Samuel Clemens High School

Samuel Clemens High School
Address
1001 Elbel Road Schertz , Texas 78154-2098 United States
Coordinates	29.5636429°N 98.2656090°W / 29.5636429; -98.2656090
Information
Type	Public
Established	1968
School district	Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District
President	Amy Sirizzotti
Teaching staff	141.26 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,563[1] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	18.14[1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class 6A, District 27
Nickname	Buffaloes, Lady Buffs
Website	Samuel Clemens High School

Samuel Clemens High School is a public high school in Schertz, Texas, United States. It is operated by the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District, and classified as a 6A school by the UIL.

For the 2021–2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

History

The school is traces its origins back to the 1917 "Schertz High School", later called "Schertz-Cibolo High School". In 1961 the school district was established and in 1967 Universal City was annexed into the district, formally becoming SCUC ISD. A decision was made to rename the school, however all the band jackets and other uniforms featured the letters SC for "Schertz-Cibolo," and it would have proved cost prohibitive to change it. A contest was held to name the school using those same initials of SC, and Samuel Clemens was the winner. Samuel Clemens is better known by the pen name Mark Twain. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Sherman Corbett, MLB player and UTSA Roadrunners baseball head coach ^[4]
• Colton Haynes, actor and model
• A. J. Johnson, NFL player
• Sean Porter, NFL player
• Robert Reid, NBA player
• Peso Pluma, musician ^[5]
• Sam Sanders, journalist^[6]

References

1. "SAMUEL CLEMENS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
2. "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
3. "SCUCISD". Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
4. "Sherman Corbett Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History". Retrieved 2024-09-03.
5. "Peso Pluma posts photos outside former high school, home in San Antonio after concert".
6. Kathleen Petty (August 2018). "A Few Minutes with Sam Sanders". San Antonio. Retrieved October 6, 2021.