Volume III, Issue 2 (February 2018)

“All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.” ― Malala Yousafzai

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Sharing the good news about LISD!

A publication of Longview Independent School District

Vol. 3 No. 2 February 2018

Complimentary Copy

CONGRATS LISD TOP SCHOLARS Honor Rolls released for First Semester of 2017-18

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“Different campuses celebrate honor rolls in different ways, sometimes with a certificate or other type of recognition,” said LISD Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox.

“At the same time, we’re glad to recognize the superlative students by featuring them on our website as well as our district newspaper.

It’s just a small gesture to show how proud we are of all their hard work.”

2017-18 First Semester Honor Rolls (by campus) are as follows: Continued on page 6, see “Honor Roll”

ach semester, Longview ISD releases the names of our honor roll students for students achieving academic honors. These distinctions are typically organized into the Honor Roll (all grades As and Bs) and Honor Roll with Distinction (all As).

District-wide science fair set for Feb. 17

Students will compete to qualify for regional distinction Longview ISD students in grades 5th through 12th will meet Feb. 17 at Lobo Coliseum for the annual STEM Fair (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

The STEM Fair starts at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. with an awards ceremony. Students will compete for a chance to advance to the Regional Science Fair in Kilgore.

Lobo Coliseum is located on the campus of Longview High School, 201 East Tomlinson Parkway.

The district will also host a Junior STEM Fair for 3rd-4th grade students on Friday, Feb. 16 at Forest Park Middle School.

For more information please call (903) 446-2526.

Board approves 2018-19 calendar

The school year is far from over, but next year’s schedule is now in place. Classes will begin Aug. 27, 2018 and end May 31, 2019.

Important dates for next school year include: • Aug. 27 – First day for students • Sept. 3 – Labor Day (observed) • Nov. 19-23 – Thanksgiving Break • Dec. 24-Jan. 4 – Winter Break • Jan. 21 – Dr. Martin Luther King Day (observed) • March 18-22 – Spring Break • April 19 – Good Friday (observed) • May 27 – Memorial Day (observed) • May 31 – Final day of school • June 3, 4 – Bad weather makeup days (if needed) Longview ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2018-19 District Calendar during their Dec. 11 regular meeting.

Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox said state legislation prevents schools from starting prior to the fourth Monday in August.

“Obviously, we want to be sensitive to family schedules, especially during the holiday months, but we have limited flexibility due to the legislature,” he said. “That said, we feel like this calendar provides the most accommodation for our students, staff, and their families.”

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Mack, Ishihara to host Town Meeting

District 4 City Councilwoman Kristen Ishihara has scheduled a Town Meeting in partnership with Longview ISD Place 3 Trustee Dr. Chris Mack.

Set for 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Winterfield United Methodist Church (2616 Tryon Rd.), the dual-purpose meeting will include opportunities to discuss issues related to the City of Longview or Longview ISD. Town Meetings are an excellent opportunity for citizens and council members to discuss issues facing the community within a casual setting.

All r e s iden t s are encouraged to attend and share concerns, comments and ideas.

For more information please call (903) 237-1021.

Honor Roll IB Program Information

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Texas Legislature Remind Communications

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OPINION February 2018

Do you really care?

By Mayor Andy Mack Dear Lobos, This month’s letter is titled, “Do You Really Care?” I know that seems like a strange title, but it has a lot of meaning to it because I’m going to follow that up with “And What Do You Care About?”

So, what do you care about? Well, I know you care about friends at this age and that’s important because friends are the basis of your social groupings. They are the basis for my social groupings, as well. But do you care enough about your friend situation to make good choices in your peer groups? Your peer groups at this age are going to define who you are and what you do for the next 10-20 years. I hope that when you look back in 20 years at your peer group and your friends you will say, “Wow, I made a good choice.” If not, think about that now because those choices stick with you.

Another thing I hope you care about is your education. Education is essential. Without an education these days it is very difficult to get ahead. Education is knowledge and knowledge is power. How much you care about your education will be reflected in your attendance, your grades, your interaction with your faculty and those around you. So, hopefully, education is an important part of your life right now.

So, what else is important? I don’t want to get into iPhones, computers, and things like that because I know that is important in this day and age.

Technology in itself is important. I know you care about that and how much you care about that is reflected

in how much we see in our society that revolves around technology. We have to make laws nowadays to prevent texting and driving, to keep us safe because it has become so much of our reality that we can’t seem to get away from it. It has consumed us and it is only going to get worse. It’s not going to get better. So, I know you care about that.

How much you care about it has obviously reflected on how we have to govern society these days.

Speaking of governing, do you care about your government? If you don’t you should. You should care about who is in charge of your well-being and your city, your state and your country. And, how much you care about that is reflected as to whether or now you go and vote. Some of you are not of age to vote, but some of you will be able to vote and this may be the first year you ever vote in an election. I encourage you to get involved in these elections and to be a participant, not a sideliner. If you are not old enough to vote, get out and find out what’s going on, know the issues and help steer your friends and your family to make good choices because the rules that are made in society today govern every part of what we do. Your school board governs your educational process, so if you don’t like the way your education is going and the way your school is running then you should talk to your school board member because they are elected to serve you. If you do like what you see then you should tell them the same

thing. Tell them how much you appreciate what they are doing for you because they are out there performing the job that nobody really wants, but they are doing it because they care about the education and care about you. So, be concerned about that.

I have been your Mayor for two-and-a-half years.

Hopefully, the things that I have done have been pleasing, profitable, productive and progressive for our community. I have to run again for Mayor this coming May. I hope I have earned your vote and that of your parents.

I consider it an honor to serve Longview as Mayor. A lot of you will be able to vote. I hope you will take the time to study the issues, study the candidates involved, make educated decisions and then cast your vote because your vote is your voice.

Without a voice, we are helpless. If you choose not to utilize your voice by casting a vote, then shame on you.

With our national government, if you are not happy with the things that are going on around our country, you elect House of Representatives, you elect Senators, and you elect a President. Your voice once again is very important and it needs to be heard. If you’re not doing that then you are wasting an opportunity that has been given to you by people who have died and sacrificed ultimately to give you that opportunity. Don’t let their sacrifice be in vain.

I hope that family is also important to you because family is so important these days. Especially as we look ahead to see where guidance and

direction comes from. It has to be at home. It has to start at home and it has to end at home. So, care about your family. How much you care about them is determined by how much you respect your mom and your dad for those that are raising you whether that be aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandmothers, grandfathers, brothers or sisters. Your family will be the ones that will always be there for you and will always be there to take care of you and to look after you. So, treasure family relationships, build them, and grow them stronger. Let that be what you really care about and let it be shown by the way you respond and react to those around you.

Let’s spend our time focusing on things that are important, things that we can change, things that we can do something about. So, I encourage you students to figure out what you really care about and do something about it. Don’t stand up defiantly though, stand up proud, always willing to listen and hear another side; always willing to be open minded and learn from others, but have a commitment.

Study hard, have some fun and say your prayers,

Andy — Dr. Andy Mack is a 1978 graduate of Longview High School. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon for more than 25 years, he is currently owner-operator of East Texas Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Longview.

We need to rethink Teacher leadership

By Ashley Lamb Sinclair

There is a surprising fact about educators that most people won’t admit: We’re all control freaks.

I’ve had a theory for a while now that most teachers want complete control of the world around us.

We’re bossy, but we don’t like being bossed around. It’s how we ended up standing in front of a room full of students telling them where to sit and where exactly to write their names.

Of course, I’m generalizing (and being a bit facetious), but there is some truth to it. And if you look really closely at trends, you can clearly see a pattern of the attempt to control in almost every aspect of education. Lately, I’ve noticed this desperate desire to control in one of the hot topics of the day–teacher leadership.

In my opinion, a teacher leader is someone who refuses to let herself, her school, her students, her colleagues, and the education system as a whole stagnate. With that definition in mind, here are some things I’ve learned from real teacher leaders I know–teacher leaders who I try to emulate every day.

Real teacher leaders don’t ask for permission.

I’m making a lot of genera li za t ions about teachers, but here’s another one: Teachers want to please.

We want to do what’s right, and we want to be praised for doing it. I spent my whole career with this mentality, and it led me to standing in front of many closed doors.

Last year, though, I entered the school year feeling alone and frustrated because I felt like no one understood my way of thinking.

I told myself if it didn’t get better, I would leave.

But it got better.

In fact, it was the best year of my career because I took the advice of some colleagues who I admire for their no-nonsense attitudes.

They told me to stop asking for permission to do what I felt was right. And I did. The next thing I knew, I didn’t feel alone anymore because I had opened myself up to my colleagues who wanted to share ideas, and I had many open doors through which to walk.

Real teacher leaders keep knocking on closed doors.

Eventually those doors opened for me, but not without sore knuckles along the way. There

was a time when I would have resigned myself to accept “that’s just not the way it’s done” and “well, the powers that be will disagree”. But I have learned that a closed door is just an opportunity.

A nother thing I’ve learned about closed doors is that sometimes they’re not closed for the reasons we think. There have been many times, in three different schools now, when I had an idea that I wanted to share with an administrator, but held on to it for way too long until it was too late.

I thought the administrators were too busy. Or it wasn’t that great of an idea. Or they wouldn’t support me.

In reality, I’ve discovered that most administrators want to support teachers, they just try to think of logical (and logistical) ways to make big ideas a reality. Sometimes an initial lack of response might just be their way of thinking through your idea or request.

Real teacher leaders get over feeling like they’re bragging.

And in the same vein of feeling too ambitious, is the feeling that

teachers who lead and show off that leadership are braggarts.

There is a tacit code in schools that teachers should be humble and self-sacrificing. I do think that good teacher leaders do carry a strong sense of humility, but I also think it’s important to recognize what we do well and not be afraid to voice our strengths. I have learned to happily accept that I am a big picture person, and details are not my strong suit. I don’t feel embarrassed talking about a creative lesson idea I had because in the same breath, I will talk about how a lesson flopped because I didn’t plan the details well.

In his book, Teach Like a Pirate, Dave Burgess says that we all want (or should want) to be great. We want to be great at this awesome task called teacher, so what’s wrong with being open about what makes us great?

Real teacher leader s understand that leading is often lonely.

There will be moments when

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someone will cut you off midsentence and make you feel like you’re not in the room. There will be times when you have a great idea and can see it through to its awesome end in your mind, but someone rejects it before you have the chance to explain. And there will be times when you’re walking into work wondering what the heck you’re doing and what gives you the right to think you can teach this way. I’ve been there. I’m still there.

