Sonia M. Sotomayor High School

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Sonia Sotomayor High School
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Sonia Sotomayor High School, 2022
Address
Sonia M. Sotomayor High School
12801 Tall Timber Lane

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78254

Coordinates 29°31′41″N98°44′48″W / 29.52794°N 98.74672°W / 29.52794; -98.74672
Information
School type Public, high school
Founded2022
School district Northside Independent School District
SuperintendentDr. John M. Kraft [1]
NCES School ID 483312013905 [2]
PrincipalAda Bohlken
Associate PrincipalJacquelyn Lambert
Academic DeanLinda Luna
Faculty99.55 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,660 [2]  (2022–2023)
Student to teacher ratio16.68 [2]
Color(s)    Black, Silver, and White
MascotWildcats
Website Sotomayor HS website

Sonia Sotomayor High School is a public high school in the Northside Independent School District (NISD) of San Antonio, Texas, United States. The school is named after Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor. She became the first woman of color, first Hispanic, and first Latina to be appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009. [3]

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Sotomayor opened as the twelfth high school campus in the district on August 22, 2022. The high school is one of the most expensive and largest in NISD, costing the district $131.7 million dollars to build and spanning 75 acres. [4] [5] NISD announced in August 2021 that Sotomayor will open with no senior class, allowing all seniors previously zoned for William H. Taft High School, John Marshall Harlan High School, and Sandra Day O'Connor High School to finish their final year at their respective school. [6]

History

On August 26, 2022, the Sotomayor Wildcats kicked off their first ever American Football appearance, and fought against the Legacy of Educational Excellence High School (L.E.E) Volunteers. [7] [8]

On November 15, 2024, the Wildcats made their first football playoff game appearance in school history, defeating the Winston Churchill Chargers 23-19. [9]

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