Wednesday, January 30, 2008

2008 - 09 graduation dates announced

Click here for the 2008 - 09 graduation dates and times.

Number Sense Tournament date announced

The fourth annual Number Sense Tournament will be held at 4:30 p.m. on March 10 in the Bolin Administrative Center, 1565 W. Main St. in Lewisville. The Number Sense Tournament is a UIL math competition in which students are given 80 challenging math problems to solve in 10 minutes.

The overall highest scorer will receive a $250 scholarship through the Lewisville ISD Education Foundation. All high school students are eligible to participate at no charge. A meal will be served to participants after the competition.

To participate, contact the following Number Sense sponsors:

Flower Mound High School: Mary Walker.

Hebron High School: Alex O'Brien.

Lewisville High School: Brenda Guthrie.

Marcus High School: Cheryl Hall.

The Colony High School: Pat Metting.

2008 LISD Employees of the Year nomination forms

LISD's Employees of the Year nomination forms are online. Click here for details. The deadline for completed nominations is Feb. 22.

Winners will be announced during the Recognition and Awards Banquet on May 2, at the Hyatt Regency DFW. Ticket information will be available soon.

High achievers

- Patti McCormick (teacher, Huffines MS) earned her bachelor's degree from University of North Texas in December. She graduated magna cum laude and was named to the dean's list.

- Martha Beckel, a 1999 The Colony HS graduate and daughter of Don and Ann Beckel (principal, Hicks ES), earned her master's degree from University of Texas at Dallas in December.

- Evan Richardson, a 2004 Marcus HS graduate and son of Scott and Theresa Richardson (content mastery aide, Marcus HS), earned his bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in December.

- Ines Garcia (teacher, Peters Colony ES) earned her master's degree from Texas Woman's University in December.

Family additions

- Ashley and Jason Polson (teacher, Lewisville HS) welcomed their daughter, Peyton Polson, on Jan. 24.

- Kevin and Britin Nelson (teacher, Liberty ES) welcomed their second child, Brady Keith Nelson, on Jan. 21.

- Clayton and Mary Fellner (teacher, Castle Hills ES) welcomed their daughter, Reagan Macy Fellner, on Nov. 20.

- Robert and Ashley Cochran (teacher, Degan ES) welcomed their first child, Caroline Cochran, on Oct. 29.

- Adam and Heather Rossow (teacher, Degan ES) welcomed their first child, Joshua Thomas Rossow, on Oct. 24.

Bereavement

- Diane Dietz (bridging teacher, Marcus HS) lost her father, Fred Larsen, Jr., on Jan. 18.

- Donna Pockrus (assistant principal, Liberty ES) lost her father-in-law, Nelson Pockrus, on Jan. 24.

- Molly Pruett (teacher, Marcus HS) lost her mother, Mary Jane Rynd, on Jan. 26.

February is Black History Month
Feb. 4 - 8: National School Counseling Week
Feb. 11 : Regular school board meeting
Feb. 16 - 23: National FFA Week
Feb. 17: National PTA Founders Day
Feb. 29: End of fourth six weeks

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