Stepping Up To The Plate In sports, it’s all about teamwork. So perhaps it’s fitting that a couple of MacArthur High School coaches are stepping up to the plate to drive buses amid a nationwide driver shortage. “Right now, I am not in season, so I can get away and help,” said MacArthur Head Softball Coach Anthony Alfaro. “They really need it. We are short drivers.” Nearly all North East ISD coaches are CDL certified, so it is a pretty easy transition for some of them to pick up a couple of routes. MacArthur’s Head Soccer Coach CJ Morrison is also picking up a route. She’s getting students from the MacUP and Institute of CyberSecutiry and Innovation (iCSI) programs back to their home campuses. “I think iCSI is great for our school district,” said Morrison. “We need to keep that running. So, if I can help out and get those kids where they need to go, then I am here. It’s the kids who matter.” Stepping up to the plate. Pinch-hitting. Relief Pitcher. Sports lingo isn’t hard to find for NEISD employees willing to help out whenever and where ever they’re needed. Thankfully it’s also not hard to find NEISD employees willing to help out. These are just two coaches who are hitting it out of the park. And the sports analogies aren’t lost on them either. “I preach to my softball team all the time: It’s about the team; it’s not about you,” said Alfaro. “It’s always team first. So, right now, I am putting the team first.” JANUARY 2022
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