William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio)
| William H. Taft High School | |
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| Address | |
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11600 Culebra Road San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 78253 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°29′54″N 98°43′18″W / 29.498255°N 98.721580°WCoordinates: 29°29′54″N 98°43′18″W / 29.498255°N 98.721580°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1985 |
| School district | Northside Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Brian T. Woods[1] |
| Principal | Martha Cortinas-Fernandez |
| Vice Principal | Richard Halle |
| Academic Dean | Jacquelyn Lambert |
| Assistant Principal |
Leandra Valdez Jennifer Rios Fernando Nieto Brett Jeffries |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,654[2] (2017) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAAA |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Sports District | 28-6A |
| Feeder Middle Schools |
H.B. Zachry John B. Connally Coke R. Stevenson Wallace B. Jefferson Dolph Briscoe John Folks |
| Rival schools |
William J. Brennan High School Earl Warren High School Sandra Day O'connor High School |
| Website | Official Website |
William Howard Taft High School is a public high school in the Northside Independent School District (NISD) of San Antonio, Texas, United States. As with all NISD high schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case former Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who was also the 27th President of the United States.
Taft High School was the fifth NISD high school, and the first outside Loop 1604. It is home to the magnet school Communications Arts High School which focuses primarily on college readiness and technology.
Taft was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1997-98.[3] In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency, with a 2-Star Distinction for Academic Achievements in Social Studies and Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps.[4]
Athletics
The Taft Raiders compete in the following sports:[5]
Marching Band
The Taft Raider Band has over 130 students from Communications Arts and Taft. The band qualified for the state marching contest in 2014.
Notable alumni
- Derek Cecil (Class of 1991) — Actor; currently starring in House of Cards on Netflix[6]
- Otis McDaniel (Class of 2004) — Gold medal winning sprinter specializing in the 100 and 200 meters dashes[7]
- James Roday (Class of 1994) — Actor, director, screenwriter; born James David Rodriguez and most well known as one of two lead actors on the USA Network series Psych[8]
- Haley Scarnato (Class of 2000) — Singer; placed 8th on Season 6 of American Idol[9]
References
- ↑ Northside ISD Superintendent
- ↑ UIL 2018-2020 Reclassification and Realignment
- ↑ "National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-2017, Page 198, PDF" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ↑ "TEA 2017 Accountability Reports". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ↑ The Athletics Department
- ↑ Derek Cecil Biography at IMDb
- ↑ Otis McDaniel Profile at IAAF
- ↑ James Roday Biography at IMDb
- ↑ Haley Scarnato Biography at IMDb