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Receive Crystal Apples
Irving Association of
Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) recently recognized individuals
and companies who have dedicated numerous hours to the success of
students attending IISD schools. During their Tenth Annual Awards
Banquet at The Academy of Irving ISD, Irving ATPE members presented
Crystal Apple Awards to individuals or groups in four categories –
business, community, civic and education.
Recipients of the 2002
Crystal Apple Awards are: Crescent Real Estate, Good Elementary
School; Crescent Real Estate Equities, LTD, Schulze Elementary
School; Tracy Newton, Schulze Elementary School; Sara Woodrow, John
Haley Elementary School; Burnell Stehlman, Schulze Elementary
School; Sherry Boone, Lively Elementary School; and Gary Schepf, The
Academy of Irving ISD. A special “life-long service” Crystal Apple
Award was presented to Will DeBerry, member of the IISD Board of
Trustees at the May 6 IISD Board of Trustees Meeting.
The Crystal Apple
Award, which was first presented in 1993, recognizes those in the
community who make a difference in the education of students in the
Irving Independent School District.
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Brockette Wins
National Foundation Award
Jack Brockette, Irving
High School art teacher, has been selected as a Robert Rauschenberg
Foundation Winner of the Power of Art Award. Brockette will attend
the Power of the Art Workshop at the Lab School of Washington, D.C.
on May 31. Robert Rauschenberg, a Master of Modern Art who learned
that he had dyslexia in his forties, initiated the workshop as a
means of bringing together teachers of special needs students. This
year, out of hundreds of outstanding applications, 30 elementary,
junior high, and high school teachers from 29 states have been
invited to attend the workshop to share lesson plans and to create
new ideas for teaching art. The workshop will be followed by an
awards ceremony and reception at the National Gallery of Art hosted
by the artist.
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City of Irving
Honors Bradley
Helen Bradley, Nimitz
High School history teacher and sponsor of Junior Historians, was
the recipient of the Environmental Excellence Award presented by the
City of Irving Public Health & Environmental Services Department at
Keep Irving Beautiful’s annual award event April 26.
The Environmental
Excellence Award is a special award given to honor exemplary
individuals, businesses or schools who have given an extraordinary
amount of time, energy, and commitment toward the betterment of
Irving’s environment.
During the past nine
years, Bradley and her students have collected chemicals,
electronics, and other household recyclables. They have collected
dryer lint, light bulbs, and neckties – all used to make Christmas
ornaments. They have participated in city and county clean up
events, tagged thousands of fresh cut Christmas Trees for Irving’s
annual Christmas Tree Round-Up, and have walked in numerous parades
promoting recycling and a beautiful community.
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MacArthur
Symphony Performs at Meyerson
This past Friday, the
MacArthur High School Wind Symphony competed at the American Classic
Music Festival held at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. They
earned a First Division and were chosen third place overall in class
5A. This marks the tenth award or trophy given to the band this
school year for excellence in performance.
Will James is band
director and Bryan Bond is assistant director.
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Irving High Choir
Wins Festival Awards
The Irving High School
A Cappella Choir won First Division Performance and Outstanding
Performance trophies at the Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus
Christi on May 4. The students also toured the USS Lexington, the
Corpus Christi Science & History Museum, and participated in
activities with other students competing at the festival.
Karen Thomas is choral
director at Irving High.
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Cosmetology
Student Qualifies for National Contest
Irving High School
student Natalia Herrera placed first in Male Haircutting at the
State VICA Contest and qualified for national contest in June. This
is the first time a cosmetology student has qualified for national
competition. Herrera is a second year cosmetology student at
Ratteree and her teacher is Gina Shaver Morgan.
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Nimitz Senior
Receives Special Scholarship
Nimitz High School
senior Sterling Cash has been selected to receive a Special
Scholarship from National Merit Scholarship Corporation sponsored by
Greyhound Lines, Inc. Winners in the competition for Special
Scholarships were chosen from a pool of candidates who fulfilled the
sponsor’s criteria and scored high on the 2000 Preliminary
Scholastic Assessment Test.
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Academy Students
Win State Electronics Contests
Academy of Irving ISD
students Hector Carmona and David Cruz won state honors at the State
VICA Contest in Fort Worth. Carmona placed first in Electronic
Applications/Technical Information and Cruz placed second in
Electronic Technology/Skills. Gary Kennedy, Academy career and
technology teacher, serves as VICA sponsor.
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Nimitz Students
Win FCCLA Honors at State
Two Nimitz High School
students placed in state competition at the Family, Career &
Community Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Corpus
Christi.
Christy Canney won
second place in Occupational Entrepreneurship and the team of
Jennifer Carter, Belinda Cleary and Ashley West won first alternate
in Occupational Skills for Life.
Participation in these
events provides opportunities for members to develop specific
lifetime skills in character development, creative and critical
thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge and
vocational preparation. Theresa Burkhalter, career and technology
teacher, is FCCLA sponsor.
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Media Technology
Students Cover Nelson Classic
Four media technology
students and teacher Aaron Cappotelli from The Academy of Irving ISD
will cover the Byron Nelson Golf Classic this week at the Four
Seasons Resort. The students – Mikael Canales, Jessica Atkinson, Ray
Williams and Will Penson – will present sports reports about the
event on IISD Channel 23.
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