The Alba-Golden Independent School District is a school district

School district

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 serving southeastern Rains

Rains County, Texas

*Alba*East Tawakoni*Emory*Point*Dougherty-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Rains County, Texas-External links:*...

 and western Wood

Wood County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,752 people, 14,583 households, and 10,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 17,939 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

 counties in eastern Texas

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 (USA

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). The district serves the towns of Alba

Alba, Texas

Alba is a town in Texas, United States. Located mostly in Wood County, a small portion of the town extends into Rains County. The population was 430 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Alba is located at ....

 and Golden

Golden, Texas

Golden is an unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas, United States about thirty-five miles north of Tyler. It is best known for its sweet potatoes.- Sweet Potato Festival :Every October, the town hosts a Sweet Potato Festival...

. It is a AA school. Its mascot is the panther.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized

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" by the Texas Education Agency

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.

Band

The Alba-Golden High School Prowling Panther Band is a well-known band in Wood County

Wood County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,752 people, 14,583 households, and 10,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 people per square mile . There were 17,939 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

. It usually receives good ratings in competitions and has members in the East Texas High School All-Region Honor Band every year. They host two concerts every school year, a Christmas

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 concert in December and a spring concert in May. During the 2011-2012 school year, the band made a division one at the regional University Interscholastic League

University Interscholastic League

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 (UIL) marching contest, thus sending them to the Area UIL marching contest for the first time in over two decades.

Sports

Alba-Golden is well known in its area for certain sports and athletic activities. During the 2011-2012 school year, the school's varsity football team made it to the playoffs for the first time since 1988.

List of Available Sports

• Baseball
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• Basketball
  Basketball
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• Cross-country
  Cross country running
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• Football
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• Golf
  Golf
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• Softball
  Softball
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• Tennis
  Tennis
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• Track and Field
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• Volleyball
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Drama and Theater

Alba-Golden hosts a number of theatrical productions every school year. Usually, these productions are very successful and bring in a lot of money.

Organizations

Alba-Golden has several different student organizations. They range from the area of politics to the subject of agriculture.

List of Organizations

• Chess Club
• Debate
• FCA
• FFA
• FCCLA
• French Club
• Gifted/Talented
• Media Tech
• National Honor Society
• Red Curtain Company
• Spanish Club
• Student Council

Cheerleading

Alba-Golden has very talented cheerleading squads. In the 2007-2008 school year, the junior high cheerleaders won nationals for AA schools.