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Upcoming Events
Dec. 7 - Tom Braxton Concert
Dec. 8 - Miracles Christmas Parade on 34th
Dec. 10 - Ballet Lubbock Nutcracker Performances for LISD
Dec. 13 - Board of Trustees Meeting
Dec. 13 - Council PTA Holiday Luncheon
Dec. 21 - Last Day of Fall Semester
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Monterey women's basketball coach wins national honor
Jill Rankin Schneider was recently notified by the USA Basketball Board of Directors that she has been named co-recipient of the 2012 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year Award. This is the second consecutive year that Schneider has been honored as the USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year. She shares the award this year, as she did last year, with her counterpart, USA men's coach Don Showalter.
Schneider was selected for the honor because of her leadership and success with the USA women's team that achieved an 8-0 record and won the gold medal at the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) U17 (under seventeen years of age) Championship in August.
The USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year Award was established in 1996 to recognize a USA Basketball Coach who, during the year of the award, made a significant impact on the success of individual athletes and team performance. |
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Coronado library sports unique Christmas tree
A very unique and appropriate Christmas tree adorns the Coronado High School library this holiday season. The tree, created by the library staff, was created from "weeded reference books." Thanks to Maribel Castro for submitting this photo.
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Early Childhood
Centers seeking
nominees for "Champions for Children" awards
The Early Learning Centers of Lubbock are looking for "Champions for Children" to honor at their Young Child Luncheon in April 2013. The three award categories are: Teacher of Young Children, Robbie McGrew Memorial Award and the Champion for Children Award.
Follow the links for the nomination criteria and nomination form. Nominations are due Saturday, December 15.
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Employee Perks highlights  This week's "Employee Perks" highlighted business is Zach's Club. Check out the Fitness link on the Intranet Employee Perks Web page for special membership offers for single and couple memberships. Zach's Club now has two locations in Lubbock and offers a wellness reimbursement for employees who visit the gym at least ten times per month.
Employees may be asked to show their picture ID badge as proof of employment. Additionally, be sure to read the E-Reporter each week to find out about new offers.
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Keep up with LISD on Twitter
 Check out the Lubbock ISD Twitter Web page by clicking here or follow us @LubbockISD.
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Give someone you work with a SHOUT OUT
A SHOUT OUT is an easy, online form which will generate 25 words of text onto a megaphone-shaped document recognizing the work of an LISD employee. A SHOUT OUT can also be submitted for an employee of our partners at ARAMARK, Durham and Sodexo.
This is a great opportunity to express gratitude to those people who make a difference in the lives of our students. Just click on the megaphone to get started.
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Contact information for state legislators
Senate District 28
Sen. Robert L. Duncan
1500 Broadway,
Suite 902
Lubbock TX 79401
House District 84
Rep. John M. Frullo
4601 50th St, Suite 216
Lubbock TX 79414
House District 83
Rep. Charles Perry
11003 Quaker Avenue, Ste. 101
Lubbock TX 79424
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Atkins student wins Spanish Spelling Bee
Shown above (L to R) are the first-, second- and third-place winners in the Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Spelling Bee Mario Pimentel, Adan Alvarez and Katherine Quintero.
Students from nine Lubbock ISD campuses competed in the second annual Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Spelling Bee Friday, November 30 at Texas Tech University. Atkins Middle School seventh grader Mario Pimentel won the event by correctly spelling the word "aleación," which means "alloy" in Spanish. The contest was open to students in third through eighth grade. Coming in second place was Ramirez Charter School fifth grader Adan Alvarez, while Talkington School for Young Women Leaders (SYWL) sixth grader Katherine Quintero finished in third.
