Young Women's Leadership Academy -

Kira Smith from YWLA was recognized at the YISD Board meeting on Wednesday for her accomplishment as a 2026 All-State Orchestra musician. Bravo Kira!

Congratulations to our YWLA middle school robotics teams on their last 2 competitions. Special Shout out to team 45009A Blossom Butterflies for reaching the tournament finals! Gre...

YWLA's National Honor Society students celebrated World Read Aloud Day at Sageland Elementary, spreading the importance and joy of reading for academic success & personal growth! ...

Our YWLA library had an incredible time celebrating World Read Aloud Day with students all the way from SEK International School in Spain! 📚 Students from both cities loved shar...

Sara Vizcarra is receiving a scholarship to attend a summer program....at OXFORD UNIVERSITY! She received the Billingsley/Burns Award for International Studies and will attend a...

Together, our students are making a difference through My Sister’s Closet - a student-led, student-run thrift store at YWLA! 💙 This popular campus resource gives students, famili...

Varsity Mariachi Cielo Azul won sweepstakes on Jan. 31 and advanced to the state UIL Mariachi contest in February! Bravo Ladies!

Happy National School Counseling Week to our amazing YWLA counselors! Thank you for all that you do!

Congrats to the YWLA MS Symphonic Orchestra for their performance at the Pre-UIL Contest. Students earned Superior Rating in Sight Reading and an Excellent Rating on Stage. Keep u...

YWLA is incredibly proud to share some exciting newsl. Our school has been named the designation of a Texas Honor Roll School! Being named a Texas Honor Roll School reflects the ...

Our YWLA Transformers take the court for the middle school basketball division tournament today. Let’s show up and bring the energy! 🏀🔥 7th Grade Girls (Conf. 2) 📍 vs. Knolls @ E...

Congrats to our golf team! The YWLA HIgh School Golf team took 1st Place in a highly competitive field of 23 schools at the Pebble Hills Golf Invitational @ Horizon Golf Course on...

Our YWLA Thespian troupe learning and having fun at the New Mexico Thespian Festival at NMSU. YWLA senior Arianna received the distinguished senior award which is the recogniti...

Big news at YWLA! 🌟 We are incredibly proud to announce that senior Jin Song has been named a Semifinalist for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship Program! 🌟 One of only 568...

A big Thank You to all of this year's dynamic Women in STEM speakers who had great information and advice for our students. The series concludes on Feb. 5th with Uma Lakshman who ...

Mayor Reynard Johnson visited YWLA to personally recognize our standout student Kyleen Ortega who was selected as a member of “Mayor Johnson’s Team of Excellence.” This recogniti...

YWLA student Concerto Competition Winner Kira Smith, a Senior at YWLA, was announced the winner of the 2026 El Paso Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition! She will perform with...

YWLA students perform with All-Region Orchestra YWLA High School Orchestra students performed at the 2026 All-Region Orchestra Contest on January 17, 2026 with the top students f...

🏆 4-PEAT! 🏆 We are officially the 4x District 4A Champions! 🏊‍♀️✨ Our swim team dominated the water, bringing home the title for the fourth year in a row. It was a record-breaki...

A huge good luck to our amazing YWLA Science Fair winners as they head to the District Fair this weekend! We are so proud of your hard work and know you will represent us well.