Minutes of Board Recognition Ceremony May 20, 2019

The Board of TrusteesTexas City Independent School District

Members Present: Hal Biery, PresidentMelba AndersonDickey CampbellNelson JuarezNakisha PaulMable Pratt

Absent:Bryan Thompson Vice President

Present: Dr. Rodney Cavness, SuperintendentSusan Myers, Deputy Superintendent of EducationMargaret Lee, Assistant Superintendent for Business & OperationsDr. Terri Burchfield, Executive Director of Support ServicesMarcus Higgs, Executive Director of Human ResourcesAdriana Lyle, Executive Administrative Assistant

A Board Recognition Ceremony of the Board of Trustees of Texas City Independent School District was held Monday, May 20, 2019, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Blocker Middle School Auditorium.

1. Welcome by Melissa Tortorici2. Call to Order

Mr. Hal Biery, President, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Biery announced that a quorum was present, that the meeting had been duly called, and notice of the meeting had been posted in the time and manner required by law.

3. Pledge & Invocation

Samuel Zavala lead the pledge to the U.S. Flag tonight. He is a 4th grade student at Guajardo Elementary.

Jude Chavira lead the pledge to the Texas Flag He is a 2ndgrader at La Marque Primary School.

SAMUEL ZAVALAJUDE CHAVIRA

4. Board Recognition

Levi Fry Outstanding Student

Levi Fry 5th grader Hayden Milner was selected by her school as an Outstanding student.She is a member of the Levi Fry Student Council, National Elementary Honor Society and Genius Hour. She’s made straight A’s all year and is an all-star softball pitcher. Hayden touched hearts earlier this semester when she reached out lovingly to Mrs. Young, the mother of Xavion Young a La Marque Primary student who lost his life this year. She organized a sign and rallied classmates to sign it to present to the grieving mother.

Houston Rockets Read Nation Award

La Marque Elementary was selected to partner with the Houston Rockets all year in in the BeFit and Read Nation programs. Makayla Morales, 5th grader, was named the school’s top reader for the Houston Rockets Read Nation Contest.

MAKAYLA MORALES

LMHS Cosmetology SkillsUSA District & State Awards

Competing in District and State, La Marque High School senior Kaylan Bradford placed 1st in the nail artistry category. She also tested her technical knowledge on job employability forState, where she placed 2nd. Her teacher is Jamillah Vallare.

KAYLAN BRADFORD

Outstanding Ready Set Teach Leadership

TCHS Senior Xitlali Ugarte was the event coordinator for the Days of Play held during the2018-19 school year. Lali took the leadership role in organizing the events and activities foreach of the Day of Plays sponsored by the Ready, Set, Teach students. Each day of playcoincided with a teacher work day. The purpose was to help teachers with young children and offer a safe and fun place to go while teachers needed to work or attend training. Christina Hartsfield is responsible for the Read Set Teach program.

LALI UGARTE

Guajardo Jelly Bean Run Winners

Guajardo elementary held its annual Jelly Bean run for kindergarten before Easter.The fastest boy and girl in all the kindergarten classes was Camden Simpson and Angelina Torres. Their coaches are Melissa Morris, and Toya Peterson are the coaches.

CAMDEN SIMPSONANGELINA TORRES

Texas City Cultural Arts Contest Winners

The City of Texas City annually hosts a Cultural Arts Contest for students. A set of Kohfeldtsiblings did well in the Kindergarten-2nd Grade category. Congratulations to AnastasiaCamacho for placing 1st and Alex Camacho for placing 3rd and receiving an HonorableMention.

ALEX CAMACHOANASTASIA CAMACHO

LMMS UIL Academic Awards

The La Marque Middle School UIL Team won 20 awards at their competition at Friendswood Junior High School, which included 18 medals and 2 trophies. Congratulations to Kamari Armstrong for winning 2nd Place in Oral Reading and to Daisee Bowen for winning 3rd Place in the Listening Category. Their sponsor is Clayton Preston.

AMARI ARMSTRONG, 8th GradeDAISEE BOWEN, 7th Grade

TCHS Business Professionals Association State Qualification

Texas City High School BPA participated in the State Leadership Conference Competition inMarch. Kaleb Jacobs, Dasia Moore, and Kaitlyn Rodriguez all qualified to compete based ontheir success at the District Level. The BPA advisor is Hope Smalley Jackson.

