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Alpine High School
Address
300 East Hendryx Drive Alpine, Texas 79830 United States
Coordinates	30°22′17″N 103°39′57″W / 30.371503°N 103.665788°W / 30.371503; -103.665788
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Alpine Independent School District
NCES School ID	480795000124
Principal	Jarrett Vickers
Teaching staff	29.54 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	308 (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio	10.43
Color(s)	Purple and gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class 3A
Mascot	Bucks/Lady Bucks
USNWR ranking	332 in Texas; 4,071 in U.S.
STAAR EOC Assessments average	79.7%
Yearbook	El Ocotillo
Website	alpine.esc18.net/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. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency.

History

In 1994 the school had 350 students.

Prior to 1996 Alpine High School served as the high school for students from Terlingua Common School District. Beginning in the 1960s, students were bussed to Alpine, with the bus ride being the longest in the United States, with 89.7 miles (144.4 km) of distance each way, totaling about one hour and 55 minutes. A trip to and from Alpine High totaled 179.6 miles (289.0 km). In 1994 about 24 students took this bus. Some students then traveled to and/or from the drop-off point as additionally far as 35 miles (56 km) to and/or from their residences each way. This means adding an additional 45 minutes each way, which involved parents having to wake up early. Due to the distance and because there was only one bus each day, Terlingua area students could not participate in extracurricular activities after school. Additionally there was a 30% dropout rate among Terlingua area students. Additionally San Vicente Independent School District sent its high school students to Alpine High. In 1996 Big Bend High School opened in temporary facilities, and the Terlingua area students no longer came to Alpine High. The same year San Vicente ISD students were also redirected to Big Bend High.

Service area

Currently, the high school serves Alpine. Residents of the Sul Ross State University family housing units, Lobo Village 5 through 7, are zoned to Alpine ISD schools.

Prior to 1996, the school served, in addition to Alpine, Lajitas, Panther Junction, and Terlingua. The San Vicente and Terlingua districts include Big Bend National Park.

Academic awards

• UIL Team Debate Champions
  • 1960 (2A) Boys, 1962 (2A) Girls

Athletics

The Alpine Bucks compete in the following sports.

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football Notable Football Performance by Skyler Glenn Short in 2017 when Alpine played Van Horn, Skyler fumbled 12 times in one game
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

State Titles

• Boys Golf
  • 1965 (2A)
• Girls Golf
  • 1986 (3A)

State Finalist

• Baseball
  • 1994(3A)
• Volleyball
  • 1985 (3A), 1986 (3A)

Theater

• One Act Play
  • 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.

See also

Other high schools in Brewster County:

• Marathon High School

References

1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - ALPINE H S (480795000124)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Sep 21, 2020.
2. "Staff Directory". Alpine Independent School District. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
3. "Alpine High School Overview". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
4. "Alpine High School Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
5. "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
6. ^ Verhovek, Sam Howe (1994-12-09). "Another Day, Another 89 Miles to School". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
7. ^ Pressly, Sue Ann (1997-08-10). "Town's New High School Makes Grade With Students". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
8. "THE END OF THE 80-MILE SCHOOL BUS RIDE". Washington Post. 1996-08-12. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
9. ^ Verhovek, Sam Howe (1996-05-27). "End Near for 179-Mile Bus Trip to High School". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
10. ^ "Big Bend High graduates smallest class in state: Different events trim class to two students". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. Associated Press. p. 5A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com
11. Tucker, Albert Briggs (2008). Ghost Schools of the Big Bend. Howard Payne University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780615191348.
12. Trotter, Andrew (1996-09-11). "Take Note". Education Week. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
13. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brewster County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
14. "Residential Living Facilities and Services Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine." Sul Ross State University. Retrieved on April 22, 2012.
15. "Brewster County". Texas Education Agency. 2001-03-07. Archived from the original on 2001-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-16. - The map shows the park outline.
16. UIL Team Debate Archives
17. The Athletics Department
18. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
19. UIL Girls Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
20. UIL Baseball Archives Archived 2013-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
21. UIL Volleyball Archives Archived December 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
22. "UIL One Act Play Archives". University Interscholastic League.
23. Monroe, Rachel (September 8, 2016). "A High School Shooting Shakes Alpine". Texas Monthly.

External links

• Official website

• Public high schools in Texas
• Schools in Brewster County, Texas