The Americas Trail Blazers headed to the West Side Friday night, taking on the homestanding Franklin Cougars. While the ‘Blazers and the Cougars went toe to toe in the first half, it was the Cougars that would pitch a shutout in the final two quarters, en-route to a 31-10 victory. Our very own Andres Acosta […]Read More
Americas High School hosted nearly 170 students in the Americas High School TFA Virtual Individual Qualifying Tournament, the first-ever virtual speech and debate tournament to take place in El Paso. Irene Gardea, an Americas High School teacher who was named the 2020 National Speech and Debate Coach by the National Speech and Debate Association, took […]Read More
Three new varsity head coaches were introduced to the community via virtual announcements in June and July at Americas High School for the 2020-2021 school year. Teisha King was named as the new girls varsity basketball coach on June 2. King most recently was a coach at Ysleta High School and has seven years’ experience […]Read More
Americas High School running back Aaron Dumas was honord by Whataburger and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, as he was named to the 2019 Whataburger Super Team Dumas, an incoming senior at Blazer Nation, was one of 40 players selected to the team. More than 5,000 players were nominated by fans from across the state on texasfootball.com […]Read More
The Libertas Academy at Americas High School has received the Hatton Sumners Foundation grant for the fourth year in a row totaling $60,000, which the academy uses toward funding instruction and materials. The Libertas Academy, an advanced academic academy in the Socorro Independent School District that focuses on law, government and public administration, is one […]Read More
Americas High School recently earned a prestigious $10,000 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant, which was presented to the school in a special ceremony. The Americas InvenTeam, which includes students involved in technology, engineering and robotics courses and programs at the school, is one of only 14 teams in the nation selected to receive the grant that will […]Read More
Saturday afternoon brought the gridiron spotlight to Americas Trail Blazers, who traveled to the Permian Basin to take on the Colts from Arlington. While the ‘Blazers kept it close in the first half – trailing 17-14 going to the locker room, it was the Colts who would come out of the gate quick in the […]Read More
The Americas Trail Blazers moved into the next round of playoffs, taking on the Frenship Tigers at the Jewel in Far East El Paso – Socorro ISD’s SAC. Cooper made a game of it, but the homestanding ‘Blazers came out on top, taming the visiting Tigers 36-35. Our very own Andres ‘Ace’ Acosta was there […]Read More
In a battle of the SISD titans, the Montwood Rams and the Americas Trail Blazers faced off at the Student Activities Center Friday night. Our very own Andres ‘Ace’ Acosta was there, and we bring you his view of the contest via this ‘Game in Many Pics.’ Read More
In game one of a Friday Night Lights double header at the Gem in Far East El Paso – Socorro ISD’s SAC – the Americas Trail Blazers played host to the Coronado Thunderbirds. The Trail Blazers took no time taking the Thunderbirds to task, en route to a 51-0 victory. Our very own Johnny Yturales […]Read More
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