C.C. Winn Winterguard WOWS in San Antonio

On Saturday, February 22nd, the C.C. Winn Winterguard,  sponsored by Mr. Carlos Vela, traveled San Antonio, Texas to compete at the Festival of Colors hosted by Madison High School.  They competed with a show entitled “Citizens of the Planet” in the Scholastic Regional AAA Classification.  They placed 2^nd place overall and missed 1^st place by less than one point!

Based on the unit’s scores and level of achievement this past competition, the unit exceeded the expectations of the Scholastic Regional AAA class and beginning with the contest Saturday, March 1 at Jourdanton HS, they will be promoted to Scholastic Regional AA. 

Performers include: Karla Sanchez 12th, Rolando Garcia 11th, Jesse de los Santos 11th, Celeste Cortinas 12th, Sonia Laredo 12th, Clarissa Longoria 12th, Alexis Rivas 12th, Kasandra Gutierrez 12th, Bianca Perez 11th, Emely Perez 11th, Angelica Beltran 11th, Andy Jimenez 10th, Stephanie Treviño 10th, Isabella Lopez 10th, and Vianney Gonzalez 9^th.

March School Board Meeting

The Eagle Pass Independent School District will be changing the date and the location for their monthly School Board Meeting this March. 

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18 at the De Luna Center located at 649 Webster St.

 

Memorial Junior High takes 1st in District UIL Academics

On February 15^th, Memorial Junior High traveled to Laredo, TX, and competed in their district UIL Academics competition, at Lamar Middle School.

Both 7^th and 8^th grade as a tram, received first place in sweepstake points.  The 7^th grade team earned 221 points, and 8^th grade earned 281 sweepstakes.

This is the fourth year in a row that Memorial Junior High School UIL Academic takes first in district for both grade levels.

 

Congratulations to all that participated

 

EPHS Exemplary Volunteer, Lynn B. Balderas

Lynn Balderas, 17, a sophomore at Eagle Pass High School has been honored for his exemplary volunteer service with a Certificate of Excellence from Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, and with President’s volunteer Service Award granted by the program on behalf of President Barack Obama.

Presented annually be Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The Award honors young people across America.

Certificates of Excellence are granted to the top 10 percent of all Prudential Spirit of Community Award applicants in each state.
Presidents Volunteer Service award recognize Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country

Eagle Pass High School nominated Lynn B. Balderas for national honors this fall in recognition of his volunteer service.  By going above and beyond in his volunteer service, Lynn has brought about a positive change to his school and our community.

Liberty Elementary along with 24 Texas schools nominated for 2014 National Blue Ribbon Honors

The Texas Education Agency announced today the nomination of 25 Texas public schools for national 2014 Blue Ribbon Schools recognition.  Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels.

The nominated schools in Texas include Eagle Pass’ very own Liberty Elementary.

All schools that have been nominated for the 2014 honor were selected as exemplary high performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally normed tests. Each school has an economically disadvantaged population of 40 percent or greater.

The nominated schools must now complete a rigorous application process through the U.S. Department of Education.  Announcements of the national award winners will be made in September 2014.  Schools that receive the award are recognized at the Blue Ribbon School conference in Washington, D.C.
Congratulations on the excellent service Liberty Elementary is providing to their students.

 

EPISD Teacher of the Month- Carmen Bres

The Eagle Pass Independent School District has partnered with local businesses throughout our city to highlight the Teacher of the Month program, which honors educators who have made a difference in our community.  The program recognizes outstanding kindergarten, elementary, junior high, and high school teachers in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Mrs. Carmen Bres, a seventh grade Math teacher at Memorial Junior High, is the “Teacher of the Month” for February 2014.  Carmen was recognized for her commitment and dedication to teaching mathematics.  She makes extra time for all of her students, and celebrates even their smallest successes.  She dedicates many hours in preparing her material, lesson plans and improving her teaching strategies.  Carmen is the first secondary teacher to receive this honor.  This veteran educator has been a mathematics teacher for 19 years and a majority of her teaching career has been at Memorial Junior High.  She is best known for her positive attitude, caring insight, and love of her subject.

A segment will appear on iVision throughout the month of February detailing many more accomplishments of Mrs. Bres.  A teacher will be selected each month through June 2014 for a total of nine (9) honorees.  

The “Teacher of the Month” will be chosen based on educational achievements in the classroom, community contributions and innovativeness of the program/techniques used by the teacher. The “Teacher of the Month” will receive a certificate of recognition and will be featured on iVision, local media news, news publications and radio broadcasting. Additionally, each “Teacher of the Month” will receive donations from local businesses.

 This month we would like to thank our sponsors, Wal-Mart, O’ Berry’s Frozen Yogurt and Ancira Ford – Eagle Pass.  

February is CTE Month

February is Career and Technical Education Month. There are so many courses offered within the  EPISD that prepare students for college and the workforce.

 

Inform yourself, Educate yourself, and you too could become a professional.