Edinburg High School (EHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Murillo (formerly Nurillo), a

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Hidalgo County, Texas Hidalgo County (; ) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county is named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain. It ...

, east of Edinburg.Murillo Census Bureau map

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. Retrieved on January 2, 2017. It is operated by the

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District (ECISD) is a school district headquartered in the city of Edinburg, Texas, United States Est. 1909. The district has approximately 4,540 employees including over 2,600 certified professiona ...

along with

Edinburg North High School Edinburg North High School (commonly ENHS, Edinburg North, or North) is a public secondary school in Edinburg, Texas, United States, serving students in grades 9– 12. The school is part of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School Dist ...

, Robert Vela High School, and Johnny G. Economedes High School. It has enrolled 2,927 students UIL enrollment figures
/ref> and 175 staff, with 35% holding advanced degrees; its enrollment is 95% Hispanic, 4% White, and 1% Asian/Pacific Islander. A performing arts complex was built at Edinburg in 2010, during which time similar facilities were built at the other high schools. Edinburg serves sections of southeastern Edinburg along with several census-designated places: Murillo, San Carlos, and a portion of Lopezville.

Notable alumni

* David V. Aguilar, Former Chief of the

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Gloria E. Anzaldúa Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa (September 26, 1942 – May 15, 2004) was an American scholar of Chicana feminism, cultural theory, and queer theory. She loosely based her best-known book, ''Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza'', on her life ...

, American scholar, author, poet and activist * Cathy Baker, Actress, painter *

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, Recipient the

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* J.E. "Eddie" Guerra, Sheriff of Hidalgo County *

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, American football player and coach

Emmanuel Duron Incident

In December 2020, the school received national attention after Emmanuel Duron, a defensive lineman on the football team who had been named District 31-6A defensive player of the year in 2019, attacked referee Fred Garcia during the first half of the zone play-in playoff game against

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. Duron was ejected from the game for two unsportsmanlike penalties when he attacked Garcia and left him with a concussion; he was escorted off the field and out of the stadium by police and was charged with Class A assault and was released from county jail after posting a $10,000 bail. Edinburg would win the game 35–21, but was disqualified from the playoffs the following day due to Duron's actions. The Edinburgh High School athletic program was also placed on probation for two years through the 2022-23 season.

References

External links

* {{authority control Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District high schools Education in Edinburg, Texas Buildings and structures in Edinburg, Texas