KALEB JACOBS, 3rd Place District in Advance Word ProcessingDASIA MOORE, 2nd Place District in Desktop PublishingKAITLYN RODRIGUEZ, 2nd Place District & District 7th Place State in Database Applications

TCHS Business Students Stock Challenge

Three Texas City High Schools students participated in the Prairie View A&M High SchoolStock Challenge. The TCHS Team was accepted to compete in the online PVAMU web-based stock trade program. They started with $500,000 virtual dollars to trade. They were judged on their portfolio returns and had to make at least 5 trades. The team placed 17th out of 57. Their teacher is Hope Smalley Jackson.

ELSA CASTILLOSKYLAR RYANFRANCHESCA SILVESTRE ALVAREZ

TCHS Health Science State Qualifiers

Texas City High School students qualified for State in their health science contest based ontheir area competition. First place, Faith Andrew for Home Health Aide; 3rd place, IzabellaRamirez for Clinical Specialty; and 3rd place Emily V Woods for Medical Art poster. Theirteachers are Jackie Thompson, Michael Aguilar, and Abigail Davalos.

FAITH ANDREWIZABELLA RAMIREZEMILY V. WOODSBlocker UIL One Act Play Honors

Blocker Middle School student actors competed in the UIL One Act Play Contest where theyperformed HOME ON THE MORNING TRAIN by Kim Hines. They won five individual awards for their show. Giselle Alcala and Yesenia Villatoro-Rivera were each selected for All-Star Cast Awards; Trent Hooks and Krimson Savener each received Honorable Mention Awards, and Aiden Rust won All-Star Tech Award. Their theatre teacher is Sagina Varghese.

GISELLE ALCALATRENT HOOKSAIDEN RUSTKRIMSON SAVENERYESENIA VILLATORO-RIVERA

TCHS Powerlifting Honors

Nine Stings powerlifters qualified for the Regional Powerlifting Meet. The team tied for 4thplace at Region. Five athletes won individual medals in their weight classes with Nick Sauerqualifying for the State Meet in Abilene. Ronald Williams and Bailey Lepore were named first alternates for State. James Shepherd is the head coach.

NICK SAUER, 2nd Place & State QualifierBAILEY LEPORE, 3RD Place & State AlternateJOSEPH MCCARTY-DAVIS, 5th PlaceJATAVION MCWILLIAMS, 5th PlaceRONALD WILLIAMS, 3rd Place & State Alternate

LMHS Powerlifting Honors

La Marque High School had another successful powerlifting season with 7 lifters qualifying for and competing at the Region IV Division 2 Powerlifting Meet. Malik Holmes won 1st Place and competed at State as the Regional Champion in the 220 weight class. Russell Pickney placed 3rd in the 165 weight class; Christian Middleton also had a 3rd place finish in the 198 weight class, and Kobe Gatson had a 4th place finish in the 114 weight class. Overall, the Cougars finished 4th place as a team. Their head coach is Amber Rozier.

MALIK HOLMES, 1st Place & Region 4 Champion- State QualifierRUSSELL PICKNEY, 3rd Place & Most Outstanding Lifter for Weight Class in Region 4STERLING MACKCHRISTIAN MIDDLETON, 3rd PlaceKOBE GATSONKOLE JOINERANTHONY RICHARD

LMHS Track Honors

The La Marque High School Varsity Track team excelled at District and Area Meets to qualify for Regional and State. At Regionals, the Lady Cougars competed in the 4x100

relay, 4x200 relay, 200 m dash and 400 m dash. Jackeria Woodkins was District Champion and Area Champion in both the 200 and 400 m. She is the Area Champion in the 400 m and AreaChampion runner up in the 200 m. Then at State, she claimed the State Champion title in the400 m. The head track coach is Amber Rozier.

DENIM BOONEC’RYSTAL CURRYALEXIS HOLLOWAYMASSIAH HOLTMYIA THOMASJACKERIA WOODKINS

LMHS UIL Solo & Ensemble Awards

Members of the La Marque High School Band competed at the UIL Solo &Ensemble Contest held at Dulles High School in Sugar Land. Seven LMHS students receivedExcellent and Superior ratings. Daniel Quintana is the La Marque Head Band Director, andassistants are Tim Briones and Andy Hedrick.

CHRISTOFER ALEMAN, Excellent RatingAMAURIE CAPTAIN, Excellent RatingJOSE’ ESPINOSA RIOS, Excellent RatingKIYARA JOHNSON, Excellent RatingDO’MAJANI JONES, Superior RatingMATTHEW LEWIS, Superior RatingJESUS ROMERO, Excellent Rating

LMMS Cultural Arts Festival

The City of Texas City annually hosts a Cultural Arts Contest for students. Teachers are limited to how many art entries they can submit for students. The following students won an internal school contest to be able to submit their work to the festival. Their teacher is KellyKelemen.

