Vals, Sals to
Speak at Graduation
The valedictorians and salutatorians for the four Irving ISD high
schools will make their traditional speeches at graduation ceremonies
Friday and Saturday.
Valedictorians and salutatorians are: Adrian Gallegos and Alis Bonda,
Irving High School; Princy George and Cody Wero, MacArthur High School;
Khan-Doan Hoang and Pinky Patel, Nimitz High School; and Sarah Valente
and Bianca Guerrero, The Academy of IISD.
For the third consecutive year, the valedictorian and salutatorian from
each high school received a laptop computer courtesy of Dell Computer.
Graduation is set at
Potter’s House Event Center in southwest Dallas. Nimitz graduation
is at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by Academy graduation at 7:30 p.m.
MacArthur graduation is at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by Irving High
graduation at 2 p.m.
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Irving Schools
Foundation Fellows
The
Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) held its 2007 Fellows luncheon reception
Wednesday honoring 21 Fellows as their names were inscribed on the
Perpetual Giving Tree sculpture at the Administration Building.
Joy Apple, Debbie Burden, Connie Dunn, Four Seasons Resort and Club at
Dallas Las Colinas, Ruben Franco, Marty French, Maura Gast, Judy and
Roger Hill, Sharon Isringhaus, Helma Mazon, John Mazon, Nita Patrick,
Wayne Pfaff, Almarie and J.W. Schepf, Patty and Charles Schmidt, Barbara
and Brock Scott, Carla Smith, Thora Starke, Dr. Jason Watkins, and
Carolyn Wilson were presented with engraved copper leaves.
The reception also honored the Lauralee Hubbard Memorial Scholarship,
which was awarded in April for the first time at the Breakfast with the
Stars event. This scholarship was established last year in memory of
Lauralee Hubbard, mother of Irving Mayor Herbert Gears.
The luncheon reception was catered by Aspen Catering with donations from
Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and ISF Board members.
For more information about ISF or the Fellows program, please contact
the ISF office at 972-215-5018 or visit
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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State Solo/Ensemble
Results
Six IISD choral students – Devon Albert, Jonathan Flores, and Christina
Scrivner of Irving High School, and Chris Ramirez, Jason Solis, and
Victoria Wiley of Nimitz High School – received Superior ratings at the
state solo/ensemble competition last weekend in Austin.
For a list of IISD students who received Excellent ratings during the
competition, use the link below:
Click here for list of students.
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Hanes Wins
Geography Bee, Townley Finishes Second
The Geography Bee Team from Hanes Elementary School won the district
competition held recently at MacArthur. Townley Elementary School earned
second place. This year’s competition included 15 elementary schools,
with each team composed of fourth and/or fifth graders. Winners received
special medals and a world atlas.
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Hanes
Geography Bee Team |
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Athletes of the
Month
The Irving ISD Athletes of the Month for June are Kristal Juarez of
Irving High School and Dexter Richmond of Nimitz High School.
Kristal Juarez |
Dexter Richmond |
Juarez, a senior, competes on the Irving High Girls Track Team and
recently won second place at the state meet in the Class 5A 400 meters
event. During the year, she ran a season-best time of 56.36 seconds in
the 400 meters and anchored the relay team, which won fourth at state.
Juarez is being recruited by the University of Houston, Baylor and
several other universities.
Richmond, a sophomore,
is a member of the Nimitz Boys Track Team and qualified for regional
competition in four different events, including the long jump. He scored
points at every track meet except for one this season. Richmond, an
honors student at Nimitz, is expected to be a leader on the 2008 team.
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IISD Recycling
Results
Lee Elementary School
won first place in IISD’s paper recycling contest co-sponsored by
Abitibi Consolidated and Keep Irving Beautiful. Lee collected 76,874
pounds, followed by Lively Elementary School with 66,590 pounds.
MacArthur and Nimitz high schools each exceeded 60,000 pounds. IISD
“Green” teachers also were recognized recently during a reception at the
Administration Building in which trophies and door prizes were
presented.
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Training Offered to Immigrant Parents
The Irving ISD Bilingual/ESL/Migrant Department has been offering a
training program for immigrant parents called Embajadores de la
Comunidad (Ambassadors to the Community) that may be expanded in the
next school year.
The training, provided at the Irving ISD Parent & Community Center at
820 O’Connor Road, provides information on the American educational
system that is specific to IISD. The program was originally developed at
the University of Texas at Arlington and initially used at Nimitz High
School through teacher Netanya Even.
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Secondary Summer
School Begins June 13
The
summer school program for senior high school students runs from June 13
through July 26 at Irving High School. Summer school graduation is
scheduled for August 14. Holidays will be observed July 3-4.
Students may register from 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 11 at Irving High in
the main foyer and cafeteria. Students will register for both semesters.
Late registration will be from 2-5 p.m. June 12 at the same location.
Tuition must be paid in full at time of registration. The last day for
refunds is June 19.
For IISD students, tuition is $135 for half-credit courses and $270 for
full-credit courses. For non-district students, tuition is $200 for
half-credit courses and $400 for full-credit courses.
For information on other summer programs, including summer school for
elementary and middle school students, visit
www.irvingisd.net/ppage/summer_school.htm.
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ISF Awards
$2,880 in Teacher Enrichment Grants
The
Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) has awarded $2,880 in Teacher Enrichment
Grants to 14 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.
Click here for a list of
recipients for the
month of May
(including topics to be covered by grant).
For more information about ISF or Teacher Enrichment Grants, please
visit
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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Summer Feeding
Program Available
The
IISD Food Service Department is offering a summer feeding program for
everyone between the ages of 1 and 18. They will be entitled to free
meals served at any of the 28 school sites that are open for summer.
Please call the school sites to find out the proper entrance. For the
program schedule, visit
www.irvingisd.net/foodservices/
articles/summer_food_program.htm.
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Health Plan
Design, Rates Remain the Same for 2007-2008
Employee health plan design and rates will remain the same for the
2007-2008 school year. Dental HMO will rise slightly, while dental PPO
and vision rates will remain the same. For convenience, a debit card
will be offered to participants who enroll in medical spending accounts.
Disability insurance will be offered as a guaranteed issue to interested
employees, with no medical questions required.
Employee benefits meetings have been scheduled for the month of August.
Attendance is voluntary. Open enrollment will occur online. For the
meeting schedule and the complete benefits summary, visit
http://www.irvingisd.net/riskmanagement/index.htm.
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District
Weekly Schedule Resumes in
August
This is the last edition of the District Weekly for the 2006-2007
school year. The District Weekly will resume publication
August 22.
Have a safe and happy summer.
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