But what I see good teacher leaders doing is embracing that loneliness.

They understand that feeling like that just means that when they’re interrupted, they speak up again.

When they’re rejected, they submit again. When they question themselves, they find someone who believes in them.

Real teacher leaders embrace vulnerability.

Feeling lonely is vulnerable, and to embrace loneliness means to also embrace that vulnerability. I am a firm believer that being more open and genuine brings luck, opportunities, and true friends.

I used to feel like I needed to pretend I knew all the answers.

I thought that if I questioned a lesson or worried about my own ability openly, or even internally, I would lose the respect of my administration, colleagues, and students. I would stumble through a lesson that wasn’t working and see it to the end because I didn’t want to admit I’d planned a dud. I wouldn’t voice opinions in faculty meetings because I thought it might expose me as a fraud who didn’t really know what she was talking about. But as soon as I learned that kids perk up when a teacher says she’s wrong and that teachers respect other teachers who think and question and voice those thoughts and questions openly, I started doing it all the time. I can’t remember the last time I pretended at work–I’m open and honest and all the better for it.

The truth is that the art of teaching is often out of our control.

We want to control it so badly with titles and roles and promotions and plans, but we never will be able to find a formula that solves all the problems.

If there’s anything close to a formula, it is in the hands of the lone teacher–the one loud enough, bold enough, strong enough, and willing enough to embrace the role of a true teacher leader.

Someone who wants to lead from within, not seek an identity from without.

— Ashley Lamb-Sinclair is a high-school instructional coach, and 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. She is also founder/ CEO of Curio Learning.

Dollar General facility to bring 400 new jobs

Dollar General has announced plans to build a new distribution center in Longview. The state-of-the-art facility in Gregg County is expected to create approximately 400 new jobs at full capacity and serve approximately 1,000 Dollar General retail locations in Texas and the southeast.

Construction should begin in early 2018.

“Dollar General is excited to expand our supply chain and distribution operations in the Lone Star state,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer. “This facility is expected to support Dollar General’s growing store count in Texas where we already operate more than 1,400 current locations and have complementary operations in San Antonio.

We look forward to the facility helping better serve our customers with value and convenience, as well as creating career opportunities for approximately 400 future Dollar General employees. I would like to express my gratitude for our partnership with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, leadership in both Gregg County and the city of Longview and the Longview Economic Development Corporation, all of whom helped support this project.”

Dollar General plans to make the Longview distribution center its 17th facility in the major discount retailer’s distribution network and second in Texas.

In addition to the full-time jobs the facility is expected to create, Dollar General also anticipates a strong economic impact through hundreds of jobs needed to construct the nearly 1,000,000 square foot building.

Dollar General takes a number of factors into consideration when choosing distribution centers including its location, its proximity to Dollar General stores, its local business environment and workforce and the availability of local and state economic incentives, among many others.

“Texas’ dynamic and booming economy is attracting new businesses every day, and we are honored to welcome Dollar General’s new distribution center to Longview as the latest example,” said Texas Governor Greg Abbott. “I am proud that companies like Dollar General continue to invest in our top-notch workforce, and I am excited about this partnership and the positive impact it will have on the Longview community.”

“A project of this magnitude absolutely requires a team effort and creative ideas,” said Wayne Mansfield, Longview Economic Development Corporation CEO. “We are grateful for the spirit of cooperation between Dollar General and our local economic development partners in order to bring this project to completion. The result of this collaboration will provide 400 jobs for our citizens and expand our tax base. The successful recruitment of Dollar General is testimony to the competitive advantages Longview and Gregg County possess. Dollar General’s reputation of success will fit well with our community.”

Dollar General currently has more than 1,400 stores and over 12,000 employees in Texas. Dollar General currently has 15 distribution centers that are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (San Antonio), Virginia and Wisconsin. The Company’s 16th distribution center in Amsterdam, New York is currently under construction.

Mary Hagler

5200 Judson Rd. North Longview, TX 75605

February 2018

We Support The Longview

Independent School District

Page 3 COMING EVENTS: February 1 4 p.m. Boys Powerlifting hosts Lobo Powerlifting Meet (Lobo Den) 5 p.m. Foster 7th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Hogg (Foster Gym) 5 p.m. Forest Park 7th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Judson (Forest Park Gym) 5 p.m. Foster 7th Grade Girls Basketball at Hogg (Hogg Gym) 5 p.m. Judson 7th Grade Girls Basketball hosts Forest Park (Judson Gym) 6 p.m. Foster 8th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Hogg (Foster Gym) 6 p.m. Forest Park 8th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Judson (Forest Park Gym) 6 p.m. Foster 8th Grade Girls Basketball at Hogg (Hogg Gym) 6 p.m. Judson 8th Grade Girls Basketball hosts Forest Park (Judson Gym) February 2 Groundhog Day Region 2-6A Swim Meet (Rockwall Aquatics Center) 4 p.m. Lobo JVB Boys Soccer hosts Tyler Lee (Lobo Grass Fields) 5 p.m. Lady Lobos 9th Grade Basketball at Rockwall Heath (Rockwall Heath) 5 p.m. Lady Lobos JV Grade Basketball at Rockwall Heath (Rockwall Heath) 5 p.m. Lady Lobos JV Softball hosts Gladewater (Lady Lobo Softball Field) 5 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade A Boys Basketball hosts Rockwall Heath (Lobo Coliseum) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JVA Boys Soccer hosts Tyler Lee (Lobo Grass Fields) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV Boys Basketball hosts Rockwall Heath (Lobo Coliseum) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Soccer at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee) 6 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade B Boys Basketball hosts Rockwall Heath (Lobo Coliseum) 6:30 p.m. Lady Lobos Varsity Basketball at Rockwall Heath (Rockwall Heath) 6:30 p.m. Lady Lobos Varsity Softball hosts Gladewater (Lady Lobo Softball Field) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer hosts Tyler Lee (Lobo Grass Fields) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Basketball hosts Rockwall Heath (Lobo Coliseum) February 5 National School Counselors’ Week 4 p.m. Lady Lobo Powerlifting hosts Lobo Powerlifting Meet (Lobo Den) 4 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade Baseball at Lindale (Lindale) 5 p.m. Foster 7th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Judson (Foster Gym) 5 p.m. Forest Park 7th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Boulter (Forest Park Gym) 5 p.m. Judson 7th Grade Girls Basketball hosts Foster (Judson Gym) 5 p.m. Forest Park 7th Grade Girls Basketball at Boulter (Boulter Gym) 5 p.m. Lobo Varsity Baseball hosts Lindale (Lobo Baseball Field) 6 p.m. Foster 8th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Judson (Foster Gym) 6 p.m. Forest Park 8th Grade Boys Basketball hosts Boulter (Forest Park Gym) 6 p.m. Judson 8th Grade Girls Basketball hosts Foster (Judson Gym) 6 p.m. Forest Park 8th Grade Girls Basketball at Boulter (Boulter Gym) 6 p.m. Lobo JV Baseball at Lindale (Lindale) February 6 5 p.m. Lady Lobo 9th Grade Basketball hosts Mesquite (Lobo Coliseum) 5 p.m. Lady Lobo JV Basketball hosts Mesquite (Lobo Coliseum) 5 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade A Boys Basketball at Mesquite (Mesquite) 5 p.m. Lady Lobo Varsity Softball hosts Chapel Hill (Lady Lobo Softball Field) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV Boys Basketball at Mesquite (Mesquite) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Soccer hosts Rockwall (Lobo Stadium) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV Boys A Soccer at Rockwall (Rockwall) 6 p.m. Lobo Baseball Chili Kickoff (LHS Cafeteria) 6 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade B Boys Basketball at Mesquite (Mesquite) 6:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Varsity Basketball (Senior Night) hosts Mesquite (Lobo Coliseum) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Basketball at Mesquite (Mesquite) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer at Rockwall (Rockwall)

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February 2018

ELEMENTARY

Buckner, Boys & Girls Club help students meet Rangers Longview ISD partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Pines after school program and Buckner CFS East Texas last month for an afternoon of inspiration and joy as area students had the opportunity to meet Major League Baseball superstars from the Texas Rangers organization.

Students that joined the event after school were able to meet Nick Gardewine, Robinson Chirinos, Coach Steve Buechele, and baseball radio p er s ona l i t y, Ja r e d Sandler.

Thank you to Boys & Girls Club and Buckner!

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Presents

Foster Middle School Student of the Month

Christina Holder Foster Middle School 7th grade student Christina Holder is the Hospitality ER Student of the Month!

Christina’s teachers nominated her because she is one of the most diligent, cooperative, well-rounded students they have.

Christina is currently a Foster Dragon majorette, and plans to be a Lobo majorette at Longview High School before attending Texas A&M University.

Congrats Christina and keep up the great work!

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Forest Park project lends a helping hand

Students at Forest Park Middle School were tasked with a lofty goal before the holidays: find a way to change the world.

Inspired by this assignment, the students spent the final weeks of their fall semester doing more than just school work. Forest Park students and staf f donated more than 600 nonperishable food items to The House of Hope, a local women’s shelter.

This facilit y has impacted hundreds of Longview women and children in their 10+ years in existence, including s o m e Forest Park students.

One FPMS student stated the worthiness a n d magnitude of such a cause because his mother lived at the shelter when he was in elementary. He was able to give back to the shelter this year through the canned food drive.

The students were able to get creative with their donations, too. Students in Ms. Weaver’s, Ms. Hall’s, Ms. Luna’s, and Ms. Bozman’s Academic Support classes created CAN-struction displays for their donated items. Structures created included inspirational words and Christmas trees.

Thank you Trustees!

LISD Board of Trustees were presented w it h cer tif icates from Texas A ssociation of Sc hool Boards in recognition of their selfless service to the community. THANK YOU TRUSTEES!

