McAllen High School explained

McAllen High School
City:McAllen
State:Texas
Country:US
Coordinates:26.2265°N -98.2384°W
Pushpin Map:Texas
Colors:Purple and Gold
District:McAllen Independent School District
Nickname:Bulldogs
Grades:9–12
Established:1909
Type:Public high school
Faculty:176.46
Ratio:12.38
Enrollment:2,185 (2020–21)[1]
Motto:"In Unity our Spirit Grows"
Principal:Albert Canales
Yearbook:El Espejo
Newspaper:The Wheel
Website:http://mchi.mcallenisd.org
Address:2021 La Vista Avenue
Campus:Urban

McAllen High School is one of four high schools serving the McAllen, Texas area as a part of the McAllen Independent School District. It houses approximately 2200 students from grades 9–12. The school originally opened in 1909 and moved to its current location at 2021 La Vista Avenue in 1963. The school colors are purple and gold and the mascot is a bulldog. All athletic teams compete in the UIL Class 5A Division I[2] [3] [4]

History

McAllen High School began with a class of only fourteen students in 1909, its first graduating class, consisting of only four students, received their diplomas in 1913. With the expansion of the City of McAllen, and the growth of student population, it became necessary to construct a new campus. As a result, McAllen High School was relocated to its present location in 1963.

Built to accommodate 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12, the new high school was occupied by 2,400 students in the fall of 1963. The new property was purchased with the vision for expansion on a 40acres tract. Thus, McAllen High School evolved from an old air style, over-crowded school building to a modern air conditioned building supported by its own natural gas turbine generators.[5]

Initially, although obsolete, the old campus was maintained for instructing "migrant students". By 1973, however, the "migrant student" population had grown to more than 1,000 and school board officials decided to mainstream migrant students. Accordingly, the old property was sold to the McAllen State Bank and in 1976, the original campus was torn down. Today, the grounds of the old high school and stadium feature a banking and office center.

Sports

The McHi Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs compete in the following sports:[6]

Notable alumni

McHi Band

In the 1960s the McHi band was selected as the Texas TMEA 4-A Honor Band.

During the 1970s, the McHi band continued a string of Sweepstakes Awards.[22]

Feeder patterns

McAllen High's feeder schools include:[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MCALLEN H S. National Center for Education Statistics. February 27, 2023.
  2. Web site: McAllen High High School Sports RGV Sports. 2021-12-12. rgvsports.com.
  3. Web site: May 12, 2021. McAllen High theatre group makes history, wins state title. 2021-12-12. Texas Border Business. en-US.
  4. Web site: December 10, 2019. UIL revises reclassification numbers; McAllen high schools now 5A. 2021-12-12. KVEO-TV. en-US.
  5. Web site: McAllen High School – McAllen. 2021-12-12. a-better-place.com. en.
  6. Web site: McAllen Independent School District. 2021-12-12. www.mcallenisd.org. en.
  7. Web site: Johnny Economedes High School. 2021-12-12. economedes.ecisd.us.
  8. Web site: COL James Nicholas Rowe. 2021-12-12. militaryhallofhonor.com.
  9. Web site: Col Nick Rowe. 2021-12-12. www.psywarrior.com.
  10. Web site: admin. Ted Uhlaender – Society for American Baseball Research. 2021-12-12. en-US.
  11. Web site: Incorporated. Prime. National Academy of Public Administration. 2021-12-12. National Academy of Public Administration. en.
  12. Rostker. Bernard D.. Nemfakos. Charles. Leonard. Henry A.. Axelband. Elliot. Doll. Abby. Hale. Kimberly N.. McInnis. Brian. Mesic. Richard. Tremblay. Daniel. Yardley. Roland J.. Young. Stephanie. July 28, 2014. Building Toward an Unmanned Aircraft System Training Strategy. en.
  13. Web site: SFE: Moon, Elizabeth. 2021-12-12. sf-encyclopedia.com.
  14. Web site: Elizabeth Moon. 2021-12-12. www.fantasticfiction.com.
  15. Web site: Fortunato Benavides. 2021-12-12. Ballotpedia. en.
  16. Web site: Robert Roy Pool. 2021-12-12. IMDb.
  17. Web site: Catherine Hardwicke. 2021-12-12. IMDb.
  18. Web site: Mars. Kelli. March 21, 2016. Michael E. Fossum (Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Ret.) NASA Astronaut. 2021-12-12. NASA.
  19. Web site: November 19, 2016. The inside story of Mexican Rolando Cantu's one-game NFL career. 2021-12-12. ESPN.com. en.
  20. https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team/bio/shaine-casas "Shaine Casas – McAllen, Texas – Bio"
  21. https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/shaine-casas-advances-to-second-round-of-olympic-swimming-time-trials/ "RGV native Shaine Casas finishes third at U.S. Olympic swimming time trials finals"
  22. 1 Web site: Hall of Fame . 2010-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100214024923/http://www.region28band.org/hall-of-fame.htm . 2010-02-14 .
  23. "High School Zones > McAllen High School." McAllen Independent School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2017.
  24. "McISDMap_ES.pdf." McAllen Independent School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2017.
  25. "Middle School Zones > Fossum Middle School." McAllen Independent School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2017.
  26. "Middle School Zones > Morris Middle School." McAllen Independent School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2017.
  27. "MISD_MS_Map.pdf." McAllen Independent School District. Retrieved on March 11, 2017.

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