Gold Performance Acknowledgements
In the annual Gold
Performance Acknowledgement program sponsored by the Texas Education
Agency, 24 IISD schools have received a total of 60 acknowledgements,
and the district received a commendation for social studies.
Schools and the
number of gold performance awards they received are:
|
High Schools |
Awards |
|
Irving High School |
2 |
|
MacArthur High School
|
3 |
|
Jack E. Singley Academy |
5 |
|
Union Bower Center for Learning
|
1 |
|
Middle Schools |
Awards |
|
Austin Middle School |
4 |
|
Bowie Middle School |
1 |
|
Crockett Middle School
|
1 |
|
de Zavala Middle School
|
4 |
|
Houston Middle School |
2 |
|
Lamar Middle School |
4 |
|
Travis Middle School |
5 |
|
Elementary
Schools |
Awards |
|
Barton Elementary School |
1 |
|
Brandenburg Elementary School
|
1 |
|
Britain Elementary School
|
1 |
|
Brown Elementary School |
2 |
|
Farine Elementary School |
2 |
|
Gilbert Elementary School
|
2 |
|
Good Elementary School |
2 |
|
John Haley Elementary School |
5 |
|
Hanes Elementary School |
3 |
|
Keyes Elementary School |
5 |
|
Lee Elementary School |
1 |
|
Stipes Elementary School |
2 |
|
Townley Elementary School |
1 |
|
District |
Awards |
|
Irving ISD |
1 |
Gold Performance
Acknowledgements are a result of testing data from the 2008-2009 school
year. Schools are recognized for high student performance on indicators
such as reading, mathematics, writing, science, social studies,
attendance, advanced course/dual enrollment completion, and rigorous
graduation programs.
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Wind, Percussion Players Added to
All-Region
Three more Irving
ISD students earned seats in All-Region Orchestras as a result of
auditions at Region 20 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) wind and
percussion auditions in Duncanville November 7.
From Irving High
School, Hugo Rodriguez earned second place percussion; Susan Taylor
finished sixth for French horn; and Sharnise Gossett finished fifth for
percussion. From MacArthur High School, Austin James earned second place
in trumpet. Scores for James and Rodriguez qualified them to advance to
area competition in January.
The All-Region
Orchestras will perform a concert at 4 p.m. November 14 at Nimitz High
School Auditorium. For a complete list of IISD students who earned seats
in an All-Region Orchestra, access
www.irvingisd.net/articles/allregionorchestra2009.htm.
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Litter Force to Visit IISD
On
November 18, the Don’t Mess with Texas Litter Force superheroes will
visit first and second graders at Townley Elementary School at 8 a.m.,
and first graders at Stipes Elementary School at 1:45 p.m.
The Litter Force – “Hawk, Bolt, Ultra & K-900” – were developed by the
Texas Department of Transportation to help elementary-aged students
become familiar with the Don’t Mess with Texas campaign. According to
research conducted in 2007, first grader’s familiarity with the campaign
was 91 percent compared to 50 percent prior to the Litter Force debut.
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The “Don’t
Mess with Texas” Litter Force |
During the visits to
Townley and Stipes, Litter Force superheroes and their “trash foes” will
perform an interactive play, and students will have the opportunity to
view animated Litter Force public service announcements.
For more information
about the Litter Force and Don’t Mess with Texas campaigns, access
www.dontmesswithtexas.org.
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Brandenburg Funds ISF Scholarship
Students and staff
at Brandenburg Elementary School have donated $2,500 to Irving Schools
Foundation (ISF) to fund a scholarship for a graduating senior at
MacArthur High School.
Brandenburg used the
school’s annual talent contest, “Brandenburg Idol”, to raise the funds.
In previous years, the talent contest has been used to raise funds for
campus projects, or has been donated to local agencies such as Irving
Cares.
Brandenburg Elementary School presented $2,500 to Irving
Schools Foundation (ISF) for a scholarship to be awarded at
Breakfast with the Stars in April. Pictured are (back row,
from left) Dr. Neil Dugger, interim superintendent; Mandy
Hamilton, ISF executive director; Mary Kay Dixon,
intervention teacher; Chris Nester, Brandenburg vice
principal; Tammy Stringer, instructional specialist; and
Brandenburg students (front row, from left) Perla Contreras,
Kayda Peltz, and Madison Graham. |
The Brandenburg
scholarship is designated for a graduating senior from MacArthur who
also attended Brandenburg. The senior must have a 3.0 grade point
average and plan to attend college or trade school following graduation.
ISF scholarship
applications for graduating seniors and teachers are due in January and
are awarded each year at the Breakfast with the Stars in April. For more
information about ISF or about applying or endowing a scholarship,
access
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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Science & Math Across the Curriculum
IISD science and
math classes in various middle and elementary schools have used a
variety of methods throughout the past weeks in delivering content to
students. For more information on the activities students are exposed to
in science classes, access
www.irvingisd.net/sciencecenter
|
 Fifth
graders in Keesha Valtierra’s class at Gilbert Elementary School
create and observe chemical reactions among baking soda, citric
acid and water in class October 20. |
|
 Students
in Heather McCarroll’s third grade art class at Johnston
Elementary School learn about the historical process of making
paper. |
|
 Jeff
Jamison, meteorologist for CBS Channel 11 visits students at
Farine Elementary School to talk to students about the weather.
|
|
 Katie
O’Gorman, intervention teacher at Johnston Elementary School,
takes on the roll of “The Mad Mathmatician” by giving students
weekly math challenge questions during morning broadcasts on the
school’s closed-circuit news show, then going to classrooms and
surprising winners who answered correctly. Pictured is O’Gorman
with Micaela Figueroa, fifth grader at Johnston.
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November Teacher Enrichment Grants
Irving
Schools Foundation (ISF) has awarded 16 Teacher Enrichment Grants for
the month of October.
Grant recipients are:
● Tom Gear, Jack E. Singley
Academy
●
Susan Lambert, Jack E. Singley Academy
●
Terrie Huff, de Zavala Middle School
●
Charlotte Weinstein, Lamar Middle School
●
Dawn Bizzell, Travis Middle School
●
Tammy Stringer, Brandenburg Elementary School
●
Kelli McLaren, Brown Elementary School
●
Kristi Murrell, Farine Elementary School
●
Teressa Brace-Shelton, Thomas Haley Elementary School
●
Sarah Loas, Hanes Elementary School
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Jance Shive, Johnston Elementary School
●
Anupama Khosla, Keyes Elementary School
●
Rick Orndoff, Keyes Elementary School
●
Lindsey Sanders, Schulze Elementary School
●
Inma Weaver, Schulze Elementary School
●
Andrea Keller, Stipes Elementary School
Teacher Enrichment
Grants are awarded for as much as $500 and provide funding for
professional development opportunities including attendance at seminars
and workshops. Applications from teachers and school administrators are
due by the 10th of each month and are distributed September through May.
For more information about ISF or Teacher Enrichment Grants, please
visit
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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