Stuttgart American High School in

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was first located at

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(old SA (

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) barracks), north of

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, from fall 1953 to spring 1955. That fall, the school moved a few miles northeast and opened at

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, a new

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housing complex just southeast of

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, with 300 students and 35 graduating seniors. For school years 1956/57/58, it was a

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school (grades 7–12). With its campus at the northwest corner of Pattonville, the school was also known as Ludwigsburg American High School from 1961 to 1968, with 1,200 students and 280 graduating seniors. Between 1970–73, Stuttgart American High School was under the Trump Plan. At

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, southwest of Stuttgart,

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opened in the fall of 1979 with 900 students; in June 1992, SAHS closed with 300 students and 52 graduating seniors. Several families had been transferred to

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, Arizona, and remaining students transferred to Patch. In the summer of 2001, the former SAHS site became Erich-Bracher-Schule. Patch American High School closed in 2015, and the new

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opened that fall on

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, just east of

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, as the sole DODEA high school in the Stuttgart Military Community.

Notable students and graduates

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(former U.S. Speaker of the House, Presidential candidate; attended in late 1950s *

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(former Chief Executive Officer, Sprint Corporation); graduated c.1971 *

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(

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Grammy nominee, actress, TV and radio presenter); attended in mid-1970s

References

External links

Official Alumni Association Page

ALUMNI Assoc. and Information

DODDS / DoDEA Schools

Cannstatter Volksfest

American Overseas Schools Historical Society

German website for Erich Bracher Schule

Stuttgart VVS Transit Map for Pattonville
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