3&3 Plate, 3 tenders, 3 wings, & 2 dipping sauce, toast & fries

Page 5 February 7 7:15 a.m. Longview Foundation’s Recipients Breakfast (ESC Board Room) 4:30 p.m. Lobo Cheer Practice (Lobo Turf Room) February 8 Middle School District Basketball Tournaments (February 8-10) Forest Park hosts 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Foster hosts 7th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament 7th & 8th Grade Boys at Lufkin ACT Techniques (LHS Little Theater) February 9 Middle School District Basketball Tournaments (February 8-10) Forest Park hosts 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Foster hosts 7th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament 7th & 8th Grade Boys at Lufkin (ISD) Varsity Lobo Tennis hosts Kilgore (Lobo Tennis Courts) ACT Techniques (LHS Little Theater) 5 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade A Boys Basketball hosts Mesquite Horn (Lobo Coliseum) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV Boys Basketball hosts Mesquite Horn (Lobo Coliseum) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobos Soccer at North Mesquite (North Mesquite) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV A Boys Soccer hosts North Mesquite (Lobo Stadium) 6 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade B Boys Basketball hosts Mesquite Horn (Lobo Coliseum) 6:30 p.m. Foster Middle School Winter Formal (Foster Middle School) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Basketball hosts Mesquite Horn (Lobo Coliseum) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer hosts North Mesquite (Lobo Stadium) February 10 Middle School District Basketball Tournaments (February 8-10) Forest Park hosts 8th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament Foster hosts 7th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament 7th & 8th Grade Boys at Lufkin (ISD) 8 a.m. ACT Testing (LHS) 11 a.m. Lobo Varsity Baseball vs Lobo Baseball Alumni (Lobo Baseball Field) February 12 4 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade Baseball hosts Kilgore (Lobo Baseball Field) 5 p.m. Lobo Varsity Baseball at Kilgore (Kilgore) 6 p.m. Lobo JV Baseball hosts Kilgore (Lobo Baseball Field) 7 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting (ESC Board Room) February 13 Lobo JV Tennis hosts Kilgore (Lobo Tennis Courts) 4 p.m. Lobo JV B Boys Soccer at John Tyler (John Tyler) 4:30 p.m. Lady Lobo JV Softball hosts Lindale (Lady Lobo Softball Field) 5 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade A Boys Basketball at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV A Boys Soccer at John Tyler (John Tyler) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV Boys Basketball at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Soccer hosts John Tyler (Lobo Stadium) 6 p.m. Lady Lobo Varsity Softball hosts Lindale (Lady Lobo Softball Field) 6 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade B Boys Basketball at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer at John Tyler (John Tyler) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Basketball at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee) February 14 Valentine’s Day 4:30 p.m. Lobo Cheer Practice (Lobo Turf Room) February 15 Lady Lobo JV/Varsity Softball Classic (Lear Park, February 15-17) 4 p.m. Lobo Boys Powerlifting at Waskom (Waskom)

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LONGVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOAR

2017-18 Firs Honor Roll

Kendrian Fleets Yanuvia Medina Daisy Florey Jaxon Oswalt Anna Moussa Alfredo Mayorga Alonzo Gonzalez Tacori Gines Maliyah Nelson Libby French Ishan Patel Nathalia Orona Zoeli Mesta Escamilla Yareli Huerta Cristofer Gonzalez Galilee Nieto Michelle Gholson Harshit Peddi Brenden Priddy Jacqueline Moctezuma Jasmine Jackson Jazzelyn Gonzalez Alycea Parker Anna Gillen-Hall Addison Pegues Kiley Salser Emily Montes Bryston Moore Jaquelin Rubio Ana Gomez Kennedy Rios Madison Sheffield Jose Moreno Juan de dios Olvera Everhart Elementary Jordan Gonzalez Makayla Gonzalez Donevan Williams Aliyah Grissom Lailah Rosemond Marta Shepherd Christopher Mumphrey Kallie Patton 1st Grade - with Distinction Mauro Gonzalez 4th Grade Pierson Haines Cylen Rougeau Olivia Shepherd Jade Nichols Zhaila Riley Malachi Alvis Russell Hartmann Veronica Acosta Aidan Harrison Siann Rudolph Jaslene Solis Kalet Ortega Andrea Sanchez Liam Ballesteros Caleb Hood Yuritsy Alvarado Cadarius Haynes Mason Rusk Swarali Taware Isaac Pena Valeria Sosa Ivette Barboza Ja’Mia Hooks Aileen Alvarado Annaleigh Hebert Trisha Saenz Hunter Tipton Joan Perez Jaylen Stoker Kevin Bender Jose Ibarra Emily Alvarado Brooks Hodges Kenneth Sorber Melinda Tran Daijon Price A’laijuah Survia Jonah Blood Chrizma Jeter Azalea Arias Josiah Hubbard Oluwadamilola Soyemi Anna Tryon Celeste Ramirez 2nd Grade - with Distinction Jazmine Botello Alejandra Delgado Ayded Juarez Samuel Arias Brianna Ishihara Cooper Stoddard Lawson Tubb Javier Ramirez Immanuel Bowens Amanda Hardy Zain Kamran Sandra Barrera Lucas Ishihara Lilah Tyson Noah Weber Henry Rodriguez Isabella Castillo Diana Lopez Emily Lopez Suri Barron Owen Jackson Allie Venables Brinlee Whiddon William Rodriguez Anjel Cayetano Mar’Kayden Martinez David Macedo Alexa Berlanga Elliette Janssen Samantha Wacasey 5th Grade - with Distinction Jhennifer Roman Adrian Dominguez Vianney Aguilar Janneth Navarro Daniela Monreal Victoria Brantley Turlington Dawson Jaskiewicz Emilie Wessman Valerie Segura Tristin Engstrom James Angus Leonardo Orocio Rafael Montalvo Ger’Braylon Butler Sierrah Kirk Eli White Zahmayia Smith Angelica Espino Emerson Black David Ramirez Melanie Neave Horaycio Byrd Edgar Larin Frances Wilson David Soto Elijah Estrada Grant Carlile Kayden Renfroe Jaime Olivan Evin Cabrera Shianne Lemon Jason Wright Emma Starnes Jacob Fischer Diego Darbell David Resendiz Angel Olvera Rubi Camacho Jack Lenhart Chaztin Wrighten Miranda Tello Luis Garcia Peyton Davis Adrian Soria Braxton Parker Cynthia Cervantes Kennard Lilly Benjamin Yates Cristobal Torres Isaac Guevara Ella De La Fuente Christopher Vanegas Catherine Perales Josue Cordova Aubrey Linton Gustavo Zarate Gabriela Torres Ehian Hayes with Distinction Gabriel Duncalfe 3rd Grade - with Distinction Carlos Perez Malachi Culberson Jackson Logan 3rd Grade Jacob Torres Lawson Hippler Hiram Aguirre Elda Gomez Samuel Felipe Jazabell Perez Malic Culberson Isaiah Malone Dylan Tovar Jordan Hollis Joseph Allen Thalia Renfroe Diego Freire Ayden Porter Jayleen De La Paz William Mason Nevaeh Woods Yailah Jackson Elianna Arredondo 1st Grade Nicholas Glanton Adrain Ramirez Itzhel Diaz Isaiah McDaniel La’Riah Wooten Emmalin Jonas Sadie Avaltroni Fernando Abrajan Riley Gonzalez Jorge Ramirez Mariana Dominguez Noah Najera Karime Zuniga Amarion Lane Hudson Bass Emilia Liliana Aguirre Juan Gurrola Jacob Rivera Alliyana Estrada Audrey Nester 2nd Grade Avett Lindsay Sarahi Berumen Ashley Berumen Winn Harriss Angelica Rodriguez Amarien Franklin Molly Novak Serenity Alexander Johnson Kai Lindsay Parker Brooks Mario Adrian Cancino Addison Hatchett Christhofer Sanchez Qunicy Galvin Caleb Orban Haven Alvarado Kierrin Lister Thomas Carlisle Ja’Niyah Samia Coats William Hilton Kristal Sanchez Luis Garcia Namna Patel Camren Anthony Lucca McCauley Ethan Carrington Giovanni Hugo Conde John Jackson Kylie Schmucker Antonio Gauna Maycie Patterson Gracie Bloodworth Alexis Miller Cole Chamberlain X’Zayver Crain Addison Johnson Rosie Solis Jose Godinez JaKobe Peters Axel Correa Blake Mueller Tristan Compton Armani Cuevas Taylen Johnson Marycas Sosa-Bustos Dariana Godoy Heather Pevey Isaiah Crawford Cristian Paz Samuel Contreras Kaydince Brelle Curry Traivon Kempson Sirikanya Sripakdee Dennise Guevara Graham Pool Da’Laja Culpepper Ronald Pierce Colton Croft Jaqueline Davila Matthew Khieu Brailynn Thomas Gerardo Herrera Benjamin Rader Kelsey Davis Mikael Pineda Azja Dunham Dylan De Leon Avery Lambright April Trejo Trinity Hicks Adrianna Read Shaniya Durden Sophia Rios Elijah Ferguson Bryan Esquivel Kyleigh Lewis Evelyn Vallejo Erika Hill Isaiah Robertson Juan Espinoza Christian Rivera Keith Fowler Amaria Fields Mason Lundy Liliana Vasquez Chevy Hock Aiden Roel Jarian Fitts Victoria Un Addison Fussell Bryan Gaspar Ava Martin Aiden Williams Julia Hock Emalyn Salinas Allisson Gamboa 1st Grade 3rd Grade - with Distinction Elise Fussell Alonzo Gonzalez Julz Norman Joby Hux Molly Salmon Jonathan Gaona Brittany Aguirre Amy Barron Samuel Galvez Mariela Gonzalez Edward Olivas Elijah Johnson Colby Sanford Israel Gonzalez Josiah Alejo Liv Brannon Claire Goolsby Grant Sebastein Deon Hall Ava Riley Ava Jones Josiah Searcy Anniecia Hunt Miletzy Alvarado Jordan Cook Alyssa Grissom D’Ayden Ingram Nathaniel Roberts Giovanny Mata Lily Seay Hashlee Jasso Cerna Jaden Araujo Tristyn Hicks Olivia Hardee D’Juan Ingram Josue Santacruz Mia Montiel Amanda Smith Maria Lopez D Camila Arriaga 3rd Grade Adalee Harriss Francisco Ricardo Jimenez Michael Smith Ethan Morgan Unarv Srinivasan Audrey Luna Nathan Baez Cameron Aga Preston Hodges Cade Braxton Jones Addison Soape Maliyah Nelson Kaden Starling Celia Manriquez Elijah Borens Allison Aguirre Olaedo Ibeh Joy’Dacia King Mabry Venables Jared Orenday Brooklyn Stevens Nathan Marroquin Alyssa Bradley Jayden Aguirre Kasen Johnson Zhyon Lacy Jacky Wang Dilac Puentes Imran Syed Miguel Martinez Sophia Corona D’Khaylin Allen Sophie Johnson Brian Lamar Levy Lanie Weber Daniel Ramirez Saydee Tate Juan Mendoza Shamiya Crosby Josselyn Alvarez Tyson Johnson Ahilyn Mayree Lopez Lavarion Williams Wrigley Roberts Keshav Vattikuti Faith Odum Nevaeh Crosby Samuel Arteaga Myrabella Johnston Ivan Lopez Prisila Salinas Heather Vaux Davionne Pickron Kah’Dynce Garrett Johnston-McQueen Felipe Ayala Ryleigh Jones Willie Lavon McKinley Aiden Saucedo Giovanni Vazquez Anahi Ramirez Azaiel Gonzalez Honor Rolls not available, Tra’Kory Borens Ariana Juarez Nestor Daniel Mercado Kevin Storie Sofia Zapata Cristian Reyes Kartez Grant please contact your campus.

