Ellen Colunga (@EllenColunga) profile picture

Dance and Theatre Instructional Specialist at Ysleta ISD

El Paso, TX
Joined September 2023
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We’re celebrating the talented dance teams from Del Valle HS Fuego, Ysleta HS Danza Folklórico & Dancing Spirit, and YWLA Legacy Dance Team for earning Division I “Superior” ratings at the first Far West Texas Dance Educators Spring Assessment! 💃✨
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Congratulations to Mr. Porter and his Academic Decathlon team from @VVECHSYISD who have advanced to the 2026 @AcadecTx Small School State Contest in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 27-March 1, 2026. We are so proud of you all!
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Ellen Colunga retweeted
CONGRATULATIONS, Ysleta HS Dancing Spirit, on your Division 1 Superior rating at the TDEA Far East Texas Fall Dance/Drill Team Assessment! 👏🏼 #THEDISTRICTofCHAMPIONS
So very proud of our Dancing Spirit team as they participated in the first ever TDEA Far East Texas Fall Dance/Drill Team Assessment. Great performance ladies! Division 1 Superior rating! 🏆#ONETribe #TogetherWeRise
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Come out and support the Hanks Silhouettes ❤️💕❤️
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Do you love drama? How about gossip? How about the Eastwood High School Theatre production of 9 to 5!? Opening Thursday October 23rd at 7pm at the EHS Theatre. Come be entertained by our talented cast ands crew. Great way to spend an evening after working 9 to 5!!!⏰
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Ellen Colunga retweeted
🎭 Bravo! #YsletaISD has been named a Premier Community for Theatre Education through 2027! 🌟 A standing ovation to our @YISDFineArts team for championing creativity, talent, and passion in every classroom. The spotlight is yours! 👏
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Ellen Colunga retweeted
Join us in celebrating our #YISD Speech & Debate students and coaches on National Speech and Debate Education Day! 🎉🗣️ A huge thank you to our incredible coaches for your dedication and guidance in helping students succeed. Your impact is invaluable! 👏✨ #NSDEDay
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I’m so proud of you @MaddieJade700 ! This is just the beginning ❤️
This season I got the chance to choreograph my very first competition piece and it received 3rd place in the category and a judges choice award for choreography. Thank you to my coach for this amazing opportunity and reminding me that this wasn’t the end for me! @HanksDance
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Ellen Colunga retweeted
What a Show! YWLA Theater outstanding performance at UIL One Act competition yisd.net/o/ywla/article/2051…
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This picture says it all! #family
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Please come out to support our talented @YsletaISD theater programs! Don't forget! The @uiltexas 2-5A District One Act Play Contest will be tomorrow at @EastwoodHQ!
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Boom! 💥 #ForTheKingdom
Congratulations Silhouettes & Raices! National Dance Alliance (NDA) Nationals 📍Orlando, FL ⭐️9th Pom ⭐️17th Hip Hop Ysleta Spirit of Dance Championship 🥇 Pom 🥇 Hip Hop UTEP Dance Championship 🥇Pom 🥇 Hip Hop 🥉Contemporary 🏆Grand Champions- Raices Del Corazon Folklorico
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Ellen Colunga retweeted
So very proud of accepting the TAEA District of Distinction Award on behalf of all YISD Visual Arts teachers and the Fine Arts Department. This distinction was awarded to only the top 5% of all school districts in Texas! @YISDFineArts @YsletaISD
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Ellen Colunga retweeted
Outstanding performance from our Rangerettes here at the Fall Fire Honor Dance Recital!🤠 @Riverside_4ever @rhsrangerettes
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Beautiful performances by all the YISD dance teams! I’m super proud of my All Star dancers Yazmine Alba and Danielle Castillo! With the band season barely ending, these dancers performed amazingly. Thank you dancers for bringing my grandfather's tribute piece to life!
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Congratulations to Dahlia Ornelas and Jordyn Villarreal from @YsletaHS, Azra Rios-Carroll from @phsmats and Keenan Stevens from @JMHanksHigh for advancing to the 2025 STATE @uiltexas Student Congress Contest! They will be traveling in January to compete in Austin, TX! WAY TO GO!
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The 2024-2025 Region 2 @AcadecTx Coaches' Meeting will be held Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm @YsletaISD Central Offices in the Sierra Room. We will be discussing new contest policies and drawing for team numbers. We are so excited for a new year!
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