Volume III, Issue 5 (May 2018)

“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” ― Dr. Mae Jemison

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ongview Voice

Sharing the good news about LISD!

A publication of Longview Independent School District

Vol. 3 No. 5 May 2018

Complimentary Copy

WELCOME BACK HOME LOBOS!

Andres, Dingler, Childers named 2018 Distinguished Alumni

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ongview Independent School District on May 11 will honor three former students during the annual Distinguished Alumni ceremony and luncheon. This year’s Distinguished Alumni are Dr. David Hardy Andres (Class of 1959), Chief Donald M. Dingler (Class of 1968), Professor Essie Charles Childers (Class of 1971).

Events are set to begin at 9 a.m. with the Longview ISD Foundation commemorative brick presentation at the Lobo Foundation Plaza (near the home entrance to Lobo Stadium).

This event is free and open to the public.

An 11:15 a.m. reception at Pinecrest Country Club will be followed by lunch at 11:45. Tickets luncheon are $20 and will go on sale the Education Support Center, 1301 E. Honorees are nominated at-large and chosen by a committee of previous honorees, volunteer Distinguished Alumni Committee members and the district’s Community Relations office.

Distinguished alumni typically have excelled professionally, in addition to serving the communities in which they live.

For more information please contact Debbie Leith at (903) 381-2235.

Dr. David Hardy Andres

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TSA takes State, headed to Nationals

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Longview ISD middle school students have earned state recognition for their scores on college entrance exams. These 17 students are among the top 25 percent of Duke University’s annual 16-state talent search.

Not only that, but Longview ISD Director of Instruction Beth Bassett said four students also received national recognition.

“Basically what that means is these middle school students scored better than 90 percent of college-bound juniors and seniors taking the SAT or ACT tests,” she said. “That’s really quite remarkable.”

2018 Duke Identification Program scholars earning Grand Recognition are: Delia Fourie, Reagan Hull, Hannah McCrory, and Kayden Newhouse.

Longview ISD students earning State Recognition are: Jordan Allen, Chloe Alzaga, Luke Archer, Jefferson Dunaway, Delia Fourie, Seth Fulton, Abigail Hilton, Christina Holder, Reagan Hull, Mary Leak, Jair Lopez, Nathaniel McAlister, Harrison Mcauley, Hannah McCrory, Kayden Newhouse, Jax Norman, and Mikeia Robertson.

These students will be honored during the Monday, May 14 Board of Trustees meeting.

Bassett said students from the three LISD middle schools qualified to take the test based on their performance on the STAAR test. Of that group, students enrolled to take either the SAT or ACT, the same tests that college bound high schoolers take.

“The results are not about getting into college but about evaluating academic potential,” she added.

Recognition is determined by the scores on the college entrance tests and include State and Grand Recognition.

Students achieving national distinction are invited to the Grand Ceremony at Duke University to honor the 7th Grade Talent Search participants who Continued on page 3, see “Duke”

Longview Voice

Opinion Coming Events

After sweeping the Texas Technology Student Association’s state meet held April 15-17 in Fort Worth, 18 Longview High School students have advanced to Nationals.

National Qualifiers are seniors Stephanie Guck, Justin Melendez, Diana Hernandez, Maria Quintero, Vanessa Monsivais, and Kyra Turner; juniors Ejehi Ihionkhan, Payton Schaap, Samantha Taylor, Natalie Serrato, Kathryn Roper, Brady Miller, Maggie Shen, Ben Taylor, and Nitin Rangu; and sophomores Carly Snyder, Hyndavi Jatavallabhula, and Fatima Akilo.

In addition, two LHS students were part of the State TSA Officer Team for the past year, and were instrumental in leading the general sessions at the state conference. They are Payton Schaap, outgoing TSA State Vice-President and Brady Miller, outgoing State TSA Treasurer.

Two students campaigned for a state TSA officer position: Ejehi Ihionkhan for TSA State

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Duke honors LISD WE ARE HIRING! Crowds pack middle schoolers annual Career Expo

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Hundreds of prospective employees visited the East Texas Montessori Prep Academy on April 26 for the annual Career Expo, hoping to join Longview Independent School District.

Representatives from the district’s various campuses and departments answered questions with the goal of adding valuable educators to one of the fastest-growing school districts in East Texas.

