Eagle Mountain High School in northwest Tarrant County kicks off first-ever day of school
Students walk along the sidewalk after their parents dropped them off in front of Eagle Mountain High School on Aug. 12, 2024. (Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report)
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Mamoud Hussein gathered with his friends on a sidewalk and took it all in.
They stood and admired a 611,000-square-foot building surrounded by farmland and developing subdivisions. This was no ordinary building. This place will become their alma mater.
Eagle Mountain High School started the 2024-25 school year Aug. 12, the first day of school in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. The school district expects to enroll 24,110 students across northwest Tarrant County this year.
Mamoud, a junior, wasn’t nervous about the start of school or navigating a brand new school.
“I’ve been inside. It’s dope,” Mamoud, 16, said.
His friend, sophomore Ryan Watkins, nodded.
“I like the size,” Ryan, 15, said.
Both students, though, had their minds on a bigger matter for the school year.
Football.
Mamoud and Ryan are part of the inaugural Eagle Mountain High Knights football team. Mamoud is a running back. Ryan is a linebacker.
“We’re trying to make it great,” said Mamoud, who has been playing football since the second grade.
Eagle Mountain High School’s band, cheerleaders and drill team perform during drop-off in front of the new campus in northwest Tarrant County on Aug. 12, 2024. (Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report)
Lindsey Lindley, the school’s dance director, leaned against a large, natural rock along the edge of the stairs to Eagle Mountain High’s entrance. She watched her students dance to energetic music performed by the school’s band.
“They’re here to get everyone pumped up,” Lindley said, keeping watch on the drop-off line. “We’re all excited and ready. We’ve been practicing for a while, so we’re excited to actually get things kicked off and start the school year — finally.”
A few moments later, Eagle Mountain High’s front glass doors opened.
A steady stream of students made their way into their school.
The first bell of the year — the first official bell in school history — was about to ring.
Students walk through the front doors of Eagle Mountain High School as cheerleaders root for them on the first day of school Aug. 12, 2024. (Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report)
Jacob Sanchez is a senior education reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or @_jacob_sanchez. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.
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