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Port Neches High School, the predecessor to Port Neches–Groves High School, was built in 1925 at a cost of approximately $175,000. The Indian mascot and the purple and white school colors were chosen around this time.
Grigsby's Bluff Jail, Port Neches. The area known as Port Neches was once inhabited by tribes of the coastal-dwelling Karankawa and Atakapa Native Americans. Smith's Bluff (the future site of Sun Oil and Union Oil of California riverside property) and Grigsby's Bluff (now Port Neches) were the only two high land bluffs on the Neches River south of Beaumont, whose name is believed to have been ...
Groves is located in eastern Jefferson County 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont in eastern Jefferson County. The city of Port Arthur borders Groves on three sides (southeast, southwest, and northeast), while Port Neches lies to the northwest. [7] Three State Highways – 73, 87, and 347 – pass through or near the city.
Nederland Independent School District is a public school district based in Nederland, Texas . Originally organized in 1920, the Nederland Independent School District has served the community for 100 years. The first school was built on grounds donated by Mr. Bluitt Langham, which is located at the current playground of Langham Elementary.
The Port Neches–Groves Independent School District has a long history involving its continued use of their mascot, the Indians, despite years of controversy and calls of racism. Their drill team performs wearing decorative war bonnets, their chants include the words "Scalp 'Em, Indians", their yearbook is the "War Whoop", their newspaper is ...
Nederland High School is a public high school located in the city of Nederland, Texas. It is part of the Nederland Independent School District which covers a portion of eastern Jefferson County , including all of Nederland and portions of Port Neches , Port Arthur , and Beaumont .
During the 1950s and 1960s, Phillips coached high school football in various Texas cities including Nederland, Jacksonville, Amarillo, and Port Neches-Groves. His college coaching stints included serving as an assistant coach at Texas A&M University (for Bear Bryant ), the University of Houston (for Bill Yeoman ), Southern Methodist University ...
Nederland is located in eastern Jefferson County and is bordered to the east by Port Neches, to the south by Port Arthur, and to the north by unincorporated Central Gardens. Texas State Highway 347 runs through the northeastern side of the city, close to downtown, and the U.S. Route 69/96/287 freeway runs through the southwestern side ...