Dillard McCollum High School is a public high school in San Antonio, Texas in the Harlandale Independent School District. It is classified as a 5A school by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). During 20222023, McCollum High School had an enrollment of 1,494 students and a student to teacher ratio of 14.13. The school received an overall rating of "C" from the Texas Education Agency for the 20242025 school year.
History The school was named in honor of Dillard McCollum, who served in the community as a student, teacher, principal, and superintendent for twenty years.
Frontier Bowl The annual Frontier Bowl is one of the oldest and fiercest high school football rivalry games. It pits the Harlandale High School Indians against the McCollum High School Cowboys at Memorial Stadium. The match-up has a 50-year history.Frontier Bowl
Accomplishments In 1972, McCollum was chosen as the Bellamy Award recipient. Only one high school is chosen in the United States each year, with a 50-year rotation for each state. In 1992, Clifton Bennett won the state championship in editorial writing.UIL Writing State Championship. In 2022, the McCollum Indoor Percussion placed 1st in the TECA State Championship for Indoor Percussion. In 2022, the McCollum Color Guard placed 1st in the TECA State Championship for Color Guard. In 2022, the McCollum Band received Sweepstakes in UIL for both their Concert and Wind Ensemble Band.
McCollum Cowboy Band and Color Guard
The McCollum Cowboy Band boasts 120+ members as of 2026 and consistently scores a UIL division rating of 1 in both Concert and Marching Band. A part of the McCollum band is the Color Guard, which placed 1st in the TECA State Championships (2022). The McCollum Band also is known for going viral in a Fiesta video featuring their rendition of "El Baile de la Gorila (2017). The McCollum Band is currently headed by Gilbert Borrego, Briann Jasso, and Matthew settles. Show YearMatador2026Reframed2025You Are My Star2024Game Of Thrones2023 Angels In The Architecture 2022 Medusa 2021 Phantom Of The Opera 2020 We Come In Peace 2019 Earth Speaks 2018 Fused 2017 Animal Farm 2016 Dia de Los Muertos 2015 Exodus 2014
Clubs
McCollum Cowboy Band Color Guard Golds Stars Dance Team Cyber Security Club National Honor Society National Technical Honor Society Business Professionals of America Anime Club Art Club Auto Tech Bowling Club Spanish Club French Club ASL Club HOSA VICA Drama Club Robotics Club Math Club Media Club J.R.O.T.C Gamma Sigma Girls TAFE
Athletics The McCollum Cowboys compete in the following sports:The Athletics Department
Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Soccer Softball Tennis Track and field Volleyball Marching Band
State Title Volleyball 1976(4A)
The Leadership School The School of Leadership and Public Service (SLPS) is a magnet program on campus at McCollum High School. The department chair is currently Yvonne Valdez. The program requires numerous hours of community service and encourages students to take on leadership positions throughout the school.The Leadership School
Notable alumni
Jonathan Joss (Class of 1983), is an actor and the voice of John Redcorn in the animated series King of the HillJonathan Joss Biography Emilio Navaira (Class of 1980), was a Mexican-American musician who performed country and Tejano musicArtist Biography by Jason Birchmeier Yolanda Saldívar (Class of 1979), is the convicted murderer of Latin music superstar Selena, and is currently serving a life sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Offender Information Detail Saldivar, Yolanda Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 15 February 2018 Belinda Jane Ortega (Class of 1983), former Dance Team member and author of Hereafter, a suspense novel of love, faith and redemption. Tiltwood Press, 2026. She was the editor of CheckIn, a newsletter of the San Antonio Metropolitan Methodist Hospital and guest columnist for Methodist Magazine, Spring 2021. Carlos Uresti (Class of 1981) is the current Texas State Senator from Senate District 19. He is also a former Texas State Representative and a San Antonio attorney.Official Website of the Texas Senate
Principals Name Years of service George Vakey Fall 1962 to spring 1967 William Patrick Shannon Fall 1967 to spring 1975 Darrell N. Flynt Fall 1975 to spring 1988 Virginia Aguilar Fall 1988 to spring 1995 Dr. Syl Perez Fall 1995 to spring 1997 Robert Pacheco Spring 1997 to summer 1997 Henry Galindo Fall 1997 to spring 2001 David Stelmazewski Fall 2001 to spring 2008 Diana Sz. Casas Fall 2008 to spring 2011 Aracelie Bunsen Fall 2011 to spring 2016 Jacob Garcia Fall 2016 to spring 2020 Richard Marroquin Fall 2020 to 2024Jacob Salinas Fall 2024 to spring 2025Julia GimbalFall 2025–present
References
15. ^Belinda J. Ortega. Hereafter, eBook. Amazon Books: Tiltwood Press, 2026.
External links McCollum History Official website