Austin High School (Austin, Texas)

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Stephen F. Austin High School
Mens agitat molem
Location
1715 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas
Information
Type Public
Established 1881
School district Austin Independent School District
Principal Dr. Lucio Calzada
Grades 9 through 12
Color(s) Maroon and White
Athletics conference UIL 25-AAAAA
Mascot Maroons / Mr. Maroo
Information 512-414-2505
Website austinisd.org/schools/website.phtml?id=014

Stephen F. Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River.

The current campus is located near downtown Austin along the Colorado River. The school, originally known simply as Austin High School, was renamed in 1953 after Stephen F. Austin, known as the "Father of Texas." Austin High School is one of eleven high schools in the Austin Independent School District.

Roughly 2,100 students attend the school in grades nine through twelve. The school's current building is the third built to house the school, following four 19th century locations in other buildings.[1] Austin High's official motto is Mens Agitat Molem (Latin: The Mind Moves the Masses) or, literally, "Mind Over Matter."

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[edit] History

Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus, formerly Austin High School and John T. Allan Junior High School.[1]

Austin High School opened in September 1881. Classes were held on the third floor of the West Austin School building at 11th Street and Rio Grande Street. Due to growth of the student population instruction was held at the First Baptist Church, the temporary state Capitol building, and the Smith Opera House.[1] The first Austin High School campus, located at 9th Street and Trinity Street, opened in 1900. In 1925 John Allan Junior High School moved from 1212 Rio Grande Street to 9th at Trinity, and Austin High School moved to 1212 Rio Grande Street. In 1975 Austin High School moved to its current location. The first day of classes at the Cesar Chavez campus occurred on August 25, 1975.[2]

[edit] Academics

Austin High was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1982-83.[3]

[edit] Athletics

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Austin High School offers many different athletic programs for students: Football, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Swimming, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Lacrosse. The Austin High Football team has won three state championships, most recently in 1947.

[edit] Fine arts

Austin High School also offers a wide array of Fine Arts to its students. The school's band is the largest group in the school, with over 200 students. The marching band performs at the football games during the autumn semester, while the four separate concert bands have performances throughout the spring semester. The Austin High Jazz Ensemble was one of 15 Jazz bands in the nation featured in the 2008 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival competition, hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.[4] The school offers an Orchestra class and Choir program which performs throughout the year. Also, students can participate in the Red Dragon Theater company at Austin high, that performs regularly throughout the year as well. The Red Dragon Players' production of Over the River and Through the Woods won the 2009 UIL One-Act State Championship.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Austin High School Historical Marker Text". Texas Historical Commission. http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/common/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5453006449. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. 
  2. ^ "History". Austin High School. http://www.austinschools.org/campus/austin/history.htm. Retrieved on January 12, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)". http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf. 
  4. ^ Moses, Drew (2008-03-24). "Austin High jazz band to compete nationally". News 8 Austin. http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=203641. Retrieved on 2008-10-26. 
  5. ^ Associated Press (2000-04-04). "Bush used private school option". http://quest.cjonline.com/stories/040400/gen_private.shtml. Retrieved on 2006-08-22. 
  6. ^ Messer, Kate X (2005-11-04). "Ben McKenzie on Uncle Robert". The Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:306897. Retrieved on 2008-10-22. 
  7. ^ "Sewanee Tigers Roster". http://www.sewaneetigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=205&path=football. 
  8. ^ a b http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bowers_hayden00.html
  9. ^ http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/dungey_mychal00.html
  10. ^ http://111th.illumen.org/leg.jsf?legMemId=31850
  11. ^ a b c http://ladymaroons.com/wherearetheynow.htm
  12. ^ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/buchanan_mark00.html

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