S. H. Rider High School
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History
The school opened for classes in the fall of 1961. It was named for Stephen H. Rider, a long-time educator in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. He was principal of Wichita Falls High School from 1919 to 1949.[2]
Although Rider did not open until seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, none of Wichita Falls's high schools integrated their classes until the late 1960s.[3]
Rider shut its’ doors permanently at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, with two new high schools, Legacy High and Memorial High, near completion.[4] Students were transferred to one of the new high schools depending on which zone they lived in. The campus will sit vacant until a potential school bond election in 2027 is proposed to convert it into a middle school.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016–2017 academic year, 59.3% of Rider's graduates were white, 22.3% were Hispanic, 9.8% were African American, 4.3% were Asian, 1.6% were American Indian, 0.3% were Pacific Islander, and 2.4% were multiracial.[6]
Academics
During the 2016–2017 school year, 8.2% of Rider students were in the school's gifted and talented education program.[7] Another 10.4% of Rider students were in the school's special education program.[7]
In 2016, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) gave Rider an academic accountability rating of "Met standard".[7] In 2018, the TEA began grading schools in five key areas of performance.[8] In 2017, four "preliminary" grades were given to Rider: a B, two Cs, and a D.[8]
Sports
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In 1970, Wichita Falls Independent School District built Memorial Stadium, the first high school stadium in Texas with AstroTurf.[9] Seating capacity is over 14,500.[10]
Notable alumni
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- Chase Anderson, MLB pitcher[11]
- J. T. Barrett, NFL coach and former NFL player
- Ryan Brasier, MLB pitcher[12]
- Taliyah Brooks, professional track & field athlete
- Joe Cutbirth, journalist and educator
- James Frank, member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 69 in Wichita Falls[13]
- Ty Harrelson, NBA guard and college coach
- Khari Long, former professional football player (NFL, CLF, UFL)
- Markelle Martin, former NFL football player
- David Nelson, former NFL football player
- Dean Prater, former NFL football player
- Steve Railsback, actor[14]
- Jaret Reddick, lead singer, guitarist for Bowling For Soup
- Jacob Rodriguez, college football linebacker for the Texas Tech Red Raiders[15]
- Mark Satin, anti-Vietnam War activist, political theorist, and author[16][17]
- Aaron Taylor, former NFL player[18]
- Eric Ward, former NFL player[19][20]
- Ronnie Williams, former NFL player[18]
References
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- ↑ Final day for three WFISD high schools by Rowan Hardman - May. 24, 2024
- ↑ Rider High School yearbook (1962). "S(tephen) H. Rider". Reproduced on the Wichita Falls Independent School District website. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ Hollandsworth, Skip (December 1994). "Whatever Happened to Ronnie Littleton?". Texas Monthly. See especially the first long paragraph of the original article. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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- ↑ Texas Education Agency (2017). "2016-17 Texas Academic Performance Reports". Rider H S report, p. 16. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Author unidentified (2017). "Rider High School". The Texas Tribune, Austin-based nonprofit journalism website. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ a b Sweeten-Shults, Lara (January 6, 2017). "WFISD Scores Cs, Ds on Preliminary Ratings Report". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Sherrod, Rick (2013). Texas High School Football Dynasties. The History Press / Arcadia Publishing, p. 77. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Author unidentified (date not given). "Memorial Stadium". Midwestern State University "Athletics" website. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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- ↑ Kinney, Makayla (November 7, 2012). "Frank Plans to Maintain Job Growth". The Wichitan, news website at Midwestern State University. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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- ↑ Jones, Carolyn (February 4, 1977). "'Man Without Country' Free To Come Home After 10 Years". Wichita Falls Times, pp. 1, 2. Mentions Satin's S. H. Rider graduation. Includes quotes from one of his Rider teachers.
- ↑ Cloud, Dana L. "'Socialism of the Mind': the New Age of Post-Marxism". In Simons, Herbert W., and Billig, Michael, eds. (1994). After Postmodernism: Reconstructing Ideology Critique. SAGE Publications, pp. 222–247. Includes extended discussion of one of Satin's political books. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b Gholson, Nick (August 25, 2011). "Rider's 50 Best in 50 Years". Times Record News, Wichita Falls daily newspaper.
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External links
- Official website (archived)
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