Weslaco High School

Weslaco High School
An entrance of Weslaco High School
Location
1005 W Pike Blvd

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78596

United States
Coordinates26°10′08″N 98°00′09″W / 26.168939°N 98.002596°W / 26.168939; -98.002596
Information
School typePublic High School
Established1921 (1921)
1973 (current location)
NCES District ID4844960
SuperintendentRichard Rivera
NCES School ID484496005125
PrincipalYvett Morales
Teaching staff162.62 (FTE)
Grades912
Enrollment2,707 (2023-2024)
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio16.65
CampusLarge Suburb
Color(s)  Purple
  White
SloganGo! Fight! Win! Hard Work Pays Off
Fight songNational Emblem March
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Powerlifting, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field, Cheerleading, Softball, Volleyball, Wrestling
MascotPanther
RivalWeslaco East High School
PublicationHi-Life Magazine
YearbookLa Palma
Websitewhs.wisd.us
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Weslaco High School is a four-year public secondary school the Weslaco Independent School District in Weslaco, Texas. It was founded in 1921, the same year that the school district was established after successful petitioning to separate from nearby city Donna and their district. Upon construction of the full time building (located on the corner of South Iowa Avenue and 7th Street) in 1923, the building was utilized for decades as the major high school until 1973. The current building on Pike Boulevard was built in 1973 while the old high school and junior high buildings were eventually preserved and utilized for one of Weslaco's middle schools. Weslaco High remained the only major high school in Weslaco until the construction of Weslaco East High School in the fall of 2000, although Weslaco High housed senior students until the 2003-2004 school year. For the 2009–2010 school year, Weslaco High School was a TEA "Recognized" School. The high school has won one state championship, doing so on June 1, 2024 when they won the UIL 6A Softball Championship Game.

Weslaco High serves the following areas: Much of Weslaco, Villa Verde, half of Olivarez, the WISD portion of Midway South, the WISD portion of Midway North, and a section of the WISD portion of Mila Doce.