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May 6, 2015

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Woods’ KudosQuiz Bowl team from Brandeis wins

The 16th annual Texas Quiz Bowl Championship tournament was held recently, with a team from Brandeis HS coming out on top. Quiz Bowl is an academics-based game in which two teams of four students compete to answer questions about math, science, history, literature, religion, and arts. Students buzz in to answer toss-up questions, and correct toss-up responses are rewarded with an opportunity to answer three bonus questions that cannot be stolen by the opposing team. The team with the most points wins. Pictured is the Division II winning team, (from l-r) Nathan Corbin, Pranjal Singh, Kumaran Arulmani, and Stephen Chen.

NISD students advance to national history competitionThirty-nine NISD students participated in the Texas History Day competition recently. With more than 1,500 students participating in both the Junior Division (middle school) and Senior Division (high school), nine NISD students advanced to the national competition. Those advancing are Colby Renouf, Matthew Stout, and Nathan Millwater, Stevenson MS; Stephanie Hernandez, Jay Science and Engineering Academy; Harshika Avula, Lekhya Kintada, Daniel Noorily, and Bharath Ram, Health Careers HS; and Emily Stone, Communications Arts HS.

Thank a teacher – today!This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, when administrators, students, support staff, and parents take time to acknowledge the many contributions and sacrifices that classroom teachers make every day.

“Most great lessons and acts of kindness by teachers are not observed publicly, yet they have a profound, lasting and cumulative effect on the children in their care,” says Dr. Brian Woods, superintendent. “Besides their parents, teachers are the single, most consistent influence in a child’s life, and have the privilege and power to shape their future.”

“We all need to take the time to think of a teacher who impacted our life, whether current or past, and tell them thank you,” he said. “After all, teaching creates all other professions.”

Pictured are parents, students, administrators, and support staff at Michael ES who surprised their teachers by decorating every door in the school.

1,400 middle school students join together for dynamic performance

More than 1,400 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade choir students from 18 NISD middle schools joined their voices (and some dance moves) for the eighth annual “Together We Sing” performance held this past weekend at Paul Taylor Field House.

This year, the “Together We Sing” performance took on a beach party flair with such songs as “Under the Boardwalk,” “Good Vibrations,” “Heatwave,” and “Walking on Sunshine.”

A special performance by all the middle school choir directors of “Summer Nights” from Grease received a standing ovation from the standing-room only audience.

As a finale, the students performed selections from “Surfin’ USA,” which even included a special appearance of a shark, that swam by and didn’t spoil their beach fun.

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OF THE WEEKSan Antonio Scorpions discounted ticketsBe a part of a special night with the San Antonio Scorpions as the championship team honors NISD. On May 30, the Scorpions host the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers and are offering NISD staff specially priced tickets. Click here for more details and to order tickets.

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NEF 5K Run/Walk has record attendanceIt was the biggest and the best according to those who attended the Northside Education Foundation’s (NEF) 5K Walk/Run held this past Saturday.

Almost 5,000 people registered for the NEF 5K Run/Walk and Family Wellness Fair, presented by CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System.

“This show of support helps the Foundation continue to successfully champion for NISD faculty, staff, and students,” says Cassandra Miranda, Director of School-Business-Community Partnerships.

Money raised helps fund teacher grants and other initiatives for students. In addition, NEF awarded $19,000 in cash awards to team captains from 64 campuses and sites for their efforts to boost registration.

The highest percent participation and largest team trophy went to Beard ES with 328 participants, and the Northside Learning Center won the same honors for a non-campus team with 134 participants. In addition, the NISD Transportation-South team won the coveted Spirit Stick.

Pictured (center) is Keira Wells, a third grader at Allen ES being congratulated by Apple Eddie as she crossed the finish line. Mother Jennifer Wells, a special education teacher at Allen ES, is not far behind her (pictured in teal T-shirt).

This week’s Video of the Week features Principal Debra Piñon who will serve as the first principal for the District’s 75th elementary school, Boldt ES, opening in August 2015. Click here to learn more about this veteran principal.

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Students turn trash into campus mural

First graders at Steubing ES are learning how to turn trash into art. The students collected bottle caps and transformed what typically would have gone into a landfill (or as trash on the street) and made a beautiful mural for their school.

“The kids put a lot of time into creating this beautiful work of art that reflects Steubing’s leadership in recycling, reducing, and reusing,” said teacher Lavonda Keuper.

In addition, cans from the school cafeteria were repurposed as flower pots. The cans were cleaned, holes drilled in the bottom, decorated, and then the students used their empty, clean milk cartons to partially fill the bottom of the cans with dirt to conserve soil spillage.

“We want to share this idea with NISD in hopes that other campuses will get their students involved in taking care of the Earth as well,” Keuper said.