Sigma Delta Pi is a national honor society to which promotes the study of the Spanish language and culture. |
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OPEN ENROLLMENT DEADLINE LOOMING
Only seven days remain in the open enrollment period for the new LISD health plan. All employees eligible for benefits must log onto the TEAMS Employee Service Center to complete their Medical Open Enrollment for the 2013 year before December 14. Enrollment instructions are available on the Risk Management Web site and have been sent to employees via email. A video explanation of the plan options is also available on the Risk Management Web site along with plan comparisons, premium costs and other valuable information. All employees need to complete open enrollment and must chose Silver, Bronze or the HIP plan no later than December 14th.
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LISD schools sweep Lions poster contest
 Shown above (L to R) are Steve and Christina Revilla, parents of contest winner Sabrina Revilla, with art teacher Raechel Edwards and Lion Poster Contest Chairman Felix Garcia. Hodges Elementary fourth grader Sabrina Revilla was named the Citywide Grand Champion in the Lubbock Lions Club 29th annual anti-drug poster contest on Tuesday, December 4. Revilla was the first-place winner in the third-grade category last year. Additionally, Hodges Elementary was also home to the city-wide grand champion last year. Lubbock schools won all ten of the trophies available in the competition. In this year's third-grade category, Eboni Soto from Hodges won first, Kyra Shepherd from Haynes and Peter McDaniel from Waters were first- and second- runners-up respectively. In the fourth-grade category, Seriyah Pina from McWhorter won first, Hayden Bryant from Waters and Lilli Reyna from Harwell were the first- and second- runners-up, respectively. In the fifth-grade category, Catherine Perez won first, Jenesis Sabinas from Haynes and Brandon Luna from Harwell were the first- and second- runners-up. The anti-drug poster contest was started in 1983 by retired Federal Magistrate Judge J.Q. Warnick. In brief opening remarks before the winners were announced Warnick stated, "If there's just one child who hasn't done drugs because of their participation in this program, then it has all been worthwhile."
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Commissioner suspends 15% rule once again
In an unexpected move Friday, November 30, Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams suspended the state rule that requires the new high school end-of-course tests to count as 15 percent of the grade in each subject tested for a second year. Williams made the announcement to more than 2,000 school administrators attending the Annual Texas Assessment Conference in Austin.
Commissioner Williams said, "Deferring the 15 percent rule for this school year relieves some of the pressure being felt in Texas districts as we continue the transition to a more rigorous accountability system. This deferral also allows the Legislature ample opportunity to address the various issues and concerns that have been expressed about implementation of the new system." |
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Lubbock Mayor visits his old stomping grounds
Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson speaks to Monterey High School student leaders and students in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program. Robertson is a Monterey alumni and reminisced with the students and answered questions. |
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Teachers on the Rise
 
Pictured above (L to R) are student Sarah O'Briant, Matthew Yubas, Roger Green and Donna Corbin.
Congratulations to the November Teachers on the Rise, Matthew Yubas from Hutchinson MS and Roger Green from Monterey HS. Nominated by their students, these teachers received $100 gift cards from VISA and United, Market Street or Amigos. The students who nominated their teachers also received a $50 VISA gift card.
To nominate a deserving teacher, please follow the link www.MrsBTeacher.com.
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ATC students make pens for troops overseas
Shown above (L to R) are Lubbock High student Jessica Guevara and retired industrial arts teacher Jim Bob Burgoon. Guevara is holding one of the beautiful pens the students are creating.
Students in Dewayne Wallace's Construction Technology class at the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center (ATC) are participating in the Freedom Pens Project with the South Plains Woodturners Association (SPWA) by making writing pens for American servicemen and women overseas.
The Freedom Pens Project provides custom hand-crafted pens to military personnel stationed in foreign countries. The SPWA will purchase the pen kits and seventy Lubbock ISD students will be crafting the pens for delivery to the troops.
Students use a lathe, a machine tool which rotates the piece of work on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting and sanding, to shape the pen from a block of wood.
Since 2004 the Freedom Pens Project has sent 144,679 pens to the Middle East for American servicemen and women.
