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DIC Seeks Input
The IISD District Improvement
Committee is asking for input from District employees and community
members with regard to proposed revisions to the District Improvement
Plan.
Click here to view Draft of District Improvement Plan
The plan, to be presented to the
IISD Board of Trustees in March, is posted on the District web site.
Comments should be sent to Dr. Martha Stone, assistant superintendent for
curriculum and instruction, by February 28. Residents are also invited to
share their comments at the DIC meeting at Austin at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, February 28. To reach Dr. Stone, call 972-273-6025, email
mstone@irvingisd.net, or send
U.S. mail to Dr. Martha Stone, Irving ISD, 901 O’Connor Road, Irving,
Texas, 75061.
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ISF Named to Exxon Mobil Program
Irving Schools Foundation was
awarded one of 75 coveted Exxon Mobil Community Summer Job Program sites.
The foundation will post the job, conduct interviews and select one
college student to work in the district. Exxon Mobil pays the salary. The
intern will design materials for a payroll deduction campaign this fall.
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Service Center Employee of the Year
Ed Gray, an electrician for the
utilities section of the Facilities Services Department, has been selected
by his co-workers as the Service Center Employee of the Year for 2001.
“He is well-liked and gets along
well with all of his coworkers,” Assistant Director of Buildings and
Grounds Doug Hobbs said of Gray. “He does any job that is assigned to him
with no arguments or problems.”
Gray is a journeyman electrician
beginning his tenth year with the District. His main responsibility for
the past few years has been to wire energy management controls for all the
District’s facilities. He also does all the wiring for motion sensors.
“He always does any job to the best
of his ability and he’s a valued asset to the District,” Hobbs said.
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Mac Under a Godspell
The choir and theater arts
departments at MacArthur High School will present their Spring 2002
musical, Godspell, on Valentine’s Day weekend.
Godspell,
written by John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz, is a contemporary
re-telling of the Gospel of Matthew.
MacArthur’s version, directed,
choreographed and designed by theater arts teacher Bruce Coleman, features
more than 35 theater and choir students. MacArthur choir teacher Dana
Harlow will serve as musical director, working with professional
musicians.
Performances are Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, February 14-16, at 7:30 p.m. in the MacArthur Auditorium.
Tickets are $5 at the door.
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Nimitz Shop of Horrors
The Nimitz High School Choir will
perform Little Shop of Horrors for its annual musical.
Come watch as business blooms at
Mushnik's Flower Shop when an exotic plant named Audrey II (Jeremiah
Boisclair) arrives and rocks the world of bashful employee Seymour
Krelborn (Ben Kendall). But Audrey II turns out to be a carnivorous "mean
green mother from outer space" who forces Seymour to choose between fame,
fortune, or the kindhearted Audrey (Jodi Jungman).
A Greek chorus of street-wise
smart-alecks (Janna McDuffie, Wendy Mason, Krista Lundquist, and Jessica
Martinez) tell the tale.
Performances are Friday and
Saturday, March 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in the Nimitz Auditorium. Tickets are $5
and available at the door or by calling the Nimitz Choir Department at
972-273-8600.
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MacArthur Mentors at Lee
MacArthur High School juniors from
Jennifer Jackson’s class are working with fourth graders at Lee Elementary
to improve their writing skills. During a three-week program, the high
schoolers have worked one-on-one with the youngsters to help them improve
sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization and spelling.
On the final week of the program,
Lee students will visit their “writing buddies” at MacArthur. Fourth grade
teacher Christy Johnson organized the program.
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Pooh Visits Lively
Winnie the Pooh visited eight
classes at Lively Elementary on Monday, February 4. Prior to Pooh's visit,
the students took part in several hands-on learning activities, including
honey butter making and "blustery day" painting. Next month, the school
expects a visit from Raggedy Ann. The school would like to thank Barnes &
Noble for providing the costume characters' visits.
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Oh, The Places You’ll Go
Visitors to Lee Elementary’s Family
Literacy Night January 29 took a trip around the world without leaving the
campus. Families traveled through seven reading stations, with activities
at each station.
At the Whistle Stop Station,
families sang karaoke. At Grand Central Station, families read to receive
tickets to other booths. And at the SS Titanic, families tested whether
objects float.
The Irving Public Library was on
hand to distribute new library cards.
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