Dobie High School

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J. Frank Dobie High School

J. Frank Dobie High School is a public secondary school located at 10220 Blackhawk in Houston, Texas with a ZIP code of 77089.

The school follows the classic high school model serving grades 9 through 12 and is the largest school in the Pasadena Independent School District.

Dobie, which was named after Texas author and educator J. Frank Dobie, opened in 1968 (at 11111 Beamer Road, Houston, 77089). A new campus opened at its current address in 2003 [1] [2].

The school mascots are Louie and Lucy the Longhorns and the colors are burnt orange and white. A friendly rivalry has developed with nearby, and recently founded, Pasadena Memorial High School.

As of the 2006-07 school year, the population of the school is approximately 3,000. The population is expected to rapidly grow and two new hallways are being added to compensate for the growing population.

1 Academics
- 1.1 Academic Decathlon
2 Athletics
3 Clubs, Organizations and Extracurriculars
4 Standardized Dress
5 Notable alumni
6 Neighborhoods served by Dobie
7 Feeder patterns
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Academics

[edit] Academic Decathlon

Dobie is a two-time United States Academic Decathlon National Championship school winning in 1992 and 1996, respectively. The team finished 3rd at the 2003 nationals in Erie, PA.[3]The team has also won each of the last 31 Super Quiz events that it has competed in.

In 2002, the team made national news when it disputed its loss to Lubbock High School in the state championship competition. The debate arose when there were questions about the scoring methods used in some of the competition's events. Both Dobie and Lubbock prepared for national competition in Phoenix, Arizona as the lawsuit developed. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the courts should not be involved in the administrative decision of a private organization and the Texas Academic Decathlon awarded Lubbock the state title. Neither team had heard of this news until they were en route to Phoenix. At nationals, Lubbock went on to place 3rd while Waukesha West High School of Wisconsin won the national title. It was the first time a team outside of California or Texas had won at nationals.

[edit] Athletics

Dobie has teams participating in Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, and Volleyball.

[edit] Clubs, Organizations and Extracurriculars

Agriculture (FFA), Art Club, Band, Best Buddies, Broadcast Journalism (Dobie News) [4], Business Professionals of America (BPA), Chess, Cosmetology, Distribuitve Education Clubs of America (DECA), Drill Team (The Lariettes), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Journalism, Latin Club, Longhorn Leaders, Math Club, National Honor Society (NHS), Orchestra, Newspaper (The Chaparral), Robotics, Science Club, Spanish Club, Speech and Debate, Science Club, Sports Medicine, Student Council, Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE), Thespian Society, and Yearbook (The Roundup).

[edit] Standardized Dress

Like all Pasadena ISD schools, Dobie High School requires all students to wear a standardized dress. [5]

Students need to wear collared shirts that are white, blue, or burnt orange. Students may wear khaki or navy blue slacks or khaki or blue denim trousers (blue jeans). Skirts and jumpers are also allowed and must be in the same styles as the trousers. Belts are required and shirts must be tucked in.

Students are required to wear school identification badges.

[edit] Notable alumni

Todd Krampitz, liver transplant receiver known for his "I Need A Liver. Please Help Save My Life" campaign.
Ken Howery, co-founder and former CFO of PayPal.^[1]
Professional wrestler Mark Calaway(freshman/junior).
Former professional wrestler Nidia Guenard
Shane Nance, former major league pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks.

[edit] Neighborhoods served by Dobie

The school serves portions of Houston (including Riverstone Ranch [6], Scarsdale, Sycamore Valley, Beverly Hills, Sagemont, Kirkmont, and Bridgegate) and portions of Pearland.