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Madrigal
Merriment
The
Nimitz Choral Department will host its annual Madrigal Christmas Dinner
on Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the school’s
cafeteria. The evening features a magnificent Medieval feast and
performance of Jester, The Body
Ventures Forth by the Nimitz Madrigal Singers.
From
kings and princesses to wenches and a starving poet, it promises to be
an evening of authentic dress, dining, adventure and comedy.
Tickets
are $20. Please call Jaime Perez at 972-273-8600 to reserve a seat.
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Boeing
Benevolence
Barton’s
21st
Century Community Learning Program got a $5,000 boost from Boeing last
month. Boeing-Irving, a Barton partner in education, gave the school
much to be thankful for when it made the announcement in mid-November.
Boeing
also supports the after-school program with personnel. More than 20
company employees serve as mentors at the school and every year the
Boeing employee choir carols Barton students in December.
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Revolutionary
Revelry
It
was a revolutionary parents’ night at Travis on December 4. Students
and their families were treated to a showcase of crafts, reports and
performances by Travis eighth graders who have been studying the
American Revolution.
There
were skits performed by reading students, poetry from the English
classes, board games constructed by history students and revolutionary
snacks provided by the science classes.
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Accomplished
Accountants
For
the 13th
consecutive year, the IISD accounting staff has received two high-level
awards for their hard work in financial reporting. The Association of
School Business Officials International bestowed its “Certificate of
Excellence in Financial Reporting” on the District for its
comprehensive 2000 Annual Report. And the “Certifcate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting” was awarded to the District in
September by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the
same report.
The
GFOA certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of
governmental accounting and financial reporting.
The
GFOA also recognized IISD Chief Accountant Jane Valdez with the “Award
of Financial Reporting Achievement.” This is the fifth straight year
that Valdez has won the award.
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Higher
Learning
A
class of Irving High sophomores got a taste of college recently when
they took part in a joint lesson with Suzanne Gitongaat’s sophomore
literature class at North Lake College. The classes studied Popol
Vuh, a book on mythology and Greek literature.
Designed
to give students a peek at their futures, the experience forced students
to self-teach the material, take extensive lecture notes and read
independently without discussion. Not only did they learn about Greek
literature, they learned the difference between high school and college
classrooms – the difference in expectations, lectures and work loads.
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It’s
a busy time of year for the Elliott Honor Choir. December began with an
appearance at Six Flags Holiday in the Park. On December 5 at 7:30 p.m.,
parents and students will get a chance to enjoy the sound of the choir
and the taste of apple cider during Elliott’s second annual Cider With
the Choir concert in the school’s cafeteria. The group’s holiday
concert is the next day, December 6, at 7 p.m. also in the cafeteria.
Finally, the young vocalists wrap up their holiday concerts with the
annual choir tour on December 7. The choir will give two concerts at
Twelve Oaks Retirement Center, eat lunch at Crystal’s Pizza, and
finish the day at Kinkeade Early Childhood Center.
The
58-member, fourth and fifth grade choir is directed by Barbara Carter
and Jetawone Prestwood.
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