Odessa Area High Schools Showcase Programs and Achievements
AIM High School offers a self paced dropout recovery program with 27 new computers funded by a technology grant and teacher training. Odessa High School highlights include state competitions in band drama and mock trial, ROTC honor unit, and plans for a fine arts magnet and AP courses. Permian High School, noted for its Mojo mystique, offers AP and concurrent enrollment, a 24 hour college credit program, and a panther mascot with a strong football legacy.
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AIM High School
Plaza Blvd
Odessa
Permian
AIM
Evelyn Almanza Garcia
Bronchos
OHS
Raymond Starnes
Permian High School
E. 42Nd St
East Odessa
Permian Basin
Brian Rosson
Alternative Center gives students another chance at reform
The Ector County Independent School District Alternative Center on Yukon Road serves seventh to 12th graders who violate policies or commit felonies or drug offenses. It uses a point system for behavior, requires khaki uniforms, metal detectors, and restricts items. The center aims to keep students in school, with programs like Reconnecting Youth, and plans to add computers and online links and offer foreign language classes next year.
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Ector County Independent School District
Yukon Road
Dalila Weeks
Weeks
Alternative Center
University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Odessa College overview
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa is a four year university with a 600 acre campus and a faculty where over 90 percent hold doctorates. Odessa College opened in 1946 and now serves about 7,600 continuing education students annually with a 7 million dollar sports center and multiple athletic programs.
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University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Odessa
University Boulevard
John Ben Shepperd
42Nd Street
UTPB
Odessa College
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