Alamo Heights High School Explained

Alamo Heights High School
Streetaddress:	6900 Broadway Street
City:	San Antonio
State:	Texas
Zipcode:	78209
County:	Bexar County
Country:	United States
Schooltype:	high school
Fundingtype:	Public
Established:	Original schoolhouse: 1909 Original High School building: 1923 Current High School building: 1950
District:	Alamo Heights ISD
Locale:	Suburb: Large
Superintendent:	Dana Bashara
Principal:	Cory Smith
Faculty:	120.15
Grades:	912
Enrollment:	1,606
Enrollment As Of:	20222023
Ratio:	13.37
Conference:	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot:	Mules
Newspaper:	Hoof Print
Yearbook:	Olmos
Colors:	Blue and Gold
Campus Type:	Suburban
Homepage:	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 20222023, Alamo Heights High School had an enrollment of 1,606 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.37. The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20212022 school year.^[1]

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), 2024(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

Actors/Producers

• Dayna Devon, class of 1988, is a former TV host of the syndicated show- EXTRA.
• Brenda Marshall, actress^[12]
• 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.

Architects

• Robert Hammond, class of 1988, co-founder and the executive director of Friends of the High Line.

Authors/Journalists

• Marie Brenner, class of 1967, is an author, investigative journalist, and writer-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine.
• 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.

Baseball

• Billy Grabarkewitz, class of 1964, former MLB player^[13]
• Davey Johnson, class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 time World Series winner as coach & player^[14]
• Forrest Whitley, MLB pitcher with the Houston Astros^[15]

Basketball

• Ben Lammers, professional basketball player

Biochemist/Biologist

• Angela Belcher, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT.
• 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.

Fashion Designer

• Marisol Deluna, class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.^[16]

Football

• Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.
• 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

• "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.^[17]
• Michael A. Nelson, class of 1955, (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force.

Musician

• 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.^[18]
• Christopher Cross, class of 1969, is a recording artist with Top 40 hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".
• 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^[19]

Politician

• Joe Straus, class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
• Susan Weddington, class of 1969, state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003^[20]
• 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

External links

• Alamo Heights High School

Notes and References

1. Web site: TEA . . 29 January 2024.
2. Web site: Schools - The Athletics Department .com. theathleticsdepartment.com. 11 October 2015.
3. Web site: Boys Basketball State Archives. uiltexas.org. 11 October 2015.
4. Web site: Lone Star Football Network - 2006 San Antonio Alamo Heights Mules -- texas high school football teams scores playoffs history. Lone Star Football Network. 11 October 2015.
5. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/golf-boys.php UIL Boys Golf Archives
6. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/soccer-boys.php UIL Boys Soccer Archives
7. Web site: 2011-2012 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL). uiltexas.org. 11 October 2015.
8. Web site: University Interscholastic League. uiltexas.org. 11 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170702004026/http://www2.uiltexas.org/athletics/archives/swim_dive/tournament_records.html. 2 July 2017. dead.
9. Web site: 2013-2014 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL). uiltexas.org. 11 October 2015.
10. http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/team-tennis.php UIL Team Tennis Archives
11. Web site: Spirit — University Interscholastic League (UIL). League. University Interscholastic. www.uiltexas.org. en. 2017-02-27.
12. News: Clark. W.K.. It's Another Brenda's Year. The Salt Lake Tribune. December 31, 1939. Utah, Salt Lake City. 49. Newspapers.com. June 25, 2016.
13. Web site: Billy Grabarkewitz . . Baseball Reference . Sports Reference . November 13, 2024.
14. Web site: Davey Johnson . . Baseball Reference . Sports Reference . November 13, 2024.
15. Web site: Forrest Whitley . . Baseball Reference . Sports Reference . November 13, 2024.
16. News: Miller. Carole. Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party. August 17, 2019. San Antonio Express-News. October 7, 2009.
17. Book: Spears . Sally . Call Sign Revlon . Naval Institute Press . 1998 . Annapolis, MD . 1-55750-809-7.
18. Of Course I Said Yes!: The Amazing Adventures of a Life in Music, Arthur Barrow, 2016,
19. Web site: 2016 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony - Press Room.
20. Web site: Alamo Heights High School (Class of 1969). ahh69.com. March 19, 2015.