Transmountain Early College High School

TMECHS

"We strive for truth, knowledge, and success on the pathway to higher education."
Location
9570 Gateway North Blvd
El Paso, Texas
USA
Information
Type Early College High School (Charter)
Established 2008
School district EPISD
Principal N/A (temporary)
Vice principal Mary Harper
Faculty 31
Grades 9-12
Enrollment ~400
Classrooms Portable Classrooms
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Black, Turquoise, Silver             
Sports Intramural only
Mascot Mavericks
Nickname TMECHS
Yearbook Maverick Trail
Information (915) 832-4270
Website tmechs.episd.org

Transmountain Early College High School, commonly referred to as TMECHS, is the Early College High School for the El Paso Independent School District.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6][7] 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.[8]

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.[10]

Associate of Science

Associate of Arts

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Early College High School Initiative". Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "DAP FAQ". Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. ↑ http://tmechs.episd.org/
  4. ↑ "27 TMECHS students fitting in at UTEP". EPISD. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "NASA - El Paso, Texas". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "El Paso Community College students watch shuttle launch with their project aboard".
  7. ↑ "Selected Experiments on STS-134:". SSEP Community Network. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Athletic Performance - TMECHS". Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "KCOS High Q Episodes".
  10. ↑ "TMECHS Facts". Retrieved 15 May 2010.

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