Robstown High School

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.

Robstown Early College High School
Address
609 Highway 44 Robstown , Texas 78380 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Robstown Independent School District
Principal	Maribel Trevino
Staff	50.85 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	736 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.47[1]
Color(s)	Red & White
Athletics conference	UIL, AAA
Mascot	Cotton Picker[2]
Website	Robstown High School webpage

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

• Baseball - ^[3]
  • 1991(4A), 1992(4A)

Football

1966 District Champs

• • 2010 Bi-District Champs - Playoff Win

Notable alumni

• Eddie Jackson, American bassist from Queensrÿche^{[citation needed]}
• Roland Gutierrez, American keyboardist and music producer^{[citation needed]}
• Solomon P. Ortiz, Congressman - Texas's 27th congressional district)^[4]
• Gene Upshaw, NFL player - Oakland Raiders^[5]
• Marvin Upshaw, NFL player - Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals^[6]
• Abel Herrero, Texas State Representative^[7]

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.

References

1. "ROBSTOWN EARLY COLLEGE HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. "Texas school district responds after 'Cotton Pickers' mascot goes viral". Today. September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
3. UIL Centennial Webpage Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
4. "ORTIZ, Solomon P., (1937 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
5. "Gene Upshaw". daabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
6. "Marv Upshaw". daabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
7. "Meet Abel". abelherrero.com. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
8. Bailey, Analis. "'Cotton Pickers' latest battle in team mascot debate across sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

External links

• Robstown ISD

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