Montwood High School
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12000 Montwood Drive El Paso, Texas United States |
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| Coordinates | 31°45′45″N 106°16′36″W / 31.76245°N 106.27653°WCoordinates: 31°45′45″N 106°16′36″W / 31.76245°N 106.27653°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Where Excellence Abounds |
| Established | 1989 |
| School district | Socorro Independent School District. |
| Principal | Carlos Guerra |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,569 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Kelly Green, Royal Blue |
| Mascot | Rocky the Ram |
| Yearbook | Aries |
| Website | MHS Official Website |
Montwood High School is a four-year public high school located in the East El Paso area of El Paso, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Socorro Independent School District.
The school was completed in 1989, just in time for the 1990/1991 school year. The school was opened serving grades 7, 8, 9, 10 and would gain a grade/lose a grade until the first graduating class of 1993. Montwood has many academic programs such as Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, MASI (Montwood Advanced Studies Institute), and Synergy. Montwood was named a 1997-98 National Blue Ribbon School.
In August 1990, Montwood High School opened with Art Shaw serving as principal. Faculty and staff began teaching in 1990. Montwood High School first opened with grades 7,8,9,10 the first school senior did not graduate until 1993. Montwood High School was built to hold a total of 2,200 student’s. In 1993, Montwood implements their first year-round program, not many Texas school offer this program. Montwood administration, faculty, and staff students have been accredited with the southern association of college and schools. In August 1991, Montwood took a big technological step by implementing televisions in every classroom for morning and afternoon announcements. From 1994 to 1997 Montwood High School was labeled as a Mentor school. In 1994, Montwood High School reached an enrollment of 2,690 students. To accommodate the new students, the school built five portables and 26 teachers where hired on to the education staff. Montwood also received a new principal David Del Toro, in August 1995. Ken Bailey and Ralph where also added to the Montwood High School administration as assistant principals. In 1997, Montwood High School department of education was recognized at a national level. They were labeled a National Blue ribbon school. From that day on, Montwood High School received the title "Montwood High School where excellence abounds". In 2004, Juni Mathews became the new principal of Montwood High School. She also brought in two new assistant principals, Bobbi Abdo and Kim Baxter. In August 2005, Derrick Brown became a Montwood High School assistant principal. The following year Patricia Cuevas also became a Montwood High School assistant principal." In November 2014, the Montwood High School Speech and Debate team won its first ever Sweepstakes award at the Eastwood High school TFA Qualifier tournament
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