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Shining Star Award Nominations Open
 The MISD Communications Department is accepting nominations for the
inaugural Shining Star Award recognizing exceptional non-teaching staff
members.
The Mansfield ISD Shining Star Award honors any individual non-teaching staff
(secretaries, aides, cafeteria staff, bus drivers, custodians,
maintenance, directors, principals, etc.) for exceptional efforts in
being "a shining star" in their contributions and service to the
students and staff of the MISD.
Nominations will be accepted from anyone in the MISD community of parents, students, staff, and public. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 9.
Please consider nominating a member of the MISD team (who is not a teacher) using the Shining Star Nomination Form  . More...
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Mansfield H.S. One-Act Play wins state
Fine Arts Department
Mansfield High School's One-Act Play, Epic Proportions, won first place in the UIL One-Act Play Contest held at UT-Austin's Hogg Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, April 26.
The production is the first one-act play from the school and Mansfield ISD to qualify for state. More...
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Yellow Buses Go Green
 Mansfield ISD is taking steps to help the community breathe a little
easier with the use of compressed natural gas powered school buses and
other cleaner engine technology.
In the continuing effort to provide the best options for school buses
to the students and the community, the district sought out and received
grant funds to use cleaner and more fuel efficient school buses.
Currently, the district has 20 CNG buses in use with six for more on
the way for 2008-2009. These dedicated CNG engines are much more
efficient than conversions and extremely reliable.
By the numbers:
2008-2009 school year
Total # of buses - 179
Gasoline - 3
CNG - 26
Diesel - 150
Each CNG powered school bus replaces about 2000 gallons of diesel use each year. More...
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AEC Teacher April Heartbeat Winner
Staff recognition program
 Kevin Sanders of the MISD Alternative Education Center was presented
the April 2008 Heartbeat Team Award on Friday, April 25. District
Superintendent Vernon Newsom surprised Sanders with a cookie bouquet
and a Heartbeat Team shirt in a presentation held in Sander's
Mathematics classroom.
The selection of Kevin Sanders for the April 2008 Heartbeat Team comes the simple of act of playing basketball with students.
According
to nomination information he plays basketball with students from the
Alternative Education Center's (AEC) Behavior Intervention Center.
Students receive confidence, love, support, happiness and joy from his
spending time with them. By taking time out of an already busy schedule
for a teacher to connect with students, Sanders instills a sense of
attention that these students might not otherwise get on a regular
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Spring sports playoffs
Athletics DepartmentResults from last week: Mansfield HS Softball
· Game 1 - lost to Midland Lee 0-5
· Game 2 - lost to Midland Lee 4-11
Baseball Bi-district playoffs:
Mansfield High School vs. Abilene HS
· Game 1 - Fri. May 2nd - 7:30pm @ Mansfield HS
· Game 2 - Sat. May 3rd - 1:00pm @ Abilene HS
· Game 3 - 30 minutes after game 2
Summit HS vs. Midland HS
· Game 1 - Fri. May 2nd - 7:30pm @ Hardin Simmons Univ.(Abilene)
· Game 2 - Sat. May 3rd - 12:00pm @ Hardin-Simmons Univ (Abilene)
· Game 3 - 30 minutes after game 2
This year marks the first season for SHS to make the playoffs in baseball.
Girls State Golf Tournament:
· Thurs. May 8 and Friday May 9 @ Jimmy Clay Golf Course (Austin) 7:30am
Boys & Girls State Track Meet:
· Friday May 9 and Saturday May 10 @ Univ. of Texas Mike A. Myers Track
Stadium
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Summer School, Testing and Programs
 The Mansfield ISD will offer summer school, testing and programs for grades pre-k through high school.
A dedicated page has been created and will be the updated online resource for MISD 2008 summer session information.
Visit the 2008 Summer School, Testing and Programs page.
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Odds & Ends
Healthy meals served with care - Recognizing professionals during Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
Walk-to-School Zones - District adopts final changes to Walk-to-School zones
Personnel Update - At the April 22 board meeting, trustees approved several hirings for and accepted some departures.
MISD Q&A online tool - Check out some FAQs or go ask
Lost & Found - The Trasportation Department Dispatchers are drowning in a sea of cell phones, wallets, purses and bags of clothes that have been left on buses this year. If you think you may have lost something, visit Transportation between the hours of 6 AM and 5:30 PM M-F. After the June 5 all articles will be donated. The Department is located at
1910 N. Main St. Mansfield, TX 76063.
Texas PTA Scholarship Student Winner - Congratulations to Kaitlyn Gerik of Mansfield Summit High School for winning one of the Texas PTA Scholarships designed to support students who are focused on achieving career goals through higher education.
Online Credit Recovery: Online Credit Recovery is designed for students to make up classes that they have failed. More...
Cabaniss Elementary: Construction pics, a first look inside
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