The El Paso High School Stadium Voted Best In EPISD
In El Paso, peeps love to judge each other by what high school they went to and they'll argue/fight over any accolade.
In El Paso, those high school rivalries live way beyond those 4 crazy, coming of age years. Many are generational with elementary and junior high kids already hating on somebody and full grown adults still throwing blows over teenage grudges.
I didn't care about this kind of stuff when I was IN high school, let alone a few decades later. It's fun to watch people get riled up though so, once in a while, I'll go there.
Honestly though, I don't think this subject will generate as many social media dumpster fires as things like best team, best band, smartest, etc, etc. In fact, I think this may be the ONLY, high school related, bragging right everyone will agree on.
R. R. Jones Stadium, at El Paso High School, was the winner of an El Paso Times poll. No matter how you feel about "La High", you have to admit ... they have a pretty sweet stadium with a lot of history.
- R.R. Jones Stadium holds a special place in history as the first major concrete stadium built in the United States, with a construction cost of approximately $500,000.
- It was also a pioneer in Texas, becoming the first stadium in the state to have permanent outdoor lighting for sporting events and hosting the state's inaugural Friday night football game in 1928.
- R.R. Jones Stadium played a significant role in the history of the Sun Bowl, hosting the first three games from 1935 to 1937. - (EPTimes)
USA Today named it one of the top 16 high school stadiums in the USA, awarding it 2nd place in 2019.