Alamo Heights High School
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| Alamo Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
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6900 Broadway Street , 78209 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°29′28″N 98°27′53″W / 29.491199°N 98.464793°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Traditional Public |
| Established | Original schoolhouse: 1909 Original High School building: 1923 Current High School building: 1950 |
| School district | Alamo Heights Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Dana Bashara |
| Principal | Cory Smith |
| Faculty | 117.19 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,664 (2019–20)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.20[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
| Mascot | Mules |
| Newspaper | Hoof Print |
| Yearbook | Olmos |
| Website | Alamo Heights High School |
Alamo Heights High School is a public high school located in the city of Alamo Heights, Texas and is the only high school in the Alamo Heights Independent School District.
Athletics
The Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports:[2]
Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.
State Titles
- Boys Basketball - [3]
- 1952(3A), 1954(3A)
- Football - [4]
- 2006(4A/D1)
- Boys Golf - [5]
- 1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A)
- Boys Soccer - [6][7]
- 1987(All), 2012(4A)
- Girls Swimming - [8][9]
- 1973(3A), 2014(4A)
- Team Tennis - [10]
- 1984(4A), 1986(4A), 1987(4A), 1988(4A), 1993(4A), 1994(4A), 1995(4A), 1996(4A), 1998(4A), 1999(4A), 2000(4A),2002(4A)
- Cheerleading - [11]
- 2016(5A), 2017(5A), 2019(5A), 2020(5A)
Notable alumni
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- Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.[12]
- Angela Belcher, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT.[citation needed]
- "Tito” Beveridge, class of 1979, is the founder of Tito’s Vodka
- Marie Brenner, class of 1967, is an author, investigative journalist, and writer-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine.[citation needed]
- William H. Cade, class of 1964, Animal Behaviorist, Othroperist, President Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge.
- Chase Clement, class of 2004, was a quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotives and won the UFL's 2010 Championship Game taking home the game MVP trophy.
- Christopher Cross, class of 1969, is a recording artist with Top 40 hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".[12]
- Light Townsend Cummins, class of 1964, is the official State Historian of Texas.[citation needed]
- Marisol Deluna, class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.[13]
- Dayna Devon, class of 1988, is a former TV host of the syndicated show- EXTRA.[12]
- Billy Grabarkewitz, class of 1964, former MLB player
- Bette Nesmith Graham, inventor and founder of Liquid Paper
- Robert Hammond, class of 1988, co-founder and the executive director of Friends of the High Line.
- Kara Hultgreen, class of 1983, (D. 1994), first female carrier-based Navy fighter pilot.[14]
- Davey Johnson, class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 times World Series winner as coach & players
- Janet Krueger, class of 1970, is a Texas artist.[citation needed]
- Keith Langford, class of 1988,[15] drummer for The Gourds and Shinyribs
- Brenda Marshall, actress[16]
- Rick Riordan, class of 1982, is a San Antonio-based novelist of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and The New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series for children.[12]
- Ross Richie, class of 1988, comic book publisher and founder of Boom! Studios.
- Joe Straus, class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.[citation needed]
- Clay Tarver, class of 1984, co-founder of the bands Chavez (band) and Bullet LaVolta, screenwriter for the movie Joy Ride and Writers Guild of America award-winning Executive Producer of the HBO show Silicon Valley[17][citation needed]
- Susan Weddington, class of 1969, state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003[18]
- Jeff Wentworth, class of 1958, served in the Texas Senate from 1993 to 2013 after tenure in the Texas House of Representatives from 1988 to 1993.
- Peter Weller, class of 1965, is an actor in movies such as RoboCop.[12]
- Forrest Whitley, MLB pitcher with the Houston Astros
- Arthur Barrow, musician, composer, producer, and arranger. Played with Frank Zappa, Robby Krieger, The Doors among others. Worked with Giorgio Moroder on Top Gun and other soundtracks.[19]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "ALAMO HEIGHTS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Boys Basketball State Archives". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Lone Star Football Network - 2006 San Antonio Alamo Heights Mules -- texas high school football teams scores playoffs history". Lone Star Football Network. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Boys Soccer Archives Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2011-2012 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "University Interscholastic League". uiltexas.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ UIL Team Tennis Archives Archived October 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ League, University Interscholastic. "Spirit — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Carole (October 7, 2009), "Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party", San Antonio Express-News, retrieved May 27, 2011
- ^ Miller, Carole (October 7, 2009). "Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Spears, Sally (1998). Call Sign Revlon. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-809-7.
- ^ http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Alamo_Heights_High_School_Olmos_Yearbook/1985/Page_126.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Clark, W.K. (December 31, 1939). "It's Another Brenda's Year". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. p. 49. Retrieved June 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/writer-clay-tarver-winner-of-the-episodic-comedy-award-for-news-photo/510102200.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Alamo Heights High School (Class of 1969)". ahh69.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Of Course I Said Yes!: The Amazing Adventures of a Life in Music, Arthur Barrow, 2016, ISBN 978-1522979838
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