Veterans Memorial High School (San Antonio)
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox school
|name = Veterans Memorial High School
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|motto = Strive for Perfection, Settle for Excellence
|address = 7618 E. Evans Road
|city = San Antonio
|state = Texas
|zipcode = 78266
|country = United States
|coordinates = {{coord|29.6094532|-98.3394508|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}
|us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|482499012976|school_name=Veterans Memorial High School|access_date=November 5, 2024|ref_name="NCES"}}
|established = August 2016
|type = Free Public
|affiliation =
|district = Judson Independent School District
|grades = 9{{ndash}}12
|president =
|principal = Sue Arredondo
|head of school =
|dean =
|staff =
|enrollment_as_of = 2022{{ndash}}2023
|athletics =
|conference = UIL Class AAAAA
|colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|navy}} Red, White, & Navy
|nickname = Patriots
|campus type =
|campus size = Medium
|free_label =
|free_text =
|free_label2 =
|free_text2 =
|free_label3 =
|free_text3 =
|information =
|website = [https://www.judsonisd.org/Domain/38 Veterans Memorial
High School]
}}
Veterans Memorial High School is a public high school in unincorporated Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is operated by the Judson Independent School District, and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. 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 "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with distinctions for Post Secondary Readiness and Academic Achievement in Science and Social Studies.{{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=015916010&prgopt=reports%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas |publisher=Texas Education Agency |access-date=23 February 2024}}
The school was originally named after Willis Mackey, who retired in 2014 after serving seven years as the district superintendent, but the school board voted to change the name after controversy arose in the community over naming the school after him. The school's name was changed to Veterans Memorial High School{{cite web |url=https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/proposed-judson-isd-high-school-name-change-sparks-community-cry |title=High school renamed before it even opens |last=Price |first=Robert |website=foxsanantonio.com |date=June 7, 2016}} before it opened in August 2016 with 600 freshmen and sophomore students. A junior class was added for the 2017–2018 school year, and Veterans High graduated its first class of seniors in May 2019.
Notable alumni
- James Peoples, college football running back for the Ohio State Buckeyes{{cite web |last1=Gay |first1=Colin |title=Ohio State football adds Texas RB James Peoples to 2024 recruiting class |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/04/02/ohio-state-football-recruiting-2024-james-peoples-commitment-running-back-san-antonio-texas/70065435007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=19 April 2025}}
References
{{Bexar County, Texas Schools}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 2016
Category:Public high schools in Texas
Category:High schools in Bexar County, Texas