McCallum High School
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A. N. McCallum High School is a public high school in Austin
, Texas
, United States
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McCallum, the second oldest high school in the Austin Independent School District
, opened in 1953 to relieve growth in north and northwest Austin. Named after AISD's first high school superintendent, A.N. McCallum, the school strives to reflect the initiatives and achievements of its namesake.
In 1994, McCallum motioned to make its campus the home of AISD's Fine Arts Academy. Currently, the Fine Arts Academy is open to all students in AISD who wish to attend, given that they are accepted following an admissions process. The current fine arts strands are visual art, band, orchestra, choir, dance, classical guitar, technical theater, performance theater, and musical theater.
and Lamar Middle School
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Austin, Texas
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McCallum, the second oldest high school in the Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Austin, Texas, United States. It was established in 1881. Its current superintendent is...
, opened in 1953 to relieve growth in north and northwest Austin. Named after AISD's first high school superintendent, A.N. McCallum, the school strives to reflect the initiatives and achievements of its namesake.
In 1994, McCallum motioned to make its campus the home of AISD's Fine Arts Academy. Currently, the Fine Arts Academy is open to all students in AISD who wish to attend, given that they are accepted following an admissions process. The current fine arts strands are visual art, band, orchestra, choir, dance, classical guitar, technical theater, performance theater, and musical theater.
Feeder Patterns
McCallum feeder schools include Kealing Middle SchoolKealing Middle School
Kealing Middle School is a Junior High School in Austin, Texas. Kealing is one of Austin Independent School District's seventeen Junior High Schools. Kealing is home to one of the three junior high magnet programs in Austin, which specializes in mathematics and sciences...
and Lamar Middle School
Lamar Middle School (Austin, Texas)
Lamar Middle School is a middle school in north central Austin, Texas. Lamar is one of Austin Independent School District's seventeen middle schools.-History:...
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Notable alumni
- Kristian HouseKristian HouseKristian House is a British racing cyclist who rides for the Rapha Condor team. He was the 2009 British Road Race Champion. He has raced in Europe and Australia. He rode for Great Britain in UCI World Cup track events...
, Professional Cyclist - British National Champion in 2009 - Robbie BeckettRobbie BeckettRobbie Beckett is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. In 1990, he was drafted in the first round by the San Diego Padres in the amateur draft out of McCallum High School in Austin, Texas...
, Major League Baseball pitcher and 1st round draft of the San Diego PadresSan Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
in 1990 - Matt BelisleMatt BelisleMatthew Thomas Belisle is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.-Early life:...
, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
(1998) - Gordon Bethune, Continental AirlinesContinental AirlinesContinental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
CEO (1958) - Geoff KetchumGeoff KetchumGeoff Ketchum currently runs the website Orangebloods.com. Additionally, Ketchum co-hosts a sports radio talk show on 104.9FM The Horn in Austin, Texas five days a week with Chad Hastings, and has written a book on the history of the University of Texas Longhorns football program titled A Die Hard...
, radio talk show host, football pundit, and author - Tom KiteTom KiteThomas Oliver Kite, Jr. is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1994....
, PGA golfer - Timothy Kopra, NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronaut (1981) - Austin NicholsAustin NicholsAustin Nichols is an American film, television actor and director who is perhaps best known for his role as Julian Baker in The CW drama series One Tree Hill. He is also known for his roles in films such as The Day After Tomorrow and Wimbledon...
, actor and star of the HBO series John from CincinnatiJohn from CincinnatiJohn from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been... - Wiley WigginsWiley WigginsWiley Ramsey Wiggins is an American film actor and blogger. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of Janis Joplin's early band, The Waller Creek Boys....
, actor and star of Dazed and ConfusedDazed and Confused"Dazed and Confused" is a song by Jake Holmes, which was covered by The Yardbirds, and later reworked by Led Zeppelin who hold a separate copyright on the song.-Jake Holmes:...
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