Jones Elected, Stipes
Re-Elected to Board
On Saturday, Irving residents elected one new trustee and
re-elected another to govern the district.
Valerie Jones won the Place 4 seat on the IISD Board of
Trustees being vacated by Ruben Franco, who chose not to seek
re-election. Jones won 84.2 percent of the vote over challenger
Ruben M. Carranza, who garnered 15.8 percent.
Also, Randy Stipes was re-elected to his Place 3 seat,
winning 83.3 percent of the vote over challenger Manuel A. Benavidez,
who received 16.7 percent.
Election
results are unofficial until the vote is canvassed. Newly elected
trustees will be sworn in and installed Monday at the next board meeting
where Board officers also will be elected. For more on the
election results, access the City of Irving website at
www.ci.irving.tx.us and go to the Irving Elections link.
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Irving
Students Win at State Track Meet
Two Irving ISD students won state championships during
the UIL State Track & Field Championships held Saturday in Austin.
Adron Tennell of Irving High School was the Class 5A
champion in the long jump. His winning jump of 25 feet, 7¼ inches was a
wind-aided state record. His coach is Joseph Pouncey. Jennifer Ugochukwu
of Nimitz High School was the Class 5A champion in the shot put. She
threw 43 feet, 10 inches to claim the gold medal. Her coach is Leah
Hollie.
In addition, the Irving High girls 4x100 relay team
earned a top five finish, placing fifth in the state. Their coach is
Joseph Evans.
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Academy Students
Place at SkillsUSA
Advertising design students at The Academy of IISD
performed well during the SkillsUSA Texas Leadership & Skills Conference
April 27-29 in Fort Worth.
Danny Ramirez won two state medals, a first place gold
medal in State T-Shirt Design and a third place bronze medal in
Advertising Design Technical Test. His winning T-shirt design will be
printed and sold at next year’s state contest.
Also, Merrill Mathew and Laura Toller finished in the top
10 in Advertising Design Skills, placing fourth and sixth, respectively,
out of all ad design students in Texas.
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Academy seniors Merrill Mathew, Danny Ramirez
and Laura Toller placed high during the SkillsUSA state
competition in advertising design. Ramirez won gold and
bronze medals while Mathew and Toller earned top 10
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Academy students receiving first place blue ribbons for
various projects include Ramirez, Mathew, Toller, Alondra Garcia,
Orlando Aguilar, Shannon Passanante, Ryan Tomberlin, Kayla Lewis, Zach
Glover, Benjamin Bailey, Walter Ramirez, and Jordyn Cook.
In addition, two students who serve as SkillsUSA district
officers plan to attend the annual SkillsUSA Leadership Seminar in
Kerrville this summer. Walter Ramirez is District 6 parliamentarian and
Rita Chaidez is District 6 reporter.
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Scholarship
Applications Due to Foundation May 24
The
application deadline for John Stipes Motivational Pre-College
Scholarships is 5 p.m. May 24. Applications may be submitted at
the Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) office in the Administration
Building.
John Stipes Motivational Pre-College scholarships are
available to students in grades 9-12 who have overcome adverse social,
economic or personal situations to graduate from high school.
Students may obtain assistance for summer school, night school,
correspondence courses, GED tuition, or ACT/SAT prep courses.
Applications are available through high school counselors
or by visiting
http://www.irvingisd.net/foundation/availscholar.html.
For more information, contact the ISF office at
972-215-5018.
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Find Your Property
Tax Balance Online
It is now possible for
Irving ISD taxpayers to find their property tax balances online.
Taxpayers can search for any account whose property taxes are collected
by the IISD Tax Office. The website can be accessed at:
www.irvingisd.net/ppage/property_tax.htm.
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Autographed Books at
Lamar
The seventh grade English classes at Lamar Middle School
were treated to autographed books from Random House as a result of a
writing contest. Lamar Librarian Rosemarie Brock returned with the books
after recently attending the International Reading Association
convention in Chicago.
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Daddy Daughter Dance
at Davis
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The Cubettes
at Davis Elementary School held their annual Daddy Daughter
Dance April 28. The evening consisted of Cubettes, girls in
fourth and fifth grade, their younger sisters, and their
fathers. Each girl received a tiara at the princess-themed
dance. |
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