Calallen High School

Calallen High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12. The school is located in the Calallen Independent School District in northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.

Calallen High School
Location
4001 Wildcat Dr. Corpus Christi , Nueces , TX 78410 United States
Coordinates	27°51′26.3″N 97°38′8.8″W
Information
School type	Public High school
Motto	"The Pride of Texas"
School district	Calallen ISD
Superintendent	Emily Lorenz
Principal	Yvonne Marquez-Neth
Teaching staff	89.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,177 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.14[1]
Color(s)	Maroon, White
Song	Hail to Calallen
Fight song	Tiger Rag
Athletics conference	UIL 4A Division 1 Classification
Sports	Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf
Mascot	Willie the Wildcat
Nickname	Wildcats/Lady Cats
Website	Official Calallen HS Website

Background

Calallen's name comes from Calvin Joseph (Cal) Allen (1859–1922), a prominent early rancher. Allen owned a 4,000-acre (16 km²) cattle ranch on which the Calallen Independent School District is now located. Allen donated land to the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Rail Line as right-of-way; in exchange, the railroad agreed to place a depot on Allen's property. Allen then subdivided the land adjacent to the depot and established a townsite there. The town was named Calvin until it was discovered that another community in Texas already had that name. Founded in 1910, Calallen was annexed by the city of Corpus Christi in 1970.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Amy Acuff, U.S. Olympian and Playboy Model
• John A. Brieden, former national commander of the American Legion
• Tom DeLay, former U.S. Congressman and House Majority Leader
• Jessie Pavelka, U.S. TV actor and model
• Dustin Vaughan, quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens
• Logan Verrett, baseball pitcher for the New York Mets
• Rob Zastryzny, baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs^[3]