Craig Rendon
World Geography Honors (9th grade)

Samuel Harris
World History AP (10th grade)

Lisa Stevens
U.S. History A.P./Dual Credit (11th grade)

Jeremy Guerrero
AP US Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics (12th grade)

Craig Rendon
World Geography Honors

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Craig Rendon was born in San Antonio. The son of an Air Force colonel, Mr. Rendon lived in Grand Forks, ND, The Panama Canal Zone and Naples, Italy. He attended Randolph Junior and Senior High Schools near San Antonio and graduated from Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs, CO. Mr. Rendon graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Government. Upon graduation, he went to Japan as a member of the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program. He team-taught English as a foreign language at four Yokohama Junior High Schools for three years. Mr. Rendon returned to San Antonio and joined the faculty of Communications Arts High School in 1998. He has lived in or visited eighteen countries other than the US and has a genuine interest in World Geography and foreign affairs.

Seven of Mr. Rendon’s students at CAHS have been national winners in the United Nations World Refugee Day poster contest sponsored by UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie. Their works of art have been on display at the Statue of Liberty in New York and at National Geographic in Washington, DC. Mr. Rendon traveled to Washington, DC with some of the poster contest winners and their parents to attend World Refugee Day events with UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and other government leaders including US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Mr. Rendon won an Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award from the Texas Council for the Humanities in 2003. Mr. Rendon was nominated for this award by the 2003 CAHS Valedictorian and her mother, a professor at UTSA. Mr. Rendon was honored by the Texas House of Representatives with House Resolution 36, 78th Texas Legislature, 3rd Special Session. Representative Ken Mercer of House District 117, which includes Communications Arts High School, sponsored the resolution.

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Samuel Harris was born and raised on the coastal plains of Victoria, Texas, where he attended Victoria High School. After high school Samuel attended Texas State University where he majored in History and minored in Political Science. He was highly involved in university organizations such as the Interfraternity Council and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Samuel graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts and moved shortly thereafter to the San Antonio area.

Samuel has a passion for history, and because he is impressed by both their energy and enthusiasm for learning, he enjoys working with high school students. He also loves to travel. He has recently traveled to France, S. Korea, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, Thailand, Ireland, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Samuel is currently organizing a trip for CAHS students to Italy, Spain, and France for March 2010. He has found that travel enriches his studies and allows history to come alive.

Samuel is beginning his seventh year at Communications Arts High School and his third year as the Social Studies Department Chair. Samuel sits as a member of the School Advisory Committee and is a member of Texas Classroom Teachers Association.

Other interests include politics, going to concerts, eating sushi, and working out. Samuel carries a strong belief that it is important to stay mentally and physically active.

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Lisa Stevens
American History Advanced Placement

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Mrs. Stevens graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor of Arts (History) Degree in 2002 and a Master of Arts (History) Degree in 2005. Academically, she earned several scholarships and awards including a National Honors Society Scholarship, the Mitchell-Harding Scholarship, the Alameda/UTSA Scholarship, and the English Essay Millennium Award. Additionally, she was a member of the National Honors Society, the Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society, and the UTSA Dean’s Honor List in both the Bachelor and Master’s program at UTSA.

Professionally, Mrs. Stevens served 6 years in the United States Army as a Psychiatric Specialist, was the Curator and Archivist at the Security Police Museum at Lackland Air Force Base, did archival work at the Institute of Texan Cultures Museum, instructed U.S. History Dual Credit/AP courses at an inner-city college preparatory school here in San Antonio, and also is currently teaching U.S. History as an Adjunct Professor at Northwest Vista College here in San Antonio.

Mrs. Stevens also sponsors the National History Day competitions for CAHS. Both 2009 and 2010 were very successful years at the Texas State History Fair. In 2010, three groups competed at the state level. For the group documentary category, "Barbie" was one of the top nine documentaries at the state level. For the group website, "Penicillin" placed fourth at the state level.

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Jeremy Guerrero
AP US Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics

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Jeremy Guerrero was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. A graduate of Tom C. Clark High School, he went on to receive his Bachelors degree in History as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching, both from Trinity University. During his time at Trinity, Mr. Guerrero served as the treasurer for Phi Alpha Theta, as well as being named the first ever recipient of the Eunice Harrington scholarship.

Mr. Guerrero started his career at Robert E. Lee High School and the International School of the Americas, where he developed an appreciation for teaching diverse populations with different ability levels, cultures, and goals.

When not teaching, Mr. Guerrero enjoys going to the movies, gaming, and listening to music of almost every genre. The 2010-2011 school year will be his 5th year at Comm Arts teaching AP US Government and Politics and AP Macroeconomics.

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