Upcoming Events
-
Wednesday
6:00 PM YISD Board of Trustees Meeting
-
December 20, 2023
-
December 21, 2023
-
December 22, 2023
-
December 23, 2023
-
December 24, 2023
-
December 25, 2023
-
December 26, 2023
-
December 27, 2023
-
December 28, 2023
-
December 29, 2023
-
December 30, 2023
-
December 31, 2023
-
January 1, 2024
District News
-
Young Women’s Leadership Academy student named to All State Orchestra
Kira Smith is the only string musician for the entire El Paso region
-
Ysleta ISD schools among top TX schools on K-8 rankings list
Five campuses are among the top 20 percent of public elementary and middle schools in the state.
-
YWLA senior wins 3rd place in “I Voted” Sticker Contest
El Paso County Elections Dept. to issue winning sticker during the 2024 election
Important District Information
-
Return to School after COVID-19
Care Solace Mental Health Resources
Fentanyl Awareness Information
Announcements
-
KARC-TV Morning Announcements
-
ARC 8th Grade 2023 Graduation Pictures
Campus Quick Links
-
How to access and view progress reports
This video demonstrates how to access and view a progress report in the Home Access Center.
Points of Pride
-
Alicia R. Chacón International School opened its doors in 1995. It began as a dual language program for kinder to 2nd grade. It gradually added grade levels until reaching its current kindergarten through 8th enrollment.
Our students are taught an enriched curriculum, which includes learning English, Spanish and either Chinese, German, Japanese, Russian or French. Our goal is to ensure students learn to appreciate and respect other languages, cultures and all ethnic groups. As part of our third language program, students participate in Kung-Fu, Gymnastics, Karate, Tennis or Ballet. Our students are given the opportunity to travel to China, Germany, Japan and Russia, depending on their language of instruction. Our school maintains a positive relationship with our sister schools in Germany and Russia. We sponsor a student exchange program with our sister schools on alternating years.
Alicia R. Chacon’s Fine Arts program offers Art, Band, Choir, Dance and Orchestra Classes.
For the first time in school history, ARC will have their very own Cross Country and Soccer sports programs. Students participate in all other sports programs with our neighbor Del Valle Middle School.
Since 2017, ARC has been implementing a STEM component to middle school elective courses starting in 6th grade; 7th and 8th grade courses are through Project Lead the Way (PLTW). Currently, our students with exceptional math, science, and reading scores are selected to take Design and Modeling/Automation and Robotics (in 7th grade) and Medical Detectives/ Energy and the Environment (in 8th grade).
As our students graduate from 8th grade, they are highly recruited by all YISD high schools, as well as other area districts. Alicia R. Chacon takes pride in being a nationally known Dual Language School with deep roots in the Ysleta Independent School District.It's "GREAT" to be an Explorer at Alicia R. Chacón!