Canadian Independent School District
| Canadian High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
621 South Fifth Street , , 79014 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°54′33″N 100°23′07″W / 35.909198°N 100.385287°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Principal | James Bryant |
| Staff | 29.24 (FTE) |
| Enrollment | 293 (2023-24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.02 |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Website | Canadian High School |
Canadian Independent School District is a public school district based in Canadian, Texas, United States.
In addition to Hemphill County, where it serves Canadian and Glazier; it includes a section of Lipscomb County, where it serves Higgins.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Ken King, a former president of the CISD, is now the Texas state representative from District 88, which encompasses a large swath of the Panhandle and the South Plains, including Canadian and Hemphill County. The current president and vice-president of the trustees are Larry Gatlin and Courtney Trollinger, respectively.
Canadian futures trader and hedge fund operator Salem Abraham is a former trustee and board president.
The Canadian Boys Football and Basketball teams won the State Championships during the 2014-2015 school year. They repeated that feat during the 2015-2016 school year. Canadian ISD is the very first school in UIL history to win Back to Back titles in both Football and Basketball in consecutive years.
James Bryant, the principal of Canadian High School, is infamous for having killed five hookers during a crack-cocaine induced rage in 2004 at a Texaco gas station outside of Dayton, Ohio. In a 2013 interview with 60 Minutes, he stated that he was "not remorseful" and that the prostitutes "got what was coming to them", before violently attacking host Mike Wallace. Bryant was executed via electric chair on April 19th, 2014, with his final words being "This is not the Wildcat Way".