This is a 1946 photo of Handley High School, which is located on the site where Jean McClung Middle School is situated today.  Handley High School's building became Handley Middle School in 1959 while the high school was moved into a new location at 5701 Shelton and renamed Eastern Hills High School. Handley M.S. relocated to a new facility in 1980 at 2801 Patino Road where it serves students in grades 6-8. 

Principals of Eastern Hills High School 
    

Roy C. Johnson - 1959-1967

Marvin Harris - 1967-1982

Johnny Largent - 1982-1995

Dian C. Korman - 1995-1999

Glynna Torres - 1999-2003

Dean Pritchett - 2003-2006

Elodia Escamilla - 2006-2007

Dr. Jan Norton - 2007-2008

Dian C. Korman - 2008-2010

Cherie Washington - 2010-2013

In 1959 Handley High School was closed to relieve the crowded conditions at Handley and Polytechnic High Schools.  The first year Eastern Hills had 600 students who chose the traditions that would become a part of Eastern Hills to this day.  The name Highlander was chosen by a secret ballot as were the school colors, blue, gray, and white.  The first principal of Eastern Hills was Roy C. Johnson who served the district until he retired in 1975.

September, 1959-1960 school year opened the new school with 600 students.  Traditions were started and are still a part of Eastern Hills today.

FWISD Superintendent Dr. Kent Scribner rides the bus with graduating seniors during the traditional Senior Walk through the hallways of the elementary and middle schools that feed into EHHS. This tradition, started in 2016, was the first in the District to include all schools within a high school's attendance zone. It serves as a moment of reflection for the seniors as role models for younger students, as well as a moment of aspiration for the students who one day hope to graduate themselves.

At of the start of the 2017 school year, more than 1,200 students are enrolled in 9th through 12th grades on the beautiful rolling hillsides of Eastern Hills High School.  In the last few years a synthetic turf field, library, expanded cafeteria, remodeled fieldhouse, and a new counseling center have been added to support the growing needs of today's Highlanders.  In addition, in recent years a new girls' softball field was built in place of what was once a student parking lot on the southeast side of campus. The original natatorium (swimming pool) was replaced with what now serves as the Eastern Hills Fitness Center and athletic weight training facility. The center's shower and locker room space were doubled in size in 2018 to accommodate the growing number of male and female Highlander athletes participating in such outdoor sports as softball, baseball, soccer, football, cross country and track and field. The school also features a new stand-alone courtroom as part of a modern two-story classroom facililty to support the school's public service Programs of Choice, including law and legal services and fire science technology.