Young Women's Leadership Academy -

YWLA Vaccine Clinic ~ Get up to date on your vaccines!
Date: August 25, 2025
Time: 4-6 pm
Location: next to the Nurse's Office

Get Ready - the Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! Open during Parent Teacher Conference Night. Great way to promote reading at home & reward your student for hard work! You may sett up eWallet as a cashless way to pay! Credit cards and cash will still be accepted.

Book Fair Homepage (where parents can set up eWallet, take a sneak peek, & buy books online): https://www.scholastic.com/bf/yisdywlafall2025

Parent Meeting Aug. 5, 2025
Where: YWLA Commons
5pm - Dance & Music Meeting for all NEW students in dance & music classes
6pm - Anti-Hazing Make-up for any student who did not attend the July 24 Open House

We are so proud of you YWLA Class of 2025!

You are cordially invited to our Awards Ceremony. Starting strong and finishing stronger!

Gobi visits YWLA! NY Times Bestselling Author & Ultramarathon Runner, Dion Leonard, and his dog, Gobi, visited YWLA on Wednesday, April 30th. Students had the opportunity of a lifetime to hear about the amazing adventures of this little dog across the desert and China.

Talent Show & Lip Sync Battle on May 29 at 1:30pm Talent Show- Individuals or small groups - Must Audition, May 15 or 16. Lip Sync - Create a LIP SYNC group in advisory class (8 or MORE students) find a 2 minute song (Props and costumes encouraged) - No audition, see Ms Smith

YWLA students continue Earth Day Dress Up Week by wearing animal print to support wildlife conservation. It was amazing to see everyone in animal print with so much school spirit and passion for protecting our planet's incredible animals. Let's keep that Earth Day energy going!

YWLA students celebrated Earth Day with Ocean Themed gear. Wearing ocean themed outfits or beachwear to promote keeping our oceans and coastlines clean! International Dance Day was honored by wearing a tutu over beachwear outfit.

YWLA is a proud Texas Purple Star Campus. Today YWLA students showed their support of our military-connected students by wearing a purple top. April is designated as Month of the Military Child to recognize and honor their unique experiences, sacrifices, and resilience.

NY Times Bestselling Author & Ultramarathon Runner, Dion Leonard, and his dog, Gobi, will be visiting YWLA next week on Wed April 30th. He will be selling and autographing books after his presentation at 1:30 pm in the Commons. https://youtu.be/87_EIlcDXuo

Online registration is now open for the 2025-2026 school year. Register at yisd.net/enroll

WHEN: Friday May 2 1:30 - 3:00pm COST: $5 per person (adult or student) TICKETS: Limited Tickets Available Purchase Online at schoolcashonline until sold out Bring a dessert/snack to share!

GT students will be completing a Research Poster Board as their engineering challenge piece in the NASA Aerospace project. Students will present their Research Poster Board to their parents at their GT Student Showcase on April 16th in the Commons & Library areas.

Spanish Honor Society and Folklorico Las Mariposas invites you to Senior Night Celebration April 4th at 6pm in the Commons. Join us for a vibrant night of dance, celebrating joy, culture, and tradition! Seniors will receive their honor cords!

Wishing our incredible principal Mrs. Villalobos a very happy birthday! Your leadership and commitment to empowering young women at YWLA is truly inspiring. Have a fantastic day! 🎂 #YWLA #Leadership #HappyBirthday

YWLA High Q is aiming for the top! Picture features our YWLA High Q competitors in action at the tournament on 2/15. They're already setting their sights on the top 3 finalist spots for next tournament!

Future scholars explore their possibilities! Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) visited YWLA Thursday! Students learned about what it's like to be a Greyhound! #ENMU #CollegeVisit #Transformers #FutureIsBright

College Shirt Day @YWLA! Showing our school spirit and dreaming big! #CollegeShirtDay #CollegeBound