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Robstown High School

Field	Value
name	Robstown Early College High School
streetaddress	609 Highway 44
city	Robstown
state	Texas
zipcode	78380
country	USA
schooltype	high school
type	Public
district	Robstown Independent School District
principal	Maribel Trevino
grades	9-12
staff	50.85 (FTE)
ratio	14.47
enrollment	736 (2023–2024)
conference	UIL, AAA
mascot	Cotton Picker
colors	Red & White
homepage	Robstown 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

2010 Bi-District Champs - Playoff Win

Notable alumni

Eddie Jackson, American bassist from Queensrÿche
Roland Gutierrez, American keyboardist and music producer
Solomon P. Ortiz, Congressman - Texas's 27th congressional district)
Gene Upshaw, NFL player - Oakland Raiders
Marvin Upshaw, NFL player - Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Cardinals{{cite web |access-date=December 10, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121032500/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=UPSHAMAR01 |archive-date=January 21, 2013
Abel Herrero, Texas State Representative

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

"ROBSTOWN EARLY COLLEGE HS". National Center for Education Statistics.
(6 September 2020). "Texas school district responds after 'Cotton Pickers' mascot goes viral". Today.
[http://www.uil100.org/archives/athletics/baseball.php UIL Centennial Webpage] {{webarchive. link. (2016-01-26)
"ORTIZ, Solomon P., (1937 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
"Gene Upshaw". daabaseFootball.com.
"Meet Abel". abelherrero.com.
Bailey, Analis. "'Cotton Pickers' latest battle in team mascot debate across sports".

Wikipedia Source

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