Winston Churchill High School (San Antonio)

Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas is part of the North East Independent School District. The school serves portions of the city of San Antonio along with the towns of Hill Country Village and Hollywood Park.^[2] During 2022–2023, Churchill High School had an enrollment of 2,510 students and a student to teacher ratio of 15.74.^[1] For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency, with distinctions for Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading, Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies.^[3]

Winston Churchill High School
Address
12049 Blanco Road San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas 78216
Coordinates	29.549983°N 98.512348°W / 29.549983; -98.512348
Information
School type	Public, high school
Motto	Never, Never, Never, Never give up! - Winston Churchill
Founded	1966
Locale	City: Large[1]
School district	North East ISD
NCES School ID	483294003630[1]
Principal	Mr. Todd Bloomer
Staff	157.34 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,405 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.29[1]
Language	English
Color(s)	Black, White, and Red
Athletics conference	UIL Class 6A
Mascot	Chargers
Feeder schools	Eisenhower Middle School Bradley Middle School Jackson Middle School
Rival schools	Clark High School MacArthur High School Reagan High School
Website	Churchill High School

History

Churchill High School is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 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.^[4][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.

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.

Athletics

The football team won the 4A state championship in 1976.^[7] Starting in 1984, the Churchill High School football team would play the Clark High School football team in a rivalry game nicknamed the "Gucci Bowl".^[8] The two schools face off every year and the game used to signal the start of the high school football season in San Antonio.^[9]

The boys' basketball team won the 1982 5A state championship.^[10][11]

The boys' soccer program won the Texas State Championship in 1989, 1998, 2001, and 2003.^[12]

Notable alumni

• Glenn Blackwood, NFL safety^[13]
• Lyle Blackwood, NFL safety^[14]
• Abby Brammell, actress^[15]
• Scott Bryant, baseball player, 1989 winner of the Dick Howser Trophy^[16]
• Cody Carlson, NFL quarterback^[17]
• Randy Choate, MLB pitcher^[18]
• Carli Cronk, swimmer, Summer Deaflympics record holder^[19]
• Josh Davis, swimmer, 3x Olympic Gold Medalist^[20]
• Steve Davis, MLB pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians^[21]
• Scott Dunn, MLB player^[22]
• Trenton Estep, 2018 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Champion
• Jimmy Feigen, US Olympic swimmer
• Dimitri Flowers, NFL fullback
• Kimberly Friedmutter (Williams), model and actress, author.
• Callie Hernandez, actress^[23]
• Gary C. Kelly, business executive; current chairman of the board and former CEO of Southwest Airlines^[24]
• Jack Neely, MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
• Derek Lee Nixon, actor^[25]
• Alan Palomo, creator of Neon Indian^[26]
• Pete Sessions, U.S. Congressman^[27]
• Alex Van Pelt, NFL player and coach^[28]
• Bill White, Houston mayor, gubernatorial candidate^[29]