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Published 02/04/2012 - 12:17 p.m. CST
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Student Elondria Young poses with holocaust survivor Al Marsk after his presentation at Dekaney High School.
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SPRING ISD – Students at Dekaney High School learned about World War
II history recently from a man who lived it. Al Marsk is a holocaust
survivor who was held in four different camps in Europe, during World
War II. He spoke to about 400 juniors and seniors who were attending
from their U.S. history or government and economics
classes.
“To understand the holocaust, we have to understand history first,” Marsk said.
Marsk spoke about the events leading up to the outbreak of the war. He recalled his experiences, in Budapest, Hungary, as a young schoolboy who was sent with his parents to his first of four concentration camps.
“To understand the holocaust, we have to understand history first,” Marsk said.
Marsk spoke about the events leading up to the outbreak of the war. He recalled his experiences, in Budapest, Hungary, as a young schoolboy who was sent with his parents to his first of four concentration camps.
Published 01/07/2012 - 4:30 p.m. CST
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Spring ISD Board Trustee Jana Anders, from left, congratulates Principal Chad Schmidt, Anderson Elementary School, on receiving a Gold Performance Acknowledgement from the Texas Education Agency.
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SPRING ISD - The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released the
2010-11 Gold Performance Acknowledgements, and 18 Spring ISD campuses
earned one or more of the acknowledgments for high performance on
indicators other than those used to determine accountability ratings.
TEA awarded the following schools Commended and/or Comparable
Improvement honors for their exceptional performance. Acknowledgments
are as follows:
Published 01/05/2012 - 10:46 a.m. CST
SPRING ISD – Spring ISD will hold a public hearing regarding the
2010-11 Academic Excellence Indicator Report during the regularly
scheduled Board of Trustees meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Gordon M.
Anderson Leadership Center, 16717 Ella Blvd. The AEIS report contains
district and campus profiles, including information about
accountability ratings, testing, attendance, demographic data,
financial data, class size and staffing. The public is invited to
attend and will be given opportunity to speak during the hearing. For
more information, call 281-891-6186.
Published 12/17/2011 - 3:47 p.m. CST
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Kassie Laughbaum, from left, Daniel Manrique and Elena Zagal admire a gingerbread castle. The three-year-olds are Spring ISD Early Learning Academy students.
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SPRING ISD – Hundreds of Spring ISD Child Nutrition workers met at
Carl Wunsche Sr. High School Dec. 13 to view the gingerbread contest
entries from 38 campuses, and wait for the winners of the 16th annual
competition to be judged and announced.
Each year cafeteria workers spend a week or two designing and building elaborate constructions that often break with the traditional concept of a gingerbread cottage. This year’s entries included a castle with a dragon, although the more traditional Santa’s workshop won the coveted people’s choice award. The only criteria is that the entries must be at least 90 percent edible and fit in an area the size of a18 ½ by 22 inch bun pan.
Each year cafeteria workers spend a week or two designing and building elaborate constructions that often break with the traditional concept of a gingerbread cottage. This year’s entries included a castle with a dragon, although the more traditional Santa’s workshop won the coveted people’s choice award. The only criteria is that the entries must be at least 90 percent edible and fit in an area the size of a18 ½ by 22 inch bun pan.
Published 12/06/2011 - 12:17 p.m. CST
SPRING ISD - The Spring
ISD Advisory Committee on Education (ACE),
which includes both staff and
community members, has developed two
calendar options for the 2012-13 school
year. The committee is asking
for feedback from Spring ISD parents/guardians
and staff members
regarding which calendar option they prefer. A recommendation
will be
presented to the Spring ISD Board of Trustees for approval in
February.
The parent survey is located under “What Do You Think?” on
the Spring ISD
website at www.springisd.org. The staff
survey is located on the staff
intranet, which can be accessed from
the my.springisd.org portal on
the Spring
ISD website. The deadline for participating in the survey
is Jan. 11.
Published 12/05/2011 - 10:14 a.m. CST
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Representing their award-winning campuses at the HealthierUS School Challenge reception on the White House lawn are, from left, Sue Hauhan Majano, Peggy Husky, Jennifer Moulton, Debbie Graham and Laura Mason.
