Officials with the Ysleta Independent School District announced that 13 of the district’s schools have been named to the 2018-2019 Texas Honor Roll, the most of any school district in the El Paso region. “We are tremendously proud of our Honor Roll campuses, which continuously demonstrate the kind of innovative instruction and leadership that is […]Read More
Students at Young Women’s Leadership Academy enjoyed an eventful day, full of learning, teamwork, and cooperation during a STEAM E-Day. The 6th – 9th grade students participated in campus-wide enrichment activities as they rotated among a variety of projects that included robotics, science experiments, and hands-on activities. This enabled them to engage in activities, extending […]Read More
As part of its continuing efforts to support the wellness, health, and development of students, the Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) will expand its after-school “supper program” to eight campuses in the 2018-19 school year, beginning Monday, September 10. Via a news release, YISD officials say, “Given the numerous high-school students who stay on campus […]Read More
Ysleta Independent School District officials announced on Monday that twelve schools have been named to the 2017-2018 Texas Honor Roll, the most of any school district in the El Paso region. The program, sponsored by the Institute for Productivity in Education, is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are […]Read More
The Young Women’s Leadership Academy will host a week-long summer camp for more than 300 incoming sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students that’s designed to unite and prepare them for the 2017-18 school year. The interactive camp includes energetic team-building exercises, introductions to the students’ upcoming academic classes, and group activities such as painting river rocks, […]Read More
The Young Women’s Leadership Academy in the Ysleta Independent School District continues to celebrate an array of successes in its inaugural year, including winning a new $10,000 STEM grant and the successful recruitment of a new sixth-grade class that will begin attending the school in Fall 2017. YWLA was the first single-gender college-preparatory public school […]Read More
The deadline for students to submit applications to the Young Women’s Leadership Academy and the early college high schools in the Ysleta Independent School District is Friday, Jan. 20. Applications are free and open to students who reside in El Paso County. The Young Women’s Leadership Academy is recruiting current fifth-grade girls to begin sixth […]Read More
Ysleta ISD’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy will hold four mandatory information sessions beginning Nov. 29 for parents interested in enrolling their daughters for the 2017-2018 school year. YWLA Principal Malinda Villalobos will speak in detail about the school, its core values, programs, and course offerings, as well as logistical information including transportation. Parents will have […]Read More
The Ysleta Independent School District has received a $30,000 grant from the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation in support of the new Young Women’s Leadership Academy. This new school will open for the 2016-2017 school year with the first class of 125 sixth and 125 seventh grades. Each year, another grade level will be added until the Academy […]Read More
The Young Women’s Leadership Academy, the first all girls’ public preparatory school in El Paso, which will open its doors in the Fall of 2016 under the umbrella of the Ysleta Independent School District has begun accepting applications. The academy, a Dallas-based preparatory network, will be housed at Ranchland Hills Middle School (7615 Yuma Drive) for the 2016-17 […]Read More
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