Waxahachie High School is a public high school located in Waxahachie, Texas

Waxahachie, Texas

Waxahachie is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southern suburb of Dallas. The population was 21,426 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ellis County....

. It currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students. The school offers Advanced Placement college preparatory courses in biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science

Advanced Placement Computer Science

Advanced Placement Computer Science is the name of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn college credit for a college-level computer science course...

, English language, English literature, environmental science, French language, macroeconomics, music theory, psychology, Spanish language, Spanish literature, statistics, U.S. government, U.S. history, and world history.

Its athletic teams are known as the "Indians" and compete in baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, dodgeball

Dodgeball

Dodgeball is any of a variety of games in which players try to hit other players on the opposing team with balls while avoiding being hit themselves. This article is about a well-known form of team sport with modified rules that is often played in physical education classes and has been featured...

, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

, American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

, golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, soccer, tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

, track

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

, softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

, and volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

. The school falls within the 4A division of the University Interscholastic League

University Interscholastic League

The University Interscholastic League is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, music, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the American state of Texas....

 (UIL).

Notable alumni

• Brian Waters
  Brian Waters
  Brian Demond Waters is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1999 out of the University of North Texas...
  
   and Montae Reagor
  Montae Reagor
  William Montae Reagor is a former American football defensive tackle who played for nine seasons in the National Football League. After playing college football at Texas Tech, he was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
  
   - National Football League
  National Football League
  The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
  
   players.
• Jeremiah Richey - Musician, singer. Appeared in Can You Duet
  Can You Duet
  Can You Duet is an American reality-competition show airing on CMT. The show is produced by FremantleMedia, the same company that produced American Idol.The show premiered on April 14, 2008 and the first season ended on June 13, 2008....
  
  , alongside Nick Brownell.

The Spirit of Waxahachie Indian Band

Directors: Rich Armstrong, Director of Bands, and Reggie Cook, Associate Director of Bands and Percussion Specialist.

The Waxahachie High School marching band is the largest organization on campus and maintains a high standard of excellence among its members. For over 20 years, the band has received numerous awards both locally and around the nation. Most recently, the band competed in the 2009 4A UIL State Contest and placed 8th in finals with their show "A Kinetic Mind". The Waxahachie band also has an award-winning jazz band known around the state for its outstanding performances and wins.

Accomplishments (only 2006-present)

2006-2007
Marching straight I's at UIL
6th place - HEB Marching Festival
5th place - Area Marching Contest
11th place - State Marching Contest
Concert band - Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band straight I's at UIL
Concert band - 2nd place at South Coast Music Festival

2007-2008
Marching straight I's at UIL
3rd place - Desoto Classic Marching Festival
5th place - Little Elm Classic on the Lake
8th place - Area Marching Contest
Concert band - WE & Symphonic straight I's at UIL
Concert band - Best in Class at South Coast Music Festival

2008-2009
Marching straight I's at UIL
2nd place - Midlothian Marching Showcase
3rd place - Desoto Classic Marching Festival
7th place - HEB Marching Festival
9th place - Duncanville Marching Invitational
Concert band - WE & Symphonic straight I's at UIL
Concert band - Best in Class 4A and Grand Champion at Winter Park Music Festival
Concert band - Region 20 Honor Band
Concert band - Area Honor Band
Concert band - 3rd at State Honor Band
UTA Jazz Festival - 1st in Class 4A
TCU Jazz Festival - 1st in Class 4A
Winter Park Music Festival - Superior Rating, Best in Class 4A & Grand Champion Jazz Band

2009-2010

Midlothian Marching Showcase
First Place Overall
Best in Class
Best Marching Overall
Best Winds Overall
UIL Contest straight I's
DeSoto Classic Marching Contest
Third Place Overall
Best in Class
Outstanding Drum Majors in Class
Outstanding Percussion in Class
Outstanding Winds in Class
Outstanding Marching in Class
Outstanding General Effect in Class
Area Marching Contest
Finalist - 3rd Place
State Marching Contest
State Finalist - 8th Place