James Martin High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 located in Arlington, Texas

Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...

 and is part of the Arlington Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District or AISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas .The district covers the majority of Arlington and portions of Grand Prairie. The district serves the entirety of the small towns of Pantego and Dalworthington Gardens. A portion of Fort Worth lies within...

. The mascot of the school is the Warrior

Native American mascot controversy

The propriety of using Native American mascots and images in sports has been a topic of debate in the United States and Canada since the 1960s.Americans have had a history of drawing inspiration from native peoples and "playing Indian" that dates back at least to the 18th century...

, and the school colors are black, red, and silver.
Martin opened in 1982. As a result, the old Bowie High School

Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)

James Bowie High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. The school is a part of Arlington Independent School District and serves students in grades 9 through 12 in southeast Arlington and southwest Grand Prairie...

 closed in 1983. Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News

The Dallas Morning News

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said that Sam Houston High School

Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)

Sam Houston High School is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 students who live in the eastern part of Arlington, Texas and the western part of Grand Prairie, Texas. It is part of the Arlington Independent School District, in Arlington, Texas...

 and Lamar High School

Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)

Mirabeau B. Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas. It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas, and located at 1400 West Lamar Boulevard....

 were "relatively unaffected" by the opening of Martin, located in southwest Arlington.