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SPRING ISD – Ponderosa Elementary School and Smith Elementary School
in Spring ISD were honored Oct. 17, during a special recognition
reception on the White House lawn, for achieving the gold level in the
HealthierUS School Challenge competition, which is sponsored annually
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Last school year, Ponderosa Principal Debbie Graham and Smith Principal Peggy Husky accepted the challenge to create and maintain a healthier learning environment on their campuses. Their decision required their campuses to ensure that students are offered nutritious foods, encouraged and provided opportunities to participate in physical activities daily and taught how to make healthy choices.
Last school year, Ponderosa Principal Debbie Graham and Smith Principal Peggy Husky accepted the challenge to create and maintain a healthier learning environment on their campuses. Their decision required their campuses to ensure that students are offered nutritious foods, encouraged and provided opportunities to participate in physical activities daily and taught how to make healthy choices.
Published 11/08/2011 - 9:28 a.m. CST
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, right, visits with Jesus Centeno, Dekaney High School student, from left, Centeno’s mother, Margarita Perez, and brother, Javier Centeno Jr.
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SPRING ISD – Jesus Centeno, a junior at Dekaney High School, recently
learned that he has quite a bit in common with Texas Attorney General
Greg Abbott. He didn’t learn it through second-hand information
either. Centeno heard it straight from the attorney general himself
during his recent visit to Dekaney High School.
Centeno has a disability that requires him to use a wheel chair. The attorney general, who also uses a wheel chair for mobility, came to Dekaney specifically to meet with Centeno and assure him that people in wheel chairs can have long and productive lives. Speaking from personal experience, Attorney General Abbott told Centeno that the more he focuses on pursuing his dreams, the more his concerns about his physical disability will go away.
Centeno has a disability that requires him to use a wheel chair. The attorney general, who also uses a wheel chair for mobility, came to Dekaney specifically to meet with Centeno and assure him that people in wheel chairs can have long and productive lives. Speaking from personal experience, Attorney General Abbott told Centeno that the more he focuses on pursuing his dreams, the more his concerns about his physical disability will go away.
Published 11/04/2011 - 8:58 a.m. CST
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SPRING ISD – Rocket Ranger and Clutch entertain students at Winship
Elementary School while bringing a serious message. During a
schoolwide assembly, the mascot for the Houston Rockets emphasized the
importance of staying drug-free. The assembly was held during Red
Ribbon Week, a national drug and violence prevention campaign held
annually in late October. Spring ISD schools districtwide scheduled
activities to help raise student awareness of the dangers of using
tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Published 10/11/2011 - 10:51 a.m. CST
SPRING ISD – Ponderosa Elementary School in Spring ISD is hosting a
40th Birthday Celebration at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 in the school
gymnasium. A ceremony commemorating the school’s history will feature
fourth-grade students in a musical performance about changes that have
occurred in our society.
A reception following the ceremony will be held in the library where guests will have the opportunity to “walk down” Memory Lane, which includes a special collection of Ponderosa memorabilia that spans the school’s past 40 years.
A reception following the ceremony will be held in the library where guests will have the opportunity to “walk down” Memory Lane, which includes a special collection of Ponderosa memorabilia that spans the school’s past 40 years.
Published 01/05/2012 - 6:47 a.m. CST
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SPRING ISD – The Harris County Sheriff’s Department conducted a bike
safety training program for kindergarten, first- and second-grade
students at Heritage Elementary School in Spring ISD during the week
before winter break.
Five bike safety stations were set up in the school parking lot where deputies and students worked on slow-speed control, straight-line control, proper signaling and safely interacting with traffic. Students also learned the rules of the road and what safety gear they need to protect themselves.
Five bike safety stations were set up in the school parking lot where deputies and students worked on slow-speed control, straight-line control, proper signaling and safely interacting with traffic. Students also learned the rules of the road and what safety gear they need to protect themselves.
Published 12/07/2011 - 8:16 a.m. CST
SPRING ISD – The Spring ISD Education Foundation delivered $26,725 in
innovative grants to Spring ISD campuses districtwide during a
surprise visit by the Grant Express Nov. 30.
“Our work is to provide grants for teachers so that they can enhance and build upon the lessons, the projects, the activities that they design for their students and their classes. Good teachers always want to do a little more than what has been provided in the budget, a little more than what they had already been asked to do. That is where we come in,” said Stelle Claughton Lacefield, Spring ISD Education Foundation co-president.
Some unique projects that received funding will combine math concepts with physical fitness, artwork with writing and iPads with life skills. One campus will turn a pond into an ecosystem while another turns a nature trail into an outdoor classroom. Job centers at one elementary school and science field trips at another are designed to engage students in learning and enhance their classroom experience.
