Tom C. Clark High School

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Thomas C. Clark High School
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Tom C. Clark High School
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
Type Public Secondary
Established1978
School districtNorthside Independent School District (NISD)
SuperintendentDr. Brian T. Woods
PrincipalDr. Steve Zimmerman
Vice PrincipalMelissa Grijalva
Academic DeanJill Hackney
Assistant PrincipalJoseph Murguia (A-En)
Jaime Heye (Eo-Le)
David Empson (Lf-Re)
Amanda Mayfield (Rf-Z)
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment2,835 [1]  (2022-23)
Color(s) Black, White and Silver
   
Athletics conference UIL AAAAAA
Mascot Cougar
Communities servedA portion of San Antonio and all of Shavano Park
Rival schools Winston Churchill High School
Sports District28-6A
Feeder Middle SchoolsHobby
Rawlinson
Feeder Elementary SchoolsBlattman
Colonies North
Locke Hill
Howsman
Boone
Leon Springs
Julia Newton Aue
McDermott
Sara B. McAndrew
Website Official Website
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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, United States. Built in 1978 with five main buildings surrounding a courtyard, this school has over 120 classrooms and is one of the largest schools in NISD. 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.

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Clark serves the NISD portion of Scenic Oaks. [2]

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] Also in 2017, Clark was ranked 7th out of 75 Greater San Antonio high schools in Children at Risk's School Rankings. [4]

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. [5]

Athletics

The Clark Cougars compete in these sports: [6]

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

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  2. ↑ "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Scenic Oaks CDP, TX, U.S. Census Bureau
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  4. ↑ 2017 Children at Risk Greater San Antonio School Rankings
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