Tom C. Clark High School
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{{Infobox school
| name = Tom C. Clark High School
| image = Tom C. Clark High School.jpg
| image_size = 300
| address = 5150 DeZavala Road
| city = San Antonio
| state = Texas
| zipcode = 78249
| county = Bexar County
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|29.565811|-98.580819|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|483312003722|school_name=Clark High School|access_date=January 12, 2025|ref_name="NCES"}}
| established = 1978
| schooltype = high school
| fundingtype = Public
| communities = A portion of San Antonio and all of Shavano Park
| enrollment_as_of = 2023{{ndash}}2024
| teaching_staff = 161.76 {{FTE}}
| superintendent = Dr. Brian T. Woods
| principal = Dr. Steve Zimmerman
| principal_label1 = Vice Principal
| principal1 = Melissa Grijalva
| head_name = Academic Dean
| head = Jill Hackney
| head_name2 = Assistant Principal
| head2 = Joseph Murguia (A-En)
Jaime Heye (Eo-Le)
David Empson (Lf-Re)
Amanda Mayfield (Rf-Z)
| grades = 9 {{ndash}}12
| district = Northside ISD
| mascot = Cougar
| colors = Black, White and Silver
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| free_label_1 = Rival schools
| free_1 = Winston Churchill High School
| conference = UIL AAAAAA
| free_label_2 = Sports District
| free_2 = 28{{ndash}}6A
| free_label_3 = Feeder Middle Schools
| free_3 = Hobby
Rawlinson
| free_label_4 = Feeder Elementary Schools
| free_4 = Blattman
Colonies North
Locke Hill
Howsman
Boone
Leon Springs
Julia Newton Aue
McDermott
Sara B. McAndrew
| website = [https://nisd.net/clark/ Official Website]
}}
File:Tom C. Clark High School bird's eye.jpg
Tom C. Clark High School is a public high school, in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas and serves a portion of Scenic Oaks."[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4866089_scenic_oaks/DC10BLK_P4866089_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Scenic Oaks CDP, TX, U.S. Census Bureau] During 2022{{ndash}}2023, Clark High School had an enrollment of 2,835 students and a student to teacher ratio of 17.29. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with distinctions for Academic Achievement in Science, Social Studies, and Top 25 Percent Comparative Academic Growth.{{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=015915005&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=5 February 2024}}
Campus History
Built in 1978 with five main buildings surrounding a courtyard, this school has over 120 classrooms and is one of the largest schools in Northside ISD. As with all Northside ISD schools, Clark is named for a former or current United States Supreme Court Justice, in this case Tom C. Clark.
Programs
Clark is home to an award-winning fine arts department, which offers programs in Concert and Marching Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theatre, and Art.
Clark also offers athletic programs sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. These include Football, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball, Track and Field, Swimming and Diving, Softball, Tennis, Golf, and Cross Country. Waterpolo was discontinued in 2012.
Clark also offers most, if not all, of the Academic UIL events, including Academic Decathlon, Social Studies, Science, Current Issues, One Act Play, Computer Science, Computer Applications, Calculator Applications, Literary Criticism, CX Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, various speaking competitive events, various journalistic competitive events, and Air Force Junior ROTC. Advanced Placement Courses: Human Geography, English Literature, English Composition, World History, U.S. History, European History, Environmental Science, U.S. Government, Microeconomics, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1 & 2, Physics C, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Computer Science, Art History, Studio Art, Spanish, French, German, Latin.
Academic awards
In 2013, Newsweek Magazine named Tom C. Clark High School one of their top 2,000 schools in the country; schools that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads.{{cite web |date=2013-05-06 |title=2013 America's Best High Schools |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html |publisher=Newsweek Magazine |access-date=2018-02-19}}
In 2017, Clark was ranked 7th out of 75 Greater San Antonio high schools in Children at Risk's School Rankings.[http://childrenatrisk.org/2017-school-rankings/ 2017 Children at Risk Greater San Antonio School Rankings]
Athletics
=Athletic highlights=
Football: In the 2008–2009 football season, the Clark Cougars played in the 5A Texas Semi-Finals against F.B. Hightower, the farthest the school has ever advanced in the playoffs.
Tennis: District Champions of Northside Independent School District for 31 straight years.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}{{when|date=February 2018}}
Track and Field: 2012 – Men's district Champions in the 27-5A meet by one point over Brandeis High School.
Swimming: 2016 – Both men's and women's swim team crowned district champions
Girls Basketball—Class 6A 2022 State Semi-Finalist, 2023 Class 6A State Champions {{Cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-bracket/2021-2022-6a-girls-basketball-state-results|title=2022 6A Girls Basketball State Results |date=Mar 4, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-girls/brackets |title=2023 UIL Girls State Basketball Championships Brackets |date=Mar 4, 2023 |access-date=May 11, 2023}}
Notable alumni
- Matt Beech (Class of 1990) — Former MLB baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beechma01.shtml Matt Beech at Baseball Reference]
- Jason Brickman (Class of 2010) — Professional basketball player. NCAA fourth all-time in assists.[https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2014-03-01/liu-brooklyns-jason-brickman-becomes-fourth-player-1000 LIU Brooklyn's Jason Brickman becomes fourth player to 1,000 assists]
- Jessica Collins (Class of 2001) — Actress[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2193754/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Jessica Collins Biography on IMDB]
- Wane McGarity (Class of 1995) — Former professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints in the NFL, and the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2005) of the CFL.[http://www.nfl.com/player/wanemcgarity/2501989/profile Wane McGarity Player Profile at NFL.com]
- Trent Plaisted (Class of 2005) — Professional basketball player, drafted 46th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft.{{cite web|url= http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Trent-Plaisted-1011/ |title=Trent Plaisted Player Profile |publisher=Draft Express |access-date= June 26, 2013}}
- Ben Sims (Class of 2018) — NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers{{cite web|url=https://baylorbears.com/sports/football/roster/ben-sims/11385|title=Ben Sims|website=Baylor Bears}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nisd.net/clark/ Clark High School]
- [http://cougarband.org/ Clark High School band: "The Mighty Cougar Band"]
- [http://www.tcctheatre.webs.com Clark Theatre website]
- [http://www.clarkcougarsports.com/ School sports website]
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Category:High schools in San Antonio
Category:Public high schools in Bexar County, Texas
Category:Northside Independent School District high schools