Harlandale High School

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{{Infobox school

|name = Harlandale High School

|motto = Once an Indian, Always an Indian, Indian Pride

|schooltype = high school

|fundingtype = Public

|district = Harlandale ISD

|locale = City: Large

|address = 114 East Gerald Avenue

|city = San Antonio

|state = Texas

|zipcode = 78214

|county = Bexar County

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{Coord|29|21|54|N|98|30|7|W|display=inline, title}}

|us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|482247002260|school_name=Harlandale High School|access_date=March 31, 2025|ref_name="NCES"}}

|established = 1946

|grades = 9{{ndash}}12

|principal = Alfred Anthony

|enrollment = 1,611

|enrollment_as_of = 2023{{ndash}}2024

|staff = 115.03 {{FTE}}

|ratio = 14.01

|colors = {{color box|maroon}} {{color box|gold}} Maroon & Gold

|conference = UIL Class 5A

|mascot = Indian/Lady Indian

|newspaper =

|yearbook =

|homepage = [http://hhs.harlandale.net/ Harlandale High School]

}}

Harlandale High School is a public high school located in the city of San Antonio, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League. This school is part of the Harlandale Independent School District located in south central Bexar County. During 2022{{ndash}}2023, Harlandale High School had an enrollment of1,664 students and a student to teacher ratio of 13.76. The school received an overall rating of "C" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2021{{ndash}}2022 school year.{{cite web |title=TEA |url=https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&_debug=0&ccyy=2022&lev=C&id=015904001&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=13 February 2024}}

Athletics

The Harlandale Indians compete in these sports - [http://www.theathleticsdepartment.com/schools/San-Antonio-Harlandale/ The Athletics Department]

=State titles=

  • Volleyball[http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/volleyball.php UIL Volleyball Archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221163034/http://uil100.org/archives/athletics/volleyball.php |date=2015-12-21 }}
  • 1968(4A)

====State finalist====

  • Volleyball
  • 1967(4A), 1969(4A), 1974(4A)

Band

The Harlandale band is often referred to as the Million Dollar Band From Indian Land.[http://www.harlandaleband.com/ Harlandale Band]

Notable alumni

  • Jesse Borrego{{dagger}} (class of 1980) – actor who played Cruz Candelaria in Blood In Blood Out
  • Wilbur Huckle (class of 1960) – baseball player and manager in the New York Mets minor league system{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56974679/clutch-hit/ |title=Clutch Hit |newspaper=San Antonio Express-News |page=44 |date=June 4, 1960 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}
  • Milton A. Lee{{dagger}} (class of 1967) – recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, killed in action in 1968
  • Jesse James Leija{{dagger}} (class of 1984) – former professional boxer
  • Leo Pacheco (class of 1976) – state representative{{cite web|last=Donaldson |first=Emily |url=https://therivardreport.com/harlandale-isd-prepares-to-fight-potential-tea-sanctions/ |title=Harlandale ISD Prepares to Fight Potential TEA Sanctions |publisher=Therivardreport.com |date=June 13, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2020}}
  • George Boyd Pierce (class of 1959) – former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 122
  • Ciro Rodriguez – former U.S. Representative
  • Tobin Rote{{dagger}} (class of 1946) – pro football quarterback, won NFL and AFL championships
  • Frank Tejeda{{dagger}} – U.S. Marine and politician
  • Fadli Zon – deputy speaker of the Indonesian People's Representative Council

{{dagger}} Inductee of the Harlandale Independent School District Hall of Fame.{{cite web |url=https://www.harlandale.net/Page/97 |title=Hall of Fame |publisher=Harlandale Independent School District |access-date=August 9, 2020}}

References

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