Established 2008 Faculty 31 Enrollment 385 (2013-2014) Colors Black, Turquoise, Silver | Principal N/A (temporary) Grades 9-12 Phone +1 915-832-4270 | |
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Type Early College High School (Charter) Address 9570 Gateway Blvd N, El Paso, TX 79924, United States District El Paso Independent School District Motto "We strive for truth, knowledge, and success on the pathway to higher education." Similar Northwest Early College, Silva Magnet High Sch, Chapin High School, Andress High School, Valle Verde Early Coll | ||
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Transmountain Early College High School, commonly referred to as TMECHS, is the Early College High School for the El Paso Independent School District. TMECHS participates in the STEM School program, and through collaboration with EPCC, allows students to take courses at its Transmountain Campus and receive an Associate degree before their high school graduation. It has also collaborated with the University of Texas at El Paso to allow its advanced students to attend UTEP courses in their senior year upon the early completion of their associate degree. All TMECHS students graduate under the Texas Distinguished Achievement Plan, which requires that they conduct original research under the guidance of professionals in their field. Its students are representative of all geographic areas of the city. A lottery and interview process are used to select the 125 student freshman class each year since 2008.
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Accelerated Graduation Plan
The TMECHS administration have designed and successfully implemented a program to allow advanced TMECHS students to complete their associate degrees by the end of their Junior year, and to attend UTEP courses their senior year. The first 27 of these early graduates have successfully completed their EPCC degrees and moved on to 4 year universities. An arrangement was established by the school district to provide bus transportation for TMECHS students to and from UTEP by sharing the bus route already in place for the International Baccalaureate program students of Coronado High School.
Student spaceflight experiment
On STS-134, the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched with the science experiment "Effect of Microgravity on Biofilm Formation by E. coli on Polystyrene Particles" designed by TMECHS Juniors Jarisma Rodriguez and Michelle Holguin, as part of the NCESSE Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. STS-134 was the final mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Admission
To qualify for admission, students must:
Sports
TMECHS does not offer school-sponsored competitive sports. However, it does offer intramural sports including American football, volleyball, soccer, and basketball.
Music
TMECHS offers band, orchestra, piano, and guitar as electives, but does not participate in district-sponsored musical competitions such as Solo & Ensemble or All-Region competitions.
Clubs
Available Degree Plans
This is a comprehensive list of the associate degree plans available for TMECHS students.