It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas. The current principal is Juan Villarreal.
The school is also known as Sam Houston HS, SHHS, and Big Sam. The mascot is the Long Tall Texan. The school colors are red, white, and blue.
History
Sam Houston HS became Arlington School District's second high school when it opened in 1963 for the fall semester.
The first graduating class was the Class of 1965.
The school moved from its original location on Browning Drive to its current location on Sam Houston Drive in 1970. The original location became Hutcheson Junior High School.
The first IB graduating class was the Class of 2011. Since then, the school has had the most students participating in the IB program of all the high schools in the district.
More than twenty students were awarded with the IB diploma with the Class of 2013.
The original Sam Houston campus was demolished in 2015 and was rebuilt as Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center in 2017.
As of 2017, Sam Houston is the largest high school in Tarrant County with over 3,600 students.[2] It is also one of the largest predominantly Hispanic high schools in Texas.
In 2017, Sam Houston became the first Arlington ISD high school to open the 9th Grade Center. It was open to make room for freshmen of the 2017–2018 school year.[3]
In late fall of 2017, the school opened a second cafeteria addition.[4]
Feeder patterns
Anderson, Blanton, Crouch, Crow, Knox, Patrick, Rankin, Roark, Thornton, and a portion of Berry Elementaries feed into Carter Jr. High. Adams, Amos, Atherton, Goodman, Hale, Johns, Morton, Rankin, and Remynse Elementaries feed into Workman Jr. High. Carter and Workman Jr. Highs feed into Sam Houston.
Academics
Sam Houston HS offers Dual Credit course opportunities at Tarrant County College, a local community college. This is in addition to the following Accelerated Academic programs:[5]
Damon Dunn (class of 1994) - American politician, minister, and retired football player
Trey Hillman (class of 1981) - Major League Baseball manager
Lisa Love (class of 1974) - Former athletic director of Arizona State University.
Guy Morriss (class of 1969) - Former center/guard (15 seasons) Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots; former head football coach at Baylor University
Charles Randolph (class of 1981) - Film and TV writer; Won the Academy Award for the "Big Short" 2015
M. David Rudd (class of 1979) - President, University of Memphis, Internationally known psychologist, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology
The Long Tall Texan Award is presented each year at the Sam Houston High School graduation ceremony every spring to the alumni who has positively impacted the SHHS community. Award winners include:
2018: Melynda Brooks Merrifield
2017: Sheila Ivy Young
2016: Claudia Perkins
2015: Eric Salas
2014: Bobby Callas
2013: Billy & Cheryl Stewart
2012: Derrick Kinney
2011: Judy Thomas
2010: Bobby Hunt
2009: Justin Chapa
References
^ abc"SAM HOUSTON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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