Brackenridge High School Explained

Brackenridge High School
Streetaddress:400 Eagleland Street
Zipcode:78210
Coordinates:29.4054°N -98.4876°W
Established:1917
Grades:9-12
Enrollment:1,568[1]
Enrollment As Of:2022-23
Superintendent:Pedro Martinez
Principal:Mrs. Davila
Head Name:Assistant Principal
Head:Mandie Holtsford
Faculty:117
Team Name:Mighty Eagles
Conference:UIL Class 5A
Free Label 3:Feeder Middle Schools
Free Label 4:Feeder Elementary Schools
Website:Official Website

G.W. Brackenridge High School is a public high school located in central San Antonio, Texas, United States, and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). This school is one of 12 high school schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

History

The school was founded in 1917 on the city's south side along the San Antonio River near the King William neighborhood. It was named for George Washington Brackenridge. The original three-story brick structure was demolished and replaced with today's shorter, more sprawling structure in 1974.[3] That year, the school was renamed in honor of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, a woman taken in childhood from West Africa, enslaved and taken to Boston, and eventually freed. In 1988, bowing to some alumni concerns, the school's original name was restored.[4]

Athletics

The Brackenridge Mighty Eagles compete in the following sports:[5]

Football

Soccer

Notable alumni

See main article: category.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BRACKENRIDGE H S . . 31 January 2024.
  2. Web site: TEA . . 31 January 2024.
  3. News: Brackenridge High School celebrates 100 years of educating . . 2017-11-01 . 2020-01-25 . Spectrum news staff.
  4. News: Phillis Wheatley High School AKA Brackenridge High school . 2020-01-25.
  5. http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/San-Antonio-Brackenridge/ The Athletics Department
  6. http://www.uiltexas.org/football/archives/852973ac323837f27b9d03f85bdb0665 UIL Football Archives 1947-1948
  7. http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/high_school/high_school_football/slideshow/Brackenridge-football-1962-54265/photo-3928945.php MySanAntonio.com Brackenridge Football 1962
  8. Web site: Texashighschoolfootballhistory.
  9. https://archive.org/details/amazingstoryof00farb The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks. America's Longest-running Play
  10. https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-27-gatorade-inventor-dies_N.htm Robert Cade Obituary by USA Today
  11. http://www.nfl.com/player/jimharrison/2516006/profile Jim Harrison Player Profile at Pro Football Reference
  12. http://www.nfl.com/player/weldonhumble/2517022/profile Weldon Humble Player Profile at NFL.com
  13. http://www.nfl.com/player/samhurd/2506737/profile Sam Hurd Player Profile at NFL.com
  14. http://www.nfl.com/player/warrenmcvea/2520956/profile Warren McVea Player Profile at NFL.com
  15. https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=6596330&page=1 John Quiñones: A Long Road From the San Antonio Barrio
  16. Book: A Marmac Guide to San Antonio. Pelican Publishing. 978-1-4556-0854-6. 240. en.

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