Ysleta High School - Otyokwa Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Cooper Wafer ) 1 highsc I , and then endent of the Ysleta Independent School District. This year marks his forty-eighth year in that position. During his term at the original school building — which is now Ysleta Grade School — he taught mathematics and history and directed the athletics program. Ysleta High School classes began in what is now the east wing of the present structure on September 4, 1929, with Miss Helen Higgason as principal. In 1931, after serving two years as principal. Miss Higgason stepped down from the role of principal and continued her teaching career at a faculty member until her death In 1948.

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Ysletd High Schdol El Paso, Texas . Xii irnaiism Departm t, Ysleta h School, 8600 Alimeda, El Paso, Texas, 79907; V ' ndependent

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' 4 fi ,.,. i fe cametoYsl first coach and tea of agriculture, where he formed the first football team — the Ysleta Qears. In 19 1, he succeedMtMiss yiyBc|{)al and served in that position until 1939. At the beginning of World War II, Superintendent Hanks was called to the Pentagon and Mr. Cooper was appointed as acting superintendent for the district. After the war, Mr. Cooper was assistant superintendent until his retirement in 1962. Mr. John Yoe headed the mathematics department and was principal of Ysleta Grade School for two years prior to attaining the position of principal for YHS in 1939. Yoe received his teaching degree from the Southwest Texas State Teachers ' College and carried out his term as principal until he was called to the service in 1943. Mr. Clyde Wafer left his position as athletics and P.E. coach at El Paso . High School and came to YHS in 1 932 as coach and teacher of Social Studies. Mr. Wafer coached footbalf basketball, and track in that position; he produced champion teams In all three sports with the assistance of two students. In 1 943 he was ' ■ appointed as principal and served until 1962. In that same year, he was appointed as district assistant % superintendent and served until his retirement in 1 974. i , Mr. W. T. Denham left his position as teacher and superintendent of A Leuders School District in Jones ] County, Texas, and was first employed in the YISD in 1 958 as head of the Social Studies Department at Bel Air High School. He was promoted to the position of assistant principal at the same school until 1 962. In 1 962 he 3 took the position of principal at YHS, p,; Years where he still serves today.