I started learning Pascal (using Turbo Pascal 7) in ca 2003-2004, then learnt Delphi to write Windows desktop apps with MySQL. Probably pretty advanced for a high schoolers at that time.
Pascal is a general purpose programming language (like C/C++), which is not limited to teaching programming basics. The first Photoshop and classic MacOS were partly written in it.
All the cool kids nowadays most likely use Go or Rust. Pascal is still alive pretty well, even though you don't see it often enlisted on job vacancies these days. Now you can use Delphi to write MacOS, Android, and iOS apps as well. If you want to write desktop apps which easily buildable on Windows/Linux/Mac, then Lazarus is a good option. Of course there's an ongoing effort for Android: LAMW (https://github.com/jmpessoa/lazandroidmodulewizard)
A good reference is "Pascal in Three Days". Should be enough to help you learn the language basics.
Pascal is a general purpose programming language (like C/C++), which is not limited to teaching programming basics. The first Photoshop and classic MacOS were partly written in it.
All the cool kids nowadays most likely use Go or Rust. Pascal is still alive pretty well, even though you don't see it often enlisted on job vacancies these days. Now you can use Delphi to write MacOS, Android, and iOS apps as well. If you want to write desktop apps which easily buildable on Windows/Linux/Mac, then Lazarus is a good option. Of course there's an ongoing effort for Android: LAMW (https://github.com/jmpessoa/lazandroidmodulewizard)
A good reference is "Pascal in Three Days". Should be enough to help you learn the language basics.