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Dickinson Independent School District
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Week of November 16, 2015
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Next stop: Playoffs Round 2
Gators to play Pearland
2 p.m. Saturday in NRG
The Dickinson High School Gators will start their Thanksgiving break off in a big way this weekend when they have the opportunity to play in Round 2 of the UIL 6A Football Playoffs at NRG Stadium in Houston. They are scheduled to play at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 21 against the Pearland High School Oilers. The Gators will be the visiting team. Parking at NRG will open at 12 noon and gates into the stadium will open at 1 p.m.
Advance tickets will be sold at the DHS Field House from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 8 a.m.-12 noon Friday. Advance prices are $6 for children/students and $11 for adults. All tickets purchased at the gate are $15. There will also be a $12 charge for parking at NRG. No student passes will be accepted for this playoff game. District, THSCA and THADA passes will be allowed for the holder only (no guests).
Dickinson ISD is offering round-trip school bus transportation to NRG Stadium for those interested. Bus tickets are being sold for $6.50 each from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 8 a.m.-12 noon Thursday. Tickets will be sold at the DHS Field House and at the district's Education Support Center. Adult/community buses will leave from the Education Support Center, 2218 FM 517 East, at 12 noon Saturday and return immediately after the game.
Dickinson High School will be selling bus transportation tickets to students on these days during their lunch period. The student buses will leave from DHS at 12 noon Saturday and return immediately after the game.
No tailgating is allowed at NRG for this game. If you take a bag/purse with you into NRG, it can be no larger than 11x17 and it will be searched. Prohibited items include alcohol, banners in poor taste, bags larger than 11x17, backpacks, video cameras, illegal substances, coolers, bottles, flag/banner poles, outside food and beverages, weapons, noisemakers (including cowbells), beach balls, footballs, laptop computers and laser pens. Guests must be properly clothed to include shirts and shoes.
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Schools and offices closed for Thanksgiving November 23-27
Dickinson ISD schools and offices will be closed the week of November 23-27 in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. Students and staff will return on Monday, November 30.
Dickinson ISD is very thankful this holiday season for our students, parents and employees. We wish you a safe and restful holiday with family and friends.
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Eight McAdams band students earn first chair
honors at TMEA All-Region band auditions
The McAdams Junior High Bands were extremely successful this year with 54 students named to the All-Region and All-District Bands through the at the Texas Music Educators Association All-Region Band Auditions. In addition, eight students earned first chair honors, which is the highest individual achievement for a junior high musician. Students earning first chair honors include Claire Gregory, Anais Lovera, Emily Duran, Robert Solache, Hailey Lopez, Marlon Gonzalez and Logan Tomlin.
Earning a place in the TMEA All-District Band were Elizabeth Soto, McKenna Jordan, Keslyn Stonum, Gracie Easly, Audrey Hoang, Kenneth Bagtas, Alyssa Matherne, Sophia Flores, Audrey Castro, Michael Salgado, Jada Thomas, Minh Nguyen, Isabella Ganem, Lauren Saunders, Jaime Espinoza, Jonathan Velazquez, Madizen Gondesen, Joseph Cazares and Austin Davis.
Earning a place in the TMEA All-Region Band were Shae-Marie Stafford-Trujillo, Natalie Kuntz,Claire Gregory, Samantha Gallo, Sarah Addison, Andrea Uribe, Anais Lovera, Jennica Vezie, Emily Duran, Katie Terrell, Jessica Wines, Hannah Larsen, Jessica Elliott, Deborah Reyes, Camryn Devereaux, Maria Sanchez, Emery McCollum, Aimee Mejia, John Luke Addison, Makenzie Hopper, James Cooper, Logan Krejci, Robert Solache, Sophia Wankan, Hailey Lopez, Christian Garcia, Marlon Gonzalez, Logan Tomlin, Jeremiah Cortez, Blake Johnson and Isaac Harrison.
Seven students from the McAdams JH Band earned positions in the TMEA All-Region Orchestra based on their outstanding placement in the Region Band. Those students are: Claire Gregory, Anais Lovera, Jessica Elliott, McKenzie Hopper, Robert Solache, Marlon Gonzalez and Logan Tomlin.
The McAdams Junior High Bands are led by Directors John Hinojosa, Robert Baker and Mary Santarelli.