CALEB BEESONLACY BEESONHALEIGH CALDERALEGEND KUATEKHALIA LEE-EASTGELENA MOLINAJULIAN TREVINO

LMHS VASE Awards

La Marque High School students competed in the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) where9 students won Gold medals for their work. Junior Antoine Fontenot’s art advanced to the

State competition. Their art teacher is Joan Finn.

JEAN CENTENOANTOINE FONTENOT, State QualifierJASMINE LEDEZMAJADA LOZANOLEYDA LUCIOCAMILA MARTINEZRYLIE MCCARTYLEONEL RUBIODANIELLE THOMAS

First Tee Champions Challenge

Fourth graders from Texas City have been competing in The First Tee Greater HoustonNational School Program Champions Challenge for the last 10 years. This program promotes character education and long-term life skills, which are delivered by elementary coaches who have been trained in positive youth development. This year's participants were:

MIA MASCORRO from GuajardoKALI GARCIA and MASON CUNNINGHAM from HeightsNOAH HERNANDEZ and ORIAN SMITH from KohfeldtZOEY LILLIE and CONRAD PLASEK from Roosevelt-Wilson; 2nd Place team

Kids Heart Challenge Winners

Kohfeldt, La Marque Elementary & Roosevelt-Wilson recently participated in a fun and exciting event where students learn about their heart while helping raise money for the American Heart Association. During the challenge, students had multiple challenges. The top fundraisers for this event were:

HARLEY GONZALES, Top Raiser KohfeldtAMIYA COURCHANE, 2nd Place KohfeldtEZRA JENKINS, 2ND Place KohfeldtKAYDEN THORP, Top Raiser La Marque ElementaryLA’PROMISS MURRAY, 2nd Place La Marque ElementaryMARQUISE MURRAY, 3rd Place La Marque ElementaryJASMIME GRAY, Top Raiser Roosevelt-WilsonADDYSON LONEY, 2nd Place Roosevelt-WilsonJARED STANFORD 3rd Place Roosevelt-Wilson

TCHS Future Problem Solvers

The Texas City High School Future Problem Solvers won 1st place in Senior DivisionEnvironment Category Community Problem Solving as well as 4th Place in SeniorPerformance in the 2019 State Bowl. Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) provides the tools and strategies students need to face the challenges of today and the future. Students involved in Community Problem Solving learn powerful lessons about creating change, about dealing with local authorities and organizations, and about making a positive impact. Scenario Performance was designed to develop and sustain the oral

tradition of storytelling. Victoria Graves is the sponsor.

LIZ CARTERMICHAEL HENDERSONOLIVIA HENRYIZZY JOHNSTONKEILAN LEVESQUEMEGAN MCKNIGHTCOLE ROBINSONBOBBY SERDAAMBER STEBER

TCHS Architectural & Design SkillsUSA Awards

The TCHS Architecture Program competed at the SkillsUSA District 9 competition where their Architecture Modeling Chapter Project, “Johnson/Burgee Skyscrapers in Houston, Texas,” where they received a perfect score and won Best of Show to qualify for State. At State, they also received 100 points out of 100 points for their project and won a Blue Ribbon for being Superior. In addition, students won 7 medals in the employability test. Their teacher is Jeffrey Bradley.

ADRIEANNA BROWN, Silver Medal employabilityROLANDO CEBALLOSSTEPHANIE EVANS, Silver Medal employabilityOSCAR GAMBOA PINERO, Bronze Medal employabilityGILBERT GARCIA, Gold Medal employabilityDERRICK LEWIS, Silver Medal employabilityDANIELLA RICO, Silver Medal employabilityBRAYAN SILVA GUERREROSKYE WOOLEY, Bronze Medal employability

TCHS Business Certification

Students in business courses at Texas City High School had the opportunity to earn several types of certifications from Microsoft Corporation as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) it is an industry-based certification program. Their business teacher is Hope Smalley Jackson. The following students each earned their PowerPoint certification: The following students were recognized:

JONATHAN ALVAREZLENNON BARGERJOSE’ GUTIERREZLUCAS LINDEBERGISABELLA LOGANANDREW MARTINDYLAN PROCTORFRANCHESCA SILVESTRE ALVAREZAMANDA VALDEZTAYLOR WALKER

LMMS Cougar Dolls Awards

The La Marque Middle School Cougar Dolls had a successful dance competition at KleinForest claiming Team Super Sweepstakes, Choreography Award (jazz, pom, military), 1stPlace Jazz, 1st Place Military, Runner up for Pom and Runner Up for Junior High Best inClass. Their teacher is Quineshia Thomas. Congratulations to:

