Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)


Sam Houston High School, located in east Arlington, Texas, is a public high school serving grades 9-12.
It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas. The current principal is Juan Villarreal.
The school is also known as Sam Houston HS, SHHS, and Big Sam. The mascot is the Long Tall Texan. The school colors are red, white, and blue.

History

Anderson, Berry, Crouch, Crow, Knox, Patrick, Roark, and Thornton Elementaries feed into Carter Jr. High. Adams, Amos, Atherton, Goodman, Hale, Johns, Morton, Rankin, and Remeynse Elementaries feed into Workman Jr. High. Carter and Workman Jr. Highs feed into Sam Houston.

Academics

Sam Houston HS offers Dual Credit course opportunities at Tarrant County College, a local community college. This is in addition to the following Accelerated Academic programs:



AP Program

AVID Program

IB Program

TRIO Educational Talent Search Program

TRIO Upward Bound Program

Athletic Teams

In alphabetical order:
Boys:

Baseball

Basketball

Cross-Country

Football

Golf

Soccer

Swimming

Tennis

Track and Field

Wrestling

Girls:


Basketball

Cross-Country

Drill Team

Golf

Soccer

Softball

Swimming

Tennis

Track and Field

Volleyball

Wrestling

Co-ed:


Cheerleading

Fine Arts Programs

In alpha order:
Cello Choir

Choir

Color Guard

Concert Band

Concert Orchestra

Dance

Jazz Band

Mariachi Band

Percussion/Drumline

Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphonic Band

Symphony Orchestra

Theater/Drama

Visual Arts

Wind Symphony Band

Winter Guard

Extracurricular Clubs & Organizations

In alpha order:
Academic Decathlon

Anime Club

Art Club

Bell Guards

Business Professionals of America

Chess Club

Class Councils

Debate Team

Earth and Science Club

Future Business Leaders of America

Guitar Club

Interact Club

Key Club

LULAC

Mock Trial

Muslim Students Association

NAACP Youth Council

National Honor Society

National Technical Honor Society

Photo Club

Robotics Club

Student Council

HOSA

UIL Academic Teams

Publishing-Centric Groups

In alpha order:
Cherokee Yearbook

Spotlight Literary Magazine

Texans Talk Newspaper
TexanTV

Notable Alumni

The Long Tall Texan Award
The Long Tall Texan Award is presented each year at the Sam Houston High School graduation ceremony every spring to the alumni who has positively impacted the SHHS community.
Award winners include: