Transmountain Early College High School
Accelerated Graduation Plan
The TMECHS administration have designed and successfully implemented a program to allow advanced TMECHS students to complete their associate degrees by the end of their Junior year, and to attend UTEP courses their senior year. The first 27 of these early graduates have successfully completed their EPCC degrees and moved on to 4 year universities. An arrangement was established by the school district to provide bus transportation for TMECHS students to and from UTEP by sharing the bus route already in place for the International Baccalaureate program students of Coronado High School.
Student spaceflight experiment
On STS-134, the Space Shuttle Endeavour launched with the science experiment "Effect of Microgravity on Biofilm Formation by E. coli on Polystyrene Particles" designed by TMECHS Juniors Jarisma Rodriguez and Michelle Holguin, as part of the NCESSE Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. STS-134 was the final mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the penultimate mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program.
Admission
To qualify for admission, students must:
- Pass the 8th grade TAKS on the first attempt.
- Maintain at least a 70% average in Middle School.
- Send in an application.
- Conduct an interview.
Sports
TMECHS does not offer school-sponsored competitive sports. However, it does offer intramural sports including American football, volleyball, soccer, and basketball.
Music
TMECHS offers band, orchestra, piano, and guitar as electives, and does participate in district-sponsored musical competitions such as Solo & Ensemble or All-Region competitions on an individual basis.
Clubs
- Glee Club
- Robotics
- Student Government
- Yearbook
- UIL
- Mock Trial
- Academic Decathlon
- National Honor Society
- Community Service
- Super SAC
- Announcement Crew
- Talent Show Crew
- High Q
- Mu Alpha Theta
- Karaoke Lunch
- Film Club
- TMECHS eSports Club
- Chess Club
Available Degree Plans
This is a comprehensive list of the associate degree plans available for TMECHS students.
Associate of Science
- Architecture
- Biology
- Biological Sciences-Pre Dentistry
- Biological Sciences-Pre Medicine,
- Biological Sciences-Pre Pharmacy
- Biological Sciences-Pre Veterinary
- Chemistry
- General Studies
- Geological Sciences
- Mathematics
- Physics
Associate of Arts
- Computer Science
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- Industrial/Mechanical/Metallurgical/Materials Engineering
- Teacher Preparation
References
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- ^ "27 TMECHS students fitting in at UTEP". EPISD. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "NASA - El Paso, Texas". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "El Paso Community College students watch shuttle launch with their project aboard".
- ^ "Selected Experiments on STS-134". SSEP Community Network. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Athletic Performance - TMECHS". Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "KCOS High Q Episodes".
- ^ "TMECHS Facts". Retrieved 15 May 2010.