Calallen High School
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4001 Wildcat Dr. Corpus Christi, TX, Nueces 78410 United States |
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| School type | Public High school |
| Motto | "The Pride of Texas" |
| School district | Calallen ISD |
| Superintendent | Arturo Almendarez, Ed.D. |
| Principal | Yvonne Marquez-Neth |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,239 (2014–15) |
| Color(s) | Maroon, White |
| Song | Hail to Calallen |
| Fight song | Tiger Rag |
| Athletics conference | UIL 5A Classification |
| Sports | Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Soccer, Golf |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Nickname | Wildcats/Lady Cats |
| Website | Official Calallen HS Website |
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. The school is known for its Advanced Placement program, which ranks in the top 5 percent in the state of Texas. The school is also known for its high athletic success in football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and the Pride of Calallen Wildcat Band.
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.
Calallen High School is known for its traditionally strong athletic programs, especially football, which has played in the state semifinals eleven 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 only the fourth in Texas high school football history to win more than 300 games and is currently the most winningest high school football coach in all of Texas with 432 wins.
While football is the best known program from Calallen, it is not the only successful athletic program. 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).
Amy Acuff, the three-time Olympian and multiple National Championship winner, attended Calallen High School.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dustin Vaughan attended Calallen High School.
Logan Verrett, pitcher for the New York Mets of MLB also attended Calallen High School.
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