Heidelberg High School

Heidelberg American High School (HAHS)
Location
Mark Twain Village
Heidelberg
Germany
Coordinates 49°23′27″N 8°41′00″E / 49.3908°N 8.6834°E / 49.3908; 8.6834Coordinates: 49°23′27″N 8°41′00″E / 49.3908°N 8.6834°E / 49.3908; 8.6834
Information
School type Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Established 20 October 1946[1]
Status Closed
Closed June 2013
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Blue and Gold
         
Mascot Lions
Website http://www.heid-hs.eu.dodea.edu

Heidelberg American High School was a school operated by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) located on the premises of Mark Twain Village, a housing area for American military members and their families in Heidelberg, Germany.

It had grades 9-12 (originally 7-12 until 1976 when Heidelberg Middle School, built for grades 6-8, was built on Patrick Henry Village) and offered a variety of high school courses.

Media

Heidelberg High School was featured in the 21 July 1947 issue of Life magazine.[2]

Alumni Association

The school has a very active Alumni Association whose members organize many reunions in various cities around the USA or the world, usually of all years or a range of years rather than for individual classes. Since 1986, the largest of these All-Year Reunions has been held in Heidelberg every five years. Planning is underway for the 2016 All-years Reunion. This reunion and others are publicized and discussed in Facebook Groups.

Notable alumni

References

  1. "History of Our School," Erinnerugen, 1951
  2. "Life Visits Heidelberg High", Life, 21 July 1947.
  3. 1 2 "Heidelberg High School".
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