Heidelberg High School

School in Heidelberg, Germany

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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. The school served 9–12 grade students (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.

Heidelberg High School graduated its final class in 2013.^[2] Since 2017, Julius-Springer-Schule has occupied the old Heidelberg High School building at Mark-Twain-Straße 1.^[3]

Media

Heidelberg High School was featured in the 21 July 1947 issue of Life magazine.^[4]

Notable alumni

Nina Arianda – actress, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 2002
Frederic J. Brown III – U.S. Army lieutenant general, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1952^[5]
Marc S. Ellenbogen – diplomat, philanthropist, president, Prague Society for International Cooperation, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1981
Ron George - NFL Linebacker^[6]
Rory Ogle – member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
William A. Roosma – U.S. Army major general^[7]
Norman Schwarzkopf – Commander, Operation Desert Storm attended Heidelberg for a year in 1950.
Elizabeth Vargas – ABC news anchor, graduated from Heidelberg High School in 1980 ^{[citation needed]}
Eric Zeier – former American football quarterback in the NFL started his career as a freshman at Heidelberg High School, but did not graduate^[8]

References

^ "History of Our School," Erinnerugen, 1951
^ "Heidelberg HS closing ceremony celebrates mascot Lion, recalls history - News - Stripes". www.stripes.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07.
^ "Home". springer-schule.de.
^ "Life Visits Heidelberg High", Life, 21 July 1947.
^ Whitman, LeRoy, ed. (January 7, 1956). "Service Weddings and Engagements: Harriette Anne Upham and Frederic J. Brown 3d". Army, Navy, Air Force Journal. Washington, DC. p. 18 – via Google Books.
^ "Heidelberg High School". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08.
^ "Roosma Twins Will Go to West Point". Herald News. Passaic, NJ. July 2, 1954. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dave Ornauer. "DODEA students find tougher going for athletic, arts, arts scholarships". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22.

External links

Heidelberg Lions
Homepage
DoDEA Europe
DoDEA

International schools in Germany

International schools in Germany by state and metropolitan region

Baden-
Württemberg

Stuttgart Region	SIS Swiss International School Stuttgart-Fellbach Stuttgart High School Alexander M. Patch American High School^† Stuttgart American High School^†
Mannheim Region	Heidelberg High School^† Heidelberg Middle School^†
Elsewhere	Bad Saulgau: Toin Gakuen Schule Deutschland^† Freiburg im Breisgau: DFG / LFA Freiburg Friedrichshafen: SIS Swiss International School Friedrichshafen Karlsruhe: European School, Karlsruhe Karlsruhe American High School^†

Bavaria

Munich Region	European School, Munich Lycée Jean Renoir Japanische Internationale Schule München SIS Swiss International School Ingolstadt Bavarian International School Munich International School Munich American High School^†
Nuremberg Region	Franconian International School Nurnberg American High School^†
Elsewhere	Augsburg: International School Augsburg Regensburg: SIS Swiss International School Regensburg

Berlin

Berlin Region	Französisches Gymnasium Berlin Japanische Internationale Schule zu Berlin Russian Embassy School in Berlin Berlin British School Berlin Cosmopolitan School Berlin Metropolitan School Berlin Brandenburg International School John F. Kennedy School, Berlin

Hamburg

Hamburg Region	Lycée Français de Hambourg Japanische Schule in Hamburg International School of Hamburg

Hesse

Frankfurt Region	European School, Frankfurt am Main Lycée français Victor Hugo (Frankfurt am Main) Japanische Internationale Schule Frankfurt Frankfurt International School Metropolitan School Frankfurt ISF International School Frankfurt Rhein-Main Frankfurt American High School^† Wiesbaden High School
Elsewhere	Kassel: SIS Swiss International School Kassel

Lower Saxony

Hannover Region	International School Hannover Region
Elsewhere	Gloucester School, Hohne^† Prince Rupert School, Rinteln^†

North Rhine-
Westphalia

Cologne Bonn Region	École de Gaulle-Adenauer Liceo Italo Svevo King Fahd Academy^† Bonn International School Independent Bonn International School St. George's School, Cologne Russian Consulate School in Bonn Bonn American High School^†
Düsseldorf Region	Lycée français de Düsseldorf Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf Kent School, Hostert^† International School of Düsseldorf ISR International School on the Rhine Queens School, Rheindahlen^† Windsor School, Rheindahlen^†
Elsewhere	King's School (Gütersloh)^†

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

Saarbrücken	DFG LFA Saarbrücken

Saxony

Leipzig Region	Leipzig International School

Schleswig-Holstein

King Alfred School, Plön^†

^† closed; Note: This list may be incomplete.

Department of Defense Education Activity
Department of Defense Dependents Schools

E. Asia/Pacific

Closed	Seoul American HS

Europe/Mideast

Closed	Bonn American HS Frankfurt American HS Heidelberg HS London Central EHS Munich American HS Alexander M. Patch American HS

North America

Closed	Balboa HS

This list is incomplete.
Some DoDEA communities in the United States are zoned to non-DoDEA public schools for middle school and high school or for high school.
See also: Template:Bureau of Indian Education (federal Native American school system)
Template:Directorate Children and Young People (British military school system)