School type Public secondary Principal Chris Bibb Enrollment 1,800 Mascot Yellow Jacket Founded 1922 Colors Blue, Gold | Established 1922 Grades 9-12 Campus Urban Phone +1 817-815-1000 Number of students 1,800 | |
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Arlington Heights High School is a secondary school located in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. The school mascot is the Yellow Jacket and the school colors are blue and gold.
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- Arlington heights high school i want to know what love is foreigner contest submission
- History
- School layout
- Student body
- School organizations
- Notable alumni
- Feeder patterns
- Elementary schools
- Middle schools
- Rivalries
- References
Arlington Heights High School serves western portions of Fort Worth including the Como Arlington Heights, Ridglea, Meadows West, and Rivercrest neighborhoods and the City of Westover Hills. As of 1996 some students are bussed in from the Butler subsidized housing in Downtown Fort Worth and some communities in southeast Fort Worth with racial and ethnic minority groups.
Hollace Weiner of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said in 1996 that the school was "A scholastically touted institution that draws students from private schools[...]"
History
Arlington Heights High School was established in 1922 and hosted 715 students in its inaugural year. The current building was built in 1937. Originally, students from this area attended Stripling High School in the 1920s, which is now a feeder middle school.
At that time, students at Heights were referred to as 'teasippers', a nickname Texas A&M Aggies used to call Texas Longhorns because UT students were more likely to be doctors and lawyers, while Aggies were more likely to go into ranching and related fields. Heights was generally affluent and white until the late 1960s, hosting many children of notable citizens of Fort Worth such as the Belknaps and Dickeys, as well as Governor Connally's children. African American students attended Como High School, which no longer exists and was merged with Arlington Heights at its closing. Students at Arlington Heights referred to their school as 'The Hill', as the main building offers a view of the Trinity River valley to the south, from which AHHS is visible for miles.
School layout
The school occupies a red brick building that is visible from Interstate 30 (West Freeway).
The main building houses 74 classrooms, a library, band hall, auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, workrooms and administrative offices. Outside buildings include a second gymnasium, field houses with concessions stands, and a weight room. The new wing opened in the fall of 2004 and houses six classrooms and a state of the art dance studio. The surrounding grounds are covered with tennis courts, baseball, softball, a unique multi-purpose athletic facility, soccer and football fields and an all-weather track which is open to public use. [1]
Student body
In 2014, approximately 1,800 students attended the school. 46% were Hispanic, 29% were White Anglo, and 22% were Black. 45% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Arlington Heights' student-athletes compete in the UIL 5A classification for 12 varsity sports.
School organizations
Notable alumni
Feeder patterns
Students attending the following feeder schools are zoned to attend Arlington Heights High School: