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Tomball ISD
Published 01/23/2012 - 7:13 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Tomball ISD Board Trustee Secretary Lisa
Nicholas was
recognized for her dedication to the students of Tomball ISD
during
Board Appreciation Month. Nicholas and the Tomball ISD Board of
Trustees
are among more than 7,000 men and women who serve local
schools and help
promote public education. Each year
public school
districts across the state recognize their board members and
celebrate the countless contributions these leaders dedicate to
children in
their local communities.
Published 12/20/2011 - 10:45 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Northpointe Intermediate School sixth grade students
(from left) Kennedy Thompson, Abby Osborne, and Fabian Vecchi met
Michael Ford and Matt Bullen from Orphan Hope and Shannon Strossner
from Living Water International. Thompson, Osborne, Vecchi, and about
50 of their classmates helped raise nearly $6,000 for both
organizations.
Published 12/18/2011 - 6:00 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Tomball Elementary School student Jessica Seidner is
passionate about helping others. This bubbly and energetic 4’11” tall
fourth grader packs a powerful punch when she is on a giving mission.
Over the past two years, she has participated in and developed ideas
for five community service projects at her school. The projects
included Soap for Haiti, a walk-a-thon to benefit juvenile diabetes,
Pennies for Patients, a food drive, and a pet supply drive.
Seidner was inspired by her father, who often helps out neighbors and friends. Seidner believes it is important to help family, friends and people she does not know because that is the best way to improve society. “You should always help those in your community and your society who don’t have a lot of things that you always have. These projects help people and pets, and they bring us together to help each other,” she said.
Seidner was inspired by her father, who often helps out neighbors and friends. Seidner believes it is important to help family, friends and people she does not know because that is the best way to improve society. “You should always help those in your community and your society who don’t have a lot of things that you always have. These projects help people and pets, and they bring us together to help each other,” she said.
Published 12/15/2011 - 8:53 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Rosehill Elementary School kindergarten students (from
left) Jason Arias and Deborah Barrera painted star shaped piñatas
during a social studies lesson. They learned about cultural traditions
in various countries, including the symbolism of piñatas in the
Hispanic culture during the holiday season. The students used their
creativity and motor skills to create unique paintings onto their
piñatas.
Published 11/28/2011 - 2:16 p.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Rosehill
Elementary School second
grade students
Travis Bates and Sarrah Bristol decorated pumpkins to represent
characters in the rhyme Old Woman in the
Shoe. Bates,
Bristol, and their classmates used their
imagination to paint and
decorate a large pumpkin as the main character, and
they decorated
smaller pumpkins to represent the old woman’s children.
Published 11/16/2011 - 10:39 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - CenterPoint Energy awarded Tomball ISD $13,098.56 during
the Nov. 14 Board of Trustees workshop meeting for the district’s
energy efficiency projects implemented this year. The award was
provided through the Schools Conserving Resources (SCORE) Program,
which helps school districts by facilitating a focused approach to
using energy efficiently. Over the past five years, Tomball ISD has
received over $85,000 from CenterPoint Energy for taking positive
steps toward energy conservation.
Published 11/07/2011 - 9:24 a.m. CST
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From left, Tomball High School senior Jonathan Downey and Broadway actor, singer, and director Chuck Wagner.
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TOMBALL ISD - Tomball High School senior Jonathan Downey, who was cast in the role as the Beast in the Tomball STAGE performance of Beauty and the Beast, met Broadway performer Chuck Wagner, who was in the original company of Beauty and the Beast in 1994. Wagner also appeared in over 1,200 performances in the role as the Beast. He also met with the THS theatre students and talked about his experiences while performing in Beauty and the Beast and other Broadway productions such as Into the Woods, Les Miserables, Three Musketeers, and Jekyll & Hyde. He also provided tips to calm stage fright, and encouraged the students to have the courage to pursue their goals in life.
Published 10/20/2011 - 7:57 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Tomball Memorial High School choir students (first row
from left) Dallas Brown, freshman; Mallory Purkis, sophomore; Donna
Litton, sophomore; Ali Coburn, sophomore; (back row) Evan Nicholas,
freshman; and Nick Merrill, freshman, competed in the second round of
the All State Choir Audition and were selected to advance to the
Region Choir Contest. In preparation for the audition, each student
learned four selections ranging from classical to contemporary music.
During the contest they performed a solo for a panel of judges.
Published 10/11/2011 - 9:43 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Willow Creek Elementary School Watch Dog Dad Trey Janak greeted kindergarten student Luke Lindsay as he arrived at school. This is Janak’s second year to volunteer as a Watch Dog Dad. The Watch Dog Dad program encourages fathers and grandfathers to volunteer at school activities and events. During the day, Janak assisted teachers in the classroom, monitored lunch and recess, and helped with recycling projects. There are over 150 dads at Willow Creek Elementary who volunteer as a Watch Dog Dad.
