Robert E. Lee High School (San Antonio, Texas)
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Robert E. Lee High School is a high school in San Antonio, Texas
. A part of the North East Independent School District
, it serves portions of San Antonio, all of the city of City of Castle Hills
, and a portion of Balcones Heights
.
Established in 1958, Lee is host to three magnet schools:
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. A part of the North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District is a school district located in Bexar County, Texas, . North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately . North East ISD serves the cities of San Antonio, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park,...
, it serves portions of San Antonio, all of the city of City of Castle Hills
Castle Hills, Texas
Castle Hills is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,202. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and a portion of Balcones Heights
Balcones Heights, Texas
Balcones Heights is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,941 at the 2010 census. Balcones Heights is considered by locals to be a part of San Antonio, despite the fact that the community was incorporated in 1948 to avoid annexation into the city. Truly, Balcones...
.
Established in 1958, Lee is host to three magnet schools:
- North East School of the Arts (NESA)
- International School of the AmericasInternational School of the AmericasThe International School of the Americas is a magnet school in the North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas in Bexar County. It is located on the Robert E. Lee High School campus at 1400 Jackson-Keller Road. It places a focus upon learning from a global perspective as opposed...
(ISA) - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Magnet Programs
- The STEM Academy provides a rigorous academic education that helps build the future leaders of tomorrow, This is backed by the one student one laptop initiative, each STEM student receives a new laptop loaded with professional software such as: Solid Works, ArcGISArcGISArcGIS is a suite consisting of a group of geographic information system software products produced by Esri.ArcGIS is a system for working with maps and geographic information...
, Adobe Master Suite, LabVIEWLabVIEWLabVIEW is a system design platform and development environment for a visual programming language from National Instruments. LabVIEW provides engineers and scientists with the tools needed to create and deploy measurement and control systems.The graphical language is named "G"...
, and more. Through this program students can prepare themselves for the jobs of tomorrow. - ISA is a well recognized school that although is not officially attached to the Lee Population, resides on the campus. The ISA academy provides a largely communication oriented education.
- NESA (North East School of the Arts) is a fine arts school that offers seven majors; Musical TheatreMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
, DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, Instrumental Music, Visual ArtsVisual artsThe visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
, CinemaFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Creative WritingCreative writingCreative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
, and Technical Theatre. Each school year season NESA produces a couple Broadway caliber shows made up of the collective teamwork of the majors and also many major specific performances.
Notable alumni
- Dan Allen, NYC-based producer and storytellerStorytellingStorytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values...
- Ricardo Antonio ChaviraRicardo Antonio ChaviraRicardo Antonio Chavira is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives.-Early life:...
, actor - Tommy KramerTommy KramerThomas Francis Kramer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the NFL from 1977 to 1990...
, retired football player, played 13 seasons in the NFL. - Richard Osborne (American football)Richard Osborne (American football)Richard Arlen Osborne is a former American football tight end who played for four seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ninth round of the 1976 NFL Draft, but was waived during the 1976 season...
, retired NFL football player. - Pat RockettPat RockettPatrick Edward Rockett was a shortstop who played for the Atlanta Braves between 1976 and 1978. Rockett was drafted by the Braves with the 10th pick of the 1973 amateur draft. He played his first game with the Braves on September 17, 1976 against the Los Angeles Dodgers; it was one of only four...
, retired MLB baseball player. - Bruce CollieBruce CollieBruce Stokes Collie is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles...
, retired professional football player (OL), played 8 seasons in the NFL and won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. Collie became a born-again Christian while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and has been involved in ministry for almost 20 years. - Travis LewisTravis LewisTravis Lewis is an American football player. He currently is in his senior season, playing weakside linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners. Lewis had a team-high 136 tackles, 12 for loss, and four interceptions, which earned him All-Freshman honors by Sporting News.A native of San Antonio, Texas,...
, current freshman football player for the University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... - Bruce WeinsteinBruce WeinsteinBruce Weinstein is an American ethicist who hosts "Ask the Ethics Guy!," a question-and-answer series on Bloomberg Businessweek online and writes an ethics column there...
, aka "The Ethics Guy," columnist for BusinessWeek.com, CNN Analyst and contributor on FOX News, NPR, Good Morning America, The Today Show, etc. - Casey ShawCasey ShawJoseph Casey Shaw is an American basketball center, formerly in the NBA. After a career at the University of Toledo Rockets, he was drafted 37th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA Draft....
, cartoonist - Creative Manager for USA Weekend Magazine and creator of the webcomic, Thurbear. - Grace PhippsGrace PhippsGrace Phipps is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bee in the remake of Fright Night.-Early life:Phipps was born in Austin, Texas, raised in Boerne, Texas and San Antonio, Texas, where she graduated from Robert E...
, actress, "Fright NightFright Night# "Fright Night" – 3:45# "You Can't Hide from the Beast Inside" – 4:14# "Good Man in a Bad Time" – 3:41# "Rock Myself to Sleep" – 2:57# "Let's Talk" – 2:52# "Armies of the Night" – 4:34...
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