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Hanks Gymnastics team members' hard work and dedication is remarkable! The Girls team took third place, with four girls advancing, and the Boys team are District champions! Onto Regionals!
Girls Team Individual District Winners
Luisa Rodriguez
Elexis Meza
Olivia Sanchez
Ana Ordaz
Boys District Team Members
Ethan Betancourt
James Foster
Ian Segoviano
Coal McCutchen
Jacob Alberto
William Covey
Arturo McCord
Josiah Gonzalez
Christian Chavira
Next stop... the Sweet 16 at State!
It’s Always a Great Day to be a Knight!
Athletics Schedules Week of March 30 - April 4
Monday, March 30
Gymnastics District Meet Day 1
Tuesday, March 31
Baseball vs Deming
Softball @ Bel Air
Gymnastics District Meet Day 2
Thursday, April 1
Baseball vs Cathedral
Softball vs Horizon
Friday, April 2
Good Friday, No School
Hanks High School students delivered outstanding performances at the 2026 UIL State Mariachi Festival championships. Hanks High School’s Mariachi Los Trovadores received the festival’s best ratings—a Division I Superior—from all three judges.
Hanks High School’s Mariachi Los Trovadores also received a Division 1 Superior rating, under the direction of Karla Urias; students received a group award and individual gold medals for every member.
Among all El Paso-area mariachi ensembles that competed at the state level, Ysleta ISD students secured two of the coveted Outstanding Individual Performer awards at the competition, now in its seventh year as an official UIL contest.
She leads with heart & makes a lasting impact on our students every single day. We are so proud of you & know you will continue to represent Hanks with Knight Pride.
Attached you will find the bell schedule for tomorrow, Thursday. (2/12/26)
Hanks Wrestlers going to State! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Hanks Swim Team! Going to Regionals!
Congratulations go out to Jason Castillo who performed on Saturday January 10th in Midland, TX and made 1st Chair Tenor TMEA Choir. He will clinic and perform at the All-State TMEA choir concert convention in San Antonio, TX on February 11-14th, 2026.
Channel 9 News
In addition, KTSM 9 News reported on Jan 24 Jason Castillo was awarded the 2026-2027 Bill Cormack Scholarship. He was chosen from nearly 300 statewide applicants.
Hanks HS senior awarded prestigious $15K scholarship for music.
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Hanks High School senior was surprised on Friday, Jan. 23, with the announcement of receiving the prestigious 2026-2027 Bill Cormack Scholarship, beating nearly 300 applicants statewide.
Jason Castillo was selected from among 290 applicants for the scholarship, the highest honor awarded by the Texas Music Educators Association, according to the Ysleta Independent School District.
Castillo has performed in both band and choir over the past four years and in the mariachi program for two years. He has earned a Vocal Solo medal at All-State Mariachi. He has been honored among El Paso’s top student performers for three years, when selected for the UIL All-State Mixed Choir, the highest distinction a Texas music student can achieve, according to YISD.
The $15,000 scholarship offers $3,000 per year, for up to five years, to the awardee, who must major in a music degree program leading to Texas teacher certification with music as the primary teaching field.
Ysleta ISD is excited to share that we have launched a new program districtwide that makes it easier for parents to report school absences and receive notifications about attendance. This program is called Ysleta Connects.
Ysleta Connects has been extended to every campus to strengthen how we connect with families when a student is absent, and explore new ways for technology to support faithful attendance. You will be able to conveniently send and receive confidential text messages from your child’s school about their absences/attendance.
How Ysleta Connects works:
If your child is marked absent, you will receive a text message.
The text will offer you the option to RESPOND or CONFIRM the absence, and you may also choose to engage in communication about your child’s absence.
And that’s it!
Parents will also be able to use Ysleta Connects to access critical attendance data for their child or notify the school in advance of their child’s absence(s). It’s important to know that Ysleta Connects text messages are strictly for absences/attendance – as a parent, you will continue to receive regular emergency notifications from the district via text, email, and automated phone calls as those situations arise.
For more information: https://bit.ly/YsletaConnects-SmartAttendanceSystem
Hanks High School is the only High School in the region with an A-rating and 7 out of 7 distinctions! The Kingdom is a special place and our students are exceptional. From our hardworking custodians to our inspiring teachers, everyone played a vital role in this success #LeadTheCharge #ForTheKingdom
