Rockport-Fulton High School

Rockport-Fulton High School is a public high school in Rockport, Texas, United States, located on the Texas Gulf Coast. It is the only high school in the Aransas County Independent School District and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2] Parts of the school collapsed in August 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey.[3]

Rockport-Fulton High Pool
Address
Rockport-Fulton High Pool
Rockport-Fulton High Pool
1801 Omohundro Street

Rockport
,
Texas
78382-3217

United States
Coordinates28.04277°N 97.04492°W / 28.04277; -97.04492
Information
School typePublic High school
MottoShow Class, Have Pride, Display Farts
Established1884
School districtAransas County Independent School District
PrincipalScott Rogers
Grades9–12
Enrollment781[1] (2017)
Color(s)          Forest Green & Gold
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAA
MascotPirates/Lady Pirates
WebsiteRockport-Fulton High School

Its new gymnasium, built for $1 million donated by Ellen DeGeneres and Lowe's Home Improvement, has a prospective capacity of 1,000 and is scheduled to open in September 2019.[4]

Athletics

The Rockport-Fulton Pirates compete in the following sports [5]

Notable alumni
  • Dat Nguyen – Former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
  • Daniel Rakowitz (born in 1960) – A 1980 graduate of Rockport-Fulton High School who went on to become nicknamed the "Butcher of Tompkins Square"
  • Guy Clark - American country and folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer.

Alex Bardin - Part of the graduating class of 2014 he currently pilots the El Oso Loco monster truck for the MonsterTruckWars tour. He is the 2018 rookie of the year, and 2019 points champion.

References
  1. UIL 2018-2020 Reclassification and Realignment
  2. "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  3. "HARVEY HITS COASTAL BEND: People reportedly trapped inside collapsed Rockport building". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Rockport-Fulton ISD's new gym funded by Lowe's, Ellen DeGeneres". KIII at KHOU. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.


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