Kermit Yellowjackets are champions in all they do, but we are also very proud of our winning traditions over the history of Kermit High School! 

GO JACKETS!!!!!!!

See also:

A Tradition of Champions - Jacket Football

A Tradition of Champions - Lady Jacket Volleyball

A Tradition of Champions - KHS Cross Country

A Tradition of Champions - Lady Jacket Basketball

A Tradition of Champions - Jacket Basketball

A Tradition of Champions - KHS Powerlifting

A Tradition of Champions - Lady Jacket Softball

A Tradition of Champions - Jacket Baseball

A Tradition of Champions - KHS Tennis

A Tradition of Champions - KHS Track & Field

A Tradition of Champions - KHS Golf

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Kermit Yellowjacket State Championships
ATHLETICS

• 1960 Boys Pole Vault (AAA) Student: David McGuire. Height: 11' 6"
• 1961 Boys Golf Individual Medalist - 1st at State - Jimmy Clayton
  
• 1963 Boys Pole Vault (AAA) Student: Gary Hobson. Height: 13' 6"
• 1964 Boys Track, Team (AAA)   Marvin Alexander, Robert Hernandez, Oscar Vigil, Larry Taylor, Alvin McDougal, Ralph Green, Phil Everett, Gary Hobson, George True, Marty Mayer,  Coaches Darrell Hogan and Ken Fannin
  
• 1964 Boys Pole Vault (AAA) Student: Gary Hobson. Height: 14' 6"
• 1964 Boys Track (AA) 220 yd Dash Marty Mayer
• 1964 Boys Track (AA) 440 yd Dash Phil Everett
  
• 1964 Boys Golf Individual (AAA) Student: Jim Clayton, Score: 146
• 1965 Boys 440 yd Dash (AAA)
• 1965 Volleyball (AAA) Marva Froelich, Pam Duncan,  Pat Gilbreath, Johnnie Martin, Jeannie Foster,  Sandra Piel, Linda Stewart - Coaches Smith and Barnard
  
• 1979 Girls Golf, Team (AA) Coach Linda Knight, Dawn Edwards, Menet Mays, Donna Parker, Becky Hix, Kara Tucker, Lisa  Taylor
  
• 1979 Tennis Boys Doubles (AA) Students: Scott Haggard/Casey Karlik
• 1979 Boys Baseball (AA) over Winnie East Chambers 3-1
  
• 1980 Girls Golf, Team (AA) Coach Linda Knight, Deena Cates, Donna Parker, Menet Mays, Becky Hix, Melissa Stodghill
  
• 1980 Tennis Boys Doubles (AA) Students: Scott Haggard/Todd Mitchell
• 1989 Boys Discus Throw (3 lbs. 9 oz.) (AAA) Student: Duke Carter. Distance: 178' 1"
• 1992 AAA Boys Powerlifting 114 pound division--Jeff Thompson - 1st at State - Set three new state records
• 1993 Boys Powerlifting -- Jeff Thompson - 1st at State
  

Other Significant Successes--ATHLETICS

• 1950 Football State Finalists  (A) Opponent - Wharton. Score: 13-9  James Burkhart, Wayne Culvahouse, Rick Spinks, Martin Beebe, Don Brown,  B. W. Pendleton, Raymond Laird, James Bolf, Dale Williams, Kenneth Ives,  Tommy Gore, Jack Krodell, Bennett Wight, Jack Smith, Joe Morris, Sam Wood, Keith Clark, Ben Carr, Don Handlin, Courtney Holt, Pat Haygood, Oliver Batchelor, Bill Mitchell - Coaches Neal Dillman, Bob Shelton, D. M. Mayer
• 1951 All-State Football - Rick Spinks and Don Kaye Brown
• 1953 All-State Football--James Bolf
• 1953  Honorable Mention - All-State Football- Benny Carr, Keith Wharton
• 1955  Honorable Mention - All-State Football-Leon Blakeney, Pat Wilder, Otto Tellez, Allen Schlosser
• 1955 Boys Tennis State Semi-Finalists - Bobby Patterson and Steve Hall
• 1956 All-State and Honorable Mention All-American Team Football - James Shillingburg
• 1957 Football State Quarterfinalists (AAA) Opponent Sweetwater 0-20
• 1962  Pole Vault - tied for 2nd at State - Gary Hobson
• 1962  220 Yd. Dash - 6th at State - Phil Everett
• 1962 High Jump - Advanced to State - James Russell and Charles Bolf
  
