Mims receives 2012 Mainland Heroes Award from College of the Mainland
 Dickinson ISD Superintendent Vicki Mims was recognized recently by the College of the Mainland Foundation as a 2012 Mainland Hero, for outstanding service to the community.
She was honored, along with the other Mainland Hero recipients, at the COM Foundation's annual gala.
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Calder Road fourth graders develop "slime" business and donate profits to local family
 As part of a cross-curricular unit on the free enterprise system, the students in Jennifer Lorenzo's fourth grade classes at Calder Road Elementary developed a business to make and sell slime. After students made a name for their company, "Slime-O-My," the group obtained a $50 loan from the school's PTO for supplies. Then, they conducted market research to determine the supply and demand levels of various slime colors. They made and sold more than 300 individual packages to students and made a total of $233.95. After repaying their loan to the PTO and having a small ice cream party, the students donated the remaining $150 to a Dickinson family who recently lost their home in a fire.
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K.E. Little reinforces math skills
with after school activities and games
 In order to build second graders' math fluency, K.E. Little Elementary academic coaches Cathy Hart, Jennifer Hong and Esther Pool, worked with 30 students after school for nine weeks. At the end of the time, students were given a chance to show their families what they learned using dominoes and dice games that reinforce number sense.
Two lucky students, Danny Krall and Beatriz Ramirez, went home with brand new bikes as door prizes. This was all funded by a $1,000 grant from Wal-Mart. |
Calder Road celebrates Arbor Day
with tree planting donation
 Two new trees are gracing the Calder Road Elementary campus thanks to a donation from D.R. Horton Homes and Indian Landscaping. The donation was coordinated by first grade teacher Kelley Trahan, as a way to honor Arbor Day and end a unit the first grade students were studying on plants. |
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Hoaihuong Ha Truong and Enrique Ramirez have big plans now that they have received their diplomas. They led the Dickinson High School Class of 2012 at the school's graduation ceremony this past Friday night as thousands of family and friends filled both the home and visitors side of Sam Vitanza Stadium. In addition, approximately 600 viewed the graduation ceremony through a live streaming on the school district website.