KEYONA BAZIELBAILEY CROOKSLANIA HILLZA’DAJHA HUNTERODYSSIE JACKSONZION JOHNSON WILLIAMSMARIAH LANGHAMKIARA LINDSEYKHAMONIE LOVINGJAYLA NOLANANIYAH OWENSTIA’KRIA WALKER

La Marque Primary Jelly Bean Race

La Marque Primary held their Annual Jelly Bean Race for kindergarten students beforeEaster. Each section of kindergarten PE had a race where 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winnerswere celebrated. The following students were recognized:

DESHANNA TURNER, 1ST PLACERAYVEN MASON, 2ND PLACEKAVIANNA BROWN, 3RD PLACEDERWIN THRASHER, 1ST PLACEDENTON VITTETOE, 2ND PLACEKAISON HANLON, 3RD PLACETOMMY HILL, 1ST PLACEJAYDEN SALAZAR, 2ND PLACEJAYDEN JOHNSON, 3RD PLACEJOHNAE TUCKER, 1ST PLACEJOHANNA ROBINSON, 2ND PLACEJAY-RYAH LYNCH, 3RD PLACE

Heights Hero & Heights HAWK Hero

Heights Heroes are nominated by students and staff because an individual has exhibitedcharacteristics that surpass the expectations of all individuals at the school. Students andteachers were selected for their compassion, chivalry, and care for others. The Heights HAWK Hero Award is a staff-selected honor. Staff members selected for this award are chosen by their colleagues for their exemplary characteristics as educators. The following students were awarded:

Heights HeroEDDY BENAVIDESKENDALL DAVIS

TRISTAN DRAKEHAYDEN JENKINSJAIME JORDANDAMION KILLIANLYLAH LEWISPAT MARTINLAURA VAILHeights HAWKPATTI BALLASTABELARDO FLORESCHALINA STROMILE

Blocker Duke TIP Program

The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) helps gifted students assessthe extent of their academic abilities with above-grade-level testing recognizes them for their achievements and provides them with a variety of enrichment benefits as well as accelerated face-to-face and online educational programs. Thirteen Blocker Middle School students were selected for the program. Based on SAT and ACT scores, these students took in the 7th grade, 1 student qualified for State Recognition, 6 qualified for the eStudies program, and 3 qualified for the Summer Studies Program. The following students were awarded:

ROSALINDA ARMSTRONGDIEGO BATTLESCOLLIN CHAPAAVERY DEMERSCAMRYN GREIFPETE HIPPMARCUS KHALEELIAZALEA LONGORIACIANNA MCCARTYLILY MELCHOR, State RecognitionMYA MIRANDAJALYN MURRAYALEXANDRA RODRIGUEZ

ITC Carpentry SkillsUSA Awards

Carpentry students at the TCISD Industrial Trades Center excelled at District for SkillsUSAand had two projects qualify to compete at State, and one student qualify to compete in theSkills contest where he finished ranked 7th in the entire state. Their teacher is Antonio Blue.The following students were awarded:.ProjectsJUSTIN REED & ISAAC RIVERA: BBQ grill project, Blue Superior Ribbon & Best of Show(State Qualifier)PAIGE FLEMING – Octagon picnic table project Blue Superior Ribbon (State Qualifier)JASMINE MAXEY & TYLER SPENCER – Bar high garden table and four stools project,

Red Excellent RibbonAARON HARALSON & JUAN BOCANEGRA – Picnic table project, Red Excellent Ribbon

JAVARAS BROWN & MARQUIS PAGE – Book shelf project, Honorable Mention

Carpentry SkillsJOHNATHAN WILSON, 1st Place Gold Medal & 7th in the entire State

Team Work ContestCHRISTIAN ALVAREZ, AARON HARALSON, JUSTIN REED & ISAAC RIVERA, 1st Place

Team WorkALBERT ALFARO, JUAN BOCANEGRA, JAVARAS BROWN & MARQUIS PAGE, 2nd Place Team Work

TCHS Basketball Honors

Texas City Boys Basketball finished the season with a 31-7 overall record. They were District Champions with a record of 13-1 and made it to the Regional Quarter Finals in the UIL playoffs. The Stings won several individual awards based on their skills in district, county and regional play. Coach Chris Mason was named the District Coach of the Year. He is supported by Jacob Hon, David Graham, Greg Sharpe, and Robert Estell.

