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Typical Monte Vista Historic District street sign. Bounded by Hildebrand Avenue to the north, Broadway to the east, I-10 to the west and I-35 to the south, Eastside of San Antonio's Historic District features an assortment of neighborhoods ranging from the working class Beacon Hill to the up-and-coming Five Points to the established upper middle class Monte Vista.
World Championship of Public Speaking. The World Championship of Public Speaking began in 1938 and has grown to over 50,000 participants in 149 countries in 2022. In its early decades, it was referred to as the Toastmasters Speech Contest. [ 1 ] By the 1990s, there were about 10,000 participants every year. [ 2 ]
John Marshall High School (JMHS) is a free public secondary school in the San Antonio suburb of Leon Valley in northwest Bexar County named after Chief Justice John Marshall.The school serves students in grades 9-12, and is part of the Northside Independent School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes.
[6] [7] Toastmasters International was incorporated under Californian law on December 19, 1932. [5] [8] The first international chapter was established in Vancouver, Canada, in 1932. The organization began admitting women in 1973. [5] [9] In 1999, Toastmasters International (TI) had 170,000 members spanning 68 countries. [4]
TMI Episcopal is a private school in San Antonio. Previously known as Texas Military Institute, TMI is a selective coeducational Episcopal college preparatory school with a military tradition in San Antonio, Texas for boarding and day students. It is the flagship school, and sole secondary school, of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas.
The Texas League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated in the South Central United States since 1902. It is classified as a Double-A league. Despite the league's name, only its five South Division teams are actually based in the state of Texas; the five North Division teams are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a public research university in San Antonio, Texas. Established in 1969, [10] UTSA is the largest university in San Antonio and the eighth-largest by enrollment in the state of Texas enrolling over 34,000 students across its five campuses spanning more than 758 acres. [11][12] It is classified ...
Alamo Stadium. Alamo Stadium is a horseshoe-shaped football and soccer stadium in the Monte Vista Historic District of San Antonio, Texas. Nicknamed "The Rock Pile" due to its primarily limestone construction it was completed in September 1940 as a Works Progress Administration project. The stadium is currently owned and operated by the San ...