According to Jim Bob Burgoon, retired LISD industrial arts teacher at Evans and Atkins Middle Schools and member of SPWA, "Every Freedom Pen will serve as a constant reminder to our troops that they are not alone and they have our continued support." Burgoon spent time in three Construction Technology classes at the ATC demonstrating how to make the pens.
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Swap Shop, Cheers and LISD Family News
FOR SALE: Beautiful entertainment center purchased at Ashley Furniture two years ago. It is from the Martini collection and is in mint condition. It can be viewed on craigslist https://post.craigslist.org/manage/3428641703 Please text/call 777-3499 for additional information. $800 OBO.
FOR SALE: Custom made infinity scarves. Would make great Christmas gifts. Two for $25 or $15 each. Please text/call 543-2744 for more information or pictures.
FOR SALE: Samsung 930BF 19 inch LCD Monitor. $50. Logitech full-size Internet Pro keyboard. $10. Both in great condition. For more information, call 535-2825.
FOR SALE:1951 Singer sewing machine model 15. Completely restored, in cabinet, with instruction manual. $150.Please call 698-0409 for more information.
SERVICE: Need affordable cleaning or decorating help for the holidays? Price negotiable. Please call Sarah Jane Hord at 773-2990 or 789-7014. References available.
SERVICE: Christmas is almost here! If you need help hauling your live Christmas tree away after the first of the year, our Girl Scout Troop would love to help you for donations. If interested, please call 300-6756.
CHEERS TO: Scott Eberhard, PE teacher at Hodges ES for organizing the elementary cross country competition at Mae Simmons Park on November 13. Also, a big thanks to Coach Torres and the Monterey HS girls cross country team and Coach Gallagher and Coronado HS students for helping. We appreciate all the elementary PE teachers who brought their teams out and helped make this event run smoothly. It was a huge success!--Minnie Perez, Rush ES
CHEERS TO: LISD Elementary Physical Educators on their presentation at the annual TAHPERD convention in Galveston on November 28. They presented "Building Super Bodies" using a Super Hero theme. These teachers did an amazing job and deserve our thanks for all of their hard work and dedication to educating students and teachers about healthy living. Those attending were Sallie Ferguson and Nicki McCurley, McWhorter ES, Christi Hart and Annalisa Cardenas, Roberts ES, Laura Borchardt, Maedgen ES, Tim Torres, Coronado HS, Tammy Smith, Bowie ES, Cody Brockman and Rode Morrow, Centennial ES, Melissa Key, Overton ES, Pam Pierce, Wheelock ES and Stacy Clements, Brown ES.--Cindy Andrews, Wheelock ES
CHEERS TO: D'Mya Hill, second grade student at Honey ES for winning the Dallas Cowboys Punt, Pass, and Kick competition in the six to seven year old division. She will find out soon if she qualifies for the national championship. D'Mya will be featured on KCBD Pee Wee TV news segment on Wednesday, December 12. Honey ES fourth grader, Jayden Johns also participated and finished in third place in the eight to nine year old boys division. D'Mya's proud mom is Dana Hill, teaching assistant at Irons MS. Way to go!--Amy Hancock, Irons MS
CHEERS TO: Kelly Webster, Waters PE teacher and Kelly Espinoza, Waters ES music teacher, the student council sponsors and our students for donating 5,543 pounds of food to the U Can Share food drive. Waters rules!--Allison Wideman, Waters ES
FAMILY BRAGGING TIME: ♦ Brittany Burks, daughter of Will Burks, LISD Director of Fine Arts and Davida Burks, Estacado HS Grant Instructional Administrator, has been named Color Guard Captain for "The Goin' Band from Raiderland" for the 2013 season. Brittany is a 2010 graduate of Lubbock HS where she was Guard Captain for the Lubbock Westerner Band.♦ Allison Sessom, eighth grade student at Evans MS, was selected as a December Teen of the Month by the Evans faculty. Allison is the daughter Charlotte and Bryan Sessom. Charlotte is coordinator of the Byron Martin ATC and Bryan is coordinator for the ECI/DEBT Program.
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