One of two high schools in the city of  Weslaco, Texas

Weslaco, Texas

Weslaco is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,670 at the 2010 census. Weslaco derives its name from the W.E. Stewart Land Company...

, Weslaco High School was the first high-school in the WISD (Weslaco Independent School District

Weslaco Independent School District

Weslaco Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Weslaco, Texas . WISD serves the city of Weslaco, a western portion of the city of Mercedes, and several unincorporated communities in Hidalgo County...

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Weslaco High School is currently a TEA "Recognized" School for 2009 and 2010

Enrollment

Count as of June 1, 2011

Class	Count
Freshman	758
Sophomores	521
Juniors	629
Seniors	462
Total	2364
Average Daily Attendance	92.08%

Harlon Block

Harlon Block

Harlon Henry Block was a United States Marine during World War II. Born in Texas, Block joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and subsequently saw action during the Battle of Bougainville and the Battle of Iwo Jima where he was killed in action...

, one of the men from the famous Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.The photograph was extremely...

 was enrolled in this school after the Block Family relocated to this city. He was a natural athlete and he led the Panther Football Team to the Conference Championship. He was honored as "All South Texas End."

Music departments

The marching band is called the Weslaco Panther Corps. The bands colors used to be green and gold, but changed to purple and white to accommodate the school colors.

Bobby Lackey Stadium

Prior to 2002 the stadium was known as Panther Stadium; in the summer of 2002 it was renamed Bobby Lackey Stadium. It serves both Weslaco teams, Panthers (Weslaco High School

Weslaco High School

One of two high schools in the city of  Weslaco, Texas, Weslaco High School was the first high-school in the WISD Weslaco High School is currently a TEA "Recognized" School for 2009 and 2010-Enrollment:...

 http://www.wisd.us/campus/whs/ ) and Wildcats (Weslaco East High School http://schoolcenter.wisd.us/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=256&sc%20_id=1127507688). Renovation of the stadium began in 2009 and was completed in 2010. The remodeling increased seating capacity. The press box features a control room responsible for the video of games that is relayed to the jumbo-tron, which is maintained by the local tv station, KWES.

The stadium is also used for track, and soccer.

External links

• Weslaco High School
• WISD

See also

• Secondary education
  Secondary education
  Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
  
  
• Secondary school
  Secondary school
  Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
  
  
• Secondary education by country
• List of education articles by country
• List of schools by country

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