Hull-Daisetta Independent School District
| Hull Daisetta ISD | |
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Daisetta, Texas United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1925 |
| Superintendent | Mary Huckabay |
| Enrollment | 500 |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Black |
| Mascot | Bobcat |
| Website | Hull-Daisetta ISD |
Hull-Daisetta Independent School District is a public school district based in Daisetta, Texas (USA). The district also serves the communities of Hull and Raywood.
Hull-Daisetta High School is the only team from Liberty county to win a state championship in Class 1A Football by defeating China Spring by a score of Hull-Daisetta 28, China Springs 18 in the 1979 UIL state football championship game.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Before the Hull-Daisetta ISD was established Hull & Daisetta were typical rural settlements. The land was used for farming and raising livestock. Oakdale, a one-teacher school, served the community for many years.
Oil was discovered in Hull in 1918 and brought an increased population to the area.
The Oakdale School was soon too small and was forced to hire another teacher. The history of Oakdale School has been told many different ways, but people who were there say it was located in the back of the Barngrover's homestead. Shortly after the installation of a second teacher a second school was opened on the A. Merchant Lease located in Common School District 21.
In 1921, by a special act of legislature, the Hull ISD was organized and the board held their first meeting on July 29, 1921. At the meeting, the school board decided to purchase an old hotel building on FM 770 in Daisetta & moved Oakdale closer to the business section of town. The school facilities soon became too small & a bunk-shack was donated by Humble Oil Company to enlarge them. The three-teacher school continued in Hull and necessary equipment was purchased to furnish the new schools in addition to Oakdale. There were 10 grades taught and no extracurricular activities. The school district expanded to house a rapidly increasing school population.
In 1922 the board decided to take out a bond that totaled $100,000. The school site was then expanded to 10 acres (40,000 m2) through purchases and a gift. A wooden building was built to house the 6th-10th grades. The first five grades were still held in the old hotel building. The hotel building was abandoned in 1923, and 1st-5th grades were relocated to a temporary building and an 11th grade was added to the school. By the 1924-1925 school years the school had 30 teachers and several new additions. Modern equipment had been installed for the new extracurricular classes: home economics, commercial subjects, and a library. The high-school boasted 4.5 units of accredited studies during this school year.
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