Alpine High School is a

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located in the city of

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) and is classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Alpine Independent School District located in north-central

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. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the

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History

In 1994 the school had 350 students. Prior to 1996 Alpine High School served as the high school for students from Terlingua Common School District. Beginning in the 1960s, students were bussed to Alpine, with the bus ride being the longest in the United States, with of distance each way, totaling about one hour and 55 minutes. A trip to and from Alpine High totaled . In 1994 about 24 students took this bus. Some students then traveled to and/or from the drop-off point as additionally far as to and/or from their residences each way. This means adding an additional 45 minutes each way, which involved parents having to wake up early. Due to the distance and because there was only one bus each day, Terlingua area students could not participate in extracurricular activities after school. Additionally there was a 30% dropout rate among Terlingua area students.
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Additionally San Vicente Independent School District sent its high school students to Alpine High. In 1996 Big Bend High School opened in temporary facilities, and the Terlingua area students no longer came to Alpine High. The same year San Vicente ISD students were also redirected to Big Bend High.

Service area

Currently, the high school serves Alpine. Residents of the

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. Retrieved on April 22, 2012. are zoned to Alpine ISD schools. Prior to 1996, the school served, in addition to Alpine, Lajitas, Panther Junction, and

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. The San Vicente and Terlingua districts include

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Academic awards

*UIL Team Debate Champions **1960 (2A) Boys, 1962 (2A) Girls

Athletics

The Alpine Bucks compete in the following sports. *

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* Cross Country *

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State Titles

*Boys Golf **1965 (2A) *Girls Golf **1986 (3A)

State Finalist

*Baseball **1994(3A) *Volleyball **1985 (3A), 1986 (3A)

Theater

*One Act Play UIL One Act Play Archives
. ''University Interscholastic League''. **1958 (B)

2016 shooting

On September 8, 2016, a female student shot and injured another student in a school hallway and then committed suicide in the bathroom. A

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officer who responded to the shooting was accidentally shot by a

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during the incident.

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Texas Schools in Brewster County, Texas