Hudson High School (Texas)

Hudson High School
Location
6735 Ted Trout Drive

Lufkin
,
Angelina County
,
Texas
75904-6641

United States
Coordinates31°19′28″N 94°47′21″W / 31.324425°N 94.789247°W / 31.324425; -94.789247
Information
School typePublic, high school
LocaleTown: Remote[1]
School districtHudson ISD
NCES School ID482379002631[1]
PrincipalRyan Westbrook
Associate PrincipalAudrey Purvis
Assistant PrincipalPaul Olszewski
Assistant PrincipalTabitha Dixon
Teaching staff60.44 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment787 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio13.02[1]
Color(s)     
Maroon, White & Black
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League Class AAAA
MascotHornet/Lady Hornet
YearbookHornet
WebsiteHudson High School

Hudson High School is a public high school located just outside Lufkin, Texas (USA) and classified as a 4A school by the University Interscholastic League. It is part of the Hudson Independent School District located in central Angelina County. During 2023–2024, Hudson High School had an enrollment of 787 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.02.[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year.[2]

Hudson A/V

Hudson Audiovisual is a CTE that provides students with a great understanding of how Audio and Visual work in the real world. This class first teaches students how to work standardized A/V equipment such as cameras, microphones, audio interfaces, lighting equipment, etc As well as teaching students, this class provides students in Hudson A/V with real-world expertise. The class has created many documentaries as well as fictional short films. They have also won numerous awards in the UIL Young Filmmakers competition. Along with this, they also go out into the community just as an a/v company would to film a variety of events, such as Dancing with the Stars.

Athletics

The Hudson Hornets compete in the following sports:[3]

State titles

  • Girls Softball - [4][5]
    • 2012(3A), 2013(3A)

Notable alumni

  • Brandon Belt, first baseman for the San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays[6]

Electives and special programs

In December 2021, Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) announced Hudson High School as a Distinguished High School Program partner. With this, SFA began providing Hudson students with scholarship opportunities if they choose to attend the university.[7]

Hudson High School provides the following special courses for its students to take

Advanced Placement courses

At Hudson High School, numerous Advanced Placement courses are offered by the College Board. These include:

Band

The school's band has a unique relationship with the nearby Apple Springs Independent School District.

Apple Springs participates in six-man football but does not offer a band program, while Hudson has a band but does not participate in football. Therefore, the Hudson band participates at Apple Springs games. The unusual relationship was filmed by the crew of the popular Texas Country Reporter.[8]


References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - Hudson High School (482379002631)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ The Athletics Department
  4. ^ University Interscholastic League Softball 2012
  5. ^ University Interscholastic League Softball 2013
  6. ^ Brian MacPherson. "How the Red Sox almost added SF's Brandon Belt to their pipeline of pitching | Red Sox - Complete analysis & insight". The Providence Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "SFA announces Hudson High School as a Distinguished High School Program partner". SFA. December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Texas Country Reporter - 2008 Season Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
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