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Many parents begin their quest to position their children for admission to top-tier colleges as early as middle school, directing them to pursue certain courses or extracurricular activities. The truth is that college admissions committees don’t consider or even see a prospective student’s middle school grades. However, there is some merit to these parents’ emphasis […]

The El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) is always finding new ways to ensure streamlined communication with our parents to support their scholars progress. That said, EPLA is pleased to announce a new comprehensive “one-stop-shop” online tool — Schoolrunner. Schoolrunner can be accessed 24/7 via EPLA’s mobile app, allowing parents and scholars to see grades, assignments, […]

El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA, por sus siglas en inglés) recibió una subvención de $10,000 de la Fundación Andeavor en apoyo del programa Robótica: Evolución, Inclusivo y para toda la escuela. EPLA también recibió $ 5,000 del programa STEM Innovation Grant de la Fundación Freeport-McMoRan. Estas subvenciones ayudarán a expandir nuestro programa de robótica y […]

The El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) has received a $10,000 grant from the Andeavor Foundation in support of Robotics: Evolving, Inclusive, and School Wide program. EPLA has also received $5,000 from the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation’s STEM Innovation Grant program. These grants will help expand our robotics program, and provide the opportunity for ALL scholars to engage […]

Established in 2014 by two El Paso natives, Omar Yanar and Andrew Benitez, El Paso Leadership Academy, a tuition-free college preparatory middle school, welcomes its 5th class of 6th graders August 13. This year is extra special as the school is not only celebrating its 5 year anniversary but is also celebrating a number of […]

Photo Credit: Steven Cottingham – EP Herald Post Friday afternoon, the El Paso Leadership Academy held their CRSHH – Collaboration, Responsibility, Smarts, Humble, Hungry – Assembly and I was able to join the 6th and 7th graders during the gathering. Julian Casillas is the operations director of EPLA and gave me the run down of what the […]

Juliana Henao/El Diario de El Paso / Vistan el autobús interactivo de C-SPAN El autobús interactivo C-SPAN estuvo en El Paso para ser visitado por maestros y estudiantes de la escuela El Paso Leadership Academy, ubicada en el centro de la ciudad. En el lugar se dieron a conocer los recursos y servicios públicos ofrecidos […]

Reminder: 11-29-17 from 4:30 – 5:30 at ELPA

Reminder: Tuesday, November 7th.

Join us on October 11th for coffee and conversation with Mr. Benitez.