Eagle Pass Education Foundation celebrates 3rd Annual Gala

The Eagle Pass Education Foundation (EPEF) held its 3rd Annual Gala and Grant Award Ceremony on April 10, 2015 at the La Residencial Ballroom.  The event achieved record attendance and the EPEF distributed a total of $7500 to eleven different campuses.   The grants are part of the EPEF's annual program, in which proposals for innovative classroom programs are selected to receive funding through a competitive process. The non-profit organization formed in 2011, recognizes educators’ efforts to fund innovation.

EPEF received double the amount of applications this year, a testament both to its continued growth and the needs of Eagle Pass Schools.  All of the funding requests were compelling and worthy of attention, which made the selection process that much more challenging.  Those chosen represent EPEF’s best efforts to fund a broad range of innovative student experiences.

The Eagle Pass Education Foundation is run by a volunteer board working to support the EPISD by advocating for excellence in education, connecting schools and our community, and supporting students and teachers.  They are committed to making these kinds of grants and continue to increase both the numbers and funding amounts of grants as the foundation grows.

The following are the grants and grant writers who were recognized at the Gala:

Project:               Creativity Through Art

Applicant:           Sonia Tapia

Principal:             Rosa I. Valderrama

Project:               Planting the Seed of Knowledge with Technology in Mind             

Applicant:           Laura Chacon, Araceli Jimenez, Carla Ortiz

Principal:             Lisa Ruiz

Project:               Ayudame a Aprender Ingles

Applicant:           Arianna Celedon

Principal:             Rosanna Rios

Project:               Teaching to the 21^st Century: iLearn with iPod

Applicant:           Genella Fernandez

Principal:             Lety Sandoval

Project:               Astronomy Day

Applicant:           Cesar Picazo

Principal:             Adelita Olivares

Project:               Discovering Science: “A Night Beneath the Stars”

Applicant:           Ruth Jimenez, Apolonio Rodriguez

Principal:             Luz Lazarski

Project:               Leaping Toward Success

Applicant:           Victoria Herrera

Principal:             Aida Pang-Villa

Project:               Science for All

Applicant:           Amalia Riojas

Principal:             Amalia Riojas

Project:               Positive Peer Resolutions

Applicant:           Melissa A. Wynne

Principal:             Veronica Soto-Gonzalez

Project:               FFA Lead Community Garden

Applicant:           Carlos Cardenas

Principal:             Vale Moreno

Project:               Star Gazing Party

Applicant:           Leticia Guzman

Principal:             Mario Escobar

Project:               ESL Reading Smart

Applicant:           Erika Herrera

Principal:             Mario Escobar