Tanner Thiel, newly hired athletic director for White Oak ISD, poses for a picture with his family following a White Oak ISD school board meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (Jordan Green/Longview News-Journal Photo)Swipe or click to see moreTanner Thiel, newly hired athletic director for White Oak ISD, and Superintendent Jack Parker pose for a picture following a White Oak ISD school board meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (Jordan Green/Longview News-Journal Photo)Swipe or click to see moreTanner Thiel, newly hired athletic director for White Oak ISD, and Superintendent Jack Parker pose for a picture following a White Oak ISD school board meeting Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Thiel was introduced – or re-introduced – to White Oak fans during a board meeting on Tuesday. White Oak competed in District 8-3A Division I last season with Atlanta, Gladewater, Sabine, Jefferson, Tatum and Liberty-Eylau.