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.
| Alamo Heights High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
6900 Broadway Street , 78209 United States | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
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 Golf -
- 2023(5A)
- 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
- 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.
- "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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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]
- 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]
- Jim Timmins, Class of 1972, was the original Enron Whistleblower as reported by the Wall Street Journal[20]
- Paul Carroll, Class of 1981, an actor in movies and television as listed on IMDB
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "Alamo Heights High School - Olmos Yearbook (San Antonio, TX) - Class of 1985".
- 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.
- "2016 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony - Press Room".
- "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
- "Episode 4: The Downfall".
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