Antonian College Preparatory High School

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Antonian College Preparatory High School
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Antonian College Preparatory High School
6425 West Avenue

Castle Hills, Bexar County, Texas
78213

United States
Coordinates 29°31′21″N98°31′37″W / 29.52250°N 98.52694°W / 29.52250; -98.52694
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School type Private, Tuition, Coeducational High School
Motto"Enter to learn; go forth to serve."
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Anthony
EstablishedOctober 11, 1964 [1]
School district Archdiocese of San Antonio
AuthorityArchbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller
CEEB code 446122
NCES School ID 01322242 [2]
PrincipalDr. Monica Ruiz-Mills [3]
Grades 9–12 [1]
GenderCo-ed since 1988
Age range14-18
Enrollment735 [1]  (2021-2022)
Average class size25
Student to teacher ratio14:1 [1]
Education systemArchdiocese of San Antonio
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day7.2
Color(s)    Red, white, Columbia blue
Slogan“It’s a great day to be an Apache."
Athletics conference TAPPS
Mascot Apache
Nickname ACP
Team nameApaches
Rival Central Catholic, [4] Incarnate Word High School
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [5]
NewspaperThe Tomahawk
YearbookThe Warrior
Annual tuition$11,520 [1]
Dean of AdmissionsBianca Pardo [3]
Athletic DirectorDevlyn Lovell [3]
Website antonian.org

Antonian College Preparatory High School is an co-educational Catholic high school for students grades 9 through 12. It is located in Castle Hills, Texas and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. It was founded by the Archdiocese in 1964 as an all-male Catholic high school run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools. [6] The school was listed on the Cardinal Newman Society's Catholic High School Honor Roll top 50 list in 2010 [7] and has been recognized as a National Blue Ribbon school.[ citation needed ]

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Campus

The Antonian campus rests on 30 acres (12 ha) in Castle Hills, Texas. It has 39 classrooms, science laboratories, kitchen, cafeteria, auditorium, technology lab, and library. Additionally, students enjoy a swimming pool, weight-lighting room, dance studio, tennis courts, a track, football field, two gymnasiums, and baseball field.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Private School Guide 2021-2022". San Antonio Magazine. Vol. 17, no. 1. October 2021. pp. 44–45. ISSN   2327-8315.
  2. ↑ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Antonian College Preparatory High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved Sep 5, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Faculty & Staff Directory". antonian.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. ↑ Davis, Vincent T. (February 14, 2014). "Central Catholic supports student from rival Antonian". San Antonio Express-News . The rivalry between the Antonian Apaches and the Central Catholic Buttons is one of the city's biggest. Some say it goes back more than 50 years.
  5. ↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-10
  6. ↑ "Mission & History". antonian.org. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ↑ "2010 Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50". Catholic High School Honor Roll. Action Institute. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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