Robert E. Lee High School (San Antonio)

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School type Public, High School Grades 9–12 Campus Urban Phone +1 210-356-0800 Colors Grey, Red		School district North East ISD Enrollment 2,239 (2009-2010) Athletics conference 6A Division I Founded 1958

Address 1400 Jackson Keller Rd, San Antonio, TX 78213, USA Feeder schools Nimitz Middle School, Jackson Middle School Similar North East Transition School, Driscoll Middle School, Lanier High School, John Marshall High Sch, Roosevelt High School

Robert E. Lee High School, named after Confederate States of America Army of Northern Virginia General Robert E. Lee, is a high school in San Antonio, Texas. A part of the North East Independent School District, it serves portions of San Antonio, all of the city of City of Castle Hills, and a portion of Balcones Heights.

Established in 1958, Lee is host to three magnet schools:

North East School of the Arts (NESA)

International School of the Americas (ISA)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy

History

The school opened in 1958.

Magnet Programs

The STEM Academy provides a rigorous education focused on one of the four STEM pathways: Science, Technology (Computer Science), Engineering, and Mathematics.

The International School of the Americas is a school that although is not officially attached to the Lee Population, resides on the campus. The ISA academy provides a largely global and social studies oriented education.

NESA (North East School of the Arts) is a fine arts school that offers seven majors; Musical Theatre, Dance, Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Cinema, Creative Writing, and Technical Theatre. Each school year season NESA produces a couple of Broadway-caliber shows through the collective teamwork of the majors, as well as many major specific performances.

Notable alumni

Dan Allen, NYC-based producer and storyteller

Ricardo Antonio Chavira, actor

Bruce Collie, retired 8-season NFL football player (OL), won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. Became a born-again Christian while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and has been involved in ministry for almost 20 years.

Tommy Kramer, retired football player, played 13 seasons in the NFL

Travis Lewis, former football player for the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings

Chris Marrou, former news anchor for KENS 5-TV in San Antonio, TX from 1973-2009

Richard Osborne, retired NFL football player

Grace Phipps, actress, "Fright Night," "Nine Lives of Chloe King," "The Vampire Diaries", and Teen Beach Movie

George Postolos, former president of Houston Astros and Houston Rockets

Pat Rockett, retired MLB baseball player

Pendleton Ward, creator of cartoon series Adventure Time

Bruce Weinstein, columnist for BusinessWeek.com, CNN analyst and contributor on FOX News, NPR, Good Morning America, and The Today Show

References

Robert E. Lee High School (San Antonio) Wikipedia

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Contents

History

Magnet Programs

Notable alumni

References