History
The school was originally chartered by the State of Texas as Incarnate Word Academy in 1881. In 1897, it purchased 283 acres (1.15 km2) from George Washington Brackenridge. It awarded diplomas to its first two high school graduates in 1903. In 1922, it opened the first five-story school building for students, first grade through college. In 1970, it evolved to incorporate modular scheduling and erect its science facility. It became part of the "Brainpower Connection" with Incarnate Word College (now the University of the Incarnate Word) in 1989.
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