William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio)

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William H. Taft High School
Willam Howard Taft High School Logo.svg
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New entrance and library, completed 2022
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William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio)
11600 Culebra Road

San Antonio
,
Bexar County
,
Texas
78253

United States
Coordinates 29°29′54″N98°43′18″W / 29.498255°N 98.721580°W / 29.498255; -98.721580
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School type Public, high school
Founded1985
School district Northside Independent School District
SuperintendentDr. Brian T. Woods [1]
PrincipalMartha Cortinas-Fernandez
Vice PrincipalRichard Halle
Academic DeanJacquelyn Lambert
Assistant PrincipalLeandra Valdez
Jennifer Rios
Fernando Nieto
Brett Jeffries
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,646 [2]  (2023)
Language English
CampusSuburban
Color(s)   Red and white
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAAA
MascotRaider
Sports District28-6A
Feeder Middle SchoolsH.B. Zachry
John B. Connally
Coke R. Stevenson
Wallace B. Jefferson
Dolph Briscoe
John Folks
Rival schools William J. Brennan High School
Earl Warren High School
Sandra Day O'connor High School
Website Official Website

William Howard Taft High School is a public high school in the Northside Independent School District (NISD) of San Antonio, Texas, United States. As with all NISD high schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case former Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who was also the 27th President of the United States.

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Taft High School was the fifth NISD high school, and the first outside Loop 1604. It is home to the magnet school Communications Arts High School which focuses primarily on college readiness and technology. The building was designed by Noonan & Dockery & Noonan & Rogers Architects and was built by the H.B. Zachry Company.

Taft was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1997-98. [3] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with a distinction for Academic Achievement in Social Studies. [4]

Athletics

The Taft Raiders compete in the following sports: [5]

Marching Band

The Taft Raider Band has over 190 students from Communications Arts and Taft. The band qualified for the state marching contest in 2014. They participate in Region 29 and Area H UIL competitions.

Taft Raiders football

In December 2001 the Taft Raiders competed in the 2001 class 5A Division 1 State Championship game. The Taft Raiders faced the Mesquite Skeeters at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio,Texas. But the Taft Raiders would lose to the Skeeters by a final score of 14-13. And the Taft Raiders became 2001 State runner-up. The Taft Raiders year by year results of Texas high school football are below from 1997-2023

YearsRecordsHead CoachSeason Results
1997N/AN/AState Semifinalist losing to Katy Tigers 16-35 (5A D1)
200112-3BridgesState Finalist losing to Mesquite Skeeters 13-14 (5A D1)
20037-4BridgesBi District round losing to Smithson Valley Rangers 14-24(5A D2)
200410-4BridgesState Quarterfinalist losing to Smithson Valley Rangers 24-42 (5A D2)
20052-8DavenportNo playoffs
20064-6DavenportNo playoffs
20074-7DavenportBi District round losing to East Central 17-22 (5A D2)
20083-7DavenportNo playoffs
20095-5DavenportNo playoffs
20101-9DavenportNo playoffs
20111-9DavenportNo playoffs
20123-7DavenportNo playoffs
20132-8DavenportNo playoffs
20144-6DavenportNo playoffs
20153-7DavenportNo playoffs
20164-6DavenportNo playoffs
20172-8DavenportNo playoffs
20183-8StadeNo playoffs
20193-7StadeNo playoffs
20208-4Stade3rd round playoff loss to Hays 41-62 (6A D2)
20219-3Stade2nd round playoff loss to Edinburg Vela 24-27 (6A D2)
20228-4Stade2nd round playoff loss to San Benito 19-38 (6A D1)
20236-5StadeBi District finalist losing to Laredo United 28-35 (6A D1)

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