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Eastwood High School, "Home of El Paso's Finest," is located in the city of El Paso, Texas. 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 Ysleta Independent School District. 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
Teams
Speech and Debate Team
Army JROTC
JROTC Honor Guard
JROTC Armed Drill Team
JROTC Unarmed Drill Team
JROTC Cadet Challenge- male& female
JROTC Color Guard-
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
Cesar J. Blanco - Texas State Senator representing District 29. Former member of the Texas House of Representatives from House District 76 (2015 - 2021).
References
^ "EASTWOOD H S". School Directory Information. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
