Aledo High School (Texas)

Aledo High School is a public high school located in Aledo, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is part of the Aledo Independent School District located in south central Parker County. Along with Aledo, students attend from the towns of Annetta and Annetta South as well as portions of Annetta North, Hudson Oaks, and Willow Park. In 2018, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency with a two star distinction in Mathematics and Social Studies.[4]

Aledo High School
Address
1000 Bailey Ranch Rd.

Aledo
,
Texas
76008-4407

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
Motto"Aspire to Excellence" [1]
School districtAledo Independent School District
PrincipalDan Peterson [2]
Staff72.60 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,321 (2018–19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio18.20[3]
Color(s)    Black & Orange
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAA
MascotBearcats/Lady Cats
YearbookLedoian
Websitewww.aledoisd.org/AHS

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,273 students enrolled for the 2017-2018 school year is as follows:[5]

  • Female - 48.0%
  • Male - 52.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
  • Asian/Pacific islander - 0.9%
  • Black - 2.1%
  • Hispanic - 12.0%
  • White - 81.9%
  • Multiracial - 2.5%

Athletics

The Aledo Bearcats compete in the following sports:[6]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Powerlifting
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Band

Aledo High School's most prominent athletic team is the Bearcat football team. Other sports having success are the boys golf team and the Ladycat softball team who also finished ranked #1 in the country in 2008. The 2008 Bearcat Tennis team, for the first time, was the District 6-4A champs with a perfect district season.

State Titles
  • Baseball - [7]
    • 2014 (4A)
  • Football - [8]
    • 1998 (3A/D1), 2009 (4A/D2), 2010 (4A/D2), 2011 (4A/D2), 2013 (4A/D2), 2014 (5A/D1), 2016 (5A/D2), 2018 (5A/D2), 2019 (5A/D2),[9] 2020 (5A/D2)[10]
  • Boys Golf - [11]
    • 1978 (1A), 2007 (4A)
  • Softball [12]
    • 2008 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2015 (5A)

The Bearcat football team won three consecutive state titles in 4A Division II from 2009-2011 and won three consecutive state titles in 5A Division II from 2018-2020, now has a total of 10 titles, with 9 championships in the last 12 seasons (2009-2020). They are the only UIL school in Texas who have won three or more consecutive titles, twice.[13] The Bearcat's 10 State Championships is the most in Texas.[14] The 2013 team became the first team in high school history to score 1,000 points in a single season.[15] After a 91-0 blowout of Western Hills a parent of the losing team filed bullying charges with the school district.[16][17] A reporter for the Associated Press called Aledo a "powerhouse" in Texas high school football.[17]

State Finalists
  • Football [18]
    • 1974 (1A), 2017 (5A/D2)
  • Boys Soccer [19]
    • 2005 (4A) 2018 (5A)
  • Girls Soccer
    • 2017 (5A)

Extracurricular activities

Aledo High School's most prominent sport is the Aledo High School Marching Band (AKA Bearcat Regiment). The Regiment marching band was a UIL State Finalist in 2000 (3A),[20] 2005 (4A),[20] 2007 (4A), 2011 (4A),[21] 2015, and 2017 (5A). The Regiment for the first time receive the title of Super Regional Grand Champions in the 2A class in 2008 at the San Antonio BOA. In 2010 the Bearcat Regiment was for the first time a finalist at BOA Super Regionals in San Antonio. The concert band also received TMEA Honor Band State Finals awards in 2002 (3A)[20] and 2007 (4A),[20] and became The TMEA Honor Band State Champions in 2015 (5A). In UIL academic competition, the Current Issues and Events team and the Literary Criticism team won the state championship in 2009, with the Current Issues and Events team successfully defending their state championship in 2010 and placing first in 2012;[22] the Social Studies Team won the state championship (4A) in 2011 and was both district and regional champion.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "AHS Homepage". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  2. Aledo Principal
  3. "ALEDO H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. "2018 Accountability Rating Overall Summary". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. TEA 2017-2018 Student Enrollment
  6. The Athletics Department
  7. UIL Baseball Archives
  8. Lone Star Football Network
  9. "2019-2020 Football State Championship Results". University Interscholastic League. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. https://www.uiltexas.org/files/athletics/state-football/boxscores/ALE-CROS.HTM. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  12. UIL Softball Archives Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  13. https://www.community-news.com/2021/01/bearcats-make-history-with-10th-state-title/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2021/01/15/texas-high-school-football-history-belongs-to-aledo-bearcats-become-first-to-win-10-state-championships/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. http://msn.foxsports.com/college-football/story/texas-hs-becomes-first-team-ever-to-score-1-000-points-in-season-122113
  16. Beard, Sterling (October 22, 2013). "Texas High School Football Blowout Leads Parent to File Bullying Accusation". National Review. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  17. Blaney, Betsy (October 22, 2013). "Texas dad alleges bullying in 91-0 football game". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  18. Lone Star Football Network
  19. UIL Boys Soccer Archives Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  20. "Aledo High School Band". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  21. UIL Texas State Marching Band Contest, Conference 4A Finals Results
  22. http://utdirect.utexas.edu/uil/vlcp_results.WBX
  23. UIL Lone Star Cup Champions
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