Gregory-Portland High School is a 5A secondary school in Portland, Texas and is a part of the Gregory-Portland Independent School District in southeastern San Patricio County. In addition to Portland, the school also serves the city of Gregory as well as the unincorporated communities of Doyle, Falman-County Acres, and Tradewinds. The new Gregory-Portland High School was completed in the fall of 2002. The current High School is large enough (in size) to be a 6A school, capable of a student capacity of 2,400.
Gregory-Portland High School | |
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Address | |
4601 Wildcat Drive , 78374 | |
Coordinates | 27°54′16″N 97°19′17″W / 27.904524°N 97.321388°W |
Information | |
Type | Co-Educational, Public, Secondary |
Principal | Monica Waggoner |
Teaching staff | 98.28 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,464 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.90[1] |
Color(s) | Red & Blue |
Athletics | UIL Class AAAAA |
Athletics conference | University Interscholastic League |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Newspaper | The Cat's Print |
Website | www |
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Academics
editGregory-Portland has been noted as a:
- U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence 1999–2000.[3]
- A "Just for the Kids High-Performing School" in reading and Mathematics 2000–2002.[4]
Theatre department
editState Titles
edit- One Act Play - [5]
- 1980(3A), 1986(4A), 1987(4A), 1989(4A), 1990(4A), 1997(4A), 2002(4A)
- Welding National Champions
- 2021(5A), 2022(5A)
Athletics
editState Titles
editNotable People
editAlumni
edit- Martin Dossett - former NFL player
- Don Williams - country singer and songwriter
- Mitch Morris - actor and attorney
- Walker Janek - 2024 first round MLB draft pick for the Astros[8]
- Steve Trevino - Comedian
References
edit- ^ a b c "GREGORY-PORTLAND H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Gregory-portland H S". ed.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ www.gpisd.org Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "just4kids.org". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "UIL One Act Play State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "UIL Girls Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ UIL Centennial Webpage[permanent dead link]
- ^ Martinez, Quinton (June 7, 2023). "Former Corpus Christi-area high school athletes finding college success in spring sports". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved May 9, 2024.