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Hays CISD Education Foundation
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May
27, 2009
Kathi Appelt visits first
grade students
First
graders at Science Hall and Tobias Elementary Schools were treated
to a visit from National Book Award winner, Kathi Appelt.
The visit was the culminating activity for Ms. Voges at
Science Hall and Ms. Inbody’s at Tobias reading buddies. The two
classes met via Distance Learning technology over the past semester
reading, reviewing, discussing, and blogging about Mrs. Appelt’s
books. The sets of
books, the author visit, and the field trip to the park to finally
meet each other face-to-face were provided by a Hays Education
Foundation Grant written by Lee Anne Voges, Amy Bradfield, and Karen
Kessel from Science Hall.
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May 7, 2009
Teachers hear their value from the source: a student
Victor Martinez, senior at Lehman High School,
could probably choose any career he wants. In high school, the
academic and extracurricular accolades abound for him. College holds
a bright promise.
Victor chooses to be a teacher.
He testified to this on Wednesday, in front of
Hays CISD’s 20 Teachers of the Year, who were lauded with a banquet
sponsored by the Hays CISD Education Foundation.
“I have the upmost respect for the hard work that
goes into teaching,” he said. “I am passionate about education. It
is something I want to do the rest of my life.”
Victor reminded teachers of the impact they make
on their students’ lives, saying, “We, your students, are your
legacy.”
“Teachers make all of the difference,” he said.
“I owe so much to the effort and dedication of my teachers.”
The district’s Elementary Teacher of the Year,
Ashley Taylor, 4th Grade teacher at Tom Green Elementary School, and
Secondary Teacher of the Year, Halley Ortiz, Language Arts teacher
at Wallace Middle School, were announced on Wednesday. In addition,
Regina Butcher, Assistant Principal of Negley Elementary School, was
recognized as the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors
Association (TEPSA) Region XIII Assistant Principal of the Year.
The teaching profession is the one profession
“that prevails to this day in its importance,” said Dr. Jeremy Lyon,
Superintendent of Hays CISD. “Teaching is the cornerstone of
preserving our democracy. It is a valuable and courageous
enterprise.”
Dr. Lyon, in his first month with the district,
noted he is impressed with the environment of collaboration.
“This begins with our teachers,” he said.
The Teachers of the Year were treated to lunch at
the Onion Creek Country Club, delivered by limousine, and given
flowers and gifts by the Education Foundation. This is the second
year for the luncheon sponsored by the Foundation.
The 2009 Hays CISD Teachers of the Year are:
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Stacey Magnesio - Kyle Elementary School
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Mandy Taylor - Elm Grove Elementary School
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Andi Bosar - Buda Elementary School
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Ashley Taylor - Tom Green Elementary School
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Karen Bumpous - Fuentes Elementary School
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Emily Herrin - Hemphill Elementary School
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T.J. Moreno - Negley Elementary School
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Peggy Cuevas - Science Hall Elementary School
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Michelle McCoy - Tobias Elementary School
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Marianella Garza - Blanco Vista Elementary
School
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Esmeralda Perez-Gonzales - Camino Real
Elementary School
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Halley Ortiz - Wallace Middle School
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Rebecca Colonnetta - Dahlstrom Middle School
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Karen Sinor - Barton Middle School
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Samantha Tuttle - Chapa Middle School
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Kerri Espinoza - Hays High School
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Haylie Sansom - Lehman High School
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Doug Agnew - Academy High School
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Judy Schnautz - The Impact Center
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Tracy Ward - Special Education
link to
photo of HCISD Teachers of the Year - 2009
December 16, 2008
Spring grant awards total $31,280
A small, but important group of 10 traveled the district Tuesday afternoon, braving the cold and delivering checks by the Hays CISD Education Foundation to teachers for innovation in the classroom. The Fall round of Innovative Teaching Grants totaled $31,280 to 46 teachers at 10 schools and represents the ninth year that grants have been awarded in Hays CISD. Of the 10 schools, Chapa Middle School received three grants, and Hays High School and Kyle Elementary School each received two.
Grant winners are:
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Cole Reynolds, Hays High School, “Bridging the Digital Divide,” $1,638
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Susannah Wynne, Terry Prindible-Smith, Owen Taylor, Chapa Middle School, “Alice in Wonderland,” $1,000
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Elisabeth Phillips, Scotty Vasquez, Luanne Bates, Impact Center, “Community of Stars,” $2,500
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Teresa Newhall, Chapa Middle School, “Cougars Crossing Boundaries,” $1,967
Cynthia Zapata, Karen Zuniga, Owen Taylor, Altagracia Puente, Emily
Repp, Chapa Middle School, “CSI: Chapa Science Investigators,” $3,250
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Tracy Mulligan, Kerri Jones, Carrie Adams, Renee
Kocsis, Stacey Magnesio, Shelly Pruitt, Holly Brewer, Michelle Zuniga, Jais
Specht, Kyle Elementary School, “KES Environmental Study Center—Earth Science Area,’ $5,000
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LeeAnn Voges, Amy Bradfield, Karen
Kessel, Jill Williams, Jeannine Inbody, Science Hall Elementary School and Tobias Elementary School, “Learning and Literacy Across Hays CISD and Beyond!” $3,334
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Erin Sivils, Kendra Ivy, Nadine Hogan, Fuentes Elementary School, “Literacy and Social Skills Building for Children with Autism,” $4,187
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Carrie Bartsch and Staci Perkins, Negley Elementary School and Blanco Vista Elementary School, “Olympian Battle of the Books,” $547
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Julie Ward and Julie McCann, Hays High School, “Tai Chi for Students with Disabilities,” $1,350
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Amanda Sargent, Beth Barnes, Teresa Aziz, Stacey
Magnesio, Carrie Adams, Michelle Zuniga, Erin Devetski, Amy Waugh, Marisa Garcia, Bertha
Endsley, Michelle Bolinger, Kyle Elementary School, “The Daily Five Alive!” $4,507
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Betty Copeland, Dahlstrom Middle School, “Dahlstrom Middle School Chess Nuts Chess Program,” $2,000.
Since 2000, the Education Foundation has awarded $500,000 in Innovative Teaching Grants. The twice-a-year event has funded innovation in the classroom at elementary, middle and high school levels ranging in projects from the construction of a greenhouse and sale of plants to a partnership with the Fort Worth Opera to a summer library bookmobile.
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