Bond News
The 2019 Bond – and all the great things it is doing for our students – is entirely thanks to the support of this community. So, we want the community to know how the district is spending the $966 million you entrusted us with. That’s why we have our Bond 2019 website, weekly bond updates…
Humble Beginnings For nearly two months while a fifth-grader at Roquemore Elementary, home for Imani Mogaka was the back seat of a 2010 Kia Spectra. Few knew. She would arrive at school as always – neatly dressed with homework at the ready – having washed up at the nearest gas station or a hospital restroom…
Ask David Lewis, the director of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s food and nutrition services, what he likes best about the newly renovated food and nutrition services building, and it might not be a quick conversation. He has a whole list. That’s because the improvements to the district’s food headquarters on Arkansas Lane, funded by the 2019 Bond,…
Wednesday is a big day in the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD. It’s the day that students can transfer into the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD and set themselves up for a future of success. If you need reasons why the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD is right for you, we’ve got you covered with opportunities for every student. Go ahead and start the…
Lots of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD elementary students will have new playgrounds waiting for them when they return to school in August! New playgrounds at the 17 schools in phase one are either complete or will wrap up soon. Thanks to the support of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ community, the 2019 Bond is funding two new playgrounds for all…
If you’re looking to try something new this summer, your plans just got a little more interesting with the Jacob Lawrence art exhibit opening up at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA). The exhibit will have a soft opening to the public on Thursday, July 1 and will remain open until…
Summer camp looks a bit different for students at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center this year. Instead of board games and enrichment, phlebotomy students are getting a crash course instructed by health science teachers Mark Ingram and Jacqulyn Robinius. Phlebotomy, also called venipuncture, is the process of using a needle to…
Walt Disney World isn’t the only place where dreams come true. According to retired swimming coaches Cindy Lane and Jon Ivonen, dreams come true in ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, too. Their longtime wishes finally came true when the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD’s first district pool opened to swimmers last fall. Both coached club swimming and in the district for more…
A massive construction project months ahead of schedule is practically unheard of. But at Gunn Junior High, where additions and renovations are turning the school into the district’s first fine arts/dual language junior high academy, months ahead of schedule is actually the project’s current status. It’s thanks to a strong partnership among Gunn and ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ…
It’s not often – if ever – that you get to see ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ISD superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos coaxed to the stage during a mariachi concert. But that’s exactly where he was recently when he joined teachers, staff, students and parents celebrating the legacy and future of Thornton Elementary. Thornton is about to be torn…