Bel Air High School (El Paso, Texas)
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Bel Air High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas. The school opened in 1957.
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| Principal | Daniel Girard |
| Asst.Principal(s) |
John Doran, Carmen Crawford, Velinda Acosta, Marilyn Chavez, Austin Burton, |
| School type | Public |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Location | 731 N. Yarbrough
El Paso, TX 79915 |
| Enrollment | 2198 |
| Faculty | 100+ |
| Campus surroundings | urban |
| School Mascot | Highlander |
| School color | Red |
| School website | http://www2.yisd.net/belair |
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[edit] History
Bel Air High School is located in the city of El Paso, Texas. It was established in 1957. Bel Air had its first graduating senior class in 1961 with only 61 graduates; today Bel Air High School has 1000+ graduates annually. The school is in the Ysleta Independent School District, Bel Air is a school for Health Professions.
Bel Air High School made Newsweek's list of the nation's top high schools based on rankings influenced heavily by the number of students who took Advanced Placement tests last year. According to a MSNBC.com report, Bel Air ranks 984th on Newsweek's list of the nation's top high schools. The schools were ranked based on the number of students taking the Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests in 2004 divided by the number of graduating seniors. Earlier this year, Bel Air was removed from a Texas Education Agency (TEA) list of schools that did not meet the Adequate Yearly Progress (August 2005) required by the federal government as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school is now in good standing as of October 2005
A decade ago, Bel Air was on the verge of being taken over by the state for poor academic performance. Instead of state oversight, the school in 1996 became the only public high school in the county to be reconstituted, meaning all employees, from custodians to teachers, had to reapply for their jobs at the school. Only former principal Vern Butler was allowed to remain without having to reapply for his job. Seventy-three of the 132 teachers and staff members who were at Bel Air were rehired.
The current facilities consists of a main building, a four story science wing and library, Army JROTC Building, Health Professions(HP) Building, Fine Arts Building, a Theatre Building, and a modern high school stadium.
[edit] Faculty
Bel Air High School has 100+ faculty members
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Clubs
- Key Club
- State-recognized marching band
- City-recognized jazz bands
- Tech Club
[edit] Teams
- Speech and Debate
- ROTC
- Armed Drill Team
- Unarmed Drill Team
- Cadet Challenge- male& female
- Color Guard- male, female & mixed
- Saber Guard
- Bataan Team
- Ranger Team
- Bel Air Marching Band
[edit] Sports
[edit] Boys
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Track and Field
- Wrestling
[edit] Girls
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
Cross Country
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
