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Arlington Heights High School

4501 W Freeway, Fort Worth, TX, 76107-5499 -

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Definition of Terms

Arlington Heights High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Tarrant County, TX

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1900 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

94 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 611 students

Grade 10 - 503 students

Grade 11 - 406 students

Grade 12 - 380 students

This School

(TX) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(TX) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	32%	37%
% Black	22%	13%
% White	44%	46%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(TX) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(TX) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Fort Worth Independent School District

This School's Agency

(TX) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	147	5
Number of Students Managed	80,480 students	1,220 students
District Total Revenue	$650,826,000	$11,313,000
District Expenditure	$627,236,000	$11,189,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,087	$9,273
District Expenditure / Student	$7,794	$9,171
District Graduation Rates	71%	97%

Reunions (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:48:10 am
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Obituary: Robin Shivers, 53, launched charity to provide health insurance to Austin musicians (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 01:31:02 pm
She went to high school in Fort Worth before launching a charity to provide healthcare insurance for Austin musicians.
Boosters' donation of $150,000 to help pay for baseball field improvements at Arlington Heights High School (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 04:03:51 am
At least one trustee balked at accepting the money.
Rep. Marc Veasey will discuss health care (The Shorthorn)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 01:47:44 am
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, will speak about health care among other things at noon Wednesday in 25 University Hall. A Q-and-A segment will follow his lecture, which is hosted by the UTA chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha , the National Political Science Honor Society . The free event will also include refreshments.
More than 100 North Texas National Merit semifinalists named (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
posted on September 26, 2009 at 12:28:30 pm
More than 100 local youths have been named semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

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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.
Arlington Heights High School serves western portions of Fort Worth including the Como and Arlington Heights neighborhoods.
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 taken 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 wealthy and white until the late 1960s, hosting many children of notable Fort Worthians such as the Belknaps and Dickeys, as well as Governor Connally's children. African American students attended Como High School, which no longer exists. Students at Heights referred to their school as 'the hill' because it sat up higher than the surrounding area at the time.
Arlington Heights has had a rich tradition throughout the years. By the 1950s, the Allied Youth Club was the largest chapter in the world with a membership of over 800. This club was intended to teach the facts about alcohol and making wise decisions about its consumption. Each year, Heights students would participate in the annual AY Beauty Contest where the girls would make up the boys to look like women featuring elaborate hair, makeup, and gowns. These dressed up boys would then take other boys as their dates to the dance.
School layout
AHHS was a leading school in FWISD with 26,704 volunteer hours. thumb|Arlington Heights Yellow Jacket
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 programs
AHHS has established the only ranch management program in FWISD with over 200 students participating.
AHHS has established the only Navy JROTC program in FWISD.
AHHS is host to one of the only Peace Clubs in the region.
Athletics
Arlington Heights has won 75 state championships at all levels
Involved in: Soccer, Baseball, Swimming, Football, Cheer, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country/Track
School organizations
Debate Team
Hispanic Youth Association
National Honor Society
The Yellow Jacket Yearbook
The Jacket Journal Newspaper, established 1933
Journalism
Whiz Quiz
Athletic Booster
Dance Guild
Inter-Act Club
PTSA
Arlington Heights Chess Association
Band
Orchestra
UIL competitions
Notable alumni
Cairol Aitken, novelist and intl. poet as Cairol Dawson.
Michael A. Andrews, United States Representative from Texas (1983-1995)
Blake Weeks Brockermeyer, former NFL player for the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos, and former Texas Longhorn linemen
Betty Buckley, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
Michael Z. Castillo, NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys, and Texas Tech Red Raider Fullback
John Denver, folk rock musician
Willie Flores, United States Coast Guard Medal recipient.
Tony Franklin, former placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, and Miami Dolphins
Pete Geren, United States Representative from Texas (1989-1997) and Secretary of the Army (2007–current)
Turner Gill, head football coach for the Buffalo Bulls, former Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback
Delbert McClinton, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician
Bill Paxton, actor and film director
Mike Renfro, former NFL player for the Houston Oilers and Dallas Cowboys, college player at TCU
Sergio Reyes, former U.S. Olympic boxer
Tom Schieffer. Former U.S. Ambassador to Australia and Japan; Candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor of Texas
Tommy Thompson, author
Van Williams, The Green Hornet
Chris Wright, Branch Manager
Feeder patterns
Elementary Schools
Burton Hill
North Hi Mount
M.L. Phillips
Ridglea Hills
South Hi Mount
I.M. Terrell
Van Zandt-Guinn
Middle Schools
William Monnig
W.C. Stripling
External links
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