December 2007 Volume 9
Belton ISD Update BeltonISDcontinueswithsustainedgrowthandhasarecordenrollmentofapproximately8,300studentsforthe07-08schoolyear.Thenewestelementarycampus,TarverElementary,namedforformerBISDeducator,AliceJ.Tarver(1883-1911),openedinAugustwithabout380students.Ultimatecapacityisabout800students.AnewswimcenteratBeltonHighSchoolalsoopenedinOctoberforstudentuseandwillopenforcommunityswimtimesinJanuary.TheRoyandJeanPottsBeltonSwimCenterhonorsthePottsfortheirdonationin2000towardbuildingaswimcenter.Mr.Potts,a1944BHSgraduate,isstillanavidswimmer. AnorchestraprogramhasalsobeenestablishedatbothBeltonMiddleandLakeBeltonMiddleSchoolsandBeltonHighSchool.Theorchestraandconductor,ShelleyBlalock,madetheirdebutattheDonorRecognitionandAlumni/FriendsWalkwaydedicationonOct.6. Superintendent,Dr.VivianBaker,continuestoleadBeltonISDtoattainexcellenceatalllevels.
Belton Independent School District
BISD Internet Address: http://www.bisd.net
Roy&JeanPottsBeltonSwimCenter
Belton’snewestschool,TarverElementary
BEEF Holds Donor Event and Alumni/ Friends Brick Walkway Dedication
TheBeltonEducationalEnrichmentFoundationheldthededicationofthenewAlumniandFriendsBrickWalkwayonSaturday,Oct.6,attheBeltonHighSchoolCommons.Donorswhohavecontributed$500.00ormoretotheFoundationwerealsorecognized.ThenewlyestablishedBHSorchestraandtheBHSMadrigalprovidedentertainment.JoePirtle,BEEFPresident,presidedattheevent.CaseyClanton,recipientoftheDr.VivianBakerScholarshipin2006,thankedthosepresentfortheirsupportoftheFoundation.JudyOwens,FoundationAdministrator,reportedthattheFoundationisapproximately$800,000towardthegoalfor“Raising$1,000.000bytheEndoftheDecade.” TheAlumniandFriendsBrickWalkwaywasestablishedtohelpraisefundsfortheFoundationandprovidealastingtributetobothalumniandfriendsofBeltonISD.Approximately183brickshavebeensoldandareondisplayinthewalkwayatthefrontofBeltonHighSchool.TheFoundationwillcontinuetosellbricks,withnewbrickslaideachsummerthatwerepurchasedtheprecedingyear.Bricksare$50eachandmaycontainthreelinesofinformation,fourteencharacters,includingspaces,perline.Abrickorderformisincludedonthefollowingpage.
BeltonEducationalEnrichmentFoundationAlumni&FriendsBrickWalkwayDedication
Scholarship RecipientsScholarshipsgiveninMay2007throughtheBeltonEducationEnrichmentFoundationareasfollows:
RecipientsCandiceGuzmanDanielMooseAngelaSchwindtNathanShippElizabethFrancesTiffanyHaverlandLillieYaquobAshleyAndersonLindseyAndersonEricaSanchezWesleyGibsonJessicaAlexanderRyanBrooksStephanieBowerCharleyPetersonCorySnoddyAndyBarronRaquelHollowayErinSanderfordErinBradyKatieFlentgeJarrellHallumCodyClantonKathrynDupreeEmilyLammertWilliamHardingAmy HeartfieldNathanZajicekRaquelHollowayCarmenHerreraMonicaCamargoMargaretRenfroAdolfoOlivarezAustinCryeCourtneyHerzerEricaJacksonAdrianaJimenezJasmineCobbKayla ChaffinDanielMooseChristopherCarmoucheKathrynDupreeJillianCarruthMattMartinezChrisNaborsStephanieBowerChrisNaborsElizabethWhiteJarrellHallumKayla ChaffinKayla ChaffinElizabethWhiteChristopherCarmoucheEmilyDossmanKaliBeiermanMargaretRenfroCabreaBundyEricaBattsCabreaBundyBreanneTempletonEmilyRenKrystalStralsKristianFloresChristopherCarmouche
ScholarshipAthleticGirlAthleticBoyDr.VivianBakerVernonBargeJr.BEEFBEEFBEEFBEEFBEEFBEEFBEEFBEEFBeltonChamberMackBirtchetClassof53Classof54Classof58Classof68Thomas&RuthDannelleyDaughtersoftheRepublicofTXDeekenSamHoustonStateEducatorLegacyExStudentsPauline&LawrenceFennellPauline&LawrenceFennellEdwinE.FranklinSr.Mr.Gatti’sRichardGrandyAthleticBoyRichardGrandyAthleticGirlSarahHarrisonAnnKasbergDeannaKimbleJimboLongRobertLoveRobertLoveTheoMcGhee/AmericanLegionTheoMcGhee/AmericanLegionTheoMcGhee/AmericanLegionMaryAgnesMadisonBradMcGeheeAndrewPhilipMesserAndrewPhilipMesserAndrewPhilipMesserSharonMurrahJoe&MaryNellPirtleJoe&MaryNellPirtlePittenger/AbileneChristianPittenger/AbileneChristianLindaRammCathyRectorCarlaWilkins/SanfordNatalieSantosJohnHughSmithTranumTranumWalMartWestBeltonHarrisExStudentsWestBeltonHarrisExStudentsWBHExStudents,RussellJosephWilson,AmericanLegionJosephWilson,AmericanLegionJosephWilson,AmericanLegionGertrudeYorkGaryW.Young
