Dobie High School
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Houston, Texas
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, Texas
Texas
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. Founded in 1968, it is named after the Texas writer of the same name
J. Frank Dobie
James Frank Dobie was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range...
. It follows a standard high school model serving grades 9 through 12 and is the largest school in the Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena Independent School District is a school district that is based in Pasadena, Texas . Dr. Kirk Lewis, was named Superintendent of Schools in 2005.Pasadena ISD serves much of southeast Harris County...
. The school mascots are Louie and Lucy the Longhorns and the official colors are burnt orange and white, similar to that of the University of Texas at Austin
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.
Dobie High School was originally located at 11111 Beamer Rd. However, overcrowding problems at the Beamer campus and the rapidly growing population in the South Belt area lead city officials and voters to pass a $199.05 million bond in February 2000. This included a new 490000 square feet (45,522.5 m²) location to be built at 10220 Blackhawk Blvd which opened in 2003.
The original Beamer location is now occupied by Beverly Hills Intermediate School.
Athletics, Clubs, and Organizations
Athletics offered at Dobie High School include:- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cheerleaders
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Power Lifting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Trainers
- Volleyball
Dobie High School also offers various clubs and organizations including:
- Academic Decathlon (ACDEC)
- Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC)
- Art Club
- Band
- Best Buddies
- Business Professionals of America (BPA)
- Chess
- Choir
- Color Guard
- Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
- Environmental Science
- Étalage
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
- Future Farmers of America (FFA)
- French Club
- German Club
- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- Journalism
- Lariaettes
- Latin Club
- Math Club
- National Hispanic Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- Newspaper
- Orchestra
- Robotics
- Science Club
- Senior Hearts
- Skills USA
- Speech/Debate Team
- Spanish Club
- Student Council
- Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE)
- Thespian Society
- Yearbook
Standardized Dress
Dobie High School has a standardized dress code and students are required to wear identification badges on campus.The Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
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specified that the parents 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; parents must specify "bona fide
Bona Fide
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" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections.
Feeder Schools and Neighborhoods served by Dobie High School
Beverly Hills Intermediate and Thompson Intermediate are the two feeder schools for Dobie High School.The school serves portions of Houston in the South Belt area (including Riverstone Ranch ) and portions of Pearland
Pearland, Texas
Pearland , is a city located along the Gulf Coast region in the US state of Texas within the metropolitan area and is in the counties of Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris. As of the census of 2000, the city's population was 37,640. As of 2008, Pearland is estimated to have a population of 90,700...
. Dobie High School also zones portions of Southeast Houston (Bridge Gate) and portions of South Park.
Notable alumni
The following are some of the alumni the Pasadena Independent School District lists as notable (in chronological order)This is an incomplete list.
- Robert E. Marling, JrWoodforest National BankWoodforest National Bank is a privately held bank headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Consisting of over 750 branches in 17 different states, Woodforest National Bank is among the nation’s largest full-service in-store banks...
. - 1974 graduate; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Woodforest Financial Group, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Woodforest National Bank. - Dr. Mary Campbell-Fox - 1976 graduate; Chief of Staff at Southeast Memorial Hospital; first woman and first D.O. selected for this position
- Chris Connealy - 1977 graduate; Houston Fire Department Chief
- Gawain Guy - 1981 graduate; participant in the 1984 Summer Olympics1984 Summer OlympicsThe 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
for Jamaica - Steve CummingsSteve Cummings (baseball)Steven Brent Cummings is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher, Cummings played Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1990 with the Toronto Blue Jays.-External links:**...
- 1982 graduate; played baseball with the Toronto Blue Jays - Mark Yandell - 1983 graduate; participant in the Human Genome Project; Howard Hughes Institute
- Mark Chassay - 1984 graduate; Head Team Physician at University of Texas at Austin Medical Branch
- Chris Perry - 1986 graduate; founder/owner of Perry's Restaurants
- David Mills - 1986 graduate; Researcher, Neural Plasticity Research Group, Harvard Medical School
- Matt Elrod-Erickson - 1987 graduate; Researcher in Genetics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate
- Bobby Burton - 1987 graduate; co-founder and COO of Rivals.com; president of 247Sports.com
- Wendy Frazier - 1988 graduate; Professor, Old Dominion University
- Trevor CobbTrevor CobbTrevor Cobb is a former professional American football player who played running back for one season for the Chicago Bears. In 1991, he won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back while playing for Rice University....
- 1989 graduate; played football for the Kansas City Chiefs - Ryan LongRyan LongRyan Marcus Long is a former Major League Baseball player. Long played for the Kansas City Royals in the season. In six games, Long had 2 hits in nine at-bats, with two RBIs. He played right field, and batted and threw right-handed. He was drafted by the Royals in the 2nd round of the 1991...
- 1991 graduate; played baseball for the Kansas City Royals. - Andrew J. Ferraro - 1992 graduate; a freelance sportswriter for the Houston ChronicleHouston ChronicleThe Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
. - Ken HoweryKen HoweryKen Howery is a co-founder and managing partner at Founders Fund.Howery graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with a B.A. in Economics. He was a co-founder of PayPal and served as the company's first CFO from 1998 until 2002. His partner within this Paypal project was Peter Thiel at Thiel...
- 1993 graduate; Stanford graduate, co-founder of PayPalPayPalPayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....
and co-founder of The Founders FundThe Founders FundFounders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm which invests at all stages in companies with revolutionary technologies. The firm’s six partners, Peter Thiel, Sean Parker, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek, Bruce Gibney, and Brian Singerman have been founders of or early investors in numerous... - Angela Demel Cecchini - 1994 graduate; inducted to the West Virginia Wesleyan 2009/2010 Athletic Hall of Fame for softball.
- John Scheschuk - 1995 graduate; played baseball for the San Diego Padres
- Heather OgilvieMiss Texas USA 2000Miss Texas USA 2000, was held at the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium on July 5, 2000, at the end of the competition Miss Southeast Texas, Heather Ogilvie who was crowned by outgoing queen Carissa Blair....
- 1996 graduate; Miss Texas USA 2000; KHOUTV Channel 11 correspondent - Christa Lee WilliamsChrista Lee WilliamsChrista Lee Williams is an American softball player and a two time Olympic gold medalist.She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team...
- 1996 graduate; gold medalist at the 19961996 Summer OlympicsThe 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and 2000 Summer Olympics2000 Summer OlympicsThe Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
(softball) - Cheryl Ezzell - 1997 graduate; participant in the Junior Olympics as inline speed skater, World Team member, Pan-Am Games participant in in-line speed skating
- Stephanie Coon Bauman - 1997 graduate; attorney; Harvard Law School graduate
- Nathan Mitchell - played baseball player for the Chicago Cubs.