# Eastwood High School (Texas)

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Eastwood High School is a public high school in the Ysleta Independent School District the city of El Paso, Texas, United States.

## History

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

* Law Enforcement Club

## Teams

* Law Enforcement Club
* 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- [male, female & mixed]
** 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
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Wrestling

### Girls

* Basketball
* Cheerleading
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Saltatrix
* Soccer
* Softball
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Track and Field
* Trooperettes
* Volleyball
* Wrestling
** UIL 2020 5A State Champions

## 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.
* Eric Jack (Class of 1990)- former National Football League defensive back. Atlanta Falcons, University of New Mexico
* Cesar J. Blanco - Texas State Senator representing District 29. Former member of the Texas House of Representatives from House District 76 (2015 - 2021).