• 1963--Boys Golf--State Qualifier--Jimmy Clayton
• 1963 Boys Track Team 2nd at State - Gary Hobson, Phil Everett, Ken Deckard, Pat Casey, Marty Mayer - Coaches Darrell Hogan and Ken Fannin
• 1963  220 Yd. Dash - 2nd at State - Phil Everett
• 1963 100 Yd. Dash - 6th at State - Ken Deckard
• 1964 Boys Track-  High Jump - 3rd at State - Larry Taylor
• 1964 Boys Track -  High Hurdles - 3rd at State - Marvin Alexander
  
• 1964 Boys Track - 440 Yd. Relay - 2nd at State - Alvin McDougal and George True
  
• 1964 Boys Track - Mile Run - 5th at State - Oscar Vigil
  
• 1964 Boys Track -  Pole Vault - 5th at State - Robert Hernanadez
  
• 1965 Boys Golf Team - 3rd at State--Junior Pittman, David Belding, Ricky Rose, Lynn Harbin
• 1965 Boys Track - Low Hurdles - 4th at State - Gerardo Velasquez
• 1965 Boys Track -  High Jump - 6th at State - Mike Melton
• 1966 Boys Track - Pole Vault - 2nd at State - Eddie Everett
  
• 1968 Football State Quarterfinalists (AAA) Opponent Lubbock Estacado 12-35
  
• 1968 Volleyball 3rd in State (AAA)
• 1969 Boys Track Team - 11th at State
• 1969 Boys Track - High Jump - 2nd at State - Mac Dampeer
• 1969 Boys Track - Long Jump - 6th at State - Mac Dampeer,  8th at State - Frank Sharp
  
• 1969 Boys Track - 333yd. Hurdles - 4th at State - Mike Hodges
  
• 1970  Boys Track -Discus - 3rd in State - John Waller
  
• 1972 Football All-State Defensive Second Team - Jody Phillips
• 1977 Girls Golf (1st season for Kermit) 3rd at State--Coach Ronnie Stooksberry, Susan Scogin, Kelli Kiesling, Menet Mays, Becky Hix, Donna Parker, Kay Crawford  (Kiesling - 11th at State, Mays - 12th at State)
  
• 1978 Football State Quarter-Finalists (AA) Opponent Childress 2-9
  
• 1978 Boys Golf Team -  State Qualifier- Coach Ken Mays, Todd Ethridge, Cole Mitchell, Randy Walker, Brent Barrs, Bobby Herricks
• 1978 Girls Golf Team - 5th at State-- Coach Ronnie Stooksberry, Donna Parker, Menet Mays, Becky Hix, Dawn Edwards, Lisa Taylor
• 1978 Boys Tennis
  
• 1979 Boys Golf Team 2nd in State (AA) Todd Ethridge, Cole Mitchell, Kelley Creager, Charlie Stodghill, Brent Barrs, , Clay Burt, Bobby Herricks, Howard Taylor, Corey Matheny, Gary Logan
  
• 1980 Boys Golf Team 3rd in State (AA) Coach Dean Bates, Todd Ethridge, Cole Mitchell, Kelley Creager, Corey Matheny, Gary Logan
  
• 1981 Football State Semi-Finalists (AAA) Opponent Gilmer 0-28
• 1981 Girls Volleyball--Advanced to State--Deena Cates, Belinda Arnold, Elma Carrasco, Kim Wright, Jackie Butler, Dreama Barker, Olisa Muniz Morales, LaNea McGilbra, LaNell Rockwell, Jodie Mills, Lori Fullen - Coach Lois Ann McKenzie
  
