Austin High School (Austin, Texas)
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Stephen F. Austin High School
Location
1715 West Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas
Information
Type Public
Motto Mens agitat molem
Established 1881
School district Austin Independent School District
Principal Dr. Lucio Calzada
Grades 9 through 12
Color(s) Maroon and White
Athletics conference UIL 25-AAAAA
Mascot Maroons / Mr. Maroo
Information 512-414-2505
Website http://www.austinisd.org/schools/website.phtml?id=014

Stephen F. Austin High School, or more commonly Austin High, founded in 1881, is one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River.

The current campus is located near downtown Austin along the Colorado River. The school, originally known simply as Austin High School, was renamed in 1953 after Stephen F. Austin, known as the "Father of Texas." Austin High School is one of eleven high schools in the Austin Independent School District.

Roughly 2,100 students attend the school in grades nine through twelve. The school's current building is the third built to house the school, following four 19th century locations in other buildings.[1] Austin High's official motto is Mens Agitat Molem (Latin: The Mind Moves the Masses) or, literally, "Mind Over Matter."

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Academics

Austin High was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1982-83.[2]

Athletics

Austin High School offers many different athletic programs for students:Football ,Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Lacrosse.

Fine arts

Austin High School also offers a wide array of Fine Arts to its students. The school's band is the largest group in the school, with over 200 students. The marching band performs at the football games during the autumn semester, while the four separate concert bands have performances throughout the spring semester. The Austin High Jazz Ensemble was recently picked as one of the top 15 Jazz bands in the nation to be featured in the 2008 Essentially Ellington High School Jazz band competition, hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.citation needed The school offers an Orchestra class which performs throughout the year. Also, students can participate in the Red Dragon Theater company at Austin high, that performs regularly throughout the year as well.

Culture

Many students at Austin high participate in extracurricular activities and clubs. Every year two major bacchanals, Hodown and Toga, are thrown. Hodown, which takes place during the first semester is typically thrown by the Junior Class; whereas Toga is thrown at the end of the school year by the Senior class.citation needed

Media

There is also credible speculation that Richard Linklater's 1993 film Dazed and Confused is based on the first Toga party thrown by the Stephen F. Austin High School seniors in the 1970s.citation needed

Part of the 1998 Robert Rodriguez film "The Faculty" was filmed in the boys' locker room at Austin High, and many AHS students served as extras in the film.

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ^ "Austin High School Historical Marker Text". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
  2. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)

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