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Students and staff show their thankfulness throughout the year, but especially at holidays
Dickinson ISD has many things to be thankful for as we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday next week. We are thankful for our nearly 11,000 students and their families and our more than 1,400 employees. We are thankful for our community, which has cheered for the Gators during athletic events and fine arts events and school programs. We are thankful for our taxpayers who have supported us by investing nearly $300 million in our schools through bond referendums to build new schools and provide renovations and expansion for our continually growing student enrollment.
Our students show their thankfulness throughout the school year in many ways. This is something that is built into the regular school day through character development lessons, especially at the elementary level. In fact, the character trait focused on during November is citizenship which directly ties into thankfulness for our community.
For 15 years, our students, parents and staff have been supporting the Dickinson ISD community through the annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive to benefit the M.I. Lewis Social Service Center Food Pantry. Earlier this month, the district donated more than 17,000 items of food and non-perishable items plus $5,600 through the food drive. M.I. Lewis assists people living within the Dickinson ISD boundaries, so these donations directly benefit families in our own community.
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| | Bay Colony Elementary students are proud of collecting 6,290 items during Dickinson ISD's annual Stuff the Bus Food Drive. |
The district has a friendly competition among campuses to see which campus and classes can raise the most, based on student enrollment. Bay Colony Elementary is the top finisher this year, followed by the Dickinson Continuation Center and Dickinson Alternative Learning Center in second place and Silbernagel Elementary in third place. Winning classrooms included Karen Kelton's kindergarten class at Bay Colony, Kelley Trahan's third grade class at Calder Road, Ashley Bradford's kindergarten class at Hughes Road, Megan Morris' fourth grade class at K.E. Little, D'Ann Schneider and Crystal Trevino's fourth grade class at San Leon, Lezli Tonnies' second grade class at Silbernagel, Hailey Brannon's homeroom class at Barber, Sharon Boudreaux' homeroom class at Dunbar, Stefani Taylor's advisory class at McAdams, Veronique Angel's Interact Club and Lydia Thompson's fourth period class at Dickinson High School and Katherine Monaghan's class at DCC/DALC.
This next week when people start to think about Christmas shopping, Dickinson ISD employees will be shopping for items to make the Christmas holiday a little brighter for some students through the Empty Stocking program sponsored by the Dickinson Interfaith Lay Group. Dickinson ISD employees join other community organizations to help with this program by purchasing toys and clothes for children registration in the program. Hundreds of Dickinson ISD employees are among those choosing stockings which represent Dickinson ISD students and their younger siblings.
In addition, Dickinson High School gets involved by hosting the registration event in the school's library at the beginning of November. Students taking Spanish classes help with translating needs and the PALS program students watch young children while their parents get the family registered. Many retired Dickinson ISD teachers volunteer their time with the group during registration.
These are just a couple of big ways Dickinson ISD students and staff give back to the community during this season of thankfulness.
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A special thanks to the Dickinson High School Junior Air Force ROTC and the PALS organization for assisting with picking up Stuff the Bus Food Drive donations at all the campuses.
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Honoring Veteran's Day...
Veteran's Day was honored in Dickinson ISD with ceremonies and music performances throughout the district. Here are just a few of the special ways students and staff honored those who have served or are currently serving our country.
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It is the policy of the DISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap for services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It is the policy of the DISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Robert Cobb, at 2218 East FM 517, Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, Laurie Rodriguez, at 2218 East FM 517, Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000.
Es política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dickinson no discriminar en base de raza, color, nacionalidad de origen, sexo o discapacidad, por servicios o actividades como es requerido en el Título VI del Acto de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendado; el Título IX de la Enmiendas de Educación de 1972, según enmendado; y la Sección 504 del Acto de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada. Es política del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dickinson no discriminar en base de raza, color, nacionalidad de origen, sexo, discapacidad, o edad en las prácticas de empleo como es requerido por el Título VI del Acto de los Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendado; el Título IX de la Enmiendas de Educación de 1972; el Acto de la Discriminación de Edades de 1975, según enmendado; y la Sección 504 del Acto de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmendada. Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos de quejas, contacte el Coordinador del Título IX, Robert Cobb, en 2218 East FM 517 Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000, y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, Laurie Rodríguez, en 2218 East FM 517 Dickinson, TX 77539, (281) 229-6000.
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