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Savings Time Ends - October
28, 2001
Irving
ISD Employees Give More Than $39,000 in United Way Donations
IISD
employees supported the annual IISD United Way Campaign with a record
number of contributions totaling $39,244.07, a 67.3 percent increase
from last year, and a 111.5 percent increase in the number of
contributors. Several
schools and departments had significant increases in the number of
contributors, amount of contributions, and percentage increases from
last year.
Eight
schools and two departments have a 30 percent or more increase in the
number of staff members contributing to this year’s campaign: Union
Bower Center for Learning, 150 percent; Britain Elementary School, 30.8
percent; Elliott Elementary School, 1,338.6 percent; Gilbert Elementary
School, 100 percent; John Haley Elementary School, 100 percent; Lee
Elementary School, 136.1 percent; Townley Elementary School, 1,478.9
percent; Pierce Early Childhood School, 72.7 percent; Special Education
Department, 40 percent; and Bilingual & ESL Department, 700 percent.
Staff
members from the following schools and departments gave more then $800:
Irving High School, $876; The Academy of Irving ISD, $2,130; Austin
Middle School, $966; Crockett Middle School, $880; Elliott Elementary
School, $5,722; Farine Elementary School, $1,243; Thomas Haley
Elementary School, $3,254; Hanes Elementary School, $877; Lee Elementary
School, $2,000; Schulze Elementary School, $1,048; Townley Elementary
School, $3,791; Administration Building, $2,091; and Gilbert
Transitional Center, $979.
The
following schools and departments had notable increases of 30 percent or
more in contributions: Union Bower Center for Learning, 147.3 percent;
Bowie Middle School, 55.6 percent; Crockett Middle School, 30.6 percent;
Lamar Middle School, 301.7 percent; Britain Elementary School, 72.3
percent; Davis Elementary School, 81.3 percent; Elliott Elementary
School, 403.3 percent; Farine Elementary School, 156.8 percent; Gilbert
Elementary School, 395.5 percent; Thomas Haley Elementary School, 530.6
percent; Hanes Elementary School, 40.8 percent; Lee Elementary School,
133.6 percent; Schulze Elementary School, 158.8 percent; Townley
Elementary School, 1,202.8 percent; Kinkeade Early Childhood School,
55.6 percent; Instructional Media Center, 86 percent; Special Education
Department, 177.2 percent; and Bilingual & ESL Department, 317.5
percent.
IISD
employee donations to the United Way will aid programs such as American
Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and more
than 100 other United Way affiliates.
Affiliates in Irving include: Our Children’s Center at Irving,
Irving CARES, Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc., Irving Corps
Community Center–The Salvation Army, YMCA–Irving, and YWCA–Irving.
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TEA
Migrant Education Honors IISD
Irving
ISD has been recognized by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for
successfully educating migrant students.
TEA’s
Division of Migrant Education has selected the Irving ISD as a winner of
the 2001-2002 District Award given to school districts that achieved
academic success with their migrant students. Statewide, 121 school
districts are receiving this recognition.
The
purpose of the award is to honor school districts that strive to meet
the unique needs of migrant children and their families by helping
migrant students meet high academic standards. There are approximately
126,000 migrant children in Texas.
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Students
Selected for All-City Orchestras
Fifty-three
IISD high school students and 68 IISD middle school students were named
to the Irving All-City Orchestra recently. On January 25 and 26, 2002,
the annual All-City High School and Middle School Orchestra Concerts
will be at Nimitz. The distinguished musicians are listed below.
High
school violins: Mingming Ma, MacArthur; Jayson Small, Irving High; Anu
Mathai, Nimitz; Emily Maletic, Nimitz; Messay Derebe, Irving High; Amy
Yu, Irving High; Rubia Valente, MacArthur; Kalena Davis, Nimitz; Ashley
Ward, Irving High; Stephanie Rhoades, Nimitz; Theresa Curtsinger, Irving
High; Junia Valente, MacArthur; Arifin Alam, MacArthur; Ngan Kim Nguyen,
Nimitz; Kimmy Noneman, Nimitz; Nicole Plagens, MacArthur; James Janscha,
Nimitz; Siljo Kuruvila, Irving High; Megan Askew, Nimitz; Francesca
Riedle, Nimitz; Denise Martinez, Irving High; Rebecca Puthukeril,
Nimitz; Kelsie Dunn, Irving High; Rosalba Moreno, Irving High; Joey
Williams, Irving High; Thanh Hoang, Nimitz; Stephen Grisham, Nimitz;
Diana Lopez, Nimitz; Ada Ventura, Irving High; George Jacob, Nimitz;
Lauren Welch, Irving High; and Lauren Nichols, Nimitz.
High
school violas: Tarun Krishnan, Irving High; Kelli Gibson, Nimitz;
Amygrace Ventenilla, Irving High; Annelise Garner, Nimitz; Ramon Amaya,
Nimitz; Katie Stiggleman, Nimitz; Marcos Conde, Nimitz; and Amanda
Woods, Irving High.
High
school cellos: Tiffany Strike, Irving High; Curtis Kral, Nimitz; Tessa
Roten, MacArthur; Melissa Patterson, Irving High; Dave Elmore, Nimitz;
Min-ji Kang, Nimitz; and Madonna Solis, Irving High.
High
school basses: Catherine Gibson, MacArthur; Duke Anderson, Irving High;
Jason Moore, Nimitz; Josh Seither, Irving High; Andrea Canafax, Nimitz;
and David Fulton, Nimitz.
