Pflugerville High School

Pflugerville High School is a public high school located in Pflugerville, Texas.

Pflugerville High School
Address
1301 W. Pecan Street Pflugerville , Texas 78660 United States
Coordinates	30°26′39″N 97°37′57″W / 30.4443°N 97.63255°W / 30.4443; -97.63255
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1973
School district	Pflugerville Independent School District
Principal	Jon Bailey
Staff	130.62 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,058 (2018–19)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.76^[1]
Campus size	5A
Color(s)
Mascot	Panther
Website	www.pfisd.net/Domain/9

In 2017, the school was a Top-10 Finalist in Reader's Digest Nicest Places in America contest.^[2]

Athletics

List of sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming (sport)
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

^[3]

History

Football

During the 2013 NFL Draft, Pflugerville High School graduate Zaviar Gooden and Alex Okafor were drafted by the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals respectively. In the 2014 NFL Draft, IK Enemkpali was drafted by the New York Jets. In the 2015 NFL Draft, Tyrus Thompson was drafted by Minnesota Vikings.

55-game winning streak

From 1958 until 1962, Pflugerville won 55 consecutive games. At the time, it was both a State and National record. The Streak ended with a 12–6 loss to Holland in the 1962 Bi-District round of the playoffs. In 1964, Pflugerville's national winning streak record was broken by Jefferson City, Missouri.

In 1958 and 1959, PHS fielded Eight-Man football teams and played in the Class B division until 1967, which were not allowed to play to a State Championship. This is why Pflugerville is only credited with 34 wins on the all-time consecutive win chart. However, they are in actually, in 2nd Place as of 2005.
The Panthers compiled 5 District Championships, 2 Bi-District Championships, and 4 Regional Championships.
Through those five seasons, the Panthers scored 2,585 points; allowed just 256 and recorded 31 shutouts of their opponents.
The record for most consecutive victories is now held by De La Salle High School of California with 151 from 1992 to 2004.
Their streak ended with the first game of the 2004 season against Bellevue High from Washington state.
The Texas State record is now held by Celina, which won 68 games from 1998 to 2002. Pflugerville still ranks #2 All-Time in the State of Texas.^[4][5]

Kuempel Stadium

The 10,000-capacity Kuempel Stadium,^[6] the current home of the Panthers in Football, Soccer and Track & Field.

Through the 2004 season, Kuempel Stadium has had a natural grass playing surface. However, on February 5, 2005, voters approved a multimillion-dollar bond package which included funds to upgrade to the new style of artificial turf. Similar surfaces are used at RRISD Stadium and at Dragon Stadium as well as NFL and College teams throughout the Nation. Construction was finished prior to the start of the 2005 season.

A plaque outside the entrance explains the name origin:

Dedicated October 1986

Named for Charles and H. L. "Hub" Kuempel, both graduates of Pflugerville High School, who returned and served the Pflugerville schools for a combined 49 years. In the late '50s and early '60s they coached PHS to 55 consecutive football victories.

At that time, this was a State and National Record and still stands as the Texas state record.^[7]

• In 2007, the Pflugerville High School football team reached the Texas 5A State Championship game but lost to Katy High School from Katy, Texas.
• The TV Series Friday Night Lights was originally filmed using the stadium, and the team took the name of Dillon Panthers after Pflugerville Panthers and used many of the mascot items for the show.

The Pfield

This stadium was created through 2016–2017 and opened in the 2017–18 school year, but was used for the preceding 4th of July.^[8] It is used for the District's Football, and not all of Pflugerville's games, for which Kuempel Stadium is used instead.

It is used by all four high schools in the Pflugerville District.

In the news

• 2007
  • On the morning of September 11, 2007, a teenager in Pflugerville was arrested in connection to terrorist threats made against Pflugerville High School that were posted on the website 4chan.^{[9][10][11][12]}
• 2010
  • Yearbook causes controversy^[13]
• 2012
  • Student brings gun to Pflugerville High School^[14]
  • Unauthorized person^[15]
  • Pflugerville ISD makes history, gives domestic partnerships benefits^[16]
• 2013
  • Report of weapon delays Pflugerville High release^[17]
• 2017
  • On the morning of February 7, 2017, a 'suspicious object' was set on fire in a bathroom, leading to the school's evacuation. The student involved was charged with arson and arrested.^[18]

Staff

Principals

• 1981 to 2008 – Larry Bradley ^[19]
• 2008 to 2017 – Kirk Wrinkle ^[20]
• 2017 to 2021 – Ameka Hunt
• 2021 to 2023 – Zackary Kleypas
• 2023 to current - Jon Bailey

Notable people

• Nate Minchey – professional baseball player^{[citation needed]}
• Mario Ramos (1994) – professional baseball player^{[citation needed]}
• Micah Lawrence (2008) – U.S. Olympic athlete ^[21]
• Garrett Lindholm (2006) – American football placekicker^[22]
• Zaviar Gooden (2008) – American football player currently a Free Agent
• Alex Okafor – American football player^{[citation needed]}
• Ikemefuna Enemkpali – NFL football player
• Michael Johnson – NFL football player
• Riley Stearns, filmmaker^{[citation needed]}
• Tyrus Thompson, American football player
• Pooh Shiesty, American rapper
• Casey Washington – NFL football player^[23]

References

1. "PFLUGERVILLE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
2. Hangley, Bill (August 1, 2017). "Believe It or Not, This High School Is Actually One of the Nicest Places in America". rd.com.
3. . pflugervilleisd.net. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
4. . July 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
5. "'Chores, church and football'". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
6. "The Pfield - Pflugerville, Texas". texasbob.com.
7. . March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-05.
8. "Pfirecracker Pfestival | City of Pflugerville, Texas". www.pflugervilletx.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
9. . Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
10. Police Investigate Bomb Threat at Pflugerville High School 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Juvenile Arrested After Internet Bomb Threat". KEYE-TV.
12. . Archived from the original on January 6, 2008.
13. "Yearbook causes controversy at Pflugerville High School". kvue.com. 27 May 2010.
14. . www.kvue.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
15. . KXAN-TV. December 17, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
16. "Pflugerville ISD makes history, gives domestic partnerships benefits". KHOU. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
17. Wermund, Benjamin. "Report of weapon delays Pflugerville High release". Austin American-Statesman.
18. "Student in custody, charged with arson after Pflugerville High fire". statesman. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
19. "Longtime administrator Honored". Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
20. . Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
21. Rose, Rebecca (July 25, 2012). "Former Pflugerville resident competing in London Olympics". communityimpact.com.
22. "Garrett Lindholm - Football". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
23. Wagner, Joey (August 24, 2019). "Casey Washington carries chip, brings talent to Illinois football". Herald & Review.

External links

• GreatSchools.net