Karen Wagner High School
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|address = 3000 North Foster Road
|city = San Antonio
|state = Texas
|zipcode = 78244
|county = Bexar County
|country = United States
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| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|482499010445|school_name=Karen Wagner High School|access_date=December 19, 2024|ref_name="NCES"}}
|established = 2005
|type = Free Public
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|district = Judson Independent School District
|grades = 9{{ndash}}12
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|principal = Priscilla Alfaro
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|enrollment_as_of = 2023{{ndash}}2024
|athletics = Football, Basketball, Cross Country, Wrestling, Track, Volleyball, Golf, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Tennis
|conference = District 12-5A (Div. I)
|colors = {{color box|#92000a}} {{color box|#000000}} Red and black
|nickname = Thunderbirds
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|website = [https://www.judsonisd.org/Domain/39 Karen Wagner High School]
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Karen J. Wagner High School is a high school in unincorporated Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is operated by the Judson Independent School District. The school has a San Antonio address but is not within the San Antonio city limits. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency.{{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=015916008&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=23 February 2024}}
The school was named after Lieutenant Colonel Karen J. Wagner, a United States Army officer and a 1979 Judson High School graduate who was killed when an airplane hijacked by terrorists flew into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.{{cite magazine |last=Spong |first=John |date=August 31, 2011 |title=Karen Wagner's Life |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/karen-wagners-life/ |magazine=Texas Monthly |publisher=Emmis |access-date=December 20, 2019}}
Sports
The school's sports teams are known as the Thunderbirds.
Fine arts
The Wagner Marching Band won the USSBA TX State Championship three years in a row (2010, 2011, 2012). They won first place at all of their competitions for the 2011-2012 marching season. In 2011, the band went to the B.O.A. San Antonio Super Regional for the first time in its history, and placed 24th out of 72 bands. In 2012, they beat out over 120 bands and were named the Grand National Champion of the USBands Open National Championships, at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ with a score of 97.52.
In the spring of 2010, the Wagner Color Guard (Crimson Precision) won State Championships (1st place) in the Novice class. They performed to "Glitter In The Air" by Pink.
In the spring of 2007, the Sabre Dancers dance team won first place in every group routine entered, and won Grand Champions on South Padre Island.
Other programs
Other programs include Academic Decathlon (AcaDec), Business Professionals of America (BPA), Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Theatre Arts, various clubs (Club De Español, French Club, Poetry Club, etc.), Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), and FCCLA.
Notable alumni
- Marlon Smith (2008) — CFL player{{cite web |title=Marlon Smith Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions |url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/s/smit27445.html |website=profootballarchives.com}}
- Jordan Clarkson (2010) — NBA player{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/high_schools.fcgi?state=TX |title=NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in Texas |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=December 20, 2019}}
- André Roberson (2010) — NBA player
- Derrick Kindred (2012) — NFL player{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KindDe00.htm |title=Derrick Kindred Player Profile |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=December 20, 2019}}
- Amber Ramirez (2016) — basketball player{{cite web |title=Amber Ramirez |url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/amber-ramirez/ |website=Arkansas Razorbacks |date=12 July 2018}}
- Kiana Williams (2017) — WNBA player{{cite web |url=https://www.wnba.com/draft2021profile/kiana-williams |title=Kiana Williams - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA |website=wnba.com |access-date=June 5, 2021}}
- Spencer Burford (2019) — NFL player{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BurfSp00.htm |title=Spencer Burford Player Profile |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 2, 2022}}
- Kevin McCullar Jr. (2019) — NBA player{{cite web |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high-school/article/kansas-lost-former-wagner-star-kevin-mccullar-year-18691629.php |title=Kansas might have lost former Wagner star Kevin McCullar for the season |date=27 February 2024 }}
References
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Category:Judson Independent School District high schools
Category:High schools in San Antonio