Published 12/15/2011 - 12:34 p.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Amy Schindewolf was hired as the principal of Tomball
Junior High School. Schindewolf has worked in education for 14 years.
Prior to joining Tomball ISD, she worked as the assistant/associate
principal at Klein Collins High School in Klein ISD. She has also
served as an intermediate school assistant principal, a high school
English teacher, and an intermediate school Language Arts teacher.
Schindewolf completed a bachelor of arts and master of education at
Texas A&M University. She also attended Sam Houston State
University, where she completed her doctorate in educational
leadership.
Published 12/09/2011 - 9:45 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Tomball High School senior Eric Schaffer received a
Military Appointment worth $450,000 to attend the United States
Military Academy at West Point in New York. Schaffer will graduate
from West Point as a 2nd Lieutenant Officer in the army, and will
serve eight years in the military. Schaffer plans to earn a degree in
international studies. He would also like to become an infantry
officer. He is currently the Senior Class Treasurer, National Honor
Society Treasurer, and the Battalion Commanding Officer of the NJROTC
at Tomball High School.
Published 11/28/2011 - 10:12 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Decker Prairie
Elementary School fourth
grade student
Krista Hoot played a game with her mentor, Shelia Young. This is
Young’s second year to volunteer as a
mentor. She completed training
under the
Mentor Tomball program, which has been implemented at
Decker Prairie
Elementary, Tomball Elementary, and Tomball
Intermediate Schools. The goal is to eventually expand the Mentor
Tomball program to all schools in Tomball ISD.
Published 11/11/2011 - 9:37 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Jo Ann Colson was announced as the principal of Timber
Creek Elementary School, which will be Tomball ISD’s eighth elementary
campus. For the past nine years, Colson has been the principal of
Willow Creek Elementary. She attended Stephen F. Austin State
University where she completed a bachelor of science in education in
1985 and a master of education in 1998. Colson is currently completing
a doctorate of educational leadership at Lamar University. In 2011,
Colson was named the Tomball ISD District Elementary Principal of the
Year. Timber Creek Elementary, located in The Woodlands, is scheduled
to open in the fall of 2012.
Published 10/30/2011 - 8:56 a.m. CST
TOMBALL ISD - Tomball Memorial High School’s theatre department is
preparing for its upcoming performance of The Rivers and Ravines on
Nov. 10-12 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. The Rivers and Ravines, by
Heather McDonald, is set in rural eastern Colorado, and tells the
story of a community’s decline as a result of farming crisis in the
1980s. The farmers find themselves in perpetual debt and must borrow
in order to expand, but they quickly face foreclosure. An unspeakable
act by one distraught wife sends the other characters spinning on a
path of self-doubt.
Tickets for the Tomball Memorial High School theatre department performances are $10. Reservations can be made in advance. Reserved tickets may be picked up 30 minutes before the show. Sponsors will be contacted regarding their pre-paid tickets a week before the show. To purchase tickets, please call 281-357-3230, ext. 1170. All performances will be held at the Tomball Memorial High School Auditorium, located at 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane.
Tickets for the Tomball Memorial High School theatre department performances are $10. Reservations can be made in advance. Reserved tickets may be picked up 30 minutes before the show. Sponsors will be contacted regarding their pre-paid tickets a week before the show. To purchase tickets, please call 281-357-3230, ext. 1170. All performances will be held at the Tomball Memorial High School Auditorium, located at 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane.
Published 10/17/2011 - 8:39 a.m. CST
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TOMBALL ISD - Lakewood Elementary second grade students (from left)
Jaden Scherzinger, Laura Porter, Danila Erzakov, and Maggie Gray
tested their hypothesis to determine which objects would sink or float
when placed into a container of water. After recording their data,
they formed a conclusion based on their results.
Published 10/09/2011 - 8:50 a.m. CST
TOMBALL ISD - Two Tomball ISD schools – Willow Creek Elementary and
Northpointe Intermediate School – were named to the Texas
Comptroller’s 2011 Texas Honors Circle Award list, which recognizes
schools that have achieved superior student academic growth while
keeping spending low.
“This is honor for the entire staff at Willow Creek Elementary School,” Principal Jo Ann Colson said. “We closely manage our campus budget and carefully review instructional materials to ensure our students are successful.”
“This is honor for the entire staff at Willow Creek Elementary School,” Principal Jo Ann Colson said. “We closely manage our campus budget and carefully review instructional materials to ensure our students are successful.”
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