McCollum High School

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McCollum High School
Address
McCollum High School
500 West Formosa Boulevard

San Antonio
,
Texas
78221

United States
Coordinates 29°20′37″N98°30′42″W / 29.34361°N 98.51167°W / 29.34361; -98.51167
Information
Type Public high school
EstablishedSeptember 1962
School district Harlandale ISD
PrincipalRichard Marroquin
Faculty105.74 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,494 (2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.13 [1]
Color(s)  
Kelly Green and Vegas Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class 5A
MascotCowboy
Rivals Harlandale Indians
Website www.harlandale.net/mhs

Dillard McCollum High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas, United States in the Harlandale Independent School District. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency and earned a distinction for Postsecondary Readiness.

Contents

History

The school was named in honor of Dillard McCollum, who served in the community as a student, teacher, principal, and superintendent for twenty years.

Frontier Bowl

The annual Frontier Bowl is one of the oldest and fiercest high school football rivalry games. It pits the Harlandale High School Indians against the McCollum High School Cowboys at Memorial Stadium. The match-up has a 50-year history. [2]

Accomplishments

McCollum Cowboy Band and Color Guard

A part of the McCollum band is the McCollum Indoor Percussion and Color Guard, both of which placed 1st in the TECA State Championships (2022). [6] [7] The McCollum Band also is known for going viral in a Fiesta video featuring their rendition of "El Baile de la Gorila (2017). [8] The McCollum Band is currently headed by Gilbert Borrego, Briann Jasso, and Johan Escalera.

ShowYear
Angels In The Architecture2022
Medusa2021
Phantom Of The Opera2020
We Come In Peace2019
Earth Speaks2018
Fused2017
Animal Farm2016
Dia de Los Muertos2015
Exodus2014

Clubs

Athletics

The McCollum Cowboys compete in the following sports: [9]

State Title

The Leadership School

The School of Leadership and Public Service (SLPS) is a magnet program on campus at McCollum High School. The Department Chair is currently Yvonne Valdez. The program requires numerous hours of community service and encourages students to take on leadership positions throughout the school. [10]

Notable alumni

Principals

NameYears of service
George VakeyFall 1962 to spring 1967
William Patrick ShannonFall 1967 to spring 1975
Darrell N. FlyntFall 1975 to spring 1988
Virginia AguilarFall 1988 to spring 1995
Dr. Syl PerezFall 1995 to spring 1997
Robert PachecoSpring 1997 to summer 1997
Henry GalindoFall 1997 to spring 2001
David StelmazewskiFall 2001 to spring 2008
Diana Sz. CasasFall 2008 to spring 2011
Aracelie BunsenFall 2011 to spring 2016
Jacob GarciaFall 2016 to spring 2020
Richard MarroquinFall 2020 to present

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "MCCOLLUM H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Frontier Bowl Archived October 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ UIL Writing State Championship.
  4. ↑ "TECA".
  5. ↑ "TECA".
  6. ↑ "TECA".
  7. ↑ "TECA".
  8. ↑ "McCollum High School Band's Performance of 'El Baile de la Gorila' Was Spot on".
  9. ↑ The Athletics Department
  10. ↑ The Leadership School Archived September 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Jonathan Joss Biography
  12. ↑ Artist Biography by Jason Birchmeier
  13. ↑ Offender Information Detail Saldivar, Yolanda Archived 2015-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 15 February 2018
  14. ↑ Official Website of the Texas Senate
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