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WALLER ISD TRUSTEE ELECTION RESULTS

No Author — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:48:00 EST

Waller Independent School District
May 12, 2012 Trustee Election
�UNOFFICIAL� RESULTS

Canvass of the May 12, 2012 Trustee Election will be held at a Special Called Board Meeting on May 23, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Waller ISD Board Room

Trustee, Position 5
Candidate Early Vote
Total Election Day Vote Total Total
Votes
David Kaminski 243 143 386

LOCAL CHURCH TRANSFORMS WALLER ISD'S ROBERTS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

No Author — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:08:00 EST

By Marianne Kosik

WALLER ISD - Roberts Road Elementary School is located in a rural area in Hockley, Texas, just on the outskirts of Cypress, Texas. The school student population is approximately 480 smiling students with 85% of those students residing in economically disadvantaged homes. A nearby church, Community of Faith Church, embraced the students, staff, and community and wanted to do something special for the school and something special they did. Community of Faith Church reached out to Principal Angie Davis to ask her if they could make Roberts Road Elementary their next community service project.

Davis said, �They approached me and we discussed general needs, but the overall project and generosity far exceeded any of our expectations. We were in tears and the students were all smiles through the entire process.�

WALLER WRANGLERETTES PERFORM 'IT'S GAME TIME' SPRING SHOW

No Author — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:24:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The 2012 Waller High Wranglerettes, directed by Krista Miller-Lutz and Katie Anderson, performed their Spring Show on April 20th and 21st. The show theme name was �It�s Game Time... and we are ready to play�. The Wranglerettes performed 29 entertaining dance numbers to video game and 80�s tunes and to popular artist songs such as Lady Gaga�s Poker Face.

The 2011-12 Waller Wranglerettes consist of:

WALLER JUNIOR HIGH WIND ENSEMBLE WINS UIL SWEEPSTAKES

No Author — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:39:00 EST

WALLER ISD - On Wednesday April 11th, the Waller Junior High School Wind Ensemble traveled to Spring Woods Middle School to perform at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) concert and sight-reading contest. The Wind Ensemble is one of the top performing bands at Waller Junior High, and is made up of outstanding musicians from both 7th and 8th grades. The band performed three prepared pieces for a panel of judges and also performed a sight-reading evaluation. The students had seven minutes to silently study a new piece of music before performing it for a separate panel of judges. The band earned a �sweepstakes� rating at UIL, which means they received a division one, �Superior� rating in both the concert and the sight-reading portion of the contest.

The band is under the direction of Dan Mullen with assistance from Joseph Cox and Sandra Smith. Members of the band are:

WALLER ISD KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP REGISTRATION MAY 1ST

No Author — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:16:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Waller ISD Kindergarten Round-up Registration for incoming new kindergarten students will be held at the Waller ISD elementary schools on Tuesday, May 1st from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Visit www.wallerisd.net for registration requirements or call 936.931.3685.

WALLER FFA HAS SUCCESSFUL STOCK SHOW SEASON

No Author — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:43:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Waller FFA Chapter had a very successful stock show season as 38 students competed at the Fort Worth Livestock Show, San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo in Austin exhibiting 53 total projects. These students put in countless hours of preparation and learned responsibilities that will never be forgotten. Results are as follows:

Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo

Morgan Barcus � 4th place Beefmaster Heifer

Sarah Friedel � 8th place Beefmaster Heifer

Parker Wilson � 14th Place American Steer

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT WOMEN'S CHOIR COMPETE AT CHORAL FESTIVAL

No Author — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:40:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Waller High School Concert Women�s Choir competed at the Tomball College Invitational Choral Festival on Saturday March 31st. It was the first time in Waller High School history that the non-varsity women�s choir has traveled to compete, and they made Waller ISD very proud. The young ladies received ratings of 1-2-2 from the judges, giving them an overall Division 2 �Excellent� rating.

H.T. JONES AND ROBERTS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS RECEIVE TEA DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE HONOR

No Author — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:32:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Texas Education Agency�s (TEA) Title I Distinguished Schools prestigious designation recognizes schools that have consistently demonstrated strong academic performance over a three-year period. H.T. Jones Elementary and Roberts Road Elementary Schools have been recognized by TEA as Distinguished Performance Texas Schools for 2011-2012 for the third year in a row. The criteria for Distinguished Performance Schools in Texas include: Title I, Part A campus in 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012; Maintained a campus residing population of 40% or more low income in 2011-2012; Met AYP in 2010 and 2011; Achieved a campus rating in Spring 2011 of Exemplary; Achieved a campus rating in Spring 2010 of either Exemplary or Recognized; and achieved a campus rating in Spring 2009 of either Exemplary or Recognized.

62ND WALLER FFA SHOW AND SALES RESULTS

No Author — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:55:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Waller High School 9th grade FFA student Tyler Nelson won Grand Champion Hog at the 62nd Waller FFA Livestock Show and Sale. The Grand Champion Hog was the highest sale at the show bringing in $6,000 from buyer McKenzie Compound Air Solutions.

