Arlington Heights High School
Arlington Heights High School (AHHS, Heights) is a secondary school located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. Its mascot is the Yellow Jacket and its colors are blue and gold. Arlington Heights High School serves western portions of Fort Worth including the Como, Arlington Heights, Ridglea, Meadows West, and Rivercrest neighborhoods, and the City of Westover Hills. As of 1996 some students were bussed in from the Butler subsidized housing in Downtown Fort Worth and some communities in  southeast Fort Worth with racial and ethnic minority groups. Hollace Weiner of the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" said in 1996 that the school was a "scholastically touted institution that draws students from private schools." History. Arlington Heights High School was established in 1922 and hosted 715 students in its inaugural year. The current building was built in 1937. Originally, students from this area attended Stripling High School in the 1920s, which is now a feeder middle school. Heights was generally affluent and white until the late 1960s, hosting many children of notable citizens of Fort Worth such as the Belknaps  and Dickeys, as well as Governor Connally's children. African American students attended Como High School, which no longer exists and was merged with Arlington Heights at its closing. Students at Arlington Heights referred to their school as "The Hill", as the main building offers a view of the Trinity River valley to the south, from which AHHS is visible for miles. Notable incidents. In 1979, a Paschal High School student (and son of a county Commissioner) stole a bulldozer from a County construction site, drove it up Hulen Street and rammed it into the Arlington Heights High School Field  House the day before the annual Heights-Paschal football game, completely leveling the field house. This resulted in criminal convictions and a nationwide reassessment of safety and security measures, as well as beginning a national discussion about youth violence and vandalism on many national television and radio programs. This incident, along with what President Kennedy called the "Paschal Air Force" incident in 1963, and Paschal's infamous "Legion Of Doom" criminal cult in the mid-1980s, has made the Heights-Paschal high school football rivalry one of Texas' most legendary ongoing sports rivalries. School layout. The school occupies a red brick  building that is visible from Interstate 30 (West Freeway). The main building houses 74 classrooms, a library, band hall, auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, workrooms and administrative offices. Outside buildings include a second gymnasium, field houses with concessions stands, and a weight room. The new wing opened in the fall of 2004 and houses six classrooms and a-state of-the-art dance studio. The surrounding grounds are covered with tennis courts, baseball, softball, a unique multi-purpose athletic facility, soccer and football fields, and an all-weather track which is open to public use. Student body. In 2014, approximately 1,800 students  attended the school. 46% were Hispanic, 29% were White Anglo, and 22% were Black. 45% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch. Arlington Heights' student-athletes compete in the UIL 5A classification for 12 varsity sports. Feeder patterns. Students attending the following feeder schools are zoned to attend Arlington Heights High School: