G.W. Brackenridge High School is a public high school located in central San Antonio, Texas, and classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). This school is one of 12 high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District. During 20222023, Brackenridge High School had an enrollment of 1,568 students and a student to teacher ratio of 15.37. The school received an overall rating of "B" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20242025 school year. It was formerly known as Phillis Wheatley High School.
History The school was founded in 1917 on the city's south side along the San Antonio River near the King William neighborhood. It was named for George Washington Brackenridge. The original three-story brick structure was demolished and replaced with today's shorter, more sprawling structure in 1974. That year, the school was renamed in honor of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American poet, a woman taken in childhood from West Africa, enslaved and taken to Boston, and eventually freed. In 1988, bowing to some alumni concerns, the school's original name was restored.
Athletics The Brackenridge Mighty Eagles compete in the following sports:The Athletics Department
Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Cheerleading Marching Band
Football 1947 State Champions - Defeated Highland Park 21–13.UIL Football Archives 1947-1948 This was the last title before the UIL divided schools into classifications based on enrollment.MySanAntonio.com Brackenridge Football 1962 1962 State Champions-Defeated Borger High School 30–26.
Soccer 2018 District Champions-Defeated their rivals Highlands High School 2–1 in the final game of the season
Notable alumni
Kenneth Nelson (Class of 1947) — American actor The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks. America's Longest-running Play Robert Cade (Class of 1945) — leader of the research team that created the sports drink GatoradeRobert Cade Obituary by USA Today Jim Harrison (Class of 1967) — Former NFL running backJim Harrison Player Profile at Pro Football Reference Weldon Humble (Class of 1938) — Former NFL offensive guardWeldon Humble Player Profile at NFL.com Sam Hurd (Class of 2002) — Former NFL wide receiverSam Hurd Player Profile at NFL.com Warren McVea (Class of 1964) — Former NFL running backWarren McVea Player Profile at NFL.com John Quiñones (Class of 1970) — ABC News co-anchor and host of What Would You Do?John Quiñones: A Long Road From the San Antonio Barrio Rudolf Staffel — ceramistl, educator Doris Drew (born Doris Gruen), singer
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