TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
Set back from Summerhill Road, the pulsing orange of the Texas High pyramid illuminates the night and marks yet another win for the Tigers. A mere two miles away, the
bright lights of Grim Stadium shine on a cheering crowd, highlighting what it truly means to be a Tiger and keeping alive the traditions of Texas High’s past. Founded in 1888, Texas High has an obscure history, with most information pertaining to the early years
of its Pine Street location (home of the high school until 1967) all but lost. That leads to a question many don’t think to ask: has TISD always been the Texas Tigers? The earliest Texas High records can be found in The Half Shell , the Texas High yearbook published from 1911 to 1913. However, there is no mention of tigers or the colors
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