Roy Miller High School is a public high school located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school was known as Corpus Christi High School until 1950. It is the oldest high school in the city.
History Established in 1894, Roy Miller is the oldest high school in Corpus Christi. Originally known as Corpus Christi High, the school was renamed in 1950 in honor of Henry Pomeroy Miller, the former mayor of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History The 1950 opening of W. B. Ray High School relieved Miller High; each high school at the time took about half of the public high school students in Corpus Christi.
Miller is a center for science and technology. The recently improved science and computer labs add to Miller's academic experience. In conjunction with Del Mar College, Miller offers a series of Dual-Credit academies which include: Cosmetology, Fire Science, and welding. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Athletics The Miller Buccaneers compete in these sports:The Athletics Department Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State titles Boys Basketball UIL Baseball Archives 1950(2A) Football Lone Star Football Network 1938(All), 1960(4A) Boys Track UIL Boys Track Archives 1947(All), 1949(2A)
Notable alumni Marshall Applewhite, founder of Heaven's Gate Barbara Barrie, actress Jesse Benavides, WBO super bantamweight champion Dabney Coleman, actor Zuehl Conoly, football player Pamelya Herndon, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives Edwin Kessler (1945), atmospheric scientist and Doppler weather radar pioneer Eva Longoria, actress Allen Ludden, host of TV game show Password Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., singer, father of Selena Johnny Roland, football player and coach George Conrad Westervelt, US Navy officer and aviation pioneer William I. Westervelt, US Army brigadier general
References
External links Corpus Christi ISD