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Winston Churchill High School
Address
Map
12049 Blanco Road

San Antonio
,
Texas
78216
Coordinates29°33′00″N 98°30′44″W / 29.549983°N 98.512348°W / 29.549983; -98.512348
Information
School typePublic, High School
MottoNever, Never, Never, Never give up! - Winston Churchill
Founded1966
School districtNorth East ISD
PrincipalMr. Todd Bloomer
Staff165.89 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,825 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.03[1]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Black, White and Red
     
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
MascotChargers
Feeder schoolsEisenhower Middle School
Bradley Middle School
Jackson Middle School
Rival schoolsClark High School
MacArthur High School
Reagan High School
WebsiteChurchill High School

Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas is part of the North East Independent School District. It is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The school serves portions of the city of San Antonio along with the towns of Hill Country Village and Hollywood Park.[2]

Churchill first opened for classes in 1966, funded by a 1960 school district bond that also established Roosevelt High School and the Blossom Athletic Center.[3][4]

The school mascot is the Charger while the British Union Flag and lion are used as additional symbols. The school was referenced in the 1996 movie Lone Star.

In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency, with a 3-Star Distinction for Academic Achievements in ELA/Reading, Science, and Social Studies.[5] Churchill has been twice named a National Blue Ribbon School, in 1982-83 and again in 1999-2000.[6] In 2012, Churchill was ranked 8th on Children at Risk's Top 10 High Schools in Greater San Antonio.

Athletics

The football team won the 4A state championship in 1976.[7]

The boys' basketball team won the 1982 5A state championship.[8][9]

The boys' soccer program won the Texas State Championship in 1989, 1998, 2001, and 2003.[10]

Fine arts

The Winston Churchill Speech and Debate program is known nationally by its highly successful speech and debate teams—nine time sweepstakes winners of the National Speech and Debate Association's (NSDA) National Tournament. Churchill is an annual host of the Winston Churchill Classic, normally hosted around January 10 to the 11th, it is one of the largest speech and debate tournaments in Texas and is a TOC (Tournament of Champion)Qualifier in both Congressional, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate. The team has featured 11 NSDA National Champions, 37 TFA and UIL State Champions, and 3 NSDA Hall of Fame coaches.


The Churchill Band is known statewide for its drum line and marching abilities, as they are a frequent winner of competitions at the state level. The Churchill Band has been Bands of America Grand Nationals finalists four times, and took 3rd place at the 2006 UIL state finals. They have won numerous awards and have consistently placed high in BOA competitions (Bands Of America). The Churchill band also got invited to go to Hawaii over the 2009 spring break season, playing music on the decks of Pearl Harbor in front of the USS Missouri. The Churchill Charger Band has also participated in the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, taking place in New York City. In 2015, the band placed 2nd in their class at the BOA Atlanta Super Regional prelims.

Churchill's Orchestra was selected as one of eight schools nationally to participate in Carnegie Hall's National Band and Orchestra Festival on March 21, 2008. In the 2009-10 school year, they became the first orchestra in Texas to receive 5 sweepstakes awards from the UIL competition.

Churchill's Indoor Percussion Ensemble place first the Scholastic Open World WGI Championships in 2003 and were Scholastic Open World Finalists in 2003. They were also the TCGC Scholastic Open World Champions in 2009 and 2010.

Notable alumni

References

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