Volume VI, Issue 22 (September 1, 2021)

“Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.” ― Lady Bird Johnson

Vol. VI September 2021

Sharing the good news about Longview Independent School District

SCHOOL’S IN

Students start their first week back on campus

LOBO SUPERFAN Bernie Goode, who was a lifelong Lobo, passes away at 97

Find more first day photos on Page 7

Lt. Colonel Bernice ‘Bernie’ Goode passed away August 4, at age 97.

He was born March 23, 1924, in Burkburnett, Texas and moved to Longview at age 9. He met his beloved wife, Gayle GOODE Gandy, at Longview High School, and they married March 24, 1944. They shared 57 years of marriage before her passing in 2001. They were members of New Life Fellowship Church in Gladewater, Texas.

Bernie was an AVID fan of golf and played golf almost daily after his retirement. Bernie was a lifelong Longview Lobo and played guard on the Longview Lobo Football Team his Senior year in 1941. One of his greatest pleasures was witnessing the Lobos claim the Class 6A, Division II State Championship December 22, 2018.

Bernie’s military career began Goode|Continued to page 16

Learning from the present, towar d a better futur e for Longview ISD. See Opinion on Page 2

Longview ISD has updated the protocols to address health and safety for the district.

See COVID on Page 4

The Lobo football team traveled to take on the R aiders for the season kick-off.

See Sports on Page 11

A lot has happened at LISD and ar ound the community, which is shar ed online.

See Spotted on Social on Page 18

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OPINION

Learning from our present

By Matthew Prosser When I look back on my life, there are moments of history that loom large in my recollection.

I remember the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, and the collective shock felt by a generation of schoolchildren who watched it occur live on television. I remember the first time I connected to some new thing called “the Internet,” and immediately had access to boundless information and countless people. I also remember the tragic 9/11 attacks in 2001, the anniversary of which is this month.

For each of these moments, I remember the profound sense

that the world would in my life, who did not never be quite the try to hide or minimize same. It’s the same way the gravity of difficult that I imagine most events that occurred, of us are feeling right but instead offered now. reasonable explanations As we enter anothand empathetic counsel. er season of battling Or sometimes they just this global pandemic, offered a willing ear to I wonder at how these hear my concerns.

PROSSER difficult times will leave Now, as someone who a lasting impact on the works in education (as students of Longview ISD. How well as a father of five), I feel a will our children look back on profound sense of responsibility these days from the perspective to those whom I am privileged of their own adulthood? to be an influence. It’s someWhen I think of my own thing that remains with me youth, I can recall various adult during each workday here at figures who presented a calm Longview ISD. and serious bearing through You, students, are the future the hard times. My parents, of our community. There will teachers, and other mentors come a point when you will

rise to the forefront of our city, and your direction will guide us ever forward. As you watch your parents, teachers, and community leaders navigate these difficulties, try to imagine yourself in our position.

What decisions would you make differently? What advice would you suggest?

It’s never too early to start preparing for the future, even while trying to understand the present.

— Matthew Prosser is an award-winning journalist and photographer. Matthew is a Communications Specialist for Longview ISD and a born-again Lobo.

What it will take to get students back on track

By Robert Balfanz Education Week After a year and a half unlike any other, high school students are struggling. The pandemic has thrown far too many off the path to high school graduation and college or career training.

In Baltimore, 68 percent of 9th graders failed a class this year, a sharp increase after years of progress. In Los Angeles, 43 percent of the class of 2022 is at risk of not graduating. And across the country, absences are up while college financial-aid applications, dual enrollment, and other key steps toward graduation and college enrollment are down. A recent poll by the America’s Promise Alliance found that nearly 80 percent of high school juniors and seniors say the Coronavirus pandemic has affected their plans after graduation, including 16 percent who said they would put off attending college and 7 percent no longer planning to attend college.

While labor shortages have created short-term employment opportunities for teenagers, the service jobs they are taking do not provide a pathway to jobs that offer a long-term living wage that can support a family.

The data are clear; the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce has shown that all good jobs, which they define as paying 25- to 44-year-olds

at least $35,000 a year, monitoring data that require a high school are predictive of studiploma, and 75 percent dent success, including of those jobs require grades and absences, postsecondary schooling and then helping eduor training. cators intervene when If our public educastudents fall off course. tion system does not Prior to the pandemadjust to the impacts ic, districts of all sizes of the pandemic and were learning how to BALFANZ provide all students a extend early-warning pathway to adult sucsystems beyond high cess, not only will students and school graduation to college and families suffer, so will commucareer readiness by monitoring nities and the nation. and seeking to increase access to Fortunately, there are a set and success in advanced classes, of proven strategies developed completing financial-aid forms, over the past decade that can and making informed college be expanded and adapted to and training choices. It is time keep students on the path to to move these practices from the high school graduation and cutting edge to common pracpostsecondary success. tice.

Schools should start by 2. College and career guidimplementing early-warning ance. Providing students with systems, providing compreaccess to comprehensive college hensive college and career and career guidance is also critguidance, and partnering with ical to education recovery. The AmeriCorps and its nonprofit decline in financial-aid applipartners to increase access to cations and college enrollment tutors, success coaches, and among low-income students last postsecondary advisers. fall was attributable partly to Let’s take these strategies the shortage of guidance counone by one: seling, already dire prepandemic 1. Early-warning systems. and only exacerbated by virBefore they can begin to address tual learning conditions. With students’ needs, schools need to so many students off-track for identify what they are. Which graduation, they will need this students have high odds of not guidance more than ever in the graduating? What strategies years to come. can get them back on track?

This cannot be limited to And how do we know they are interactions between high school working? Early-warning sysstudents and guidance counseltems take the guesswork out by ors. In fact, it shouldn’t be; even

using federal relief dollars for a short-term surge of additional counselors won’t be enough for high schools that have counseling ratios greater than 1-to-500 students.

