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January 12, 2012 - Vol. 8, No. 8

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Lake Ridge HS Transfer Options Update

 

The following school transfer option applications are due by January 23, 2012:

 

1. Lake Ridge Option Application
2. Junior/Senior Option Application
3. Sibling Option Application

 

Click here for full details and additional information including the impact on Athletics plus Cheerleading and Drill Team tryouts.

Intermediate and Middle School Bell Schedule Update

 

ISMSBELL

 

Next Tuesday, January 17, the intermediate and middle school bell schedules will change to eight class periods every day.

 

School start and end times will not change and will remain the same for the remainder of the 2011 - 12 school year. Learn more. 

 

Student Recognition Spotlight

 

 

Legacy High School Yearbook   

Congratulations to the Legacy High School yearbook staff for earning their second Crown Award from the distinguished journalism program at Columbia University in New York. Read more.    

 

Sports
Congratulations to Timberview QB Chuck Taylor named Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year by ESPN Dallas/Ft. Worth.

 

Related: Several Mansfield ISD players received Star-Telegram all-district recognition

  

Texas All-State Musicians 

  

Twenty Mansfield ISD high school students were named Texas All-State musicians. The students will travel to San Antonio in February to perform at the 2012 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. Congratulations to these musicians:

Chris Adams - Summit HS - Band
Parker Davis - Summit HS - Band
Hazen Dean - Summit HS - Band
Christina Koo - Summit HS - Band
Elizabeth Martinez - Summit HS - Band
Hirsto Rodriguez - Summit HS - Band
James Smith - Summit HS - Band
Tyra Thompson - Summit HS - Band
(Brad Bonebrake - Band Director)  

Anne Distler - Mansfield HS - Band
Reagan Moore - Mansfield HS - Band
Alex Williams - Mansfield HS - Band
(Will Ludlow - Band Director)  

Brittany Bonner - Timberview HS - Band
William Land - Timberview HS - Band
Ben Ledesma - Timberview HS - Band
Austin Pickrell - Timberview HS - Band
(Tony Daniels - Band Director)  

Eay "Gabriel" Kunda - Summit HS - Choir
(Keli Ferrier - Choir Director)  

Angel Lo - Mansfield HS - Choir
Chloe Voreis - Mansfield HS - Choir
Joshua Wilkerson - Mansfield HS - Choir
(Reginal Wright - Choir Director)  

Marcus Robinson - Legacy HS - Choir
(Alicia Owens - Choir Director)

View the full release.

District Announces Motto Contest
Strategic Plan

The Mansfield ISD is accepting online submissions for an official motto. The School Board adopted a Strategic Plan in the summer of 2011 that included new mission and belief statements for Mansfield ISD.

 

Mission - Mansfield ISD ensures educational and personal success by:

  • aspiring to high academic standards
  • fostering a community built on mutual support and excellence
  • delivering innovative educational opportunities
  • cultivating productive, lifelong learners.

Criteria: Motto submissions must be clear and concise and will be judged on if they clearly capture the MISD Mission.

 

Eligibility: Anyone in the Mansfield ISD community of parents, students, staff, and patrons are eligible to enter the contest.

Enter a submission in the Motto Contest.  

Odds & Ends

  

Help Pick Student Questions for the Astronauts: On Tuesday morning, January 31, students from "NASA Low" Intermediate School will speak live with the astronauts on the International Space Station. Help them decide which 10 questions to ask by taking this online survey (Deadline: Tuesday, January 17)

Upcoming High School Musicals:

- January 19 - 24: Mansfield High School Theatre presents Suessical, a musical based on the works of Dr. Suess. More information.  
- January 26 - 29: Summit High School Theatre presents Big River, a musical adaptation of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. More information.
 
 
High School Cheerleading Mandatory Parent Meeting:
A meeting will be held at Willie Pigg Auditorium on Thursday, January 19, at 7:00 PM. More information.

Mark Your Calendars
The Icenhower Intermediate School community 5K Serum Run/Health Fair (that coincides with the Iditarod) is scheduled for Saturday, March 3.

Winter Weather Transportation and School Closings:
What happens in Mansfield ISD when temperatures drop and our area has inclement winter weather? Get the details.

 

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