Big Spring High School


Big Spring High School is a public high school located in Big Spring, Texas, and classified as a 4A Division I school by the University Interscholastic League. It is part of the Big Spring Independent School District located in north central Howard County. The high school building was dedicated on March 23, 1952. The dedication address was given by J.W. Edgar, State Commissioner of Education. This was the first new high school built in 35 years, and the third in the district's history. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
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UIL academic events

The Big Spring Steers compete in the following UIL academic events.
Events below have both team and individual components unless specifically noted otherwise. Sanctioned high school academic events are:

UIL academic state meet

State titles

Individual
  • Calculator applications
  • *2022,
  • Congressional debate
  • *2016,
  • Editorial writing
  • *1990
  • Feature writing
  • *2008
  • Lincoln-Douglas debate
  • *2005, 2011, 2015, 2016
  • Mathematics
  • *2022
  • News writing
  • *1990, 2009
  • Number sense
  • *2009
  • Persuasive speaking
  • *2011
  • Prose interpretation
  • *1978, 1979
  • Spelling
  • *1977, 2001,
  • Typing
  • *1948
Team
  • Journalism
  • *2004, 2009
  • Speech
  • *2016

Other state placings

  • 1947
  • * 3rd place
  • 1990
  • *2nd place
  • 2002
  • *Octa-finalists: cross-examination debate
  • 2003
  • *3rd place persuasive extemporaneous speaking
  • 2004
  • *2nd place
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  • 2005
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  • 2006
  • *Quarter-finalists: cross-examination debate
  • 2009
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Athletics

The Big Spring Steers compete in these sports: cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, powerlifting, swimming, golf, tennis, track, softball & baseball.
The school competes in class 4A in all sports except for swimming and diving which competes in class 5A

State titles

Team
  • Boys cross country
  • *2006
Individual
  • Boys triple jump
  • *2010
  • Girls long jump
  • *2011
  • Boys 800 meter
  • *2016
  • Boys 800 meter
  • *2017
  • Girls triple jump
  • *2017

State finalists

  • Football
  • *1953
  • Baseball
  • *1994

State semi-finalists

  • Volleyball
  • *2013

Other state placings

  • 2011
  • *2nd place girls long jump
  • *2nd place boys long jump
  • *2nd place girls 400 relay
  • *2nd place girls 800 relay
  • *3rd place triple jump
  • *Girls track 2nd place team
  • 2012
  • *9th place boys powerlifting SHW
  • 2017
  • *2nd place boys 1600 relay
  • *4th place boys 400 meter
  • *5th place boys 300 hurdles
  • *6th place boys 400 relay
  • *6th place boys 800 relay
  • *4th place girls 400 meter
  • *4th place girls discus
2021
  • *4th place boys discus
2022
  • *7th Place Boys powerlifting 123
  • *7th Place Girls powerlifting 132
  • *7th Place Girls Powerlifting 220
  • *8th Place Girls Powerlifting 259+
  • *2nd Place Girls Powerlifting 259
2023
  • *5th Place Girls Powerlifting 220
  • *4th Place Girls Powerlifting 259+
  • *2nd Place Girls Powerlifting 259+

Notable alumni