3. Partner with AmeriCorps and its nonprofit partners. After more than a year of virtual instruction, we also know that many students are yearning for personal connection and attention. A strong relationship with a mentor, tutor, or success coach can be the difference between a student dropping out or graduating with a clear plan for life after high school. Here, too, local examples show possible paths forward.

We can look back on this moment as the point in which young people fell permanently off-track or as the catalyst for finally creating pathways on which all students are empowered to graduate from high school, enroll in postsecondary education, and attain a good job.

The choice is ours.

— Robert Balfanz is a research professor at the Center for the Social Organization of Schools and the director of the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.

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C I N ASEYOU MIS SED I T Vacinations

Longview ISD will continue to host COVID vaccination clinics.

September 3 - 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the LHS Turf Room October 1 - 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the LHS Turf Room November 5 - 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the LHS Turf Room Please pre-register with this link: https://hipaa.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/ covid-consent 12 Years & Older: Pfizer COVID Vaccine All insurance policies will be verified, please sign up with the link if you plan to participate! If you plan to pay out of pocket, please submit your info! You will put “NA” in all insurance blanks. Please bring your insurance card.

Lobo Cheer Mini Camp

Lobo Cheer is hosting their annual mini cheer camp in Lobo Coliseum on October 2 from 9.m.

- noon. Camp fee is $35. There are discounts for siblings and for LISD employees. For more information: Lobo Cheer mini camp.jpg Lobo Cheer Mini Camp Reg form.jpg

Did we miss your district news?

Did we miss district campus or organization news? Send us the pertinent information to ask@LISD.org and we’ll include it in our next issue!

Lil’ Spikers

Lady Lobo Volleyball coaches are calling all Longview 3rd-6th graders... come out and learn from the Lady Lobo Coaching Staff and the Varsity Lady Lobos! Registration and informational meeting will be Monday, September 6 from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Longview High School Cafeteria. Email cjackson@lisd. org with any questions.

Vaccinations

Longview ISD will continue to host COVID vaccination clinics.

September 3 - 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the LHS Turf Room October 1 - 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the LHS Turf Room November 5 - 7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the LHS Turf Room Please pre-register with this link: https://hipaa.jotform.com/auroracon cepts/covid-consent 12 Years & Older: Pfizer COVID Vaccine All insurance policies will be verified, please sign up with the link if you plan to participate! If you plan to pay out of pocket, please submit your info! You will put “NA” in all insurance blanks.

Please bring your insurance card.

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Due to the recent rise of COVID-19 cases in the area, Longview ISD is releasing updated protocols to address the health and safety of our students, employees, and community.

Longview ISD will follow all state and federal requirements, rely on local health experts for guidance in decision-making, and adopt reasonable practices while maintaining an effective learning environment.

Of course, as with everything else related to this ongoing global pandemic: all our decisions are subject to change based on daily guidance from federal, state, and local authorities.

RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Symptomatic Individuals • Individuals who have symptoms such as: (fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches,

headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting and/or diarrhea) should stay home and seek medical guidance.

• Students with symptoms will be sent to the campus nurse. The nurse will determine if the student should be sent home. Students will isolate until picked up by parent. Parents should COVID|Continued to page 19

District cuts taxes for third straight year For the third straight year, the Longview Independent School District will reduce property taxes for local stakeholders.

During their regular meeting Aug. 9, the LISD Board of Trustees got their first look at a proposed district budget for the coming year, which calls for property tax cuts as well as significant state revenue from their public school charter partnerships, and federal grant funding.

The proposed maintenance and operations tax rate is $.94170 and the interest and sinking tax rate is $.4730 cents for a total tax rate of $1.41470 per $100 valuation. The tax rate is a decrease from the current rate, which is $1.4394 per $100 valuation.

Longview Independent School District is projecting a balanced General Operating budget of $87,756,621 for the 2021-22 fiscal year.

Board members also held a public hearing before formally adopting the budget and tax rate for the 2021-22 school year, during a special called board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

Dr. Wayne Guidry, Assistant Superintendent of Finance, said the total proposed budget revenue is $87,756,621, down from the 2020-21 budget total of $90,200,217. The total proposed expenses are $87,756,621.

The revenues are a mix of local, state, and federal funds for

operations during the 2021-22 fiscal year.

Dr. Guidry explained to board members that 67 percent of the proposed budget is for the district’s instructional programs.

GUIDRY “This budget is as complete a picture of the coming school year as is possible,” he said, adding that, “potential disruptions related to COVID-19 “will be handled as they present themselves.”

Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox praised Dr. Guidry and

his team in the LISD Business Office for their excellent work in developing this proposed budget “especially in the face of uncertain circumstances.”

“Of course, like with so many things at this point, we are working to make the best decisions possible with the information that is available,” he said. “Everything is subject to change in accordance with the direction of federal, state, and local authorities.”

DIGITAL SIGNS

The board also approved a bid of $461,065 from East Texas-based Leon’s Signs for branded digital signage at Longview High, Foster Middle, Bramlette, and Hudson

PEP elementary schools.

The six digital marquee signs will be paid for from charter grant Start-Up funds, Implementation Grant funds, and Magnet Schools Assistant (MSAP) grant WILCOX funds that are allocated for helping area students, families, and the greater Longview community stay well-informed about LISD programs, events, activities, or news.

Tax|Continued to page 14

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Career Day is huge success at Everhart J. L. Everhart Elementary School students enjoyed a day of exploring career options on Tuesday, May 18. Community helpers visited the school and shared information about their careers and/or jobs. Career Day allows students to learn what they want to be one day.

