St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas)
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| Motto | Bonitatem et Disciplinam et Scientiam Doce Me (Teach me Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge) |
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| Established | 1900 |
| Type | Basilian Private school |
| Affiliations | Catholic, Basilian |
| President | Fr. Ronald G. Schwenzer, C.S.B. (First) |
| Principal | Fr. John Huber, C.S.B. |
| Faculty | 63 |
| Students | 679 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | Tiberus Eagle (Eagles) |
| Yearbook | The Aquin |
| Newspaper | The Eagle |
| Website | www.sths.org |
St. Thomas High School is a Roman Catholic university preparatory school for young men in Houston, Texas, United States. 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. The school is operated by the Basilian Fathers in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
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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 2008) site since 1940. The school's location in central Houston on the north bank of the Buffalo Bayou at Memorial and Shepherd which places it close to Downtown Houston. The campus is self-contained with a fine arts center, computer lab, library, gymnasium, chapel, and stadium, most housed in distinguished limestone buildings.
In May 2008 the school hired Craig Biggio as a baseball coach.[1]
[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] Before St. Thomas
A majority of students at Saint Thomas come from various grade schools within the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Others come from other Christian schools such as Presbyterian School [1] and Annunciation Orthodox School [2]. Students from public elementary schools also choose to apply for admission to freshman year.
[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 Bradshaw (author) (Class of 1952), PBS documentary, best-selling author, motivational speaker.
- John Joseph (Jack) Burke, Jr. (Class of 1940), Hall of Fame golfer, The Masters Tournament Champion, and founder of Champions Golf Club.
- Fr. Brendan Cahill, Rector, St. Mary's Seminary, Houston, Texas. Received an S.T.D. and S.T.L. in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. [3]
- Fr. Oscar Cantu (Class of 1985), Educated in Rome, Pastor of Holy Name Parish, Houston; has been elevated to become the Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of San Antonio. [4]
- Johnny Carrabba (Class of 1975) Restaurateur, Co-Founder of Carrabba's Italian Grill.
- Michael J. Cemo, University of Houston Board of Regents, President and CEO of AIM Funds.[5]
- George Edward Cire (Class of 1940), United States federal judge
- Fr. Donald Cooper, CSB, (Class of 1940), Principal, St. Thomas High School, Service to many as a Basilian priest for 45 years.
- Fr. Rafael R. Davila, M.M.,(Class of 1949) Educator and Maryknoll missionary for over 50 years.
- John Donovan, Harris County Judge, 61st County Civil Court
- James B. Earthman, Founder-Mission Life Insurance Company, Founder-Earthman Funeral Homes, Civic Leader.
- Fr. Michael Earthman, Parochial Vicar, Holy Name Catholic Community, Houston.
- James Edward Fischer, Founder/CEO of Hi-Lo Auto Parts.
- Lupe Fraga, Civic/Business Leader, Founder CEO, Tejas Office Products.
- 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
- Fr. James Golasinski, Pastor, Annunciation Catholic Church, Houston, Texas [6]
- 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
- William Hatten, State of Texas Judge, 176th District Court
- 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.
- Tom Horan, Restauranteur and restaurant critic, Founder Birraporreti's Restaurant's [7] and Tom Horan's Top Ten Club [8].
- 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
- Leo Linbeck, Jr., CEO, Linbeck Construction, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
- Damian Mandola (Class of 1969) Restaurateur, Co-Founder of Carrabba's Italian Grill, Damian's Restaurant, and Pesce'.
- David Francis Marr, Jr. (Class of 1950), professional golfer and American Broadcasting Company sportscaster; winner of the 1965 PGA Championship – one of the major championships in men's professional golf
- Jerome Marshall and Thomas Wheaton (Class of 2007), members of the YouTube comedy sensation known as CutUps
- John E. McCarthy, D.D. (Class of 1949), Bishop of Austin
- Jack McConn, Accomplished Trial Attorney, Winner of Silver Star for valor in Europe during World War II.
- James Joseph McConn (Class of 1944), Mayor of Houston
- David H. McNerney (Class of 1949), veteran, awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
- Joe Moreno, (Class of 1982), former Texas state representative.
- Fr. Thomas Rafferty, Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Woodlands, Texas.
- Tommy Reckling, Philanthropist, Rice University baseball player and supporter.
- Carl Reichardt, Chief Executive Officer Wells Fargo Bank, Chairman of Ford Motor Company, Board of Directors ConAgra Foods.
- Fr. Bart Reynolds (Class of 1979), Pastor, St. Theresa Catholic Church, Sugar Land, Texas
- Fisher Reynolds (Class of 1978), NASA Project Design specialist, involved in design of the International Space Station.
- Vincent M. Rizzotto, D.D., J.C.L. (Class of 1949), retired Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
- Richard S. Ruiz, M.D., Chief of Ophthalmology at Hermann Hospital, Distinguished alumni of the University of Texas Medical Branch, studied at Harvard Medical School.
- Richard Thomas Schill (Class of 1937)Philanthropist, Chairman of Shill Steel Company, veteran, awarded Croix de guerre for Over 150 successful flights over Germany during World War II.
- Larry Stegent, NFL running back with the St. Louis Cardinals, First round draft pick, Texas A&M Running Back.
- George William Strake, Jr. (Class of 1953), Secretary of State of Texas
- Steve Tyrell, Grammy Award winning musician, sang in numerous movies including Father of the Bride.
- Billy Welu, Pro Bowlers Hall of Fame, Winner of two PBA Tour titles.
- William Hervey Woods, M. M., Maryknoll Missionary, Eighteen years educating, building schools, creating radio stations and serving the poor in Guatemala. Died in a plane crash on November 20, 1976, while flying volunteers and supplies into the Ixcan.
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