Italy High School

Public school in Texas, United States

32°10′53″N 96°52′45″W﻿ / ﻿32.1813°N 96.8792°W﻿ / 32.1813; -96.8792

Italy High School

Address

300 South College

Italy

Texas

76651-0909

United States

Information
School type| Public high school
School district| Italy Independent School District
Staff| 24.48 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 7-12
Enrollment| 260 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 10.62[1]
Color(s)|  White & Old Gold
Athletics conference| UIL Class AA
Mascot| Gladiator
Website| ihs.italyisd.org

Italy High School is a public high school located in the city of Italy, Texas, in Ellis County, United States and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Italy Independent School District located in southwest Ellis County. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

## History

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In 2011 Lee Joffre became the principal of Italy High. He became the superintendent of the district in 2016.[3]

On January 22, 2018, 16-year-old male student Chad Padilla shot a fellow student in the cafeteria, wounding 15-year-old female student Mahkayla Jones. The shooter was arrested and initially charged as a juvenile with aggravated assault though the case was eventually moved to adult court and he was sentenced to 40 years on an attempted murder charge and 20 years on each of the aggravated assault indictments. Those sentences will be served concurrently. Padilla was found dead on March 24, 2022 in his cell at Telford Unit in New Boston, Texas of a suspected suicide.[4][5][6]

## Athletics

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The Italy Gladiators compete in:[7] volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, and softball.

### State Titles

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* Boys Basketball [8]
* 1997(2A)

## Notable alumni

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* Keith Davis \- (born December 30, 1978) is a former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
* Kortnei Johnson (born 1997), American sprinter

## References

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1. ^ a b c "ITALY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
2. ^ "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
3. ^ Ford, Ashley (2019-01-04). "Italy ISD superintendent resigns after 8 years of service". Waxahachie Daily Light. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
4. ^ "Texas teen charged with assault in Italy High School shooting'. NBC News, January 23, 2018.
5. ^ "Italy High School shooter sentenced to 40 years in prison". 24 June 2019.
6. ^ "Texas Student Who Opened Fire on Young Couple at Italy High School Dies from Apparent Suicide". CBS News. 23 March 2022.
7. ^ The Athletics Department
8. ^ UIL Boys Basketball Archives

## External links

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* Official website

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Education in Ellis County, Texas

Public high schools

Avalon ISD|

* Avalon School

Ennis ISD|

* Ennis High

Ferris ISD|

* Ferris High

Italy ISD|

* Italy High

Maypearl ISD|

* Maypearl High

Midlothian ISD|

* Midlothian HS
* Midlothian Heritage HS

Milford ISD|

* Milford High

Palmer ISD|

* Palmer High

Red Oak ISD|

* Red Oak High

Waxahachie ISD|

* Waxahachie High School
* Waxahachie Ninth Grade Academy
* Waxahachie Global High School
* Waxahachie High School of Choice

Charter schools|

* Life School

Private schools|

* Ovilla Christian School

Tertiary

Community colleges|

* Navarro College
* Waxahachie Campus

Universities|

* Southwestern Assemblies of God University

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* NCES

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