Sam Houston High School

Sam Houston High School, located in east Arlington, Texas, is a public high school serving grades 9-12.It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas. The current principal is Fernando Benavides.The school is also known as Sam Houston HS, SHHS, and Big Sam. The mascot is the Long Tall Texan. The school colors are red, white, and blue.Quick HistorySam Houston HS became Arlington School District's second high school when it opened in 1963 for the fall semester.The first graduating class was the Class of 1965.The school moved from its original location on Browning Drive to its current location on Sam Houston Drive in 1970.The first IB graduating class was the Class of 2011. Since then, the school has had the most students participating in the IB program of all the high schools in the district.More than twenty students were awarded with the IB diploma with the Class of 2013.As of 2015, Sam Houston is the largest high school in Arlington and Tarrant County with over 3,600 students. It is also one of the largest predominately Hispanic high schools in Texas.AcademicsSam Houston HS offers Dual Credit course opportunities at Tarrant County College, a local community college. This is in addition to the following Accelerated Academic programs: AP (Advanced Placement) Program AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Program IB (International Baccalaureate) Program TRIO Educational Talent Search Program TRIO Upward Bound Program