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YWLA January 2023 Newsletter
ALUMNI DAY
At the First Annual YWLA Alumni Day, YWLA was honored to welcome back alumni to celebrate their Class of 2022 reunion. On January 6th, our first YWLA graduating class participated in an alumni reunion featuring a showcase of college student achievements. With a 100% college acceptance rate, all YWLA alumni are currently enrolled in college, and they came back to YWLA to share their college advice with all current students at YWLA. When girls join YWLA, they form lifelong bonds of sisterhood and YWLA students were excited to learn from the first-hand college experiences of their older YWLA sisters. Special thanks to the Young Women's Preparatory Network (YWPN) for supporting our Alumni Day festivities.
FAMILY GAME NIGHT - JANUARY 27 from 3:30-5:30 PM
YWLA MAKING A DIFFERENCE
YWLA Transformers are change makers. Throughout January, our STUCO members are hosting a drive to support El Paso Animal Services by gathering donations of dog food, pet toys, leashes, pet bowls, beds, kennels, and fleece blankets. They will also be hosting a blood drive with Vitalant on Thursday, January 19th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm for students 16 years old and above with parent permission.
This Spring, YWPN will be hosting a collection drive to gather items on our YWLA wish list. Donations being accepted include: school supplies for our teacher's pantry, gently used young adult books for our lending library, college prep books for our college center, female hygiene products for Project Period, and donations of games, legos , and art supplies for our Makerspace. For more information on how to get involved, contact arascon@ywprep.org or 915-434-1386.
Peter Piper Pizza Benefit Day - January 26
Join us for a YWLA Spirit Night at Peter Piper Pizza on Thursday, January 26th from 11am to 9pm at the 10501 Gateway Blvd W location. Mention the fundraiser at the register and 15% of proceeds will support programs at our campus.
GET INVOLVED & VOLUNTEER
If your New Year's resolution is to get more involved and make a difference, here are a few steps you can take to get more involved at YWLA:
Our PTSO team is currently accepting new parent members. To join PTSO, contact YWLAPTSO@gmail.com or call our Secretary, Priscilla Holguin at 915-307-1435.
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER AT THE SCHOOL
To volunteer at YWLA, all volunteers should complete a volunteer application on the YISD website at: https://www.yisd.net/volunteers
For more information on how to get involved, contact arascon@ywprep.org or 915-434-1386.
SIGN UP FOR OUR CAREER DAY - February 22
We will be hosting a career day at YWLA on the morning of February 22nd. If you would like to share your professional career experience with YWLA students, please complete our career day interest form here: https://bit.ly/careerdayinterest
YWLA OPEN HOUSE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Visit our online calendar for a list of upcoming events: https://www.yisd.net/Page/128
NHS Food Drive
STUCO Toy Drive
NHS Holiday Cards
Middle School Robotics
1st Place EPCC Art Contest
High School Robotics
About Us
Email: ywprep@yisd.net
Website: https://www.yisd.net/ywla
Location: 8040 Yermoland Drive, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: 915-434-1300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YsletaYoungWomensLeadership
Twitter: @Ysleta_YWLA