Student Scholarships Presented at Breakfast
Irving
Schools Foundation
awarded a total of $110,000 in scholarships to 77 IISD students and two
teachers at the annual Nissan Breakfast with the Stars May 5 at the Four
Seasons Resort & Club.
As part of the breakfast program,
the Barbara Cardwell Future of Education Scholarship was announced.
Cardwell, a 21-year-member of the IISD Board of Trustees was honored by
friends and Trustees with the announcement of the scholarship in her
honor, the first of which is planned to be awarded in 2009.
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David Cannady, senior at
MacArthur High School, and Barbara Cardwell, IISD Board of
Trustees member, were both honored during the annual
Breakfast with the Stars May 5. Cannady was the first
recipient of the David H. Brune Memorial Scholarship, and
Cardwell was honored with the announcement of the Barbara
Cardwell Future of Education Scholarship. |
Five new scholarships
were also awarded including: David H. Brune Memorial Scholarship, Las
Colinas Cancer Center Foundation Scholarship, Marilyn Polous Community
Service Scholarship, Michael Sigurdson Memorial Scholarship, and Rebecca
Gordon Memorial Scholarship. Nissan North America, the title sponsor for
the event, also awarded two scholarships to students: the Nissan North
America Scholarship and Nissan-Irving Professional Firefighters 9-11
Memorial.
ISF officials estimate
the event grossed more than $100,000 in funds for the foundation
including proceeds from donations, ticket sales, auctions, and raffles.
Student scholarships were limited to those who had not received a full
scholarship from other sources. Recipients were selected by independent
committees on the basis of grade point average, leadership and community
& social service.
More information regarding the Irving Schools Foundation, student
scholarships, and Breakfast with the Stars, can be accessed on the web
at
www.irvingisd.net/foundation/index.html.
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Trustees Election Saturday
The IISD Board of Trustees election for places 1 and 2 will be Saturday
from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. The candidates are as follows:
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Candidate |
Place |
Stacey Ponce
Gina Bates
Nancy Jones |
1 |
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A.D. Jenkins
Jorge Alfonso Chac II |
2 |
A list of polling
places for May 10 is available by accessing
www.irvingisd.net/ppage/election.htm.
Candidate
interviews can also be viewed on the website and on Irving Schools
Television via Time Warner Cable Channel 98 and Verizon FiOS Channel 33
through May 8. Interviews are broadcast daily at 11 a.m., 3 p.m.,
6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
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Nimitz Hosts Regional Contest
Nimitz High School hosted the Region 20 University Interscholastic League
Orchestra Contest April 22-24, and the Nimitz Varsity Orchestra earned
top scores in concert performance and in sightreading. The two
first-division ratings also earned the Nimitz orchestra their fourth
consecutive Sweepstakes Trophy. Nimitz performances featured soloists
Joshua Boyd, Ali Marcano-Tovar, Selene Saavedra, and Mauricio Valdovinos.
The Lamar Middle School Varsity Orchestra scored a first-division rating
in concert performance and sightreading, earning the middle school
Sweepstakes Trophy. Awards were also earned by deZavala Middle School
Orchestra for concert performance and Crockett Middle School Varsity
Orchestra for sightreading.
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Nimitz High School
Varsity Orchestra won the
overall Sweepstakes Trophy during Region 20
UIL Orchestra Competition April 22-24. |
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Grants to Teachers for Spring 2008
Twenty
IISD teachers have been awarded grants from Irving Schools Foundation
totaling more than $14,376.
Elementary teachers receiving grants are: Amy Walker and Lorie Squalls,
Thomas Haley; Renee Newry and Natalie Picquet, Farine. Middle school
teachers are: Theresa Spencer, Hayley Haglund, Gayle Benage and Jessica
Guerry, Austin; Deanna Darr, Crockett; Amy Hankamer, Travis; and
Charlotte Weinstein and Julie Garner, Lamar. High school teachers are:
Sharon Fulmer, Academy; Teresa Saab and Will Bolin, Union Bower; Dana
Davis and Jennifer Jackson, Irving High; Rebecca Hoffman, Nimitz; and
Pat Munro and Tiny Bynum, MacArthur.
ISF grants
to teachers are awarded throughout the school year
to
teachers who propose innovative and creative projects that pilot a
program, test a theory, enhance learning, and are measurable in terms of
results with students’ learning performance. For IISD teachers
interested in more information regarding applying for grants to
teachers, access
www.irvingisd.net/foundation/teachoverview.html.
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Athletes Advance to State Contest
Michael Brooks, junior
at MacArthur High School, and Zaquita McClanahan, junior at Irving High
School, were the only two IISD athletes qualifying for the state track
meet during regional competition at Texas Tech University April 25-26.
Michael Brooks |
Zaquita McClanahan |
In the triple jump
event, Brooks scored second with a jump of 46 feet-10.75 inches. In the
shot put, McClanahan also scored second with her toss of 42 feet-7.75
inches.
Brooks and McClanahan will travel to University of Texas in Austin for
the state track & field championships May 9-10.
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