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Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School student, Andrea Mendez, earned the top scorer in the entire state of Texas for the week of March 26th in the Achieve 3000 Read to Succeed contest. District officials share that fifteen-year veteran English and ESL teacher Annalletta Mora, received notice of the contest with only one month of preparation time. “In […]Read More
High school students in the Socorro Independent School District, through a partnership with GECU and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), are offering tax preparation services now through April 15 at Americas, Eastlake, Socorro, Montwood, El Dorado and Pebble Hills high schools. The students are enrolled in various Career and Technical Education courses. Instructors, […]Read More
Three students from The University of Texas at El Paso earned top finishes at the recent Region 6 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) that was conducted virtually. The winners were Kalina Gallardo, sophomore creative writing major; Sarah Curtis, senior theatre arts major; and Isabelle Rivera, senior theatre major. The students will now compete […]Read More
More than 80 Bowie Bears who may be struggling with virtual learning got a visit from at their homes to encourage them to keep going and provide them with resources and information that may help them reach that ultimate goal: Graduation. Bowie and EPISD administrators and educators took to the streets on Friday to knock […]Read More
Silva Health Magnet’s Edward Ortiz rubbed elbows with Nobel Prize winners and other accomplished physicians and scientists last month when he served as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. The Congress is an honors-only program for approximately 4,000 high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. […]Read More
Dionicio Alvarez, M.D., and his wife Alice Alvarez announced a gift of $250,000 in support of the Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. TTUHSC El Paso will match the gift, doubling its impact in establishing the $500,000 Dionicio and Alice Alvarez Medical Scholars Endowment. The endowment fund will […]Read More
Tuesday morning, officials with the Mija Project announced they are launching a “Dress for Success” closet at their pop-up store located in the Outlet Shoppes of El Paso. “The Mijas’ “Dress for Success” closet aims to serve as a come-and-go donation center for women in need of professional clothing for job interviews or business dress […]Read More
NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CT – Navy Diver 2nd Class (DSW) Paul B. Swopes, was recognized as the Naval Submarine School’s junior sailor of the quarter for second quarter 2021 by Captain Steven W. Antcliff, Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine School, aboard Naval Submarine Base New London on March 26, 2021. A native of El […]Read More
The students and community surrounding Tippin Elementary have yet another avenue to develop their love of books and reading thanks to the donation of a Little Free Library kiosk by a family at the school. First-grader Olivia Herman and third-grader Timothy Herman, along with their parents, refurbished an out-of-commission newspaper vending machine and turned it […]Read More
The Americas High School speech and debate team earned top honors from the West Texas District of the National Speech & Debate Association for their outstanding achievements, leadership, and perseverance this school year. The Americas High School speech and debate team was named 2021 Team of the Year and their coach Irene Gardea was named […]Read More
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