Calallen High School

Calallen High School is a public high school serving grades 9–12. The school is located in the Calallen Independent School District in northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. The school is also known for its high athletic success in football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and the Pride of Calallen Wildcat Band.

Calallen High School
Address
4001 Wildcat Dr.

Corpus Christi
,
Nueces
,
TX
78410

United States
Information
School typePublic High school
Motto"The Pride of Texas"
School districtCalallen ISD
SuperintendentArturo Almendarez, Ed.D.
PrincipalYvonne Marquez-Neth
Teaching staff86.93 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,175 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.52[1]
Color(s)Maroon, White   
SongHail to Calallen
Fight songTiger Rag
Athletics conferenceUIL 4A Division 1 Classification
SportsFootball, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf
MascotWillie the Wildcat
NicknameWildcats/Lady Cats
WebsiteOfficial Calallen HS Website

Background

Calallen's name comes from Calvin Joseph (Cal) Allen (1859–1922), a prominent early rancher. Allen owned a 4,000-acre (16 km2) cattle ranch on which the Calallen Independent School District is now located. Allen donated land to the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Rail Line as right-of-way; in exchange, the railroad agreed to place a depot on Allen's property. Allen then subdivided the land adjacent to the depot and established a townsite there. The town was named Calvin until it was discovered that another community in Texas already had that name. Founded in 1910, Calallen was annexed by the city of Corpus Christi in 1970.[2]

Athletics

In football, Calallen High School has played in the state semifinals twelve times and in the state finals two times. 2005 - Lost to Hebron High School 28-0. 2016 - Lost to Aledo High School 24-16. Football coach Phil Danaher is the fourth coach in Texas high school football history to win more than 300 games and is currently the winningest high school football coach in all of Texas with 470 wins.

The Calallen baseball team has won three state championships in 2000, 2005, and 2008. The Wildcats have also won the state championship in Girls Basketball (1990), and Girls Cross Country (1991).

Calallen is designated by the University Interscholastic League as a 5A high school for interscholastic competitions.

The school mascot is the Wildcat, and the school colors are Maroon and White.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "CALALLEN H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "Calallen Independent School District School Story". Calallen ISD. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. "Canada's Rob Zastryzny was nearly a Blue Jay". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

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