▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Apost le ▁of ▁El ▁Pas o ." ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁School ▁Board ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁children ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁English ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁so ▁" M ex ican ▁prepar atory ▁schools " ▁were ▁created ▁instead . ▁The ▁first ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁were ▁created ▁by ▁Ol ives ▁Vill an ue va ▁A oy , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts , ▁who ▁opened ▁an ▁esc uel ita ▁( l ittle ▁school ) ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁money ▁and ▁started ▁teaching ▁in ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁Spanish . ▁A oy ▁also ▁helped ▁provide ▁food , ▁cl othing ▁and ▁medical ▁assistance . ▁He ▁also ▁provided ▁his ▁own ▁seats , ▁books ▁and ▁black boards . ▁The ▁El ▁Pas o ▁school ▁board ▁took ▁it ▁over ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Pre par atory ▁School . ▁The ▁board ▁appointed ▁A oy ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁and ▁given ▁two ▁assist ants . ▁Later , ▁A oy ▁was ▁given ▁another ▁building ▁to ▁use ▁for ▁teaching ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁the ▁School ▁Board ▁built ▁a ▁six - room ▁school , ▁named ▁A oy ▁School , ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁new ▁school ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁any ▁El ▁Pas o ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁with ▁