DHS One-Act Play and Robotics group
advance to Area and National contests
The Dickinson High School One-Act Play as well as the Robotics "Gatorzillas" group had top finishes recently which will allow them to move forward in competitions this month.
DHS UIL One-Act Play
 The DHS UIL One-Act Play company will perform at the UIL Area Competition Friday, April 12 at San Jacinto College Central in Pasadena. The contest begins at 4 p.m. and DHS will be the last of the six schools to perform, which will put them on stage at approximately 7:20 p.m. Admission is $10 per person, which allows you to view all six performances from area schools.
DHS advanced to area after being named the District Champion at the district level competition. In addition, individual honors were given to Samantha Jaramillo, Maddie Gibson and Hayden Todd with All-Star Cast Awards; Kell Bernardo and Alisa Douvry with Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Awards; and Monica Codina with a Top Technician Award.
At their first competition, Zone, individual awards were given to Samantha Jaramillo, Best Actress; Maddie Gibson and Hayden Todd, All-Star Cast Awards; Kell Bernardo and Alisa Douvry, Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Awards; and Sydney Leary, Top Technician Award.
Come out Friday night, be entertained and support Gator Drama!
DHS Robotics
The DHS Robotics group, the "Gatorzillas," will be headed to the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship the week of April 22 in St. Louis, Missouri after earning the Chairman's Award at the Dallas regional competition in March.
At the regional competition, their robot, "Anubus," performed almost flawlessly, finishing second in the qualifying round and third in the finals due to some technical issues. While only first and second place teams advance to nationals, the "Gatorzillas" were awarded the overall Chairman's Award at the end of the competition, which is the most prestigious award given at the competition and earns them the opportunity to advance to nationals. In addition, the team also received a first place Imagery Award and a second place Safety Award.
Good luck "Gatorzillas!" We are Gator proud!!! |
Come test drive a Ford vehicle and raise money for the DISD Education Foundation
 In cooperation with the Ford Motor Company and local Dickinson dealer McRee Ford, the Drive 4 UR School event is planned for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, April 12 in the Sam Vitanza Stadium parking lot to benefit the Dickinson ISD Education Foundation. Anyone 18 or older with a valid driver's license and valid auto insurance is invited to test drive a Ford vehicle for free. Ford Motor Company will donate $20 (up to a maximum of $6,000) to the Dickinson ISD Education Foundation for each test drive taken. There is a limit of one test drive donation per household.
In addition to the test drives, free Chick-Fil-A sandwiches will be given to the first 25 test-drivers and the Herb Cafe has promised to send out something special for those early test drivers as well. Chick-Fil-A boxed meals will also be available to purchase for $5. The DHS Band will be providing some musical entertainment and the DHS Robotics group will be on-hand allowing visitors to "test drive" one of their robots. The DHS Gator Broadcast Journalism classes will make you a star on the big screen if you have time for a quick interview. For more information about Drive 4 UR School, call the Foundation office at 281-229-6088. |
Hawthorne named Semi-Finalist
in HEB Excellence in Education Awards
Christine Hawthorne has been named a Semi-Finalist in the 2013 HEB Excellence in Education Awards. Hawthorne is a sixth grade science teacher and science department chair at Barber Middle School. HEB received more than 900 applications from educators all over Texas for their awards program. Of those applications, 150 teachers, 50 principals, 30 districts and 21 early childhood providers were selected as Semi-Finalists. In honor of her Semi-Finalist recognition, Hawthorne received a certificate and $250 in HEB gift cards. |
Barber teacher gets mohawk haircut
in honor of history benchmark scores
 Some students at Barber Middle School recently had a special incentive to study hard for their third nine weeks history benchmark exam. Teacher David Bonett challenged his students that if 85 percent of them passed their third nine weeks history benchmark, he would return from Spring Break with a mohawk dyed in either pink, purple or Gator blue. His students stayed after school to work on what they needed to learn and studied hard over the weekends. One student missed going to the rodeo because he told his parents he thought he should miss to study. In the end, 85 percent of Bonett's students passed their benchmark exam and by majority vote, he returned to school after Spring Break sporting a freshly cut pink mohawk!
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McAdams Math Club donates blankets
to terminally ill children in hospitals
 The McAdams Junior High Math Club recently donated 24 fleece blankets to Project Linus, which delivers the blankets to terminally ill children in local hospitals. Using fabric donated from math club members and McAdams teachers, the students worked during club meetings and their free time during and after school for weeks. The first batch was dropped off to Project Linus before Spring Break, and the students now plan on making more with the fabric left as well as getting more fabric donated. The next goal is to make simple sewn blankets and quilts. Even though it started with a small goal of 5-10 blankets, the students took it upon themselves to raise the bar and make two dozen. Pictured with the donated blankets are Math Club sponsor Michelle Brown, along with three of her top blanket makers, Math Club members Dinah Rollins, Shelby Easly and Joseph Rodriguez.
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