John Paul Stevens High School located in the Seaworld area, is one of nineteen
public high school
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s in the
Northside Independent School District in
San Antonio, Texas
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, USA. The campus is located near
SeaWorld San Antonio. As with all Northside ISD schools, the school is named for a
United States Supreme Court
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justice, in this case
John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens (April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-oldes ...
, who attended the school's dedication in 2005.
As of Fall 2023, the enrollment at Stevens is 2750 students, and middle schools that feed into Stevens are Pease Middle School and Vale Middle School.
History
In 1987,
Pope John Paul II
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In his you ...
held mass on the site that later became Stevens High School. The service was part of his visit to San Antonio, and a monument sits near the school to commemorate the visit.
Stevens was built with funds from the voter approved 2001 Bond Issue. Designed by PBK Architects, it was built by Bartlett Cocke Contractors at a cost of $50 million. The , state of the art school building is two-story, and has an abundance of natural light.
Athletics
The Stevens Falcons 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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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...
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Soccer
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Softball
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Swimming & Diving
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Tennis
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Track
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Volleyball
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Notable alumni
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Rynell Parson (Class of 2009) — Track and field athlete(LSU) specializing in the
100 meters dash (San Antonio City Record Holder)
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Marcus Davenport (Class of 2014) — Professional American football player for the New Orleans Saints
Mykkele Thompson- Football- University of Texas and New York Giants
Elijah Garcia- Football- Rice University and Denver Broncos
References
External links
John Paul Stevens High SchoolNorthside Independent School DistrictPBK Architects
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Educational institutions established in 2005
High schools in San Antonio
Public high schools in Bexar County, Texas
Northside Independent School District high schools
2005 establishments in Texas