William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio)
| William H. Taft High School | |
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| File:Willam Howard Taft High School Logo.svg | |
| Address | |
| 11600 FM 471 W. San Antonio, Texas 78253 |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 1985 |
| School district | Northside Independent School District |
| Principal | Tommy Garcia |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2787 (2009) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red & White |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Feeder schools | H.B. Zachry Middle School John B. Connally Middle School Coke R. Stevenson Middle School Wallace B. Jefferson Middle School Dolph Briscoe Middle School John Folks Middle School |
| Rival schools | William J Brennan High School
Earl Warren High School Sandra Day O'connor High School |
| Athletic conferences | 6A Division I |
| Website | William H. Taft website |
William Howard Taft High School is a public secondary school in the Northside Independent School District (NISD).
Taft High School was the fifth NISD high school, and the first outside Loop 1604. It is home to the magnet school Communications Arts High School which primarily focuses on college readiness and technology use. As with all NISD high schools, the school is named for a United States Supreme Court justice, in this case former Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who also served as President of the United States.
The Taft Raider Band has over 130 students from Communications Arts and Taft. The band qualified for the state marching contest in 2014.
Notable alumni
- James Roday - Actor
- Derek Cecil - Actor
- Otis McDaniel - Sprinter
- Haley Scarnato - Singer
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