Education
BY HANNAH JOHNSON
Celina, Prosper ISDs receive UIL realignment The University Interscholastic League announced its 2024-26 district realignment, which determines each Texas high school’s athletic conference for the next two years, on Feb. 1. The background The released alignments are for volleyball, bas- ketball and football. Alignments for other events will be released this spring, according to UIL. UIL classifies schools into conferences based on enrollment. The details During the regular season, schools will compete within their respective conference, region and district. Celina High School is in Conference 4A and will compete in Region 2, District 9 for basketball
PISD sees 82% of grads attend college Prosper High School’s 2021-22 graduating class had 84% of students enrolled in college, while Rock Hill High School’s class had 80% of its graduating students enrolled in college after high school, according to a Jan. 22 board meeting presentation. “We’re always wanting to increase [univer- sity enrollment rates], but we also know that a lot of our students might leave with a cer- tification or go straight into the workforce or military,” said Alexis Webb, PISD’s executive director of guidance and counseling. The details The National Student Clearinghouse tracks where students attend college after high school. Data for college enrollment rates during the 2022-23 school year is not yet available, Webb said.
Determining classifications The conference classifications are determined by the number of students that attend a given school. These classifications are set for 2024-26.
6A 2,275+ students
3A 254-544 students
5A 1,315-2,274 students
2A 105-253 students
4A 545-1,314 students
1A 104 or less students
SOURCE: UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
and volleyball. Celina High will compete in Division 1 of Conference 4A in Region 2, District 7 for football. Prosper ISD’s 6A high schools, Prosper High and Rock Hill High, will compete in Region 1, District 6 for volleyball, basketball and football. Walnut Grove, PISD’s 5A high school, will compete in Region 2, District 9 for volleyball and basketball. For football, Walnut Grove will compete in Conference 5A’s Division 2 under Region 1, District 4.
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