Eastwood High School is a public

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in the

Ysleta Independent School District Ysleta Independent School District is a school district based in El Paso, Texas ( USA). Ysleta ISD is the third largest school district in the city of El Paso. All of the district area covers sections of El Paso. The Ysleta Independent School ...

the city of

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, United States.

History

Eastwood High School, "Home of El Paso's Finest," is located in the city of

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. Eastwood opened in the Fall of 1961 and had its first graduating senior class in 1965. Today Eastwood High School has 400+ graduates annually. The school is in the

. In 1976, Eastwood High School Troopers won the Class 4A (now 6A) State Championship in basketball as the underdog of the state tourney, as of 2015 the feat has yet to be repeated by any other El Paso basketball team. The famed Trooper mascot is based on the Union Cavalry Soldiers during the American Civil War. Both the school and the cavalry units share the blue and gold color scheme. In 2013 the Texas UIL changed the realignments. As of 2014 Eastwood High School is now in the UIL 6A division and the only 6A high school in the Ysleta Independent School District. After the passage of a district wide renovation bond, the original 1965 Eastwood building was torn down and is being replaced with a state of the art new 21st century school building. The cost of the building is estimated at $93 million and is set to be completed in August 2019. As a result of the reconstruction and decrease in capacity, Eastwood has seen a reduction in student population and will be realigned to compete in the 5-A U.I.L Division for 2018–2020.

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

*Reveille - Eastwood's literary magazine *Sabre- Eastwood News Outlet *

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*City recognized marching band *Jazz bands *Winterguard *Student Council *

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*Drama Club (associated with International Thespian Society) *String Orchestra *Youth For Christ *Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Known for its dodgeball tournaments *Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Club *Math and Science

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Teams *Astronomy Club *

National Honors Society The National Honor Society (NHS) is a nationwide organization for high school students in the United States and outlying territories, which consists of many chapters in high schools. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship (academic achi ...

*National Science Honors Society *Rho Kappa Society *Mock Trial *Chick-Fil-A Leader Academy *Motivation Speaks *Art Club *Science Fair Club *CB Club *EHS Skate Club *Video Technology Club *Photo Journalism *Chess Club *Glee Club *Car Club *DECA * Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) **Eastwood High School is home to the largest chapter of FBLA in West Texas. In 2017-2018 both the TX FBLA State President and National FBLA VP were EHS Students. This chapter is also home to a former Texas Advisor of the Year and its members hold many state championships. The chapter's largest feat is its unbroken, nine consecutive years of state officers as of 2022. *HI-Q (Quiz Bowl Team)

Teams

*El Paso's Finest Speech and Debate Team **The speech and debate team at Eastwood High School has evolved into a powerhouse, winning sweepstakes awards at numerous Texas Forensics Association Tournaments. *Army JROTC **JROTC Honor Guard **JROTC Armed Drill Team **JROTC Unarmed Drill Team **JROTC Cadet Challenge- male& female **JROTC Color Guard- ale, female & mixed**JROTC Orienteering **JROTC Rifle Team *Trooperettes *Eastwood Robotics Team **VEX Multi-time World Qualifying team *Cavaliers: Eastwood Varsity Choir *Eastwood Marching Band *Eastwood Varsity Guitar *Eastwood Orchestra *High Q *Saltatrix *Iconic *Folklorico **Recognized on the city, state, regional, and national level *Flags *Musical Theatre *Cappies Student Critique Program *UIL Academic Teams **The Eastwood UIL Academic team structure is decentralized, with many coaches for various subjects including History, Current Events, Mathematics, Theatre, and Literature.

Sports

Boys

*Baseball *Basketball **Won the Texas 4A State Championship in 1976 *Cheerleading *Cross Country ** Won the Texas 5A State Championship in 2018 and 2019 *Football *Golf *Gymnastics *Soccer *Swimming **On a current streak of 30+ consecutive district titles *Tennis *Track and field *Wrestling

Girls

*Basketball *Cheerleading *Cross Country *Golf *Gymnastics *Saltatrix *Soccer *Softball *Swimming *Tennis *Track and Field *Trooperettes *Volleyball *Wrestling **UIL 2020 5A State Champions

Notable alumni

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- best known for his Deep Thoughts segments on ''

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''. *

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- former Major League pitcher. *

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- former

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pitcher. *

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(Class of 1990)- former

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defensive back.

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* Cesar J. Blanco -

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representing district 29. Former member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 76th district (2015 - 2021).

References

External links

* {{authority control Ysleta Independent School District high schools High schools in El Paso, Texas