IISD
Student Wins VASE Gold Seal
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Robert Cunningham |
Robert Cunningham of The Academy of IISD won a prestigious Gold Seal
during the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) held April 13-14 in
Houston. From approximately 2,000 entries in the state contest, his work
– a ceramic piece – was one of less than 100 pieces selected as the best
in Texas. He also won a state medal.
Eight other IISD students won state medals with a score of 4. Ivan
Alonso of MacArthur High School won two medals. Other IISD medalists
were: Tiffany Burts and Irene Sosa, Irving High School; Mariah Davis,
Christen Glenn, and Ann Stone, MacArthur; Ricardo Gonzalez, Nimitz High
School; and Alex Revier, The Academy.
Other students who advanced to the state competition were: Jesus Macias,
Kelsey Kontact, and Dayanne Verbena, Irving High; Jesus Castillo,
Nimitz; and Chris Cardona and Sawsan Hajmahmoud, The Academy.
Macias’ work was selected by the mayor of Sunnybrook to appear in that
city’s newspaper as the showcase work for the VASE competition.
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Teacher
Job Fair Scheduled for May 5
Irving
ISD will hold a Teacher Job Fair from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, May
5 at The Academy of IISD. Applicants should bring copies of their
résumé, current college transcripts, and teaching certificate or college
letter of anticipated completion.
Principals will be present to conduct interviews for the 2007-2008
school year. Representatives from various alternative education programs
also will be present. In addition, an alternative education seminar will
be held.
No
preregistration is required. Applicants may submit an electronic
application at
www.irvingisd.net/hr.htm.
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PreK
Informational Meetings May 10
Informational
meetings on prekindergarten for the 2007-2008 school year will be held
at 5:30 p.m. May 10 at the three Irving ISD early childhood schools –
Clifton, Kinkeade and Pierce.
These meetings are for parents to obtain information regarding the
upcoming school year. Please note that no student registration will take
place at these meetings.
Registration dates for early childhood schools are as follows:
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August 6 |
Pierce Early Childhood School |
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August 7 |
Clifton Early Childhood School |
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August 8 |
Kinkeade Early Childhood School |
Registration will take place from 8 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. on these days at
Austin Middle School.
To
register, students must be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2007,
and meet income, language, homeless and/or military dependency
requirements.
For more information, contact Clifton at 972-261-2800, Kinkeade at
972-273-6500, or Pierce at 972-554-3700.
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Early
Voting Begins Monday for Election
Early voting by personal appearance will begin Monday and continues
through May 8 for the May 12 Irving ISD Trustee election. Ballots for
early voting may be cast at Irving City Hall, Irving Arts Center, and
Dallas County Records Building as follows:
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April 30-May 5, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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May 6, 1-6 p.m.
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May 7-8, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
A list of polling places for voting on May 12 is available on the
IISD website at:
www.irvingisd.net/ppage/election_information.htm.
Candidate interviews
can be viewed on the website and on Irving Schools Television (ISTV) via
Time Warner Cable Channel 98 and Verizon FiOS Channel 33 through May 11.
They are broadcast daily at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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Academy
Mentorship Showcase May 2
Spring presentations for The Academy of IISD’s Independent Study
Mentorship Program will be conducted May 2 at the school. Presentations
will be made in two sessions, at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. An awards reception
will be held at 8:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
The program is a research-based, advanced-level course for high school
juniors and seniors to explore an area of study of their choosing.
Because of increasing student participation, the Academy is hosting its
own showcase this year. Twenty-two students will be presenting.
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Recycling
Program Still Going Strong
Irving ISD’s recycling program has paid out approximately $4,300 this
school year to schools from recycled paper and aluminum cans. During the
month of March, IISD recycled more than 193,000 pounds of material,
which is the equivalent to 96.2 tons.
For more information, visit
www.irvingisd.net/recycle.
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FCCLA
Academy Students Place at State Contest
Six students from The Academy of IISD placed at the Family, Career &
Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state conference held April 12-14
in Dallas.
Alicia Martinez, Amparo Ramirez, and Sindy Perez placed second in
Chapter Service Manual, while Lindsey Gillespie, Autumn Field, and Megan
Howell placed third in Applied Technology. Gillespie, Field and Howell
also earned $500 scholarships from Johnson & Wales University.
In
addition, Academy student Joseph Lees was installed as Region 3
president for the 2007-2008 school year.
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Week of
the Young Child at Clifton
Clifton Early Childhood School has scheduled a series of activities this
week in observance of Week of the Young Child. Nationally, Week of the
Young Child is promoted through the National Association for the
Education of Young Children.
Activities included a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday with Irving Mayor
Herbert Gears and a Nutrition Focus Day on Tuesday. Remaining activities
for the week include Literary Focus Day on Wednesday, Health Focus Day
on Thursday, and Fitness Focus Day on Friday.
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Vikas Show
This Weekend at Nimitz
The annual Spring Show by the Nimitz High School Vikas will take place
at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the auditorium. This year's show is
titled Lights! Camera! Action!
Tickets will be sold at the door for $8. Guest performers include the
Mini Vikas, Nimitz dance classes, Ballet Folklorico, Winter Guard, and
Falcon Dancers from Farine Elementary School.
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Irving
High to Present Footloose
Irving
High School’s Performing Arts Department will present its spring
musical, Footloose, at 7 p.m. May 2-4 at the auditorium. It is
based on the 1998 Broadway musical, which was adapted from the popular
1984 film of the same name.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens. For
more information, call 972.273.8335 or 972.273.8384.
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Smart
Board Project at Kinkeade
Myrna Baker, principal at Kinkeade Early Childhood School,
recently completed a TechFusion project by working with students on
logic problems using the Smart Board. Nursery rhymes, colors and animals
were the focus of the lesson.
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TAKS Rally
at Keyes
Using the
American Idol theme, teachers and support staff at Keyes
Elementary School reinforced TAKS strategies during a pep rally prior to
TAKS testing.
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