John Paul Stevens High School

John Paul Stevens High School is one of nineteen public high schools in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, USA.[3] The campus is located near SeaWorld San Antonio. As with all Northside ISD schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case John Paul Stevens, who attended the school's dedication in 2005.[4] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "C" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]

John Paul Stevens High School
Address
600 North Ellison Drive

San Antonio
,
Bexar County
,
Texas
78251

United States
Coordinates29.440332°N 98.685468°W / 29.440332; -98.685468
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established2005
School districtNorthside Independent School District
SuperintendentDr. Brian T. Woods[1]
PrincipalRyan Purtell
Vice PrincipalWendy Reyes
Academic DeanDavid Mayer
Assistant PrincipalOscar Garza
Miranda Snider
Christopher Lasko
Reggie Ollendieck
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,800[2] (2017)
Color(s)Red, silver and black
     
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
MascotFalcon
Sports District28-6A
WebsiteOfficial Website

As of Fall 2017, the enrollment at Stevens is capped at 3,000, and middle schools that would normally feed into Stevens now feed into Earl Warren High School and William Howard Taft High School (areas outside of Loop 1604 off Potranco and Military Roads).

History

In 1987, Pope John Paul II held mass on the site that later became Stevens High School. The service was part of his visit to San Antonio, and a monument sits near the school to commemorate the visit.[6][7]

Stevens was built with funds from the voter approved 2001 Bond Issue. Designed by PBK Architects, it was built by Bartlett Cocke Contractors at a cost of $50 million. The 398,000-square-foot (37,000 m2), state of the art school building is two-story, and has an abundance of natural light.[8]

Athletics

The Stevens Falcons compete in the following sports:[9]

Notable alumni
  • Rynell Parson (Class of 2009) — Track and field athlete specializing in the 100 meters dash[10]
  • Marcus Davenport (Class of 2014) — Professional American football player for the New Orleans Saints[11]

References
  1. Northside ISD Superintendent
  2. "STEVENS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. e077256. "High Schools". www.nisd.net. Retrieved 2022-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. Northside ISD History: The 2000s
  5. "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. "Celebratory events mark 25 years since papal visit". San Antonio Express-News. September 8, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  7. John Paul II Mass Site Memorial
  8. Stevens High School: About Us
  9. The Athletics Department
  10. Rynell Parson LSU Bio
  11. UTSA signee Marcus Davenport says, ‘It’s time to get to work’
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