Distinguished Alumni Award TheBeltonEducationalEnrichmentFoundationisacceptingapplicationstohonordeservingindividualswhograduatedfromBeltonISD.TheDistinguishedAlumniAwardisforpersonswhoseachievements,strengthsofcharacter,andcitizenshipserveasmodelstoinspireandchallengetoday’sstudents.TheDistinguishedAlumniCommitteeshallestablishthehigheststandardsinconferringtheseawards. PlansareunderwayforaDistinguishedAlumnieventforthefallof2008.NominationswillbeaccepteduntilJune1,2008. NominationformsmaybefoundbygoingtotheBISDwebsitewww.bisd.net, or by calling the BEEF office at254-215-2024toreceiveanominationbymail.BeltonISDhasmanygraduatesdeservingofthisaward.Pleasenominatesomeone!
BEEF Prize Patrol Awards Teacher /Para Grants Administrators,BISDBoard,andtheBEEFBoard,werepartoftheannualPrizePatrolonDec.5toawardteachergrantsforclassroomenrichmentandparapro-fessionalgrantsforcontinuingeducation.InitssixthyearfortheFoundationtofundteachergrants,thetotalamountforthisyear’sgrantawardstotwenty-onerecipientsis$30,058.28.Thirty-seventeachergrantapplicationsandeightparaprofessionalapplicationswerereceivedforconsiderationbytheFoundation,witheighteenteachergrantsandthreeparaprofessionalgrantsawarded.
LeonHeightsteachersreceivecheckfromthe BEEFPrizePatrol.
Belton Educational Enrichment FoundationAlumni & Friends Brick Walkway
To commemorate your years at Belton High School, to honor a recent graduate, friend, family
member, or teacher, the Belton Educational Enrichment Foundation offers you the opportunity to purchase a brick for the Belton ISD Alumni & Friends Brick Walkway at the front of Belton High School.
The inaugural installation of the bricks was October 6, 2007. In the future, new brick orders will be installed each summer as orders are accumulated.
All of the proceeds from these brick sales will go toward BEEF to help meet the needs of Belton ISD students and teachers through scholarships and classroom grants.
Belton Educational Enrichment Foundation 400 North Wall Belton, TX. 76513
For more information, contact Judy Owens at 254-215-2024 or [email protected] Bricks sell for $50.00 each.
CLEARLYPRINTyourdesiredletteringintheboxesbelow.EachbrickwillholdaMAXIMUMof14charactersperline,INCLUDINGspacesandpunctuation.
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Belton High School Alumniand Friends Newsletter
TheBigRedTalesissenttoalumniandFoundationdonorsinordertogainsupportforFoundationprojects.Thankyouforyourgenerouscontributionsandsupportagainthisschoolyear. ForfurtherinformationyoumaycontactJudyOwensat254-215-2024,[email protected].
BEEF Board of DirectorsJoe Pirtle, PresidentRobert AtmarVivian BakerDuryl “Gibby” BaileyBill BargeRon BrownRoyce BorenWayne Carpenter
Jay Taggart, Vice PresidentDanny DossmanRoscoe HarrisonSusan KincannonGrace McDonaldEstella MurrayRandy Pittenger
Joe SmithRoy SmytheTerry TaggartAnn UtleyBeverly WhitesideBob WilsonJudy Owens, AdministratorCindy Wiley, Secretary
BISD SuperintendentRandy Pittenger, President Board of TrusteesJus, Foundation AdministratorRobert AtmarGibby BaileyBill BargeB Royce BorenRon BrownWayne CarpenterDanny DossmanBarbara GilmorePrince HarrisonRoscoe HarrisoBonEstella Mu
Belton Educational Enrichment FoundationDearBeltonISDSupporter:
TheBeltonEducationalEnrichmentFoundationhascontinuedtomakegreatstridesthisyearinourChal-lenge2010goal--toraise$1,000,000bytheendofthedecadeforacademicexcellence.Since2003,wehaveaccumulatedorexpendedthroughscholarshipsorteachergrantsalmost$800,000towardthisgoal.Donationsaregiveninhonorormemoryofsomeone,throughbusinesses,theBeltonISDEmployeeCampaign,andmostrecently,theAlumniandFriendsBrickWalkway.Eachcomponentofgivingissoimportanttoourmissiontoraiseawarenessofacademicactivitiesandtopromoteanenrichedqualityeducationalexperience.
