Burges High School (El Paso, Texas)
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William H. Burges High School was founded in 1955 in El Paso, Texas and is part of the El Paso Independent School District. Is located in Central El Paso, behind Cielo Vista Mall.
[edit] History
The school cost $2-million United States dollars to build. The school's original blue plan included only 70 classrooms, a cafeteria that could hold up 500 people, an indoor rifle range, a field house, a combined gymnasium and an auditorium. The school is located on a 30-acre lot with a front parking lot. The first Graduating Class was in January of 1956.
The school colors are purple and gold with the mustang as the mascot.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- John D. Olivas, a NASA astronaut, graduated from Burges High School.
[edit] External links
General James T. Hill U.S. Army Burges 1964
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