INVITATIONS ARE IN THE MAIL

Keep an eye on your mailbox (snail mail) for your invitation to the EPHS Class of '62 75th Birthday Celebration.  Please fill out your RSVP card and return it to us to let us know if you can (or cannot) come.  If you have any questions, or if you don't receive your invitation in the next few days, please contact me at mcpomoore@yahoo.com.

We look forward to seeing you in El Paso on October 5, 2015 

HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY TO THE GRRREAT CLASS OF '62

Save the Date:  October 5, 2019

It is now midway between the Centennial Celebration (2016) and our upcoming 60^th Reunion (2022) and responses to the class survey distributed las year indicated a desire for a class get-together.  Most of us are turning 75 this year and 3/4 of a century on this earth is something to celebrate.  So, we are having a Birthday Party on October 5, 2019 at Lee Schwartz’ home here in El Paso.  The cost will be $20 per person.  More details will follow, but if you want to sign up in advance and lock in that $20 price (or just send in a donation), please send a check made out to EPHS Class of ’62 to:

Janie Pierce Shockley, 3004 Kilkenny, El Paso, TX 79925

We would also appreciate additional donations over and above the $20.  Any excess funds will be put towards our 60^th reunion in 2022.

The only planned event will be the party on Saturday, Oct 5, but that is also Homecoming Weekend for EPHS.  We will provide details about Homecoming activities when we get them, including tours of the school and the football game on Friday, Eve of the “E” and the parade on Thurs., etc. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at mcpomoore@yahoo.com or Lee at Friedalee@aol.com.  

NOTE:  A special thanks to Classmate Ginny (Behrens) Satterwhite and her daughter Lindsay for the fantastic Dancing Tigers original artwork.  You'll see more of these two "partiers" in future announcements.

 EPHS Top Ranked EPISD High School in 2018 US News Assessment •

Once again, US News & World Report assessment of high schools across the nation places El Paso High School as the top ranked traditional high school in the El Paso Independant School District and second only to San Elizario High among all traditional (non-charter, non-magnet only, non-STEM only, and non-prepartory) public high schools in El Paso County.  The Silva Healthcare Magnet, with a student body of 635, was the only EPISD school ranked higher (878 nationally v 1001 nationally) than EPHS.  Neither Coronado nor Franklin high schools was recognized in the national rankings.

US News takes into account Graduation Rate and College Readiness Index as primary elements of assessment weighted with Math Profiency and Reading Proficiency scores along with Advance Placement (AP) Tested percentage and AP Passed percentage.  The assessment also factors in Total Minority Enrollment Percentage and Total Economically Disadvantaged Percentage. 

El Paso High School received Siver Medal recognition as 1001st Best High School in the nation which places EPHS' ranking at 124th among all Texas high schools, traditional and non-traditional together.  A comparison of the San Eli and EPHS scorecards follows:

The average for all high school students in EPISD is 25.9% College Readiness; 70% for Math Proficiency; and 56% for Reading Proficiency.

Ranked 1001st in the nation means there is a lot of room for improvement for the El Paso High community of studens, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni, but, when compared to the performance of public school student bodies throughtout El Paso, EPHS deserves accolades for it's recognition in the US News assessment..