Powell Elementary

Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖🌟

Did you know that the visionary behind Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, is also the namesake of our very own Planetarium? 🪐🌌

Join us for free monthly shows where you can explore the wonders of our solar system! ✅

Learn more ➡️ www.episd.org/planetarium

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📢 Volunteer Orientation: Join us on Sept. 12 at 8:30am for our Volunteer Orientation meeting. If you’d like to volunteer anytime this school year, EPISD requires an approved V.I.P.S online application. At the meeting, we’ll review policies, procedures, and begin scheduling volunteers. We hope to see you there!

Happy National Grandparents Day to all the amazing grandparents in our El Paso ISD family! ❤️

We're proud to celebrate the support you bring to our students, staff, and community every day. 🌟

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Thank you to our incredible El Paso ISD staff for participating in the Operation Search Telethon! 📞

Our dedicated staff are committed to bringing students back to the classroom to keep learning and thriving at El Paso ISD! 🌟💪🎉

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El Paso ISD staff are dialing in to put students first! 🌟 During our telethon, team members are reaching out to parents to check on student absences, make sure they’re okay, and help get kids back to class. 🏫📚👏

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Interim Superintendent Martha Aguirre kicks off the Right Here Right Now attendance campaign with the Operation Search Telethon. 📞🌟👏

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Powell Parents, Please read for important information for the student survey.

Powell Parents of K–5 students🌟: You’re invited to a Gifted & Talented meeting! Come learn about the testing process and the qualities we look for in students. Join us on September 10 at 4:00pm in the Powell Library. We’d love to see you there!

HAPPENING NEXT WEEK: El Paso ISD Employee Health Fair 🩺❤️‍🩹

Enjoy health screenings, vaccines, massage therapy, giveaways, and over 80 vendors! 🌟

💉 Vaccinations
• Flu
• COVID
• Pneumonia
• Tdap
• MMR (measles)
• Shinges
• RSV

⚕ Health Screenings
• Glucose
• Cholesterol
• Blood pressure
• BMI
• Diabetes risk
• Knee and injury
• Vein screening
• Spinal and neck screening

Learn more ➡️ www.episd.org/benefits

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September 1st marks the start of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The El Paso ISD family offers our heartfelt support to all those bravely facing this disease.

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Powell Parents, as a reminder please take a moment to fill out your Income Determination and Federal Impact Aid Forms online. Log into your Parent Portal using the username and password you used to register your students. Once logged in, click on your student's name to see the "student form" tab at the top. Click on Student Tab to access the link for the forms you need to complete. One form will complete all connected students. Thank you parents for your cooperation in helping us reach 100% forms submitted!

El Paso ISD will be closed on Monday, September 1, in observance of Labor Day. We wish our community a safe weekend! 🌟

View the academic calendar ➡️ www.episd.org/calendars

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Dear El Paso ISD families,

As a precaution all High School football games are delayed and Middle School Baseball and Softball are cancelled for this evening, Thursday, Aug 28.

📣 El Paso ISD is inviting our community to join the Action Planning Oversight Committee (APOC)!

We’re looking for:
🌟 Students
🌟Families
🌟 Staff
🌟 Alumni
🌟 Military reps
🌟 Community orgs

With the Equity Assessment now complete, EPISD and MAEC are beginning the next phase—developing an Action Plan. This Action Plan that will turn recommendations from the assessment into concrete policies and practices to guide the district moving forward. We want your ideas, experiences, and perspectives to guide this important work.

📅 Apply by Sept 5 ➡️ bit.ly/APOCForm25 or call 915-257-9769 and leave a voicemail with your name and contact info.

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🌟REMINDER: FEDERAL IMPACT AID FORM🌟

Thank you to the El Paso ISD families who have completed the Federal Impact Aid Form, if you haven’t please take a moment to complete it in the Parent Portal. ✅

Complete by Thursday, Sept. 18. ➡️ bit.ly/ParentPortal_25

This form allows El Paso ISD to apply for financial compensation for tax revenue lost due to Federal activities within district boundaries.

Thank you for your support! 🌟

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El Paso ISD parents,

The annual Federal Impact Aid Form is now open! ✅ This form allows El Paso ISD to apply for financial compensation for tax revenue lost due to Federal activities within district boundaries.

Your participation is essential to supporting the operational budget of El Paso ISD.🌟

Please complete the form in the parent portal by Thursday, Sept. 18. ➡️ bit.ly/ParentPortal_25

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Powell families, join us tomorrow for the first PTO meeting of the 2025-2026 school year at 3:45 pm in room 217. We need you and kids are welcome.

Powell Parents, Please check your emails beginning tonight for your personal links to the Federal Impact and the Economic Disadvantage Forms. As a district, we depend on your support in completing these forms to ensure we receive funding to serve our student population.

El Paso ISD Board of Trustees and Interim Superintendent Martha Aguirre were thrilled to recognize students, staff, and community members for their dedication to El Paso ISD during the board meeting on August 19, 2025, at the El Paso ISD Administration Building.

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