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__//Permian High School (MOJO)//__
//By: Brendon Argenziano & Amber Anders//

Permian high school opened in 1959 in Odessa, Texas. The school is known for its excelling program in football. The Permian Panthers are one of the best teams around. The schools chant is “MOJO”, this term was created when students in the stands at a game where saying “GO JO” and other students mistook it as “MOJO”. From then on they used the word sort of as a battle cry. Permian high school is the setting for one of the best selling books Friday Night Lights. Everyone goes to the games, that's the tradition o the school. It is known for their football and all students are orientated in it.

Blaney, Betsy. "'Friday Night Lights' coach Gaines back at Permian." //West Texas//. 2009. 24 Aug 2009 .

//__Gary Gaines__//
//By: Brendon Argenziano & Amber Anders//

Gary Gaines was born May 4, 1949, and was the head coach of the Permian High School football team in 1988. Gaines worked as an assistant at Texas Tech University coaching linebackers, such as an NFL player Zach Thomas. He was the 17th head coach for 5 seasons (2000-2004) for the college team Abilene Christian University Wildcats in Texas. His record at Abilene University was 21 wins, 30 losses, and 0 ties. The Wildcats won the Lone Star Conference South Division championship in 2002. As years passed, Gaines moved on the athletic director in 2005 for Ector County Independent School District. The Ector County Independent School District was in the same district as Permian High School. Great news came to Gaines in 2009, Permian High School accepted him back as head coach after Darren Allman left.

"ESPN High School." Who will be the last one standing?. 5 June 2009. 23 Aug 2009 .