Hyde Park Baptist High School is a privately funded Christian high school located in Austin, Texas.
History
Hyde Park High School was founded in 1980, and is associated with the Baptist denomination of Christianity. Hyde Park has a college-preparatory program that emphasizes Christian values.
Campuses
Hyde Park High School is a ministry of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin, Texas. The High School is located at 11400 N. Mopac, Austin, Texas. Enrollment generally runs from 200-300 students. It moved to this location in the fall of 2009. Before this time it was located at 3901 Speedway with the Elementary and Middle School campuses. It was founded in 1980 by Bob Edd Shotwell, who also founded Hyde Park Baptist Elementary in 1968.
Associations
The school is not a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS), and Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).
Extracurricular activities
Sports
Hyde Park athletics is led by athletic director/head football coach Dean Campbell. Dean Campbell has coached at the college football level at many different universities, including the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech, Arkansas, and Air Force. Campbell's goal for Hyde Park athletics is stated as "One foundational goal for our program is to provide strong leadership for our student athletes through the Christian role models of our coaches."
- Football
- Volleyball
- Basketball (Boys and Girls)
- Cross Country
- Track
- Soccer (Boys and Girls)
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
- Tennis (Boys and Girls)
- Cheerleading
Fine arts
- Prancers (Drill team)
- Joyful Noise (Honors choir)
External links
- Official site
- ACLA home page
