Pampa Independent School District

Pampa Independent School District is a public school district based in Pampa, Texas (USA).

Located in Gray County, the district extends into portions of Roberts County.

chools

Elementary

Travis Elementary

History

Travis Elementary HistoryTravis Elementary was completed in 1959 to serve the influx of Baby Boomer families into Pampa after World War II. The school was named in honor of William Barret Travis, a hero of the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Each March 6, we fly the flag of the Constitution of 1824 which was the flag flown by the defenders in the Alamo.Travis was originally built with 16 classrooms, a cafeteria, a gym, and an administrative area. Six additional classrooms and two restrooms were added to the East wing approximately twenty-five years later.In 1997 all areas were remodeled and a new wing with thirteen classrooms was added. A new media center was made from three of the old rooms, and the administrative area was enlarged to create a reception area, principal's office, nurse's office, secretary's office, records room, conference room, and a two restrooms for the staff. A modern twenty station computer lab was developed for use by all grades.In the forty-two years since Travis was opened, there have been six principals. The first principal was Wendell Altmiller. Others who have served as principal were Dan Johnson, Cameron Marsh, Jack Bailey, and Mike Sherrer.The current principal is Doug Rapstine. Today Travis has approximately 370 students in grades kindergarten through fifth and a staff of 50 full or part time employees.

School Colors

Green and White

Austin Elementary

Motto and Mission

Austin Motto

Recognize Your Own Magnificence!

The Austin Mission

Austin Elementary wishes to instill in all children a love for life-long learning and to encourage them to become productive citizens by providing a learning environment that respects individual differences and emphasizes positive attitudes, skill for success, and moral values.

School Colors

Blue and White

Wilson Elementary

Mission

The mission of Pampa I.S.D., the district in Texas committed to educational and operational excellence, is to graduate responsible, adaptable, creative, and successful citizens by providing a varied, innovative curriculum to all populations of students, taught in a nurturing, cooperative climate of mutual respect through the efficient utilization of family school and community resources.

School Colors

Red and White

Lamar Elementary

History

Lamar Elementary School was built in 1953 when Knox Kinard was Superintendent of Schools and H.R. Thompson was the Board of Trustees president. The building was named for Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar, a Texas hero who is known as the Father of Texas Education.The elementary school is located at 1234 S. Nelson in Pampa, TX. on the southern borders of the city. It serves about 430 children in pre-school through grade 5. It is the only elementary school in the Pampa district that offers the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities, Heat Start classes, and pre-school classes. The school also has a vital parent program that includes parenting classes, as well as ESL and GED classes. A parent liaison coordinates parent groups and school volunteers.The building has a gymnasium and a cafeteria and two playground areas. The campus has a library of about 10,000 volumes and a Family Literacy Center that offers a set of computers for family and student use.

School Colors

Purple and Yellow

Pampa Junior High School

School Colors

Green and Gold

Pampa High School

History

The 10 acres purchased for $2,000 on the north edge of town in 1929 was first used for athletic purposes. As the school outgrew the central campus, Work Progress Administration work began on a large high school building at 111 E. Harvester. Later a music and art addition to the east, a field house, a woodshop and homebound class building, a music building, the remodeling of the library and girls gymnasium, an athletic building, new tennis courts, stadium improvements, a cinder track, an area vocational building, and paved parking lot and baseball diamond have been added to keep pace with the changing times. Off Price Road is an area purchased for an F.F.A. livestock feeding facility.

Campus structures named to honor outstanding teachers or students include Clifton McNeely Field House named for the outstanding basketball coach who led the Harvesters to four state basketball championships during his 1947-1960 term. Matson Track was named for Pampa High’s only Olympic champion, Randy Matson. In 1984 the livestock feedlots were named in honor of Bob Skaggs.

School Colors

Green and Gold

The Harvesters

School Songs

Fight Song

On Ye Harvesters! On Ye HarvestersFight on down that line.Toss the ball clear down the field.A touchdown sure this timeRah! Rah! Rah!On ye Harvesters! On ye Harvesters!Fight on for your fame.Fight! Harvesters, Fight! Fight! Fight!And win this gameGo Green!

To the music of “On Wisconsin”

chool Song

Dear old Pampa High School, we’re in love with you; Dear old Pampa High School, we will be true blue;Keep your colors flying as we stand by you-Dear old Pampa High School, we’re in love with you! ”To the music of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”

DateLine

The Pampa High School football team was featured on Dateline in 2006.
"Every Friday night, small town America shows its spirit on fields like Harvester. This is a story about football—intensely and passionately played. But it is also a story of family, friendship and faith."
[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16397743/ Dateline-Pride of Pampa]

Pampa Learning Center

The Pampa Learning Center is a school of choice for students between the ages of 16 to 21. Student apply to attend this small self-paced school. The student body is composed of students who have dropped out of school or were at risk of becoming dropouts. Many are either teen parents or soon to be parents. They offer basic high school curriculum and an excellent Teen Parenting program with Day care available. They also offer a GED pre program for qualified students.

2004-2007 T.E.A. Campus Accountability Ratings

In 2004, under the Texas Education Agency's accountability ratings system, Austin Elementary and Travis Elementary achieved Recognized rankings for the 2003-2004 academic school year. All remaining campuses in the district were rated Academically Acceptable.

For the 2004-2005 monitoring period, Austin Elementary received sole Recognized status, with all remaining campuses being rated Academically Acceptable.

Pampa High School received a campus ranking of Academically Unacceptable for the 2005-2006 academic period, despite achieving acceptable TAKS scores school-wide. This was Pampa High School's first and only time to receive the ranking of Academically Unacceptable, a result of attendance shortfall for one demographic group. Austin Elementary and Travis Elementary once again received Recognized rankings.

The 2007 TEA accountability rankings show all campuses in Pampa ISD to be rated Academically Acceptable or higher, including Pampa High School. Austin Elementary and Lamar Elementary received Recognized status, marking a first-time achievement for Lamar Elementary under the new TEA Rating System adopted in 2004. Since the new Rating System began in 2004, Austin Elementary has achieved Recognized status four consecutive years.

External links

* [http://www.pampaisd.net/ Pampa ISD]
* [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2006/statelist.html Statewide Listing of Individual Campus Performance by School District]
* [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2006/manual/index.html 2006 Texas Education Agency Accountability Manual]
* [http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/ed.toc.htm Texas Education Code]