Dr. Ralph H. Poteet HS
3300 Poteet Dr
Mesquite, TX 75150
(972) 882-5300
(972) 882-5353
fax number for records
Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8 am - 4 pm
Summer Hours
Monday - Thursday
7:30 am - 5 pm
2024-25 High School Hours
School Starts: 8:30 AM
School Ends: 4 PM
Tardy (T) arrival from 8:30 - 8:50 AM
Partial absence (L) arrival after 8:50 AM to first period or more than 10 minutes late for periods 2A-4A & 6B-8B
Absence (A) arrival after 11 AM without excuse or missing individual periods throughout the day
Early release: 1:05 PM
Bell Schedule
Visiting Our Campus
All visitors are required to provide a valid driver’s license prior to entering any part of the building.
All visitors are required to enter through the front office where the driver’s license will be scanned through the District’s Raptor system.
Thank you for assisting us in our efforts to keep our students safe!
Our Namesake
Dr. Ralph Harris Poteet was born on July 12, 1926, in Desdemona, Texas. He attended public schools in Stephenville, where he excelled in football. He went to Southwestern University in Georgetown on a football scholarship in 1944, but entered the Army after his freshman year. He returned to Southwestern in 1947 as a World War II veteran, and graduated with his Bachelor's degree in 1949. He came to Mesquite ISD as the head football coach at Mesquite High School in 1955. Poteet was appointed business manager in 1960, assistant superintendent in 1961 and named superintendent of schools in 1964.
In 1961, he earned his master's degree from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce) where he also completed his doctoral degree in 1968.
Our Feeder Pattern
2024-25 Poteet High School Bell Schedule
| Class Period | Class Start | Class End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st/5th | 8:30 AM | 10:08 AM |
| 2nd/6th | 10:13 AM | 11:51 AM |
| Advisory | 11:51 AM | 12:06 PM |
| 3rd/7th | 12:11 PM | 2:17 PM |
| A lunch | 12:11 PM | 12:41 PM |
| B lunch | 12:43 PM | 1:13 PM |
| C lunch | 1:15 PM | 1:45 PM |
| D lunch | 1:47 PM | 2:17 PM |
| 4th/8th | 2:22 PM | 4:00 PM |
Pirate Administration
Dr. Kelly Long
Principal - High School
Tanya Armstrong
Academic Dean - High School, Registrar
Leigh Barajas
Assistant Principal - High School
Samuel Coward
Associate Principal - High School
Robert Jacobs
Assistant Principal - High School
Youlanda Sanders
Assistant Principal - High School
Mascot
Pirates
School Colors
Green and White
History of Poteet
Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School was the fourth high school built in Mesquite ISD opening in 1986. Our campus serves approximately 1,800 students in grades 9 - 12.