Alpine High School is a public high school located in the city of Alpine , Texas ( USA ) and is classified as a 3A school by the UIL . It is a part of the Alpine Independent School District located in north-central Brewster County . For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given an "A" by the Texas Education Agency .
7-567: In 1994 the school had 350 students. Prior to 1996 Alpine High School served as the high school for students from Terlingua Common School District . Beginning in the 1960s, students were bussed to Alpine, with the bus ride being the longest in the United States, with 89.7 miles (144.4 km) of distance each way, totaling about one hour and 55 minutes. A trip to and from Alpine High totaled 179.6 miles (289.0 km). In 1994 about 24 students took this bus. Some students then traveled to and/or from
14-533: Is a public school district based in unincorporated Brewster County , in the U.S. state of Texas . Its only school, Big Bend High School , is located adjacent to the Study Butte census-designated place , and with a Terlingua postal address. The district, which also serves Lajitas , has one school — Big Bend High School , for grades K-12. Previously it was administratively divided between Big Bend High and Terlingua Elementary (Grades K–8 ). Previously
21-657: Is growing". Its service area includes Terlingua, Study Butte , and Lajitas . Big Bend High School also takes high-schoolers within the San Vicente Independent School District , which serves residents from K through 8. San Vicente ISD is based in Panther Junction , and Big Bend High school accordingly serves Panther Junction as well. Prior to fall 1996 Alpine High School of the Alpine Independent School District served as
28-636: The Terlingua area students no longer came to Alpine High. The same year San Vicente ISD students were also redirected to Big Bend High. Currently, the high school serves Alpine. Residents of the Sul Ross State University family housing units, Lobo Village 5 through 7, are zoned to Alpine ISD schools. Prior to 1996, the school served, in addition to Alpine, Lajitas , Panther Junction , and Terlingua . The San Vicente and Terlingua districts include Big Bend National Park . The Alpine Bucks compete in
35-602: The drop-off point as additionally far as 35 miles (56 km) to and/or from their residences each way. This means adding an additional 45 minutes each way, which involved parents having to wake up early. Due to the distance and because there was only one bus each day, Terlingua area students could not participate in extracurricular activities after school. Additionally there was a 30% dropout rate among Terlingua area students. Additionally San Vicente Independent School District sent its high school students to Alpine High. In 1996 Big Bend High School opened in temporary facilities, and
42-557: The elementary school was called the "Terlingua Common School". As of 2007, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office awards Terlingua ISD money due to the colonias served by the district. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency . In 1996 Sam Howe Verhovek of The New York Times wrote that "The district is still extremely poor, though it
49-537: The following sports. On September 8, 2016, a female student shot and injured another student in a school hallway and then committed suicide in the bathroom. A Homeland Security officer who responded to the shooting was accidentally shot by a U.S. Marshal during the incident. Other high schools in Brewster County: Terlingua Common School District Terlingua Common School District ( TCSD )
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