2nd Grade - with Distinction Khylee Briggs Tyson Keebaugh Jordan Monreal Mina Thaiba Valeria Reyes Natali Guerra Lucy Archer Levi Clark Abdul Khan Aldo Manuel Monsivais Cadyn Thomas Uriel Rodríguez Brianna Guerrero N.E.Williams Brianna Barber Anston Cobb Andre Malik Juan Ontiveros Jared Wright Manuel Rubio Za’Kiyah Hall Elemetary Judson Bates Kyla Crawford Nathan McCrory Jamily Otero Sana Zamon Alicia Sanchez Floyd Hill Honor Rolls not available, Ava Black Violeta Cruz Jared Morales Gallegos Kaliyah Rayne Pearson Aaron Zuniga Shaniyah Sedberry Kelly Hoang please contact your campus.

5th Grade - with Distinction Brysalen Boyd Gustavo DeLuna Olivia Najera Lucas Pena Levi Servin Lendsey Hollins Bao Dang Aiden Brisnehan Karen Galindo Jordan Nash Tamarra Le’Tencie Prentice Demarcus Talley Carmen Hughes South Ward Lillianna LeCounte Gracyn Brockwell Samyia Galvin Caroline Newman Trinitie Marie Pullins Aireonua Thomas Jayla Hughes Kolton Wells Mia Bustamante Deleyri Godinez Emma Newman Romina Ramirez Stacy Vazquez-Alvarado Abigail Johnson Elementary 5th Grade Cimila Butron Abram Gonzalez Ava Nino Estefany Reyes Maldonado 3rd Grade Jayden Levering 1st Grade - with Distinction Breiona Alford Gabriel Cabudoy Camila Gonzalez Cameron Nunley Evelin Reyes-Hernandez Jazzayln Anthony Cara Lilly Alexa Aguirre Jesus Barrera-Martinez Marley Camp John Gonzalez Aubrey Orban Cesar Hasiel Rodriguez Cristopher Gutierrez Isabella Lopez Briana Cerda Ana Benitez Aidan Carlile Dreunna Grant Wilson Page Alejandrina Hernandez-Garcia Ramiro Adair Rodriguez Maria Loyola Arthur Johnson Damya Boyd Sofia Contreras Ezequiel Pascual-Mata Ayden Rubio Brayan Herrera-Chavez Elizabeth Maldonado Salvador Guerrero-Rodriguez Berny Martinez Brayden Brown Caleb Dahl Sara Hart Joscelyn Rice Evelyn Juanita Saldana Daniel Linares Triminio Alandra Martinez Christopher Mumphrey Kaleb Cruz Bailey Dehart Khian Hayes Chandler Rotzler Jaquinton De’Shun Sparks Kristin Martinez Nickolas Martinez Daijon Price Jonathan Delapaz Jackson Dozier Araceli Hernandez Charles Rue Alfredo Torres Christian Perez Zoe Maxwell Celeste Ramírez Lacie Dortch Keren Duarte Roxanna Jacobo Rheagan Saintignan Patricio Antonio Torres Kailynn Torres Elijah Mondragon Javier Ramírez Christopher Frazier Rhys Duncalfe Jonathan Jamison Julian Sims Edgar Ulysses Valencia 4th Grade Andrew Munoz William Rodríguez Aleah Garcia Taylor Emmons Aleander Jimenez Macy Stroman Zycharionne Ameche Vaughn Unique Bridges Anthony Nieto Jacob Torres Ashley Gomez Jon Falkner Jossely Lozano Kiley Strong Octavio Royce Vergara Jennetta Carter Kayson Olvera Dylan Tovar Gerardo Gonzalez Kylee Fernandez Jicel Madlonado Kaylee Swaim Javonte Webb Guadalupe Cervantes-Martinez M Jovanni Perez Karime Zuniga Jacquelin Guerrero Anna Ford Alondra Martinez Rayyan Syed Aaliyah Willie Kalyse Davis Nathan Phung 2nd Grade - with Distinction Kerria Haggerty Braylon Galindo Arianna Martinez Maria Uribe 2nd Grade Damari Gallegos Mahalia Pickron Jarian Fitts Abyaded Juarez Jailyn Gamez Sabrina Martinez Camilya Williams Jihanna Alvarez Raul Garay Escobedo Ronald Pierce Hashlee Jasso Cerna LeDeal Kenney Roma Gasca Logan McDowell Lincoln Witt Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez Gabriel Alejandro Bautista Leonardo Puentes Nathan Marroquin Alexis Lopez Jack Gillaspy Angel Munoz Olivia Zuniga Monica Reyna Briceno Delbert Kincade Jalicsa Ramirez Davionne Pickron 4th Grade - with Distinction Luis Loyola Elizabeth Grimes Ayden Munoz Mariah Kemil Bush Austin Lopez Annaliah Rivas Anahi Ramirez Hollie Boone Angel Madrid Aisha Guinart Abbie Patino Jazalyn Contreras Alvarez Emanuel Moctezuma Demetrius Robbinson 5th Grade - with Distinction Sophie Brinkman Britney Mares Lilah Haas Adriana Patino Elijah Costict Oscar Olivares Demitreya Robbinson Perez, Denys Emory Burnfield Mackenzy Marshburn Pablo Halvorson Adriana Pena Kylee Nicole Davis Tyrese Reece Kasyn Schmucker 1st Grade Madelynn Caldwell Miguel Olivan Cohen Hardison Raheem Perry Dejuan Rashun Dewberry Jailiyah Rockmore Markus Sheridan Alexa Aguirre Sreeniketh Chiluveri Belinda Olvera Jonathan Harris Sebastian Rico Alonzo Andres Duran-Rivera Savannah Starling Jazlyn Soto Armando Arreola Avery Coulter Shelby Plum Jaxon Head Jonathan Santiago Taelin Durden 5th Grade Kerah Survia Hezekiah Bagsby Elizabeth Danielson Keyla Rivera Ortiz Ava Hearron Brennan Sessions Esperansa Guadalupe Farias Jordan Aldape Braylon Tatum Justin Barbosa Ellin Dunaway Kamden Sanchez Sophie Hebert Destin Sheridan Adrian Flores Orlando Alvarez Colin Terrell Erika Barrios Grace Faulks Adolfo Soto Blakeley Hicks Christian Smith Christopher Flores Reyna Arredondo Kenzli Todd Briana Cerda Christopher Foster Sha’Myrical Thomas Jack Hilton Axel Sosa Nunez Janaye Danielle Freeman Carmen Dominguez Milagros Tovar Paul Cerda, Maria Goel Espinoza Giselle Trejo Baxter Holloway Damaris Soto Fernando Garcia Alexander Galvan Torin Tucker Dydian Contreras Aiyana Hawkins Veronica Vasquez Heidi Hough Brayden Strawn Jostin Alexander Godoy Elena Guevara Emily Vallejo Dayana Estrada Mallory Hickman Arianna Williams Uchenna Ibeh Keiara Tate Claudia Gonzalez Nevaeh Gutierrez Joana Vazquez Madison Fitts Mary Hilton Caroline Jackson Ailyn Vazquez Esmeralda Hernandez-Garcia Trinity Sapphire Hairston Zoe Wiggins Zully Flores Hudson PEP Mason Hodges Davin Jeffery Zakerrah Walker Tyeskie Amanda Hardy Ruby Hernandez-Garcia Nevaeh Williams Angel Fuentes Avery Hogue 2nd Grade - with Distinction Amelia Jennings Evelyn Wallace K’launn Higgs Naomi Jimenez Ulisses Garay Elementary Moses Hough Alexander Barrios Ryan Kitchens Braxton Williams Preonda Holland Ramiah Johnson Licet Gonzalez 1st Grade - with Distinction Jason Hubbard Emily Goodman Evangeline Land Quasi Williams Jamarion James Hunter Crystal Lopez Sergio Gonzalez Trey Alexander Sydney Hudman Jorge Rivera Evelyn Lattin Keidra Wilson Kaidan Omarian Johnson Emanuel Montes Danna Guerrero Jacob Allen Ryan Hull 2nd Grade Landon Lee Emily Yandell Devin Lister Jiobanka Montoya Jayden Henderson Kennedi Allen Jaharia Hunter Jacqueline Barrera Audry Lewis Maria Zuniga Muniz, Jencarlo Angelo Kamrie Morrison Journee Henderson Garrett Bates Joseph Johnson Jennifer Benitez Jonathan Livingston 4th Grade- with Distinction Sabriya D’Nae Nelson Denys Pere Mareli Hernandez Collin Bayless Jabeverly Calico-Peoples Raegan Johnson Paul Boston Yaamee Mboula Ronaldo Olvera Sanchez Juan Alberto Pineda Cristopher Huerta Amelia Beebe Jalissa Chavez Schuyler Johnson Lundynn Bowens Steven McDaniel Jaqueline Guadalupe Olvera Melina Rojas Arthur Johnson Connor Black Alberto Corono Mia Jones Stephin Bradley Grayson Minshew David Ramires Alexa Ruiz-Simental Dylan Lopez Nya Borders Marq Dykes Miller Joseph Kramer Jad Burley Jackson Moore Eric Ramirez Jessy Solis Emmanuel Lopez Paxton Brooks Egan Engstrom Lincoln Kyle Onnestiey Calico-Peoples Kade Morgan Samantha Ruby Ramirez Paris Jane Todd Berny Martinez Ada Bussey Jordan Flowers Parker Lancaster Debora Camacho Gabriel Moussa Kayden Renfroe Daniel Torres Melissa Martinez Avery Caldwell Anthony Garcia Savannah Lee Mia Cantero Ellie Oglesbee Ray Thomas Reynaga Monserrat Martinez Anthony Castillo Ware Elementary Maria Guevara Steven Livingston Adrian Dixon Temilola Ogunkolade Angeline Rocha Alexander Mayorga Addilyn DeKoker 1st Grade - with Distinction Ethzy Islas Jacob Lundy Jacquelynn Estrada Erik Orona Yosue Rodriguez Zoie Eschenfelder Kelasia Buford Honor Rolls not available, please contact your campus.

