Arlington High School (Texas)

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Arlington High School
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Address
Arlington High School (Texas)
818 West Park Row Drive

Arlington
,
Tarrant County
,
Texas
76013

United States
Information
Type Public
Motto"How sweet it is to be in Colt Country."
Established1904
School district Arlington Independent School District
PrincipalStacie Humbles
Teaching staff159.75 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,663 (2019–20) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.67 [1]
Color(s) Kelly green & White   
Mascot Arlie the Colt
Nickname Colts
Rival Martin High School
AccreditationTexas Education Agency
NewspaperThe Colt
YearbookThe Corral
Website Official website

Arlington High School (AHS), located in Arlington, Texas, United States, is a secondary school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District.

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AHS has approximately 2,700 students, and are residents of Arlington, Dalworthington Gardens, and Pantego. Arlington High School has been accepted as an International Baccalaureate World School.

History

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Postcard of Arlington High School, 1907
Old Arlington High School gymnasium, built in 1940 Gymnasium built in 1940 for Arlington High School (10003070).jpg
Old Arlington High School gymnasium, built in 1940

Sam Houston, AISD's second high school, opened in the eastern part of Arlington in the Fall of 1963. The original boundary between Houston and Arlington High School was described by Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News as "a north/south zig zag." [2] The boundary extended from a point near the intersection of Cooper at Mansfield northward to Arkansas Lane. From there, it extended east to Johnson Creek and then ran alongside the creek to Collins. After Collins the boundary traveled northward to the Arlington city limits. [2]

In 1965 AISD desegregated, so Arlington High School desegregated. [2]

In 1970, Lamar High School opened, relieving some of the overcrowding at Arlington and Sam Houston. Cathy Brown of The Dallas Morning News said that "[t]he effect on Arlington High School was huge" since the housing in the Arlington zone north to division had been moved to Lamar. [2] 12th grade students that had been zoned out of Arlington High School continued to attend Arlington High School, despite being in the Lamar zone, so the class of 1971 had almost 1,000 students. Each subsequent class size was smaller. [2]

Martin High School opened in 1982. [3] Because Martin, located in southwest Arlington, had opened, the attendance zone of Arlington High School lost many newly constructed houses for affluent people, as they had been rezoned to Martin. Brown also explained that "The Wimbledon area shifted west," [2] The residents of Shady Valley area, still zoned to Arlington, were growing older, and the number of children was decreasing. The athletic teams at Arlington High School lost a lot of talent to Martin, due to the Martin rezoning. [2]

Feeder patterns

Duff, Hill, Swift, South Davis, and a portion of Dunn Elementaries feed into Bailey Jr. High. Bailey sends all of its students into AHS. Foster, Key, and Short Elementaries feed into Gunn Jr. High. Gunn sends the majority of its students to AHS and the rest goes to Bowie. Berry and Blanton Elementaries feed into Carter Jr. High. Carter Junior High sends a portion of its population to AHS.

Notable alumni

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The Arlington High School Band in the 2021 Arlington Independence Day Parade

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brown, Cathy (editorial columnist). "No blackboard jungles despite changing demographics." The Dallas Morning News . Wednesday October 14, 1998. Opinions Arlington 7A. Retrieved on October 25, 2011.
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