John Paul Stevens High School

School in San Antonio, Texas

Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAAMascotFalconSports District28-6AAthletic CoordinatorAnthony BoykinWebsiteOfficial Website(www.runstevensrun.com)

John Paul Stevens High School located in the Seaworld area, is one of nineteen public high schools in the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, USA.^[3] The campus is located near SeaWorld San Antonio. As with all Northside ISD schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case John Paul Stevens, who attended the school's dedication in 2005.^[4]

As of Fall 2023, the enrollment at Stevens is 2750 students, and middle schools that feed into Stevens are Pease Middle School and Vale Middle School.

History

In 1987, Pope John Paul II held mass on the site that later became Stevens High School. The service was part of his visit to San Antonio, and a monument sits near the school to commemorate the visit.^[5]^[6]

Stevens was built with funds from the voter approved 2001 Bond Issue. Designed by PBK Architects, it was built by Bartlett Cocke Contractors at a cost of $50 million. The 398,000-square-foot (37,000 m²), state of the art school building is two-story, and has an abundance of natural light.^[7]

Athletics

The Stevens Falcons compete in the following sports:^[8]

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Swimming & Diving
Tennis
Track
Volleyball

Notable alumni

Rynell Parson (Class of 2009) — Track and field athlete(LSU) specializing in the 100 meters dash (San Antonio City Record Holder)^[9]
Marcus Davenport (Class of 2014) — Professional American football player for the New Orleans Saints^[10]

Mykkele Thompson- Football- University of Texas and New York Giants

Elijah Garcia- Football- Rice University and Denver Broncos

References

^ "STEVENS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Northside ISD Superintendent
^ e077256. "High Schools". www.nisd.net. Retrieved 2022-04-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Northside ISD History: The 2000s
^ "Celebratory events mark 25 years since papal visit". San Antonio Express-News. September 8, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
^ John Paul II Mass Site Memorial
^ Stevens High School: About Us
^ The Athletics Department
^ Rynell Parson LSU Bio
^ UTSA signee Marcus Davenport says, ‘It’s time to get to work’