Pasadena High School (Pasadena, Texas)

Pasadena High School
Pasadena High School
Address
	206 Shaver St; Pasadena, Texas 77506; United States
Coordinates	29°42′36″N 95°12′46″W / 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)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,711 (2017-18)
Student to teacher ratio	14.36
Color(s)	Green and White
Teams	Mighty Eagles
Website	pasadena.pasadenaisd.org

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.

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 Gymnasium 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.

Notable alumni

Bill Henry (Class of 1946), former American professional baseball player^[2]
Bert Coan (Class of 1958), former American football player
Paul Ratliff (Class of 1962), former Major League Baseball player
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), American professional boxer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

External links

29°42′35″N 95°12′47″W / 29.7097°N 95.2130°W / 29.7097; -95.2130

[NCES-1] "PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[2] "Pasadena community loses a sports legend: Bill Henry dead at 86". Houston Chronicle. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

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