ongview Voice “Always do your best, and let God do the rest.” ― Dr. Ben Carson
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Sharing the good news about LISD!
Vol. 3 No. 9 September 2018
A publication of Longview Independent School District
Complimentary Copy
WELCOME BACK
Students, staff return ready for the best school year ever!
By Dr. James Wilcox, Superintendent By the time many of you read this newspaper the 2018-19 school year will already be well underway, and I would like to take this moment to welcome you all back. I am proud to serve Longview Independent School District as your superintendent, and grateful to be able to be just a small part of such an amazing and dynamic collection of students, staff, parents, and community members. It is truly a blessing. As many of you are no doubt still working to get back into the swing of things, I want to encourage you to take a moment each day to reflect on your vital role in our district. From the youngest elementary student to the longest-tenured employee, we want Longview ISD to be a place where our people know their importance and value to everything this district aspires to be. We’re now just at the beginning of another year’s journey, and I look forward to another year of accomplishment and progress. Here’s just a few highlights from the first few days of school: Convocation 2018, Vendor Fair Longview ISD hosted its annual convocation Friday, Aug. 17th. This year the district invited boosters, local non-profits, community partners, and local businesses to participate in a vendor fair before and after convocation.
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Kay Ray, Longview ISD Foundation, gave the teachers and administration great information about the foundation grant program and read memorable essays from Lamplighter 2018. The crowd was inspired by 2017-18 LISD Teacher of the Year presenters, Kalyn Batalla (Ned E. Williams Elementary) and Kristina Ford (Judson Middle). “The key to creating lifelong learners is inspiring passion within,” said Kalyn Batalla. “This year, I encourage you to seek a thirst for knowledge within each learner; be inspiring, be innovative, be inspiring.” “So often you find that the students that you are trying to inspire are the students that end up inspiring you,” added Kristina Ford. Keynote speaker, Leslie Milder, got to the heart of our teachers by encouraging them to rise above those image issues in education. “We have an image problem in education, but they don’t see what is REALLY happening when the school day begins.” she said. “Sometimes, all our community will see is a headline, but we have an opportunity to show them what our students can do. It’s a new day in education, and you are leading the way.” Welcome Back|Continued to page 4
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