Alamo Heights High School is a public high school located in the city of Alamo Heights, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. Alamo Heights is the only high school in the Alamo Heights Independent School District. During 2022–2023, Alamo Heights High School had an enrollment of 1,606 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.37.[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year.[2]
| Alamo Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
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6900 Broadway Street , , 78209 | |
| Coordinates | 29°29′28″N 98°27′53″W / 29.491199°N 98.464793°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Established | Original schoolhouse: 1909 Original High School building: 1923 Current High School building: 1950 |
| Locale | Suburb: Large[1] |
| School district | Alamo Heights ISD |
| Superintendent | Dana Bashara |
| NCES School ID | 480759000045[1] |
| Principal | Cory Smith |
| Faculty | 120.15 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,606[1] (2022–2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.37[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 |
Athletics
editThe Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports:[3]
Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.
State Titles
edit- Boys Basketball - [4]
- 1952(3A), 1954(3A)
- Football - [5]
- 2006(4A/D1)
- Boys Golf - [6]
- 1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A)
- Boys Soccer - [7][8]
- 1987(All), 2012(4A)
- Girls Golf -
- 2023(5A), 2024(5A)
- Girls Swimming - [9][10]
- 1973(3A), 2014(4A)
- Team Tennis - [11]
- 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 - [12]
- 2016(5A), 2017(5A), 2019(5A), 2020(5A)
Notable alumni
editActors/Producers
edit- Dayna Devon, class of 1988, is a former TV host of the syndicated show- EXTRA.[13]
- Brenda Marshall, actress[14]
- Ross Richie, class of 1988, comic book publisher and founder of Boom! Studios.
- Peter Weller, class of 1965, is an actor in movies such as RoboCop.[13]
Architects
edit- Robert Hammond, class of 1988, co-founder and the executive director of Friends of the High Line.
Authors/Journalists
edit- Marie Brenner, class of 1967, is an author, investigative journalist, and writer-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine.[citation needed]
- 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.[13]
Baseball
edit- Billy Grabarkewitz, class of 1964, former MLB player[15]
- Davey Johnson, class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 time World Series winner as coach & player[16]
- Forrest Whitley, MLB pitcher with the Houston Astros[17]
Basketball
edit- Ben Lammers, professional basketball player
Biochemist/Biologist
edit- Angela Belcher, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT.[citation needed]
- William H. Cade, class of 1964, Animal Behaviorist, Othroperist, President Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge.
Educator
edit- Light Townsend Cummins, class of 1964, is the official State Historian of Texas.[citation needed]
Fashion Designer
edit- Marisol Deluna, class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.[18]
Football
edit- Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.[13]
- 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.
Inventors
edit- "Tito” Beveridge, class of 1979, founder of Tito’s Vodka
- Bette Nesmith Graham, inventor and founder of Liquid Paper
Military
edit- Kara Hultgreen, class of 1983, (D. 1994), first female carrier-based Navy fighter pilot.[19]
- Michael A. Nelson, class of 1955, (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force.
Musician
edit- 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.[20]
- Christopher Cross, class of 1969, is a recording artist with Top 40 hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".[13]
- 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[21]
Politician
edit- Joe Straus, class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.[citation needed]
- Susan Weddington, class of 1969, state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003[22]
- 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public Schools - Alamo Heights High School (480759000045)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billy Grabarkewitz". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Davey Johnson". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Forrest Whitley". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Of Course I Said Yes!: The Amazing Adventures of a Life in Music, Arthur Barrow, 2016, ISBN 978-1522979838
- ^ "2016 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony - Press Room".
- ^ "Alamo Heights High School (Class of 1969)". ahh69.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
