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 2022–2023, Alamo Heights High School had an enrollment of 1,606 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.37.^[1] The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021–2022 school year.^[2]

Alamo Heights High School
Location
6900 Broadway Street San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas 78209 United States
Coordinates	29.491199°N 98.464793°W / 29.491199; -98.464793
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	Original schoolhouse: 1909 Original High School building: 1923 Current High School building: 1950
Locale	Suburb: Large[1]
School district	Alamo Heights ISD
Superintendent	Dana Bashara
NCES School ID	480759000045[1]
Principal	Cory Smith
Teaching staff	120.24 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,537[1] (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	12.78[1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Mules
Newspaper	Hoof Print
Yearbook	Olmos
Website	Alamo Heights High School

Athletics

The Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports:^[3]

Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.

State Titles

• Boys Basketball - ^[4]
  • 1952(3A), 1954(3A)
• Football - ^[5]
  • 2006(4A/D1)
• Boys Golf - ^[6]
  • 1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A)
• Boys Soccer - ^[7][8]
  • 1987(All), 2012(4A)
• Girls Golf -
  • 2023(5A), 2024(5A), 2025(5A)
• Girls Swimming - ^[9][10]
  • 1973(3A), 2014(4A)
• Team Tennis - ^[11]
  • 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 - ^[12]
  • 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.^[13]
• Brenda Marshall, actress^[14]
• 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.^[13]

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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^[13]

Baseball

• Billy Grabarkewitz, class of 1964, former MLB player^[15]
• Davey Johnson, class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 time World Series winner as coach & player^[16]
• Forrest Whitley, MLB pitcher with the Houston Astros^[17]

Basketball

• Ben Lammers, professional basketball player

Biochemist/Biologist

• Angela Belcher, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}

Fashion Designer

• Marisol Deluna, class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.^[18]

Football

• Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.^[13]
• 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.^[19]
• 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.^[20]
• Christopher Cross, class of 1969, is a recording artist with Top 40 hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".^[13]
• 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^[21]

Politician

• Howard Peak, class of 1967, mayor of San Antonio 1997–2001^[22]
• Joe Straus, class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.^{[citation needed]}
• Susan Weddington, class of 1969, state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003^[23]
• 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