• 1982 Girls Golf Team 2nd in State (AAA) Coach Lois Ann McKenzie, Marina Jackson, Tammy Davis, Misti Wright, Melissa Stodghill, Connie Creager
• 1983 Girls Golf Team--3rd at State --Coaches Dean Bates and Lee Lentz, LaVonda Wade, T.J. Thomas, Marina Jackson, Connie Creager, Misti Wright
• 1984  Girls Golf Team State Qualifiers-- Coach Dean Bates,  Lori Simon, Kellye Bates, T.J. Thomas, LaVonda Wade, Nikita Forga
• 1985 Girls Golf Individual Medalist State Qualifer--Marina Jackson
  
• 1985 Boys Track--Pole Vault Lang Bolf 4th in State (AAA) 14'-6"
  
• 1986 Boys Track-Shot Put Kevin Hicks 4th in State (AAA) 52'-5"
  
• 1989 Boys Track--200M Billy Ray Thompson 6th in State (AAA) 21.9
• 1989 Boys Track - Shot Put - Advanced to State - Duke Carter
  
• 1989 Boys Track - High Jump - Advanced to State - James Swisher
  
• 1989 Girls Track - Shot Put-Rena Melendez 4th in State (AAA) 38'-1"
• 1989 Girls Track  - Advanced to State -Rina Melendez
• 1990 Boys Track - Shot Put - 3rd at State - Duke Carter
• 1990 Boys Track- Discus - 5th at State - Duke Carter
• 1991 Boys Powerlifting - First Year for Powerlifting Program--Jeff Thompson - Qualified for State
• 1992 Girls Track - Shot and Discus - 2nd in State- Shanna Paehl
  
• 1995 Boys Powerlifting--Tony Nix - 11th at State
• 1995  Volleyball--All-State--Irma Cobos
  
• 1997 Boys Cross Country Running - 4th at State - Ramiro Mireles
• 1997 Boys Track - Distance- 5th at State - Ramiro Mireles
• 2000 Boys Powerlifting --  3rd in State - Michael Reed
• 2000 BoysTrack -Shot Put -- Qualified for State - 2nd - Michael Reed
• 2001 Girls Track-400M-Jennifer Johnson 6th in State (AAA) 59.6
• 2003  Honorable Mention All-State Football- Erbey Saucedo
  
• 2006 Boys Pole Vault, (AA) Tyler Williams 5th in State
• 2007 Girls Powerlifting (AA) Ashley Montoya 3rd in State
  
• 2007 Boys Cross Country Team, 4th in State (AA), Trey Bale 3rd in State
  
• 2008 Boys Cross Country Team, 2nd in State (AA) Trey Bale 5th in State
  
• 2008 Girls Golf--Haley Hise--10th Medalist at State (AA)
  
• 2008 Boys Track--Trey Bale---5th in State 3200 M (AA)
• 2009 Girls Golf Team, 4th in State Lauren Nutt, Haley Hise, Danielle Rivera, Allison Michel, and Ravyn Marshall (AA) Lauren Nutt, Danielle Rivera, All-State 2ndTeam
  
• 2009 Girls Powerlifting-Breanna Briones--6th in State-105 pound weight class
  
• 2009 Boys Cross Country Team , 3rd in State (AA) Trey Bale 3rd in State
• 2009 Boys Track--Trey Bale--4th in State 1600 M (AA)
• 2010 Girls Golf Team, 3rd in State (Taylor Leavitt, Ravyn Marshall, Alex McLennan, Allison Michel, Lindsay Nutt)(AA) Allison Michel-8th in State and Lindsay Nutt -9th in State, Nutt & Michel--All-State Team
  
• 2010 Boys Track--Trey Bale--5th in State 1600M (AA)
• 2010 Girls Track--4x100M Relay (Samantha Quiroz. Sasha Lujan, Lucero Porras, Destiny Alarcon) 8th at State Meet
• 2010 Girls Powerlifting--Anna Rios--9th in State
• 2010 Boys Powerlifting--Gabriel Chavez --8th in State
  
• 2011 Girls Powerlifting--Anna Rios--3rd in State--114 pound weight class, Jeanette Palacios--6th in State-185 pound class
• 2011 Girls Golf Team--3rd in State (AA) (Gali Pineda,Taylor Leavitt, Allison Michel, Megan Easley, Lindsay Nutt), 4th place individual Lindsay Nutt, All-State Team
  
