Pasadena Independent School District

PHS students construct School Garden Beds for 7 PISD schools

Posted on 04/19/2019

The Pasadena High School construction technology class recently finished building 21 planters for seven PISD schools.  READ MORE... about PHS students construct School Garden Beds for 7 PISD schools

Dedication ceremony to be held at L. F. Smith

Posted on 04/16/2019

Community members, former students and staff are invited to join L. F. Smith Elementary for a dedication ceremony of the new building on April 22, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.  READ MORE... about Dedication ceremony to be held at L. F. Smith

80 Pasadena ISD CTE students qualify for national and international competitions

Posted on 04/12/2019

Eighty Pasadena ISD CTE students have qualified for national and international competitions this year after recently competing in state competitions.  READ MORE... about 80 Pasadena ISD CTE students qualify for national and international competitions

PMHS’s Benson achieves perfect ACT score

Posted on 04/09/2019

Carly Benson, a junior at Pasadena Memorial High School, earned the highest possible score of 36 on the ACT test, just a few weeks after only missing one question on the SAT test. With only around two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earning a top score, Benson joins a prestigious group of students.   READ MORE... about PMHS’s Benson achieves perfect ACT score

Rayburn High’s Josh Prater and Jackson Intermediate’s Shakirah Thomas awarded DENSI scholarships

Posted on 04/09/2019

The Discovery Education Network (DEN) recently awarded Rayburn High School world history teacher Josh Prater and Jackson Intermediate support facilitation history teacher Shakirah Thomas with full coverage scholarships to the Discovery Education Network Summer Institute (DENSI), which will take place in Utah this July.  READ MORE... about Rayburn High’s Josh Prater and Jackson Intermediate’s Shakirah Thomas awarded DENSI scholarships

Mae Smythe Elementary teacher Ben Gibbons named Dreambox Grand Champion

Posted on 04/08/2019

Pasadena ISD honored Mae Smythe Elementary third grade teacher Ben Gibbons as the Grand Champion award recipient during the March board meeting, after his class of 21 students logged over 5,000 math lessons in less than four weeks using the DreamBox Learning platform.  READ MORE... about Mae Smythe Elementary teacher Ben Gibbons named Dreambox Grand Champion

Jensen sub Mary Rosignon feeds students’ bodies and minds

Posted on 04/04/2019

For the past six months, substitute teacher Mary Rosignon has been paying off student lunch balances at Jensen Elementary, and shows no signs of stopping.  READ MORE... about Jensen sub Mary Rosignon feeds students’ bodies and minds

Mental health takes center stage in Dobie’s One Act Play

Posted on 03/29/2019

For J. Frank Dobie High School, the bi-district UIL One Act Play production of “Wilderness” is about so much more than just punching a ticket to the next round of competition. The play, written by Seth Bockley and Anne Hamburger, is the story of six adolescents in a group therapy program who deal with a variety of mental health issues stemming from drug addiction, mental and physical abuse, bullying, broken homes, self-harm, sexual assault, sexuality and other factors.   READ MORE... about Mental health takes center stage in Dobie’s One Act Play

Avery named Athletics Hall of Fame appreciation award recipient

Posted on 03/29/2019

Pasadena Citizen sports journalist Robert Avery was recently named the 2019 Pasadena ISD Athletics Hall of Fame Appreciation Award recipient for his work covering athletics in the district.  READ MORE... about Avery named Athletics Hall of Fame appreciation award recipient

PHS adds four inductees to Wall of Honor; Induction ceremony set for April 17

Posted on 03/28/2019

Four Pasadena High School graduates will forever be enshrined in Eagle history as they are inducted into the school’s Alumni Wall of Honor. The honorees include Tom Muehlenbeck – Class of 1959; Bruce Dowdy – Class of 1967; John Roberts – Class of 1967 and Les Early – Class of 1983.  READ MORE... about PHS adds four inductees to Wall of Honor; Induction ceremony set for April 17