Estes Fall 2024
News & Class Updates

8/1/2019 Update

TOMORROW IS GRADUATION!!! –here is the list of approved guests: https://family.pep.org/estes/graduation/guest-list/ Reminder: the Estes Unit is an all-male prison.  Because many men are enticed by pretty women, ladies, please do not wear tight-fitting clothing to graduation.  This is for your loved one’s sake! Action item: please pray for all class members, that they will feel an abiding love and peace as they […]

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09/14/2025 Update

Dear PEP Families, Here are the latest updates on this class: Click here to see the latest  class pictures:https://family.pep.org/estes/esfl25photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ GRADUATION GUESTS: THE DEADLINE TO RSVP IS NOW –...
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9/5/25 Update

Dear PEP Families, Here are the latest updates on this class: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/esfl25photos/ Enjoy reading our latest monthly newsletter (with more pictures!) here: https://family.pep.org/estes/esteschronicle/#_es08251 Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please...
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8/29/25 Update

Dear PEP Families, Here are the latest updates on this class: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/esfl25photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ If you’d like some tips about how to write a parole support letter, please check...
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August 22, 2025 Update

Dear PEP Families, Here are the latest updates on this class: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/esfl25photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ In need of some additional, non-PEP support? Here is a list of resources we have...
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August 14, 2025 Update

Dear PEP Families, Here are the latest updates on this class: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/esfl25photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) To see your loved one’s grades/GPA, please click here: https://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ Interested in seeing PEP’s Transitional Homes in Dallas and Houston? Take a...
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Welcome to PEP’s Fall ’25 class at the Estes Unit! 

Dear PEP Families, Welcome to PEP’s Fall ’25 class at the Estes Unit!  There’s plenty to go over in this first weekly update, so let’s get started: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/esfl25photos/   Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) Enjoy reading our monthly newsletter (with more pictures!)...
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COMING SOON

Stay tuned for Estes Fall 2025 class Updates

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Estes Summer 2025 Post-Graduation Update

PEP GRADUATION PICS ARE HERE!!! Here is how you can see all graduation pictures: Take a brief survey here: https://family.pep.org/estes/essm25gradsurvey (“Regular class updates” = class journals, class pics and GPA updates) The “Thank You” page will provide a link to all our graduation pictures – please save this link! It has been my honor to work with you. Have a great weekend! Blessings, Laura
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June 27, 2025 Update

Dear PEP Families, Below is our final regular class update for PEP’s Summer ’25: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/essm25photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) Enjoy reading the special graduation edition of our class newsletter here: https://family.pep.org/estes/esteschronicle/ As soon as graduation pictures...
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June 19, 2025 Update

Dear PEP Families, This is the last week of class, and I want to ensure you see how well everyone is doing! Please enjoy the following updates: Click here to see the latest class pictures: https://family.pep.org/estes/essm25photos/ Read how participants describe “a day in the life of PEP” through our weekly class journals here: https://family.pep.org/estes/journal/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) We asked the men to write about which of PEP’s 10 Driving Values is their favorite and...
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New Weekly Journals & FINAL GPAs!

Jan 15, 2020

Dear PEP Families, Read through the two latest & greatest Weekly Journals here: http://family.pep.org/estes/journals/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) FINAL grades/GPAs are here: http://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ (Click the date.) As always, thank you for your support!

FINAL GPAs

Jan 15, 2020

Participant GPA Test Avg. Adan M 3.27 85.36 Alejandro C 2.62 72.48 Alejandro E 3.10 81.98 Alex D 3.21 84.18 Anthony E 3.36 87.30 Antony K 3.79 95.73 Armando B 2.90 77.93 Austin G 3.68 93.57 Benny D 1.57 51.41 Bradley L 3.13 82.66 Brent B 2.51 70.14 Brian H 3.97 99.36 Brian N 3.82 […]

Week 17

Jan 15, 2020

Week in Review Monday, January 6, 2020 It’s amazing what we can do when we put our minds to a specific goal. To achieve that goal is even more amazing. I think it’s safe to say that all of us who have made it this far set a goal to graduate this class. It is […]

Week 16

Jan 15, 2020

Week in Review Monday, December 30, 2019 Today we started class with a good prayer from our brother Kalan W., which led to a lot of good energy being passed around afterward. We are getting closer to graduation, so everybody seems to becoming more and more anxious. We took our last Crime and Punishment test […]

Update 1/6/2020

Jan 6, 2020

Dear PEP Families, Happy 2020! – I hope each of you enjoy this new year full of joy, seasoned with an “attitude of gratitude.” In order to catch you up with what’s been happening in class, you can read the latest Weekly Journals here: http://family.pep.org/estes/journals/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) Updated grades/GPA […]

GPAs as of 12/30/2019

Jan 6, 2020

Participant GPA Test Avg. Adan M 3.25 85.02 Alejandro C 2.64 72.77 Alejandro E 3.11 82.26 Alex D 3.25 84.98 Anthony E 3.40 87.93 Antony K 3.82 96.33 Armando B 2.91 78.12 Austin G 3.71 94.12 Benny D 1.56 51.21 Bradley L 3.21 84.12 Brent B 2.57 71.30 Brian H 3.98 99.58 Brian N 3.85 […]