Heidelberg High School Explained

Heidelberg American High School (HAHS)
Location:	Mark Twain Village
City:	Heidelberg
Country:	Germany
Coordinates:	49.3908°N 8.6834°W
Schooltype:	Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Grades:	9-12
Mascot:	Lions
Colors:	Blue and gold
Established:	20 October 1946^[1]
Status:	Closed
Closed:	June 2013

Heidelberg American High School was a school operated by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) located on the premises of Mark Twain Village, a housing area for American military members and their families in Heidelberg, Germany. The school served 9–12 grade students (originally 7–12 until 1976 when Heidelberg Middle School, built for grades 6–8, was built on Patrick Henry Village) and offered a variety of high school courses.

Heidelberg High School graduated its final class in 2013.^[2] Since 2017, Julius-Springer-Schule has occupied the old Heidelberg High School building at Mark-Twain-Straße 1.^[3]

Media

Heidelberg High School was featured in the 21 July 1947 issue of Life magazine.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Nina Arianda – actress, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 2002
• Frederic J. Brown III – U.S. Army lieutenant general, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1952^[5]
• Marc S. Ellenbogen – diplomat, philanthropist, president, Prague Society for International Cooperation, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1981
• Ron George - NFL Linebacker^[6]
• Rory Ogle – member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
• William A. Roosma – U.S. Army major general^[7]
• Norman Schwarzkopf – Commander, Operation Desert Storm attended Heidelberg for a year in 1950.
• Elizabeth Vargas – ABC news anchor, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1980
• Eric Zeier – former American football quarterback in the NFL started his career as a freshman at Heidelberg High School, but did not graduate^[8]

External links

• Heidelberg Lions
• Homepage
• DoDEA Europe
• DoDEA

Notes and References

1. "History of Our School," Erinnerugen, 1951
2. Web site: Heidelberg HS closing ceremony celebrates mascot Lion, recalls history - News - Stripes . www.stripes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607230647/http://www.stripes.com/news/heidelberg-hs-closing-ceremony-celebrates-mascot-lion-recalls-history-1.223764 . 2013-06-07.
3. Web site: Home . springer-schule.de.
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=YU4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92 "Life Visits Heidelberg High"
5. News: Whitman . LeRoy . January 7, 1956 . Service Weddings and Engagements: Harriette Anne Upham and Frederic J. Brown 3d . . Washington, DC . 18 . . .
6. Web site: Heidelberg High School . https://web.archive.org/web/20110208155539/http://www.heid-hs.eu.dodea.edu/1011/index.html. 2011-02-08. dead .
7. News: July 2, 1954 . Roosma Twins Will Go to West Point . . Passaic, NJ . 4 . Newspapers.com.
8. Web site: Dave Ornauer. DODEA students find tougher going for athletic, arts, arts scholarships. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110622103522/http://www.stripes.com/military-life/dodea-students-find-tougher-going-for-athletic-arts-arts-scholarships-1.11119. 2011-06-22.