Feeding patterns and school demographics Mesquite High School's relatively large size owes largely to the broad base from which it draws students. Directly, the school receives new freshmen from Agnew, A.C. New and Wilkinson Middle Schools with those schools, in turn, receiving students from the elementary schools Black, Gentry, Gray, Hanby, Tisinger, Mackey, Moss, and Shaw. Notable alumni Mike Ford (1977) – quarterback for the SMU Mustangs Ewell "Turkey" Gross - baseball player Rashard Higgins – a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers Sean Lowe (1989) – a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1997 through 2003 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals. Ronnie McAda – quarterback for the United States Military Academy and Green Bay Packers Ngozi Onwumere – sprinter and Olympic bobsledder, competing for Nigeria Eddie Phillips - quarterback for the Texas Longhorns Cory Remekun (2009) – an American professional basketball player Jordan Randall Smith (2001) – conductor Sonny Strait (1983) – voice actor, ADR director, and script writer at Funimation who provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series. Greg Vaughan – an American actor and former fashion model, known for his roles in the soap operas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital, and Days of Our Lives. Footnotes References External links Mighty Maroon Band The Swarm Press Mesquite Independent School District high schools Mesquite, Texas Works Progress Administration in Texas Educational institutions established in 1902 1902 establishments in Texas