THE LONGVIEW VOICE —

RD OF TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATION SALUTE

st Semester Students

Angel Rojas Jeffery Smith Mariana Perez Madalyn Salazar Patrick James Smith Jalysa Rice Keisi Santillan December Sandra Soria Jenny Rodriguez Brayden Montrail Sheppard Karime Anahi Soto Palacios Elexis Sanders Estefany Daniela Solis Perez Aniya Dezarae Taylor Lorenzo Savinon Adrian Soria Angel Urbina Gabriel Samuel Shields Azaria La’Shae Timmins Alberto Julian Valencia Dinah Storie Zeydi Lliana Uceda Austin Lee Vega 8th Grade Dynasty Wells Bernardo Zarate Alayah Alexander Jon’Tavius Williams William Irvin Forest Park 3rd Grade Isaiah Johnson Isaiah Abner Edgar Mata Middle School Joan Alejandro Aguilar Thomas Moctezuma 6th Grade - with Distinction Manuel Aguirre Cameron Morgan Michael Bible Kimberly Yamiled Almonacid Manasas Nieto Eduardo Camacho Melany Aranda Kimberly Prieto Omarion Cole Diego Asencio Kenesha Redden Heron Corona Jose Ismael Bisarraga Lopez Jeremyah Rice Dulce Escalante Malakai Boyd Sierra Richardson Tomas Garcia Ja’Marrie Donte’ Bradley Joel Rincon Alton Hughes JaNiya Danyell Coats, Anthony Rios Isaac Molina Ruby Orrosquieta Cruz Celia Rodriguez Diego Montiel Lakayla Davis Eamon Rose 7th Grade - with Distinction Kaylen Durden Jared Sanchez Jason Grimes Jurmanee Da’Nee Fairchild Wayne Singleton Nathan Guevara Efrain Gonzales Jessica Stowers Shyann Jackson Anna Gisselle Hernandez Trevion Taylor Joheileen Lebron Cruz Emilio Hernandez Tavyen Thompson Maria Mercado Ja’Lacia Nacole King Alexander Webb Ashley Rivera Janaya Analee Lockridge Denim Worth Tavoris Stanfield Fernanda Longoria 8th Grade - with Distinction Foster Middle School Xavier Santiago Lopez Dessiah Burkes 6th Grade - with Distinction Hartencia Bendreya Lynn Sarah Cabrera Evelyn Campos Byron Matus Juan Cerda Emily Cavazos Evelyn Fabiola Monsivais Luisa Contreras Savedra Maggie Elswick Layla Evon Moreno Christi Esquivel Lauren Fisher Edwin Muniz Gabriel Flores William Fisher AndresOlivarez Jacquilina Foster Trevor Gant Israel l Orona Maria Islam Olivia Gary Jerien Melvin robert Perry Zoe’ Kelt Miguel Gonzalez Carlos Puente Leslie Martinez JaColbie Granville Jovany Rubio Jaiden Pierce Addyson Hearron Derrick Rudd Gabriela Santos Carrasco Joseph Hough Francisco Javier Ruiz Joicelynn Wilson Emily Jarrell Juan Manuel Salas Ramirez 6th Grade Kennedy Jeffery Daniel Juan Humberto Sanchez Alyssa Aguirre John Lenhart Isaiah Franklin Smith Bethany Aguirre Anthony Molina Emmanuel Terrones Yaritza Almanza Jackson Newman Yacelie Rosaura Vazquez Diara Anderson Divya Nirmal Ke’Ziyah Williams Eva Askew Dominic Pistone Assyria Wright Harrison Bowlin Namita Reddy 4th Grade Zakenzie Calico-Thompson Allison Reed Antonio Aguilar Gonzalez Karina Cerda Mia Saenz Nethan Javier Alvarado Tryston Colbert Aman Saridena Kaylie Alvarez Diego Corrales Yadira Torres Jessica Briceno Joanna Dominguez Lonoehu Wacasey Taeven Bush Elizabeth Gil Ava Wilcox Wendy Cerda Guadalupe Gonzalez Campbell Williams Dereon O’Brian Chumley Daniel Gudino Allyson Yates Jeremiah Devon Costict Daniela Guerrero 7th Grade - with Distinction Andy Del Villar Sha’vaeh Harnage-Davenport Jordan Allen Kierra Sanye Freeman Berenisse Hernandez Chloe Alzaga Gallegos, Jose Felipe Bryan Hernandez Luke Archer Vivian Silvana Garcia Navarro Summayyah Islam Julianna Benitez Maritza Hyvette Garcia Adam Jamaica Jefferson Dunaway Kamila Isabelle Gonzalez Dcarlos Johnson Delia Fourie Gonzalez Lailah Johnson Abigail Hilton Kimberly Gonzalez Ma’Kaitlynn Lewis Christina Holder Giselle Hernandez Jaylen Martin Reagan Hull Do’Manik Maliki Jefferson Zachary Maxwell Jayden Lansford Jade Jalea Kidd John Monsivais Preston Lansford Evelyn Clara Landin Jose Montalvo Hannah McCrory Yuri J’Asia Angelic Lister Alan Mosqueda Chavez Hailey Pitman Mayrin Ariatna Lugo, Karely Olvera Lillian Purdum Debraylon Isaiah Meridy Estrella Ortega Reagan Rios Sa’Nizja Talysia Miles Melania Osborn Anna Skinner Mar’Chella Zjanell Da’Ays Miller Yuridia Pacheco Haven Still Aarianna Mitchell Enfinity Richardson Cole Stout Diego Armando Moreno Macy Rivera Ashlynn Whatley Hailey Moreno Cristal Rodriguez 8th Grade - with Distinction Alan Ramirez Jachail Rose Jake Chamberlain Alexis Ramirez David Smith Safin Chowdhury Mickal Austin Renfroe Alexa Sosa Nunez Clancy Davis Xander Rogelio Rojas Taylor Jamyrah Rachna Edalur Jose Saenz David Torres Iniabasi Ekpenyong Ariel Naomi Sanchez Jose Torres Itoro Ekpenyong Vanessa Sanchez Bry’nazia Walker Arya Germanwala Kel’vona Lashay Shephard, 7th Grade Colleen Gilliland Anahi Terrones Erick Aguirre Dylan Gonzalez Mon’Tavion Traylor Yudiel Aguirre Thomas Greifenkamp Karissa Shuantriel Wallace Alexis Araujo Matthew Guck 5th Grade Jennifer Barbosa Natalie Holder Brandy Arreola Chance Barnett Anthony Holyfield Mirna Barrios Bertha Barrios Isabella Hough Daisy Contreras Ashanti Bender Rylee Hunter Jy’Khari Azyion Crockett Harmony Culberson Aditya Jagarlamudi Rubi Areli Cruz Yoselin Delapaz Nitya Jagarlamudi Andreah Gomez Brandy Escalante Neha Nirmal I’Zaylan Angelo Haskins Mya Frazier Gowri Rangu Aiyanna De’Asia Jackson Elizabeth Galvan Luke Spence Ximena Ascension Lopez Estrella Gonzalez Brayden Strong Jose Miguel Martinez Yadira Gonzalez-Andrade Chancellor Williams Krishad Jamauri Mathis Jessica Hernandez 6th Grade Ruby Moreno Yu’Nique Jackson Nicole Alejandro Natalia Olvera Stephanie Jimenez Feith Aranda Tom Osmar Perez Adamary Magana Christopher Baker Luis Orlando Plata-Magna Vicky Mancilla Ja’Niya Baugh Emily Reyes Paris McNeely Markeiya Beall Karina Jazmine Roacho Andrea Monica Contrearas Samantha Berlanga Brallan Rodriguez Cody Morgan Lavell Blackmon Jakadise Rosborough Mya Nelson Eduardo Blanco-Rojas Rene’ Adrian Salgado Eduardo Olvera Layla Boyd Pablo Uriel Sanchez Amera Parker Victor Briseno Paola Serrano Kevin Peralta

Jazmine Brown Corey Bullock Steven Castillo Nathalie Castillo-Luna Madison Caudill Olivia Chaparro Paola Colon Antommarchi Aiden Cooper Jasmine Cortes Denise Deleo Veronica Esquivel Jaycee Evans Brandon Flores Laura Gamez Miriam Garcia Daedrion Garrett Shanyia Garrett Savannah Gauthier Alec Germanwala Celeste Gomez Andrew Greifenkamp Ma del Gutierrez Caleb Hall Christopher Head Aquaysha Henderson Oliver Holsinger Jayden Howard Iris Jaimez-Blanco Celeste Johnston Brandi Joseph Trenton Keebaugh Parker Kelsey Hibah Khan Brisahayda Landaverde Monica Landim-Martinez Thomas Langston Henry Lattin Jonathan Lebanan Hailey Lopez Diego Martinez Betel Medina Addison Minshew Yamilee Montoya Jared Morales Tariq Morgan Nicole Nunez Jolette Ontiveros Makenzie Pace Alessandra Perez Ashton Perry Valerie Pitman Brisa Ramirez Kaylee Read Rebeca Resendiz Kaleb Rhinehart Javion Robertson Jakedrion Robinson Fermin Rodriguez Gallegos Diana Rodriguez Maciel Rodriguez Thomas Roel Alexandra Rogers Alex Rosales Erik Ruiz Hailey Sanders Hector Santacruz Destiny Soriano Ian Still Parv Tahiliani Valenicia Talley Asia Taylor Tyreke Tennison Gizela Terrones-Serrano Trevon Thompson Erik Torrez Karen Tovar Fatoumata Traore Nicholas Turner Odalis Vazquez Farah Woods Najharrian Young 7th Grade Lucero Aguilar Gonzalez Alisha Allen Samuel Barron Alexander Beane Sophie Blackburn Kaden Brooks Aaliyah Cade Nicolas Calles Andrade Cody Cannon Katelyn Clendenin Henry Danielson Adrian Davis Rachel de Jong Diana Dominguez Latasia Evers Jerranovia Fagans Kaylah Foster Seth Fulton Mario Garcia Carmen Gonzalez Brett Gordy Martin Guerrero Panal Lane Healy Cale Herber Thomas Hickman Micah Howard Israel Ibarra Garrett Jessie Kaden Johnson Amaya Jones Sha’Dreshea Kennedy Margaret Langston