TheceremonytoawardscholarshipsatBeltonHighSchooleachMayisalwaysanexcitingexperience.Followingaresamplesofthe“thankyou”noteswereceived:“Thank you for selecting me to receive the Deeken Sam Houston State Scholarship. I want to thank you for your generosity. I hope that someday I may give to others as you both have so kindly given to me.” Katie Flentge“Thank you so much for selecting me to receive the Joseph E. Wilson, American Legion Post 55 Memorial Scholarship given through the BEEF in the amount of $1,000. It is greatly appreciated! With your help, I am one step closer to my dream of becoming a Meteorologist.”Breanne Templeton“Thank you Class of 1954 for the generous scholarship! The money will be used next year when I attend Baylor University. While at Baylor, I will be studying music. Thank you so much again!!” Cory Snoddy
ThankyoutothoseofyouwhohavecontributedtotheFoundation,andIencouragethosewhohaven’tyetcontributedtodoso.Youwillbeinvestingintomorrow’sfuturetodaythroughthestudentsofBeltonISD. Thankyouforyoursupport, Judy Owens FoundationAdministrator
Dr.VivianBakercongratulatingMattMartinezatthegraduationoftheBHSClassof06-07.
Dr.’sVivian&DudleyBakerwithAngelaSchwindt,recipientoftheDr.VivianBakerScholarship.
Thank You Foundation Donors Donations in excess of $100.00 given through BEEF during 2007 are as follows;
Weappologizeifwehaveleftoffanynameinerror.
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BEEFCHALLENGE2010400NorthWall Belton,Tx.76513
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Memorials have been received for the following in 2007:RandallCarroll StanleyFowler CharleneHannon JimHays MinnieHenderson ErnestJacksonRobertJames AnnKelly SylviaDeeMahan PeggyBartonMeans MaureenMorganMoon DonMoore HiramDrewReese RaymondRoessler SandySanderford LarryWright
VirginiaWinklerAgold AllCo.SurveyDurly“Gibby”BaileyBaird/WilliamsCont.RebaBakerJoe&JanelleBaisdenDr.Paul&GinnyBakerDr.’sDudley&VivianBakerMelvinBamburgBill&LauraBargeJames&TammyBassoDarrell&TammyBeckerBellAirConditioningBeltonChamberofCommerceBHSClass-53,54,55,58,62,68Mr.&Mrs.RoyceBorenJames&GoldaBrockJames&GlendaBrossMax&MaryEllenCantrellBarbaraCarlileAlanCarlisleRay&JennieCarlisleRobert&MayelleCarlisleWayne&AnnCarpenterMargaretChadwickKennethChatwinSaralynClawsonComplianceConsortiumDean&BettyCoxTomDannelleyKyleDeal
Jim&LauraDeekenDocuMaxxRobert&JaneDominguezGeorgeEadsPerry&FrancesFairchildEdE.FranklinJr.JamesFurnaceBobbyFritzWalter&NancyGarnerDavidGarbushGeorgiaGulfRichard&PatGrandyJimHamiltonFredHanderHelenHarrisonJaneKeechHarrisonJim&DorothyHaysPollyHerringtonVirginiaHowardJim&BettyHoweRobertHuntNathanJenningsDonnaJohnsonJamesKasbergJeannetteKelleyJoyceKempMr.&Mrs.FosterKimbleSusanKincannonThomas&DebbieKirwanRosemaryLeFloreKayLewis
JacquelynMarshallBruce&ReneeMatousJoseph&MiriamMatthewsGraceMcDonaldMarthaMcGintyLoriMcKayDonyaMcNeeseBill&AnnMesserMr.&Mrs.RichardMeyerMr.&Mrs.RobertMeyerSteveMeyerMicroDistributingLarryMontgomeryDoug&MaryMorrisDanMurrayTomNormandDon&JudyOwensJoePeterkaGreg&CindyPetterJoe&MaryNellPirtleRandy&LaGayPittengerBrendaPottsDr.HaroldRammKarenReddellDonRinglerJuanitaHanderRobertsJerryRolstonAnneSanderfordGaylaSaxtonAnnieSchropshireJoeShepperd
JudithShineSHWGroupJeanSmithJetonSmithJoe&LindaSmithDanSpears,Sr.DonetteStreetJaneStrongJay&LeahTaggartJohn&DoraTaggartTerryTaggartKevinTaylorDavid&AngelaTekellTigerAthleticBoostersTranumFamilyFoundationCharlaTrejoRobert&AnnUtleyV-QuestPennyVannSandraVeloProsperWalkerWestBeltonHarrisExStudentsRay&BettyWilkinsVick&DorothyWilliamsThomas&BarbaraYarrellJoeYorkEllenYoungSusanYoung
