Wink High School

Wink High School
Location
200 Rosey Dodd Avenue Wink , Texas 79789-0367 United States
Coordinates	31°45′18″N 103°09′08″W / 31.755088°N 103.152160°W / 31.755088; -103.152160
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Wink-Loving Independent School District
Principal	Kittie Gibson
Staff	26.14 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7-12
Enrollment	211 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	8.07[1]
Colors	Black & Orange
Athletics conference	UIL Class 2A
Mascot	Wildcat/Lady Cat
Website	Wink High School
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Official name	Wink Junior High and High School
Designated	2012
Reference no.	17754

Wink High School is a public high school located in Wink, Texas, United States and classified as a 2A school by the UIL; it serves both Wink and Mentone in Loving County. It is part of the Wink-Loving Independent School District located in southwestern Winkler County and includes all of Loving County. In 2015, the school was rated "met standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Athletics

The Wink Wildcats compete in these sports:^[3]

• Boys' and girls' basketball
• Boys' and girls' cross-country running
• Football
• Boys' and girls' golf
• Boys' and girls' tennis
• Boys' and girls' track and field
• Girls' volleyball

State titles

• Football - ^[4]
  • 1952(1A)
• Boys' golf - ^[5]
  • 1957(B), 1959(B), 1960(B)
• Girls' golf - ^[6]
  • 2015(1A)
• Boys' track - ^[7]
  • 1959(B)
• Volleyball - ^[8]
  • 1972(1A), 1974(1A)

Notable alumnus

Roy Orbison – rock 'n' roll singer and songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

Structure

In May 2018, a school bond was passed which included the demolition of the original Wink High School. In November 2018, despite the disapproval of the Texas State Historical Association, superintendent Scotty Carman and the Wink-Loving ISD school board voted to proceed with the demolition of the historic 90-year-old high school to make room for future development. Demolition began in January 2019. Note, on the bond election, 83% of the votes were for and 17% were against.

See also

• School portal
• Texas portal

• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Winkler County

References

1. "WINK H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
3. The Athletics Department
4. Lone Star Network Webpage
5. "UIL Boys Golf Archives". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
6. UIL Girls Golf Archives
7. "UIL Boys Track Archives". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
8. "UIL Volleyball Archives". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2010.

External links

• Wink-Loving ISD