Dickinson ISD Gator Bytes

The previously scheduled student/teacher holiday on Memorial Day, May 30, 2011, is now a regular school day for Dickinson ISD students and teachers. The Board of Trustees approved the calendar change at its board meeting on Monday.

The calendar change is due to the missed day of school on Feb. 4 for the bad weather conditions experienced in the area. Texas Education Agency policy requires that the district makeup the missed instructional day.

With the makeup day falling on Memorial Day, teachers can incorporate the significance of Memorial Day in their lessons.

DISD to host Gator Relays Track Meet this Friday at Sam Vitanza Stadium

The annual Dickinson ISD Gator Relays will be held this Friday, Feb. 25 at Sam Vitanza Stadium featuring 36 teams from across Southeast Texas. Field events will begin at 12 noon, followed by running events at 2 p.m. The entire event will last until approximately 6-7 p.m. Tickets are $2 for students and $4 for adults.

FFA Stock show this Saturday

The Dickinson FFA and Friendswood FFA are co-hosting a stock show this Saturday, Feb. 26. The event will be held in the Dickinson ISD Ag Science Center at 3000 Baker Drive. The show will give the students an opportunity to practice before showing their animals at the Galveston County Fair in April. The show, which begins at 9:30 a.m., is open to the public and admission is free.

DHS golfer gets hole-in-one at area tourney

DIckinson High School junior, Charles Barkmann, is celebrating after hitting a hole-in-one at the Clear Lake Varsity Invitational. The tournament was held at Bay Oaks Country Club. Barkmann's accomplishment happened on the third hole of the course, a par 3 hole. He hit the ball 183 yards into a 25 mile-an-hour wind. Barkmann finished the round with a 90.

Robotics competition a success

The Barber Gator Bots Team B took first place and the Champion Trophy at the EARLY (Engineering and Robotics Learned Young) competition hosted at Barber Middle School this past Saturday. The competition included 10 teams from the area. Representing Dickinson ISD were teams from Barber and Dunbar middle schools, and Silbernagel and San Leon elementary schools.

Other honors awarded included the Dunbar Mean Machine team in second place for the Finalist Trophy, the RoboMagnets from Galveston ISD with the Rookie Trophy and the San Leon Elementary RoboGators with the Sportsmanship Trophy.

Ads available in Calder Road yearbook

Calder Road Elementary is giving the public an opportunity to advertise in the school's first annual yearbook. For $30, local businesses can sponsor a page in the Calder Road Elementary 2010-2011 yearbook. The sponsorships will be either a vertical line down the side of the page or a line at the bottom of the page. For more information, contact the school at 281-229-7500.