Results:

Grand Champion Broilers- Dylan Schroeder - $1,400 Haney Feeds

Reserve Champion Broilers- Victoria Weeks - $1,300 Harlans

Grand Champion Goat- Kaitlyn Hightower - $1,100 US Ag Recycling

ROBERTS ROAD ELEMENTARY HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL BILINGUAL SPELLING BEE

No Author — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:41:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Roberts Road Elementary School hosted its 2nd Annual Bilingual Spelling Bee on March 2nd. Pictured left to right are Bilingual Spelling Bee participants Lesley Navarette, Iris Reyes, Miguel Huerta, Fransico Pedraza. After two rounds, the winner was Iris Reyes and the winning word was �fractura� - fracture. She will be representing Roberts Road Elementary School at the Regional Spelling Bee at Waller High School on May 12th.

FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S DESK...WALLER ISD SAFETY

No Author — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:21:00 EST

Dear Waller ISD Family,

The news media reported on Wednesday, March 21d, that a 22-yearold was charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of his immediate family in Waller, Texas. The news media also reported that the suspect was 'planning a Columbine-style attack at a local school'.

An extensive investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of lnvestigation (FBl), Texas Rangers, Waller County $heniffs Department, and the City of Waller Police Department. Law enforcement officials are working diligently around the clock to thoroughly investigate this case, and we are in constant communication with them.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JROTC TEAM TOP 16 IN NATION ADVANCES TO NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL IN WASHINGTON, DC

No Author — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:03:00 EST

WALLER ISD - After advancing through two phases of competition, the Waller High School�s Air Force JROTC (AFJROTC) Academic Team - Team Captain Jordin Kolman, Efrain Lopez, John Lewandowski, David Gonzalez, Alternate Tabatha Buzek, and Alternate A.J. Spalding - will compete in the final Championship round of The 2012 Air Force JROTC Academic Championship in Washington D.C., on the campus of George Mason University, June 22 � 26, 2012. This event is sponsored by the Air Force JROTC and conducted by College Options Foundation.

�Waller High School�s Air Force JROTC has one of the top 46 academic teams nationwide, out of 1,949 teams fielded, which places them in the top 2% of schools that fielded a team.� said Retired US Air Force Lt. Col. William Malpass.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL TEEN COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM

No Author — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:56:00 EST

By Marianne Kosik

WALLER ISD - Teens from Waller High School participated in the Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) drill on Feb. 24 at the Harris County Fire & Sheriff�s Training Academy in north Harris County. The Teen CERT program teaches teens to be first responders at disaster scenes. The students train and practice search and rescue, fire suppression and triage. One of the many Teen CERT drills took place in a 90 foot tall dilapidated building that did not have electricity. During the drill, the search team had to use search patterns to locate 20 tennis balls. The team found 19 of the 20, with the last ball hidden in an unsafe, unreachable location. The team is trained to always put safety first. An after action report was conducted after the drill.

WALLER ISD SPELLING BEE CONTESTANTS COMPETE AT REGION V SPELLING BEE

No Author — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:09:00 EST

WALLER ISD - K.A.B.U.K.I. was the Region V Spelling Bee winning word that placed 7th grade Wayne C. Schultz Junior High student, Haley DeBenedictis, in 1st place winning the Region V Spelling Bee. Haley competed in the final round against Holleman Elementary student Maddison Rudel, who walked away with the runner-up title. Haley and several Waller ISD students won their school spelling bee and advanced to compete against fellow Region V students from Bellville ISD schools. The Region V winning student earns advancement to the Houston PBS Spelling Bee.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL CROWNS CAMRON MADDEN AS MR. VALENTINE

No Author — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:54:00 EST

By Marianne Kosik

WALLER ISD - The Waller High School Class of 2012 presented the annual �Mr. Valentine Pageant� entitled �Waller�s Finest.� This year the pageant included twenty-one senior men and their senior lady escorts. The contestants and escorts presented an outstanding show after rigorous rehearsals. Adeline Enriquez and special guests The SWAG Crew � Samantha Glover, Carla Foster, and Stephanie Hendrix, were the Mistresses of Ceremonies.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL UIL ACADEMIC TEAM WINS SWEEPSTAKES AT BRENHAM INVITATIONAL MEET

No Author — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:48:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Waller High School University Interscholastic League (UIL) Academic Team accomplished their goal of winning back-to-back championships by winning the large school (4A-5A) division of the Brenham Invitational on Saturday, March 3. The Bulldogs posted 285 points and broke two Waller High School records: one, for winning sweepstakes two weeks in a row, and two, for winning the same meet two years in a row. On February 23, the team won the large school division of the A&M Consolidated meet. The team was also the 2011 Brenham Invitational Sweepstakes Champion.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL UIL ACADEMIC TEAM WINS A&M CONSOLIDATED MEET

No Author — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:23:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Fifteen members of the Waller High School UIL Academic Team defeated 41 other schools and won the Large School division (4A and 5A) of the A&M Consolidated University Interscholastic League (UIL) Invitational Meet on Saturday, February 25th. The Bulldogs racked up 293 points and won eight individual contest championships. They won first place team in four events and second place in two others.

