Eastwood High School (El Paso, Texas)

Infobox High School



name = Eastwood High School
motto = Home of El Paso's Finest
established =
type = Public
principal = Debra Becker
faculty =
enrollment = 2,224 [http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&_program=adhoc.addispatch.sas&endyear=08&major=st&minor=e&format=w&selsumm=nc&linespg=60&charsln=120&grouping=g&key=071905002]
grades = 9-12
location = 2430 McRae Blvd.
El Paso, Texas
country = USA flagicon|USA
campus = Urban
colors = Blue, Gold color box|#0000FFcolor box|#FFD700
mascot = Trooper
yearbook =
newspaper =
website = http://www2.yisd.net/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=8519|

Eastwood High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas.

History

Eastwood High School is located in the city of El Paso, Texas. Eastwood had its first graduating senior class in 1964; today Eastwood High School has 400+ graduates annually. The school is in the Ysleta Independent School District.

Faculty

Eastwood High School has 100+ faculty members

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

*Reveille--Eastwood's literary magazine renowned for its colorful people, mastery of both the poetic and prosaic, coffehouses, and intellectually stimulating conversations on a wide spectrum of topics.-JROTC- an organization dedicated to helping develop chacter is our high schools.
*State-recognized marching band
*Jazz Bands
*Marching/Concert Bands
*Student Council
*State-recognized Speech and Debate
*Drama Club (associated with International Thespian Society)
*Blue Jackets community service organization
*String Orchestra
*Youth For Christ
*Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Known for its Dodgeball Tournaments

Teams

*Speech and Debate
*Army JROTC
*JROTC Honor Guard
*Armed Drill Team
*Unarmed Drill Team
*Cadet Challenge- male& female
*Color Guard- male, female & mixed
*Trooperettes
*Eastwood Marching Band
*Eastwood Orchestra
*High-Q--indeterminable
*Saltatrix
*Essence
*Folklorico
*Flags

ports

Boys

*Baseball
*Basketball-They won the Texas 4A State Championship in 1976, their then-JV Coach, Gary Pippen, is currently the Head Basketball Coach
*Cross Country-Coach: Mike Mclain
*Football-In the 70's-early 90's where one of the best teams in El Paso, with rivalry's with Coronado, Bel Air(Battle of Helmet rivals used to meet in the Sun Bowl) and Hanks. the last championship was won in 1999 when they defeated Coronado for the Bi-District title. Last time they went to playoffs was in 2005 going 6-5, since then they have been one of the worst teams in District 1-5A
*Golf
*Gymnastics
*Soccer
*SwimmingOne of the most dominant teams in El Paso the boy's swimming team have won 26 consecutive titles and counting
*Tennis-Current Coach: Stan Anderson
*Track and Field-Coach Mike Mclain(also the Cross Country)
*Wrestling

Girls

*Basketball
*Cheerleading
*Cross Country
*Golf
*Gymnastics
*Saltatrix
*Soccer
*Softball
*Swimming
*Tennis
*Track and Field
*Trooperettes
*Volleyball
*Wrestling

Notable Alumni

*Jack Handey - best known for his Deep Thoughts segments on Saturday Night Live.
*Butch Henry - former Major League pitcher.
*Frank Castillo - former Major League Baseball pitcher.