Edinburg High School Explained

Edinburg High School
Address:2600 E. Wisconsin Road
City:Edinburg
State:Texas
Zipcode:78542
Country:USA
District:Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District
Coordinates:26.2642°N -98.1417°W
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Athletics Conference:University Interscholastic League 6A
School Colors:Red, blue and white
Type:Public high school
Established:1917
Grades:9-12
Ratio:14.26
Teaching Staff:178.19 (FTE)
Enrollment:2,541 (2018-19)[1]

Edinburg High School (EHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Murillo (formerly Nurillo), a census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, east of Edinburg.[2] [3] It is operated by the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District along with Edinburg North High School, Robert Vela High School, and Johnny G. Economedes High School. It has enrolled 2,927 students [4] and 175 staff, with 35% holding advanced degrees; its enrollment is 95% Hispanic, 4% White, and 1% Asian/Pacific Islander.

A performing arts complex was built at Edinburg in 2010, during which time similar facilities were built at the other high schools.[5]

Edinburg serves sections of southeastern Edinburg along with several census-designated places:[6] [7] Murillo,[2] San Carlos,[8] and a portion of Lopezville.[9]

Notable alumni

Emmanuel Duron Incident

In December 2020, the school received national attention after Emmanuel Duron, a defensive lineman on the football team who had been named District 31-6A defensive player of the year in 2019,[10] attacked referee Fred Garcia during the first half of the zone play-in playoff game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School. Duron was ejected from the game for two unsportsmanlike penalties when he attacked Garcia and left him with a concussion; he was escorted off the field and out of the stadium by police[11] and was charged with Class A assault and was released from county jail after posting a $10,000 bail.[12] Edinburg would win the game 35–21. However, school district officials forfeited the game to Pharr the following day due to Duron's actions. Had the district not acted, the UIL would have done so.[13] The UI placed Edinburg's entire athletic program on probation for two years through the 2022-23 season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EDINBURG H S. National Center for Education Statistics. June 7, 2020.
  2. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4850092_murillo/DC10BLK_P4850092_001.pdf Murillo Census Bureau map
  3. http://ehs.edinburg.schooldesk.net Home
  4. http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignments/5a-fb-enroll-2010.pdf UIL enrollment figures
  5. Web site: Construction information . 2011-01-25 . 2011-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718095307/http://www.ecisd.us/Portals/Edinburg/District/docs/Public_Information/Construction%20Ad%20Nov.%202010.pdf . dead .
  6. "2015-2016 High Schools Approved Boundaries " (Full). Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. Maps/High%20Schools/EHS.pdf Detail of Edinburg High Zone. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  7. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  8. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4865048_san_carlos/DC10BLK_P4865048_001.pdf San Carlos CDP map
  9. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Lopezville CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 3, 2018.
  10. Web site: 2020-12-04. HS football player slams into ref after ejection. 2020-12-07. ESPN.com. en.
  11. Web site: 2020-12-04. Texas high school team disqualified from football playoffs after player hits referee. 2020-12-07. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  12. Web site: ESPN. Edinburg High School player facing assault charge for knocking over ref; team removed from Texas football playoffs. December 4, 2020.
  13. Web site: Yahoo! Sports. Eisenberg. Jeff. Charges filed against Texas high school football player after attack on referee. December 4, 2020. December 5, 2020.