District News

Aaron & Alvin Jones foundation distributes turkeys to Hawkins families

A&A All the Way Foundation, the nonprofit organized by NFL standouts and EPISD alumni Aaron and Alvin Jones, distributed 100 turkeys to the families of students at Hawkins Elementary just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Eli Carrasco, Brown Middle

The EPISD Student Spotlight highlights extraordinary students from the District who are working hard to make a difference in and out of the classroom. In this edition, we speak with Brown Middle's Eli Carrasco, a young hockey player who every year volunteers to have his hair shaved to raise funds for childhood cancer.

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Thanksgiving Message from Interim Superintendent Vince Sheffield

Interim Superintendent Vince Sheffield shares a Thanksgiving message to the staff, students and parents of the El Paso Independent School District. Have a safe and restful Thanksgiving break!

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EPISD celebrates Read Across the District at home, learning pods

EPISD's tradition to come together and celebrate the love of books during the Read Across the District celebrations looked differently this year, but literacy still reigned supreme at 10 a.m. on Friday morning.

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Bowie Culinary Arts to distribute Thanksgiving meals to those spending holiday alone

The Bowie Culinary Arts Program knows this year’s Thanksgiving festivities may harder for some people who can’t get together with their families to celebrate because of the pandemic, so they want to make sure no one misses out on turkey and pie.

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Silva students issue pandemic safety challenge to El Paso teens: #StayPositive to #TestNegative

With the threat of COVID-19 infections getting worse as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, the students at Silva are taking on social media to issue a challenge to teens throughout El Paso: #StayPositive to #TestNegative.

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EPISD renews partnership with Boys & Girls Club for after-school programming at five campuses

EPISD this week approved a partnership to continue the program which began in 2018 through the five-year Texas ACE program and funded by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers. It quickly turned virtual this spring with COVID restrictions.

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EPISD campuses among the top schools in the state, west Texas

CHILDREN At RISK, a research and advocacy think tank, ranked Silva Health Magnet and Transmountain Early College as the No. 1 and 2 high schools in the west Texas region in their recently released Pandemic Edition. Polk, Tippin and Hornedo also were recognized in their categories.

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Aaron Jones Touchdown Squares cereal featuring Burges standout coming to El Paso

Burges graduate and Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones has his own breakfast cereal, and El Pasoans will soon be able to get their hands on a box of their own. What better way to start your morning!

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Anthony Borrego, Irvin High

The EPISD Student Spotlight highlights extraordinary students from the District who are working hard to make a difference in and out of the classroom. In this edition, we speak with Irvin High's Anthony Borrego, who has stepped up his community involvement through organizations like Key Club during the pandemic to make sure services to those who need it are not negatively impacted.

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Get ready for EPISD's Read Across the District event

EPISD's annual Read Across the District will not fall victim to the pandemic! The event on Nov 20, which brings students of all ages together to celebrate the love of literature and books, will be going digital to comply with health guidelines in the city.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Lessley Poot, Bowie High

The EPISD Student Spotlight highlights extraordinary students from the District who are working hard to make a difference in and out of the classroom. In this edition, we speak with Bowie High's Lessley Poot, a varsity cheerleader and four-year JROTC cadet who plans to attend UTEP and become a medical professional.

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EPISD's Unidos Special Olympics Games 2021 will be held virtually

EPISD's 2021 Special Olympics Unidos Games will take place virtually. The District's Special Education Department announced today that the games will bring athletes together online on March 4 to comply with the health guidelines in place because of the pandemic.

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Zach White Elementary annual Veterans Day celebration goes virtual

Zach White’s annual Veterans Day celebration went virtual Tuesday morning as students and staff came together via Zoom to continue their tradition of recognizing the women and men who have served in the military.

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Bliss, Morehead counselors honored by state organization

he Lone Star State School Counselor Association honored Bliss Elementary School and Morehead Middle School with its Bronze Award at its virtual state conference on Monday.

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Learning pods open for selected EPISD students. Most students remain learning virtually

More than 2,000 students returned to their school for the first time in eight months after EPISD opened learning pods in the first step toward the reopening of schools after the pandemic forced their closure in March. The pods are the District's response to the state mandate to provide some face-to-face instruction. Most students in EPISD continue learning from home as positive cases in the region continue to spike.

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Message from Interim Superintendent Vince Sheffield to the EPISD Community

EPISD Interim Superintendent Vince Sheffield takes the helm of the District today. Click on this story to read his message to the students, parents and community of El Paso.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Kameelah Freeman, Franklin High

The EPISD Student Spotlight highlights extraordinary students from the District who are working hard to make a difference in and out of the classroom. In this edition, we speak with Franklin High School's Kameelah Freem, a cheerleader who is focusing her time in isolation on gaining admittance to a Historically Black College or University next year.

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Bowie's Chef Puga kicks off seasonal virtual cooking show for kids

Chef Puga will launch the fall season of free virtual cooking shows for kids on his Facebook page this Sunday. Camp Puga participants will learn to bake and decorate owl cup cakes just in time for the fall.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Vivian Morales, Austin High

The EPISD Student Spotlight highlights extraordinary students from the District who are working hard to make a difference in and out of the classroom. In this edition, we speak with Austin High's Vivian Morales, who has turned her time at the Sandra Day O'Connor/Panther New Tech program into a passion for law.

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