75: H.H. Arnold High School

From Gen. H.H. Arnold High School/Wiesbaden High School’s Facebook:

Wiesbaden High School (formerly H.H. Arnold High School) celebrated its 75th Anniversary on April 14, 2023.

From 1945-1948 Wiesbaden didn’t have its own High School, Students were bussed to Frankfurt to attend a High School until Facilities became available in 1948. Between 1949 and 1950 the students and faculty chose to name the school General H. H. Arnold High School, who was General of the Army and General of the Air Force during and immediately after World War II. The School moved to its current location (though not the same building) in January 1955.

In 2006, General H. H. Arnold High School officially became Wiesbaden High School. Construction for the current campus began in 2009 and went through different phases of construction. In 2017, construction of the current main building was completed, and Wiesbaden High School became the first 21st-century-designed high school in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)  Europe.

Notable Alumni of H.H. Arnold/Wiesbaden High School:

Col. John E. Blaha ('60) -American Astronaut, Commander of Space Shuttle Discovery, completed five missions in space, Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Deborah Bryant ('63) -Miss America 1966, former Miss Kansas.

Priscilla Presley ('63) -American Actress, formerly married to Elvis Presley.

Mayte Garcia ('91) -American Dancer, Actress, Choreographer, Singer, New York Times Bestselling Author, formerly married to Prince.

Toran James ('92) -former professional American Football Player.

^ I attended H.H. Arnold High School for part of  9^th Grade before moving to New York. Since my Homeroom Teacher was also the Yearbook Teacher she mailed my Yearbook to me in New York months later. ^