Students Advance to UIL Regional

Students from Irving High School, MacArthur High School, and Nimitz High School competed March 23-24 in the District 7-5A UIL Academic Meet at Trinity High School in Euless. In team events, MacArthur took first place in literary criticism, cross examination debate and speech, while Nimitz took first in social studies. Overall, MacArthur finished second with 352 points and Nimitz was third with 198 points. South Grand Prairie won the meet with 477 points.

In individual events, the following students advanced to regional competition, set for April 13-14 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock: Kevin Itty and Ronal Rivera from Irving High; Tarique Rahman, Chris Palmer, Princy George, Crysta Vera, Rosa Gomez, Tausiq Ahmed, Adaobi Anyiwo, Sarah-Naomi Rutledge, Claire Gutowski, Samantha Hess, Nathan Bakos, Charles Wadsworth, Dylan Cowart, Shane Byrne, and Lionchelle Williams from MacArthur; Idiculla Suijith, Jafferji Murtaza, Jaclyn Le, Jeremiah Glenn, Tu Anh Dinh, Joseph Mathew, and Harrison Cohen from Nimitz.

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MacArthur, Nimitz Advance in One-Act Play

Last weekend, Nimitz High School hosted the District 7 One-Act Play Contest, with MacArthur High School and Nimitz each advancing to the area competition Saturday in Coppell.

Nimitz advanced with the play And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson, while MacArthur advanced with Confederate Letters. Each school amassed 40 points, ahead of area alternate South Grand Prairie.

Travis Ponikiewski of MacArthur won best actor honors for the competition while Kaycee Reininger of Nimitz won best actress honors. The all-star cast included Elise Gentry and Trey Reynolds of MacArthur, and Josh Childs and Stephanie Stockton of Nimitz. Earning honorable mention were Raven Garcia and Tre Turner of MacArthur, and Laura Masterson and Chris Ramirez of Nimitz.

Kaycee Reininger & Travis Ponikiewski
Best Actor and Actress

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Reminder: April 9 is Make-Up Day

The Board of Trustees and the superintendent agreed to designate Monday, April 9 as the make-up day for the school day missed January 17 due to bad weather.

The IISD school calendar, adopted by the trustees, lists April 9 and May 28 as weather days that can be used to make up for bad weather closings. There have been no additional weather closings, so May 28 remains on the calendar as a student/teacher holiday.

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Athletes of the Month

The Irving ISD Athletes of the Month for April are Austin Christenberry of Nimitz High School and Melissa Resecker of Irving High School.

Austin Christenberry Nimitz High School

Melissa Resecker Irving High School

Christenberry, a junior, was first team All-District in mixed doubles and second team All-District in singles last fall. This spring, he is undefeated so far in singles and doubles, and shares the city championship in mixed doubles with MinYoung Kang. Christenberry is also active in academic pursuits, including as a member of Nimitz Academic Decathlon Team.

Resecker, a senior, is a three-year varsity starter for Irving High softball. She was second last year in batting average and fielding, and is again among the leaders in each category so far this year. Resecker, who is president of the National Honor Society, is in the top five of her graduating class and participates in various community service activities.

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IISD Hires New Internal Auditor

Irving ISD recently hired Kimberlyee Chappell in the central administration role of internal auditor. She replaces Jan Arrington, who became director of business operations for IISD. Chappell previously served as an audit supervisor in audit services for Dallas ISD and has also served in auditing, finance and accounting capacities for Richardson ISD and the City of Dallas. She holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science, both in accounting, from the University of North Texas. Chappell is a certified internal auditor and certified governmental auditing professional. In her duties, she reports to the IISD Board of Trustees.

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May 4 Deadline for DigiGirlz

Microsoft is scheduled to host DigiGirlz High Tech Camp at its Las Colinas location August 1−2. The mission is to introduce girls in grades 9−12 to the many career fields offered within the high tech industry. The two-day camp is free.

Space is limited. The registration deadline is May 4. Register online at at the website below and go to the Application Information section to access the online application form.

www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/camps.mspx

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Screening Mammograms This Month

The Irving Women’s Imaging Center is providing screening mammograms for IISD employees and covered dependents in April. Mammograms are free for those who are enrolled in Cigna Base OAP, Cigna Buy Up OAP or Cigna OAP Plus and those who are 40 or older. Those not covered by an IISD healthcare program can receive a screening mammogram for $125, payable at time of registration. For an appointment, call 972.579.4333 to schedule a time and specify your preferred location of Irving or Coppell.

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Retirement Seminar May 16

For those contemplating retirement in the next three years, a retirement planning seminar sponsored by the Region 10 Education Service Center will be held at 7 p.m. May 16 in Richardson. The meeting will be at the Abrams Building, 904 Abrams, in the Pecan Room. Register online at events.ednet10.net.

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IISD Honored with Web Award

The Irving ISD website has been selected to receive the Gold Award from the American Association of Webmasters, which recognizes outstanding achievement in web design, content and creativity.

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Nimitz Choirs Perform Well

The Nimitz High School varsity mixed and treble choirs participated in the UIL concert/ sight-reading contest in Waxahachie March 29. The mixed varsity received a Superior rating in concert and an Excellent rating in sight-reading, while the varsity treble received an Excellent rating in concert and sight-reading.

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Irving ISD Receives AED Award

In recognition of Irving ISD’s support, the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Risk Management Fund recently awarded an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the district. AEDs are life-saving devices that increase the chance of survival for victims of cardiac arrest. Dr. Neil Dugger, assistant superintendent for personnel and administration (left), and Judyann Robinson, IISD risk manager (center), accepted the award from Kim Webb with the underwriting and marketing division, Dallas region, of the TASB Risk Management Fund.