Author Archives: Arielle Bejar

It’s the first couple weeks in your new school year and you’re already feeling frazzled and behind – why does it always feel this way? Actually, it doesn’t have to. At El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East, a small, tuition-free public school, every day we give you ways to recharge, refresh and plenty of recess, […]

Not only is Coach Ochoa our Physical Education teacher at El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East, she’s also a planner, so naturally she’s involved in a few school activities, including our Party Planning Committee AND our new Dean of Operations! We make sure to have a good time every day at our small tuition-free public […]

Sometimes, like in the business world, it’s not just what you know but also who you know. At El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East, we take it one step farther: we believe that emotional connections are just as important as social ones. In fact, knowing and connecting with each and every scholar is so essential […]

You’ve got your alarm set. Your outfit picked out. You’re excited, and maybe a little nervous because tomorrow is the first day of school at EPLA East! Are your expectations high or low, wondering if you’ll get the one “good” teacher or if you’ll get lost in a huge shuffle of students trudging up the […]

You are amazing. One of a kind. Unique. Exceptional. And as such, there isn’t just one general way you are supposed to learn, there is your way and at El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East, we’re here to follow your lead. Blaze Your Own Path At EPLA East, not only do we understand that no […]

At El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East, we believe in a modern, innovative education by combining working, learning and playing every single day. We work together to build a fun, close-knit community, all the while providing every individual scholar with a wide range of support and activities on our state-of-the-art campus to keep the boredom […]

Did you know that at El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East, we teach the future? We do and our expert futurologist is Mrs. Cannon who teaches College and Career Readiness.  At our tuition-free public school, we believe in big, bright futures for our scholars and think you can’t start getting a head start soon enough. […]

1. We Give Our Scholars The Best At EPLA East, we want our scholars to be their best selves and this starts with learning in an intentionally designed environment. We looked forward when we designed our school and curriculum, not backwards. When scholars meet their daily objectives, we give them what they want: freedom and […]

El Paso Leadership Academy East (EPLA East) is a departure from the middle schools and high schools of ye olden days of the 20th century. The first thing you notice is our extraordinary school building which we intentionally designed because we are redesigning education and want our building -and our ideas- to reflect that. We […]

How many hats does Coach Karla Cruz wear at El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA) East? At least a dozen, plus the ones she tries on when she’s needed in a pinch as Dean of Students, Culture, and Operations. Coach Kruz is our school’s All-Star, doing so many things well that it’s hard to keep it […]