The Irvin Rockets hosted the Bowie Bears Wednesday night in Northeast El Paso, in a rare midweek gridiron battle. The homestanding Rockets launched quickly from the opening kick and kept the afterburners lit, en route to a 41-7 win over the Bears. Our very own Andres Acosta was there and we bring you his view […]Read More
Irvin started out strong Friday night and never quit, en route to a 40 to 0 win over El Paso High. On each of Irvin’s first 6 possessions, they scored a touchdown. The only let down in the first half for the Rockets was a bad snap for the extra point. Yeremiah Yhisreal, player of […]Read More
The Rocket Class of 2020 gathered Tuesday night to celebrate their accomplishments and receive their diplomas in a ceremony marked by social distancing and tons of emotion. Because of health guidelines set in place to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was moved outdoors to the Franklin High School stadium. This was Irvin’s 61st graduating […]Read More
Progress continues in the EPISD Bond modernization project at Irvin High School. To mark this historic upgrade to the Irvin facilities, students lined up to sign the beams that will be used to create one of the new and modern buildings that will be part of the campus. The signed beams will serve as a […]Read More
Rocket Vision, Irvin’s broadcasting show, beat more than 100 high school journalism programs for a segment on the El Paso Strong movement to win top honors at the National Scholastic Press Association last month in Washington, D.C. The winning piece was on the El Paso Proud movement that evolved after the Aug. 3 attacks at the Cielo Vista […]Read More
When the efforts to do an accurate count of everyone living in the El Paso region start, the U.S. Census employees doing the work will be inspired by the words of an Irvin Rocket. Jimena Esqueda, a student at Irvin, won the 2020 Census Spoken Word Poetry Contest and she read her poem Thursday morning […]Read More
The Irvin Rockets took flight to historic R.R. Jones Stadium Friday night to take on the El Paso High Tigers. In what turned out to be a back and forth battle, the Rockets and Tigers fought hard, with Irvin edging El Paso 26-23. Our very own Johnny Yturales was at the game and we bring you […]Read More
Teachers, faculty and some very special community members gathered this week to play Santa Claus for nearly 200 Irvin Rockets. For the second year in a row, the school organized its Irvin’s Angels event in which members of the faculty — with the help of partners in education from Fort Bliss, the Texas Department of Transportation and […]Read More
It was a battle of Northeast El Paso playoff powers, as the Irvin Rockets took a short flight over to the Bullring and the Parkland Matadors. While Parkland was the host for the contest, they certainly were not inviting in the least, steamrolling the Rockets on the way to a 48-12 victory. Our very own Johnny […]Read More
In an EPISD battle between Central and the Northeast, the Irvin Rockets hosted the El Paso High Tigers Friday night. The visiting Tigers did their best to overtake Irvin, but in the end, the Rockets soared, downing El Paso High 49-35 Our very own Johnny Yturales was there and brings you his view of the […]Read More
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