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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12/13/2019 Update

Dec 13, 2019

Dear PEP Families, You can read the latest Weekly Journal here: http://family.pep.org/estes/journals/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) Updated grades/GPA are here: http://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ (Click the date.) For those who signed up to attend graduation: Please check to see if your name is listed here: https://family.pep.org/estes/graduation/guest-list/ – these are the guests whose (full) names […]

Week 12

Dec 12, 2019

Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 We have listened to many men speak, but none of them have inspired us the way our fellow PEP brothers have. It is absolutely amazing to watch hardened men allow themselves to be vulnerable. The fact is that being in the PEP classroom can cause us to be emotional and express […]

GPAs as of December 9, 2019

Dec 12, 2019

Participant GPA Test Avg. Adan M 3.28 85.65 Alejandro C 2.48 69.62 Alejandro E 3.01 80.15 Alex D 3.33 86.56 Anthony E 3.39 87.82 Antony K 3.86 97.12 Armando B 2.95 78.94 Austin G 3.66 93.26 Benny D 1.68 53.62 Bradley L 3.17 83.32 Brent B 2.58 71.65 Brian H 3.99 99.82 Brian N 3.90 […]

GPAs as of December 9, 2019

Dec 12, 2019

Participant GPA Test Avg. Adan M 3.28 85.65 Alejandro C 2.48 69.62 Alejandro E 3.01 80.15 Alex D 3.33 86.56 Anthony E 3.39 87.82 Antony K 3.86 97.12 Armando B 2.95 78.94 Austin G 3.66 93.26 Benny D 1.68 53.62 Bradley L 3.17 83.32 Brent B 2.58 71.65 Brian H 3.99 99.82 Brian N 3.90 […]

12/4/2019 Update

Dec 5, 2019

Dear PEP Families, The latest Weekly Journals are available here: http://family.pep.org/estes/journals/ (Click week # to read a particular post.) New pictures are here: https://pepmedia.smugmug.com/Estes/EsWn20/BPW Your loved one’s updated grades/GPA are here: http://family.pep.org/estes/gpas/ (Click the date.) **This Friday, 12/6, is the deadline to sign up as a graduation guest! ** First, see if you are one […]

Week 11

Dec 4, 2019

Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 Today was a lot of fun. We started our 10th speech for our Toastmaster class. We have worked so hard to get to this point of the course. The improvement can be seen in each individual. In the beginning, we were nervous and hardly able to stand in front of an […]