Winston Churchill High School in
San Antonio, Texas
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is part of the
North East Independent School District
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. The school serves portions of the city of San Antonio along with the towns of
Hill Country Village and
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. During 20222023, Churchill High School had an enrollment of 2,510 students and a student to teacher ratio of 15.74.
[ For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the ]Texas Education Agency
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History
Churchill High School is named after Sir Winston Churchill
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, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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. Churchill first opened for classes in 1966, funded by a 1960 school district bond that also established Roosevelt High School and the Blossom Athletic Center
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.
Churchill has been twice named a National Blue Ribbon School
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, in 1982-83 and again in 1999-2000. In 2012, Churchill was ranked 8th on Children at Risk's Top 10 High Schools in Greater San Antonio.
The school mascot is the Charger while the British Union Flag
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and lion are used as additional symbols. The school was referenced in the 1996 movie ''Lone Star
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''.
Athletics
The football team won the 4A state championship in 1976. Starting in 1984, the Churchill High School football team would play the Clark High School football team in a rivalry game nicknamed the "Gucci Bowl". The two schools face off every year and the game used to signal the start of the high school football season in San Antonio.
The boys' basketball team won the 1982 5A state championship.
The boys' soccer program won the Texas State Championship in 1989, 1998, 2001, and 2003.
Notable alumni
* Glenn Blackwood
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, NFL safety
* Lyle Blackwood
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, NFL safety
* Abby Brammell
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Brammell has had recurring roles on ''Six Feet Under (TV series), Six Feet Under'', ''The Shield'', ''Push, Nevada'', and ''Sta ...
, actress
* Scott Bryant
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College career
Bryant attended the University of Texas, where he played for the Texas Longhorns baseball team. In the 1989 ...
, baseball player, 1989 winner of the Dick Howser Trophy
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* Cody Carlson, NFL quarterback
* Randy Choate
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, MLB pitcher
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* Carli Cronk, swimmer, Summer Deaflympics
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record holder
* Josh Davis, swimmer, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist
* Steve Davis
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and Cleveland Indians
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* Scott Dunn, MLB player
* Trenton Estep
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Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
* Jimmy Feigen
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, US Olympic swimmer
* Dimitri Flowers
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* Kimberly Friedmutter
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* Callie Hernandez, actress
* Gary C. Kelly, business executive; current chairman of the board and former CEO of Southwest Airlines
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* Jack Neely, MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
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* Derek Lee Nixon
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, actor
* Alan Palomo, creator of Neon Indian
* Pete Sessions
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, U.S. Congressman
* Alex Van Pelt
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* Bill White, Houston mayor, gubernatorial candidate
References
External links
Churchill High School
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High schools in San Antonio
North East Independent School District high schools
1966 establishments in Texas