Roy Miller High School is a public high school located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school was known as Corpus Christi High School until 1950. It is the oldest high school in the city.
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History
Established in 1894, Roy Miller is the oldest high school in Corpus Christi. Originally known as Corpus Christi High, the school was renamed in 1950 in honor of Henry Pomeroy Miller, the former mayor of Corpus Christi. The 1950 opening of W. B. Ray High School relieved Miller High; each high school at the time took about half of the public high school students in Corpus Christi.
Miller is a center for science and technology. The recently improved science and computer labs add to Miller's academic experience. In conjunction with Del Mar College, Miller offers a series of Dual-Credit academies which include: Cosmetology, Fire Science, and welding. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
Athletics
The Miller Buccaneers compete in these sports: Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball
State titles
Boys Basketball
1950(2A)
Football
1938(All), 1960(4A)
Boys Track
1947(All), 1949(2A)
Notable alumni
Marshall Applewhite, founder of Heaven's Gate
Barbara Barrie, actress
Jesse Benavides, WBO super bantamweight champion
Dabney Coleman, actor
Zuehl Conoly, football player
Pamelya Herndon, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Edwin Kessler (1945), atmospheric scientist and Doppler weather radar pioneer
Eva Longoria, actress
Allen Ludden, host of TV game show Password
Abraham Quintanilla, Jr., singer, father of Selena
Johnny Roland, football player and coach
George Conrad Westervelt, US Navy officer and aviation pioneer
William I. Westervelt, US Army brigadier general