Crockett High School (Austin, Texas)

David Crockett Early College High School is a public high school located in South Austin, Texas. The school opened in 1968 and is part of the Austin Independent School District (AISD). It was named after U.S. frontiersman Davy Crockett.

Crockett High School
Address
5601 Menchaca Rd

Austin, TX 78745
Information
School typePublic
Established1968
School districtAustin Independent School District
PrincipalKori Crawford
Grades9th-12th
Enrollment1,536 (2019-2020)
Color(s)Brown and Gold
MascotCougar
Websitehttp://www.crocketths.org/

History

Crockett High School is located at the corner of Menchaca Road and Stassney Lane. In 1968, the only other building in the area was a two-story farm house on Menchaca Road. Crockett's first principal, Forrest Kline, teachers and students enjoyed lunch in the courtyard amongst massive boulders and oak trees due to the cafeteria not having been built yet. Actor Fess Parker, best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney,[1] attended the school's first pep rally.[2]

In 1971, A federal judge ordered Anderson High School in East Austin closed because it was still racially segregated. African-American students from the old Anderson High School were bused to Crockett starting in the fall of that year.

Programs

In 1980 and again in 1981 the band won First Place at the UIL State Marching Band Contest (Class 5-A) and was named "Best Band Ever" by Texas Monthly Magazine.[3]

By 2015 the school began providing free cosmetology training through a revamped cosmetology program. Students are able to begin work immediately after high school through this program.[4]

Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, an Entrepreneurship program funded by the Bazaarvoice Foundation was offered. This program is the first of its kind in the Austin Independent School District[5], and when grouped with its sister programs in Cunningham Elementary School and Covington Middle School, it is the first K-12 Entrepreneurship Programs in the US.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Dave Smith. Disney A to Z. Disney Editions, 2006. 161.
  2. History of David Crockett High School. David Crockett High School Alumni Directory 2001, Harris Publishing 2001. pages V-X.
  3. "Halftime Heroes". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. Avila, Candice. "Crockett High’s Cosmetology program saving students thousands" (Archive). KXAN. January 21, 2016. Retrieved on January 22, 2016.
  5. ""Crockett Early College High School". AISD. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ""Crockett High School to launch entrepreneurship program in fall 2015". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. "Gabriel Luna". IMDb. Retrieved 3 November 2015.


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