It allows them to begin thinking more in depth about what they want to do as adults.

Students were able to connect their learning with future careers and/or jobs. Career Day shows the students the importance of learning early in their school education.

Students dressed in their career attire that included doctors, veterinarians, firefighters, entrepreneurs, teachers, lawyers, professional football

players, dancers, construction worker, etc.

Community helpers included Judge William Stoudt, Texas Eastman Chemical Compa-

ny – Marcus Hooper, Chemical Engineer NWando Obigbo, Environmental Engineer Andrew Yacinthe, Civil Engineer Riley Williams, David Scott-UT

Tyler Professor, Animal Control, City of Longview Transit System, LHS Coach John King, Career|Continued to page 14

LoboView raising funds for festival trip The Longview high school film team, LoboView, are taking their award winning film to New York!

Their short film was accepted at the All American High School Film Festival which takes place from Oct. 8-10.

They are raising funds to make the trip out of state. Let’s show them support! There are three dates left!

• Bubba’s 33: Sep. 9, all day • Whataburger on 4th St:

Sep. 16, 4-8 p.m.

• Whataburger on McCann and 80: Oct. 5

LISD Community Relations earns national honors Longview ISD’s Community Relations department earned four National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) awards during the 2021 NSPRA conference this past week in New Orleans.

The district received honors for the Lobo Live radio show, the COVID-19 feeding infographic, and the “I Have A Dream” video. In addition, The Longview Voice received a Merit Award HOCKENBERRY in the Print Newsletter category.

An interesting twist to this honor is the fact that Longview ISD only submitted four entries, which means that everything the Community Relations department submitted for consideration received an award. LISD went four-for-four

at the National level. Not a bad percentage!

Dr. James Hockenberry, Assistant Superintendent of District Services, said he is extremely proud of the communications team “and their commitment to quality and excellence in everything we do.”

“These awards highlight the importance of telling the story of our district in ways that connect with our community,” he said. “As an added bonus, it is really encouraging to receive this kind of honor from one’s peers in public relations and mass communication.”

The LISD Community Relations department is led by Communication Director Mr. Matthew Prosser, Multimedia Director Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, Outreach Coordinator Mrs. Kacy Swaim, District Spokesman Mr. Francisco Rojas, and Communication Specialists Mr. Dustin Taylor

and Mr. Chris Frazier.

Our mission is to serve with professionalism, positive attitudes, courtesy and responsiveness, in facilitating open lines of communication and greater partnerships throughout the greater Longview area for our students, staff, and entire Lobo community!

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LISD continues to improve Ag department Longview ISD continues improving the agriculture program offered to students. From Emileigh Singleton-Willey and Alexandria Silva joining the high school, to Brandon Williamson teaching Forest Park and Foster, more opportunities are being provided for students who are interested in the world of agriculture. In total, there are five agricultural science teachers in the district now.

BRANDON WILLIAMSON

Before joining LISD in the spring semester this year, Mr. Williamson has experienced a lot in the area of agriculture.

During his WILLIAMSON high school career and while in college, he worked in as many aspects of the field as he could.

“I worked as a veterinary technician and triage technician for large and small animals. I worked for one summer scouting 20,000 acres of cropland including corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans in North Texas,” he said. “I also worked for a ranch and hay production operation where I became more familiar with common agricultural equipment and agricultural mechanics. The knowledge I gained from all of these jobs has helped me tremendously as a teacher because that knowledge aligns so closely with my class content and curriculum.”

In his fifth year of teaching, Mr. Williamson first taught at Mineola ISD for three years, then two at Alief ISD, in the heart of Houston.

Since taking up the job, Mr. Williamson has said that the

goal with the middle school Ag students at Judson and Foster is “to provide them with a strong foundation of agricultural knowledge and its co-curricular organization, the FFA. At a minimum, I want students to leave my class with a greater understanding of where their food comes from and also hopefully the desire to explore for themselves how we can meet the ever-growing demand for food on our planet.”

EMILEIGH SINGLETON-WILLEY

Having graduated from college in December of last year, Mrs. Singleton-Willey started her job at LISD two days later, where she SINGLETON teaches freshWILLEY men all the way to senior. Her courses for the 2021-22 school year consist of Floral Design, Plant Science and Principles of Agriculture.

“I graduated on a Saturday, and on Monday morning, I was here teaching,” she said.

Raised on a 200-acre ranch in South-East Texas, Ms. Singleton-Willey has been in agriculture since she was born.

“I have been a member of the FFA since 2009 when I was 9-years-old and in third grade.

My father was my Ag teacher, and I have spent my entire life in agriculture, working with FFA and being involved in the world of agriculture.”

With her students, her biggest goal is for every student in her classes to gain an appreciation for agriculture.

“These kids are around agriculture every day but don’t realize it. The biggest thing I want for them to do is realize that everything they touch and do, revolves around agriculture and that they can be a part of it at any capacity that they choose,” Mrs. Singleton-Willey said. “For some of my FFA kids, the ones that really want to be involved, my biggest goal is that they find something they love and stick with it. Stick

with and see their passion through.”

ALEXANDRIA SILVA

Joining the district in January of this year, Ms. Silva grew up in agriculture.

For this school year, she is teaching all four-grade SILVA levels at LHS about Small Animal/Equine Science, Advanced Animal Science, and Principles of Agriculture.

Ms. Silva wants her students to have a better understanding of where their food comes from.

“My hope for my students is for them to understand where their food comes from. Some of these kids are inner city and don’t even understand it, be it milk or meat,” she said.

“So I definitely want to expose them to agriculture, in general.

I would love for every one of Ag|Continued to page 8

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Giving thanks to some of the unsung heroes at LISD

By Ethel Johnson Kudos and congratulations goes out to the staff and administrators at DADE and Juvenile Detention Center. These two campuses are probably the less spoken entity of LISD. Our school is the Discipline Alternative Education Program for Longview’s district and service campuses that houses grades 6-12, as well as, the JDC. On both campuses, we have a diverse population; therefore, we do one-on-one, use accommodations, reinforce lessons and assignments sent by academic teachers, and administer the STAAR test for both campuses.

Why kudos and Congratulations?

We are always elated when these students feel accomplished in their

endeavors to receive an award, either verbal or written. On the campus of JDC, we had several students pass all sections of STAAR and two to receive mastery. We are thoroughly ecstatic to witness the success and accomplishments of these students.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations goes out to the following: Mr. Isiah Gates — Administrator Mr. Adolphus Wright — Counselor DADE Teachers: Nona Snoddy, Curtis Jones, Ethel Johnson, Joshua Gimble, Robbi Shelby, Boris Nesbitt, Cynthia Smith, Doris Pellum, and Barbara Conrod JDC Teachers: Ethel Johnson, Robbie Shelby, and Barois Nesbitt

AG |Continued from page 6 them to become an agriculturalist, but I understand it is not for everybody. So I at least would like for them to understand how it works and how important it is in their everyday lives. That’s my hope and goal for them.”

One reason that Ms. Silva chose LISD was because of the support that the district offers the agriculture department.

“There’s a lot of support for the Ag program here. I really like that, as there are some places that aren’t that way. So seeing how much they support and encourage students here to be involved in agriculture was really something that brought me to Longview,” Ms. Silva said.

TOGETHER

we can make a

DIFFERENCE

and

Household Hazardous Waste Event September 18, 2021 8 a.m.—noon

- Register your volunteer group @ LoveLongview.com

A community-wide cleanup initiative that encourages all residents to work together to make a significant impact in Longview. Get involved with many types of community needs projects - litter cleanup, HWY 80 intersection cleanup, sidewalk reclamation. SERVE WITH US - anyone and everyone can join this family friendly, community wide day of serving. Supplies are limited.

Household Hazardous Waste Event - LongviewTexas.gov/HHW

Located at the Longview Public Library Parking Lot ACCEPTED HHW MATERIALS: Acids, used motor oil/filters, antifreeze, batteries, paint, solvents and varnish, pool

chemicals, herbicides and pesticides, cleaning products such as oven cleaner, drain openers and stain remover, paint stripper/thinner, fluorescent bulbs, engine degreaser, brake, transmission fluid and other automotive fluids.

CONTAINERS MUST BE SPILL-PROOF. NO CONTAINERS LARGER THAN 5 GALLONS. MUST BE ORIGINAL CONTAINER EXCEPT FOR MOTOR OILS AND ANTIFREEZE. NOT ACCEPTED HHW MATERIALS: Medical and pharmaceutical items*, explosives, fireworks, or ammunition, asbestos containing material, industrial, commercial or business waste (residential/home use only), radioactive material, large propane cylinders or other compressed gasses, items without original labels or without caps or lids. *Drug Drop Box located in the lobby of the Longview Police Department, 302 West Cotton St.

ACCEPTED=prescription pills emptied into sealed sandwich bags. NO LIQUIDS, NO NEEDLES, NO BOTTLES, NO AEROSOLS.

Performed with partial funds from a TCEQ enforcement action.

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EARLY GRADUATION HIGH SCHOOL 410 S Green St.

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Paid for by the MSAP funds.

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SPORTS

LOBO SPIRIT

Football season kicks off for Longview

F

amily and fans celebrated the return of the football season!

The Longview Lobos took a tough opening week loss to the No. 1-ranked Denton-Ryan Raiders in the inaugural Jerry Jones Classic on Aug. 28th at The Star in Frisco.

Coach John King said the team would learn from this defeat, and work to get better each week going forward.

“You don’t win because you got ‘Lobos’ on your chest, you’ve got to earn it,” he said. “The key thing is how you practice and how you prepare. The games are often the result of the body of work you put in during the week. We’ve got to get to where we practice better as a whole.”

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Trustees OK ballfield renovations The Longview ISD Board of Trustees approved a $2.31 million bid proposal from Hellas Construction to renovate the high school baseball and softball facilities, during a special-called meeting Wednesday, Aug. 25.

According to the terms of the proposal, the conversion project will consist of removing the natural grass field, stabilizing the subgrade soil, installing an impermeable liner, underground drainage system, drainage aggregate, and then new synthetic turf surface.

The project is scheduled to be completed by Friday, Dec. 10.

By installing a synthetic surface, the new turf will drain over ten inches an hour, resulting in fewer rainouts and game cancellations.

In addition, the baseball and softball

fields will have new backstops, bullpens, new batting cage nets with turf, as well as new wing fencing at the baseball field. The fields will each have new Lobos logos designs and lettering.

Dr. Wayne GUIDRY Guidry, Assistant Superintendent of Finance, said Longview ISD received proposals from Symmetry Sports Construction ($2,286,400), Paragon Sports ($2,481,171), and Field Turf USA ($2,606,007) but the administration believes the $2,308,020 proposal from Hellas Construction “was the best fit for this particular project.”

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Lobo volleyball is serving The Lady Lobo volleyball team has been putting in some great work!

Their season has just started, but we know they will go far! Go Lobos!

Lobo cheerleaders bring home the awards The Lady Lobo cheerleaders worked hard at their cheer camp! They brought home numerous awards with them!

Great job, ladies!

Lobo tennis gets the win over Whitehouse The Lobo varsity tennis team served up a win against Whitehouse on Friday, Aug. 27. They won with a 12-7 score.

Awesome job, everyone! Keep it up!

Their next game was Tuesday, Aug. 31, against Pine Tree.

BOYS DOUBLES

Erick Van Zyl/Jake Chamberlain 6-4 6-4, Luke Archer/Daniel Pelaia 6-3 6-1, Alec Germanwala/Jagger Barton 7-5 6-0, Jonathan Lebanan/Jaden Davis vs Roberts/Allen 5-8, Diego Flores/James Angus vs Vickers/Vickers 8-4

GIRLS DOUBLES

Dylan Gonzalez/Rachna Edalur 6-7 4-6, Namita Reddy/Shreemayi Undavalli 3-6 7-6(7-5) 8-10, Sami Jatavalabhulla/ Jasmine Perry 6-4 6-4, Sydney Singhh/ Tennis|Continued to page 19

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CAREER |Continued from page 5 Dr. Sean Nelson — ER Hospitality, Longview Police Department, John Preston, Sr.-Peters Chevrolet, Mike Wigington-Recycling, Officer Danny Craig-Constable, Judge Robby Cox-Precinct 4, Michelle Gilley-Gregg County Clerk, Texas Bank & Trust -Sherry Gibbon and Tammy Gage, Greg Jeffery-ETPCU, Life Coach-Jamye McAlister-Rodgers, Walter Stephens-Photographer, Tina Grider School of Dance, Northside United Postal Service, Master Gardner-Martha Hood and Cory Alvarado, Darryl Young-Meter Reader, Gregg County Sheriff Department, and City of Longview Public Works Department. Counselor Susan Moon is the Career Day Coordinator. What a way to spend the day! It’s never too early for such a valuable experience!

TAX |Continued from page 4 Mr. Matthew Prosser, LISD Communications Director, said the district solicited proposals for digital signage, posting a Request For Proposal online as well PROSSER as through Region VII and local media as required by LISD policy. While the district received multiple inquiries about the project, only one company submitted a formal bid by the Aug. 9 deadline.

“At the completion of this project, Longview ISD will have digital marquee signs with branded cabinets and electronic message centers at multiple Longview ISD campuses, at the appropriate dimensions as permitted by City of Longview ordinance,” he said.

“Campus staff will have full access to maintaining and updating the content of the signs, with the general supervision and assistance of the LISD Technology and Community Relations departments.”

Mr. Prosser said three signs will be located along Loop 281 and Hawkins Parkway near the high school, with three others located near the entrances of the Bramlette, Hudson PEP, and Foster campuses.

DONATIONS

Board members also approved multiple donations of $1,500 from the Center for Equity & Adequacy in School Public Finance, the Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, & Sampson Law

Firm, Mr. Randall Bullock (from Hellas Construction), and Weld North Education/ Edgenuity to sponsor the Post87th Legislative Summit set for later this year.

Organized by Longview ISD in partnership with local businesses and civic groups, the summit is part of an ongoing effort by the district to raise awareness for education issues that impact all Texans, and the entire nation.

First started by state Reps.

Jay Dean and Gary VanDeaver in 2016, the summit focuses on looking at how elected officials can support and represent schools.

Dr. Wilcox said the details for this year’s summit are still in progress, but “every possible preventative measure will be recommended to provide a safe and healthy dialogue for all who attend.”

HONORS

The board also received a plaque in recognition of being named Region VII School Board of the Year last month.

The Region VII Education Service Center has selected the Longview ISD Board of Trustees as the 2021 Regional School Board of the Year in the large school category.

Longview ISD’s board will serve as the regional representative in this year’s Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) School Board Awards Program.

The association’s School Board Awards Committee will meet in August to select up to five of the nominated boards to be recognized as Honor Boards,

and the overall winner will be announced Sept. 25.

OTHER BUSINESS

During the course of the Aug. 9 meeting, the LISD Board of Trustees also: • APPROVED a resolution to engage Valley View Consulting of Dallas in a professional services agreement for investment advisory services; • APPROVED the district’s Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) appraisers for the 2020-21 school year; • APPROVED a property tax refund of $5,453.35 to the Orms Family Ltd. Partnership; • APPROVED the Time Use Tracker and official Minutes for the July 19th Regular Meeting; • APPROVED a 2021-22 agreement with SeeSaw Children’s Place for after-school care; • RECEIVED the 202021 Exit Report from the LISD Human Resources department; • APPROVED the LISD Student Code of Conduct for the 2021-22 school year • RECEIVED a report on the district’s financial statement as of July 2021; • APPROVED the Board’s Quarterly Progress Tracker; and • APPROVED Budget Amendment No. 14.

During the course of the Aug.

25 meeting, the LISD Board of Trustees also: • REJECTED a contract extension for custodial services with Southeast Services Corporation (SSC). The Dallas-based company currently handles janitorial services throughout the district • APPROVED the Time Use Tracker and official Minutes for the Aug. 9th Regular Meeting; • APPROVED Region VII Contracted and FlowThrough Service Agreements for 2021-22; • APPROVED the renewal of facility use contract with Child Evangelism Fellowship; • APPROVED funding for the administration of the Iowa and CogAT assessments; • APPROVED continuation of Communities in Schools contracts for 2021-22; • APPROVED continuation of Local At-Risk Criterion for 2021-22; and • APPROVED Budget Amendment No. 15.

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OBITUARIES Longview ISD offers our most sincere condolences to our extended Lobo family Burl Duke Owen Burl Duke Owen passed away Friday, Aug. 13, in Longview. He was born December 22, 1956, in Longview, to Bill and Jean Owen.

His father worked for Lone Star Steel for many years, his mother was a talented homemaker, and their OWEN family attended Oakland Heights Baptist Church. Duke was raised in Longview, attending Mozelle Johnston Elementary, Judson Junior High, and Longview High School through the 11th grade.

He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1975 after moving to Tyler where his father accepted a job with Phillips Petroleum.