• 2011 Girls Track -- Sasha Lujan 8th at State 100M Dash
• 2011 Boys Track Joe Pearson 9th at State 200M Dash
• 2012 Girls Golf--Lindsay Nutt 9th at State, All-State Team
  

Other Significant Successes

ACADEMICS, MUSIC, OTHER STATE EVENTS

• 1954  All-State Alternate Twirler- 2 years - Shirley Hamlett
• 1957 UIL Art -- State Art Contest - 2nd and 3rd Place - Larry Patterson
  
• 1958  All-State Band Alternate - Robert Kropp
• 1964 ILPC Newswriting - 3rd at State - Jackie Gunter
• 1964 UIL Shorthand--3rd at State--Donna Bolon
  
• 1965 ILPC - Yellowjacket Newspaper - Spot News Photography- 1st in State and  Award of Achievement - Kent Burch
• 1968  UIL Persuasive Speaking--2nd at State--David Cowling
• 1969 ILPC - Yellowjacket Newspaper Staff  State Award - Micki McMillan
  
• 1970 UIL Debate - 2nd in State - Gary Greenwood and Ken Williams
• 1974 One Act Play--Advanced to State--Mark Thiesen (Honorable Mention at State), John Day, Joni Ethridge, Keith Davis, Barry Barrs, Rory Manning, Mark McClary, Kerry Giesler, Chuck Everett, Ann Rush, Director: Jerry Knight
  
• 1981 Girls Team Debate state finalists Angie Wesch and Pam Pitchford
• 1982 UIL Headline Writing - 2nd at State - Howard Taylor, 3rd at State - Elizabeth Martinez
• 1983 UIL Science--2nd at State--Doug Cutrell
• 1983 UIL Shorrthand--Advanced to State--Andrea Ditto
• 1983 UIL Spelling--Advanced to State--Melinda Hudson
  
• 1984 UIL Feature Writing - 5th at State - Sherri McDowell
• 1985 UIL Shoirthand--Advanvced to State--Pam Thompson
  
• 1986 UIL Ready Writing--Placed at State--Jamie Morris
  
• 1987 UIL Accounting 8th at State - Edward Cutrell
• 1987 UIL  Headline Writing - 4th at State - Amy Brownlee
• 1987  UIL Typing--11th at State--Holly Greer
  
• 1988 UIL Band Solo & Ensemble - Solo - Advanced to State Edward Cutrell
• 1988 UIL Headline Writing and Literary Criticism - Advanced to State - Darah Smith
• 1988 UIL Shorthand- 4th in State--Margie Flores
  
• 1989 UIL Literary Criticism - Advanced to State - Darah Smith
• 1989 UIL Headline Writing - Advanced to State - Bill Riggs
• 1989 UIL Shorthand--Advanced to State--Holly Greer
  
• 1990  UIL Band Solo & Ensemble - Ensemble--Advanced to State--Raquel Rodriguez, Debra Sims, Dawn Hair, DaiAnn Knight, Amber Reed, Deidra Reed, Corey Clark, Devon Bradley, Naomi Sanchez, Jennifer Martinez, Shannon Tompson
• 1990 UIL Shorthand--Advanced to State--Deidra Reed
  
• 1991  UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Solos - Advanced to State--Clary Cutrell, Rosa Flores, Jenny Watson
• 1991 UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Ensemble - Advanced to State--Jenny Watson, Sarina Palmer, Tessa Taylor, Michael Carlisle, Cory Tramel, Debra Sims, Travis Peeler, Geno Montes, Max Spangler, Jamie Cotton,  Elyse Coats, Melinda Whigham, Amy Willingham, Amy Gray
• 1991 UIL Speedwriting--5th at State--Melissa Beard, 7th at State---Mary Roberts
  
• 1992 UIL Number Sense--Advanced to State--Roland Holder
  
• 1993 TSSEC Outstanding Medium Vocal Ensemble (AAA)
• 1993 TSSEC Vocal Mixed Chorus Region 6 Sweepstakes
• 1993  UIL Band Solo & Ensemble - Solo - Advanced to State  Christy Underwood
  
