“Parents and families are the first and most important
teachers. If families teach a love of learning, it can make
all the difference in the world to the children.”
Fort Bliss CYSS and the Ascarate Fishing Club will conduct a free fishing tournament for youth ages 3-16 Saturday, May 26 at Ascarate Lake.
The tournament will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the east pavilion of the lake and conclude at noon. On-site registration will run from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Fort Bliss CYSS tent. All registered youth will be treated to free hot dogs, chips and drinks. All registered youth will receive free T-shirts, as well. Prizes will be awarded in three age categories.
The lake will be stocked with native fish prior to the event. Bait and 350 rods and reels will be on hand to borrow from the club with a photo ID card. The tournament will be open to the entire El Paso youth community. Because this is an educational venture with the Ascarate Fishing Club, a "catch and release" policy will be enforced with tournament participants.
Adults age 17 and older must have a Texas fishing license to fish in the lake.
The tournament is sponsored by Price's Creameries, Kohl's and Academy Sports and Outdoors.
While the tournament is free, all guests must pay the $1 per car Ascarate Park admission fee to enter the park. Only cash is accepted. Ascarate Park is located at 6900 Delta Drive in El Paso.
For more information, call (915) 755-0983 or (915) 751-3891.
In cooperation with the Fort Bliss Emergency Management Team, Milam Elementary School will participate in an evacuation drill at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 30. Milam will go into evacuation mode of the crisis management plan. The Fort Bliss Emergency Management Team, Fort Bliss Fire Department, Fort Bliss Police and El Paso Independent School District police will provide the support for this drill.
Students and teachers will evacuate the building according to the plan and will walk to the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center. Luke Street will be blocked from traffic. Students, teachers and staff will be transported on EPISD buses to Ross Middle School where they will be provided with a sack lunch. Students, teachers and staff will return to Milam by bus and arrive at approximately noon. Emergency staff will be on site to handle any type of emergency. Your child’s teacher will remain with your students at all times. Please be assured that all precautions will be taken to conduct this exercise in the safest manner possible.
Pre-K AM classes and Pre-K afternoon classes will not participate in this exercise. Their schedule will remain the same. Only a skeleton crew and an EPISD administrator will be left behind to assist those remaining at Milam.
Please refrain from making any doctor’s appointments on that day if possible. The office will be closed from 8:45 to approximately noon. Please keep this in mind should your child be tardy or absent on that day.
For more information, call (915) 587-2520.
Click here to view the EPISD letter to parents.
Live on East Fort Bliss or the east side of El Paso and looking for child care? East Bliss CDC has officially opened its doors for business, and is welcoming new patrons. The new facility accommodates 338 infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. It is conveniently located near the Constitution gate and Soto Physical Fitness Center on Constitution and Kasserine Way. All children must be registered with Child, Youth and School Services for child care services. For more information, or to register, please contact Parent Central Services at (915) 568-4646.
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