Duke was vertically gifted, standing at an astounding 6 foot 11 inches, and excelled at basketball. During his high school years with Longview Lobos, he was the leading scorer which led to recruitments and college scholarship offers. He started his college career at the now closed Lon Morris College, a junior college in Jacksonville, Texas, as it was a feeder school to Louisiana Tech University.

While at Lon Morris, his team won the Texas Eastern Conference Championship.

Later when playing for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, they won the Southland Conference Championship.

In 1980, Duke moved to San Antonio and was employed by Friedrich Air Conditioning manufacturing facility and at Kelly Air Force Base re-manufacturing turbo jet engines. He later landed a job with Morton Thiokol Corporation in Utah.

He worked for Morton Thiokol from 1985 to 1988 helping to redesign the Space Shuttle booster rockets and o-ring seals that had failed during the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy in 1986.

While in Utah, Duke completed his bache-

lor’s degree in Business at the Salt Lake City campus of the University of Phoenix.

In 1988, Duke transferred with the Morton Thiokol Corp. to their Karnack, Texas facility and moved back to Longview.

In 1990, he opened his business, All Types Computers, a sales and service computer store, and raised his two daughters, Natalie and Megan. Duke was actively involved in the lives of his daughters, as they inherited his love for basketball; many weekends were spent traveling around Texas playing in girls’ basketball tournaments.

His computer business was successful for 23 years before he sold it and transitioned to investing in real estate properties.

Eventually, Duke built a custom designed home north of Longview, appropriately dubbed the “Rockin’ O Ranch”, complete with 8-foot-tall doorways throughout the house.

Duke was also involved in the Longview Chapter of AMBUCS, helping with delivery of Amtryke tricycles and building wheelchair accessible ramps for the homes of families with special needs children. Duke was strong in his faith and was a member of Mobberly Baptist Church, loved his family deeply, and a very proud father.

Duke is survived by his mother, Wilma Jean Duke Owen of Tyler, Texas; his brother, Alvin Owen of Tyler, Texas; two daughters, Natalie Owen of Houston, Texas, and Megan Owen of Hendersonville, North Carolina; one grandson, Hagen Hightower of Hendersonville, North Carolina; two nephews, Ben Owen of Tyler, Texas, and Seth Owen of Sacramento, California; aunts Ruth Smith and Margaret Cotton of Tyler, Texas; and other numerous relatives.

Duke was preceded in death by his father, Bill Owen, and sister, Cathy Lea Owen, grandparents Sherman and Kathryn Duke of Kilgore, and William and Thelma Owen of Hawkins, Texas.

The family received friends for a visitation on Aug. 26, and a memorial service Aug. 27, both at Rader Funeral Home in Longview.

GOODE |Continued from page 1 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Among his first assignments was Navigator aboard Bombers.

He completed pilot training at Hondo Field as a member of class 54-F. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star and Bronze Star in addition to a myriad of other medals. He logged more GOODE than 15,000 hours of flying time during his illustrious 30 year career. To put that in perspective, he spent more than 1.7 years of his 30 year aviation career, airborne.

Bernie is survived by his daughters, Glenna Goode and Gena Goode Bogner; grandchildren, Scott Phillips and wife, Michelle, Steven Phillips, Evan Bogner and Marcy Bogner; great-grandchildren, Connor Phillips, Kendall Phillips and Victoria Phillips.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gayle Gandy Goode; brother, Robert

Goode; infant son, Guy Goode; daughter, Gloria Phillips and her husband, Ronald Phillips.

A special thanks to JoCarol Cox of Highland Home Health for her incredible devotion to Bernie and for sharing her love of The Lobos with him. Thank you to Tammy Combs for loving Bernie like a member of her own family, Allen Conley, Blake Lambert and all of the staff at Buckner Westminster Place for keeping Bernie safe and all the laughs for the last seven years.

There are not enough words to express how appreciative the family is for the caregivers that made the last eight months of his life enjoyable: Liz McCarty, April Solis, Lisette Careno, Lorenzo Washington, Solomon Jones, Byron Williams and Melissa Durr.

Cindy McCullough at Hospice Plus, you are an Angel.

The family received friends on Aug. 13, in The Garden Court of Welch Funeral Home.

A Life Celebration service was held at The Chapel of Welch Funeral Home on Aug. 14.

Maximo “Max” Perez

Mr. Maximo G. Perez Jr. was born on February 14, 1986, in Longview, TX to the parents of Maximo Sr. and Maria Perez. He departed his life on Wednesday, August 20, 2021, at Longview RePEREZ gional Hospital.

Maximo was affectionately known as “Kiki”. He attended Longview High School. He began working soon after graduating and started a family of his own. As a child, “Kiki” was an altar boy at St. Anthony’s. He was a child full of energy and at one time he managed to break both his arm and foot, both within a week of each other.

He leaves to cherish his memories 3 daughters, Shayla, Banessa, and Jazabell Perez; 1 son, Jovanni Perez, all of Longview. His parents, Maximo Sr. and Maria G. Perez; sister, Rosario Perales (Ruben). 4 brothers Mario Pena Jr. (Priscilla) Ramon Pena (Patricia) Jonathan Perez (Sharo) Erik Perez (fiancé Olivia Santos); Special friend Brenda Castillo along with 4 special children and granddaughter, Uncles and Aunts along with several Nieces and Nephews and a host of cousins and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on Aug. 28. A visitation was be held on Aug. 27, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home. Maximo was laid to rest at Rosewood Park in Longview.

LOBO |Continued from page 11 a 46-yard touchdown run on an option-keeper, but the rest of the game was all Denton-Ryan due to momentum-killing penalties and turnovers.

“Self-inflicted wounds,” said Coach King. “We had a solid start. I still think we can be a good football team.”