• 1993 UIL Band Solo & Ensemble - Solo - Twirler - Advanced to State-Lacey Emmerson
• 1994 UIL Accounting - Advanced to State - Janet Graves
• 1995  UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Solos - Advanced to State--Kala Palmer, Carrie Campbell, Melissa Brannan
  
• 1996  UIL Band Solo & Ensemble - Solo - Twirler - Advanced to State-Samantha Morrison
• 1996  UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Solos - Advanced to State--Paige Fostel, Rachel Overman, Melissa Brannan
• 1996 UIL Science--3rd in state--Team--Stephen Senn, Reese Graves, Daniel Lowe, Chris Senn
  
• 1997--UIL Number Sense-Advanced to State--Matt Phillips
• 1997--UIL Science--Advanced to State--Reese Graves
  
• 1999 TSSEC Outstanding Vocalist (AAA) Student: Katie Houston
• 2000 UIL Extemporaneous Speaking  7th at State - Corbett Graves
• 2000 VICA Advanced to State--Chris Stevens, Wilfredo Lujan, Tomas Montes, Ben Foster, Trey Wright, Seth Worden, Derrick Morales, Juan Gomez, Bryan Duncan, Alex Trevizo, Ricky Rodriguex, J.J. Lopez, Sponsor: Jack Marshall
• 2002 VICA Advanced to State--Chay Shipley, Anthony Lopez, Curtis Collum, Chris Fischer, Instructor: Ron Cvik
  
• 2002 UIL Band Solo & Ensemble - Advanced to State--Gail Bouchard, Rebekah Frady, Ashley Rodriguiz, Tamara Taylor
• 2002 UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Solos - Advanced to State--Troy Davis, Josh Durham, Jenna Preston-Rountree
• 2002 TTSA  KHS "Tech Team" (TTSA) - 3rd in State Tony Alvarado, Jesus Aranda, Daegan Arnold, Cody Birden, Phil Campbell, Garrett Carter, Curtis Collum, Josh Durham, Conrad Figueroa, David Fosdick, Wade Henderson, Hector Hermosillo, Derek Hill, Elvis Hernandez, Trey Jennings, Brent Kidd, Ryan Leathers, Anthony Lopez, Raul Medrano, Michael Oates,Eddie Parra, Dane Preston-Rountree, Oscar Quiroz, Homar Ramos, Michael Rushing, Steven Smithhart, Rodney White - Frank Knight, Instructor
• 2003 VICA Advanced to State--Dane Preston-Roundtree, Thomas Shropshire, Curtis Collum. James Jeffers, Instructor: Ron Cvik
  
• 2003 UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Solos - Advanced to State--Crystal Moya, Brandon Stevens, Jenna Preston-Rountree
• 2003 TTSA -- State Qualifiers -- R. C. White, Reymundo Vasquez, Leo Lares, Manuel Valles, Jesus Aranda,  Jerry Perez, Jeremy Buckley, Matthew Smith, Curtis Collum, Rico Dominguez, Josh Durham, Shawna Reddick, Veronica Torres, Victor Marquez, Dane  Preston-Rountree, Daniel Popp, Raul Medrano - Frank Knight, Instructor
• 2004  UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble - Solo - Advanced to State--Jenna Preston-Rountree
• 2004 TTSA -- Best in State and 1st Place; Outstanding Workmanship and Design in a Top 100 Project --  Mark Short and Sergio Aranda
• 2004 TTSA -- State Qualifiers -- Jesus Aranda, Rodney White, Jacinda Alarcon, Adrianna Lujan, Yvette Granillo, Sergio Aranda, Mark Short, Erbey Saucedo, Jacob Bell, Nathan Vasquez, Robert Fruge, Manuel Valles, Matt Smith, Gonzalo Morales, David Lopez, Raul Resendez, Herbert Lara, Jaime Gallardo, Josh Durham, Michael Taylor, Zach Evans - Frank Knight, Instructor
• 2004 VICA --Advanced to State--Dustin Henderson, Willie Whiteside
  
• 2008 TSSEC Outstanding Medium Ensemble (AA)
• 2010 TSSEC Outstanding B-Flat Clarinet Soloist Leighandra Guenther