R. L. Paschal High School
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Fort Worth, Texas
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, Texas
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, United States
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. It is part of the Fort Worth Independent School District
Fort Worth Independent School District
Fort Worth Independent School District is a school district based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is currently the fifth largest school district in Texas ....
and descendant of the city's first secondary school, Fort Worth High School, which opened in 1882. Robert Lee Paschal, an attorney from North Carolina, became principal in 1906. Briefly known as Central High School, it moved to its current location on Forest Park Boulevard in 1955. Historically it has had a strong academic and sports presence in the city. For example, in 2006-2007, Paschal produced 18 National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists, which was not only more than any other high school in the Fort Worth Independent School District, but more than the entire Dallas Independent School District (10).
For the 2007-2008 school year, it has 24 National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists. It has the distinction of being the only high school represented by a flag on the moon, planted there by astronaut Alan L. Bean, Class of 1950, on the Apollo 12
Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight in the American Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon . It was launched on November 14, 1969 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, four months after Apollo 11. Mission commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L...
mission (1969).
Paschal High School achieved a degree of notoriety in 1985, when a gang called "Legion of Doom" was active at the school.
Science Club
- Science Team
- Regional Science Bowl Champions, 2010, 2011
- State Champions - 2011 TMSCA
- State Champions - 2011 9/10 Division JETS TEAMS competition
- State Champions - 2011 UIL Science
Boys Golf
- Texas State Champions 1970
- Texas 5A State Champions 2006
- Texas 5A State Runner-up 2007
Swimming
- Wilkerson Cup Winner 2005
- Wilkerson Cup Winner 2006
- Wilkerson Cup Winner 2007
- Wilkerson Cup Winner 2008
Neighborhoods served by Paschal
Neighborhoods served include:- Berkeley Place
- Bluebonnet Hills
- Candleridge
- Colonial/Bellaire
- Fairmount
- Frisco Heights
- Mistletoe Heights
- Overton Park
- Park Hill
- Paschal Neighborhood
- Ryan Place
- South Hemphill Heights
- Stonegate
- TanglewoodTanglewood Neighborhood (Fort Worth, TX)Tanglewood is a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas located slightly southwest of downtown. It is located near a branch of the Trinity River. In Fort Worth, Tanglewood is known as a nice and very safe neighborhood. The neighborhood has a bicycle path and many tall trees. Please be careful...
- TCUTexas Christian UniversityTexas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
Area - University Place
- University West
- WedgewoodWedgewood Neighborhood (Fort Worth, TX)Wedgwood is a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas , located on the southwest part of the city.Most of the streets in Wedgwood begin with a "W", such as Wedgmont, Wrigley and Winifred. Few of the streets have sidewalks. Houses in Wedgwood are usually all brick with attached garages, and have...
- Westcliff
- Worth Heights
Feeder patterns
The following elementary schools feed into Paschal: Alice Carlson, Clarke, Clayton, Contreras, Daggett, De Zavala, Lily B. Clayton, South Hills, Tanglewood, Westcliff, and Worth Heights.The following middle schools feed into Paschal: ALA, Daggett, McLean, McLean 6th Grade, Rosemont, Rosemont 6th Grade, and William James.
Influential alumni
Famous graduates of R.L. Paschal High School include:- Captain Alan L. BeanAlan BeanAlan LaVern Bean is a former NASA astronaut, engineer, and painter. Bean was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the Moon, at the age of thirty-seven years in...
- Fourth astronaut to walk on the moon - Price DanielPrice DanielMarion Price Daniel, Sr. , was a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th Governor of the state of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State...
- Governor of Texas - German DuranGermán DuránGermán Durán is a Major League Baseball third baseman in the Houston Astros organization.-Early life:...
- Baseball player for the Texas RangersTexas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have... - Ben HoganBen HoganWilliam Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
- Golfing legend. He attended Paschal but dropped out and did not graduate high school. - Chief Rick Stone - Chief of Police. United States Department of Justice "Law Enforcement Officer of the Year" and the most highly decorated officer in Dallas Police Department history, including the Medal of ValorMedal of ValorThe Medal of Valor is the highest Israeli military decoration.The medal was established in 1970 by the Knesset in an act of law as a replacement for the Hero of Israel military decoration that was awarded during the War of Independence...
- Dan JenkinsDan JenkinsDan Jenkins is an American author and sportswriter, most notably for Sports Illustrated.Jenkins was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended R .L. Paschal High School and Texas Christian University , where he played on the varsity golf team...
, "Father of modern American sportswriting", wrote for Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
for 23 years - Earl Meadows - OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medalist and world record holder in pole vaultPole vaultPole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... - Jeff Newman, MLB All-Star baseball player
- Bill Owens - Former Governor of Colorado
- Charles Frank PendletonCharles F. PendletonCharles F. Pendleton was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 16, and July 17, 1953....
- Korean War veteran and posthumous recipient of Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
(Pendleton's widow donated the Medal of Honor to Paschal High School, where it still resides today. Paschal is one of the very few high schools in the United States to be so honored.) - Bud Shrake - Sports journalist and sports fiction author
- Frank Ryan (American football)Frank Ryan (American football)Frank Beall Ryan is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Los Angeles Rams , Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins . Although he led the Browns to their last National Football League title in 1964, Ryan is best remembered for being perhaps...
- Quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns, won 1964 NFL title - Liz Smith (journalist)Liz Smith (journalist)Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith is an American gossip columnist. She is known as The Grand Dame of Dish.- Early life and career :...
- Famous gossip columnist - Charles Tandy - Founder, Tandy CorporationTandy CorporationTandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store, and acquired RadioShack in 1963. The Tandy name was dropped in May 2000, when RadioShack Corporation was made the official name.-History:Tandy began in 1919...
(Now Radio Shack) - T Bone Burnett - Musician, producer, 5-time Grammy winner and Academy Award winner.
- Karen T. TaylorKaren T. TaylorKaren T. Taylor is an American forensic and portrait artist who has worked for over a quarter century helping resolve prominent criminal cases for a variety of law enforcement agencies throughout the world. Her primary expertise includes composite imagery, child and adult age progression,...
- Forensic and Portrait Artist - Jim BronstadJim BronstadJames Warren Bronstad is a former Major League Baseball player. Bronstad played for the New York Yankees in , and the Washington Senators in and . In 45 career games, he had a 1-7 record with a 5.48 ERA...
- MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees
Rivalries
- Arlington Heights High School
- Stony Point High School (Round Rock, TX)
- Moore High School (Moore, OK)