New administrators join DISD for 2010-2011
Dickinson High School students will have two new assistant principals greeting them when the 2010-2011 school year starts August 23 as Eric Blume and Eric Anderson were both approved by the Board of Trustees for the open positions. Blume comes to Dickinson ISD after serving the last four years as an assistant principal at Clear Lake High School. Anderson is already familiar with DHS, having served as a vocational teacher, football coach and track coach at DHS for the past four years. They will join Principal Kellie Shotwell, Associate Principal Susan Ross and Assistant Principals Alex Rodriguez and Daniel Combs to lead DHS for the 2010-2011 school year.
Sophia Acevedo will be leading the new Calder Road Elementary as principal. She actually took on the role last school year to help with all the planning that goes into opening a new campus. Acevedo was an assistant principal at Bay Colony Elementary before moving up to the principal spot at Calder Road. She will be joined by Assistant Principal Jeff Pulkinen. He is taking on his first assistant principal position after serving as Head Athletic Trainer at Dickinson High School for the past 15 years.
The Board also approved the hiring of a district Athletic Director and Director of Fine Arts. Tom Mooney has started his position as the district's full-time Athletic Director, while Wade McDonald will take on the part-time Director of Fine Arts position in September. |
Dickinson Continuation Center moves into new larger home on former junior high site
The Dickinson Continuation Center is growing in more than one way. In addition to having more space, the campus will now be able to serve up to 250 students each year with the flexible schedules available at the campus.
DCC made the move over the summer to what is commonly known as the "H Building" on the site of the district's former junior high campus. Located at 2805 Oak Park, DCC teachers and administrators are excited about the possibilities the upcoming school year brings in a newly renovated space. The campus was formerly located in the portable buildings behind Dickinson High School.
"We are extremely excited about having our new campus so that we can help even more students succeed by earning a high school diploma," said DCC Director Jennifer Whitaker. "In addition, we are honored that our new building has such historical significance to the district and the community. The building has served the district for more than 70 years and was home to the district's first high school," she added.
DCC was established to provide students with a non-traditional academic learning environment in order to earn a high school diploma. The campus works with students who due to family, work or other issues might not otherwise ever obtain a high school diploma. Students work at an accelerated pace, so the school has students finishing requirements and graduating throughout the school year. Since its inception in 2004-2005, 210 students have obtained a high school diploma through DCC, including the 67 students who graduated during the 2009-2010 school year.
For more information about the campus and its application process, contact the school at 281-229-6350. |
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