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5:30 p.m. Lobo JV A Boys Soccer hosts Rockwall Heath (Lobo Stadium) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer hosts Rockwall Heath (Lobo Stadium) February 17 Lady Lobo JV/Varsity Softball Classic (Lear Park, February 15-17) 8:30 a.m. McCray Annual District STEM Fair (Lobo Coliseum) 6 p.m. Senior Class 2018 Celebration (Mickey Melton Auditorium)

Mary Leak Maya Legarda Kevin Lopez Aleman Jair Lopez Madalynn Maddox Xavier Martin Ashley Martinez Nathaniel McAlister Harrison McAuley Julianna McCardell Leilani Mercier Hailey Monsivais Emily Morin Michael Morin Alana Mumphrey Kayden Newhouse Jax Norman Aleksandr Ortega Clarissa Ortega Anaya Parker Adriana Pierce Elizabeth Ponder Kathia Ramirez-Castillo Jayla Robertson Carolina Rodriguez Grace Rucker Salaidh Rudolph Ivanna Solis Monica Sosa Oluwagbemisola Soyemi Shaina Stephenson Cayden Tipton Jenny Uceda Canales Johannes Van Zyl Jovanni Vazquez Tya Venters Daylen Wells Emajai’ Williams Nautica Williams Joi’kemiya Wilson Emma Wright 8th Grade Amy Aciano Freilyn Acosta Victor Aguilar Jose Aguirre Brianna Alderman Emily Arambula Cisneros K’Dynce Ballard Deisy Barrios Luviano Isaac Bedford Christina Bell Jasmine Blanco Zane Bunn Jatavian Bush Victor Bush Preston Byrnes Rylee Camp Juan Chavez Tre’Von Clough Kyla Daniels Antoinette Dixon Shir’Riah Dobbins Diego Enriquez Jesse Fairchild Randi Floyd Abbey Frierson Tucker Gary Ezequiel Gonzales Crystal Gonzalez Miranda Gonzalez Kimberly Grimaldo Carson Hilliard Madison Hunka Otibhor Ihionkhan Daniel Jacobo Bianey Jimenez Alexis Jones Camry Jones Chanireya Jones D’Quincee Lafayette Mason LaMaster Taleyia Lee Kei’Adriah Lister Aurora Lopez Resendiz Johnalin Lowe Hudson Loyd Angelina Medrano Sereniti Mumphrey Noah Newcombe La’Tayziah O’Quinn David Olivas Missael Olvera Dolores Pena Chelsee Phillips Amaris Phipps Kesi Ransom Luis Reyes-Hernandez Karyzma Russell Joshua Sanders Cesia Santacruz Breasia Simmons Zanyia Smith Kaitlyn Stewart Brooklynn Sumrow DeKalon Taylor Harrison Taylor Essence Tennison Kate Thompson Mariah Thompson Taniya Thompson Krystel Veliz Liberte Williams Julia Wilson

Ja’Kadrian Wobberton Abigail Zavala

Judson Middle School

6th Grade - with Distinction Grecia Aguilar Michalla Alexander Trenton Alston Keilee Anderson Kyla Asbell Lexie Belk Brooklyn Borens Dylan Briscoe Ahmiya Brown Kendric Brown Bianca Cadenas Ava Carlisle Kayla Castillo Analisa Conner Skyler Cotton Jaymerson Darensbourg Eric Davis Aurelio Delgado Aylah Ellard Nicholas Fountain James Gallant Juan Gallegos Diego Garcia Da’Travion Gates Ayden Gonzales Jaliyah Gourie Karsten Guerra Cristina Guerrero Caden Hardison Ethan Harrison Emma Hart Preston Hatfield Tiffanie Healy Madison Horton Christopher Howard Caitlyn Ingram Brycelon Jackson Seth Johnson Emma Jones Keegan Jordan Jared Juarez Davis Justice A’mya Kenney Avae Kittner Makayla Langlois Angelina Lares Nayeli Lopez Cynthia Luciano Victor Manrique Katherine Markowitz Lily Marsh Mario Martinez Amyricle Mayfield Larencia Mayfield Landen Melton Prince Mercer Anya Merrill Grecia Meza-Trejo Maritza Mondragon Andrea Ortiz-Sampallo Jada Owens Christian Palacios Andrew Pierce Kariyia Poole Michele Portillo Bailee Putney Noah Ramirez Ella Ratley Josalynn Reese Madielyn Reuther Brandon Rodriguez Victor Rodriguez Libby Rojas-Aguilar Carlos Rosales Daliena Rose Edwin Ruiz Rosellin Sanchez-Rodriguez Aiden Sanchez Rose Sanchez Alexandria Sanders Ashton Shapley Xaryus Sheppard Slayton Shirley Demontrez Simmons Gonzalo Solis Rishardae Stafford Jasper Stansell Tyana Stoker Seth Stroman Abbygail Suarez Ashton Taylor Talon Thaxton Emily Tovar Annie Tran Braden Tran Jenny Truong Andrew Tutt Jason Vallejo Connor Vines Jacoby Watts Ronald Woods Taylor Woods

February 19 Presidents Day 4 p.m. Lobo JV Baseball at Lufkin (Lufkin) 5 p.m. Lobo Varsity Baseball hosts Lufkin (Lobo Baseball Field) 6 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade Baseball at Lufkin (Lufkin) February 20 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Soccer hosts Mesquite (Lobo Stadium) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo JV Softball at Mesquite Horn (Mesquite Horn) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV A Boys Soccer at Mesquite (Hanby Stadium) 7 p.m. Lady Lobo Varsity Softball at Mesquite Horn (Mesquite Horn) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer at Mesquite (Hanby Stadium) February 21 11:30 a.m. Board of Trustees Special Meeting 4:30 p.m. Lobo Cheer Practice (Lobo Turf Room) February 22 Lobo 9th Grade Baseball at Hallsville Tournament (Hallsville Baseball Fields) Lobo JV Baseball at Jefferson Tournament (Jefferson Baseball Fields) Lobo Varsity Baseball at Pine Tree Tournament (Pine Tree Baseball Fields) Lady Lobo Varsity Softball at Allen Station Tournament Lady Lobo JV Softball at Two-Step Tournament (Lear Park, Longview) February 23 Lobo 9th Grade Baseball at Hallsville Tournament (Hallsville Baseball Fields) Lobo JV Baseball at Jefferson Tournament (Jefferson Baseball Fields) Lobo Varsity Baseball at Pine Tree Tournament (Pine Tree Baseball Fields) Lady Lobo Varsity Softball at Allen Station Tournament Lady Lobo JV Softball at Two-Step Tournament (Lear Park, Longview) Lobo Varsity Tennis hosts Eastman Tournament (Lobo Tennis Courts) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Soccer at Mesquite Horn (Mesquite Horn) 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV A Boys Soccer hosts Mesquite Horn (Lobo Soccer Grass Fields) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer hosts Mesquite Horn (Lobo Soccer Grass Fields) February 24 Lobo 9th Grade Baseball at Hallsville Tournament (Hallsville Baseball Fields) Lobo JV Baseball at Jefferson Tournament (Jefferson Baseball Fields) Lobo Varsity Baseball at Pine Tree Tournament (Pine Tree Baseball Fields) Lady Lobo Varsity Softball at Allen Station Tournament Lady Lobo JV Softball at Two-Step Tournament (Lear Park, Longview)

February 27 9:30 a.m. Judson College Fair (Judson Middle School) 2:30 p.m. Judson Black History Program (Judson Middle School) 4 p.m. Lobo JV B Boys Soccer at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee) 4 p.m. Lobo 9th Grade Baseball hosts Texas 7th Grade - with Distinction High (Lobo Baseball Field) Vanessa Almanza 5:30 p.m. Lobo JV A Boys Soccer at Tyler See Honor Roll, page 8 Lee (Tyler Lee) 5:30 p.m. Lady Lobo Soccer hosts Tyler Lee (Lobo Stadium) 6 p.m. Lobo JV Baseball hosts Texas High (Lobo Baseball Field) 6 p.m. Lobo Varsity Baseball at Texas High (Texas High) 7 p.m. Lobo Varsity Boys Soccer at Tyler Lee (Tyler Lee)

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February 28 4:30 p.m. Lobo Cheer Practice (Lobo Turf Room)

Page 8 Honor Roll|Continued from page 7 Hailey Barnes Eean Bartolo Sckyler Bias Keigan Bonner Halairian Boyd Brianna Bravo Cameron Bryant Mollie Burton Jacob Carpenter Alfonso Cerda Hannah Dyer Vernal Emhoolah Madison Fincher Richard Flores Andrew Frazier Anthony Garcia Isabel Garcia Kaleena Gray C’Amor Hall Jakyra Hardeman Ayden James Caedmon Kingston Mia Kittner Ma’Kiya Lamb Rashel Macedo Cody McAlister Madison McCracken Azara Merrill Matthew Miller Angel Munoz Kenia Otero Alaysha Pierce MaKayla Police Kelsey Presley Sergio Roman Lopez Kayden Shepherd Maranda Skinner Abigail Smith Destin Smith Marcos Soria Aniah Stansell Zamyah Sullivan Kyra Taylor Aliyah Thomas Kendall Wennmohs Tyler Woods Marcel Woolridge 8th Grade - with Distinction Ana Aguirre-Areas Ashley Arce Victor Avelar Sarah Barnes Gage Bellatti Sony Betancourt William Blair Emily Branham Kaylee Brown Alex Bryan Andrew Campos Diana Castillo Josue Chavez Keyton Coker Stephan Davis Destiny Escamilla Brianna Estrada Kaitlyn Fowler Abagail Freeman Alexis Garay-Hernandez Dafne Garcia Kingston Gordon Joshua Harrison Michaela Hayes Jonathan Hernandez-Mejia Cristine Hodges Kyndal Houff Landon Humphrey Jessenia Hunt Alexia Jorgenson Samantha Lares Malik Lewis A’Quan Madden Dayanna Maldonado Janiya McClendon Lainey McFarland Madyson Melton Jordan Menard Asia Merrill Cailan Montgomery Tayana Overton Kelli Owings Ashton Polk Christopher Raney Macy Reuther Angel Reyes Nya Rice Timothy Robinson Olivia Sherrow Charlie Snow Cameron Stewart Joshua Thompson Aaron Tran Kayden Turner Valeria Villanueva Lira Nam Vu Kaleb Woolridge 6th Grade Rilajah Abney Paul Adams Grecia Aguilar Zacarias Aguirre Michalla Alexander Fernando Almazan Trenton Alston Keilee Anderson Kyla Asbell Serenity Ballard Dejuan Ballew Lexie Belk Alyssa Bertram Hector Betancourt Brooklyn Borens Jeremiah Bowie Tyler Brawdy Dylan Briscoe Ahmiya Brown Kendric Brown

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HIGH SCHOOL IB information

Lobo University informs meeting set Feb. 6 students, families Students and parents of highly-motivated students are encouraged to attend an informational meeting set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Little Theater on the campus of Longview High.

