Rockport-Fulton High School
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| Rockport-Fulton High School | |
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1801 Omohundro Street , 78382-3217 | |
| Coordinates | 28°02′34″N 97°02′42″W / 28.04277°N 97.04492°WCoordinates: 28°02′34″N 97°02′42″W / 28.04277°N 97.04492°W |
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| School type | Public High school |
| Motto | Once a Pirate, Always a Pirate |
| Established | 1884 |
| School district | Aransas County Independent School District |
| Principal | Rhonda Mieth |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 918 (2020) |
| Color(s) | Forest Green & Gold |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAA |
| Mascot | Pirates/Lady Pirates |
| Website | [1] |
Rockport-Fulton High School is a public high school in Rockport, Texas, United States, located on the Texas Gulf Coast. It is the only high school in the Aransas County Independent School District and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2019, the school was rated as a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[1] Parts of the school collapsed in August 2017 due to Hurricane Harvey.[2]
Its new gymnasium, built for $1 million donated by Ellen DeGeneres and Lowe's Home Improvement, has a capacity of 1,000 and opened in the fall of September 2019.[3]
Athletics[]
The Rockport-Fulton Pirates compete in the following sports [4]
Notable alumni[]
- Dat Nguyen – Former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Daniel Rakowitz (born in 1960) – A 1980 graduate of Rockport-Fulton High School who went on to become nicknamed the "Butcher of Tompkins Square"
- Guy Clark - American country and folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer.
References[]
- ^ "SCHOOL OVERVIEW 2018-19".
- ^ "HARVEY HITS COASTAL BEND: People reportedly trapped inside collapsed Rockport building". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Rockport-Fulton ISD's new gym funded by Lowe's, Ellen DeGeneres". KIII at KHOU. 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". www.theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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