Lackland ISD E-News January 30, 201 5 w ww.lacklandisd.net Admin Alley David A. Garcia Editor garcia.david@lackl andisd.net Contents: Admin Alley 1 Upcoming Events 1 Above and Beyond 2 Cowboy Breakfast Images 3 Cowboy Breakfast Images 4 Bill Taylor KENS 5 5 Above and Beyond Award Recognition The following Lackland ISD employees were recognized as our Fall 2014 Above And Beyond award winners. They were introduced at the 20 January 2015 school board meeting by Dr. Burnie L. Roper, Superintendent along with a review of their nomination citation. Mr. Brian Miller, Board President, presented each Above and Beyond winner with a Certificate of Achievement. Each Above and Beyond award recipients will receive a $200.00 stipend and a reserved parking space. The Above and Beyond award recipients for our Fall 2014 recognition are: Stacey Senior Night 6 Senior Night / Robotics 7 Spirit Week / Pasta 8 Stacey Twin Day 9 Did You Know 10 Poetry Slam 11 Random Shots 12 Upcoming Events: Saturday Jan. 31 FTC Robotics Tournament Corpus Christi / Homecoming Dance Cafeteria 8 11pm Feb. 2-6 National Counselors week Monday Feb. 2 MS Basketball vs. Tilden @ Stacey 5 & 6 pm Tuesday Feb. 3 HS Basketball @ Sabinal 4,5,6,7:30 Thursday Feb. 5 s2s Valentines Party 3:30pm Mrs. Duron s rm. Friday Feb. 5 HS Basketball vs. Gervin @ Stacey 5, 6:30 Para Professional Theresa Watson serves as the Stacey Jr/Sr High School principal s secretary. She was nominated by two individuals for excellence in her job. She is a dedicated and meticulous individual, who is able to manage all tasks efficiently, she follows through to ensure that the job gets done, and the quality of her work is outstanding, while her work ethic is much to be admired. We are proud to recognize Theresa Watson as one of our Fall 2014 Above and Beyond award winners. Professional Pam Torre is a Lackland Elementary teacher who teachers the whole child. She starts early every day and works late with the intent to reteach and work with students struggling with their studies. Mrs. Torre focuses on respect, responsibility, and integrity as well as the academic subjects. We are proud to recognized Pam Torre as one of our Fall 2014 Above and Beyond award winners.
Lackland ISD E-News Above and Beyond Page 2 of 12 Above and Beyond Award Recognition continued: Professional Salma Boyd is a Lackland Elementary teacher who provides astounding instruction. She established routines that help her students stay on track, she provides a calm, quiet atmosphere and shows respect from teacher to student, and student to student: never a raised voice. We are proud to recognized Salma Boyd as one of our Fall 2014 Above and Beyond award winners. Auxilary Ricardo Rodriguez provides maintenance support for the many facilities throughout the district. He has recently helped the transportation department by stepping in to serve as a bus aide. Ricardo always offers to stay late when needed or to help other departments. No matter what task he is given he will work to help ensure the mission is completed. We are proud to recognize Ricardo Rodrigues as one of our Fall 2014 Above and Beyond award winners. Please join us in recognizing their Above and Beyond accomplishments. Ms. Street s Student Spotlight: Meet Awesome Ariel! She is really intelligent and sweet. Ariel likes dancing but dislikes having her picture taken.
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Lackland ISD E-News Bill Taylor KENS 5 Page 5 of 12 First graders in Mrs. Allen s class were given many facts about the weather by Mr. Bill Taylor, KENS 5 meteorologist. Mr. Taylor spoke to the students on Tuesday. I was so proud of my kids. They were so engaged and listened to him for an hour! The KENS 5 chief meteorologist was engaging, informative, and entertaining for the students! Thank you for visiting Lackland!
Lackland ISD E-News Stacey Senior Night Page 6 of 12 Stacey Senior Night By: Elijah Morales, Sophomore Friday, January 16 th was Stacey Senior Night in the gym. Before the Varsity boys game, 12 senior athletes were presented plaques recognizing their accomplishments: Michael Johnson II, Greg Jefferson Jr, Trent Boone, Jaylon Dukes, Sherman Paul III, Brandon Thompson, Kiana Parham, Alaya Keane, Kaitlyn Howard, Daysia Gilliam, Maya Charles, and DaJane Adams. The lights went down as each student met their family members in the spotlight at midcourt where their names and future plans were announced. *Brandon Thompson plans to go to Hawaii Community college then transfer to Hawaii Pacific University. *Sherman Paul III wants to graduate as a top 10 student in his class and attend a university with a Kinesiology Program. *Alaya Keane's future plans are to be accepted at Texas A&M University with a major in biology. *Michael Johnson III wants to go to college to study Mechanical Engineering at ACU and then commission in the military as an officer. *Greg Jefferson Jr. plans to attend Texas Prairie View A&M University. *Kaitlyn Howard's future plans are to go to college and become a photographer teacher and fashion photographer. *Daysia Gilliam wants to go to Texas Southern University to study nursing and then go in to the Air Force as a nurse. *Jaylon Dukes plans to attend college to study Database Administration and Development. *Maya Charles wants to become an Environmental Toxicologist. *Trent Boone's future plans are to join the USAF. DaJane Adams future plans are to join the USAF.
Lackland ISD E-News Senior Night / Robotics Page 7 of 12 Congratulations and good luck to the Seniors! The VEX Robotics Tournament was hosted on January 25, 2015 in Corpus Christi. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, and at the end two teams were chosen as the winners. The Stacey Robotics team, made up of five students (Colton Cox, Dallas Hatch, Hannah Eselgroth, Jason Burrell, and Terrelle Bowens), stayed in first place in the qualifications for most of the tournament and were able to compete in the semi-finals. Unfortunately, the opposing team was in the lead by three points and the Stacey Robotics team was unable to advance to the finals. Congratulations to the team for a great showing!
Lackland ISD E-News Spirit Week / Pasta Page 8 of 12 Spirit Week! By: Kristina Bartosh, Freshman The week of Jan. 26-30 th is Spirit week at Stacey, which includes preparation for the pep rally, homecoming games and homecoming dance which takes place on Saturday, Jan. 31st. throughout the chaotic week, in which everyone is running around finishing up last minute, all of the students from grades 7th through 12th dressed up each day accordingly. On Monday, students dressed in camouflage to show we re military children. On Tuesday, students partnered up with a friend or sibling for twin day. Way-back-Wednesday consisted of everyone dressing as either a Greaser or a Soc, a reference to S. E. Hinton s The Outsiders. Thursday students was neon day and on Friday everyone will show their school spirit by wearing red, white, and blue. The Stacey pep rally is Friday @ 2:40 in the gym, followed by basketball games vs. Brackett. The homecoming dance will be in the cafeteria on Saturday from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. Even with the chaos and stress for homecoming, we still have enough time to show school spirit and have a little fun. Lackland Elementary is completing its third and final week of raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through its Pasta for Pennies drive which is sponsored by Olive Garden. Through the first two weeks, the school has raised $781.22! The class that raises the most money will receive an all you can eat spaghetti lunch from Olive Garden. Mrs. Torre s 6 th grade class is currently leading the way with $87.55 raised! Ms. Archibald s first graders are not far behind having raised $85.49!
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