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Alamo Heights High School is a public high school located in the city of
Alamo Heights Alamo Heights is an incorporated city that is surrounded by the city of San Antonio in Bexar County in the U.S. state of Texas. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Alamo Heights was 7,357. It is part of the Greater San Antonio metrop ...
,
Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
and is the only high school in the
Alamo Heights Independent School District Alamo Heights Independent School District is a school district based in Alamo Heights, Texas (USA). Alamo Heights ISD also serves Olmos Park, most of Terrell Hills, and a small portion of San Antonio. History The Alamo Heights Independent Sch ...
.


Athletics

The Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports: Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.


State Titles

*Boys Basketball - **1952(3A), 1954(3A) *Football - **2006(4A/D1) *Boys Golf - **1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A) *Boys Soccer - **1987(All), 2012(4A) *Girls Swimming - **1973(3A), 2014(4A) *Team Tennis - **1984(4A), 1986(4A), 1987(4A), 1988(4A), 1993(4A), 1994(4A), 1995(4A), 1996(4A), 1998(4A), 1999(4A), 2000(4A),2002(4A) *Cheerleading - **2016(5A), 2017(5A), 2019(5A), 2020(5A)


Notable alumni

* Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the
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and won a
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with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009. *
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, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at
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. * "Tito” Beveridge, class of 1979, is the founder of Tito’s Vodka *
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, class of 1969, is a recording artist with ''Top 40'' hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme". *
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, inventor and founder of
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, class of 1969, state chairman of the
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See also

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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez ''San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez'', 411 U.S. 1 (1973), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that San Antonio Independent School District's financing system, which was based on local property taxes, w ...


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Alamo Heights High School
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1909 Public high schools in Bexar County, Texas 1909 establishments in Texas