Ross S. Sterling High School is a public high school located in

Baytown Baytown may refer to: * Baytown, Texas, a city in the United States near Houston, Texas *Baytown culture, an archaeological culture in the United States *Operation Baytown Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland o ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Sterling is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District which covers southeastern Harris County. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown. It is named after Ross S. Sterling, co-founder of

Humble Oil Humble Oil and Refining Co. is a defunct American oil company founded in 1911 in Humble, Texas. In 1919, a 50% interest in Humble was acquired by the Standard Oil of New Jersey which acquired the rest of the company in September 1959. The Humbl ...

(now part of ExxonMobil) and 31st Governor of

. The campus has over and is built on . In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

. Sections of the city of Baytown are zoned to Sterling High School. Previously, sections of

Highlands Highland is a broad term for areas of higher elevation, such as a mountain range or mountainous plateau. Highland, Highlands, or The Highlands, may also refer to: Places Albania * Dukagjin Highlands Armenia * Armenian Highlands Australia *Sou ...

were until the

Goose Creek Memorial High School Goose Creek Memorial High School is a public high school in an unincorporated area of Harris County, Texas, United States, and is located north of Baytown. Goose Creek Memorial is one of the three public high schools in the Goose Creek Consol ...

was built in 2008.

Demographics

The 2014 School Membership Report shows that Sterling's ethnic breakdown includes: *1,237 (51%) Hispanic students *679 (28%) White students *412 (17%) African-American students *97 (4%) Asian-American, Indian, and other students

Feeder patterns

Elementary schools that feed into Sterling include *Clark *Crockett *Harlem *Austin *Bowie The middle schools that feed into Sterling are *Gentry *Cedar Bayou

Athletics

Ross S. Sterling High School competes in these sports - Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Water Polo, Swimming, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

Activities and clubs

Other activities available at Ross S. Sterling High School include: *Art *Band *Choir *Orchestra *Drama Clubs available include: *Academic Lemmings *American Red Cross Club *Anime Club *Art Honour Society *Bowling Club *Chess Club *Club Avid *Christian Student Union *Creative Writing Club *Video Game Club *Interact Club *Diamond Dolls *Future Farmers of America *Future Teachers of America *Key Club *National Honor Society *Drama Club *French and Spanish Club *Go Green Club *Psychology Club *Lettermen's Club *Strategy Club

Academics

Sterling offers a wide range of courses. Along with the core courses, Sterling also offers many College Board AP courses.

Notable alumni

* Mark Alford, member of the U.S. House of Representatives *

Rocky Bernard Robert "Rocky" Eugene Bernard, Jr. (born April 19, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M. Professional c ...

, defensive tackle for the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

who played in

Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion f ...

. *

Chris Cagle Christopher Norris Cagle (born November 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on ''Billboard (magazine), Bill ...

, Country music singer and songwriter *

Hunter Cervenka Colby Hunter Cervenka (born January 3, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. Career Boston Red S ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher * Jennifer Elrod, Federal Appellate Judge *

Romany Malco Romany relates or may refer to: *The Romani people or Romany people, also known as Gypsies *Romani language or Romany language, the language of the Romani people *"Romany", the pseudonym of a broadcaster and writer of Romani descent, George Bramwel ...

, Actor '' Weeds'', ''

The 40-Year-Old Virgin ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, who produced the film with Clayton Townsend and Shauna Robertson. It features Steve Carell as the titular 40-year-old virgin Andy, an employee at an e ...

'' *

Brett Marshall Brett Edward Marshall (born March 22, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Career Marshall attended Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas, where he p ...

, Major League Baseball pitcher Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> *

Barry Smitherman Barry Thomas Smitherman (born September 13, 1957) is an American lawyer who served as a member and chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission from 2011 to 2015. A Republican, he was appointed to the commission on July 8, 2011 by then Governor R ...

, member of the

Texas Railroad Commission The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC; also sometimes called the Texas Railroad Commission, TRC) is the state agency that regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and su ...

Darren Walker Darren Walker (born August 28, 1959) currently serves as 10th president of the Ford Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to human welfare. In June 2020, Walker led the Ford Foundation to issue a $1 billion designated social bond to stabi ...

, president of the

Ford Foundation The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare. Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford. By 1947, after the death ...

References

External links

* {{authority control Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District high schools Galveston Bay Area Baytown, Texas School buildings completed in 1966 Educational institutions established in 1966 1966 establishments in Texas