About Head Coach Sarah Paulk

Sarah Paulk, formerly Treadwell, grew up in Pearland where she lettered in three sports including volleyball, basketball, and softball. She went on to attend the University of Maryland on a volleyball scholarship  (Go Terps!)  . Her team won the ACC championship in her junior and senior years and she was named All conference both years along with ACC tournament MVP her senior year. She came back and coached at Pearland high school for 7 years as the varsity assistant and then went on to be the Head coach at Manvel HS for 3 years. She will start her 10th year as the head coach at Friendswood HS in the fall. She has guided her teams to the state playoffs every year as a head coach. Over the last eight years her teams have advanced to the regional round of the playoffs. Her team at FHS has won 6 district championships, played in three regional championship games, and in 2019 they advanced to the state tournament . She has been named district coach of the year several times, Galveston county coach of the year, GHVCA coach of the year, and TGCA All star coach. She is the acting vice president of GHVCA and on TVI and TGCA committees and currently has 359 wins as a head coach. She resides in Friendswood with her husband of 16 years, her 14 year old daughter, and 10 year old son.

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About Varsity Assistant Coach Bailee Rodriguez 

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Bailee Rodriguez is beginning her fourth year of teaching and coaching at Friendswood High School. Rodriguez graduated from Dickinson High School and was a four year letterman in volleyball. She received all-district and county awards while playing at Dickinson High School. She was named in the VYPE Magazine top 50 players in Houston. She played at Absolute Volleyball Academy for ten years. She competed at the Junior Olympics in Open division for two years while at Absolute Volleyball Academy. She attended Mississippi College where she played as a setter for two years and earned NCAA All Region Team in 2015. She returned home to complete her Bachelor’s of Psychology at the University of Houston. She resides in Dickinson, Texas with her husband, Fabian Rodriguez, and newborn daughter.

About JV Coach Katya Silveira

​Katya Silveira has been passionate about volleyball from a young age, inspired by her father, who was an avid volleyball player. She began playing indoor volleyball at the age of nine and transitioned to beach volleyball when she was twelve. Silveira honed her skills at Clear Lake High School, graduating in 2017, where she played as an outside hitter for both her club and high school volleyball teams. Continuing her volleyball journey, Silveira played beach volleyball at Houston Christian University, previously known as Houston Baptist University (HBU). Her dedication to the sport extended beyond her playing years, as she coached 12s teams at Absolute Volleyball Academy (AVA) for three seasons and also coached beach volleyball at AVA for two seasons. Currently, Silveira is the lead coach of the travel team at Third Coast Beach Volleyball. She remains an active competitor, participating in Women’s Open beach volleyball tournaments across Texas and the United States. Alongside her volleyball career, Silveira is entering her fourth year of teaching fifth grade at Windsong Elementary, and this past year was named FISD teacher of the year!​

About Freshman Coach Jordan Pleasants​

Jordan Pleasants will enter her first year at Friendswood HS in the fall of 2025. She began playing club volleyball at AVA of Texas at the age of 12 and went on to become a three-year letterman in volleyball at her alma mater, Friendswood High School, where she graduated in 2017. During her high school career, she set the school record for most digs in a single season, was a two-time Academic All-District selection, earned All-County honors as a senior, was named Friendswood High School Defensive Player of the Year, and was included on the 2016 Under Armour All-American Watch List. She continued her volleyball career at New Mexico State University, competing as a libero and defensive specialist. After her playing career, she earned a Bachelor of Education from the University of Houston. She spent two years teaching and coaching in Alvin ISD before returning to Friendswood High School to continue her passion for education and volleyball in her hometown community.