Ronald Reagan High School is a

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located in the

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, United States, and named after U.S. President

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. The school serves a portion of Timberwood Park and Stone Oak. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the

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. In 2013, Reagan was ranked fifth on Children at Risk's ranking of the top-10 high schools in

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History

San Antonio, like many

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cities, experienced explosive growth in its suburbs beginning in the early 1990s. This growth was particularly evident in affluent areas formed by people moving to the city. In Stone Oak and Sonterra north of Route 1604 and between the Blanco Road and US-281 corridors, this rapid growth caused severe overcrowding at nearby Winston Churchill High School. At the time, Churchill was the farthest-north school in the North East Independent School District, and its student population grew to 3,400 at a school designed for not more than 2,500. The district recognized this problem, and included an allocation to build a new high school in the area as a part of its 1997 bond issue. The property for the school was purchased from descendants of rancher William Classen prior to passage of the bond issue. After voters approved the bond issue, construction began on the campus. Spaw Glass was the general contractor for the project. The name "Ronald Reagan" was chosen by future students of the school (those currently in attendance at other North East schools) from a list selected by the district's board of trustees. A spirit committee selected the mascot "Rattlers" from three finalists and chose green, silver, and black as the school colors. The opening of

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in 2008 relieved overcrowding at Reagan as San Antonio's population continued booming in the early part of the 2000s.

Band

The Reagan Marching Band has been in existence since the school was opened in 1999. With the exception of the 2009

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Arlington regional, the band has made the finals at every regional contest entered. The band competes in the Texas

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marching competition held every other year, and competes annually in different

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events, including the regionals in

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, and

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, the super regionals in San Antonio, and the Grand National competition in

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. Two of the band’s recent major performances were the 2018 Rose Parade in

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, and the 2019

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National competition

Regional competition

Texas UIL state competition

Source: Texas UIL Marching Band State Archives

Past shows

* Perpetual Motion 2000 * Out of the Box 2001 * The Journey Within 2002* * Beyond Perimeters 2003* * Synergy 2004 * You Never Know 2005* * Transitions 2006 * It Chooses Me 2007* * En Garde 2008 * Have You Got It In You? 2009 * RE- 2010 * Spaces 2011 * Let It Shine 2012* * Epinicion 2013 * Through The Hourglass 2014 * Every(ONE) 2015 * One Love 2016* * Us & Them 2017 * Loop 2018 * Secret World 2019 * Iconic 2020 (non-competitive season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic) * The Path 2021* * In Plain Sight 2022 * From Chaos 2023 * Fallen 2024 * Not So Simple 2025* ''*'' Grand Nationals performance

Athletics

The Reagan Rattlers compete in these sports: *

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** State runner-up: 2014 (5A); 2017, 2018, 2022 (6A) *

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** Boys state final four: 2005 (5A) ** Girls state final four: 2012 (5A) *

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** Boys *** State champion: 2002 (5A) *** State runner-up: 2004 (5A), 2018 (6A) ** Girls *** State runner-up: 2004 (5A) *** State final four: 2002, 2009, 2014 (5A); 2015 (6A) *

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* Swimming and diving *

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Notable alumni

* Celina Lemmen (2003) - Olympic swimmer * Jeff Manship (2003) -

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pitcher *

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(2005) -

pitcher *

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(2010) -

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fighter * Tre Demps (2011) - basketball player who played overseas *

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(2012) -

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quarterback * D.J. MacLeay (2013) - assistant coach for

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* Ty Summers (2014) - linebacker for the

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* Kellen Mond (2017) -

quarterback * Pryce Yates (2021) - defensive lineman for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reagan, Ronald High School Monuments and memorials to Ronald Reagan North East Independent School District high schools Educational institutions established in 1999 High schools in San Antonio 1999 establishments in Texas