JACOLBY BELLE, 2nd Team All DistrictDAYTON BOOKER, District MVP, 1st Team All District, 1st Team All County, All Region TeamTJ FOUNTAIN, 1st Team All District, 2nd Team All CountyLEON JOUBERT III, 2nd Team All DistrictPHILLIP MCDANIEL, 2nd Team All DistrictCADEN MCKENZIE, 1st Team All District, 3rd Team All CountyTERRELL MITCHELL, Honorable Mention All DistrictNAIROBI WATSON, Honorable Mention All DistrictDRAKE JOHNIGANDERRICK LEWISKENDRICK MOSELEYVITO VLAHOVEC

TCHS Cosmetology SkillsUSA Awards

TCHS Cosmetology students competed in 6 different categories at the District SkillsUSAContest and 6 students qualified to compete at State. Honored were Alaya Pierce-Brooks, Tatiana Rebuelta and Stephanie Reyes for having earned their cosmetology license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations. Their teacher is Sharnetta Goins. Their accomplishments are as follows:

Cosmetology SkillsREBECCA MCCAULEY- 1st Place, Gold medal (state qualified)ALAYA PIERCE-BROOKS- 2nd Place, Silver medal (state qualified)TATIANA REBUELTA- 3rd Place, Bronze medal (state qualified)

Fantasy CompetitionKEILA SANCHEZ - 2nd PlaceLESLIE MARTINEZ- 3rd PlaceKIMBERLY MORALES-ZELAYA- 2nd Place

Evening CompetitionKAITLYNNE ROBINSON- 3rd Place

3D Nail Art CompetitionELIZABETH NEVIL- 1st Place District & State

Cut/Color CompetitionCOURTNEY HOBBY- 1st Place District & 3rd Place StateDIONICIA SORIA- 2nd Place

Braiding CompetitionBREYANNA CRAWFORD- 1st Place District & 2nd Place State

Blocker Robotics SkillsUSA State Champion

Ty Clark & Rosendo Dominguez captured the State Championship for BlockerMiddle School in the Robotics Urban Search & Rescue division qualifying them to representTexas at SkillsUSA Nationals in June. Blocker won the National Championship in 2018.The students are challenged in this contest to create a mobile robot to be used by emergency personnel. They are judged on how well their robot locates, grabs and moves simulated ordnances around the challenge course during timed rounds. Their teachers are Stacey Richardson and James Jobe.

TY CLARKROSENDO DOMINGUEZ

Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary VEX State & Worlds Awards

There were 10,000 teams across the world that competed in the VEX IQ Challenge andRoosevelt-Wilson’s Samurai Scientists claimed one of the top awards…the Innovate Award.The team was judged on their engineering notebook and on judge’s interviews to make surethe students understood the concept of engineering their robot. Only five awards in this division were awarded to Texas teams, and Texas City was one of them and the only one in the greater Houston and Gulf Coast area. Roosevelt-Wilson was eligible to compete for this at Worlds because they won the same award at the State level. In their first year of competition, Team 30116R Samurai Scientists won the following awards: The Excellence Award (State Qualifier and the highest award given in the VEX IQ Challenge) in Pasadena, Build Award in Galveston, Design Award (Worlds Qualifier) at State, STEM Research Project Award (Worlds Qualifier) at State. Team 30116W Warpaints also had a successful inaugural year. They won the Design Award (State Qualifier and the 2nd highest award given in the VEX IQ Challenge) in Pasadena and the Think Award in Galveston. Their sponsor is Ricci Rodgers.

Samurai ScientistsKAYDEN BRANNONSAMUEL CALHOUNMADALYN PLASEK-PRUITTKRYSTAL RICHARDSNATALIE TRAN

WarpaintsJAMES ALLISONKAMDEN BARTONRICARDO DELOUBETISAIAH DOMINGUEZ-PEREZRILEY FERGUSONCAYDEN PRESLEYJOSEPH SALENGERTCHS VEX Robotics World Championship

TCHS has been participating in VEX Robotics competition for the past four years. Each yearthey have qualified to compete in the World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky based ontheir winning seasons, and each year they continue to qualify more robots for the competition. This year, they took 5 robots, which meant TCHS was tied with 5 other schools for having the most robots in this international competition that featured more than 584 robots in the high school division. Robot 590B won the prestigious Design Award and was a Division Semifinalist. Texas City High School was the only Texas team to win this award.Congratulations to senior Keilan Levesque for the award and Holly Walker as the drive coach. Their teacher is James Jobe. Congratulations to the following students on their success:

590B – Design Award (Arts Division), DivisionSemifinalistKEILAN LEVESQUEHOLLY WALKER

