S. H. Rider High School
American high school in Wichita Falls, Texas
S.H. Rider High School was a public school in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It was part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District. The school opened in 1961 and served students in grades nine through twelve, until its closure in May 2024.
History
The school opened for classes in the fall of 1961. It was named for Stephen H. Rider, a long-time educator in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. He was principal of Wichita Falls High School from 1919 to 1949.
Although Rider did not open until seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, none of Wichita Falls's high schools integrated their classes until the late 1960s.
Rider shut its doors permanently at the end of the 2023–2024 school year, with two new high schools, Legacy High and Memorial High, near completion. Students were transferred to one of the new high schools depending on which zone they lived in.
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