The first is the middle school concept which is being bantered about which will not only alleviate the growing pains at both EPJ 2000 and War Memorial Junior Highs, but will also save the district millions in not having to construct more elementary campuses for a very long time.  Millions that will be needed to refurbish the old Eagle Pass Junior High School on Del Rio Boulevard.

This middle school concept will send sixth, seventh and eighth graders to three junior high campuses.

"We are very supportive of the middle school concept and the need to bring together 6th, 7th and 8th grades," stated Board President Lupita Fuentes, "The money needed to bring the old EPJ building to standards would be about $8 million."

The second program which should be of great interest to our junior high and high school students is the advent of three additional magnate programs to go along with the already existing pre-engineering program: a medical magnate, pharmacology magnate and even a pre-law magnate program will be available for students with high goals and expectations for their future careers.

"The magnate schools will not be in a separate building as more traditional magnate programs, rather they will be a school within a school concept."

And if this were not enough, the last and most viable of these three future advents to the overall EPISD will be the Early High School College Program which will give high school students beginning from their freshman year the opportunity to graduate from high school with as many as 64 college credits making them juniors in college.

"This program will become a reality this next school year," said Fuentes.