Historical Facts about Arlington High School
1902: Local schools taken over by city from Carlisle Military Academy.
1903 – Texas Legislative Act creating the Arlington ISD passed in July.
1904- 1922: High School, comprised of grades 8 through 11, met at the South Side School which also housed 1st - 7th grades. North Side School had 1st through 7th.
1905: First graduating class of the High School made up of five girls. [names are on back of photo in trophy case]
1908: First graduating class with boys
1922: Arlington High School built on Cooper and Abram, separating grades 8 – 11 separating from first seven grades
1923: Arlington High students chose Colts as the school mascot and the colors of green and white, replacing the former icons—the Yellow Jackets, black and gold.
FOOTNOTE: Bill Bardin tells this story of the day the mascot and colors were selected. He was a junior that year and one senior was planning to go to SMU (who are, of course, the Mustangs) so he suggested Colts. The students agreed and voted it the winner. When Bill returned to class after the assembly, his history teacher, Miss Cravens (or Mrs., not sure. Tom C would know), told the class to remember the date, March 5, 1923, because the naming of the mascot and the colors would be more important to them than the War of 1812. Bill did as he was told. He remembered the date.
1923-1924: AHS had a girls’ basketball team with uniforms of bloomers, middy blouses with tie, stockings and Converse high top shoes. [names on back of photo in trophy case].
1942: A twelfth grade was added to the high school format for children beginning school that year. Students already in school simply skipped a grade. Beverly Reynolds remembers going from 4th to 6th grade.
1947: Hooker Vandergriff bought the Colt Band its first uniforms
1949 - Dean Corey, Jane Ellis came to AHS
1950: First live Little Arlie; “Sons of the White & Green” composed by Jane Ellis/Dean Corey
**** - Miss Ellic Men's Glee Cub generated the C-C-C OL L-L-L TS chant which undergirds fight song.
FOOTNOTE: This bit of Colt History came to us from Jannette Workman, '54
November 2,1950 -
Tommy Vandergriff presented to the AHS student body a mascot - a
white Shetland pony.
The student body was encouraged to enter a contest to name this
little mascot. Reba Davis Walker, Class '53, suggested the
name of "Little Arlie" and that became the name of the little white
Shetland pony.
November 7, 1950, the
Student Council chose Hugh Ross, Bobby Burnett and Dave Hurn to
handle and care for "Little Arlie" at all of the football games and
important school activities.
November 10, 1950,
"Little Arlie" was presented at half-time during the championship
game with Pleasant Grove. AHS won that game 22-0. Reba
remembers going out on the field at half time when "Little Arlie"
was presented to the students at AHS and to the citizens of
Thought you might
would like to know this little tidbit about an important tradition
of AHS.
Jannette
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1956: Last class to graduate from AHS on Cooper and Abram
1957: First class to graduate from AHS on Park Row
1958: Old AHS reopens as Ousley Junior High, 8th grade only
1963: Last class to graduate when Arlington High was city’s only high school. Sam Houston High opens in fall 1963.
1964: Last class to graduate all of the city’s seniors. Junior class is split between the two schools.
1965: Graduating seniors at two high schools for the first time
1968: Ousley campus is sold to the college; junior high relocated to Bailey Junior High on Bowen
Circa 1985: Logo with sideways horseshoe representing the “C” in Colts designed by a student. Principal James Crouch introduces slogan, “How Sweet It Is To Be In Colt Country.”
1987: Run of nine straight football playoff appearances begins.
1997: Class of 2001 enters as freshmen, first freshmen class in 40 years.
2004: Arlington High School Centennial
Jennifer Young selected to serve as AHS Principal.
2014: July - Faculty, staff and Alumni learn that Jennifer Young has resigned as Principal of Arlington High School.
2014: Sept - Shahveer Dhalla name Principal of AHS
2021 – Stacie Humbles becomes principal.
HISTORY OF
THE AHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
A review of the beginning of the AHS Alumni Association - beginning in
1995.
"HOW
SWEET
IT IS
TO BE
IN
COLT
COUNTRY!"
THE PRINCIPALS
OF AHS
*E. C. Westerman
1923-1925
*John R. Covery
1925-1927
*R.C. Ward
1927-1929
*John A. Kooken
1919-1936
*H.E. Stoker
1936-1938
*W. R. (Ross) Wimblish
1936-1941
M. M. Young
1941-1945
*
James Martin
1945- 1955
John Webb
1955 – 1970
*
James Crouch
1970 – 1985
Jerry McCullough
1985 – 1988
Bob Burgin
1988 – 1993
James Adams
1993 - 2008
Jennifer Young
2008 - 2014
Shahveer Dhalla
2014
- 2021
Stacie Humbles
2021
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Giving back to AHS and promoting the Spirit,
Pride and Tradition of Colts - past, present and future.
How Sweet It Is
To Be Back In Colt
Country!
www.ahscolts-alumni.org