- McCallum High School
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Not to be confused with McCollum High School.
A.N. McCallum High School 
Address 5600 Sunshine Drive
Austin, Texas
Austin, Travis, 78756
United StatesInformation Opened 1953 School district Austin Independent School District School number 512 414-2519 Principal Michael Garrison Grades 9-12 School Color(s) Royal Blue and Gray Mascot Knight Nickname MAC Team name The Knights, Lady Knights Publication Excalibur Literary Magazine Newspaper The Shield Yearbook The Knight A. N. McCallum High School is a public high school in Austin, Texas, United States.
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.
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Feeder Patterns
McCallum feeder schools include Kealing Middle School and Lamar Middle School.
Notable alumni
- Kristian House, Professional Cyclist - British National Champion in 2009
- Robbie Beckett, Major League Baseball pitcher and 1st round draft of the San Diego Padres in 1990 [1]
- Matt Belisle, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1998) [2]
- Gordon Bethune, Continental Airlines CEO (1958)[citation needed]
- Geoff Ketchum, radio talk show host, football pundit, and author [3]
- Tom Kite, PGA golfer [4]
- Timothy Kopra, NASA astronaut (1981) [5]
- Austin Nichols, actor and star of the HBO series John from Cincinnati [6]
- Wiley Wiggins, actor and star of Dazed and Confused [7]
References
- ^ Maher, John. "Wild Thing mellows out." Austin American-Statesman. February 18, 1996.
- ^ Duffey, Gene. "McCallum High's Belisle now pitching for Reds." Austin American-Statesman. April 10, 2005.
- ^ Classmates: Geoff Ketchum
- ^ Lemon, Del. "Refined line Allen, on constant quest for better swing, gets help from Kite." Austin American-Statesman. May 10, 1990.
- ^ NASA biography of Timothy Kopra
- ^ Cantu, Rick. "OFF THE BEATEN PATH." Austin American-Statesman. January 20, 2006.
- ^ Osborn, Claire. "McCallum junior takes `Dazed' fame in stride." Austin American-Statesman. October 7, 1993.
External links
Class Reunion pages
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Primary: ACES Alternative Center For Elementary Students • Rosedale SchoolCoordinates: 30°19′33″N 97°43′49″W / 30.32583°N 97.73028°W
Categories:- High schools in Austin, Texas
- Educational institutions established in 1953
- High schools in Travis County, Texas
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