Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas)
Ross S. Sterling High School is a secondary school located in Baytown, Texas.
Sterling, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown. The campus has over 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) and is built on 86.32 acres.
Sections of the city of Baytown are zoned to Sterling High School. Previously, sections of Highlands were until the Goose Creek Memorial High School was built in 2008.
The Sterling High School campus has been rated, as of 2009, as "Academically Acceptable."[1]
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Demographics
The 2006 School Membership Report shows that Sterling's ethnic breakdown includes 1,237 (42%) White students, 619 (21%) African-American students, 1,035 (35%) Hispanic students, and 49 (2%) Asian-American, Indian, and other students.
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into Sterling include
- Pumphery
- Crockett
- Harlem
- Austin
The middle schools that feed into Sterling are
- Gentry
- Cedar Bayou
- Baytown Junior
- Horace Mann
Ross S. Sterling High School Athletics
Ross S. Sterling High School has a wide variety of athletic departments, including:
- Track & Field
- Football
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Baseball
- Softball
- Golf
- Swimming & Diving
- Cheerleading
- Water Polo
- Soccer
Ross S. Sterling High School Activities and Clubs
Other activities available at Ross S. Sterling High School includes:
- Art
- Band
- Choir
- Orchestra
- Drama
Clubs available at Ross S. Sterling High School include:
- Academic Lemmings
- American Red Cross Club
- Anime Club
- Art Honour Society
- Bowling Club
- Chess Club
- Club Avid
- Christian Student Union
- Creative Writing Club
- Video Game Club
- Interact Club
- Diamond Dolls
- Future Farmers of America
- Future Teachers of America
- Key Club
- National Honor Society
- Drama Club
- French and Spanish Club
- Go Green Club
- Psychology Club
- Lettermen's Club
- Strategy Club
Academics
Sterling offers a wide range of courses. Along with the core courses, Sterling also offers many College Board AP courses, including:
- Calculus AB & BC
- Statistics
- Music Theory
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Physics B
- Government and Politics:United States
- Human Geography
- Macroeconomics
- Psychology
- United States History
- World History
- French Language
- French Literature
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature
- English Language and Composition
- English Literature and Composition
- Studio Art:2-D Design
- Studio Art:3-D Design
- Studio Art:Drawing
"The Game" (Ross S. Sterling High School vs. Robert E. Lee High School)
"The Game", as it is called, is an annual football game between the Ross S. Sterling Rangers and the Robert E. Lee Ganders varsity football teams. This game takes place every year at Stallworth Stadium. Ever since 1967, these two schools have competed in this annual event. In 2008, the Ross S. Sterling Rangers defeated the Robert E. Lee Ganders, 21-20. The only other time that "The Game" has been decided by a point was in 1971(Ross S. Sterling won, 20-19.). The very next year, the Robert E. Lee Ganders beat the Sterling Rangers, 35-27, to close out the decade with a win-loss record against the Rangers at 9-1.
Notable alumni
- Rocky Bernard, defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks who played in Super Bowl XL.
- Chris Cagle, Country music singer and songwriter
- Romany Malco, Actor Weeds, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Yuke Songpaisan, Thai actor, model. He was an exchange student, lived in Baytown for 1 school year.
- Jeremy Williams, Wide receiver for the San Diego Chagers
External links
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