Thomas A. Edison High School is a
public high school
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serving the
Monte Vista Historic District
The Monte Vista Historic District is an affluent neighborhood of about 3,000 people located in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The district stretches from the southern area near San Antonio College (Ashby Place) to its most northern point along ...
of
San Antonio,
Texas,
United States.
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Thomas Edison High School has an enrollment of approximately 1700 students, with a faculty to student ratio of 16.75. It is in the
San Antonio Independent School District.
In 2015, the school was rated "
Met Standard" by the
Texas Education Agency.
History
Edison High School was opened in 1929 on what is now the campus for John Greenleaf Whittier Academy at 2101 Edison Drive, San Antonio. It was originally a six-year junior-senior school. Increased enrollment and crowded conditions created the need to split the schools into two campuses. In September 1958, grades ten through twelve were moved into the new Edison High School building at 701 Santa Monica street. Grades seven through nine remained in the old building and became the new student body of John Greenleaf Whittier Junior High School. When SAISD moved 9th grade to the high school, John Greenleaf Whittier became a middle school housing grades 6, 7 and 8. In the fall of 2003 students at the junior high moved into temporary facilities next to the school building while new additional construction was completed. The new school opened in August 2007 as Whittier Health Science Academy. The Academy is partnered with the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.
The school received national attention in 1995 as it was at the center of the case of ''
United States v. Lopez''.
Athletics
The Edison Golden Bears compete in the following sports:
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Cross country
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Football
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Golf
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming and diving
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Tennis
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Track and field
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Volleyball
Alumni
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Howard Fest
Howard Arthur Fest (born April 11, 1946) is a former American football offensive lineman who played in the American Football League (AFL) and in the National Football League (NFL).
He attended Thomas Edison High School in San Antonio. He play ...
(1964), former NFL offensive lineman
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Wade Key
Allan Wade Key (born October 14, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a guard and offensive tackle for 10 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1979. After playing ...
(1964), former
NFL
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offensive lineman
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Guido Merkens
Guido Albert Merkens Jr. (born August 14, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter and defensive back for ten seasons for the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and ...
(1973), former NFL safety, quarterback and wide receiver
References
External links
Edison High School
High schools in San Antonio
San Antonio Independent School District high schools
1929 establishments in Texas
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