Pearland High School

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Pearland High School (PHS) is a public secondary school located in Pearland, Texas, just south of Houston, Texas.

Pearland High School is the only high school in Pearland Independent School District, which serves most of Pearland, Texas (including master planned communities such as Silverlake) and the city of Brookside Village.

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[edit] Administration

Principal: Michele Staley

Associate Principal: Andrea Wenke

Assistant Principals: Sharon Lopez, Edward Mallou, Eric Maxwell, Johanna Snyder, Lynn Walker, and Tasha Williams

Source: Pearland HS Home Page

[edit] Background and History

Pearland High School opened its doors in the heart of Pearland in 1937. This eliminated the inconvenience for students of having to attend school in Webster. The first graduating class walked across the stage in 1938.

The main Pearland High School campus, which serves grades 10 through 12, is located on State Highway 35/South Main Street. The Ninth Grade Center, which serves grade 9, is located two miles from the main campus. All other Pearland ISD schools feed into Pearland High School.

Pearland High School's mascot is the Oiler. In contrast to the local legend, the mascot was not inspired by the Houston Oilers professional football team (the school was established 25 years before the team), instead it is a tribute to an important sector of the local and regional economy. Several local businesses in Pearland are related to the oil industry, including a helicopter service that ferries people to nearby off-shore oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

Pearland High School achieved prominence for its academics and size in the 1990s. By the mid-90s, it was classified as a 5-A school with well over 2,000 students.

As of February 2, 2007, Pearland High School, inclusive of both the main campus and the Ninth Grade Center, has 4,284 students.

On January 23, 2007, Coaches Eric Wells (football), Isabel Gomez (girl's basketball), Vincent Hypolite (boy's cross country/track and field), Jerry Killen (girl's cross country/track and field), and Casey Scarborough (boy's golf) were named head coaches for the new Dawson High School to open in August 2007.

[edit] Activities and clubs

Many activities and clubs exist at Pearland High School, including clubs for foreign languages, student council, the National Honor Society, science clubs, theater clubs (Thespians and Front Row, the main drama club), technological clubs, Academic Decathlon, and the Pride of Pearland Band.

[edit] Academic and Curriculur Clubs (offered as a course at PHS)

  • The Pearland Marching Band, which was given the name "Pride of Pearland" in 1972, performs at all Pearland High School varsity football games and has received multiple awards in various competitions. The band competes in the Texas State Marching competition and has historically been a top contender. Most notably, it placed 3rd in 1992-1993 and 5th in 1994-1995 under the direction of Jack Fariss (retired). In the 2004-2005 school year, the band placed 4th at Area F Competition, Grand Champion at the SHSU marching competition and 23rd at State. In the 2005-2006 school year they placed 2nd at the Alief Marching festival, and placed 4th at SHSU Marching Competition and received its 41st consecutive division 1 rating at the UIL marching competition under the direction of Doug Grice[1].
  • Pearland Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps is a program within Pearland High School. The Pearland Army JROTC program is a military oriented program and its purpose is "To Motivate Young People To Be Better Citizens". The course offers many opportunities for high school students.
  • The Academic Decathlon team made it to state this year and won more than twice as many medals as the previous year.

[edit] Extra Curricular Clubs

  • Pearland High School offers these clubs and many more: Advanced Robotics and Technology (A.R.T. Club), Art Club, Business Professionals of America (BPA), DECA, Environmental Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), FCCLA, FFA, French Club, Front Row, Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA), Interact, Latin Club, Math Club, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Student Council, and VICA.
  • Pearland High School has a successful Math Club which competes in Number Sense, Calculator, General Math, Science, and Computer Science. They meet before and after school on Tuesday and Friday to prepare for the competitions.
  • The BPA club recently sent a group of students to state coming back with 8 national qualifiers

[edit] Athletics

  • Pearland High School offers the following sports: Boy's baseball, boy's and girl's basketball, boy's and girl's cross country, football, boy's and girl's golf, boy's and girl's soccer, softball, boy's and girl's swimming, boy's and girl's tennis, boy's and girl's track and field, and girl's volleyball. The school board is also considering the addition of a wrestling team. Pearland ISD Web Site
  • Pearland High School has seen one of the best turnarounds in Texas football history. From 1990 to 1997, Pearland High School had 2-68 record in varsity football. Now, under Head Coach Tony Heath, the Oilers are considered a Texas 5A football power house. Finishing their 2006 season in the State Semi Final Game in defeat by the Austin Westlake Chapparals. The Oilers also went 13-1 in 2001, again under Coach Heath, losing in the State Semi Final Game to San Antonio Taft High School. The 2001 game was played when there were only five playoff rounds. Since 2003, there are now six rounds in Texas High School Football. The 2007 season will be Coach Heath's eleventh season as a Head Coach, all at Pearland High School. He is the winningest coach in PHS history.
  • PHS's varsity boy's basketball team has advanced to the playoffs after a magnificent 2006-2007 season. The team's head coach is Steve Buckelew. Buckelew has been head coach since 1995.
 PHS Basketball Boys
 1997 Class 5A Playoffs
 1998 Class 5A State Semi Finalist
 1999 Class 5A Region III Quarter Finalist
 2000 Class 5A Playoffs
 2007 Class 5A Playoffs
 
 PHS Basketball Girls
 1984 Class 5A Playoffs
 1986 Class 5A Playoffs
 1990 Class 5A Playoffs
 1991 Class 5A Region III Finalist
 1993 Class 5A Playoffs
 2001 Class 5A Region III Quarter Finalist
  • PHS Baseball
 1980 Class 4A State Champions
 1981 Class 5A State Runner Up
 1998 Class 5A Playoffs
 2000 Class 5A Region III Semi Finalist
 2002 Class 5A Region III Quarter Finalist
 2003 Class 5A Playoffs
 2004 Class 5A Playoffs
  • PHS Softball
 1995 Class 5A Playoffs
 1996 Class 5A State Champions
 1997 Class 5A Playoffs
 1998 Class 5A Playoffs
 1999 Class 5A Bi-District Champions
 2000 Class 5A Bi-District Champions
 2002 Class 5A Bi-District Champions
 2003 Class 5A Playoffs
 2004 Class 5A Playoffs
 2005 Class 5A Playoffs

[edit] Standardized dress

Pearland High School has a dress code stating what types of clothes can be worn.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ TexasSports.com
  3. ^ Spencer, Lyle, "Notes: Hensley blooms in SD: Young hurler relishes playing against the best", MLB.com, September 28, 2005.
  4. ^ "Miss USA® 2006: Texas - Interview", Miss Universe Organization; URL last accessed April 13, 2006.
  5. ^ Steve McGrew's MySpace

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