Clear Creek ISD’s Teachers of the Year
Clear Creek ISD announced the 2023 Teachers of the Year nominees, finalists and top two winners at the traditional awards luncheon. Jennifer Ramsey from Wedgewood Elementary School was named the Elementary Teacher of the Year and Erin Quinones from Clear Creek Intermediate School was named the Secondary Teacher of the Year. Ramsey has been an […]
Alvin ISD CTE Students Learn Dental Skills
When Alvin ISD dental assistant students from JB Hensler College and Career Academy work with their first patients in a dentist’s office, they’ll be old pros at working with the equipment. Thanks to a $183,000 grant through the High Demand Job Training program, students are working with state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line dentistry equipment currently seen in dentist […]
Friendswood ISD Custodian of the Year Nominee
Friendswood ISD Custodian Mr. Quan is nominated for the Cintas Custodian of the Year Award! Mr. Quan is known for his impeccable work ethic. He was raised in Vietnam and noticed American soldiers helping Vietnamese people as he grew up which led him to be a medic in the Vietnam Army for several years then […]
Fort Bend ISD Pre-K Students Receive Donated Books
Fort Bend ISD’s prekindergarten students and their families received a generous book donation from a new statewide program that encourages reading at an early age. Books Beginning at Birth is a new statewide program offering Texas families with children from birth through age four free access to print and digital books to promote reading at […]
Alvin ISD Surprises Teachers with Grants
The Alvin ISD Education Foundation’s Winners Wagon brought lively excitement, surprising teachers on 33 campuses and granting 119 Innovative Teaching Grants. A total of $107,050.94 was awarded in grants to teachers and staff at Alvin ISD schools. Students enthusiastically joined the celebration as giant checks were presented, as well as Foundation board members, Alvin ISD […]
Alief ISD Students Participate in Ecobot Challenge
Three Alief ISD campuses (Kennedy, Mahanay, and Miller) participated in the CASE for Kids Ecobot Challenge. The day was filled with working on STEM activities, Gimkit (answering various questions), and judging for their coding and costumes. The All-Earth Ecobot Challenge is an innovative engineering competition that engages fourth through eighth grade students in complex problem-solving, […]
Santa Fe ISD CTE Students Create Boutonnieres
Santa Fe ISD‘s agriculture program is showing great examples of how agriculture is not just about animals! The floral design students showed just how much they have learned in class by making boutonnières. Floral design courses not only teach students how to make arrangements, but also educate students on proper terminology and techniques in floral […]
Fort Bend ISD Students Visit with Movie Science Consultant
Students in a class at Fort Bend ISD‘s Malala Elementary received a surprise presentation from NOPE movie science consultant and marine biologist Kelsi Rutledge. Malala student Mihika P. was so inspired after hearing Rutledge give an interview on NPR ‘s Science Friday show she sent her an email. Rutledge was touched by the message and […]
Alief ISD Community Adds More Little Free Libraries
A second Little Free Library now stands at the Alief ISD Administration building, thanks to the Education Foundation and the Tinubu family. The Tinubu family donated the library in honor of Sanya Nicole Henry Tinubu. Under the direction of Charla Hollingsworth, the Library Services department received the 2021 Librarians Change Communities Award from the Texas […]
Alvin ISD Names First Female Superintendent
Alvin ISD proudly supports the district’s first female Superintendent for the roughly 29,000 students currently enrolled in Alvin ISD, the largest school district in Brazoria County. Carol Nelson believes greatly in public education. In an interview with ABC13, Nelson said public education is the best thing we can give our children in order to continue […]
