Americas High School

Americas High School is a high school in El Paso, Texas, United States.

Americas High School
Address
12101 Pellicano

El Paso
,
Texas

United States
Coordinates31.729601°N 106.277359°W / 31.729601; -106.277359
Information
TypePublic High School
Established1996
School districtSocorro Independent School District
SuperintendentDr. Jose Espinoza
PrincipalPatricia Cuevas
Faculty175.5[1]
Teaching staff142.83 (FTE)[2]
Grades9th - 12th
Enrollment2,535 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio17.75[2]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Red, Blue, White, Gold    
SloganEducation is the key to your future
MascotTravis the Trailblazer
TEA RatingAcademically Acceptable[1]
Websitehttp://www.sisd.net/site/default.aspx?domainid=912

History

Americas High School first opened its doors in September 1996. In order to cause minimal disruption to area high school students, the school's first classes consisted of 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. The second year, 7th grade was dropped and 10th grade was added. The 3rd year, the 8th grade was dropped and Americas was considered a standard Texas high school. The school's first graduating class was in 2000. The school gained magnet school status with the addition of Libertas, an academy for government, law and public administration.[3]

Students

Americas High School is mostly composed of Hispanic students, with a mixed minority of Caucasians and African Americans.

Campus

The Americas High School campus is on a 35-acre site and includes 132 classrooms, a library, computer lab, cafeteria, snack bars, theater, athletic fields, and two gymnasiums.[4]

The school's main building is arranged in an "L" shape consisting of 3 main hallway pods and 2 smaller hallways at either end. Each of the three main pods have two floors with classrooms on either end of a diamond shaped hallway. The second floor of each pod opens in the center to reveal the first floor. Additional classrooms have been added to the main building by filling in the space in the center on the first floor of each pod.

Like the other high schools in the Socorro Independent School District, there is not a stadium located on campus. Due to the Texas UIL realignment announced in 2013, as of 2014 Americas is a 6A school. Track/swim meets and football/soccer games are played at the SISD Student Activities Complex. A grass field is located on campus for freshmen football games and as a parade field for the NJROTC. A second grass field is used primarily for the placekickers. A concrete band practice field is in the middle of the "L". This field is also used as a marching pad for the NJROTC.

Academics

The Americas High School Libertas Academy is one of the Advanced Academic Programs offered by Socorro ISD and is geared towards students who wish to pursue a career in government and public administration or law.

Notable alumni
  • Orlando Garcia (class of 2014), professional baseball player for the SF Giants Organization
  • Elia Esparza (class of 2012), contestant on NBC's The Voice and ABC's American Idol
  • Khalid (class of 2016), top-charting singer-songwriter best known for "Location."[5]

References
  1. "2006-07 Campus AEIS Report". AEIS Reports. Texas Education Agency. 2008. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  2. "AMERICAS H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. http://www.sisd.net/Domain/5998
  4. "2011 School Report Card" (PDF). Americas High School.
  5. Acosta, Dave. "The story behind Khalid's climb up the music charts". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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