Bel Air High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas, USA. The school was established in 1957. It houses Ranchland Hills Middle School and Hillcrest Middle School, with transfers from Eastwood as well as other local middle schools. Its Health Professions Branch offers the most transfers, closely followed by the Global Enterprises program.
Bel Air High School placed 984th on 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.
In October 2006, 12 teachers at Bel Air High School filed a grievance against the Ysleta Independent School District, claiming they had been 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 had 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 Girard left the district, an independent investigator, appointed by the YISD, found no wrongdoing on the part of Girard. Upon 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 2009 Bel Air High School was re-recognized by the Texas Education Agency.
Dr. Dora De La Rosa became principal in July 2010. She was the principal for Tejas School of Choice, another school in the Ysleta district. In 2013, De La Rosa retired. From 2013 to 2015, Louis D. Martinez remained Principal and departed at the end of the 2015-2016 School Year. The current principal is Charles E. Garcia
In 2013 Texas UIL changed the areas from 4A-5A to a 5A-6A divisions causing Bel Air High School to remain behind in the 5A division due to the lack of student population.
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Engineering
During freshman year, all students take Concepts of Engineering and Technology.
In sophomore year, they are separated into three smaller divisions, entering into Engineering Design and Presentation, Principles of Engineering (PTLW), or Principles of Architectures and Construction.
In junior year, they gain the second level of their previous choice, which are Robotics and Automation, Digital Electronics, and Architectural Design.
In senior year, they develop into two pathways, Engineering Design and Development, and Advanced Interior Design.
Maps Bel Air High School (El Paso, Texas)
Alumni
Bel Air Highlander Alumni is an active alumni association dedicated to serving the Bel Air Community.
Parent organization
The Bel Air Highland Clan is an active organization working for the betterment of Bel Air and its students.
List of Activities
Extracurricular Activities
- Award Winning Percussion Ensemble (2009 WGI Regional Champions, Denver, Colorado.)
- Western United States Grade IV Pipe Band
- Bel Air "BIG RED PRIDE" Marching Band
- Bel Air Jazz
- Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corp (JROTC)
- Bel Air Tech Club
- Student Council
- The Argus Newspaper
- Destination Imagination
- Speech and Debate
- KBA News
- Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
- Dance Team - Mu Delta Chi
- Future Business Leaders of Tomorrow (FBLA)
- Youth For Christ
- Spanish Honor Society
- French Honor Society
- Technology Student Association
Sports
Boys
- Baseball
- District Champions - 1961, 1962, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1983, 2001
- Bi-District Champions - 1961, 1971, 1974, 1983, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Area Champions - 1983
- Regional Semi-Finalist - State Elite 8 - 1983
- Basketball
- District Champions - 1983
- Bi-District Champions - 1983
- Area Champions - 1983
- Cross country - December 8, 1973 Ysleta's School Districts First State Championship
- Football:
- District Champions - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
- Bi-District Champions - 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983
- The team had not been to the playoffs for 16 years but made it in the 2014 season under new leadership of head coach Tony Cervantes. The football program continues to flourish and rebuild into one of El Paso's powerhouse teams.
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Wrestling
The wrestling division has had some recent success. In 2012-2013 it had four regional qualifiers:
- Daniel Lara, 106 lbs
- Richard Contreras, 138 lbs
- Carlos Rios, 182 lbs
- Juan Cereceres, 285 lbs
That season only Daniel Lara qualified to the Texas UIL State Wrestling Tournament in San Antonio, Texas. Again in the 2013-2014 wrestling season it had 6 regional qualifiers:
- Daniel Lara, 106 lbs
- Anthony Norez, 126 lbs
- Francisco Lujan, 150 lbs
- Carlos Rios, 182 lbs
- Jose Saenz, 220 lbs
- Juan Cereceres, 285 lbs
In the 2013-2014 wrestling season, Daniel Lara and Juan Cereceres qualified for the Texas UIL State Wrestling Tournament in Arlington, Texas.
Girls
- Mu Delta Chi
- Basketball
- Cheer-leading
- Cross country
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
The basketball team were District Champions, Bi District Champions, and Area Champions in 2012-2013.
In the 2012-2013 season, Jaime Esparza placed 8th in the Texas UIL Gymnastics Tournament in Dallas, Texas in Bars Division, the first girl to place from El Paso since 1989.
References
External links
- Bel Air High School website
- Bel Air Highlander Alumni
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