Tom C. Clark High School

Thomas C. Clark High School
Address
5150 DeZavala Road San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas 78249 United States
Coordinates	29°33′57″N98°34′51″W / 29.565811°N 98.580819°W / 29.565811; -98.580819
Information
School type	Public, high school
Established	1978
Locale	City: Large [1]
School district	Northside ISD
Superintendent	Dr. Brian T. Woods
NCES School ID	483312003722 [1]
Principal	Dr. Steve Zimmerman
Vice Principal	Melissa Grijalva
Academic Dean	Jill Hackney
Assistant Principal	Joseph Murguia (A-En) Jaime Heye (Eo-Le) David Empson (Lf-Re) Amanda Mayfield (Rf-Z)
Teaching staff	161.76 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	9 –12
Enrollment	2,746 [1]  (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	16.98 [1]
Color(s)	Black, White and Silver
Athletics conference	UIL AAAAAA
Mascot	Cougar
Communities served	A portion of San Antonio and all of Shavano Park
Rival schools	Winston Churchill High School
Sports District	28–6A
Feeder Middle Schools	Hobby Rawlinson
Feeder Elementary Schools	Blattman Colonies North Locke Hill Howsman Boone Leon Springs Julia Newton Aue McDermott Sara B. McAndrew
Website	Official Website

Tom C. Clark High School from above

Thomas C. Clark High School is a public high school, in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas and serves a portion of Scenic Oaks. ^[2] During 2022–2023, Clark High School had an enrollment of 2,835 students and a student to teacher ratio of 17.29. ^[1] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with distinctions for Academic Achievement in Science, Social Studies, and Top 25 Percent Comparative Academic Growth. ^[3]

Campus History

Built in 1978 with five main buildings surrounding a courtyard, this school has over 120 classrooms and is one of the largest schools in Northside ISD. As with all Northside ISD schools, Clark is named for a former or current United States Supreme Court Justice, in this case Thomas C. Clark.

Programs

Clark is home to an award-winning fine arts department, which offers programs in Concert and Marching Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theatre, and Art.

Clark also offers athletic programs sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. These include Football, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Swimming and Diving, Softball, Tennis, Golf, and Cross Country. Waterpolo was discontinued in 2012.

Clark also offers most, if not all, of the Academic UIL events, including Academic Decathlon, Social Studies, Science, Current Issues, One Act Play, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Calculator Applications, Literary Criticism, CX Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, various speaking competitive events, various journalistic competitive events, and Air Force Junior ROTC. Advanced Placement Courses: Human Geography, English Literature, English Composition, World History, U.S. History, European History, Environmental Science, U.S. Government, Microeconomics, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1 & 2, Physics C, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Computer Science, Art History, Studio Art, Spanish, French, German, Latin.

Academic awards

In 2013, Newsweek Magazine named Tom C. Clark High School one of their top 2,000 schools in the country; schools that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads. ^[4] In 2017, Clark was ranked 7th out of 75 Greater San Antonio high schools in Children at Risk's School Rankings. ^[5]

Athletics

The Clark Cougars compete in these sports: ^[6]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming and Diving
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Marching Band

Athletic highlights

Football: In the 2008–2009 football season, the Clark Cougars played in the 5A Texas Semi-Finals against F.B. Hightower, the farthest the school has ever advanced in the playoffs.

Tennis: District Champions of Northside Independent School District for 31 straight years.^{[ citation needed ][ when? ]}

Track and Field: 2012 – Men's district Champions in the 27-5A meet by one point over Brandeis High School.

Swimming: 2016 – Both men's and women's swim team crowned district champions

Girls Basketball—Class 6A 2022 State Semi-Finalist, 2023 Class 6A State Champions ^{[7] [8]}

Notable alumni

• Matt Beech (Class of 1990) — Former MLB baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies ^[9]
• Jason Brickman (Class of 2010) — Professional basketball player. NCAA fourth all-time in assists. ^[10]
• Jessica Collins (Class of 2001) — Actress ^[11]
• Wane McGarity (Class of 1995) — Former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints in the NFL, and the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2005) of the CFL. ^[12]
• Trent Plaisted (Class of 2005) — Professional basketball player, drafted 46th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft. ^[13]
• Ben Sims (Class of 2018) — NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers ^[14]

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Clark High School (483312003722)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 12, 2025.
2. "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Scenic Oaks CDP, TX, U.S. Census Bureau
3. "TEA". Texas Education Agency . Retrieved February 5, 2024.
4. "2013 America's Best High Schools". Newsweek Magazine. May 6, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
5. 2017 Children at Risk Greater San Antonio School Rankings
6. The Athletics Department
7. "2022 6A Girls Basketball State Results". March 4, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
8. "2023 UIL Girls State Basketball Championships Brackets". March 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
9. Matt Beech at Baseball Reference
10. LIU Brooklyn's Jason Brickman becomes fourth player to 1,000 assists
11. Jessica Collins Biography on IMDB
12. Wane McGarity Player Profile at NFL.com
13. "Trent Plaisted Player Profile". Draft Express. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
14. "Ben Sims". Baylor Bears .

External links

• Clark High School
• Clark High School band: "The Mighty Cougar Band"
• Clark Theatre website
• School sports website