Paso Robles High School
Paso Robles High School (PRHS) is the only comprehensive high school located in the city of Paso Robles, California. The school receives its students from George H. Flamson Middle School and Daniel E. Lewis Middle School, both located in Paso Robles, as well as from the Lillian Larsen School, a public K-8 school in San Miguel, California and Pleasant Valley Elementary School, a public K-8 school located in an outlying area of northeastern San Luis Obispo County. Additionally, the school receives students from private K-8 schools such as Trinity Lutheran School and St. Rose Catholic School, both located in Paso Robles. And some from Santa Lucia School located in Templeton, California [1]
The school boasts strong vocational, agricultural, and college preparatory programs, as well as a limited number of honors and AP courses in the fields of history/social science (honors/AP), English language/literature (honors/AP), mathematics (AP) and science (AP). Foreign languages offered include Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. The school has also maintained the largest SkillsUSA organization in California for several years, and it is an AVID National Demonstration School.
The first high school in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles High School was built in 1892 and graduated its first senior class in 1896. Constructed with locally made bricks, the stately three-story structure was located at 17th Street and Vine Street, where the Marie Bauer Elementary sits now. A decade upon opening, the high school and upper-level auditorium would languish in the aftermath of the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. A new location was built at 24th and Spring Street, and the faulted building was later razed in 1939. In the 1960s, the 24th Street campus was refurbished, with subsequent additions to what later became Flamson Middle School. (By 2003, the San Simeon Earthquake rendered the structures unsalvageable, and a new middle school was constructed.) By 1980, the third PRHS campus was built on Niblick Road, where it stands today. However, football games continue at War Memorial Stadium on the Flamson Middle School campus to a faithful attendance of PRHS boosters. Most other competitive sporting events are held on the PRHS campus. Although the school's athletic facilities are somewhat limited, the campus plays host to an extensive agricultural education facility. The school's mascot is the bearcat.
Sports
Paso Robles High School is the northernmost high school in the western half of the CIF Southern Section. It plays in the PAC-8 League along with its nearest rival Atascadero High School. As of the 2018–19 school year, Paso Robles will transfer into the CIF Central Section.[2]
Boys'
Football, CIF Champions (1951 1952 1953 1972 1974 1998, 1999, 2000, 2014[3])
Cross Country
Wrestling
Basketball
Soccer
Baseball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Swimming & Diving
Water Polo
Golf
Cheerleading
Girls'
Volleyball
Cross Country
Soccer
Basketball
Tennis
Track and Field
Softball
Swimming & Diving
Water Polo
Golf
Cheerleading
Journalism
Crimson is the award-winning student news magazine of Paso Robles High School. Crimson is the current form of the monthly tabloid newspaper founded in the 1940s named The Crimson Chronicle and originally The Bearcat. Crimson staff members attend national and local journalism conventions and have won recognition in national and statewide competitions for writing, photography, and design. The publication and website are currently advised by Jeff Mount. Many graduates from the program have gone on to careers in journalism, law, communications, and/or design.
Location
801 Niblick Road Paso Robles, CA 93446[4] PO Box 7010 Paso Robles, CA 93447
Notable alumni
- Jason Botts, 1998 professional baseball player[5]
- Derrick Jasper, 2006, college basketball player[6]
- Ron Gallagher, 1972, younger sibling to notable watermelon manipulation virtuoso Gallagher
- Rusty Kuntz, professional baseball player and coach, winner of two World Series[7]
- Frank Minini, NFL player
- Hamp Pool, 1933, professional football player and college coach[8]
- Mitchell Van Dyk, 2009, football player, drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft.
- Josh Oliver, 2015, tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft.
References
- http://www.greatschools.org/california/paso-robles/6802-Paso-Robles-High-School/
- http://www.sanluisobispo.com/sports/high-school/article128543299.html
- http://www.lospadrescounty.net/et/foot2000.html
- http://www.lospadrescounty.net/et/foot2000.html
- Masuda, Andrew (September 12, 2012). "Former Major Leaguer Botts inspires kids in hometown of Paso Robles". KSBY. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- Masuda, Andrew (December 16, 2010). "Dec 16, 2010 UCSB upsets Paso Robles native Derrick Jasper and #19 UNLV". KSBY. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- Pattison, Mark and David Raglin (2012). Detroit Tigers 1984. SABR, Inc. p. 102.
- "Hamp Pool at Pro Football Reference Archrives". Pro Football Reference Archrives. Retrieved February 22, 2014.