Irving High Homecoming

Irving High School Tigers celebrate homecoming this week. Highlights of the homecoming schedule include:

• Parade
  Thursday, 1 p.m., Irving High

• Pep Rally & Bonfire
  Thursday following ninth grade football games, Irving High

• Irving High Tigers vs. Cedar Hill Longhorns
  Friday, 7:30 p.m., Irving Schools Stadium

• Crowning of Homecoming Queen
  Friday, halftime of homecoming game

• Dance
  Saturday, 7:30-11:30 p.m., The Studios at Las Colinas, Building 4

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Nine Seniors Earn Commended Status

Nine IISD seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Seniors selected as Commended Students are:

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the national are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. They placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2008 competition. Students were qualified according to their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken during the junior year of high school.

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Hispanic Scholars Recognized

Four Irving ISD seniors have been named National Hispanic Scholar for their outstanding performance on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) among minority students. Recognitions are coordinated through The College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Seniors named National Hispanic Scholar are:

Celeste Martinez, senior at Nimitz, was named Honorable Mention for the program.

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USDA Silver Schools

During the Board of Trustees meeting October 6, trustees recognized the IISD schools awarded Silver School status by the United States Department of Agriculture, as part of the HealthierUS School Challenge.

Schools winning the Silver Award are: Barton Elementary School, Brandenburg Elementary School, Britain Elementary School, Davis Elementary School, Gilbert Elementary School, Hanes Elementary School, John Haley Elementary School, Johnston Elementary School, Lively Elementary School, Schulze Elementary School, and Stipes Elementary School.

In order to receive the Silver school designation, schools must meet or exceed the nation’s second-highest standards for student exercise, healthy meals, and nutrition education. The 11 IISD schools represent the largest group of schools in a single school district in the state of Texas to be recognized as Silver School winners at a single time.

For complete HealthierUS program criteria, access www.fns.usda.gov/TN/HealthierUS/criteria_instructions.pdf.

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Construction Updates     

All weekly Irving ISD construction progress reports have been posted to the IISD website.

For MacArthur High School, many structural and foundation components have reached completion including: pier drilling, structural-grade beam construction, structural steel erection, and structural slab installation for the classroom addition.

For The Academy of Irving ISD, complete components include: final grading, pier drilling, structural grade beam construction, and construction of the lower floor wall.

To view these reports and updates for all IISD construction projects, access www.irvingisd.net/facilities/construction.

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Learning Skills for Living

Student from Hope Work’s sixth grade Skills for Living class at Bowie Middle School attended Junior Achievement’s Finance Park to learn about the importance of keeping a budget and planning for the future.

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A Day Made Better

Representatives from OfficeMax congratulate Jerri Johnson, second grade teacher at Lively Elementary School, for being rewarded with “A Day Made Better”, a program sponsored by the OfficeMax in recognition of innovative teachers who were recommended by the school principal.

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