YSLETA HIGH SCHOOL

2016 TEA DISTINGUISHED HIGH SCHOOL

8600 ALAMEDA AVENUE    EL PASO, TEXAS 79907      PHONE (915) 434-8000     FAX (915) 858-3299

                                   ADVANCED ACADEMICS

Our school offers the following AP courses:

Calculus, AB & BC                      Psychology                                        Studio Art
English Language                      Spanish Language                             U.S. History
English Literature                      Spanish Literature                            World History
Physics                                       Statistics

Our school also offers the following Dual Credit courses:

Biology                                        Music Appreciation                           Psychology
English 3                                     Pre-Calculus                                     U.S. Government
English 4                                     Professional Communication          U.S. History
Learning Framework

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
                                             T-STEM ACADEMY

Ysleta High School has the first Environmental Science Academy in the district.  One
of the primary goals of the academy is to instill a sense of environmental stewardship
in our students.  Their goal is to address some of the challenges that our environment 
is facing and the need to begin living a more sustainable life in order to conserve available
resources for future generations.  The academy also provides students with the opportunity
to investigate career choices impacting environmental fields first hand by developing
business relationships with local eco-friendly businesses.  Students will leave the program
prepared to continue post-secondary opportunities and equipped to spread the knowledge
they have gained.

  YSLETA HIGH SCHOOL EARLY COLLEGE
                                                   ACADEMY

Ysleta High School is currently in the process of seeking an Early College High School
designation. Slated to have its' first student cohort in the 2017-2018 school year, the
Ysleta Early College Academy (YHECA), partnering with EPCC and UTEP, will be the
first early college high school to housed in a traditional high school campus in the EL
Paso lower valley.  As such, students will have the opportunity to earn an Associate's
Degree on or before graduating from high school and will also enjoy all of the stellar
athletics, organizations, clubs and activities that Ysleta High School has to offer.  As
well, students on the accelerated track may have the opportunity to earn an additional
18 credit hours at UTEP.  Final determination of our designation will be announced in the
spring of 2017.

                                 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

Ysleta High School is registered in the county Historic Mission District which was the first
part of the United States where the Spanish settled.  Our community lies alongside the
Rio Grande and the Mexican border.  The school opened in 1927 and serves a mostly
Hispanic population.  The school was built by Henry C. Trost and is rich with tradition,
including the Ysleta High School Drum Corp which has been around for over 75 years. 
Our school has been and remains the "Pride of the Lower Valley".

                                     MISSION STATEMENT

The goal of our school community is to educate and prepare all Ysleta High School students
by providing academic rigor, strengthening abilities, facilitating sound learning practices, and
encouraging beneficial choices so that they may graduate with the skills necessary to suceed.

     "ONCE AN INDIAN, ALWAYS AN INDIAN"