Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio) Explained

Thomas Jefferson High School
Motto:"In Omni Uno!"
Streetaddress:723 Donaldson Avenue
Zipcode:78201
Country:United States
Principal:Gregory Rivers
Ratio:14.40
Grades:9th – 12th
Feeders:Whittier, LongFellow,Fenwick, Woodlawn
Nickname:Mustangs
Colors:Red, White and Blue
Founded:1932
Enrollment:1,686[1]
Enrollment As Of:2022-23
Newspaper:The Declaration
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Thomas Jefferson High School
Coordinates:29.4653°N -98.5381°W
Built:1932
Architecture:Mission/Spanish Revival
Designated Nrhp Type:June 29, 1983
Added:September 22, 1983
Refnum:83003093
Designated Other1:Texas
Designated Other1 Date:1983
Designated Other1 Number:5470
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
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Thomas Jefferson High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States, and is one of ten high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. Completed in 1932 at a cost of $1,250,000, it was the third high school built in the city.[3] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

History

The SAISD school board paid $94,588.75 to buy "Spanish Acres," a 32acres property, to develop the third high school in San Antonio. Construction began in the fall of 1930 and ended in January 1932.[5] It was built for over $1.25 million.[6]

In 1983 it became a part of the National Register of Historic Places. It was also designated a Texas historic landmark.[6]

Campus and architecture

The school was designed by the company Adams and Adams. The entrance has two towers of different heights and is designed in the Baroque style.[7] The towers are topped with silver. The school uses wrought-iron balconies and Spanish-tiled roofing. The school has two courtyards,[6] both landscaped, bordered by portales.[8] One courtyard has a hexagonal pond with decorative tiling.[6] Hannibal and Eugene Pianta, an Italian immigrant and his son,[5] decorated the main entrance columns and balconies with cast-stone ornamentation.[6] Jay C. Henry, the author of Architecture in Texas: 1895-1945, stated that the architecture is similar to that of Lubbock High School.[8]

In 1938 the school had an armory, a cafeteria, a drill ground, two gymnasiums, and a theater.[9]

A music facility and the East Wing, a three-story addition, were built at a later time.[6]

Its Moorish/Spanish architecture make it a visually distinct element in what was the old Woodlawn district.[10]

Recognition

In 1983 Jefferson was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[11] In 1995, it was included in the Local Historic District by the City of San Antonio.[12] In 2010, Jefferson was selected as Grammy Signature Award Winner.[13]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,829 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:

86.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

In 1938 the school had 2,394 students. At the time over 60% of the students were scheduled to matriculate to universities and colleges.[9] In addition there were 89 teachers, including 56 female teachers. The student-teacher ratio at the time was 25 to 1.[14]

Student life

In 1938 the school had an ROTC unit, multiple school-recognized clubs including the girls' pep squad "Lassos", and fraternities and sororities unrecognized by the school.[9] As of 1938 the "Lassos" were made up of 150 female students.[15]

In 1938 the ROTC had 33 student officers, all male; each were allowed to choose a female student to accompany him.[16]

The 1940 Twentieth Century Fox film High School used exteriors and back-projection footage shot at TJHS.[17]

Athletics

The Jefferson Mustangs compete in the following sports:[18]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Arts and entertainment

Communications

Education

Government

Military

Philanthropy

Physical science

References

General references

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JEFFERSON H S . . 13 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Jefferson H S. ed.gov. 2 September 2015.
  3. Web site: History of Thomas Jefferson High School. Thomas Jefferson High School Historical Preservation Society.
  4. Web site: TEA . . 13 February 2024.
  5. "School History ." Thomas Jefferson High School. Retrieved on September 13, 2016.
  6. News: Guzman, René A.. Cityscape: Thomas Jefferson High School. San Antonio Express-News. 2012-06-23. 2016-09-13.
  7. Henry, p. 178.
  8. Henry, p. 177.
  9. "One American High School: The Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio." Life. Time, Inc., March 7, 1938. Vol. 4, No. 10. ISSN 0024-3019. Start: p. 22. CITED: p. 22.
  10. Web site: TJHS HPS: Thomas Jefferson High School Historical Preservation Society - History of TJHS. tjhshps.org. 2019-05-30.
  11. Web site: National Register of Historic Places - State Listing. National Park Service.
  12. Web site: List of Local Landmarks. City of San Antonio.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . www.grammy.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419094631/http://www.grammy.org/files/pages/2010_gss.pdf . 19 April 2012 . dead.
  14. "One American High School: The Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio." Life. Time, Inc., March 7, 1938. Vol. 4, No. 10. ISSN 0024-3019. Start: p. 22. CITED: p. 26.
  15. "One American High School: The Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio." Life. Time, Inc., March 7, 1938. Vol. 4, No. 10. ISSN 0024-3019. Start: p. 22. CITED: p. 25.
  16. "One American High School: The Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio." Life. Time, Inc., March 7, 1938. Vol. 4, No. 10. ISSN 0024-3019. Start: p. 22. CITED: p. 23.
  17. "School Film Planned." The Longview (TX) Daily News, 13 March 1938.
  18. http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/San-Antonio-Jefferson/ The Athletics Department
  19. Web site: TJHS HPS: Thomas Jefferson High School Historical Preservation Society - Home. tjhshps.org. 2 September 2015.
  20. Web site: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 - Press Release. nobelprize.org. 2 September 2015.

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