THE MARINE CORPS MOUNTED COLOR GUARD MAKES A RECRUITING STOP AT WALLER HIGH SCHOOL

No Author — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:57:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, founded in 1967 and which remains the only mounted color guard in the Marine Corps today, made a recruiting stop at Waller High School to visit seniors and the AFJROTC. The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard consists of five U.S. Marines and palomino mustangs named after famous battles from Marine Corps history. The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard travels around the nation to perform precision drills and participate in professional parades such as the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

WALLER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT

No Author — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:13:00 EST

By Marianne Kosik

WALLER ISD - Waller Junior High School Family Literacy Night was held on Thursday, February 16th at the school auditorium. The Junior High School invited parents to learn practical ways to promote their child�s reading, writing and language skills. This event also featured poetry recited by students, including a Boyz to Men club performance about the importance of reading. Students featured were Paige McKenna and Elizabeth Montoya reading Mi Problema by Michelle Serros, and 6th grade student Holly Lewis reciting rap poetry Encouragement from Dad. The event also featured Guest Speaker Superintendent Danny Twardowski, who spoke about the importance of literacy and how it affects ones success in education, career, and earning power.

ROBERTS ROAD ELEMENTARY HOSTS POETRY FAIR

No Author — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:56:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Roberts Road Elementary School held its first Poetry Fair on February 24th. The Poetry Fair encouraged students to develop a love for poetry. All 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students selected a poem and presented it to their class earlier in the week. The students voted to select two finalists from each homeroom. At the end of the week, the finalists presented their poems to the student body, parents, and a panel of judges. All finalists were awarded ribbons with the top three presenters receiving a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbon as well. The rest of the day was a poetry-filled day with flashlight poetry, poetry walks, adding to the Poe-�tree� in the front office and numerous other fun activities.

WALLER JUNIOR HIGH SYMPHONIC BAND COMPETES AT BLINN SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION

No Author — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:46:00 EST

WALLER ISD - Members of the Waller Junior High School Symphonic Band attended the Blinn Solo and Ensemble competition on Friday, February 24th. The contest was open to junior and senior high school students. Students were judged on a rating scale with Superior 1 being the highest and 5 being the lowest.

Earning a Superior 1 rating: Dylan Alvarado�trumpet, Miguel Aponte�oboe, Kaethe Ellisor �flute, Jessica Guzman�flute, Matthew Hicks�flute, Destiney Johnson�clarinet, Jasmine Laz�flute, Elio Leal�trombone, Paige McKenna�oboe, Orion Miranda�horn, Jace Pitcher-tenor sax, Ernesto Rodriguez�bassoon, Jose Ruiz�euphonium, and Carlos Vasquez�trumpet.

RON HILL SHARES COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

No Author — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:43:00 EST

By Marianne Kosik

WALLER ISD - Ron Hill, H.T. Jones Elementary School Physical Education Teacher, proudly showcased a portion of his twenty year heritage collection titled �Celebrating African American History�. Mr. Hill volunteered numerous hours of his personal time to build the collage of African American history mementos. He started his collection as a hobby and it keeps growing from year-to-year. The masterpiece exhibit showcases several African American �Firsts� in education, politics, sports, music and art entertainment, and those who have made history by breaking through barriers and making a difference in many professions.

CHILI COOK-OFF TIME AT JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

No Author — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:38:00 EST

WALLER ISD - H.T. Jones Elementary School held their first Chili Cook-Off on Friday, February 24th. 1st Place Gold Medal and school bragging rights go to �The Melting Pot� team of Loretta Whitting, Synithia Villarreal, Aliska Rape, Reyna Rocha, and Rosalio Martinez.

The Chili Cook-Off was judged by Waller ISD Superintendent Danny Twardowski, Assistant Superintendent Troy Mooney, Director of Curriculum & Instruction Kelly Baehren, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education Jorge Alvarado, Director of Public Relations Marianne Kosik, Prairie View Chief of Police Jeron Barnett, Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Judge Marian Jackson and the H.T. Jones Elementary Student Council.

WALLER HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JROTC WIN TROPHIES AT DRILL COMPETITION

No Author — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:35:00 EST

WALLER ISD - The Waller High School Air Force JROTC competed at a Drill Competition on Saturday, February 25th in Cleveland Texas. The Unarmed Drill Team placed 3rd in Unarmed Drill and placed 4th in the Inspection Category of the competition. The Team competed against 22 other schools including a couple from the neighboring State of Louisiana.

Pictured on the far right with the Waller Air Force JROTC competitors is Master Sergeant Joel Barnett. Competitors: