TEA STAAR RLA ENGLISH ALIGNMENT STUDY

The Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) chose 3 EPISD ELA teachers to participate in an alignment study of the items presented on the 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) assessment. 

Both Mrs. Marissa Galindo and Mrs. Jessica Rey Ramon from Eagle Pass High School along with Ms Larissa Flores from EPJH were part of the Educator's Committee. 

The purpose of this study was to review and evaluate the alignment of Reading Language Arts items from the 2023 released STAAR® assessment to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). 

Alignment studies are designed to provide meaningful and practicable feedback that contributes to the quality of summative assessments. 

The in-person study and workshop was conducted by Pearson and an independent research group, EdMetric LLC.  

Participants collaborated and engaged in rich discussions with other Texas educators within the same grade level/course as they evaluated the alignment of items to the standards. 

Participants will also receive training on the assessment development process. 

The in-person study and workshop was held in Austin last week on February 21-22, 2024. 

The participation of Mrs. Ramon, Mrs. Galindo, and Ms Flores were of immense importance to ensuring the delivery of high-quality assessments to all students. 

All 3 teachers were very happy to be of the few selected to participate in this study and to represent Eagle Pass Independent School District proudly. 

GO EAGLES! 

EAGLE PASS FFA FINDS SUCCESS IN SAN ANTONIO

 Eagle Pass FFA would like to congratulate Junior FFA student, Gabriela Kelly from Eagle Pass Junior High who placed 4th with her AOC steer. 

FFA also had two students who competed in the calf scramble and were able to catch calves which allows them to go back to San Antonio next year with breeding animals.  Lucas Salinas From Eagle Pass Junior High and Emma Salinas from Eagle Pass High School both competed and caught calves.  

Congratulations to all!

LONGHORNS VISIT MJH

The 6th grade students from Juan N. Seguin Elementary visited Memorial Junior High School.

 It was a great presentation with great tour members leading the students through their school. 

The Longhorns are super excited for next year! 

Go Mavericks!

Consulado de Mexico en Eagle Pass - Vaccination Campaign Flu Shots

 

DARR TOPS ATTENDANCE WEEK OF 2/19 - 2/23

 

CARDINALS HOST SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE NIGHT

 San Luis' Science Night was a total success! 

Thank you to all parents and students who attended! 

A special shout out to San Luis Elementary Student Council members for hosting all the different Science experiment stations at Science Family Night.

Your hard work showed and students experienced teaching and presenting to parents.

Our teaching future is set with these Cardinals!

Way To Go!

DARR CLAIMS AR POINTS LEADER SPOT - 2/22/24

 

WHS SENIOR IS MASSACHUSETTS BOUND

 Congratulations to CC Winn High School Senior Carlos Longoria who has been accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

Carlos will begin at MIT in the fall of 2024 where he plans to double major in Electrical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. 

Carlos discussed how thankful he is to his family for being a constant source of motivation, especially his younger siblings. 

Congratulations Carlos, and best of luck at MIT!  

LIBERTY TOPS ATTENDANCE WEEK OF 2/12 - 2/16

 

Consulado de Mexico en Eagle Pass - Vaccination Campaign COVID 19 Formula & Flu Shots

 

WHS Senior is a National Merit Finalist

 After fulfilling several additional requirements, Sergio Long has advanced to the Finalist level of the National Merit Scholarship competition. 

National Merit Scholarship winners (Merit Scholar® awardees) will be chosen from this group of Finalists based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments. 

Congratulations to Sergio Long for becoming a Finalist of the National Merit Scholarship Program!

Winn Basketball is Playoff Bound

 Congratulations to the CC Winn High School Maverick Boys Basketball Team!

The Mavs have made history and are in the playoffs! 

Please come out and support them on Monday, Feb. 19th at 6:30 p.m. as they take on the Alamo Heights Mules at Devine High School!

WHS SENIOR IS MASSACHUSETTS BOUND

Congratulations to CC Winn High Scholl Senior Sergio Long who has been accepted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

Sergio will begin at MIT in the fall of 2024 and plans to study Earth, Atmoshperic, and Planetary Sciences. 

Sergio has discussed how thankful he is to his parents for supporting his endeavors, motivating him to strive for more, and instilling a storng work ethic in him. 

Congratulations, Sergio!

EAGLE PASS FFA FINDS SUCCESS IN SAN ANTONIO

The Eagle Pass FFA students traveled to San Antonio to compete in the San Antonio Stock Show with their Lamb or Goat project. 

Congratulations to Jesus Tovar who placed 9th with his Medium Wool Lamb and to his sister Ivanna Tovar who placed 3rd in her class of Fine Wools.

 A big congratulations also goes to Ivan Roque who placed 5th with his Fine Wool Cross. 

Congratulations to all who competed as well! (Jimena Molina, Anahi Molina, Javier Molina, Austin Perez, Ariana Samaniego, Jesse Soto, and Areli Hernandez)

EPHS SENIORS PREPS FOR THE IVY LEAGUE

Eagle Pass High School would like to formally congratulate, senior, MariaFernanda Salinas for getting accepted to Yale University and receiving a full ride scholarship. 

This accomplishment reflects on all her hard work and dedication to her studies. MariaFernanda is president of the National Honor Society and has always been an integral part of the student body. 

She is truly an inspiration to the next generation of Eagles to soar high in the direction of their aspirations and dreams. 

Way to go, MariaFernanda for such a high achievement!

MJH WINS AT UIL INVITATIONAL

Memorial Jr. High UIL Academics traveled to Laredo for invitational meet  on Feb. 10, and brought back 1st place for 7th Grade and 3rd for 8th grade. 

MJH would like to congratulate all their students and coaches on a job well done. 

The Mavericks will travel to Laredo again on Saturday, March 2nd for the District UIL Meet. 

WHS VALENTINE'S DAY GUIDELINES

 

SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL Wednesday, February 7, 2024

 

KIRCHNER TOPS ATTENDANCE WEEK OF 2/5 - 2/9

 

LIBERTY TOPS ATTENDANCE WEEK OF 1/29 - 2/2

 

SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPT HOSTS WORKSHOP

Friday, February 9th, Special Education teacher Rebecca Sanchez along with Speech and Language Pathologist Maria Elena Rodriguez held a parent workshop at E.C.C. titled "Supporting Students with Functional Communication Deficits" where parents were taught how to support students with functional communication deficits. 

Parents in attendance learned how to help their child communicate efficiently and effortlessly with the use of picture cues along with understanding the different phases of using a functional communication folder. 

These exercises will help with team building between school setting and home setting. 

We hope that today's event will go a long way in helping our special education students thrive in school

Consulado de Mexico en Eagle Pass - Vaccination Campaign COVID 19 Formula

 

LONGHORNS RING IN COUNSELORS DAY

Juan Seguin Elementary

 celebrated their conselor, Mrs. Melchor, with a staf luncheon and a gift.  

The Longhorns wanted to thank Mrs. Meldhor for everything that she does for her staff, students, and parents.

Go Longhorns!

EPHS VALENTINE'S DAY GUIDELINES - NEW DROP OFF POINT

 

Maverick Accpeted to Harvard Summer Program

Congratulations to CC Winn Junior Glenda Rodriguez who has been selected to participate in the Harvard Secondary School Summer Program. 

Admittance to the Harvard Secondary School Program is highly selective, and applicants are selected based on a strong academic record and submission of an exceptional application. 

During her time at Harvard, Glenda will manage the demand of 2 rigorous courses and experience life as a Harvard student. 

Congratulations, Glenda!  

THSCA NAMES EPHS SENIOR TO SUPER ELITE TEAM

Eagle Pass High School is proud to announce that one of their very own has been named to the Texas High School Coaches Association's Football Super Elite Team! 

Congratulations are in order for EPHS Senior, Gunnar Caballero! 

Way to represent your school and district!

EPISD Random Acts of Kindness Week February 12th - 16th

 

FORMER EAGLE PASS FFA STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS

 The Eagle Pass FFA is super proud to announce that three of their former students have been invited to compete on the Texas A&M Range Plant Identification team.  These members are Jessica Sebastian, Charles Garrett Purcell, and Hanna Hardt. They first competed for Texas A&M in the fall at the  Texas Range Plant Identification competition.

They were then invited to compete for Texas A&M at the International Range Plant Identification contest held at the 77th Society for Range Management Annual Meeting held January 29-February 1, 2024 in Reno, Nevada.

This competition has been years in the making for these three students; Eagle Pass FFA has been building a legacy over the last 10 years, working hard at learning how to identify Texas range plants through lots of studying and practice, attending invitational competitions, and even attending summer workshops. 

Jessica, Garrett, and Hanna have taken advantage of these opportunities and have now taken this knowledge and knocked it out of the park.  They were all a part of the State Winning Eagle Pass FFA Plant ID team when they were in high school, and now they are taking those skills and developing more. 

To compete with Texas A&M at these college-level competitions, they are now learning over 250 plants from all over the North American continent. 

We are so proud that their hard work and dedication has paid off.

EPHS + MATH NIGHT = SUCCESS

Eagle Pass High School would like to thank all those that were in attendance for Math Night on January 31st! 

This event helps promote family involvement within the math department and brings staff, students and parents together with fun & games. 

Mr. Luis Huerta, Principal, is appreciative of the Math Dept. for all their time and hard work to make this evening successful.