Gregory-Portland High School

Gregory-Portland High School
Location
4601 Wildcat Drive Portland , Texas 78374 United States
Coordinates	27°54′16″N97°19′17″W / 27.904524°N 97.321388°W / 27.904524; -97.321388
Information
Type	Co-Educational, Public, Secondary
Principal	Christopher Morrow
Teaching staff	97.37 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,500 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.41 [1]
Color(s)	Red & Blue
Athletics	UIL Class 5A
Athletics conference	University Interscholastic League
Mascot	Wildcat
Newspaper	The Cat's Print
Website	www.g-pisd.org/gphs
[2]

Gregory-Portland High School is a high school in Portland, Texas, and is a part of the Gregory-Portland Independent School District in southeastern San Patricio County. In addition to Portland, the school also serves the city of Gregory as well as the census-designated place of Tradewinds. ^[3] The new Gregory-Portland High School was completed in the fall of 2002, and is physically large enough for a student population of 2,400 (UIL 6A).

Academics

Gregory-Portland has been noted as a:

• U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence 1999–2000. ^[4]
• A "Just for the Kids High-Performing School" in reading and Mathematics 2000–2002. ^[5]

State competition

• One Act Play
  • Champions - 1980 (3A),^{[ citation needed ]} 1986 (4A), ^[6] 1987 (4A), ^[7] 1989 (4A), ^[8] 1990 (4A), ^[9] 1997 (4A), ^[10] 2002 (4A), ^[11]
  • Runner Up - 1988 (4A), ^[12] 1994 (4A) ^[13]
  • 3rd - 1992 (4A) ^[14]
• Welding National Champions^{[ citation needed ]}
  • 2021(5A), 2022(5A)

Athletics

For the 2024-2026 biennium, the Wildcats compete in UIL 5A Div 2 District 14 for football, and 5A District 29 for all other sports.

State competition

• Girls Track ^[15]
  • Champions - 1981 (4A), 1982 (4A)
• Volleyball ^[16]
  • Champions - 1967 (2A), 1973 (3A)
  • Runner Up - 1968 (2A), 1969 (3A), 1972 (3A), 1976 (3A)

Notable People

Alumni

• Martin Dossett - former NFL player
• Walker Janek - 2024 first round MLB draft pick for the Astros ^[17]
• Mitch Morris - actor and attorney
• Anthony Stolarz - NHL Goaltender
• Steve Trevino - Comedian
• Don Williams - country singer and songwriter

References

1. "GREGORY-PORTLAND H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Gregory-portland H S". ed.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: San Patricio County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
4. "Previous NBRS Awardees". nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
5. "Just 4 Kids". just4kids.org. Retrieved June 7, 2015.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "One-Act Play 1985-86". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
7. "One-Act Play 1986-87". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
8. "One-Act Play 1988-89". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
9. "One-Act Play 1989-90". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
10. "One-Act Play 1995-96". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
11. "2001-2002 High School One-Act Play State Meet Results - 4A". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
12. "One-Act Play 1987-88". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
13. "One-Act Play 1993-94". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
14. "One-Act Play 1991-92". uiltexas.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
15. "Track & Field State Champions: Girls Team Overall". uil.texas.org. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
16. "Volleyball State Archives School Search". uil.texas.org. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
17. Martinez, Quinton (June 7, 2023). "Former Corpus Christi-area high school athletes finding college success in spring sports". Corpus Christi Caller-Times . Retrieved May 9, 2024.

External links

• Official website