St. Thomas High School
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| Motto | Bonitatem et Disciplinam et Scientiam Doce Me (Teach me Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge) |
| Established | 1900 |
| Type | Basilian Private school |
| President | Fr. Ronald G. Schwenzer, C.S.B. (First) |
| Principal | Fr. John Huber, C.S.B. |
| Faculty | 63 |
| Students | 709 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Houston, Texas USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | Tom Eagle (Eagles) |
| Yearbook | The Aquin |
| Newspaper | The Eagle |
| Website | www.sths.org |
St. Thomas High School is a Catholic college preparatory school for young men in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1900, St. Thomas is the second oldest continuously operating private high school in Houston, behind Incarnate Word Academy which was founded in 1873. Operated by the Basilian Fathers in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, the school has the reputation of fine academic distinction and moral instruction.
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[edit] History
St. Thomas was established in 1900. The school was named after St. Thomas Aquinas, the patron saint of students and education. St. Thomas has occupied its current (as of 2007) location since 1940. The school's current location in central Houston on the north bank of the Buffalo Bayou at Memorial and Shepherd places it close to Downtown Houston. This campus is self-contained with a fine arts center, computer lab, library, gymnasium, chapel, and stadium, most housed in distinguished limestone buildings.
[edit] Location
St. Thomas High School is situated west of Downtown Houston on the wooded banks of Buffalo Bayou, near the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, a public school operated by the Houston Independent School District.
[edit] Notable alumni
St. Thomas benefits from a large body of loyal alumni, many of whom have achieved considerable success in their professional lives. Among the more well known alumni are as follows:
- William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (Class of 1945), U.S. Representative and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Thomas Bass, (Class of 1944), Texas State Representative and Harris County Commissioner.
- John Joseph (Jack) Burke (Class of 1940), Hall of Fame golfer, Masters Champion, and founder of Champions Golf Club
- Fr. Oscar Cantu (Class of 1985), Educated in Rome, Pastor of Holy Name Parish, Houston.
- Johnny Carrabba (Class of 1975) Restauranteur, Co-Founder of Carrabba's Italian Grill.
- George Edward Cire (Class of 1940), United States federal judge
- Abel Gonzalez (Class of 2006) Pitcher/infielder for Rice University.
- Wilmer St. John Garwood (Class of 1908), Texas Supreme Court Justice
- William H. Goetzmann, Ph. D. (Class of 1947), Pulitzer Prize winning historian, and PBS Documentary: Imagination of the West
- L. Patrick Gray III (Class of 1932), Acting Director of the FBI from 1972-1973.
- Henry C. "Hank" Grover (Class of 1945), Texas House 1961-1965, Texas Senate 1965-1971, Republican Candidate for Governor 1972
- Michael Haywood (Class of 1982) Football Coach, Offensive Coordinator for the University of Notre Dame. Haywood was named NCAA Division 1-A Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association in 2005.
- Joseph Dahr Jamail, Jr. (Class of 1942), billionaire trial attorney, Winner of the Pennzoil Texaco Case, philanthropist, Joe Jamail Field at the University of Texas
- Damian Mandola (Class of 1969) Restauranteur, Co-Founder of Carrabba's Italian Grill, Damian's Restaurant, and Pesce'.
- David Francis Marr, Jr. (Class of 1950), professional golfer and sportscaster; winner of the 1965 PGA Championship – one of the major championships in men's professional golf
- John E. McCarthy, D.D. (Class of 1949), Bishop of Austin
- James Joseph McConn (Class of 1944), Mayor of Houston
- David H. McNerney (Class of 1949), veteran, awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
- Tommy Reckling, Philanthropist, Rice Unviersity baseball player and supporter.
- Fr. Bart Reynolds (Class of 1979), Pastor, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Sugarland Texas
- Vincent M. Rizzotto, D.D., J.C.L. (Class of 1949), Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
- Richard Thomas Schill (Class of 1937), veteran, awarded Croix de guerre
- George William Strake, Jr. (Class of 1953), Texas Secretary of State
- Billy Welu, Pro Bowlers Hall of Fame, Winner of two PBA Tour titles.
- Adam Zornes (Class of 2004) Designated Hitter and Catcher for Rice University
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