“Our work is to provide grants for teachers so that they can enhance and build upon the lessons, the projects, the activities that they design for their students and their classes. Good teachers always want to do a little more than what has been provided in the budget, a little more than what they had already been asked to do. That is where we come in,” said Stelle Claughton Lacefield, Spring ISD Education Foundation co-president.
Some unique projects that received funding will combine math concepts with physical fitness, artwork with writing and iPads with life skills. One campus will turn a pond into an ecosystem while another turns a nature trail into an outdoor classroom. Job centers at one elementary school and science field trips at another are designed to engage students in learning and enhance their classroom experience.
Published 12/06/2011 - 7:30 a.m. CST
SPRING ISD – The Spring ISD Virtual registration is now open for the
2012-13 school year. All Spring ISD students in seventh through12th
grades are eligible to register for Virtual courses. Course offerings
include English, math, social studies, Spanish and select dual credit
courses.
Spring ISD Virtual is an online program that offers core-subject and elective courses taught by certified Spring ISD teachers in a monitored online learning environment. The program uses technology to provide individual, small-group, and whole-class learning experiences. The benefits of the Virtual program include getting ahead academically, flexibility in scheduling, early graduation, accessible teachers, viewing lessons, college readiness, and learning anytime, anywhere.
Spring ISD Virtual is an online program that offers core-subject and elective courses taught by certified Spring ISD teachers in a monitored online learning environment. The program uses technology to provide individual, small-group, and whole-class learning experiences. The benefits of the Virtual program include getting ahead academically, flexibility in scheduling, early graduation, accessible teachers, viewing lessons, college readiness, and learning anytime, anywhere.
Published 12/02/2011 - 10:30 a.m. CST
SPRING ISD - The last day of school before winter break for Spring
Independent School District students and staff members is Friday, Dec.
16, which will be a regular school day. Classes will be held all day.
Spring ISD schools and offices will be closed for winter break Monday,
Dec. 19 through Monday, Jan. 2. Administrative offices will reopen and
classes will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Spring ISD Police Department
will remain open during the winter break. For immediate assistance
during the winter break or to report suspicious or unusual activity in
the district, call 281-891-6911. In an emergency, call
281-893-7473.
Published 11/04/2011 - 12:00 p.m. CST
SPRING ISD - The Spring High School Chorale and Spring High School
Percussion Ensemble have been selected as 2011 National Mark of
Excellence winners. The Chorale, directed by David Landgrebe and
Steffanie Dean, won in two categories, mixed choir and open division.
The percussion ensemble is directed by J.D. Guzman. The Mark of
Excellence is a competition, entered by submitting recordings, in
which the top quarter are selected as National Winners. This year 161
of the finest musical ensembles from 32 states entered the
competition.
Published 10/25/2011 - 6:02 a.m. CST
SPRING ISD – Heritage Elementary School in Spring ISD has been named
to the 2011 Texas Honors Circle. The award, created by the Texas
Comptroller’s office, recognizes campuses across Texas that achieve
the highest level of student success and responsible fiscal management
based on the Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST) report. To
achieve the Texas Honors Circle designation, Heritage had to have a
five-star FAST rating.
The award, signed by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs states, “Your efforts set an example of wise management of educational spending while preparing students for success in college or the work force – an effort crucial to the future of Texas.”
The award, signed by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs states, “Your efforts set an example of wise management of educational spending while preparing students for success in college or the work force – an effort crucial to the future of Texas.”
Published 10/09/2011 - 11:20 a.m. CST
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SPRING ISD – Spring ISD’s Gloria Marshall Elementary School had been
open less than a month when the district learned that the new “green”
school had already earned three prestigious recognitions, including
not one, but two awards named after renowned architect William W.
Caudill.
Marshall’s winning streak began when it was announced that the school had been selected for the 2011 Caudill Award, the highest honor for the planning and design of Texas public education facilities awarded at the Texas Association of School Boards’ and the Texas Association of School Administrators’ (TASA/TASB) annual convention in September.
Marshall’s winning streak began when it was announced that the school had been selected for the 2011 Caudill Award, the highest honor for the planning and design of Texas public education facilities awarded at the Texas Association of School Boards’ and the Texas Association of School Administrators’ (TASA/TASB) annual convention in September.
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