The Lobos continue their non-district schedule against longtime rival Marshall at Lobo Stadium on Sept. 3rd, followed by a visit to Tyler Legacy on Sept. 10th, then back home against top-ranked Arkansas powerhouse Bryant High on Sept. 17, before starting district competition in West Mesquite on Sept. 23rd.

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PUBLIC NOTICES LISD Board meeting set for September 13 Trustees usually meet in the boardroom of the LISD Education Support Center, but often set special-called meetings at

various locations around the district. The next regular meeting is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, September 13

For more information about the Longview ISD Board of Trustees go to LISD.org.

LISD accepting requests for proposals for Contracted Educational Services Longview Independent School District (LISD) is soliciting additional, subsequent sealed competitive proposals for CONTRACTED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. Proposals will be received at the following address on an ongoing basis until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, for consid-

eration. Submission should include an original signed copy with all necessary backup requested.

Submission Location Longview Independent School District ATTN: Sheri Broadwater, Director of Federal Compliance & Procurement

1301 East Young Street Longview, Texas 75602 Telephone, electronic or fax proposals are not considered legal documents; therefore, original signed documentation must be submitted for consideration.

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

BY VIRTUE OF TAX WARRANT ISSUED AUG. 2, 2021 GREGG COUNTY DATED AUG. 9, 2021

and issued pursuant to Tax Warrant issued out of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Gregg County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date August 2, 2021, in the hereinafter numbered and styled tax warrant and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff of said County, I have on August 9, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in September, 2021, the same being the 7th day of said month, at the South Steps of the Courthouse of said County, in the City of Longview, Texas, between the

hours of 10 o’clock a.m. and 4 o’clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 a.m., proceed to sell to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such tax warrant(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Gregg and the State of Texas, to-wit:

SUIT NO. — 022347-CCL2 STYLE OF SUIT AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION — CITY OF LONGVIEW, ET AL VS. JERRY E. GRIMES (TAX WARRANT ISSUED AUGUST 2, 2021) LOTS NINE (9) AND TEN

(10), IN BLOCK “L”, OF SOUTH HIGHLANDS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LONGVIEW, GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN VOLUME 84, PAGE 318, OF THE DEED RECORDS OF GREGG COUNTY, TEXAS. (ACCT NO. 65796) (any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Gregg County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption

of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy taxes, penalties, interest, attorney’s fee, and municipal claims subject to the tax warrant(s) issued in the above styled and numbered causes together with costs of tax warrant, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF TEXAS

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER SALE GREGG COUNTY

and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the County Court At Law of Gregg County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on August 9, 2021, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in September, 2021, the same being the 7th day of said month, at the South Steps, 101 East Methvin of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Longview, Texas, between the hours of 10 o’clock a.m. and 4 o’clock p.m. on said day, beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the

County of Gregg and the State of Texas, to-wit:

(Sale #, Cause # Judgment Date, Acct # Order Issue Date, Style of Case, Legal Description)

1 — 19988-CCL2 07/06/21, 47661 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. ALVIE D FULLER ET AL, LTS 8 THRU 10 BLK 544 HILLCREST; 2 — 020461-CCL2 07/06/21, 55470 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. ARTHUR BURNETT ET AL, LTS 2B & 3A BLK 9 (NCB 359) (E 35’ LT 2;W 15’ LT 3) MOBBERLY PLACE #2; 3 — 020740-CCL2 07/06/21, 57082 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. NORA WOODARD ET AL, LT 10 BLK 23 (NCB 22A) NORTHCUTT HTS; 4 — 021287-CCL2 06/07/21, 33833 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. JIM POWLESS AKA JAMES POWLESS ET AL, TRACT 1: LT 2 NCB 172 LONGVIEW; 5 — 021287-CCL2 06/07/21, 33834 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. JIM POWLESS AKA JAMES POWLESS ET AL, TRACT 2: LT 3 NCB 172 (W61’ LT 3) LONGVIEW; 6 — 021318-CCL2 07/06/21, 52588 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. WENFORD WILBORN ET AL, LTS 7 & 8 BLK 417A LE TOURNEAU TECH; 7 — 021374-CCL2 06/07/21, 48928 AUGUST 09, 2021 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. RICHARD BERT DICKMAN ET AL, LT 7A & 8 (N 60’ LT 7) BLK 524A INGRAM PARK; 8 — 021383-CCL2 05/03/21, 22807 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. VELMA GORDON SKILLERN ET AL, AB 3 J MATTHEWS SUR TR 19 SEC 3; 9 — 021415- CCL2 07/06/21, 40707 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. H B BOWENS ET AL, LT 2 BLK 2 (NCB 640) EAST PINES, 021520-CCL2 07/06/21, 13107 AUGUST 09 2021, SPRING HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. WRF SERVICES INC, AB 38 W H CASTLEBERRY

SUR TR 1 SEC 7; 11 — 021616- CCL2 06/23/20, 199279 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. JUSTIN PATIN ET AL, LT 100 TRIPLE A ESTATES MH IMP ONLY LBL #TRA308494; 12 — 020584-CCL2 06/07/21, 19107 AUGUST 09 2021, KILGORE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. DEBRA LYNN MCALISTER, AB 98 HOLLINGSWORTH SUR TR 38-02; 13 — 020680-CCL2 03/20/17, 89728 AUGUST 09 2021, KILGORE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. RONNIE SMITH JR. AKA RONNIE LYNN SMITH JR., AB 36 W P CHISM SUR TR 33-03; 14 — 19811-CCL2 10/15/14, 52981 AUGUST 09 2021, THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN STRUCK-OFF AT TAX SALE AND ARE NOW BEING OFFERED FOR RESALE: LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. J. D. DEVANCE, ET AL (TAX SALE HELD 12/02/2014), LT 3 BLK 4 (NCB 245) LINCOLN PARK; 15 — 18691-CCL2 11/07/11, 27094 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. JULIUS C. THOMPSON (TAX SALE HELD MARCH 6, 2012), TRACT 6: AB 188 F W SAUNDERS SUR TR 53; 16 — 020571-CCL2 10/02/17, 40089 AUGUST 09 2021, LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL VS. KENT D. DAVIS ET AL (TAX SALE HELD 12/05/2017), LT 7 BLK 5 (NCB 1309) DEWAYNE

(any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Gregg County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein

may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

Dated at Longview, Texas, August 9, 2021

Notes:

The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value.

