10 Seniors Earn Commended Status
Ten IISD seniors have been named Commended Students in
the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The seniors selected as Commended Students are: Gretchen
Geltemeyer, Luke Hamilton, Daniel McCalip, Pavel Nitchovski, and Rachel
Smith, MacArthur High School; and Min-Young Kang, Kent Kirkman, Jaclyn
Le, Jonathan Lewis, and Lee Poppell, Nimitz High School.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are
being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. They placed
among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered
the 2008 competition by taking the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test.
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Bond Election Voting Schedule
Irving ISD Bond Election early voting will begin on Monday, October 22
and will continue through Friday, November 2. There are two types of
locations for early voting – main locations and temporary branch
locations.
Main
locations are Irving City Hall and Irving Arts Center and voting is
scheduled: Monday, October 22 through Saturday, October 27, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Sunday, October 28, from 1 to 6 p.m.; Monday, October 29
through Wednesday, October 31, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday,
November 1 through Friday, November 2, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Temporary branch location voting is scheduled at all IISD middle schools
on Tuesday, October 23, from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and at all IISD
elementary schools and high schools on Thursday, October 25, from 7 a.m.
to 8:30 p.m.
Election day voting will be on Tuesday, November 6, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Athletes of the Month
The
Irving ISD Athletes of the Month for October are Nicole Bouchie of
Nimitz High School and John Kaye of MacArthur High School.
Nicole Bouchie |
John Kaye |
Bouchie, who plays on the Nimitz varsity tennis team, is the second
ranked singles player and half of the first doubles team. For the year,
she has only lost one match in singles and one match in doubles. Bouchie,
who was half of last year’s district championship doubles team, ranks in
the top 10 percent of her class.
Kaye, a three-year starter on the MacArthur varsity football team, is a
team captain this year and two-time member of the Leadership Council. In
addition to playing defense, he is the team’s punter. Kaye ranks in the
top 15 percent of his class.
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Foundation Updates TEG Application
Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) recently revised its Teacher Enrichment
Grant (TEG) application. TEGs are professional development grants
provided for seminars, workshops and conferences. Grants, up to $500
each, are awarded each month from September through May.
The
TEG application is available on the ISF website at
www.irvingisd.net/foundation/teachenrichoverview.html. For
more information, contact the ISF office at 972.215.5018.
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Students to Visit Court Justices
Two
Nimitz High School seniors, Jaclyn Le and Jonathan O’Connor, have been
invited to Washington, D.C. by the Annenberg Foundation to participate
in sessions with U.S. Supreme Court justices.
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Jonathan O'Connor and Jaclyn Le |
Le
and O’Connor will be led by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Stephen
Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Antonin Scalia, and Retired Justice Sandra
Day O’Connor. The students’ trip will be November 4-6.
The
students have had to prepare by studying two court cases, Yick Wo v.
Hopkins and Korematsu v. United States, in addition to
preparing questions regarding judicial interpretation and the federal
court system in general.
While there, the foundation has asked the students to participate in
another project – production of a DVD on the legislative process that
will include a visit with Congressman Pete Sessions as part of the
videotaped footage.
Le
and O’Connor are seniors in Helen Bradley’s Advanced Placement
Government class. They were selected because of their willingness to
take on extra tasks, such as entering social studies competitions, and
because they are good role models and articulate individuals.
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Ever Thought About Being a School Administrator?
If
you have thought about becoming a school administrator, please plan to
attend an orientation session on Thursday, November 1 from 4:15-5:45
p.m. in the IISD Administration Building board room. Personnel
administrators will discuss the educational and certification
requirements, the changing role of campus administrators, and future
opportunities including the IISD Leadership Development Academy and
University of Texas at Arlington Administrative Internship Program.
For
more information, contact Neil Dugger, assistant superintendent for
personnel & administration. Employees may register using Courseware
(click
here to register).
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Brandenburg Planning Fall Carnival
Brandenburg Elementary School will host its annual Fall Family Carnival
November 3. All parents, teachers, families and community members are
welcome to attend for games, entertainment, concessions, silent auction,
prizes, and other activities. For more information, call the school
office at 972.258.7100.
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Storytelling
Festivals Scheduled
The
Storytelling Festivals for each high school cluster have been scheduled.
The Irving High cluster’s festival will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
November 12 at de Zavala. The MacArthur cluster’s festival will be held
from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. November 8 at MacArthur. The Nimitz cluster’s
festival will be held from 7 ‑ 8 p.m. November 13 at Nimitz.
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