Marium Zahra, a seventh-grader at EPISD’s Young Women’s STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy, correctly spelled the word “realgar” on the 23rd round of the bee to get a chance to compete on television in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The El Paso Independent School District will continue to mandate the use of face masks at all its facilities despite the relaxation of health guidelines announced by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this week.
Two EPISD students qualified for the International Science and Engineering Fair and 10 qualified for the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair last weekend at the virtual Sun Country Regional Science and Engineering Fair.