590D – 69th (Math Division)GRIFFIN FEATHERLYTREVOR HOOKSDANIEL NGUYEN

590M – 75th (Science Division)LEVI CHITTENDENEVAN LANDRUMBO STEBER

590S – 95th (Arts Division)JOSEPH REEDBRAYDEN SCHURWON

590X – 87th (Technology Division)JORDYN CHEATHAMKATIE FOREMANARIANA IVY

TCHS SkillsUSA Engineering & Robotics Honors

Texas City High School Robotics and Engineering excelled at the District level to advance toState for SkillsUSA. The Mobile Robotics Technology team of Farrell Moeller and Bo

Steberwon the Gold Medal and as the State Champions, will represent the state at the NationalContest this summer. James Jobe is the teacher.

Mobile Robotics Technology - Gold Medalists and State ChampionsFARRELL MOELLERBO STEBER

Additive Manufacturing – 6th PlaceTREVOR HOOKSBRAYDEN SCHURWON

Employability Technical TestGRIFFIN FEATHERLY, GoldEVAN LANDRUM, SilverJOSEPH REED, SilverRYAN CARPENTER, Bronze

Engineering Related Design Job ExhibitsKEILAN LEVESQUE, BO STEBER & NICKY TRANCHINA, Superior RibbonHOLLY WALKER & CODY GREGUREK, Superior RibbonJORDYN CHEATHAM, KATIE FOREMAN & ARIANA IVY, Superior Ribbon

Blocker Middle School UIL Choir Success

The Blocker Boys Choir won a Sweepstakes Trophy for their outstanding performance at their UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition. The choir received a Superior rating, the highest rating possible, in both their stage performance and sight reading evaluation. The Blocker Bella Voce Girls’ Choir received a Superior rating in their concert performance at UIL. In addition, Kent Anderson was chosen as a member of the Texas Choral Directors’ Association Honor Choir. He was won of 200 selected from 900 entries state-wide. He will perform with the Junior High Honor Choir at the National Convention in July. Rachel Smith is their director. Representing their choirs tonight are:

Boys’ ChoirKENT ANDERSONSHAROD ANDERSONJONAH GONZALESLANCE POVSEKAIDEN PRALLGILBERTO RENOVATOTUCKER ZARAZUA

Girls’ ChoirMELISSA AGUIRREKYLIE BAILEYJULAN DIAZASHLYNN HICKSMINENAYA MOORECARYS MORRISABRIAL RAMIREZ

LMHS Architectural Drafting SkillsUSA Honors

La Marque High School students swept the SkillsUSA Architectural Drafting competition atDistrict earning. Rynne Johnson won the Gold Medal, and Trae Laws won the Silver Medalqualifying them for the State competition. Armando Rubio won the Bronze Medal. Armandoand Rynne both won Silver Medals in the employability test at State. Their teacher is RachelToney.

RYNNE JOHNSONTRAE LAWSARMANDO RUBIO

TCHS SkillsUSA Advanced Marketing Honors

Students competing at the District SkillsUSA Contest from the TCHS AdvancedMarketing program qualified for State. At State, two teams won 2nd Place Silver medals inCareer Pathway Business while the Entrepreneurship Team won 1st Place Gold. KristyMartinez, Dasia Moore, Corday Williams, and David Zelaya-Morales will represent the State of Texas at the National Contest in Louisville, Kentucky this summer. Their teacher is TerriJacobs

Entrepreneurship Team: District Gold & State Gold; Advance to NationalsKRISTY MARTINEZDASIA MOORECORDAY WILLIAMSDAVID ZELAYA-MORALES

Career Pathway Marketing: District Gold & State SilverMYKAHL BROW, JOHN RINEHART, THOMAS WHITLEY

Career Pathway Business: District Gold & State SilverAARON COPADO, DOMINIC PFLEGER, DYLAN PROCTOR

Career Promo Demonstration: District GoldROBERT GUILLORY, CAMREN WILLIAMS

Promotional Bulletin Board: District SilverRICARDO GARCIA, FRANCHESCA SILVESTRE-ALVAREZ, LILLIANA URBINA

Action Skills: District SilverMATTHEW IBARRA

Advertising Campaign-Blue Ribbon (State Qualifier)DASIA MOORE

Advertising Design: District Blue Ribbon (State Qualifier)KRISTY MARTINEZ

TCHS SkillsUSA Forensics Honors

Thirteen TCHS Forensic Science students qualified at the District level to advance to State

SkillsUSA in multiple categories. Their teacher is Abigail Davalos. Congratulations to thesestudents for qualifying for State competition and for placing at State.

