The EPISD Education Foundation and its partner funders awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships to the class of 2021. This year’s batch of scholars are headed to universities across the country including Yale, Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Texas at El Paso. Below are […]Read More
Twenty-five educators will get a little help from the EPISD Education Foundation next school year to implement innovative lessons in their classrooms. The Foundation this week announced the winners of its annual Classroom Impact Grant designed to support effective teaching and learning throughout the District. A total of $20,000 were awarded. The teachers applied for […]Read More
The EPISD Education Foundation announced Thursday that they had awarded $70,250 in scholarships to 72 members of the Class of 2020. “The EPISD Education Foundation is grateful for the commitment of our donors who understand the great need to support the Class of 2020 during this unprecedented time,” said foundation president Russell Wiggs. “We hope […]Read More
High-school seniors in the District will still receive scholarships from the EPISD Education Foundation in May even if the school closures prevent organizers from hosting award ceremonies. “We had an overwhelming response from our seniors this year and remain committed to helping our seniors reach their college dreams,” said foundation president Russell Wiggs. “Given the […]Read More
D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. Determination. That’s the word that prevented Mesita Elementary fifth grader Sheneli De Silva from winning the regional spelling bee in 2019, and it is the concept that finally helped her become the area’s top speller this year. Sheneli on Friday beat out more than 150 spellers from west Texas and southern New Mexico to […]Read More
Visual arts teachers don’t have wait for inspiration to hit. Instead, they cultivate it during hands-on workshops EPISD Fine Arts Department develops to help them be successful in the classroom. And this time around, the art pieces they craft during the workshops will help raise funds for scholarships and teacher grants benefiting the EPISD Education […]Read More
Teachers throughout the District are putting the EPISD Education Foundation grants they received to good use. Irvin High School teacher Sonja Quintero used her extra funds to beef up her food science students’ food truck project and pay for their food handler’s certificates. Quintero’s students showcase their knowledge and culinary skills during their annual showcase […]Read More
Teacher Isabel Malone’s dream of creating an art club to foster the talents of her young students finally came to fruition this school year after she applied and was granted a Classroom Impact Grant from the EPISD Education Foundation. The Powell Art Club meets regularly to allow fourth- and fifth-grade students to grow their talent […]Read More
With the end of the 2018-19 school year rapidly approaching, Seniors in El Paso ISD have an important deadline regarding scholarships coming up on Friday. The deadline to submit an application for the EPISD Education Foundation Scholarship and the STARS Scholarship is 4 p.m. Friday. The EPISD Education Foundation expects to award more than $60,000 […]Read More
The EPISD Education Foundation visited 13 senior awards assemblies this year to surprise 67 graduating seniors with a $1,000 scholarship. Board members awarded scholarships at all 10 traditional high schools, Silva Health Magnet, Transmountain Early College High School and the College, Career and Technology Academy delivering scholarships during graduation season. “Every year, we look forward […]Read More
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