WELCOME TO WHITHARRAL ISD

Welcome to Whitharral Independent School District. This is the home of the Proud Panthers on the World Wide Web. Our school has an enrollment of around 180 students in grades K-12. This enrollment includes many transfer students from area towns.

Whitharral is located on U.S. Highway 385 ten miles north of Levelland in north central Hockley County.  The area surrounding Whitharral has a rich history in farming and oil production.

Whitharral ISD prides itself on its "Commitment to Excellence" and has a strong winning tradition in both academics and athletics.  The administration, faculty, and staff work hard to prepare students in all grades for a successful life beyond public school.

 

 

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WHAT'S HAPPENING:

Varsity started the 1^st District game off with a solid win!  Take a look at Whitharral’s Facebook page to see the first quarter of this game, plus lots of other information.  Congratulations goes out to Tyler Swanger who was the winner of the Big Hit award for the past week.  This week the Varsity team will play Lazbuddie here @ 7:30 (Homecoming).  The JH will play Lazbuddie there this Thursday @ 5:30. 

 

Here is the Homecoming schedule :

 

Attention Whitharral Exes from the classes of:

1938, 1948, 1958, 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998, and 2008

 

During the Homecoming game, please join us as we honor your graduating class during halftime activities. 

 

Events planned for this year include:

 

Lighting of the “W”	Thur., 19th @ 9:00 p.m.	Football Field
JH Pep Rally (Tug of War)	Thur., 19th @ 3:00 p.m.	Outside Weather Permitting
JH Game	Thur., 19th @ 5:30 p.m.	Lazbuddie
Parade	Fri., 20th @ 2:00 p.m.	Whitharral Town
Pep Rally	Fri., 20th following parade	New gym
Lion’s Club Chili Supper	Fri., 20th @ 5:00 p.m.	Cafeteria
King/Queen Coronation	Fri., 20th @ 7:00 p.m.	Football Field
WHS vs. Lazbuddie	Fri., 20th @ 7:30 p.m.	Football Field
Alumni Recognition	Fri., 20th @ halftime	Football Field
Whitharral Student Dance	Fri., 20th following game til 11:30	Auditorium
Alumni Reception	Fri., 20th following game	Cafeteria

 

Looking ahead:

• October 23^rd Regional Cross Country at Mae Simmons-Lubbock
• October 27^th Varsity and JH will be the same day at Amherst starting with JH @ 5:30, VS @ 7:30
• October 28^th Slaton/Denver City/Whitharral Basketball Scrimmage here (start 9:00 am)
• October 30^th Lazbuddie/ Bovina / Whitharral Scrimmage (Away TBA)
• November is Here!
• November 1^st Tech Invitational LDE Contest
• November 2^nd District LDE Whiteface
• November 3^rd Cotton Center both games will be here starting @ 5:30

 

The History of Homecoming

Homecoming got its start on college campuses as a fall celebration of the first football game of the season, for which alumni would return to their alma maters. Although most early homecomings date back to the turn of the century, there's some debate over which school actually began the tradition. The University of Missouri claims to have invented homecoming in 1911, when Director of Athletics, Chester L. Brewer, had the bright idea to invite alumni back to the annual game against the University of Kansas—he further sauced things up with a spirit rally and parade.  While Trivial Pursuit and "Jeopardy!" also recognize Mizzou as homecoming's progenitor, Baylor University in Texas says it held its inaugural homecoming game in 1909.