Tom C. Clark High School

Tom C. Clark High School
Location
5150 DeZavala Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78249
Coordinates	29.565811°N 98.580819°W / 29.565811; -98.580819
Information
Type	Public Secondary
Established	1978
School district	Northside Independent School District (NISD)
Superintendent	Dr. John Folks
Principal	Susan Cleveland
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	2,800
Color(s)	Black, White and Silver
Mascot	Cougar
Rival schools	Churchill High School
Athletic conferences	5A Division I
Website	Clark High School Home Page

Tom C. Clark High School is a high school, operated by the Northside Independent School District, in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Built in 1978 with five main buildings surrounding a court yard with over 120 class rooms it is one of NISD biggest schools.

In 2009, the school was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

Administration

Susan Cleveland is the principal. The administrators are Peter McMahon, Melissa Grijalva, Leah Flores,Alfred Garcia, and the Academic Dean is Anna Draker.

Area served by Tom C. Clark High School

Clark serves a portion of the city of San Antonio and the city of Shavano Park. The current population is close to 2700 students. Due to overcrowding, NISD has opened a new high school, Louis D. Brandeis High School, in the fall of 2008.

Feeder patterns

Feeder elementary schools include: Blattman, Colonies North, Locke Hill, Howsman, Boone, Leon Springs, Julia Newton Aue, McDermott Elementary School with new schools being built yearly.

Feeder middle schools include: Hobby, Rawlinson, and Rudder.

Namesake, school colors and mascot

As is customary for naming high schools in the Northside Independent School District, Clark High School was named after United States Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark.

The school colors are silver, black, and white. The mascot is the cougar.

Programs offered by Clark

Clark is currently classified as a 5A school.

Clark offers all the athletic programs sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. These include Football, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Swimming and Diving, Water Polo, Softball, Tennis, and Golf, Cross Country.

Clark also offers most, if not all of the Academic UIL events, including Academic Decathlon, Social Studies, Science, Current Issues, One Act Play, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Calculator Applications, Literary Criticism, CX Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, various speaking competitive events, various journalistic competitive events, and Air Force Junior ROTC.

Clark is home to an award-winning fine arts department, which offers programs in Concert and Marching Band, Colorguard and Winterguard, Orchestra, Choir, Theatre, and Art.

Advanced Placement Courses:
English Language
English Literature
World History
U.S. History
European History
Environmental Science
U.S. Government
Microeconomics
Psychology
Biology
Chemistry
Physics B
Physics C
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Statistics
Computer Science
Art History
Studio Art
Spanish
French
German
Latin

Academic Awards

In 2011 the school was awarded top honors for work by a student group collaborative to develop a software navigation system to help improve spacecraft travel through the solar system.

Named one of the top schools in the country by Newsweek Magazine.

"Texas Monthly" names Clark one of the top schools in Texas.

Students have placed nationally at Science Fair, National Spanish Exam, National French Exam, National Science Exam, and National Latin Exam.

Yearbook (The Witness) was named Honorable Mention by Taylor Publishing.

Newspaper (The Chronicle) was awarded the Silver Crown from the Columbian Scholastic Press Association (Columbia University, New York City) for 2007- 2008.

Junior won Best Journalism Team at UIL Regionals in 2008 and placed twice at State.

Clark Art Students were honored with Congressional District Awards, and were State Finalists at VASE.

Clark Debate Students were invited to attend the National Tournament of Champions.

Clark Latin Students were State Champions 2005-2006 and 2006–2007 and National Champions 2005-2006.

Clark Forensics Students qualified to State.

Academic Decathlon received 5th place at regionals.

Economics classes placed 1st in Section 1 of the Fall 2006 Stock Market Game.

Model UN received Best School, Honorable Mention.

Athletic Awards

Football: In the 2008-2009 football season, the Clark Cougars played in the 5A Texas Semi-Finals against F.B. Hightower, the farthest the school has ever excelled in the playoffs.

Tennis: District Champions of Northside Independent School District for more than two decades.

Track and Field: 2009 - Men placed 5th in the 28-5A District Track meet.

Famous alumni

• Matt Beech, Philadelphia Phillies, pitcher from 1996–1998
• Jessica Collins, professional actress acting in TV show Rubicon
• Pilar Lastra, Playboy's August 2004 "Playmate of The Month", model on Deal or No Deal (US)
• Wane McGarity, University of Texas football player, Dallas Cowboys, Canadian Football League

External links

• Clark High School
• Clark High School band: "The Mighty Cougar Band"
• Clark Theatre website
• School sports website