Middle
school violins: Sabrina Blackner, Austin; Justin Cadenhead, Austin;
Silvia Rocha, Crockett; Caitlin Sweet, Crockett; Crystalia Sulaiman,
Travis; John Alomar, Lamar; Monica Hernandez, Austin; Cami Hartness,
Austin; Jin Joo Kin, Travis; Jennifer Stanton, Lamar; Katherine Nguyen,
Austin; Carolina Bustos, Crockett; April Fields, Austin; Dorothy Phan,
Crockett; Derik Kendall, Lamar; Miso Ahn, Houston; Praveena Lakireddy,
Houston; Kathleen Moss, Crockett; Whitney Easter, Houston; Estela
Buenrostro, Lamar; Leslie Pool, Houston; Khanh-Doan Hoang, Lamar; Tilu
Thomas, Lamar; Han Cho, Crockett; Jesus Garcia, Crockett; Patricia
Cooley, Houston; Ana Sanchez-Hodges, Austin; Shelby Carpenter, Crockett;
Madison Jeter, Crockett; Jennifer Rohrs, Lamar; Trae Malone, Austin; and
Alicia Ellsaesser, Lamar;
Middle school
violas: Cameron Davis, Lamar; Kathy Avila, Lamar; Nick Berryman, Austin;
Adam Browning, Lamar; Arielle Aldridge, Crockett; Clark Hurst, Austin;
Josh Westerman, Lamar; Nick Endicott, Austin; David Park, Crockett;
Sarah Kim, Lamar; Ashley Cate, Crockett; Gabriel Malagon, Travis;
Samantha Barrentine, Austin; and Kaitlin Harnish, Travis.
Middle
school cellos: Sarah Valente, Travis; Tiffany Marshall, Lamar; Katlin
Johnson, Lamar; Elmer Molina, Lamar; Kristie Moro, Lamar; Iona Williams,
Austin; Mariana Alvardo, Austin; Ashley Chandler, Austin; Jaycob Small,
Austin; Kyle Colvin, Crockett; Trevor Rich, Crockett; and Juan Cruz,
Austin.
Middle
school basses: Robert Benton, Austin; Chanel Brosset, Crockett;
Anna-Marie Elam, Lamar; Patti Fuentes, Crockett; Ryan Reed, Lamar; Shane
Hodgson, Crockett; Brett Canon, Crockett; Gilberto Mendoza, Travis; Eloy
Graciano, Austin; and Scott Marsalis, Lamar.
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Fall
Festival Features Orchestra Students
The
Orchestra Fall Festival, scheduled on Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m. in
the Irving High School auditorium, will feature all 7-12th grade
orchestra students. This
year’s concert theme is music from “South of the Border”.
Children
are encouraged to come in costume and costumes will be judged by roaming
judges in the auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Costume contest winners will help conduct the orchestra.
Irving Community
Television Network will videotape the concert for cablecast on Channel
18 on AT&T Broadband.
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Irving
JROTC Drill Team Wins First Place Overall
On
Saturday, October 20, Irving High School Marine JROTC students competed
in the Pride of North Texas Drill Meet at Lewisville High School.
Students competed against 28 schools from Texas, Oklahoma and
Louisiana. Irving High won
First Place Overall and designated Meet Champions.
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Union
Bower to Host Health Fair
Union
Bower Center for Learning will host a Health Fair on Tuesday, October
30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the school’s gym. Visitors can give blood
to Carter Blood Care, get a flu shot from Baylor-Irving Medical Center,
get a free smoke detector from the Irving Fire Department, or sign up
for Medicaid and CHIPS insurance.
Other
community partners who will be there include: Faith & Wellness
Partnership of Irving, A Touch of Hands Massage Therapy, Skills to
Empower People Socially, Family Outreach of Irving, Our Children’s
Center at Irving, Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse,
Remedy Addictions Counselors, Betty Ford’s Five-Star Kids, and drug
prevention researchers.
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Hanes
Plans Pumpkin Patch PhotoFest for Saturday
On
Saturday, October 27, Hanes Elementary School will host its third annual
Pumpkin Patch PhotoFest – a chance for parents and neighbors to enjoy
the fall weather and get professional pictures of their children. The
fun will last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with games, refreshments and a
raffle drawing. Raffle items include bikes, stereos, and gift
certificates. Photos will cost $5 each and raffle tickets will cost 50
cents each. Game and food tickets will cost 25 cents each.
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Racing
for the Cure
Faculty
and staff from Elliott Elementary School, Brown Elementary School, and
Houston Middle School participated in fundraising activities for the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Almost 40 teachers, PTA
members, family and friends of Elliott participated in the Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday, October 20 raising $740 for the
cause. Twelve teachers from Brown also participated in the race and on
Friday, October 5, faculty and staff at participated in Lee Denim Day,
donating $5 each for the right to wear jeans to school. Brown raised
$270. Houston also participated in Lee Denim Day, donating $5 each for
the right to wear jeans to school and to support Houston employee
Melissa Skains who ran in the Race for the Cure. Houston raised $185.
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Nimitz
Students Serve During Teen Read Week
 On
October 17, approximately 75 students from Nimitz High School went to
Kinkeade in the morning or Townley in the afternoon to read to some of
the early childhood or elementary students. This activity was organized
in conjunction with the national “Teen Read Week” program.
Nimitz
students read books and interacted with the younger students by asking
questions about the content of the books. Both listeners and readers
seemed to enjoy the activity, and many asked to do it again at another
time.
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Britain hosted a family Pumpkin Night, Tuesday, October 23rd.
The families had several activities to participate in:
guess if a pumpkin would float or sink, pumpkin carols, pumpkin
art, pumpkin stories, pumpkin seed tasting, and pumpkin
bingo. Pictured above the families were able to carve a
"virtual pumpkin" in the computer lab without the mess
!!
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