Weslaco East High School

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Weslaco East High School
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Weslaco East High School
810 S. Pleasantview Drive

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78596

United States
Coordinates 26°09′07″N97°58′13″W / 26.152048°N 97.97039°W / 26.152048; -97.97039
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School typePublic High School
Established2000
SuperintendentRichard Rivera
PrincipalDavid Gamboa
Teaching staff128
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,987 (Fall 2019) [1]
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio16:1
CampusLarge Suburb
Color(s)   
Black and White and purple
SloganCreating new visions; Reaching new horizons
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Power-lifting, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Cheerleading, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling
MascotWildcat
Rival Weslaco High School
PublicationWildcat News
Website www.wehs.wisd.us

The Weslaco East High School (established 2000) is a school in Weslaco, Texas, USA. It is the second high school to be established in Weslaco (after the Weslaco High School). [2] In the first year of the school, Weslaco East High School served only 9th and 10th grade students while Weslaco High School served 11th and 12th grade students.

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In 2002, Weslaco East earned the TEA "Recognized School" rating for a Weslaco, Texas High School and for the two years after that. [3] Weslaco East then added an 11th grade class in the 2002-03 school year and a 12th grade class the following year. In the 2003-2004 school year, Weslaco East had its first class of graduating seniors. [4]

In the school year of 2007-08 and also again in 2009-10, Weslaco East High School received a Silver Medal Rating from the U.S. News & World Report, and Weslaco East was marked as one of the Top High Schools in the United States. [5] In the school year of 2012, there were enough students enrolled in Weslaco East to be re-labeled as a ‘’5A‘’ school. The school was classified "6A" in the 2014 realignment.

Weslaco East High serves the following areas: [6] [7] Much of Weslaco, the western portion of Mercedes, Llano Grande, [8] half of Olivarez, [9] and a section of the WISD portion of Mila Doce. [10]

Clubs and organizations

There are a total of 29 clubs and organizations that are at Weslaco East High school. [11]

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References

  1. "WESLACO EAST H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. WEHS, About The School
  3. Texas Education Agency
  4. WEHS, About The School
  5. U.S. News & World Report, Most Connected Classrooms
  6. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 9, 2017.
  7. "High School Attendance Zones." Weslaco Independent School District. Retrieved on July 11, 2017. Persons using Mozilla Firefox to directly view this file may encounter problems
  8. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Llano Grande CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 11, 2017.
  9. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Olivarez CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 11, 2017.
  10. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Mila Doce CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 11, 2017.
  11. WEHS, Organizations

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