National Merit
Semifinalists Named
Irving ISD seniors
Christopher Rohrs, Nimitz High School; Taylor Terry, Jack E. Singley
Academy; and Daniel Vinson, MacArthur High School, have been named
semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Christopher Rohrs |
Taylor Terry |
Daniel Vinson |
Rohrs, Terry and Vinson join approximately
16,000 semifinalists nationwide in the 55th year of the program. Semifinalists will compete for 8,200 National Merit
Scholarships to be awarded during spring 2010. Ninety percent of
semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, with half of the
finalists winning the title of National Merit Scholar.
Qualification for
the National Merit Program is based on a student’s performance on the
Preliminary Student Aptitude Test (PSAT), academic record, endorsement
and recommendation from the student’s principal, and scores from the SAT
that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors become semifinalists.
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Irving
High Homecoming
Irving High School
Tigers celebrate homecoming this week. Highlights of the homecoming
schedule include:
● Parade
Thursday, 4:00 p.m., Irving
High
● Pep Rally & Bonfire
Thursday
following 9th grade football games, Irving High
●
Irving High Tigers vs.
Arlington Colts
Friday, 7:30 p.m., Irving Schools Stadium
● Crowning of Homecoming Queen
Friday, halftime of homecoming game
● Dance
Saturday, 7:30-11:30 p.m.,
Sheraton Grand Hotel
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ISF
Education Luncheon
In partnership with
the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, the Irving Schools
Foundation (ISF) held the Annual Education Luncheon at the Four Seasons
Resort & Club September 14.
Financial services
company Citi served as title sponsor for the luncheon for the second
year and ExxonMobil Foundation made a presentation regarding it’s Sally
Ride Science Program. ISF vice presidents Myrna Mercer and Diana Pfaff
led the presentation of two Fellows and one Sustainer donations. IISD
2009-2010 Teachers of the Year Isela Russell and Carey Christenberry
were presented, and Irving ISD Board of Trustees President Jerry
Christian delivered brief remarks. Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro
gave the keynote address.
Phil Sims, Irving Schools Foundation (ISF) Board President,
Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro, and ISF Executive
Director Mandy Hamilton (right) prepare for the Annual
Education Luncheon September 14 at which Shapiro was the
keynote speaker. |
To learn more about the foundation and the Annual
Education Luncheon, access
www.irvingisd.net/foundation.
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Music &
Motion at Band Festival
The 30th
Annual Irving ISD Band Festival will be at Irving Schools Stadium at 7
p.m. September 29.
The
festival will feature marching band performances by Irving High School,
MacArthur High School and Nimitz High School. The seven middle school
bands will join the high school bands in a non-marching presentation of
three America-themed songs. The Texas Christian University marching band
will also present an exhibition performance.
For the marching
presentations, Irving High will perform music from Cirque Du Soleil,
MacArthur will present “The Rise & Fall of the Dinosaurs”, and Nimitz
will present “La Fiesta Mexicana”.
Though no awards
will be presented, judges will help evaluate the performances of the
high school bands. Judges are Bobby Francis, director of bands at TCU;
Brian Youngblood, TCU marching band director; and James Thomas, Coppell
High School color guard director. Judges’ evaluations will help bands
prepare for University Interscholastic League Region 20 marching
competition October 17 at Duncanville.
The MacArthur High School band performs their marching show
during halftime of the game between MacArthur and
Colleyville Heritage at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington
September 7. |
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Business
Department Nationally Recognized
The IISD Business
Operations Department has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting, the highest form of recognition
in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting.
Awarded by the
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
(GFOA), the awarding of a certificate represents a significant
accomplishment by a government and its management. Business Operations
and Irving ISD were recognized specifically for the comprehensive annual
financial report (CAFR). Jan Arrington, director of business operations,
also received an Award of Financial Reporting Achievement for being
primarily responsible for the production of the CAFR.
In addition to the
GFOA award, earlier this year the IISD Business Operations Department
was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from
the Association of School Business Officials, and Irving ISD’s credit
rating was upgraded from “AA” to “AA+” by Standard & Poor’s.
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Athletes
of the Month
Paige Jennings,
senior at Irving High School, and Daniel Vinson, senior at MacArthur
High School, are IISD Athletes of the Month for September.
Paige Jennings |
Daniel Vinson |
Jennings is a
captain on the Irving High varsity volleyball team and is a three-year
letter winner. She was named to the 2008 second team 7-5A All-District
team and holds the current school record of 47 serving aces. Currently
serving as class president, Jennings is also a member of National Honor
Society, Tiger Fever, and Who’s Who 2007.
Vinson, a captain
on the MacArthur varsity football team, was named second team
All-District defensive end and was named to the second team All-State
Academic Team. A three-year letter winner, Vinson is also a National
Merit semifinalist and is a member of MacArthur’s University
Interscholastic League Spelling & Vocabulary and Social Studies Teams.
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