Everything is bigger in Texas, especially high school football. It’s not uncommon for Texas families and athletes to look forward to being under the Friday night lights during the fall and winter seasons of the school year. Football players put themselves through grueling practices, weight lifting sessions and study time in order to put forth their best effort on the field. The last thing football players want to worry about after two-a-day practices or a tough-fought game is the locker room showers not having hot water. Student-athletes at Pasadena Memorial High School in Pasadena, Texas unfortunately were dealing with this situation far too often. That is, until Roland Gonzales, responsible master plumber and maintenance supervisor for Pasadena Independent School District (ISD), did something a little uncommon in Texas, he went smaller.
Gonzales’ team at Pasadena ISD serves and maintains over 98 schools throughout the district. When he continuously heard complaints from football coaches about issues with the hot water for the fieldhouse at Pasadena Memorial High School, he knew something was going to have to change.