Sam Houston High School, located in east Arlington, Texas, is a public high school serving grades 9-12.
It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas. The current principal is Fernando Benavides.
The school is also known as Sam Houston HS, SHHS, and Big Sam. The mascot is the Long Tall Texan. The school colors are red, white, and blue.
Sam Houston HS became Arlington School District's second high school when it opened in 1963 for the fall semester.The first graduating class was the Class of 1965.The school moved from its original location on Browning Drive to its current location on Sam Houston Drive in 1970.The first IB graduating class was the Class of 2011. Since then, the school has had the most students participating in the IB program of all the high schools in the district.More than twenty students were awarded with the IB diploma with the Class of 2013.As of 2015, Sam Houston is the largest high school in Arlington and Tarrant County with over 3,600 students. It is also one of the largest predominately Hispanic high schools in Texas.Sam Houston HS offers Dual Credit course opportunities at Tarrant County College, a local community college. This is in addition to the following Accelerated Academic programs:
AP (Advanced Placement) Program
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Program
IB (International Baccalaureate) Program
TRIO Educational Talent Search Program
TRIO Upward Bound Program
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Boys:
Baseball
Basketball
Cross-Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Wrestling
Girls:
Basketball
Cross-Country
Drill Team (known as “Tex-Annes”)
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling
Co-ed:
Cheerleading
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Cherokee Yearbook
Spotlight Literary Magazine
Texans Talk Newspaper
TexanTV
Fight! Texans fight,
Fight on to glory and to fame.
Fight! Texans fight,
With banners high we'll win this game,
Let's everybody shout it,
Fight! Texans fight!
With courage, faith and loyalty,
Fight Sam Houston High School!
Fight on to Victory!
We sing to you our alma mater, and your colors bright.
Your name and fame we will remember as a guiding light.
Houston High School you we honor.
Houston High School you we praise.
We raise our voices to your glory,
Ever faithful, ever true.
And when our days with you have ended we will always be
True sons and daughters of Sam Houston!
We'll remember thee—Remember thee!
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Félix Enríquez Alcalá sometimes credited as Felix Alcala (class of 1969) - is an American film and television director.Mike Adams (class of 1992) - Wide Receiver Pittsburgh SteelersMark Clayton (class of 2000) - Wide Receiver Baltimore RavensGary Bledsoe (class of 1968) - Founder of Bledsoe Brace, orthopedic productsDeMario Davis (class of 2004) - Artist - Founder of The Arlington Artist Guild. Member of the City of Arlington Parks & Recreation Committee, East Main Street Art & Music Festival Planning Committee.Thasunda Brown Duckett (class of 1991) CEO of Chase Auto Finance, one of the nation's largest auto lenders, and a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co.Damon Dunn (class of 1994)- American politician, minister, and retired football player: http://www.damondunn.comTrey Hillman (class of 1981) - [Major League Baseball]Charley Jones (class of 1968) - Hosts KRLD’s overnight talk show, Texas Overnight, which airs from midnight to 4 a.m.Lisa Love (class of 1974) - Former athletic director of Arizona State University. At the time Love was one of only three female athletic directors in a Division I of the NCAA. Love began her administrative career at USC. Prior to becoming an assistant athletic director, Love served as the volleyball head coach at the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Southern California, leading her teams to the NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament 13 times. In 2005 she was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame. She now travels as a motivational speaker.Cathy Martindale (class of 1976) - Radio and television host KSCS & KLIF (DFW) and WSM & WMAK (Nashville); Hosted shows on The Nashville Network cable TV (TNN) Video PM, Country Beat;co-hosted FarmAid; starred in over 6,000 car commercials across the U.S.; Hosted the weekly nationally syndicated Acoustic Country and, since 1993, zMax Racing Country. 2014 CMA nomination for National Broadcast PersonalitySteve Martindale (class of 1975) - President of Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington)Fabian Moreno (class of 2000) - ActorGuy Morriss (class of 1969) - Former center/guard (15 seasons) Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots; former head football coach at Baylor UniversityLynn Watson (class of 1967) - Western Character ActorChristine Wicker (class of 1971) - During her 17 years at The Dallas Morning News, she was a feature writer, columnist and religion reporter. Her first book was a true crime tale co-authored with a Dallas street cop named John Matthews, was entitled The Eyeball Killer. Her second book was a spiritual autobiography called God Knows My Heart. She is also the author of Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead.Penny Willrich (class of 1971) - Former judge on the Arizona Superior Court, same court where former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor once served. Associate Dean of Phoenix Law School, Judge Penny Willrich served as the first African American woman trial court judge in the history of the State of Arizona from 1999 to 2005. Was first female and African American president of the Student Congress at the University of Texas at Arlington. Named Outstanding African American Alumna 1999 at UT Arlington.The Long Tall Texan Award The Long Tall Texan Award is presented each year at the Sam Houston High School graduation ceremony every spring to the alumni who has positively impacted the SHHS community. Award winners include:
2016: Claudia Perkins2015: Eric Salas2014: Bobby Callas2013: Billy & Cheryl Stewart2012: Derrick Kinney2011: Judy Thomas2010: Bobby Hunt2009: Justin Chapa 
