Post by Nyx, Goddess of Night on Feb 16, 2011 11:36:16 GMT -6
Basic Info
Grade levels:
9-12
Motto/Mission:
Sunset High School graduates confident, lifelong learners by providing relevant, challenging, and enriching educational experiences.
School colors: Purple and White
Mascot: Bison
Students: 2,301
Number of teachers: 150
Trustee district: District 7
Learning Community:
West Secondary -
Cynthia Goodsell
Programs and Activities
Special programs:
* Small Learning Communities
* Academic Decathlon
* AVID
* JROTC
* Marketing/HECP Program
* 911 Dispatch Certification
* Jr. Police Cadets
After-school programs:
* The Sundial (yearbook)
* The Stampede (newspaper)
* Counselor's Discussion Group
* Young Life
* Suplemental Education Services
Extracurricular activities:
* football
* basketball
* volleyball
* cross country
* soccer
* tennis
* golf
* swimming
* wrestling
* UIL Academic Competitions
* Academic Decathlon
* Mock Trial
* band
* dance
* choir programs
Major Awards and Honors
* More than $2 million in scholarships for 2005 graduates
* Six AP scholars named by the College Board
* Academic Decathlon placed third in 2005 districtwide competition
* DECA place first in national competition with their Civil Consciousness Project presenting the Plaza del Sol
* Boys varsity soccer team was undefeated in district play; the 2005 District Champions made it two rounds deep in the state play-offs
* Sunset also boasts the district's Cross Country Champion and the tennis star/District Champion who subsequently played in the National Oahu, Hawaii, Tennis Tournament
