Anderson High School (Texas)

L.C. Anderson High School
Location
8403 Mesa Drive Austin , Texas 78759 United States
Coordinates	30°22′33″N97°45′13″W / 30.37583°N 97.75361°W / 30.37583; -97.75361
Information
School type	Public High School
Motto	In Pursuit of Excellence
Founded	1973 [1]
School district	Austin Independent School District
Principal	Brian Lancaster
Teaching staff	123.33 (FTE) [2]
Grades	9–12 [1]
Enrollment	2,167 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	17.57 [2]
Language	English, Mandarin Chinese (Immersion Program)
Area	Austin, Texas
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Athletics	UIL Class AAAAA
Mascot	Trojan [1]
Team name	Anderson Trojans, Anderson Trojan Marching Band
Rival	McCallum HS
Feeder schools	Middle School Murchison Elementary Schools Davis, Doss, Hill, Summitt, Pillow, Zavala
Website	anderson.austinschools.org

L.C. Anderson High School is a public high school located in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Austin Independent School District. The school is named for Laurine Cecil (L.C.) Anderson who served as principal of Prairie View Normal Institute (now Prairie View A&M University), founded the Colored Teachers State Association of Texas (CTSAT) and served as principal of the original Anderson (then E.H. Anderson) from 1896 to 1929. L.C. Anderson opened at its current location on Mesa Dr. in 1973.

Extracurricular activities

State titles

• Boys' Golf ^[3]
  • Team: 1994 (4A), 1995 (4A), 1997 (4A), 1998 (4A), 2022 (5A) ^[4]
• Girls' Golf
  • Team: 2022 (5A) ^[4]
• Boys' Swimming & Diving ^[5]
• Girls' Swimming & Diving ^[5]
  • Team: 1974, 1982
• Girls' Lacrosse
  • 2022 (5A)^{[ citation needed ]}

Original Anderson High School

The school was originally named after Earnest H. Anderson, who served as principal of Prairie View Normal Institution from 1879 to 1885. In 1938, it was renamed for his brother, L. C. Anderson, who served as the school's principal from 1896 to 1929.

The school served as Austin's East Side high school, serving the city's African American population from 1889 until 1971. ^[6] The original Anderson was housed at four different locations before it was closed in 1971 as part of desegregation efforts, the current high school was opened in 1973 at its present site.

Previous locations: ^[7]

• 1889–1908: Corner of San Marcos St and East 11th St
• 1908–1913: Olive St (became an elementary school until late 1940s)
• 1913–1953: Corner of Pennsylvania Ave and Comal St (site of present day Kealing Middle School, building burned in the 1980s)
• 1953–1971: 900 Thompson St (later served as AISD's Alternative Learning Center, building was demolished and reopened as the new site of Eastside Early College High School in 2021

Athletics

The Yellow Jackets won the PVIL Football State Championship in 1942, 1956, 1957 and 1961 and finished runner-up in 1940 and 1945. ^[8]

State titles

• Football
  • 1942 (PVIL 2A), 1956 (PVIL 3A), 1957 (PVIL 3A), 1961 (PVIL 4A) ^[9]

Notable alumni

• Rasmus Bach (2013) – basketball player ^[10]
• Mehcad Brooks (1999) – actor ^{[11] [12]}
• Kris Clack (1995) – basketball player ^[13]
• Ben Fricke (1994) – NFL football player ^[14]
• Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson (transferred) – Former NFL football player ^[15]
• Alex Jones (1993) – radio host and conspiracy theorist ^[16]
• Dick "Night Train" Lane – Former NFL football player ^[17]
• Bobby Micho – Former NFL football player ^[18]
• Ron Nirenberg – San Antonio mayor ^[19]
• Justin Ruggiano (2000) – former Major League Baseball player ^[20]
• Lee Tunnell – former Major League Baseball player ^[21]
• Willie Wells – Negro league baseball player ^[22]

References

1. "Campus Facts". Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
2. "ANDERSON H S". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
3. "State Boys Golf Champions". uiltexas.org. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
4. "2021-2022 UIL State Champions". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
5. "Swimming & Diving State Champions" . Retrieved May 31, 2022.
6. "ORIGINAL L. C. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL". andersononline.org. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
7. "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL IN AUSTIN: L.C. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL". preservationaustin.org. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
8. "Football State Archives School Search". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
9. "Prairie View Interscholastic League Football Records". uiltexas.org. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
10. "Rasmus Bach". goskyhawks.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022.
11. O'Connell, Joe. "He's Not a Lawyer, But He Plays One on TV". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
12. Roe, Dale (January 23, 2010). "Austin's Mehcad Brooks dives into 'Deep End'". austin360.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
13. Rosenblatt, Josh. "Two Former Longhorns Heading to Toros Training Camp". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
14. "Ben Fricke Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
15. "Thomas Henderson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
16. Tilove, Jonathan B. (October 23, 2016). "Is Alex Jones the Voice in Trump's Head?". Austin American-Statesman . Archived from the original on February 1, 2019.
    (hardcopy image accessible via Newspapers.com; p. A1 & p. A9 , subscription required)
17. "Dick 'Night Train' Lane, 73; Set Record as Rookie on L.A. Rams". Los Angeles Times. January 31, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
18. "Bobby Micho Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
19. "Nirenberg's big gamble".
20. "Justin Ruggiano Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.(Note: May need to click "View More Bio Info+" to see some information.)
21. "Lee Tunnel Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.(Note: May need to click "View More Bio Info+" to see some information.)
22. Momodu, Samuel (June 26, 2020). "Willie James Wells (1906-1989) •". blackpast.org. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

External links

• Anderson High School