Robstown High School

Robstown Early College High School
Location
609 Highway 44

Robstown
,
Texas
78380

United States
Information
School typePublic high school
School district
Robstown Independent School District
Principal
Maribel Trevino
Staff50.85 (FTE)
Grades9-12
Enrollment736 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio
14.47
Colors    Red & White
Athletics conference
UIL, AAA
MascotCotton Picker
WebsiteRobstown 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

  • Baseball -
    • 1991(4A), 1992(4A)

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. The Robstown community continues to show pride in the name although there is an abundance of controversy in the subject.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Bailey, Analis. "'Cotton Pickers' latest battle in team mascot debate across sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

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