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 2025, 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 2025 Eastwood High School is now in the UIL 6A division and the only 6A high school in the Ysleta Independent School District.
Following the passage of a district-wide renovation bond, the original 1965 Eastwood building was demolished and replaced with a state-of-the-art, 21st-century school building. The total cost of the building is $93 million, with it being completed in August 2019.
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 Baseball 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) Ronn Lucas, American ventriloquist and comedian
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