Anderson High School (Texas)
L.C Anderson High School | |
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Address | |
8403 Mesa Drive Austin, Texas 78759 United States | |
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School type | Public High School |
Motto | In Pursuit of Excellence |
Founded | 1973 [1] |
School district | Austin Independent School District |
Principal | Sammi Harrison [2] |
Grades | 9–12[1] |
Enrollment | 2,216[3] (2017-18) |
Language | English |
Area | Austin, Texas |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Mascot | Trojan [1] |
Feeder schools | E.A. Murchison Middle School, Will Davis Elementary School, Summitt Elementary School, Hill Elementary School, Doss Elementary School |
Website |
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L.C. Anderson High School is a public high school located in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Austin Independent School District.
History
Anderson High School was formed in 1889, when a high school was added to Robertson Hill School (itself established in 1884), the city's first school for African-American children. It was located in the same building as the lower school, at San Marcos and 11th Streets. In 1907 the school became independent and moved to Olive and Curve Streets. It was named for E. H. Anderson, who served as principal of Prairie View Normal Institute (now Prairie View A&M) from 1879 to 1885. In 1913 the high school moved again, to Pennsylvania Street (now the location of Kealing Middle School).
In 1938 the school was renamed for E. H. Anderson's brother, Laurine Cecil Anderson (1853–1938), a local black educator who served as principal of the school for 33 years, from 1896 to 1929. Anderson was unanimously granted the posthumous honor by the Austin Independent School District (AISD) school board. In 1953 the school moved yet again, to 900 Thompson Street.
In 1971, the school was ordered closed by a federal judge as part of desegregation, and a new, integrated L. C. Anderson High School was opened at its current location of 8403 Mesa Drive in 1973, with its first class graduating in 1974. The new school's first principal was another prominent African-American educator, Dr. W. Charles Akins. Another AISD school, Akins High School, was later named after him.
List of principals
- W. Charles Akins, 1973–1982
- Ronald D. Beauford, 1982–1991
- Darrel P. Baker, 1991–1996
- David A. Kernwein, 1996–2007
- Donna L. Houser, 2007—2016
- Sammi Harrison, 2016—Present
Notable alumni
- Ben Fricke - Dallas Cowboys player, All-American at University of Houston
- Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson - Dallas Cowboys player, Pro Bowl selection
- Dick “Night Train” Lane - Los Angeles Rams player, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks - actor, "Terrence King" on Necessary Roughness, "James Olsen" on Supergirl
- Kris Clack - basketball player, selected by Boston Celtics in 1999 NBA draft
- Julian Spence - football player
- Alex Jones - radio host and conspiracy theorist
- Willie Wells - Negro league baseball player, Baseball Hall of Fame
References
- 1 2 3 "Campus Facts". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ "Campus Administration" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "ANDERSON H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- Early Anderson History
- E.H. Anderson from the Handbook of Texas Online
External links
Coordinates: 30°22′33″N 97°45′13″W / 30.37583°N 97.75361°W