Alpine High School

Alpine High School is a public high school located in the city of Alpine, Texas (USA) and is classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Alpine Independent School District located in north-central Brewster County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

Alpine High School
Address
300 East Hendryx Drive

Alpine
,
Texas
79830

United States
Coordinates30.371503°N 103.665788°W / 30.371503; -103.665788
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtAlpine Independent School District
PrincipalJustin Gonzales
Staff31.12 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment312 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.03[1]
Color(s)          Purple and Gold
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 3A
MascotBucks/Lady Bucks
USNWR ranking332 in Texas;
4,071 in U.S.[2]
STAAR EOC Assessments[3] average79.7%
YearbookEl Ocotillo
Websitewww.alpine.esc18.net/index.php?pageID=382678_3

Academic awards
  • UIL Team Debate Champions [5]
    • 1960 (2A) Boys, 1962 (2A) Girls

Athletics

The Alpine Bucks compete in the following sports.[6]

State Titles
  • Boys Golf[7]
    • 1965 (2A)
  • Girls Golf[8]
    • 1986 (3A)

State Finalist
  • Baseball[9]
    • 1994(3A)
  • Volleyball[10]
    • 1985 (3A), 1986 (3A)

Theater
  • One Act Play [11]
    • 1958 (B)

2016 shooting

On September 8, 2016, a female student shot and injured another student in a school hallway and then committed suicide in the bathroom. A Homeland Security officer who responded to the shooting was accidentally shot by a U.S. Marshal during the incident.[12]

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See also

Other high schools in Brewster County:

References
  1. "ALPINE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. "Alpine High School Overview". U.S. News & World Reports. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. "Alpine High School Test Scores". U.S. News & World Reports. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
  5. UIL Team Debate Archives
  6. The Athletics Department
  7. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  8. UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  9. UIL Baseball Archives Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  10. UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  11. "UIL One Act Play Archives". University Interscholastic League.
  12. Monroe, Rachel (September 8, 2016). "A High School Shooting Shakes Alpine". Texas Monthly.
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