“Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso
Vol. VII January 2022
Sharing the good news about Longview Independent School District
THANK YOU Longview ISD appreciates everything the board does for our students, staff
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ongview Independent School District joins over 1,000 school districts throughout Texas celebrating January 2022 as School Board Recognition Month. The current Board of Trustees for Longview ISD is Mr. Michael Tubb (Place 1), Mr. Brett Miller (Place 2), Dr. Samir Germanwala (Place 3), Mrs. Ginia Northcutt (Place 4), Mrs. Shan Bauer (Place 5), Mr. Ted Beard (Place 6), and Dr. Troy Simmons (Place 7). Board|Continued to page 19
East Texas says farewell to pillar of the community The Lobo community and East Texas as a whole is mourning the passing of beloved Lobo and historian, Van Craddock. A 1966 graduate of Longview High School, Mr. Craddock, will long be remembered for all of his work helping CRADDOCK to share the rich history of East Texas through his writings. Throughout most of his life, Mr. Craddock was a staple in East Texas. Whether one heard his show “Craddock at Large” on KFRO Radio, read his weekly history-and-humor column in the Longview News-Journal or read any of his six published books (“Historic Gregg County: An Illustrated History” and “I would’ve been a Lumberjack but I couldn’t hack it!” to name a few), his life was one Craddock|Continued to page 17
Looking back on some of the school district ’s accomplishments fr om 2021. See Opinion on Page 2
Van Craddock helped share the history of Longview, East Texas with the world. See Craddock on Page 3
Johnston McQueen students celebrate their published book. See Authors on Page 6
Or r Pr eowned donates $2,500 to LISD Foundation Inc. See Foundation on Page 13