DAISIE BOTTOMS, 3rd Place State in Forensic Science Technical testingBRIANNA CUYOS advanced in Crime Scene Investigation TechnicalIZAIAH FLEMING advanced in Action SkillsANIYA GRACE advanced in Criminal Justice DisplayKEVIN HARVEY advanced in Forensic Science Team TechnicalCHALISA HAWKINS advanced in Chapter BusinessCORAL KOVACEVICH, 2nd Place State in EmployabilityJETOI MULL advanced in Chapter BusinessMARGARETTE REED placed 1st Place in State in EmployabilityKEVAN SIPES advanced in Crime Scene Investigation TechnicalALLYSSA STANCIL, 2nd Place in State in Employability

LMHS Girls Basketball Honors

The La Marque High School Lady Cougars made the playoffs this season. They received individual All District honors, but it was their teamwork that helped them achieve their goal of making the playoffs. Their head coach is Andrew Broussard. Congratulations to:

KRISHANA BOYD, First Team All District, Academic All District & Honorable Mention AllCounty KAITLIN IVY, Second Team All District and Academic All DistrictKATRIEL IVY, Honorable Mention All District and Academic All DistrictBIANCA MCCOY, Honorable Mention All District and Academic All DistrictSADIE MCKINNEY, Second Team All District and Academic All DistrictIYANNA MOORE, District Co-Defensive Player of the YearJERMONIKA MORRIS, First Team All District and Academic All District

LMHS Boys Basketball Honors

La Marque High School Basketball had a good season that had them playing in the playoffs.Coach Kevin Wilcox earned the District Coach of the Year honors along with multiple District, and All County honors for the team. Congratulations to the Cougars.

KAMRON ADAMS, Honorable Mention All DistrictJEREMY ARVIE, Honorable Mention All DistrictRHA’SEAN BOOKER, Second Team All DistrictLANDEN GARNER, Second Team All DistrictJORDAN IVY-CURRY, First Team All District and Second Team All CountyWILLIE JOHNS, First Team All District and Honorable Mention All CountyRAY MCCHRISTIAN, Honorable Mention All District, Academic All DistrictDAVID OWENS, District Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All District, Academic AllDistrict, Second Team All CountyEDWARD ROBINSON, First Team All District and Third Team All CountyCHRISTOPHER RONDEAU, Honorable Mention All District

LMHS SkillsUSA Health Sciences Honors

La Marque High School health science students excelled at the SkillsUSA District

competition in Fort Bend County and the State competition in Corpus Christi. Seven students received 1st Place Superior ribbons for their photo panel projects and medical terminology at District and State. Five students received silver medals and bronze medals in the employability test at State. The Quiz Bowl team also earned a bronze medal at District contest. Their teacher is Jacinta Urps. Congratulations to:

ARIANNAH AMOS, District Red RibbonKEIARA DANCER, State Blue RibbonAMARI HOLMES, District Bronze Medal in Quiz Bowl, State Blue RibbonKATRIEL IVY, State Blue Ribbon & State Bronze Medal employabilityKAITLIN IVY, State Blue RibbonDAIJAH GREER, District Bronze Medal in Quiz Bowl, State Blue Ribbon & State BronzeMedal employabilityCHRISHAE KIEL, District Red RibbonJADA LOZANO, District 2nd Place Medical Terminology & State Silver Medal employabilityDORIAN MATHEWS, District Quiz Bowl Bronze MedalVALERIE MELENDEZ, District 1st Place Gold Medal in medical terminology, District QuizBowl Bronze Medal & State Silver Medal employabilityMARIAH RICHARDSON, District 2nd Place First Aid & CPR SkillsDI'AVIAN RUFFINS, District Bronze Medal in Quiz Bowl, State Blue Ribbon & State Bronze Medal employabilitySUNDOS NOFAL, District Bronze Medal in Quiz Bowl, State Blue RibbonKERRI TURNER, District 3rd Place Bronze Medal in First Aid CPR

Roosevelt-Wilson Physical Education MVP’s

The following students at Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary have been named Physical Education MVPs for demonstrating leadership, respect for their peers, team work, good sportsmanship, and excellent behavior in physical education training. Their coaches are Arturo Robles and Dale Rogers.

