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'''Alamo Heights High School''' is a secondary school located in the city of [[Alamo Heights]], [[Texas]] and is the only high school for the [[Alamo Heights Independent School District]].

{{Infobox school

| name = Alamo Heights High School

| image =

| streetaddress = 6900 Broadway Street

| city = [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]]

| state = [[Texas]]

| zipcode = 78209

| county = [[Bexar County, Texas|Bexar County]]

| country = [[United States]]

| coordinates = {{Coord|29.491199|-98.464793|display=inline,title}}

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|480759000045|school_name=Alamo Heights High School|access_date=December 27, 2024|ref_name="NCES"}}

| schooltype = [[High school in the United States|high school]]

| fundingtype = [[State school#United States|Public]]

| established = Original schoolhouse: 1909<br>Original High School building: 1923<br>Current High School building: 1950

| district = [[Alamo Heights Independent School District|Alamo Heights ISD]]

| locale = Suburb: Large<ref name=NCES/>

| superintendent = Dana Bashara

| principal = Cory Smith

| teaching_staff = 120.24 {{FTE}}<ref name=NCES/>

| grades = 9{{ndash}}12

| enrollment = 1,537<ref name=NCES/>

| enrollment_as_of = 2023{{ndash}}2024

| ratio = 12.78<ref name=NCES/>

| conference = [[University Interscholastic League|UIL]] Class AAAAA

| mascot = Mules

| rival =

| newspaper = Hoof Print

| yearbook = Olmos

| colors = {{color box|blue}} {{color box|gold}} Blue and Gold

| campus type = Suburban

| homepage = [http://www.ahisd.net/campuses/ahhs/default.htm Alamo Heights High School]

}}

'''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{{ndash}}2023, Alamo Heights High School had an enrollment of 1,606 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.37.<ref name=NCES/> The school received an overall rating of "B" from the [[Texas Education Agency]] for the 2021{{ndash}}2022 school year.<ref>{{cite web |title=TEA |url=https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2022&lev=C&id=015901001&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=[[Texas Education Agency]] |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref>

==Athletics==

The district includes three "island cities" (as they together are surrounded by but not a part of San Antonio), including all of Alamo Heights, parts of [[Terrell Hills, Texas|Terrell Hills]], and all of [[Olmos Park, Texas|Olmos Park]]. The district also includes a small part of north central San Antonio. The school's mascot is the mule.

The Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/San-Antonio-Alamo-Heights/|title=Schools - The Athletics Department .com|work=theathleticsdepartment.com|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.

The two-story school is divided into four halls: Main, South, Central and North. Main provides access to the attendance and principal offices, the library, the auditorium, as well as a few classrooms. North contains the math and history departments. Central is occupied by the science department, as well as the nurse's and counselors' offices. South contains the English and foreign languages departments. The school's main sitting area is outside between North and Central. This area is aptly named "the Oaks" after all of its oak trees. The Oaks Building is located across the Oaks from the main building. It contains two art rooms, the language lab, which contains computers with headsets for use with recorded language teaching materials, and a multi-purpose room. The auditorium is located north of the north wing, with the Band hall north of the auditorium.

===State Titles===

The school has many sports facilities, the most visible of which is Harry B. Orem Stadium, used for football and soccer games. The stadium contains a track, and there is also a practice field for these sports. The school's main facility for basketball and volleyball games is the Mule Dome. There is also a practice gymnasium for basketball. The school has full pool facilities for swimming, diving, and water polo. The school's baseball field is located in the city's Olmos Basin.

*Boys Basketball - <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/archives-boys|title=Boys Basketball State Archives|work=uiltexas.org|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

**1952(3A), 1954(3A)

*Football - <ref>{{cite web|url=http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?action=schedule&T=1479&S=2006&GUID=3994176984|title=Lone Star Football Network - 2006 San Antonio Alamo Heights Mules -- texas high school football teams scores playoffs history|work=Lone Star Football Network|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

**2006(4A/D1)

*Boys Golf - <ref>[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/golf-boys.php UIL Boys Golf Archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728141347/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/golf-boys.php |date=2011-07-28 }}</ref>

**1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A)

*Boys Soccer - <ref>[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/soccer-boys.php UIL Boys Soccer Archives] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025651/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/soccer-boys.php |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2011-2012#soccer-boys|title=2011-2012 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)|work=uiltexas.org|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

**1987(All), 2012(4A)

*Girls Golf -

**2023(5A), 2024(5A), 2025(5A)

*Girls Swimming - <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/swim_dive/tournament_records.html|title=University Interscholastic League|work=uiltexas.org|access-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702004026/http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/swim_dive/tournament_records.html|archive-date=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uiltexas.org/archives/champions/2013-2014#swimming-diving-girls|title=2013-2014 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)|work=uiltexas.org|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref>

**1973(3A), 2014(4A)

*Team Tennis - <ref>[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/team-tennis.php UIL Team Tennis Archives] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024004649/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/team-tennis.php |date=October 24, 2015 }}</ref>

**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 - <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uiltexas.org/spirit/spirit-state-championships/results|title=Spirit — University Interscholastic League (UIL)|last=League|first=University Interscholastic|website=www.uiltexas.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref>

**2016(5A), 2017(5A), 2019(5A), 2020(5A)

== Notable alumni ==

Recently, the school has undergone major construction, including renvovation of the auditorium and the addition of a science building.

===Actors/Producers===

* [[Dayna Devon]], class of 1988, is a former TV host of the syndicated show- ''EXTRA''.<ref name=100years/>

* [[Brenda Marshall]], actress<ref name="slt">{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=W.K.|title=It's Another Brenda's Year|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5690169/the_salt_lake_tribune/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=December 31, 1939|___location=Utah, Salt Lake City|page=49|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = June 25, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref>

* [[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 (1987 film)|RoboCop]].<ref name=100years/>

==Statistics=Architects===

* [[Robert Hammond (High Line)|Robert Hammond]], class of 1988, co-founder and the executive director of [[Friends of the High Line]].

