School Board Election Saturday

The IISD Board of Trustees election in places 5, 6 and 7 takes place Saturday, May 12th. The candidates are as follows:

• Place 5:
  Patricia Kilmer, Nita Patrick

• Place 6:
  Jerry Christian

• Place 7:
  Gloria Agyemang, Ronda Huffstetler, A.D. Jenkins

Polls will be open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.  A list of polling places for voting is available on the IISD website at:

www.irvingisd.net/ppage/election_information.htm

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Van for Frost Family to be Unveiled May 18

Students, staff, parents and community members at Brown Elementary School will present a van that accommodates two wheelchairs to the Frost family at 8:45 a.m. Friday, May 18. The family has two sons, Jacob and Zachary, with muscular dystrophy, and the van will help the family achieve a more manageable quality of life. Zachary attends Brown.

For the past year and a half, staff and students at Brown have sponsored a campaign to raise funds to purchase the van. The campaign was featured last December in an edition of The Dallas Morning News. At the time of the article, the school had raised $22,000 toward a goal of $40,000. Following the article, donations pushed the total past $65,000. The money was used to purchase the van as well as covering insurance and gasoline costs for the family.

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Account Opened in Memory of Barron

Destini Barron, senior at The Academy of Irving ISD and scheduled to graduate June 1, lost her life recently in a house fire. Yolanda Lara, her mother, lost everything in the fire and is in need of financial support.

Washington Mutual, with a branch office located on North Beltline in Irving, has generously provided a bereavement account for donations to help this family. If you would like to help, please send donations to: Washington Mutual, Destini Barron Family Account, 3559 North Beltline, Irving, TX 75062.

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Sick Leave Bank Directors

The Sick Leave Bank Board of Directors met May 2 and certified the election of the following employees to serve on the board for the next two years: Holly Columbus, elementary representative, Johnston Elementary School; Gary Foster, middle school representative, Bowie Middle School; Stephen Bunt, high school representative, Irving High School; Perry Walsh, Facilities Services representative; and Suzanne Philpot, paraprofessional representative, Farine Elementary School.

The new directors join five other members on the board: Myrna Baker, Adiba Juneja, Rosemarie Klassen, Daffney Meloon, and Kelly White.

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Council of PTAs Reports Volunteer Hours for Month

The IISD Council of PTAs reports a total of 19,223 volunteer service hours during the months of March and April. Early childhood schools totaled 935, elementary schools totaled 9,608, middle schools totaled 2,861, and high schools totaled 5,819. Top performing PTA units were Kinkeade Early Childhood School, Johnston Elementary School, Lamar Middle School, and Nimitz High School.

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ISF Awards $735 in Teacher Enrichment Grants

Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) has awarded $735 in Teacher Enrichment Grants to four teachers. The grants provide teachers with professional development opportunities to attend seminars and workshops. Applications from teachers are due by the 10th of each month. Grants are awarded up to $500 each.

Recipients for the month of April were as follows (including topics to be covered by grant): Tina Berumen, Townsell Elementary School, Four Blocks in Dallas; Venecia Nelson, Schulze Elementary School, Elementary School Counselors Conference; Kimest Sanders, Davis Elementary School, Elementary School Counselors Conference; and Denese Scott, Nimitz High School, American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Annual Conference.

For more information about ISF, visit their website at: www.irvingisd.net/foundation.

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MacArthur, Nimitz to Perform Motown

The choirs of MacArthur and Nimitz high schools will perform the music of Motown during a joint performance at 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Church. Admission is free.

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Barton to Present Performance of Charlie Brown

The Barton Elementary School Theatre Department will present Charlie Brown, a play by Robert Rain, May 24-25 at the school. Rain is the creative dramatics teacher. The play is based on the comic strip by Charles Schulz.

The public performance of Charlie Brown will be held at 7 p.m. May 24 at the school, while school performances will be held May 25.

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International Day May 18 at Schulze

Schulze Elementary School will hold an International Day celebration May 18 that will feature activities on different countries. The Nimitz German class will be participating. Activities begin at 8 a.m. and will continue throughout the day.

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Camp Airways for Asthmatic Children

Camp Airways, a free day camp for children with asthma, is scheduled for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. June 5 at Barton Elementary School. The camp, for ages 8-12, will teach children about managing their asthma in a fun environment.

For more information and to register, call 1-800-422-9567. First-time campers will receive a T-shirt, fannie pack, peak flow meter, and aerochamber. The event is coordinated and sponsored by Baylor Medical Center at Irving.