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Alamo Heights
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place. In the United States, high schools generally consist of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, although the inclusion of grade 9 varies by school district.
Alamo Heights High School is a secondary school located in the city of Alamo Heights, Texas and is the only high school in the Alamo Heights Independent School District. Dr. Linda Foster is the Principal of high school. The two-story school is divided into four halls main, south, central and north. Main hall provides access to the attendance and principal's offices, the library, the auditorium and a few classrooms. North hall contains the mathematics and history departments. Central hall is occupied by the science department, as well as the nurse's and counselors' offices. South hall contains the English and foreign languages departments. The school's main sitting area is outside between North and Central.
The school has many sports facilities, the most visible of which is Harry B. Orem Stadium, used for football and soccer games. The stadium contains a track and there is also a practice field for these sports. The school's main facility for basketball and volleyball games is the Mule Dome. The school offers football, tennis, water polo, volleyball and cross country in the fall. It offers basketball, swimming and diving and soccer in the winter and baseball, softball, water polo, track and field and golf in the spring.
The school has a highly competitive music program with state finalists in TMEA, Texas Music Educators Association's Honor Band competition and frequently has numerous All-State musicians. At Alamo Heights High School, their goal is to promote educational growth through a rigorous curriculum along with the acquisition of technical skills and knowledge that will provide a basis for lifelong learning and will create a bridge between education and career.
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