R.L. Paschal High School
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R.L. Paschal High School is a secondary school located in Fort Worth, Texas.
The school is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District.
In 2006-2007, it produced 18 National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists, which was not only more than any other high school in the Fort Worth Independent School District, but more than the entire Dallas Independent School District (10).
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[edit] Influential Alumni
Famous graduates of R.L. Paschal High School include:
- Captain Alan L. Bean - Fourth astronaut to walk on the moon
- Morgan Jones Davis - Former President of Exxon
- Ben Hogan - Golfing legend
- Dan Jenkins, "father of modern American sportswriting", wrote for Sports Illustrated for 23 years
- Price Daniel - Governor of Texas
- Bill Owens - Governor of Colorado
- Charles Tandy - Founder, Tandy Corporation (Now Radio Shack)
- (Members of) The Toadies - Influential 1990s grunge band
- Earl Meadows - Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in pole vault
- T Bone Burnett - Musician, producer, 5-time Grammy winner
- Charles Frank Pendleton - Korean War veteran and posthumous recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor (Pendleton's widow donated the Medal of Honor to Paschal High School, where it still resides today. Paschal is one of the very few high schools in the United States to be so honored.)
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Paschal
Neighborhoods served include:
- Berkley Place
- Bluebonnet Hills
- Candleridge
- Colonial/Bellaire
- Fairmount
- Mistletoe Heights
- Overton Park
- Park Hill
- Ryan Place
- Stonegate
- Tanglewood
- TCU Area
- University Place
- University West
- Wedgewood
- Westcliff
- Worth Heights
[edit] Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Paschal: Clarke, Clayton, Contreras, Daggett, De Zavala, South Hills, Tanglewood, Westcliff, and Worth Heights.
The following middle schools feed into Paschal: Daggett, McLean, McLean 6th Grade, Rosemont, and Rosemont 6th Grade.
