Pasadena Memorial High School

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Pasadena Memorial High School (PMHS) is a secondary school located on Crenshaw Street in Pasadena, Texas and the most recent addition to the Pasadena Independent School District. It is sometimes referred to simply as "Memorial" in the area to differentiate it from nearby Pasadena High School.

The school, which opened in 2003 [1], serves portions of the city of Pasadena (including Strawberry Glen [2]) and small sections of Houston around Ellington Field, including Genoa Township and Gulf Palms.

The school colors are teal, black, and gold and the school mascots are Roxy and Renegade the Mavericks.

The current principal is Billye Smith.

The Class of 2006 was Memorial's first graduating class [3].

Contents 1 School uniforms 2 Upcoming Events 3 Feeder patterns 4 PMHS Expansion 5 External links

[edit] School uniforms

As of 2006, all Pasadena Memorial High School students are required to wear standardized dress. PMHS Students are also allowed to wear black and gray shirts.[4].

[edit] Upcoming Events

December 2 Christmas Bazaar
December 4 PMHS Band Christmas Concert 7:00pm
December 5 Dr. Daggett to speak with Freshmen 8:30 am
December 7 PMHS Choir Christmas Concert 7:00pm
December 12 PMHS Orchestra Christmas Concert 7:00pm
December 14 Early Dismissal --Six Weeks Exams
December 15 Early Dismissal--Six Weeks Exams
End of Third Six Weeks Grading Period
End of First Semester
December 18 - January 2 Christmas/Winter Break
January 3 Students Return for Second Semester

[edit] Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Pasadena Memorial include:

• Burnett
• Fisher
• Garfield
• Genoa
• Golden Acres
• Jensen
• Parks
• South Houston
• Teague
• Turner

Intermediate schools:

• Elmer G. Bondy
• Park View
• Miller

[edit] PMHS Expansion

A rush of new housing developments around Pasadena Memorial High School is projected to drastically increase enrollment and has left officials examining future facility needs. The Southway Gardens development has sparked the growth in the Memorial attendance zone, with room for 348 new home sites. In addition, 163 acres have been purchased for residential development area between Scarsdale and Highway 3 that could yield the possibility of more than 650 new homes.

"New housing is happening everywhere," said Robert Landry, the district's director of research and evaluation. "The numbers of potential residences and students seems to increase daily."

Other signs of growth within the Memorial boundaries include 83 new home sites off of Jana Lane that will affect Memorial. Additional areas of growth include Village at the Park at Burke and Crenshaw, Burke at Vista, Waters Court on Waters Street, Sun Meadow at Keith and Pansy, and Crenshaw at Beltway 8. The area east of Interstate 45 is expected to produce 427 high school students and at least half of those students will be attending Memorial.

To make room for the new growth, the addition of 28 classrooms is being proposed as part of the $299.88 million bond issue to be placed before voters Nov. 2. In addition to the expanded classroom space, other additions to Memorial would include expansion of the library and athletic facilities.

Pasadena Memorial had an enrollment of 1,042 students in the fall of 2003 when it first opened with freshmen and sophomore students. The projected number of students for this fall has increased to 1,664 students. The school was originally designed to hold an enrollment of 2,000 students. Future projections show that there will be 2,283 students attending the high school by the fall of 2005. The numbers are projected to increase to as many as 2,700 students by the fall of 2008.

"With the growth in the district, Memorial will be faced with over 2,700 students in a building made for 2,000," Landry said. "The school can't handle that kind of population. Families are moving into this area as quickly as homes are built. We must find a way to make room to accommodate these students."

[edit] External links

• Pasadena Memorial High School