Dillard McCollum High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States in the Harlandale Independent School District. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency and earned a distinction for Postsecondary Readiness.

McCollum High School
Address
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500 West Formosa Boulevard

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78221

United States
Coordinates29°20′37″N 98°30′42″W / 29.34361°N 98.51167°W / 29.34361; -98.51167
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedSeptember 1962
School districtHarlandale ISD
PrincipalRichard Marroquin
Faculty105.74 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,494 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.13[1]
Color(s)   
Kelly Green and Vegas Gold
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 5A
MascotCowboy
RivalsHarlandale Indians
Websitewww.harlandale.net/mhs

History

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The school was named in honor of Dillard McCollum, who served in the community as a student, teacher, principal, and superintendent for twenty years.

Frontier Bowl

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The annual Frontier Bowl is one of the oldest and fiercest high school football rivalry games. It pits the Harlandale High School Indians against the McCollum High School Cowboys at Memorial Stadium. The match-up has a 50-year history.[2]

Accomplishments

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  • In 1972, McCollum was chosen as the Bellamy Award recipient. Only one high school is chosen in the United States each year, with a 50-year rotation for each state.
  • In 1992, Clifton Bennett won the state championship in editorial writing.[3]
  • In 2022, the McCollum Indoor Percussion placed 1st in the TECA State Championship for Indoor Percussion.[4]
  • In 2022, the McCollum Color Guard placed 1st in the TECA State Championship for Color Guard. [5]
  • In 2022, the McCollum Band received Sweepstakes in UIL for both their Concert and Wind Ensemble Band.

McCollum Cowboy Band and Color Guard

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A part of the McCollum band is the McCollum Indoor Percussion and Color Guard, both of which placed 1st in the TECA State Championships (2022).[6][7] The McCollum Band also is known for going viral in a Fiesta video featuring their rendition of "El Baile de la Gorila (2017).[8] The McCollum Band is currently headed by Gilbert Borrego, Briann Jasso, and Johan Escalera.

Show Year
Angels In The Architecture 2022
Medusa 2021
Phantom Of The Opera 2020
We Come In Peace 2019
Earth Speaks 2018
Fused 2017
Animal Farm 2016
Dia de Los Muertos 2015
Exodus 2014

Clubs

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  • McCollum Cowboy Band
  • Color Guard
  • Golds Stars Dance Team
  • Cyber Security Club
  • National Honor Society
  • National Technical Honor Society
  • Business Professionals of America
  • Anime Club
  • Art Club
  • Auto Tech
  • Spanish Club
  • French Club
  • ASL Club
  • HOSA
  • VICA
  • Drama Club
  • Robotics Club
  • Math Club
  • Media Club
  • J.R.O.T.C
  • Gamma Sigma Girls
  • TAFE

Athletics

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The McCollum Cowboys compete in the following sports:[9]

State Title

  • Volleyball
    • 1976(4A)

The Leadership School

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The School of Leadership and Public Service (SLPS) is a magnet program on campus at McCollum High School. The Department Chair is currently Yvonne Valdez. The program requires numerous hours of community service and encourages students to take on leadership positions throughout the school.[10]

Notable alumni

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Principals

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Name Years of service
George Vakey Fall 1962 to spring 1967
William Patrick Shannon Fall 1967 to spring 1975
Darrell N. Flynt Fall 1975 to spring 1988
Virginia Aguilar Fall 1988 to spring 1995
Dr. Syl Perez Fall 1995 to spring 1997
Robert Pacheco Spring 1997 to summer 1997
Henry Galindo Fall 1997 to spring 2001
David Stelmazewski Fall 2001 to spring 2008
Diana Sz. Casas Fall 2008 to spring 2011
Aracelie Bunsen Fall 2011 to spring 2016
Jacob Garcia Fall 2016 to spring 2020
Richard Marroquin Fall 2020 to 2024
Jacob Salinas Fall 2024-Present

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MCCOLLUM H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Frontier Bowl Archived October 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ UIL Writing State Championship.
  4. ^ "TECA".
  5. ^ "TECA".
  6. ^ "TECA".
  7. ^ "TECA".
  8. ^ "McCollum High School Band's Performance of 'El Baile de la Gorila' Was Spot on".
  9. ^ The Athletics Department
  10. ^ The Leadership School Archived September 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Jonathan Joss Biography
  12. ^ Artist Biography by Jason Birchmeier
  13. ^ Offender Information Detail Saldivar, Yolanda Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 15 February 2018
  14. ^ Official Website of the Texas Senate
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