Proud to be Drug Free
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Red Ribbon Week was designed to encourage students to be drug free. To celebrate this important week, Bryant Elementary students dressed up in a different theme each day. |
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Technology in Action
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Blanton Elementary third-grade students in Tommie Varney’s class took advantage of the technology available in the AISD to research geographical comparisons of states. |
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Helping Others
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One of Jennifer Spraggin’s seventh-grade science classes at Young Junior High collected the most pencils in a campus challenge that saw Young collect more than 3,000 pencils for the district’s pencil drive for Iraqi students. The students in that class were allowed to pick a hair-dye color for Principal Roger Jones and a teacher of their choosing, seventh-grade history teacher Craig Reeder. |
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Entrepreneurial Spirit
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Colette S., Sam Houston High School graduate, won a contest through Girls Inc. for her business Ice Savers, which sells jewelry and accessories. Her jewelry designs helped her gain admission to the Fashion Institute of New York. |
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History Day Winners
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Thirty Bowie High School students represented the school at Regional History Day at UTA. Of the 13 projects that moved on from the school contest, 10 of them received ribbons or medals and five advanced to the State History Day contest. |
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Sinking Ship?
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Roquemore Elementary students competed in the Cardboard Boat Regatta for the third consecutive year. The students had to build a boat from cardboard, glue and masking tape. It took almost 10 weeks of working after school to design, plan and build the boat. At the Regatta, the Blazing Rams set sail and made the first cut in the time trials. During the second race, the crew could not make the boat go in the direction they wanted, and it began to take on water. After much effort to turn the boat around, it was too late, and the boat sank. The team agreed that the sinking was more fun than winning the race would have been. To their surprise, the Blazing Rams won the Titanic award for the best sinking! |
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Learning from Years of Experience
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Elizabeth Justl and Sarah Biedma, kindergarten teachers at Atherton Elementary, had a special guest when they were studying the letter Q. Mrs. Qualls, the 91-year-old mother of Justl, demonstrated how to make a quilt, something she has done since childhood. Qualls showed how to plan and piece for quilt making. The students enjoyed watching and learning the history of quilts as well as fun patterning. Following this learning experience, the students made their own paper quilts. |
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Performing on the National Stage
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The Lamar High School Percussion Ensemble performed at the Music for All National Music Festival in Indianapolis. Out of 80 submissions from percussion ensembles, the group and six others were selected to perform at the festival. The trip was a great experience for the students and staff, exposing them to some of the best concert bands, jazz bands and orchestras in the country. They were also able to see various landmarks including this World War II memorial. |
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