Pasadena High School (Pasadena, Texas)
Pasadena High School is the first established high school in Pasadena, Texas, located along Texas State Highway 225. It serves grades 9th through 12 and is part of the Pasadena Independent School District. The principal (as of June 26, 2019) is Mrs. Laura Gomez. Pasadena High School's mascot is an eagle named "Baldy". The school colors are green and white.
| Pasadena High School | |
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| Address | |
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206 Shaver St , 77506 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29.709911°N 95.212856°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, High School |
| Motto | The Eagle Way: Courage, Responsibility and Respect |
| Established | 1924 at current location |
| School district | Pasadena Independent School District |
| Principal | Laura Gomez |
| Staff | 188.82 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,711 (2017-18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.36[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Teams | Mighty Eagles |
| Website | pasadena |
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Feeder pattern
Elementary schools that feed into Pasadena High School include:
- Gardens
- Kruse
- L.F. Smith
- Morales
- Red Bluff
- Richey
- South Shaver
- Pomeroy
- Williams
Middle schools that feed into Pasadena High School include:
- Bobby Shaw
- DeZavala
- Keller
- Sullivan
Intermediate schools that feed into Pasadena High School include:
- Jackson
- Queens
- San Jacinto
- Southmore
Sports
Pasadena has a diverse sports programs including baseball, basketball, cross country, track, football, soccer, volleyball, golf, tennis, aquatics (swimming, diving, finswimming, open water) and softball. Football and basketball have the most storied tradition with a State Finalist in Football, a State Championship in Basketball, and State Championships in Track.
The facilities at Pasadena High School have gone through major renovations. All sub-varsity games are held on campus while some Varsity contests are held in Bob Barfield Gynasium on campus named after Coach Barfield who led the Eagles to their State Finalist run in football. The district facilities shared by the other 4 high schools are Pasadena Veteran's Memorial Stadium for football and soccer, Auxiliary Stadium, basketball and volleyball share Weldon "Stoney" Phillips Field House which is named after Coach Phillips who coached the Eagles from 1951 - 1957. Baseball is played at Maguire Field which is named after Coach John "Maggie" Maguire who coached the Eagles Baseball team to the state Championship Game. Varsity contests and Softball and sub-varsity baseball games are played at the P.I.S.D. Sports Complex. The aquatics (swimming, diving, water polo, finswimming, open water) team trains at the Shippey Aquatic Center along with Sam Rayburn High School and Pasadena Memorial High School. The AquaEagles have quaiifed for the playoffs (UIL region championships) every year since 1996, making it one of the most successful programs in the Pasadena ISD.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
District Champions 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1996
Bi-District Finalists 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1994, 1995, 1996
Bi-District Champions 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1958, 1963
Regional Finalists 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945
Regional Champions 1945
State Quarter Finalists 1958, 1963
State Quarter Champions 1958
State Semi-Finalists 1958
State Semi-Final Champions 1958
State Runner Up 1958
SWIMMING and DIVING HISTORY
District Finalists 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
District Champions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Regional Finalists 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Regional Champions 2011
State Finalist 2011
Organizations
Pasadena High School's organizations consist of The Eagle Alliance (band), The Junior ROTC (Marine Division), Orchestra, The Eagle Escort (dance team), HOSA, Choir, Theatre, photography and a slew of clubs and organizations.
In recent years the school has sent students into the Texas All-State Choir and Orchestra and continues to achieve high ratings at UIL Contest.
The 2009-2010 school year saw the production of the school's first musical theatre production in 26 years which was very well received.
Notable alumni
- Bill Henry (Class of 1946), professional baseball player who led Pasadena to the 1946 state basketball title. Henry was the first from the University of Houston's baseball history to make it to the Major Leagues.[2]
- Bert Coan (Class of 1958), former American football player and sprinter who played at the University of Kansas and went on to play in 72 games in seven seasons in the American Football League; the first season with the San Diego Chargers, and the rest with the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Robert Talton (Class of 1963), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena from 1993 to 2009.
- John Eddie Williams (Class of 1972), pharmaceutical injury and mass tort attorney and founding partner of Williams Hart based in Houston.
- Marlen Esparza (Class of 2007), Esparza won a bronze medal at the 2006 Women's World Boxing Championship. In May 2012, she qualified to compete at the 2012 Olympics, becoming the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in the first year that women's boxing was an Olympic event. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight division at the 2012 Olympics in London.
References
- "PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- "Pasadena community loses a sports legend: Bill Henry dead at 86". Houston Chronicle. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.