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EPISD Cares raises funds for 882K meals during pandemic

EPISD Cares, the District-led fund to raise money for the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger food bank, raised $126,000 since April. That translates to more than 882,000 meals for families who needed access to healthy food during the pandemic.

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Coronado trombonist to take part in Philadelphia International Music Festival virtual master class

Coronado sophomore Andrew Griñé is one of a handful of student musicians who will take part in the virtual master class of the Philadelphia International Music Festival. He will play Friedebald Græfe’s Theme and 1st and 2nd variations from the Grand Concerto for Trombone

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Air Force JROTC skill days and fitness training goes virtual

The U.S. Air Force Army USAF Reserve Officer Training Corps will have virtual skill days and candidate fitness assessments throughout the 2020-21 school year. The next session will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25.

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EPISD Board approves TEA waiver to continue virtual learning

The EPISD Board of Trustees today approved the two-week waiver from the Texas Education Agency that extends full virtual learning for all EPISD students.

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Art School Bound: EPISD's fifth College Art Fair goes digital

EPISD's talented student artists will have a chance to meet with representatives from some of the top art programs in the country during the 2020 EPISD College Art Fair. Because of the pandemic, the event is being held virtually this year.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Drew Frank, Coronado

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 Coronado High Senior Drew Frank, who along with his brother started a sneaker brand that has clients like Khalid and Lil' Yachty.

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EPISD students appointed to Municipal Teen Court

Eighteen EPISD high-school students will join the Municipal Teen Court and will help the city settle minor cases involving teens. The students will serve as lawyers, jurors, court clerk and bailiff for minor violations in hopes of having teens hear their cases by their peers.

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Austin alumna appointed to Texas Supreme Court

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday traveled to El Paso to announce he had appointed Austin alumna Rebecca Aizpuru Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court.

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Free meal distribution for all children extended through rest of the school year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture extended EPISD's allowance to provide free meals to all children ages 1-18 regardless of their income or enrollment in the District through the end of the school year. EPISD will distribute meals during the second week of intersession on Oct. 19-23.

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NASA taps Chapin senior for national webinar panel on student internships

Chapin Engineering Magnet student Cesar Meza's NASA internship last year was so successful he was asked to be a panelist for a national webinar aimed at peaking interest in space exploration among Spanish-speaking students

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EPISD to extend intersession through Oct. 23

Due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in El Paso County, and in consultation with the City of El Paso’s Department of Public Health, the El Paso Independent School District will extend its intersession until Oct. 23.

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Book recounts the successes, challenges of the 1995-96 Guillen boys basketball team

"Refuse to Lose" is a book that chronicles the challenges and successes of the 1995-96 Guillen Middle School boys basketball team. The book is the result of a 25-year reunion that brought together the players and their former coach, Austin High teacher George Quinlan.

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Coronado teacher develops new public-speaking app

Coronado teacher Peter Debrule is making public-speaking practice for students fun and modern through his new PD Eyes phone app that combines public-speaking and gaming.

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EPISD updates athletics guidelines due to COVID-19 spike

Effective immediately, only essential personnel will be allowed at all games and competitions. No fans, spectators or parents will be allowed at football, volleyball, tennis or cross country events. The updated spectator rules are in place through Oct. 17.

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Bond Elementary's Pink Pumpkin Patch raises breast cancer Awareness

The Bond Elementary Student Council crated a Pink Pumpkin Patch to bring awareness about breast cancer among the young students. They're asking other students, neighbors and nearby schools for help filling the patch with pink pumpkins.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Gilberto Orozco Jauregui, El Paso 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 El Paso High's Gilberto Orozco Jauregui, who has used his studies, exercise and hope for the future to cope with the pandemic.

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New York Life Foundation grant helps EPISD students cope with grief

The New York Life Foundation partnered with EPISD for its $40,000 national Grief-Sensitive School Initiative grant to provide campuses with the tools to help students and families in traumatic times.

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Former T-Birds create scholarship honoring legendary coach Don Brooks

Dozens of Coronado T-Bird Football alumni this weekend honored the legacy of former head coach Don Brooks with the creation of a scholarship that will bear the name of the man they all revere as an influential figure in their lives.

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EPISD Student Spotlight: Zaina Alsarraj, 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’s Zaina Alsarraj who has spearheaded community service projects during the pandemic.

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EPISD earns two financial transparency awards

EPISD earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA), as well as the Certificate of Excellence from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO).

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