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H.M. King High School Today |
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Above is a photo of H. M. King High today. Opened in 1965, the new H. M. King High School has been expanded since 1971 to include an indoor swimming pool. The outer wings of the front of the school have been extended on both the north and south sides. A baseball diamond now exists south of the track. Across the street, there is a shopping mall, where an open field once existed. If you haven't visited Kingsville in many years, try to remember what the area around the high school looked like in 1971, and compare it to today. |
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Some interesting information |
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The first graduate from H.M. King High School was Marjorie Elizabeth DeLeuw. She graduated Kingsville High School (before it was named H.M. King High) on May 18, 1911. She was born July 6, 1895, to Jean and Jacob DeLeuw in Holland. Her mother died when she was five years old and she was brought to San Antonio, Texas by her mother's brother, James Arthur Battram and his wife. She attended school in San Antonio until they moved to Brownsville in 1904. They then moved to Kingsville in 1905, where Mr. and Mrs. Battram operated Kingsville's first nursery in connection with the King Ranch. |
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In 1924, Doris Besch Tracy and Felix Callahan were elected the first cheerleaders of H.M. King High. Doris Besch Tracy also changed the name of the H.M. King High mascot from the "Goats" to the "Brahmas". A special "thank you" to Doris Besch Tracy for saving all of the future graduates of H.M. King High the embarrassment and humiliation of being called the H.M. King High "Goats"! |
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