Benjamin High School

Public school in Benjamin, Texas, United States

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Benjamin High School or Benjamin School is a public high school located in Benjamin, Texas (United States) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Benjamin Independent School District located in north central Knox County. Benjamin School has all grades (K-12) in one building. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics

The Benjamin Mustangs compete in these sports - ^[3]

Football (6-man), Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Golf, Tennis & Track

State Titles

Football
- 2022(1A/D2)^[4]
- 2023(1A/D2)^[5]

Faculty

Don Haskins: He started his coaching career at Benjamin in 1955 as a teacher and basketball coach of both boys and girls teams from 1955–56. He was the men's basketball head coach at Texas Western College (renamed the University of Texas at El Paso in 1967) from 1961 to 1999, including the 1966 season when his team won the NCAA Tournament.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "HULL-DAISETTA H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ The Athletics Department
^ "2022 Football Conference 1A Division 2" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ "2023 Football Conference 1A Division 2" (PDF). uiltexas.org. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ The Road To Glory - 1966 NCAA Championship Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine