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Criminal Justice
Returns with Wins
Criminal Justice Students from Singley
Academy won 15 top awards at the Texas Public Service Association (TPSA)
Competition in McKinney January 14. Of the six teams competing,
Singley students won five first place awards, three second place, and
seven third place.
1st Place:
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Building Search: Jenny
Consuelo Martinez/Christopher Peterson
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Fingerprinting: Lupita Yanez
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SWAT Extraction: Christopher
Peterson, Ramon Jacquez, Sergio Sage, David Gray, Jason
Lusk, Deondre Jacobs
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Criminal Incident: Jenny
Consuelo-Martinez/Ashley Marroquin
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Prepared Bulletin Board:
Alexandria Pina
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2nd Place:
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Fingerprinting: Alexandria
Pina
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Building Search: Ramon
Jacquez/Deondre Jacobs
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Traffic Accident Report:
Leslie Alonso
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3rd Place
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Felony Traffic Stop: Jenny
Consuelo-Martinez/Nancy Le
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Fingerprinting: Nancy Le
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Brain Bowl: Monica Reyes,
Lupita Yanez, Tania Nuno, Vanessa Delgado
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First Responder: Leslie
Alonso
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Prepared Bulletin Board:
Monica Reyes
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Prepared Opening Statement:
Jessica Munoz
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Forensics: Monica Reyes,
Vanessa Delgado, Tania Nuno
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These students will compete at state
competition at Sam Houston State University March 2 and 3 in Huntsville.
Criminal Justice students from Singley Academy celebrate
their 15 top awards at the Texas Public Service Association
competition in McKinney January 14. |
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Oelschlegel Named
Coach of the Year
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Suzanne Oelschlegel |
The National Federation of State High
School Associations (NFHS) has named MacArthur High School girls head
basketball coach, Suzanne Oelschlegel, the 2011 NFHS Coaches Association
National Coach of the Year in the sport of Girls Basketball.
Oelschlegel coached the Lady Cardinals
to the state championship last year. Other criteria went into the
selection process for this award including career coaching record,
community service, involvement in other school activities and
involvement in her profession at local, state, and national levels.
A commemorative plaque will be given to
the state’s high school athletic association to be presented to her
later this year and Irving ISD will also recognize Oelschlegel in the
spring.
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Irving High Eighth
Grade Preview Day
Irving High School will host eighth
grade preview day beginning at 9:30 a.m. January 23 for students
preparing to enter Irving High in the fall.
Part of the presentation will include
announcement of the school’s signature programs of study: Aviation &
Biomedical Technology. Irving High administrators have been working with
the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in developing
the aviation academy. NCTCOG has partnered with former Dallas Cowboy
Russell Maryland to speak throughout North Texas about the importance of
aviation programs, and Maryland is scheduled to make a short
presentation during this event regarding aviation education. Also,
NCTCOG is loaning the flight simulation equipment to Irving ISD and
Irving High, and will use preview day to announce their support and
donation.
Learn more about Signature Studies on
the district’s career and technical education website at
http://irvingisd.net/CTE.
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Notice of Deadline
to File for IISD Trustee Election
Residents from inside Irving ISD
boundaries may apply for a place on the Irving ISD Board of Trustees
regular election ballot beginning February 4, 2012, until March 5, 2012.
Community members may file applications
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Irving ISD Administration
Building in the office of the Special Assistant to the Superintendent.
If filing by mail, send applications to:
Irving ISD
Special Assistant to the Superintendent
2621 W. Airport Freeway
Irving, Texas 75062-6020
For more information, call 972-600-5005.
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Ratteree Offering
Public Auto Service
The Automotive Technology program at
Ratteree Career Development Center will accept customers for maintenance
services during the week of February 13. Services include:
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Services |
Cost |
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Oil
Change/23pt Inspection |
$
5.00 |
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Coolant
Drain/Refill |
$ 15.00 |
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Alignments |
$ 45.00 |
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Tire
Rotation/Balance |
$ 15.00 |
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Tire
Balance |
$ 10.00 |
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Tire
Rotation |
$
5.00 |
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Brake
Check |
$ 10.00 |
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A/C Check
(includes checking for leaks & vent
temperature) |
$ 10.00 |
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Engine
Diagnosis (rate per commission hr) |
$ 30.00 |
Other services may vary due to service
manual rates. Call 972-600-4814 or 4812 for an appointment.
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Family Learning Conference Scheduled
The Irving Association of Gifted &
Talented (IAGT) will host a Family Learning Conference at Crockett
Middle School January 31.
Registration will be from 5:30-6 p.m.,
and the conference will be from 6-8 p.m. The program includes a general
session and more focused breakout sessions. The general session will
feature an overview of GT Academic Services from Deborah George,
director of gifted and advanced academic services. Breakout sessions
include Duke University Talent Search for fourth and fifth graders;
Gifted Kids & Anxiety; Communicating with Your Gifted Adolescent; and
TAGT Summer Scholarships Writing Workshop.
For more information about the Family
Learning Conference, or about IISD GT programs, call 972-600-5262.
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Follow Irving ISD on Twitter
 Keep
up with the latest Irving ISD news and events with three Tweets per
day, Monday through Friday. Follow Irving ISD on
Twitter with your cell phone or online.
http://twitter.com/IrvingISD.
For more calendar information see:
http://irvingisd.net/districtcalendar
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