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EPISD teachers were joined by community leaders, military personnel, university students, news personalities and other stakeholders to instill the love of reading in students during the second annual Read Across the District event. Deputy Superintendent Ivonne Durant kicked off the districtwide event at Guillen Middle School with Trustee Charles Taylor, Commissioner Carlos Leon, EPISD administrators, […]Read More
Custodian Michael Fierro received well-deserved media attention in August after he stepped in front of a Hillside Elementary kindergarten student to save her from a vicious dog attack. A TV report about Fierro’s story caught the eye of CCTE Automotive/Collision teacher Art Manriquez – especially when Fierro started talking about his limited edition 1984 Pontiac […]Read More
On Tuesday morning, local Lowe’s Home Improvement team members descended on the Lower Valley campus of Cedar Grove Elementary to revamp one of the common areas of the school. The Lowe’s employees are donating their own time and materials to paint portable classrooms and build a brick patio deck for students, as well as assembling and […]Read More
Verizon Call Center employees loaded up hundreds of glue sticks, thousands of paper, notebooks, back packs, hundreds of boxes of crayons and stacked all 5,000 plus items on the stage of the Lee Elementary School cafeteria on Oct. 19. Verizon presented the donation to Lee Elementary as part of its annual Tools 4 Schools supply […]Read More
The 2015 Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held Saturday morning at Southwest University Park, thousands of El Pasoans showed up to walk and share their reasons for walking. Organized by the El Paso Alzheimer’s Association, our very own Andres Acosta was there and shares his views of the event with you. Read More
October is Texas Archaeology Month and the El Paso Museum of Archaeology will let young archaeologists explore this field with hands on activities at the Downtown Art and Farmer’s Market. The El Paso Museum of Archaeology is partnering with the Downtown Farmer’s Market on Saturday, October 3, and Saturday, October 17, 2015, to bring educational […]Read More
The raw and kinetic energy of 68 fourth grade students dancing and moving in step while learning made the Douglass Elementary School cafeteria come alive last Thursday. The students are part of Kids Excel El Paso (KEEP), a non-profit organization that promotes appreciation of the arts while reinforcing classroom curriculum. KEEP was founded in 2004 […]Read More
Loma Terrace Elementary School was named one of 250 schools across the country to win a free eco-friendly color copy machine from Toshiba America Business Solutions. The new machine will help Loma Terrace reduce its carbon footprint, reduce waste, save money on printer-related costs, all while teaching students the importance of being environmentally friendly. The […]Read More
Team SISD educators have united for the second annual Walk for Success and have been making great progress since August in identifying and reaching out to students who have left the district or have not enrolled in school. The efforts are leading up to the Walk for Success event, where the SISD superintendent, principals, counselors […]Read More
It was supposed to be a routine medical flight, like hundreds of others that take off and land everyday across the nation; a flight meant to start the healing, to extend life and – for the crew – a flight that showed their everyday commitment to their profession. The rain and clouds had just cleared […]Read More
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