Elementary Pampa Independent School District

1 elementary

1.1 travis elementary

1.1.1 history
1.1.2 school colors
1.1.3 austin elementary

1.1.3.1 school colors


1.1.4 wilson elementary

1.1.4.1 school colors


1.1.5 lamar elementary

1.1.5.1 history
1.1.5.2 school colors




1.2 pampa junior high school

1.2.1 school colors


1.3 pampa high school

1.3.1 history
1.3.2 school colors
1.3.3 school songs
1.3.4 fight song
1.3.5 dateline nbc


1.4 pampa learning center

elementary
travis elementary

for 2011 school year, travis elementary rated acceptable texas education agency.

history

travis elementary history travis elementary completed in 1959 serve influx of baby boomer families pampa after world war ii. school named in honor of william barret travis, hero of battle of alamo during texas revolution. each march 6, schools flies flag of constitution of 1824 flag flown defenders in alamo. travis built 16 classrooms, cafeteria, gym, , administrative area. 6 additional classrooms , 2 restrooms added east wing approximately twenty-five years later. in 1997 areas remodeled , new wing thirteen classrooms added. new media center made 3 of old rooms, , administrative area enlarged create reception area, principal s office, nurse s office, secretary s office, records room, conference room, , 2 restrooms staff. modern twenty station computer lab developed use grades. today travis has approximately 370 students in grades kindergarten through fifth , staff of 50 full or part-time employees.

school colors

green , white

austin elementary

for 2011 school year, austin elementary rated recognized texas education agency.

school colors

blue , white

wilson elementary

for 2011 school year, wilson elementary rated acceptable texas education agency.

school colors

red , white

lamar elementary

for 2011 school year, lamar elementary rated recognized texas education agency.

history

lamar elementary school built in 1953 when knox kinard superintendent of schools , h.r. thompson board of trustees president. building named mirabeau bonaparte lamar, texas hero known father of texas education. elementary school located @ 1234 s. nelson in pampa, tx. on southern borders of city. serves 430 children in pre-school through grade 5. elementary school in pampa district offers preschool program children disabilities, heat start classes, , pre-school classes. school has vital parent program includes parenting classes, esl , ged classes. parent liaison coordinates parent groups , school volunteers. building has gymnasium , cafeteria , 2 playground areas. campus has library of 10,000 volumes , family literacy center offers set of computers family , student use.

school colors

purple , yellow

pampa junior high school

for 2011 school year, pampa junior high school rated academically unacceptable texas education agency.

school colors

green , gold

pampa high school

for 2011 school year, pampa high school rated academically unacceptable texas education agency.

history

the 10 acres (40,000 m) purchased $2,000 on north edge of town in 1929 first used athletic purposes. school outgrew central campus, work progress administration work began on large high school building @ 111 e. harvester. later music , art addition east, field house, woodshop , homebound class building, music building, remodeling of library , girls gymnasium, athletic building, new tennis courts, stadium improvements, cinder track, area vocational building, , paved parking lot , baseball diamond have been added keep pace changing times. off price road area purchased f.f.a. livestock feeding facility.

campus structures named honor outstanding teachers or students include clifton mcneely field house named outstanding basketball coach led harvesters 4 state basketball championships during 1947-1960 term. matson track named pampa high’s olympic champion, randy matson. in 1984 livestock feedlots named in honor of bob skaggs.

school colors

green , gold

the harvesters

school songs

dear ol pampa high school sung tune of let me call sweetheart .

fight song

on ye harvesters! on ye harvesters fight on down line. toss ball clear down field. touchdown sure time rah! rah! rah! on ye harvesters! on ye harvesters! fight on fame. fight! harvesters, fight! fight! fight! , win game go green!

to music of “on wisconsin”

dateline nbc

the pampa high school football team featured on dateline nbc in 2006. every friday night, small town america shows spirit on fields harvester. story football—intensely , passionately played. story of family, friendship , faith.

pampa learning center

the pampa learning center school of choice students between ages of 16 21. student apply attend small self-paced school. student body composed of students have dropped out of school or @ risk of becoming dropouts. many either teen parents or parents. offer basic high school curriculum , excellent teen parenting program day care available. offer ged pre program qualified students.