During the meeting Linda Buie, Dean of Instruction, will outline the International Baccalaureate program requirements, program features and advantages, the application and selection process, as well as the rigorous curriculum.

For more information please call (903) 663-7164.

Session f ive of LOBO UNIVERSITY was Jan. 10 at the Longview High School College and Career Center and turnout was excellent!

Thank you parents and students for showing up! Thank you Kay Ray, Tieraney Beall, Linda Buie and everyone else who helped make this event happen! And thank you LISD Supervisor of Instruc tional Technology Ms. Jennifer Smith for snapping these excellent shots!

Great job 4-H students!

Congratulations to all our FFA agribusiness students, especially Lexie Dumas Upshur County 4H LHS Student!

8th in class at Fort Worth Stock Show!

Speak up!

LHS sophomore Carly Snyder gave a represented Post 232 at district Oratorical Contest, and gave trustees as sample of her performance during last month;s regular board meeting.

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SPORTS Soccer teams are kicking!

Lobo boys and girls teams are having a tremendous season this year, on varsity as well as JV levels!

Jan. 13 the boys varsity won the Longview Lobo Invitational, dominating Lindale 4-0 in the final. The JV didn’t do too bad either, advancing the tourney final against Mesquite Horn, and then on Jan. 20 winning the JV tournament against Luf kin.

Lobos honored at football banquet LHS Athletic Director and head football coach John King awarded team honors Jan. 22 during the annual Lobo Football banquet.

Jaylin Brown was named Offensive MVP with Jalen Carr named Defensive MVP. A’Darius Carter, J.C. Blakemore, and Jordan Lawson were named Permanent Team Captains, Chris Kessler, Jordan Lawson, and Tyler Wilder were all name Academic All-State, with Kessler also receiving the Scholastic Award.

Team Iron Man was presented to Jordan Lawson, and J.C. Blakemore received the SPORTyler Chamber of Commerce Award.

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Boys and girls hoops squads growing strong

In the final month of District 116A basketball action both boys and girls squads are showing a lot of progress for this season.

Both new coaches Don Newton (boys) and Robert Cochran (girls) have their athletes playing inspired basketball, with both varsity squads

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above .500 and in the hunt for a playoff spot.

Standouts for the boys varsity include district MVP candidate Jason Bush, as well as Phillip Washington, Jaylin Brown, Malik Henry, Haynes King, Jerrian Lewis, Chase Glasper, and Jaiden Smith.

On the girls’ side team leaders include Jordan McClain, Kyrra Boone, Destiny McAfee, Heavunli Reese, Emma Stelzer, and Madison Pippins.

Boys boys and girls teams plays on Tuesday and Friday nights, and the action is always fast-paced and competitive. Be sure to catch a game at Lobo Coliseum before the season is over!

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Band earns All-Region honors

Members of the elite Big Green Marching Machine performed Jan. 20 during the TMEA Region 21 All-Region Band Concert at Longview High School.

This is the performance for the students that made All-Region back in November. There are several Lobo Band members in both bands.

Proud of these young people!

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Cheer rocks STATE!

Great job to the Lobo Cheer squad for their impressive performances Jan. 13 during State UIL Competition in Fort Worth!

New shopping app helps LHS NEEDS CARS! support Lobo teams HEY! Want to support ShopLoboNation.com Longview High Lobo Schoolathletics?

Automotive Visit Technology program is seeking donations to download our free shop for products discounts for trucks/cars or car and parts,save 1996app or newer, to enableand students to have hands on at retailers like Amazon experience in repairand andWalmart. rebuilding.

Retailers Donations will pay us 3 prepare percentstudents referral for competitive all purchases, so helpato forfee a highly technological work get your app at ShopLoboNation.com today! environment with real world knowledge and proficiency.

For onlineForphone instructions, your and click the more information pleaseopen contact LHSbrowser automotive instructor Mr. Paul Bouis upload symbol, then click “Add to Home Screen.” via email rbouis@lisd.org or call (903) 663-7317.

Click add when the web address is shown and then create your user and password. This will add the quick app to the Home Screen on your phone to make it even easier to shop.

For more information about the app, please call the Athletic Department at (903) 381-3950.

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Mr. Temple goes to Washington

L ong v iew Hig h S c ho ol Astronomy & Physics instructor Mr. David Temple is in Washington D.C. this week as a co-presenter at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting.

Mr. Temple was selected by the University of Texas Astronomy Department to attend and has been a part of a teacher outreach group through them for the past 20 years.

In addition to this, today Mr. Temple met with U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) at his congressional offices.

Longview ISD is so thankful for our many excellent teachers who model citizen advocacy in addition to professional achievement!

Retired Texas teachers face rising health care costs

By Allie Morris, Houston Chronicle AUSTIN — Retired Texas teachers are ringing in the New Year with sticker shock.

Health care costs soared Monday for many retired educators on the state-subsidized insurance plan, with families now facing $1,000 monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs rising across-the-board.

The changes are driving some retirees - many of whom live on fixed pension incomes that average about $2,000 a month - back into the workforce. At least 9,000 educators and their dependents have left the Teacher Retirement System’s TRS-Care altogether, a departure rate six times higher than in recent years.

“Lots of people have done their time. They thought they were going to get to enjoy their retirement,” said Tim Lee, executive director of the Texas Retired Teachers Association.

“All of a sudden they are finding themselves in the position of having to find another job to afford their health care.”

Created by the state in 1985, TRS-Care covers roughly 250,000 retired educators and their dependents, but in recent years has been on the brink of insolvency.

Facing a $1 billion shortfall this session, lawmakers pumped about $350 million into the system and approved changes that led to higher premiums, deductibles and outof-pocket costs for many retirees.

After outcry over the summer, the Legislature during the special session injected an additional $212 million to help offset rising costs.

Still, Betty Munie, a 74-year-old former language arts teacher from New Braunfels, took up substitute teaching last fall to help cover an expected $375 premium hike that kicks in this month. Munie, who retired three years ago after she was diagnosed with cancer, relies on the insurance to cover ongoing chemotherapy treatments and medical needs for her husband, who has Parkinson’s disease.

“The amount of retirement that I get is not increasing, nothing else is increasing except the health care costs,” Munie said.

Premium and deductible hikes affect each retiree differently, depending on their age and the number of dependents on the plan. No longer can retirees choose from a variety of insurance plans, including a no-cost premium option. Instead, the roughly 195,000 enrollees over 65 get a Medicare Advantage plan, while younger retirees are put in a different plan.

Retiree Michael Slough, who is 56 and spent years teaching at Judson ISD, will soon see his premium double from less than $500 to nearly $1,000 a month to insure his wife and their two kids.

“We’re tightening our belts,” said Slough, whose deductible is also rising to $1,500 a person. “We had finally reached a point where we were comfortable and now, come January, I am going back to where money is tight again.”

Projected shortfall in 2021

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Though the recent tweaks will keep TRS-Care in the black through the 2019 fiscal year, the plan faces a projected shortfall of at least $400 million by the end of 2021, according to TRS. In the meantime, lawmakers are looking for a long-term fix. Any solution must take into account what retirees can afford to bear, but also what other contributors including the state and school districts can take on, said Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee.

Retiree premiums covered roughly 30 percent of the plan’s $1.2 billion cost in the 2016 fiscal year, with the state, active members and school districts each contributing roughly 17 percent, according to data from the legislative budget board. The remaining 10 percent came from federal subsidies.

“We have a commitment to our retired teachers,” Zerwas said. “The Legislature is going to do all it can to live up to that commitment and we are certainly going to try to minimize the pain to our retirees as much as possible.”

Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, who leads the Senate Finance Committee, was not available for comment.

The plan’s growing costs are driven in part by skyrocketing spending on prescription drugs, which has more than doubled in the last decade, from $305 million in 2007 to almost $720 million in the 2016 fiscal year.

Retirees living longer Adding to the financial crunch is that retirees are living longer: About 200 people in the plan are over age 100, Lee said. And the state contributes its share based on a flat percentage of active teacher payroll, which he said isn’t growing at the same rate as rising health care costs.

“The brokenness of this thing is funding and is in no way based on the cost of providing the health care,” Lee said, adding: “We didn’t fix the funding problem (in 2017). We put some money into it and we helped save the plan, which I am very grateful for. But we come back next season and it’s still the same broken funding problem.”

TRS says it is focused on making sure retirees understand plan changes.

“We understand the 2018 premiums and out-of-pocket costs are higher for many participants, and our goal is to ensure that participants understand the 2018 changes and provide information to our participants so they can make the best decisions when it comes to paying for health care,” said a TRS spokeswoman. “While we are experiencing a high volume of calls and requests for information as January nears, we have increased resources to respond to inquiries so our participants can make informed health care decisions.”

Georgie Dittrich, a 62-year-old retired elementary school teacher in Seguin, knows she will be paying seven times as much for her three prescription drugs. Under her new plan, she doesn’t get co-pays until hitting a $1,500 deductible.

“I’m afraid to go to the doctor,” she said. “What’s going to happen is we won’t go … or people won’t get their prescriptions filled.”

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Texas legislature continues to starve state education

By Stella Chavez, KERA News

A report finds that Texas is among the states that have made the deepest funding cuts to K-12 education over the past decade.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says Texas has cut general funding per student by 16 percent since the 2007-2008 school year when the Great Recession hit.

The center highlighted 12 states that have made the biggest cuts in education funding.