However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (903) 757-5448

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COVID |Continued from page 4 pick up children ASAP. • Obtain a medical professional’s note clearing student to return.

Individuals that are Positive • Quarantine & Isolation You should quarantine when you might have been exposed to the virus.

You should isolate when you have been infected with the virus, even if you don’t have symptoms.

• People who are fully vaccinated need to quarantine after contact with someone who has COVID-19. Fully vaccinated people should get tested 5 days after their exposure even if they don’t have symptoms. If they receive a negative test after 5 days then the person should monitor their health for the next 14 days.

You may be able to shorten your quarantine if you receive a negative test 5 days after exposure. You must remain quarantine for 10 days without testing.

• Isolation is used to separate people infected with COVID-19 from those who are not infected. People who are in isolation should stay home until it’s safe for them to be around others. At home, anyone sick or infected should separate from others, stay in a specific “sick room” or area, and use separate bathroom (if available).

• Longview ISD will follow the Gregg County Health Department’s guidelines along with the CDC. • Virtual instruction may not be an option for this school year.

Returning to Work/School Protocols • In the event that a Longview ISD teacher, staff, student or other campus visitor is lab-confirmed positive for COVID-19, they must stay home throughout the infection period.

• Individuals who are confirmed to have COVID-19 will not be allowed to return to work/ school as specified below: Confirmed or Unconfirmed COVID-19 with Symptoms: • At least 10 days have passed since their symptom onset and • 24 hours without fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and • Other symptoms have improved • Loss of taste and smell may persist for weeks or months after recovery and need not delay the end of isolation Confirmed COVID-19 without Symptoms: • 10 days have passed since positive test sample was taken • If any individual has tested positive for COVID-19 and believes the test was a false positive, and wants to return to school before completing the above stay at home period, the individual must either: • Obtain a medical professional’s note clearing the individual for return based on an alternative diagnosis, though for health privacy reasons the note does not need to indicate what the alternative diagnosis is, or • Obtain two PCR acute infection tests (at a physician’s office or campus

TENNIS |Continued from page 13 Omika Patel 5-8, Hibah Khan/Avery Lambright vs Maldonado Nguyen 4-8

MIXED

Nate Roberts/Phoebe Payne 2-6,6-4;5-10

BOYS SINGLES

Jake Chamberlain 6-1 6-1, Erick Van Zyl 6-7(4-7) 6-7(8-10), Luke Archer 6-0 7-6(7-4), Daniel Pelaia 6-2 6-2, Alec Germanwala 6-2 6-1, Nate Roberts 6-3 6-2, Jagger Barton 8-1, Jonathan Lebanan vs Cameron Allen 4-8, Jaden Davis 1-8, Diego Flores vs Dylan Roberts 3-8, James Angus vs Aaron Vickers 2-8, Taylor Kingston vs Austin Vickers 9-7

GIRLS SINGLES

Rachna Edalur 6-2 7-5, Dylan Gonzalez 6-1 4-6 5-10, Namita Reddy 6-4 6-1, Phoebe Payne 6-2 6-4, Shreemayi Unduvalli 5-7 0-6, Jasmine Perry 6-4 5-7 5-10, Sami Jatavalabhulla 8-2, Sydney Singh 8-6, Omika Patel 8-6, Avery Lambright vs Landry Maldonado 2-8, Hibah Khan vs Nhi Nguyen 8-6

tests) at least 24 hours apart that come back negative for COVID-19.

• Any individual whether vaccinated or not that come into contact with a lab-confirmed positive person should quarantine for 10 days. If an individual has been fully vaccinated they may test out and return to school or work after 5 days with a negative PCR test preferably, but Dr. Brown said that the BinaxNOW can suffice due to time for PCR results.

• Any un-vaccinated individual may test out with a negative test after 7 days.

Any employee who has questions concerning protocol, leave, benefits etc. should contact Kristie Womack at 903-381-2374.

Any student who has questions concerning protocol, number of days to quarantine, testing etc. should contact your school nurse or Mrs. Kimberly Dans at 903-663-7191.

MASK MANDATE

In response to the current rise in COVID-19 cases in our district and surrounding community, Longview Independent School District issued a

mask mandate, effective Monday, Aug. 23.

Beginning Aug. 23, all students, staff, and visitors at Longview ISD must wear face coverings at district facilities.

Known cases of COVID-19 among Longview ISD students and staff are currently higher than they were last year and positive cases are emerging at alarming rates. As of 3 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 20 there are 28 active student cases (0.35 percent) and 38 active employee cases (1.52 percent) of COVID-19 in Longview ISD. The safety of our students and staff is our first priority.

So, to help mitigate the spread in our district as successfully as we did during the 2020-21 school year, a mask mandate is necessary at this time. The combination of face covering, handwashing, and social distancing is proven to reduce the spread, and our hope is that the same measures will render positive results this year.

All COVID-related protocols are subject to change as directives are provided by governing authorities and/or health officials or as circumstances evolve. We will be sure to keep you informed on our district website, social media, and through all-calls/emails.

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