Bel Air High School (El Paso, Texas)
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| 731 N. Yarbrough | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal | Marvyn Luckett |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,174 [1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red, Royal Blue, White |
| Mascot | Highlander |
| Website | http://www2.yisd.net/education/school/school.php?sectionid=1 |
Bel Air High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas, USA. The school was established in 1957.
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[edit] History
Bel Air had its first graduating senior class in 1961 with only 61 graduates; today Bel Air High School graduates more than 400 annually. The school is part of 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 the previous 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 in good standing as of October 2005, making significant academic progress (double digit increases) under the guidance of then principal Daniel Girard. In the December 2008 issue of US News and World report, Bel Air High School was ranked as silver metal in U.S. news rank for its college readiness index. This was based on school data from 2006-2007, when Mr. Girard was principal.
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.
In October 2006, 12 teachers at Bel Air High School filed a grievance against the Ysleta Independent School District claiming they were required to work during off-duty hours without compensation. The grievance claimed labor-law violations and harassment from then-principal Daniel Girard and other administrators. In June 2007, two members of Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees apologized to the teachers who complained, but the Board voted not to compensate the teachers. After the filing of the grievance, five of the twelve teachers had either requested a transfer to another school, or quit. Daniel Girard, who had been Principal of Bel Air High School since September 25, 2005, accepted a job as a principal of Akins High School in the Austin Independent School District. After Daniel Girard left the district an independent investigator, appointed by the YISD, found no wrong doing on the part of Mr. Girard. Upon Mr. Girard's acceptance of principalship in Austin in May 2007, Marvyn Luckett, who had previously been with the YISD for over 22 years, was appointed Principal of Bel Air High School for the 2007-2008 school year. Since then, school data based on the 2007-2008 school year show that Bel Air High School has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (August 2008). In November of 2009 Bel Air High School was re-recognized by Texas Education Agency (TEA).
[edit] Faculty
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Bel Air High School has 100+ faculty members.
Bel Air High School faculty in alphabetial order:
A
Jose Aleman
Edna Amador
Rigoberto Anchondo
Susan Anderson
Dale Andrews
Scott Antwine
Patricia Arambula
John Armbruster
B
Felipe Barraza
Roberto Beltran
Maria Bernal
Rosa Bernal
Jerry Bowles
John Brown
Danny Bustos
C
Rodney Cariker
George Ceniceros
Agustin Cordova
D
Maria Dadras
Nathan Davidson
Robert Dibler
LaWanda Dominguez
Chuck Dorsey
Diane Dunn-Arms
Claudia Duran
Michael Dwyer
E&F
Tina Enriquez
Saulo Escalante
Wilber Fifer
Omar Fino
Annette Flores
Cristina Flores
George Flores
Alma Frigyes
G
Loretta Galante
Robert Gallegos
Paul Gay
Jo Ann Gonzalez
Juan Guardado
Jennifer Gursky
Teresa Gutierrez
H
Tod Hanson
Michael Harmon
Abel Herrera
Jorge Herrera
Merry Hogenson
J, K & L
Anthony Jaramillo
Pablo Jasso
Katherine Kubinski
Debra Larson
Patricia Lindemann
Jose Lopez
Philip Lopez
Terry Lopez
Greg Lyle
Alicia Lyons
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Eduardo Malandris
Cerjio Martinez
Imelda Martinez
Luis Martinez
Richard McCarty
Ann McEnroe
Sergio Medrano
Shawn Mena
Monica Morga
Susanna Morse
Veronica Murga
Kerry Murray
N&O
Yoshiki Nakamoto
Christopher Nance
Betty Norman
James Oakes
Cecilia Olan
Jesus Ortega
Julie Oshiro
P
Maria Pace
Mary Padilla
Nancy Padilla
Orlando Pajon
Roxanne Parker
Nina Pastrana
Enrique Perez
Julie Perez
Ina Pinales
Laura Pino
Manuel Pinon
Philip Pivovar
Rickey Pollard
Cecilio Porras
Yviana Porras
R
Margarita Ramirez
Sharon Randle
Noe Robles
Celina Rodriguez
Rosalia Rodriguez
Jillian Ross
Keith Russell
S
Steve Salcido
Erika Sanchez
Rita Sanchez
Veronica Sanchez
Theresa Sanderson
Jose Santiago
Gabriela Sarabia
Adam Saucedo
Kristen Schumacher
Elizabeth Segovia
Jerry Shaffer
Pauletta Sharp
Ted Sisneros
Julio Soria
Raoul Soto
Tanya Stires
Robert Stout
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Manuel Talamantes
Holly Thomas
Rebecca Torres
Teresa Turpin
U&V
Jacqueline Vargas
Carol Viescas
Eric Villalba
Lizette Villanueva
Onorio Villanueva
Adrian Villasenor
W&Z
Larry Walp
Clay Ward
Lisa White
Rex Wiesenthal
Richard Winser
Garry Woodruff
Vanessa Zubia-Meza
Fernando Zubiate
[edit] Alumni
The Bel Air Highlander Alumni is an active alumni association dedicated to serving the Bel Air Community.[2]
[edit] Parent Organization
The Bel Air Highland Clan is an active organization working for the betterment of Bel Air and its students.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Clubs
- Key Club
- Marching Band
- City-recognized jazz bands
- Award Winning Drumline (Denver Regional Champions, 2009)
- Western United States Grade IV Pipe Band
- Award-Winning Tech Club
- Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corp (JROTC)
- Student Council
- The Argus Newspaper
- Destination Imagination
- Speech and Debate
- KBA News
- Bel Air Center for Health Professions
- Health Occupations Students of America
- Anime Club
- Dance Club
[edit] Teams
- Speech and Debate - Ranked Second in the State, and had its first state champion in 2007
- JROTC
- Armed Drill Team
- Unarmed Drill Team
- Cadet Challenge - male and female
- Color Guard - male, female and mixed
- Saber Guard
- Bataan Team
- Bel Air Marching Band
- Math Team
[edit] Sports
[edit] Boys
- Baseball
- Basketball
- District Champs: 1999, 2002, Bi-District Champs: 1998, 2004, Area Playoffs: 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 Regional Quarterfinalists: 1998, 1999
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Bi-District Champs:1996, District Champs: 2007
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Wrestling
- District Champ: 2008 Eddie Gamboa (171)
[edit] Girls
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball BiDistrict champions 08-09
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
Template:The Bel Air Highlander Alumni
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