling team won the THSCA dual state tournament in the 2008–09 season, defeating the defending UIL state champions Randall High School. AHS also provides Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, and elective courses. Allen went 15–1 on the season, only losing to Coppell early in the season. The Presidio: Bastion of the Spanish Borderlands. [24], The school's German folk dancing team took first place in the 2005 state competition and third place in state finals in 2006. Due to the presidio's isolation, it suffered repeated attacks, and was finally abandoned in 1770. In the playoffs the Allen Eagles beat Rowlett, Mesquite, Round Rock, and Spring Westfield, and made it to the state semifinals where they lost to Southlake Carroll. It ranks 35th for the student/teacher ratio and sits 42nd for the … About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. In the 2013–14 season Allen High School's basketball program went to the state championship for the first time in 50 years. Texas ranks as the 2nd state in terms of student enrollment and 2nd in terms of total number of schools. After the longest and strangest Texas high school football season in history, we can officially close the books on the 2020 campaign. Hide/Show Additional Information For Brett Borgogno Right-Handed Pitcher RHP 6'1" 203 lbs R/R. The Menard County Historical Society began collecting artifacts in 1975 and dedicated the museum in 1978. [5] Its population was 1,471 at the 2010 census. Menard is located at 30°55′10″N 99°47′4″W / 30.91944°N 99.78444°W / 30.91944; -99.78444 (30.919519, -99.784446). The Allen High School archery team has won the Texas Archery in the School state championship in 2014 and 2015. Allen High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Allen, Texas (United States).It is the only high school in the Allen Independent School District.. Allen High School serves most of the city of Allen. 2 Connor Cooke. [20], The Allen Eagles swim & dive team regularly qualify and place swimmers in the UIL state meet.[21]. 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