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Spooky old El Paso High School is one of the oldest buildings- and most infamous 'haunted' spots- in my hometown of El Paso, Texas; it looms eerily on a rocky mountainside overlooking the U.S.-Mexican border, and it's ghostly legend has been around for decades...

El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas          El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas          El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas

El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas          El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas          El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas

above: El Paso High by the light of day

Most of the stories seem to revolve around a spurned and/or heartbroken young El Paso High student who took her own life inside of the school in a final, savage act of desperation (perhaps around 30 years ago) According to legend, the girl slit her wrists and then jumped off of a balcony, the entrance of which is now closed off to the public. The hallway to the balcony has been walled off. In the area of the balcony many people have reported seeing unexplained mist and fog, as well as seeing a strange, viscous substance on the ceiling...

                   

                   

above: El Paso High at the witching hour

The sounds of sobbing have been reported even when there is no explanation to be found for them. People have also claimed to feel cold spots and to have seen a ghostly young girl, dressed in clothing of a bygone era, crying forlornly in the hallways.

El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas          El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas          El Paso High School, El Paso, Texas

above: El Paso High under the ghostly light of a Full Moon eclipse... and a cluster of 'orbs'- one of which is glowing brightly- which was shot outside of the reputedly haunted old high school late one night (close-up of glowing orb, above right)

While there doesn't seem to be much official record regarding the truth behind the rumors and legends, the stories of El Paso High being notoriously haunted have persisted for decades.

Photographs & article by Heather Shade. All Rights Reserved.

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