Sam Houston High School (San Antonio, Texas)
Sam Houston High School, also known as Houston High School, is a public high school located in eastern San Antonio, Texas, United States and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. This school is one of twelve schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
Sam Houston High School | |
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Location | |
4635 East Houston Street , 78220 United States | |
Coordinates | 29.425233°N 98.399182°W |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
School district | San Antonio Independent School District |
Faculty | 69 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 928 (2014–2015) |
Color(s) | |
Team name | Hurricanes |
Website | schools |
Athletics
The Sam Houston Hurricanes compete in the following sports:[2]
Shooting
On September 11, 1990, three high school students were shot and wounded in what was believed to be a gang-related confrontation on the school grounds. Three other students were arrested shortly afterwards. Witnesses told police a group of students had gathered on the patio when shots were fired into the group. 17-year-old John Campbell was wounded in the right foot, 18-year-old Larry Johnson was wounded in the right thigh and calf, and a 16-year-old boy received a chest wound.[3] The wounded students were all listed in stable conditions at various San Antonio hospitals. Police said they recovered a large-caliber pistol from the crime scene. 18-year-old Kenneth Wolford, and two other male students were arrested and charged for the shooting. No serious incidents of violence at the school had occurred previously, although a cache of weapons had been found inside a school locker the week prior to the shooting and security was increased at the school as a result.[4]
References
- "2015 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency.
- The Athletics Department
- "3 San Antonio teens wounded". The Victoria Advocate, Volume 145, Number 128 (Victoria, Texas). September 12, 1990. p. 3C.
- "Three shot, wounded in confrontation on school grounds". United Press International. September 11, 1990.