Ysleta ISD Fine Arts

09/01/2026

🎨 **ART STUDENTS—DON’T MISS THIS!** 🎨

Sun City Portfolio Day is coming! Join us on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 9 AM–1 PM at the Socorro FineArts (SAC II) for an incredible opportunity to explore your future in the arts!

Students will meet art colleges and university representatives, learn how to build and photograph a portfolio, prepare for interviews, and have their artwork reviewed by admissions officers. 🖌️🎓

Open to high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and college students in the El Paso region.

📅 **Registration Deadline: September 15, 2026**

🔗 **REGISTER HERE:**
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYLMmxFIExk9V-hZhkeE5iYUWWXu0lHt6bNsWbaRKFCyvRAA/viewform

Start preparing your portfolio and take the next step toward your future in the arts! ✨

09/01/2026

✍️✨LET YOUR IMAGINATION TAKE FLIGHT!✨✍️

The 2026–2027 Ysleta ISD Creative Writing Contest is here, and this year’s theme invites students to dream big:

🌟ONE WISH: What Would You Choose?🌟

If you had one wish and the opportunity to make it come true—what would you choose? The possibilities are endless! We can’t wait to see where our students’ creativity, imagination, and storytelling take them. 📚💭✨

📅 **CONTEST DATES:**
📝 **October 19 – November 13, 2026**

📌 **FINAL ENTRIES DUE:**
**November 18, 2026**
📍 Fine Arts Offices

📧 **IMPORTANT:** All Creative Writing Contest information, including contest guidelines, deadlines, and materials, will be sent **VIA EMAIL ONLY** to campus Creative Writing Coordinators.

Campus coordinators, please be on the lookout for these important communications and share the information with participating students and teachers.

Let’s encourage our students to **dream big, write boldly, and turn their ONE WISH into an unforgettable story!** ✨📝🌟

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

📚📷Ysleta ISD Elementary & Middle School Academic Coordinators! Our MANDATORY meeting is Thursday, Aug. 27 at 5:00 PM in the Ysleta Room at Central Office! We’ll cover key dates, new contest policies, procedures & more. Get ready for an exciting year! See you there! 📷🎉

08/20/2026

Our Eastwood MS Orchestra needs your help! Please consider donating to their fundraiser. The funds we raise go toward new instruments, equipment, and music for our students!

https://vraise.org/XkbrJ9

08/19/2026

📸✨ Calling all young photographers!

The Ysleta ISD Fine Arts Department is thrilled to present the 10th Annual Student Photography Contest: IN MY CITY! 🌆📷

We want to see our city through the eyes of our talented young photographers! From unique perspectives and hidden details to the places, people, and moments that make our community special, we can’t wait to see what they have captured.

📅 **All digital entries are due Friday, September 21!**

Encourage your young photographers to get creative, explore their surroundings, and show us what **IN MY CITY** means to them! We can’t wait to see their incredible work! 🎨📸

08/18/2026

📚🏆 Ysleta ISD Elementary & Middle School Academic Coordinators! Our MANDATORY meeting is Thursday, Aug. 27 at 5:00 PM in the Ysleta Room at Central Office! We’ll cover key dates, new contest policies, procedures & more. Get ready for an exciting year! See you there! 🎉

08/18/2026

📚🏆 Ysleta ISD Elementary & Middle School Academic Coordinators: This year’s Academic Contest packets and websites are officially UPDATED! Please visit our Academic Events SharePoint to review all 2026–2027 contest materials and get ready for another great year of competition!

08/17/2026

🎨 Ysleta ISD Employee Art Exhibition — Artwork Pickup Reminder!

Thank you to everyone who shared their creativity and talent in this year’s Employee Art Exhibition! ❤️

If you participated, please remember to pick up your artwork TODAY or TOMORROW between 3:00–5:00 PM in the Central Office Theater Gallery.

We hope you enjoyed the exhibition! 🎭🖼️✨