Heidelberg American High School was a school operated by the

Department of Defense Dependents Schools The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) are a network of schools, both primary and secondary, that serve the dependents of United States military and civilian United States Department of Defense (DoD) personnel in three areas of the ...

(DoDDS) located on the premises of Mark Twain Village, a housing area for American military members and their families in

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

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. The school served 9–12 grade students (originally 7–12 until 1976 when

Heidelberg Middle School Heidelberg Middle School (HMS) was an American school in Heidelberg, Germany. The students attending HMS were the children of Department of Defense employees. Heidelberg Middle School was located on Patrick Henry Village Patrick Henry Village ...

, built for grades 6–8, was built on

Patrick Henry Village Patrick Henry Village (PHV), was a United States Army family housing area located in the vicinity of Heidelberg, Germany, adjacent to and just south of the small town of Eppelheim. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after P ...

) and offered a variety of high school courses. Heidelberg High School graduated its final class in 2013. Since 2017, Julius-Springer-Schule has occupied the old Heidelberg High School building at Mark-Twain-Straße 1.

Media

Heidelberg High School was featured in the 21 July 1947 issue of ''

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'' magazine.

Notable alumni

Nina Arianda Nina Arianda Matijcio (born September 18, 1984) is an American actress. She won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Vanda Jordan in ''Venus in Fur,'' and she was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actres ...

- actress, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 2002 *

Frederic J. Brown III Frederic J. Brown III (born July 18, 1934) is a retired United States Army officer. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he attained the rank of lieutenant general and was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal (2), Silver Star, Legion o ...

– U.S. Army lieutenant general, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1952 * Marc S. Ellenbogen - diplomat, philanthropist, president,

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, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1981 * Ron George - NFL Linebacker
Clint Scovel
mathematician, graduated from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU in 1983 under the direction of Henry McKean * Rory Ogle - member of the New Mexico House of Representatives *

Norman Schwarzkopf Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War. Born in Trenton, N ...

. Commander, Operation Desert Storm attended Heidelberg for a year in 1950. *

Elizabeth Vargas Elizabeth Anne Vargas (born September 6, 1962) is an American television journalist who is the lead investigative reporter/documentary anchor for A&E Networks, and the host for Fox's revival of ''America's Most Wanted''. She began her new positi ...

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news anchor, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1980 * Eric Zeier - former American football quarterback in the NFL started his career as a freshman at Heidelberg High School, but did not graduate

References

External links

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