Pearland High School

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Pearland High School
Address
3775 South Main
Pearland, Texas
United States
Information
Type Public high school
Motto Pride, Honor, Success
Established 1937; 87 years ago (1937)
Principal Larry Berger
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 3,000
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Maroon, white and black
Mascot Oiler
Rival Glenda Dawson High School
Yearbook The Gusher
Website pearlandisd.org/PearlandHigh.cfm

Pearland High School (PHS) is an American public high school, located in Pearland, Texas, south of Houston. It is one of three high schools in the Pearland Independent School District, and serves parts of Pearland and most of the city of Brookside Village. The school was also classified as a recognized school by the Texas Education Agency in the 2008–09 school year.[citation needed]

Background and history

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Prior to the school's establishment in 1937, Pearland students had to attend secondary school in Webster. The first graduating class in 1938 included valedictorian was Beatrice Woods who would become Beatrice Woods Theriot after marrying Melvin Theriot.

The original Pearland School, opened in 1937, had a staff of about 25 people and served 100 students on Grand Boulevard. That building is now the Pearland branch of Alvin Community College.

In 1953, the campus moved to Galveston Avenue, and the Grand Boulevard school became Pearland Elementary (later C.J. Harris Elementary). In 1991, the high school moved again, to Main Street (SH 35). The Galveston Avenue property is now the Education Support Center (administration), Pearland Jr. High West, and Sablatura Middle School.

The school's mascot is the "Oiler Man" or "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.

A new high school was built and opened for the 1991–92 school year.

The school achieved prominence for its academics and size in the 1990s. By the mid-1990s, it was classified as a 5-A school with well over 4,000 students.

Marching band

The "Pride of Pearland" Pearland Marching Band has excelled both on and off the field. They've been perrennial conenders in the State Marching Band contest,[1] and have earned a "Division 1" ranking in the UIL concert and sightreading contest for over 50 years in a row.

Sports

During the 2010 Football season, the Pearland High School football team had a perfect 16–0 record and upset the Euless Trinity Trojans in the Texas 5A State Football Championship. Notable athletes on the team include QB Trey Anderson, RB Dustin Garrison, DE Samuel Ukwuachu, and LB Kendall Ehrlich. The football team returned to the state championship game in 2013, but lost to the Kyler Murray led Allen Eagles in a blowout.

On October 3, 2014, its football team defeated the Dawson Eagles. This was the first year that Pearland and Dawson has ever played each other in a football game. Later on in the football season, the Oiler Football team played Manvel and lost 35–32.

Dress code

The school has had a dress code that requires students to wear a solid color t- shirt, jeans, khakis, solid color skirts, school spirit shirts, and college shirts. Students are required to wear identification cards.[2]

As of the 2014–15 school year, the Pearland High School no longer had as strict of a standardized dress.[3]

Notable alumni

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  • Fozzy Whittaker- Running back and Kickoff returner with the Carolina Panthers.

See also

References

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  9. ↑ Database (undated). "Clay Hensley". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
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  12. ↑ Database (undated). "Cyril Obiozor". NFL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
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External links

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