“All twelve of these states are still providing at least 7 percent

less formula aid per student in the current school year than in 2008,” said Michael Leachman, the center’s director of state fiscal research and one of the study’s authors. “Four of these states have cut formula funding per student by more than 15 percent: Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky and Alabama.”

Formula funding, also known as general funding, is how states distribute money to school districts, and every state has its own formula.

Oklahoma is at the top of that list, having cut state education funding by 28 percent since before the recession hit.

A significant share of education funding for schools comes from the state. That’s why, Leachman said, school districts end up having to make cuts or raise their tax rates.

He said state budget cuts hurt not only students, but also the local economy.

“As of September 2017, local school districts had cut a total

of 135,000 jobs since 2008,” Leachman said. “These job losses have reduced the purchasing power of workers families, in turn reducing overall economic consumption and that has made the recovery take longer.”

Leachman said Texas is among a few states that have been hurt by falling oil prices thus giving state lawmakers less money to spend.

Some states, including Texas, also made large tax cuts post recession.

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‘Remind’ groups available Teachers are stressed, for students, and that should stress parents, and us all teachers

By Corey Turner,

Kay Ray, scholarship coordinator at Longview High School, has created remind groups through Remind.com as another way to communicate effectively with students and their parents.

Last year was the first year she used the remind groups, but she found them to be very successful in communicating important information and opportunities to students and parents.

Through the remind groups, she can send messages up to 150 characters and add attachments to those messages.

Mrs. Ray encourages seniors and their parents to join the Longview High School Class of 2018 remind group by texting @3dh48 to the number 81010 and then following the directions.

Juniors and their parents can join the Longview High School Class of 2019 remind group by texting @g8kahac to the number 81010.

Students received this information at senior and junior class meetings during the second week of school.

This remind group information is also located on the LHS College and Career website.

All information about anything related to college, scholarships, financial aid, and other opportunities of interest to LHS juniors and seniors is announced at LHS during the daily announcements. Those announcements are available also to students and parents in written form on the LHS website. Parents are encouraged to read those announcements.

Mrs. Ray has also created a Longview High School College and Career Facebook page to connect with students and parents. There she posts the same information that she posts on the LHS College and Career website, the best source of information about for parents and students throughout the school year.

The goal of the College and Career Center is to help students navigate the road to college, and through these forms of communication, students and their parents can always be informed about all LHS offers it students.

We all experience stress at work, no matter the job. But for teachers, the work seems to be getting harder and the stress harder to shake.

A new report out this month pulls together some stark numbers on this: For t y-six percent of teachers say they feel high daily stress. That’s on par with nurses and physicians. And roughly half of teachers agree with this statement: “The stress and disappointments involved in teaching at this school aren’t really worth it.”

It’s a problem for all of us — not just these unhappy teachers.

Here’s why: “Between 30 and 40 percent of teachers leave the profession in their first five years,” says Mark Greenberg, a professor of human development and psychology at Penn State.

And that turnover, he says, costs schools — and taxpayers — billions of dollars a year, while research (like this and this) suggests teacher burnout hurts student achievement, too.

Greenberg has studied America’s schools for more than 40 years, and, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (also an NPR funder), he helped author the new brief exploring teacher stress.

He says teachers feel frazzled for many reasons, including high-stakes testing and the fact that many students are themselves coming to school stressed. As for the fixes, Greenberg recommends a few.

New teachers who receive steady mentoring are less likely to quit.

Workplace wellness programs can also help. But both require schoolwide, even districtwide buy-in. If that’s not realistic, Greenberg suggests a fix that is well within every teacher’s control, one that just might surprise you ...

Mindfulness That’s right, mindfulness.

For teachers. Patricia Jennings wrote the book on it (literally).

It’s called Mindfulness For Teachers.

Jennings was a teacher herself for two decades and now studies stress in the classroom as a professor and researcher at the University of Virginia. The Journal of Educational Psychology will soon publish a study of her work in New York City, teaching mindfulness to more than 200 educators in high-poverty schools.

Jennings says the teachers who received mindfulness training “showed reduced psychological distress and time urgency — which is this feeling like you don’t have enough time. And then improvements in mindfulness and emotion regulation.”

Translation: These teachers were better able to cope with classroom challenges and manage their feelings, which made it easier for them to manage their students’ big feelings. And that, says Jennings, helps students learn.

What is mindfulness? Definitions vary, but Jennings likes to think of it this way: attending to things in the moment with curiosity and acceptance.

If this all sounds a bit ... squishy, rest assured, there’s even research on how mindfulness can help reduce stress in U.S. Marines preparing for deployment.

Meria Carstarphen is not a teacher but knows a thing or two about classroom stress. She has run a couple of big city school systems and is now superintendent in Atlanta. Carstarphen says she advises new teachers: You can’t take care of your students if you don’t take care of yourself.

“Put your oxygen mask on first,” she tells her rookies. “Then we’ll talk about everybody else.”

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A-F system make low-income schools look worse

By Dan Hill, Austin American-Statesman

Arguably the biggest complaint about the new A-F school accountability system in Texas is that it unfairly penalizes campuses with high numbers of low-income students.

An American-Statesman analysis of preliminary A-F grades issued last month shows that the schools with the poorest student populations in Texas were up to 30 percent more likely than their wealthier peers to earn a failing letter grade in at least one of the four categories. The analysis did not include alternative education campuses.

The socioeconomic disparity was even wider in Central Texas schools. Eighty percent of campuses where 60 to 80 percent of the students come from low-income families received at least one failing letter grade. Schools with the lowest percentages of poor students were nearly 50 percent less likely to post a failing mark.

“The truth of the matter is that A-F shames and blames poor children, it shames and blames the professionals that love those children, and it needs to be repealed,” said the Rev. Charles Johnson, the executive director of Pastors for Texas Children, which advocates for free and high-quality public education, particularly in lowincome neighborhoods.

Texas state officials say the new A-F grades are balanced because they measure test scores over time, and give points for improvement. Supporters in the Legislature say A-F is just more rigorous, hence the complaints.

The letter grades released this month are not official and are meant to show how school districts would be rated under the A-F grades, which will go into effect in 2018. To calculate the advisory grades, state officials used the same data that was used to compute accountability ratings doled out over the summer for the 20152016 school year.

In the state’s current rating system, low-income campuses look much better.

An American-Statesman analysis published last week showed that charter schools also look better with the A-F grades than they do under the current rating system.

School districts and education advocates have for months condemned the A-F system, saying that it provides little guidance for how to better teach students, and ignores the challenges that poor children face in the classroom. They fear that the bad letter grades that many schools receive will be used to trash traditional public schools and promote school choice, an umbrella term for alternatives that allow state money to support privately-run schools.

Growing research shows parent income is one of the strongest predictors of good scores on standardized tests. Those scores largely determine a school’s A-F grade.

The wealthier the student, the less likely their education will be interrupted by the lack of social needs like health care, nutritious foods, transportation and housing.

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told the Senate Committee on Finance on Tuesday that the agency’s own analysis has found little relationship between how wealthy a school is and its performance in the A-F system. He said that the only category that shows a strong relationship between socioeconomic and performance is the measure of how well schools did on state standardized tests.

Morath said the grade in that category might not count if the school was rated better on how well students’ test scores improve.

“Campuses get the better of either their achievement, which is fairly strongly related to socioeconomics, or growth, which is very weakly related to socioeconomics and because of that, the overall rating relationship between poverty and performance is not particularly strong,” Morath said.

Molly Weiner, director of policy for education policy group Texas Aspires Foundation, agrees with Morath and said the system gives the public more information than the current one.

“We see the A-F system as an improvement on the old system. We can see what are the areas of excellence and areas in need of growth and provides more actionable information for schools and teachers,” Weiner said.

Central Texas letter grades The two highest performing Central Texas districts, Eanes and Lake Travis, also have some of the smallest percentages of low-income students.

In the Bastrop school district, where two in three students come from lowincome families, the majority of schools received unsatisfactory grades. Heather Christie, the district’s director of accountability, said how a student or school is performing should take into account various measures, “and the A-F system just doesn’t do that for schools as it stands now.”

“The data is there that shows students who come from poverty or economic disadvantage have numerous hurdles, including academic,” Christie said. “The fact that schools with a high percentage of students who are low-(income) were the ones earning more of the Ds and Fs is no coincidence. That’s why there are so many superintendents and school boards around the state, including Bastrop ISD, standing up.”

At least 150 school districts, including Austin, Bastrop and Dripping Springs, passed resolutions asking lawmakers to repeal the letter grade rating system in favor of a community-based accountability system.

Larkin Tackett, the Austin executive director of charter school operator IDEA Public Schools said a big part of IDEA’s success is making sure that students are held to high expectations, regardless of their income level. About 96 percent of the charter’s Austin students are low-income, but they still performed well under the A-F system.

“The biggest in-school factor is the quality of instruction,” Tackett said. “When adults in the system get it right, students can achieve their potential. That doesn’t mean poverty and all the contextual factors in children’s lives don’t matter. We believe they matter a lot. That’s why maintaining high expectations for those students is so important.”

The Texas High Performance Consortium, a group of 22 districts, which includes Eanes, Lake Travis and Round Rock, charged with advising state officials on ways

to improve education, recently recommended repealing the A-F system, in favor of one “that is not over-reliant on high-stakes testing…(and) emphasizes high-priority learning standards.”

More than half of the A-F system is based on state standardized test performance.

The districts and campuses were graded on how students perform on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness; how they improve on the STAAR yearover-year; how well students are prepared for college or careers after high school; and how schools and districts close the performance gaps between lower-income and higher-income students.

Dee Carney with Austin-based Moak, Casey & Associates, a leading education consulting firm in the state, said that a redeeming quality of Texas’ A-F system is that performance is broken down into several categories. She disagrees, however, with the system’s definition of a low-income student as one who is federally qualified to receive lunch at a free or reduced price. She said the system should redefine in a more detailed way what constitutes a low-income student and give campuses that serve a high population of them a boost in all categories that the state measures.

Former Texas education commissioner Michael Williams said last weekend that the A-F system has potential to be a fair state accountability system, but that schools with similar demographics should be measured against each other so that disparities in the ratings are not so wide.

“If you add that piece with the fabric that we have, we get closer to a system that is fair,” Williams said during a discussion about race in education organized by the Texas Tribune. “Economics is sort of the driver and one of the most significant variables in our learning system. You can’t ignore it. It’s silly to try to do so and it’s harmful to do so.”

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