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| High school football has been part of Alice, Texas since 1905. The schools first official game was a 38-0 win over H.M. King High School (Kingsville, TX) in the year 1909. Since 1909 the Alice Coyotes have won 21 district titles, made 36 playoff appearances(18th all-time and 6th most in Class 4a history), and played in 4 Texas State semi-final games (1955(William Adams), 1979, 1998,and 1999). Alice High School's all time varsity football record is 292-164-11 as of 2010, and the Alice Coyote Football Team’s all time record is 541-371-34. | High school football has been part of Alice, Texas since 1905. The schools first official game was a 38-0 win over H.M. King High School (Kingsville, TX) in the year 1909. Since 1909 the Alice Coyotes have won 21 district titles, made 36 playoff appearances(18th all-time and 6th most in Class 4a history), and played in 4 Texas State semi-final games (1955(William Adams), 1979, 1998,and 1999). Alice High School's all time varsity football record is 292-164-11 as of 2010, and the Alice Coyote Football Team’s all time record is 541-371-34. | ||
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Public school in Alice, Texas, United States| Alice High School | |
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| Address | |
| 1 Coyote Trail Alice, Texas 78332 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1970 |
| School district | Alice Independent School District |
| Principal | Lucinda Munoz |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,364 (2010) |
| Color(s) | Burnt orange & White |
| Athletics conference | UIL District 31 Class AAAA |
| Mascot | Coyotes/Lady Coyotes |
| Newspaper | Yote Howl |
| Website | Alice High School website |
Alice High School (AHS) serves the students of Alice, Texas and surrounding communities in Jim Wells County.
History
The City of Alice originated from the defunct community of Collins, which was located three miles east. Around 1880 the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway attempted to build a line through Collins. The townspeople did not want to sell their land to the railroad company; consequently, the railroad site was moved three miles west, and in 1883 a depot called Bandana was established at its junction with the Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Railway. Bandana soon became a thriving cattle-shipping point, and application for a post office was made under the name Kleberg in honor of Robert Justus Kleberg. The petition was denied because a town named Kleberg already appeared on the post office list, so residents then chose the name Alice, in honor of Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, Kleberg's wife and the daughter of Richard King. The Alice post office opened for business in 1888, and within a few years the remaining residents of Collins moved to Alice.
The first school began in 1887 in the attic of the old Sedwick House. Later, starting in the 1930s, students attended William Adams High School, which is now a Middle/ Junior High school. The School Board voted to change the name of the High School to Alice High in 1969. Construction of Alice High was completed in time for 1970 school year, and the first graduating class was in 1971.
Academics
Alice High School is part of the Alice Independent School District, which is a TEA state recognized school district as of 2010. In 2010 Alice High School was rated Academically Acceptable by TEA.
School Songs and Traditions
Alma Mater
Hail! Alice High. The school we love so dear. Where friends we've met. We'll not forget. Throughout the coming years. So here's to the Orange and the White. The colors for which we fight. Let's pledge anew and all be true to Dear Old Alice High.
Fight Song
On ye Coyotes, On ye Coyotes, On ye Coyotes Forward against the foe. We will win thru thick or thin. Forever as we go, go, go, go. Orange and White forever fight. We're Coyotes 'til the end. Fight Coyotes fight, fight, fight. And win, win, win. GO!!! FIGHT!!! WIN!!!
The Pride of South Texas by Buddy Travis (1986)'
Logo
Traditional logo File:Alicecoyote.png ________________ logo 
Athletics
Alice High School has athletes that compete in 13 different sports, which include:
Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball, Baseball, Power-lifting, and Cheerleading.
Football
High school football has been part of Alice, Texas since 1905. The schools first official game was a 38-0 win over H.M. King High School (Kingsville, TX) in the year 1909. Since 1909 the Alice Coyotes have won 21 district titles, made 36 playoff appearances(18th all-time and 6th most in Class 4a history), and played in 4 Texas State semi-final games (1955(William Adams), 1979, 1998,and 1999). Alice High School's all time varsity football record is 292-164-11 as of 2010, and the Alice Coyote Football Team’s all time record is 541-371-34.
The home football games are held at Memorial Stadium, which has a capacity of 10,500.
The 2011-2012 season has the Coyotes playing in conference 31-4A along with Calallen High School, Flour Bluff High School, Corpus Christi - W.B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi - Foy H. Moody High School, Tuloso-Midway High School, and Henrietta M. King High School.
Student Activities
Clubs
Current Clubs at Alice High School include:
Art, Auto Mechanics, BPA, Band Council, Building Trades, Cheerleaders, Chorale, Cosmetology, DECA, Decathlon, Drama, Drill Team/Strutters, Environmental Club, FCCLA, FFA, Graphics, HOSA, Interact/Rotary, JETS, Junior Class, Law Enforcement, Newspaper, NHS, ROTC, Senior Class, Spanish, Student Council, TAFE, UIL, and Yearbook.
Alice High School Band
The Alice High School band was organized in 1933. In 1960, Bryce Taylor was hired on as Band Directer in Alice. He spent the next fifty years as music supervisor and high school band director for the Alice ISD. In his tenor, the Alice High School band earned 29 consecutive UIL Sweepstakes awards and placed in the top five TMEA Honor Band auditions for Class 5A twelve times. The Alice High School band was one of the first five schools to be awarded the Sousa Flag of Honor by The Sousa Foundation and is listed on their national Roll of Honor for high school bands in existence between 1960 and 1980. The band is now under the direction of Arnold Garza who himself was a student of Bryce Taylor.
Theatre Department
Alice High School has an award winning theatre department with a strong reputation in the educational theatre community. For the first two decades, the AHS drama program was under the direction of Don Howell. Well respected around the state for his theatre expertise, he was able to take the UIL One Act Play team to state competition on several occasions. After retirement Mr. Howell went on to work for the U.I.L. One Act Play office located at the University of Texas and to adjudicate for UIL. Following his retirement in 1993, Darlene Totton took over and has continued to promote outstanding theatre at Alice High School. Under her direction the students received the National Forensic League Leading Chapter award and performed at Thespian State and the International Thespian Festival on numerous occasions. In the fall of 2006, the Alice High School Theatre Department received international attention when their thespian troop appeared in Dramatics Magazine and Ms. Totton was interviewed for a story in Stage Directions Magazine.
Notable alumni
- J. Frank Dobie - Award winning author and poliical activist. He is credited with helping to save the Longhorn Cattle from extinction.
- Spike Dykes- Head football coach for the Coyotes in 1970 & 1971. Later head football coach at Texas Tech
- Sonny Brown - Ex NFL Player (Houston Oilers) and Member of the 1985 National Champions Oklahoma Sooners (Brown was named MVP of the championship game).
- Chris Brazzell - CFL and ex NFL player with the Dallas Cowboys.
- Jim Bishop - Indaba Music VP, Engineering and disgruntled inventor of the shakeweight
External links
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