S and S Consolidated Independent School District (also labeled "S&S Consolidated") is a public school district

School district

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 based in Sadler

Sadler, Texas

Sadler is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 404 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Sadler is located at ....

, Texas

Texas

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 (USA

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The district serves the cities of Sadler and Southmayd

Southmayd, Texas

Southmayd is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 992 at the 2000 census...

 as well as rural areas in west central Grayson County

Grayson County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 110,595 people, 42,849 households, and 30,208 families residing in the county. The population density was 118 people per square mile . There were 48,315 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

, and was formed by consolidation of prior districts with the first graduating class in 1961.

Though Sadler is the larger of the two towns, the first alphabetically, and the location of the administration building, the "S&S" does not necessarily mean "Sadler and Southmayd" – the district does not state which S stands for which community.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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Schools

S&S Consolidated ISD has a total of three schools - two in Sadler and one in Southmayd.

• S&S Consolidated High (Grades 9-12, Sadler)
  • S&S High won the UIL Current Issues and Events team competition for Class AA for 15 consecutive years (the streak was finally ended in 2009), winning eight individual state titles during this time. S&S regained the team title in 2010 and repeated (in a tie with Jim Ned) in 2011. In addition, S&S High has also won team titles in Literary Criticism
    Literary Criticism (UIL)
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    (2002–2003, 2006–07, 2007–08, and 2008–09) as well as the 2003-04 individual titles in this event.
• S&S Consolidated Middle (Grades 6-8, Sadler)
• S&S Consolidated Elementary (Grades PK-5, Southmayd)

The School's chant is "WE are RAM and our tank is full!"