McCollum High School

Dillard McCollum High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas in the Harlandale Independent School District. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). During 2022‍–‍2023, McCollum High School had an enrollment of 1,494 students and a student to teacher ratio of 14.13. The school received an overall rating of "C" from the Texas Education Agency for the 2024‍–‍2025 school year. History The school was named in honor of Dillard McCollum, who served in the community as a student, teacher, principal, and superintendent for twenty years. Frontier Bowl The annual Frontier Bowl is one of the oldest and fiercest high school football rivalry games. It pits the Harlandale High School Indians against the McCollum High School Cowboys at Memorial Stadium. The match-up has a 50-year history. Accomplishments In 1972, McCollum was chosen as the Bellamy Award recipient. Only one high school is chosen in the United States each year, with a 50-year rotation for each state. In 1992, Clifton Bennett won the state championship in editorial writing. In 2022, the McCollum Indoor Percussion placed 1st in the TECA State Championship for Indoor Percussion. In 2022, the McCollum Color Guard placed 1st in the TECA State Championship for Color Guard. In 2022, the McCollum Band received Sweepstakes in UIL for both their Concert and Wind Ensemble Band. McCollum Cowboy Band and Color Guard The McCollum Cowboy Band boasts 120+ members as of 2026 and consistently scores a UIL division rating of 1 in both Concert and Marching Band. A part of the McCollum band is the Color Guard, which placed 1st in the TECA State Championships (2022). The McCollum Band also is known for going viral in a Fiesta video featuring their rendition of "El Baile de la Gorila (2017). The McCollum Band is currently headed by Gilbert Borrego, Briann Jasso, and Matthew settles. Clubs Athletics The McCollum Cowboys compete in the following sports: Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Track and field Volleyball Marching Band State Title Volleyball 1976(4A) The Leadership School The School of Leadership and Public Service (SLPS) is a magnet program on campus at McCollum High School. The department chair is currently Yvonne Valdez. The program requires numerous hours of community service and encourages students to take on leadership positions throughout the school. Notable alumni Jonathan Joss (Class of 1983), is an actor and the voice of John Redcorn in the animated series King of the Hill Emilio Navaira (Class of 1980), was a Mexican-American musician who performed country and Tejano music Yolanda Saldívar (Class of 1979), is the convicted murderer of Latin music superstar Selena, and is currently serving a life sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Belinda Jane Ortega (Class of 1983), former Dance Team member and author of Hereafter, a suspense novel of love, faith and redemption. Tiltwood Press, 2026. She was the editor of CheckIn, a newsletter of the San Antonio Metropolitan Methodist Hospital and guest columnist for Methodist Magazine, Spring 2021. Carlos Uresti (Class of 1981) is the current Texas State Senator from Senate District 19. He is also a former Texas State Representative and a San Antonio attorney. Principals References 15. ^Belinda J. Ortega. Hereafter, eBook. Amazon Books: Tiltwood Press, 2026. External links McCollum History Official website