*Employs 106 faculty members

*75% of staff have master's degrees

*Enrollment: 1,445 students

*96% of graduates attend college

*79% in four-year colleges and 17% in junior/community colleges

Alamo Heights blows huge DICKS!!!!

===Authors/Journalists===

==Administration==

* [[Marie Brenner]], class of 1967, is an author, investigative journalist, and writer-at-large for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

*Dr. Jerry Christian, District Superintendent

* [[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.<ref name=100years/>

*Dr. Linda Foster, Principal

*Frank Alfaro, Randy White, and Terri Duncan (Formally Terri Bierbaum), Vice Principals

==Notable Teacher=Baseball===

* [[Billy Grabarkewitz]], class of 1964, former MLB player<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grababi01.shtml |title=Billy Grabarkewitz |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref>

Paul Foerster was the state recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching in 1983. He has also published many mathematical textbooks including his acclaimed ''Calculus : Concepts and Applications''.

* [[Davey Johnson]], class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 time World Series winner as coach & player<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsda02.shtml |title=Davey Johnson |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref>

* [[Forrest Whitley]], MLB pitcher with the [[Houston Astros]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whitlfo01.shtml |title=Forrest Whitley |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=November 13, 2024}}</ref>

==Athletics=Basketball===

* [[Ben Lammers]], professional basketball player

The school offers football, tennis, water polo, volleyball, and cross country in the fall. It offers basketball, swimming and diving, and soccer in the winter, and baseball, softball, water polo, track and field, and golf in the spring.

===Biochemist/Biologist===

* [[Angela Belcher]], attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at [[MIT]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

* [[William H. Cade]], class of 1964, Animal Behaviorist, Othroperist, President Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge.

===Educator===

* [[Light Townsend Cummins]], class of 1964, is the official State Historian of Texas.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

===Fashion Designer===

* [[Marisol Deluna]], class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Carole|title=Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/article/Alamo-Heights-ISD-packs-100-years-of-history-into-848211.php|access-date=August 17, 2019|work=San Antonio Express-News|date=October 7, 2009}}</ref>

===Football===

* [[Patrick Bailey (American football)|Patrick Bailey]], class of 2004, former linebacker for the [[Tennessee Titans]] and won a [[Super Bowl]] with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.<ref name=100years/>

* [[Chase Clement]], class of 2004, was a quarterback for the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] and won the [[United Football League (2009)|UFL's]] 2010 [[2010 UFL Championship Game|Championship Game]] taking home the game MVP trophy.

===Inventors===

* [[Tito's Vodka|"Tito” Beveridge]], class of 1979, founder of Tito’s Vodka

* [[Bette Nesmith Graham]], inventor and founder of [[Liquid Paper]]

===Military===

* [[Kara Hultgreen]], class of 1983, (D. 1994), first female carrier-based Navy fighter pilot.<ref name='Revlon'>{{cite book | last1 = Spears | first1 = Sally | title = Call Sign Revlon | publisher = Naval Institute Press | year = 1998 | ___location = Annapolis, MD | isbn = 1-55750-809-7}}</ref>

* [[Michael A. Nelson]], class of 1955, (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force.

===Musician===

===Notable athletic achievements===

* [[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.<ref>Of Course I Said Yes!: The Amazing Adventures of a Life in Music, Arthur Barrow, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1522979838}}</ref>

*Men's soccer - State champion (1987), State runner-up (2003)

* [[Christopher Cross]], class of 1969, is a recording artist with ''Top 40'' hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".<ref name=100years>{{Citation

*Football - State semifinalist (2004)

| last = Miller | first = Carole | title = Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party | newspaper = San Antonio Express-News | date = October 7, 2009 | access-date=May 27, 2011 | url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Alamo-Heights-ISD-packs-100-years-of-history-into-848211.php}}</ref>

*Track and Field - Regional qualifier (4*100 Relay) (2006)

* [[Clay Tarver]], class of 1984, co-founder of the bands [[Chavez (band)]] and [[Bullet LaVolta]], screenwriter for the movie [[Joy Ride (2001 film)|Joy Ride]] and [[Writers Guild of America]] award-winning Executive Producer of the [[HBO]] show [[Silicon Valley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/writer-clay-tarver-winner-of-the-episodic-comedy-award-for-news-photo/510102200|title=2016 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony - Press Room}}</ref>

*Cross country - Regional qualifier (2005)

*Women's soccer - State semifinalist (2006)

*Tennis - State champion (1973, 1984,1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002)

*Water Polo - State runner-up (1996)

*Basketball - State runner-up (1991)

==Arts=Politician===

* [[Howard Peak]], class of 1967, mayor of San Antonio 1997–2001<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2015 |title=Mayor Howard Peak Records, 1984-2001 |url=https://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/Files/MuniAR/FindingAid/Mayor-Howard-Peak-Records-1984-2001.pdf |website=City of San Antonio}}</ref>

* [[Joe Straus]], class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

* [[Susan Weddington]], class of 1969, state chairman of the [[Republican Party of Texas]] from 1997 to 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahh69.com/class_classmates.cfm|title=Alamo Heights High School (Class of 1969)|publisher=ahh69.com|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref>

* [[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 ==

* [[San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez]]

== References ==

The school has a highly competitive music program with state finalists in [[TMEA]]'s Honor Band competition and regularly has several All-State musicians.

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== External linklinks ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111223234751/http://www.ahisd.net/campuses/ahhs/defaultindex.htmhtml Alamo Heights High School]

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