FATIMA AGUILERAMATEO AGUILERARONNIE AGUILERALATRAVION ALLENLOLA BLACKWELLMAURA DEL CID MAJANOV’ASIA FARRISSAHID GACHUZNOAH GARCIAKLEO MUNSONTANNER OBERHOLTZERISABELLA OCHOA-ARIZPENALANI PETTAJAMES RICHARDIKER RIOSJOSEPH SALENGERSANTIAGO SILVAAERYANA TEAGUENADIA WHITEHEAD

SAMANTHA YANEZ

LMHS UIL One Act Play Awards

The Theatre Department of La Marque High School had another successful UIL One Act Play season. They advanced to Alternate for State. The cast and crew picked up many individual awards along the way. Congratulations to their director Dana Joseph and the cast and crew of To Be Young Gifted and Black.

TIERRE BASSETT, All Star Cast District, Area, and Regionals. Honorable All Star Bi-DistrictJEREMIAH CAMPBELL, Outstanding Tech & Best Tech Team overall at RegionalsTAMIA DAVIS, All Star Cast RegionalsKENSHAY FRAZIER, Best Tech overall at RegionalsKAMERON GUIDRY, Best Tech overall at RegionalsCAVION MCCOY, All Star Cast at District, Bi-District, Area, and RegionalsLAILLAH RASHID, Best Tech overall Regionals, and Outstanding Make-Up ArtistBRIANNA ROSS, All Star Cast District and AreaEMMANUEL SWAIN, Best Tech overall at RegionalsTORY TATE, Best Tech Overall and Outstanding Tech for Bi District and RegionalsSENORA WOODLAND, Honorable Mention All Star CastDANA ESTHERALLEN HAYNESJAYLA JOHNSONTHOMAS JOHNSONANTHONY RICHARDCOURTEZ SWAINDANIEL THOMASCLINTON YANCY

Texas City FFA Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Awards

Students in the Texas City FFA learn through their experience and success through agriculture education. These students work year-round caring for animals in preparation to show them at fairs. Our students had much success this spring at the Galveston County Fair & Rodeo. Their teachers are Nikki Ashcraft, Morgan Richards, and Tim Ashley. Congratulations to the following students:

Breeding Heifer Show ChampionAshlyn Guzman 2nd place Mini-HerefordKaylie Guzman Class Champion Mini-HerefordJayde DelaGarza AOB Class ChampionDamon Stevens AOB 3rd placeMyrna Stevens AOB Class ChampionJustin Roth ORB 3rd placeLexi Ashcraft Reserve Breed Champion ChianinaLexi Ashcraft Reserve Junior Showmanship Champion

Market RabbitsJavonne Pool 5th & 10th placesShane Baker 11th placeNikolas Fuentes 33rd placeZander Morris Reserve Champion single fryerKaylie Guzman 6th place single fryerMakenzie Palmer 8th place single fryer

Market BroilersAustin Silberisen 9th placeLuke, Ava & Joseph Salenger 10, 16 & 31 placesMaddison and Abigail Owens 11th & 40th placesKennedy Perez 30th placeLexi & Ava Ashcraft 24 & 29 placesBG Kelley 41st placeMarket LambsLexi Ashcraft 4th placeJavonne Pool 9th placeAva Ashcraft 9th placeGinny Roth 8th place

Market PigsGenesis Thorsen 2nd placeChris Richardson 7th placeMarrizza Kelley 9th place

Market GoatsJenna Mayor 6th placeSusanna Packard 9th placeAaleyha Sheppard 11th placeSusana Packard 6th placeMyrna Stevens 9th placeNatalie Rodriguez 7th placeAshlyn Guzman 13th placeKassidy Cline 7th placeKaylie Guzman 5th placeDaniel Gracia 3rd placeChase Tucker Class ChampionSaramarie Nichols 14th placeTava Obungu 5th placeJustin Roth 12th place

Market SteersItaleigh Kellie American Division Champion and OverallGrand Champion SteerGinny Roth 7th placeMallory Curry 6th placeDamon Stevens 7th place

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Ryan Shaffer 3rd placeChase Tucker 4th placeGenesis Thorsen 5th placeJavonne Pool Class ChampionJustin Roth 6th placeAshlyn Guzman 2nd placeKylie Shaffer 4th placePayton DelaGarza 6th placeKaylie Guzman 5th place

Commercial HeifersRyan Pope 3rd place pen of 3 heifersAlexa Taylor 14th placeGenesis Thorsen 7th placeLivestock JudgingJavonne Pool 3rd place high scorer (senior)Brylee Packard 27th place (senior)Lexi Ashcraft & Kaylie Guzman, 4th place team (junior)Ava Ashcraft & Ashlyn Guzman, 13th place team (junior

Adjournment

Mr. Hal Biery, President declared the meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Approved:

______________________ __________________________ Hal Biery Date

TCISD Board of Trustees

__________________________ _________________________ Adriana Lyle, Secretary Date