Transmountain Early College High School (El Paso, Texas)

Infobox School|name=Transmountain Early College High School


established=2008
grades= 9 (grades 10-12 will be added one per year)
principal= Dianne Jones
enrollment= 120
type=Public
location=9570 Gateway North Blvd
El Paso, Texas
country= USA flagicon|USA
information= [phone]
website= http://tmechs.episd.org/

Transmountain Early College High School (TMECHS) [Transmountain Early College High School [http://tmechs.episd.org/] ] is an EPISD specialty school which allows students to take courses at El Paso Community College (EPCC) Transmountain Campus and receive an associates degree by the time they graduate high school.

Facilities

The campus is a collection of portables for classrooms and offices with small buildings for the science lab and cafeteria. The students have access to all the EPCC facilities and services including the library and tutoring.

Admission

To join the school, students must:
*Pass the 8th grade TAKS
*Send in an application
*Pass the 8th grade
*Have at least a 70% average
*Pass the Accuplacer [Accuplacer Info [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/accuplacer/] ]

Transportation

The majority of the student body lives over 2 miles away from the school, meaning they have to take buses to get to school and home. There are 3 buses which pick up students from the high schools closest to them.

Current Courses and Instructors

*AVID - Kanika Washington
*BCIS - Ragen Chappell
*English - Mary Ann Mata-Castillo
*PE - Bianca Marquez
*Science - Leslie Harris
*Social Studies - Virginia Heidemann
*Spanish - Carlos Votta

=Notes and references=

External Links

* [http://tmechs.tk/ Student Website]
* [http://tmechs.episd.org/ School Website]