Robstown High School Explained

Robstown Early College High School
Streetaddress:609 Highway 44
City:Robstown
State:Texas
Zipcode:78380
Country:USA
Schooltype:high school
Type:Public
District:Robstown Independent School District
Principal:Maribel Trevino
Grades:9-12
Staff:49.47 (FTE)
Ratio:13.48
Enrollment:662 (2018–19)[1]
Conference:UIL, AAA
Mascot:Cotton Picker[2]
Colors: Red & White
Homepage:Robstown High School webpage

Robstown High School is an AAAA secondary school located in the Corpus Christi suburb-city of Robstown, Texas. The school handles grades 9 through 12. RECHS primarily serves the city, yet it enrolls students from nearby school districts such as Banquete, Calallen, Tuloso-Midway, and the census-designated community of North San Pedro. Robstown Early College High School has neighborhood and Advanced Placement programs.

Vocational programs

Robstown Early College High School is noted for having vocational-technical programs offering courses such as cosmetology, health care professions, woodshop, and drafting.

Athletics

The school’s athletics teams, known as the Robstown Cottonpickers, compete in baseball, football, cross country, track, volleyball, basketball, powerlifting, tennis, & softball.

State titles

Football

1966 District Champs

Notable alumni

Controversy

The Robstown Cotton Pickers name has come with some controversy over the years. The name is in reference to Hispanic migrant workers, whose presence and activity have been a noticeable influence on the city’s culture. After influencers such as Kai Cenat visited the school and posted about it on their YouTube channels, it subsequently became a topic of discussion on TikTok and other platforms due to the name, which was construed by some to be racist. [8] The Robstown community continues to show pride in the name although there is an abundance of controversy in the subject.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ROBSTOWN EARLY COLLEGE HS. National Center for Education Statistics. March 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Texas school district responds after 'Cotton Pickers' mascot goes viral . 6 September 2020 . Today . 6 September 2020.
  3. http://www.uil100.org/archives/athletics/baseball.php UIL Centennial Webpage
  4. Web site: ORTIZ, Solomon P., (1937 -). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. December 10, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Gene Upshaw . daabaseFootball.com . December 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130408072529/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UPSHAGEN01 . April 8, 2013 .
  6. Web site: Marv Upshaw . daabaseFootball.com . December 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130121032500/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UPSHAMAR01 . January 21, 2013 .
  7. Web site: Meet Abel. abelherrero.com. 25 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Bailey . Analis . 'Cotton Pickers' latest battle in team mascot debate across sports . 2022-09-23 . USA TODAY . en-US.