Munday High School

Public school in Texas, United States

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Munday High School is a public high school located in Munday, Texas (USA) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Munday Consolidated Independent School District located in southeastern Knox County. In 2003, neighboring Goree High School in Goree, Texas was consolidated with Munday and all high school grades began attending Munday. Munday High School became known "officially" as Munday Secondary School not long after the merger with Goree. The Goree school became a junior high school for the district until 2009 when the school closed and those students were transferred to Munday. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[3]

Unique Nickname

Munday Moguls - This name was adopted in 1925 in honor of fierce warriors who conquered part of India. The girls' teams are known as "Mogulettes."^[4]

Athletics

The Munday Moguls compete in the following sports - ^[5]

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, & Track

State Titles

Munday (UIL)

Girls Cross Country - ^[6]
- 1988(1A), 1989(1A)
Football - ^[7]
- 1984(1A), 2007(1A/D1), 2012 (1A/D2)
Boys Track - ^[8]
- 1985(1A), 1988(1A), 1990(1A), 1991(1A), 2011(1A), 2012(1A), 2013(1A)
Girls Track - ^[9]
- 1988(1A), 1989(1A), 1990(1A), 1991(1A), 1999(1A)

Munday Dunbar (PVIL)

Boys Track - ^[10]
- 1964(PVIL-B)

Theatre

One Act Play - ^[11]
- 1993(1A) - Daddy's Dyin',(Who's Got the Will?)

Munday High School has advanced to the State One Act Play Meet 9 times winning one State Championship (1993), finishing 2nd runner-up (1997) and 1st runner-up (2008).

Band

UIL Marching Band Sweepstakes Champion - ^[12]
- 1995(1A)

The Munday High School Purple Cloud Band has also won the Texas 1A Honor Band Competition twice, in 1994 and 2000.

Academics

UIL Journalism Champions ^[13]
- 1964(1A)
UIL Team Debate Champions ^[14]
- 1965(1A), 1966(1A), 1969(1A)

Notable alumni

Glen Amerson (born November 24, 1938) was an American football defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.^[15]
L. J. Collier is an American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.

References

^ "Munday CISD - High School". www.mundaycisd.net. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MUNDAY SECONDARY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
^ Marc's Collection of Mascot Names (K-O)
^ The Athletics Department
^ UIL Girls Cross Country Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Football Archives
^ UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ "PVIL Boys Track Archives". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
^ UIL One Act Play Archives Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Marching Band Sweepstakes Archives Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Journalism Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ UIL Team Debate Archives Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pro-Football-Reference