Wink High School

Public school in Wink, Texas, United States

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Historic site

Official nameWink Junior High and High SchoolDesignated2012Reference no.17754

Wink High School is a public high school located in Wink, Texas USA and classified as a 2A school by the UIL and serves both Wink and Mentone in Loving County. It is part of the Wink-Loving Independent School District located in southwestern Winkler County and includes all of Loving County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics

The Wink Wildcats compete in these sports ^[3]

Boys and girls Basketball
Boys and girls Cross Country
Football
Boys and girls Golf
Boys and girls Tennis
Boys and girls Track and Field
Girls Volleyball

State Titles

Football - ^[4]
- 1952(1A)
Boys Golf - ^[5]
- 1957(B), 1959(B), 1960(B)
Girls Golf - ^[6]
- 2015(1A)
Boys Track - ^[7]
- 1959(B)
Volleyball - ^[8]
- 1972(1A), 1974(1A)

Notable alumnus

Roy Orbison – Rock 'n' roll singer and songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Structure

In May 2018, a school bond was passed which included the demolition of the original Wink High School. In November 2018, despite the disapproval of the Texas State Historical Association, superintendent Scotty Carman and the Wink-Loving ISD school board voted to proceed with the demolition of the historic 90-year-old high school to make room for future development. Demolition began in January 2019. Note, on the bond election 83% of the votes were for and 17% against. So it is believed to have been up to the town and not one person or persons as stated above.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "WINK H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency.
^ The Athletics Department
^ Lone Star Network Webpage
^ UIL Boys Golf Archives
^ UIL Girls Golf Archives
^ UIL Boys Track Archives
^ UIL Volleyball Archives