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The Lady Eagles basketball team at East Grand Preparatory is setting the tone for the season with a renewed focus on defense and hard work. In their first game against Pioneer Tech, the team delivered an impressive performance, applying relentless pressure on ball handlers and forcing turnovers that led to key steals.

Representatives from the Texas Education Agency visited East Grand Preparatory on Thursday, Nov. 13 to observe Cityscape Schools’ dual language classrooms and innovative learning technology in action.

The East Grand Preparatory Lady Eagles volleyball team continued their strong start to the season with a straight-sets victory over KIPP-Pleasant Grove on Sept. 11.

Cityscape Schools is excited to recognize for the first time students who completed five or more consecutive years of dual language instruction in elementary school.  This student achievement is part of Cityscape’s commitment to growing global leaders, empowering them with the skill of learning two languages and being bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.   In 2023, The U.S. Department of Education launched the “ Being Bilingual is a Superpower” Initiative to promote and further the understanding of bilingualism and biliteracy as an educational and economic imperative for student success, global competitiveness, and engagement.   The department of education’s goal resulted in the bolstering of high-quality language programs and a diverse multilingual educator workforce across the country. The dual language program sets students up for success in the future by increasing their academic achievement, cognitive development, problem-solving skills, and stronger sense of identity and self-esteem. In addition, bilingual and biliterate skills are in high demand and not many people have them, so employers offer higher salaries to attract and retain bilingual employees. This was the first Dual Language annual ceremony for East Grand Preparatory’s  fifth grade students, as most of them enrolled in the program in first grade. It is a proud sentiment for the teachers and district leadership to show off their students' dedication throughout the Dual Language program.  This year, 34 students were awarded with a “Biliteracy Medal and Certificate” and some are even moving to middle school with high school language credits!  At East Grand Preparatory’s dual language ceremony, the executive principal and 5th grade dual language teachers gave a speech to share their thoughts on why learning a second language is important to them.  Mr. Juan Ornelas shared a memory…

Four EGP students get accepted into Townview Center. This year was not only the first year with most applicants from East Grand Preparatory at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, but it was also the first year with the most students accepted!  Carlos Frias, Daisy Lopez, Johanna Rosas, and Diego Ramirez are the four EGP students who will begin high school this fall 2024 at Townview.  Townview is known to be one of the most prestigious high schools in the country. The admission process is quite laborious and requires assessments, essays, and interviews.  Something that differentiates Townview from other schools, is that students are able to apply for  different schools within Townview, which allows them to select one that focuses on their career interest. Each EGP student who applied to Townview for high school, had a different way of testing in accordance to the school they were applying for.  Carlos found the most challenging part of his application process to be creating a portfolio of himself and what he wants to pursue in the future. Johanna felt that creating an interview-video to perfection to be the hardest part for her. Daisy and Diego thought that the testing was the tough part.  Carlos is excited to start learning more about the career he is trying to pursue in the future.  “It’s such an honor to continue my education at Marvin E. Robinson School of Business and Management in townview high school!” said Carlos.  Daisy will be a part of the School of Science and Engineering and is already thinking about what she plans to do in the future!  “I’m really excited to continue my education at one of the most prestigious schools…