Dobie High School
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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 High School was named after Texas author and educator J. Frank Dobie, opened in 1968 (at 11111 Beamer Road, Houston, 77089). A 490,000 square foot 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.
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[edit] Athletics
Dobie has teams participating in Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, P.E. and Volleyball.
[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] Dobie has won the Texas State title four times and had a Super Quiz winning streak that lasted from 1991 to 2007. The Longhorns won 31 consecutive Super Quiz wins at the various levels of competition.
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 decisions 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] Clubs, Organizations and Extracurriculars
Agriculture (FFA), Art Club, Band, Best Buddies, Broadcast Journalism (Dobie News) [4], Business Professionals of America (BPA), Cheerleading, Chess, Cosmetology, Distribuitve Education Clubs of America (DECA), Drill Team (The Lariaettes), Etaloge, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), French Club, German Club, 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, Yearbook (The Roundup), Choir, Drama, and Etalage.
[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. Males shall not be allowed to wear ear rings or gang paraphernalia in any shape or fashion. Permanent markers will not be allowed to be to be carried by students.
Students are required to wear school identification badges.
The Texas Education Agency specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform [6]; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Professional wrestler Mark Calaway (freshman/junior).
- Ken Howery, co-founder and former CFO of PayPal,[1] class of 1993.
- Christa Williams, 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics softball (pitcher) gold medalist, class of 1996.
- Former professional wrestler Nidia Guenard
- Heather Ogilvie, Miss Texas USA 2000, KHOU Channel 11 correspondent, class of 1996.
- Cheryl Ezzell, inline speed skating Junior Olympian, World Team member, Pan-Am Games participant, class of 1997.
- Shane Nance, former major league pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks, class of 1996.
- Vinh Trinh, software developer for MOLI, head designer for the MMORPG Tales of Pirates class of 1996.
[edit] Neighborhoods served by Dobie
The school serves portions of Houston (including Riverstone Ranch [7], Clear Brook Meadows, Scarsdale, Sycamore Valley, Beverly Hills, Sagemont, Eastridge Terrace, Kirkwood, Southbridge, Kirkmont, and Bridgegate) and portions of Pearland.
[edit] Feeder patterns
Elementary schools
Atkinson, Bush, Burnett, Frazier, Genoa, Jessup, Meador, Moore, Morris 5th Grade Center, and Stuchbery.
Intermediate schools
Beverly Hills and Thompson Intermediate schools.
