Juan Seguin High School is a secondary school serving grades 9–12 located in

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal c ...

and is part of the

Arlington Independent School District Arlington Independent School District or Arlington ISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas ( USA). The Arlington Independent School District covers the majority of Arlington and much of the Tarrant County portion of Grand Prairi ...

. The school serves approximately 1,600 students.

History

Juan Seguin High School first opened in August 2002 and received formal dedication in November of that year. The school is classified as a UIL Class 5A school. Because the area has been built-out for some time and no new residential construction is planned, the school is anticipated to remain 5A. Ed Farmer served as

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from the opening of Seguin in 2002 until his retirement in January 2011. Michael successor Jan. 20, 2011. On April 4, 2013, Samuel Nix became Seguin's new principal. Nix served as principal of Carter Junior High School prior to his role at Seguin High School.

Feeder patterns

Ashworth, Bebensee, Beckham, Pearcy, and Williams Elementaries feed into Ousley Jr. High. Ousley Jr. High feeds into Seguin.

Population

Juan Seguin High School is the newest of six comprehensive public high schools within the Arlington ISD in the suburban city of Arlington, Texas. Juan Seguin High School has an enrollment of 1,627 students in grades 9-12 with a very diverse population. Juan Seguin High School is fully accredited by Texas Education Agency (TEA). The school year, which consists of 177 days, is divided into two semesters of 18 weeks each. The schedule is A/B Block: classes are 90 minutes and meet every other day. Students take a total of eight classes during a semester. Approximately 70% of Juan Seguin High School graduates enroll in post-secondary education.

Academics

In spring 2010, Juan Seguin High School narrowly missed TEA requirements to be named a Recognized school. The school was 1% low in one sub-population in mathematics. Since then, Seguin has notably improved academic performance every year, working toward the credentials of a premiere school. Juan Seguin High School’s curriculum is varied and extensive. In addition to regular courses, there are special provisions for gifted and talented, ESL, and vocational students, as well as classes for the mentally and physically handicapped students. Advanced Placement courses are offered in English III, English IV, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, American History, American Government, Macroeconomics, Spanish IV, French IV, Computer Science, Statistics, Environmental Science, Latin, Human Geography, and Psychology. Pre-AP courses are offered in English I, English II, Geometry, Algebra II, Biology I, Advanced Biology, World Geography, Chemistry I, Physics, Pre-Calculus, French III, Spanish III, Latin III, Art I and Computer Science. Seguin has several active academic organizations including

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, UIL Academics,

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, and Environmental Club.

Athletics

Girls Track has their highest finish with a 1st place 5A State Title in 2015. Coach Katra Ridgeway has been the Girls Head Coach since 2002.

UIL

Juan Seguin actively participates in UIL Academics, which includes

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

math Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

calculator An electronic calculator is typically a portable electronic device used to perform calculations, ranging from basic arithmetic to complex mathematics. The first solid-state electronic calculator was created in the early 1960s. Pocket-si ...

number sense In psychology, number sense is the term used for the hypothesis that some animals, particularly humans, have a biologically determined ability that allows them to represent and manipulate large numerical quantities. The term was popularized by ...

accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entity, economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activit ...

science Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

social studies In many countries' curricula, social studies is the combined study of humanities, the arts, and social sciences, mainly including history, economics, and civics. The term was coined by American educators around the turn of the twentieth century as ...

, current events, computer applications, speech and debate, poetry/prose, and

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. Other UIL activities at Seguin include:

choir A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...

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baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

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, cross country,

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit a Golf ball, ball into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standa ...

gymnastics Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

, and

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

Notable alumni

* Allison Hightower (Class of 2006) – 2013 WNBA All-Star *

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(Class of 2007) – Former NFL Defensive Back * Ciante Evans (Class of 2010) - CFL Player * Tonea Marshall (Class of 2016) – Hurdler * Jalen Morton (Class of 2015) – NFL Player *

Tony Santillan Antonio C. Santillan (born April 15, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Santillan attended Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas. He committed to play coll ...

(Class of 2015) – MLB Pitcher

References

External links

* {{authority control Arlington Independent School District high schools High schools in Arlington, Texas 2002 establishments in Texas Educational institutions established in 2002