Classrooms and offices were cordoned off for interviews, with some applicants actually hired on the spot — pending approval by the board of trustees during their May regular meeting.

Describing the job fair as a “kickoff event,” Human Resource Director Loretta Thompson Martin said her department will continue recruiting throughout the spring and summer.

“This isn’t the end of our search for qualified applicants, actually more like the kickoff,” she said. “For anyone who wasn’t able to make it out here tonight, we encourage them to submit an application through the website, and contact us for any questions about positions that may still be available.”

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OPINION Learning lessons that last a lifetime

By Mayor Andy Mack

Dear Lobos, Just because you are leaving high school, doesn’t mean high school will ever leave you.

This column is really directed toward you seniors, but also to the juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and all the way down the line. If after reading this you don’t believe me, just go ask your parents.

So let’s recap your education: You have spent the last 12 years going through elementary school, middle school and now, high school. You have learned tons of things; some you will use and some you will never think about again. You have also made great friends that will last a lifetime. But along the way, you also have made acquaintances of people that you may or may not even be aware of right now. And let’s don’t be naïve. You have probably made your share of enemies as well.

You are probably asking yourself, “What does this have to do with me?” Let me tell you what it has to do with you. Even though you are leaving high school, high school will never leave you. I wish someone would have told me this back when I was in school. It would have saved me a lot of heartache as I have grown up. My Dad used to always tell us, “Never burn a bridge. It is uncomfortable to walk across a bridge that is on fire.” There is no way to count the

number of people throughout my schooling that either I was not friendly to or didn’t pay attention to, or didn’t consider in “my group” because I was too self-centered.

But as I live and work and raise my family here in Longview, in the same town in which I graduated so many years ago, I constantly see these people that I may not have been the best friend to when I was younger.

Oh, how it embarrasses me.

Because you see, when you live in the town that you grew up in and especially a town the size of Longview inevitably; you are going to run into people that you grew up with. What are they thinking about as they pass you by?

Or as they see you in a store? Or as they come to your office for treatment? Or as they decide if they want to vote for you as Mayor? Not one of these things crossed my mind when I was your age. Oh, if I could turn the hands of time back, I would do things so differently.

I am fortunate to still see so many of my high school classmates in and around town.

And I am so proud for who they are and what they have become. I see my wonderful friend, who I admire so much – Dr. Brian D’Olive – who was “Mr. Lobo” when we were in high school. I see Annette Boyd who works at the City of Longview and she still

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gives me a big hug every time I see her. How about David Choy, who owns GZ’s restaurant? And Jim Tutt – a professional fisherman? And Daryl Williams – who served on the City Council with me many moons ago? And there is Eddie Williams who basically runs Peters Chevrolet service department. How about Judd Murray who owns Murray Jewelers? And Nona Snoddy who now serves alongside me on the City Council? And every time I see Greg Brown, I remember him catching that punt and running down the sidelines to score. And there Karen Bienvenu, who is now married to Judge Vince Dulwebber. I see them at the gym and Karen never fails to say “hello” to me. I don’t know how many times I said “hello” to Karen in high school, but it wasn’t enough. There’s Terry Harris, now a physician. Shara Park, a nurse. I see Martha Harrison, Linda Reynolds, Misty Bacon, Dawn Stone, Jill Ford, Sandra Moscari. Who would have thought I would end up almost living next door to Belinda Reynolds? And how about Nelda Mancha who has taught every one of our kids Spanish that go to Longview High School?

This list could go on and on, reminiscing about my classmates, my friends, who 40 years ago we never knew our paths would cross again. I just cannot tell you how proud I am of all of my friends.

And let’s not forget the teachers that spent day after day trying to convince us how important it was to learn and get an education. Thanks to Mrs. Bassett and Mrs. Canion, I am able to write these monthly columns with proper grammar and punctuation! Thanks to Mr. Wylie who helped me understand physics and how important it would be in my life.

And who could forget Mr. C.C. Turner (C Squared) who taught us all Calculus.

Every person I mentioned here, or their family, has crossed my path professionally in my practice. How thankful I am to them that they put their trust in a snot-nosed, scrawny, stuck up kid who played golf.

What I am trying to convey here to you all is “Don’t walk across a bridge that is on fire.” People are watching you at all times whether you know it or not. If you remember that and act accordingly, then we made progress in this column. If not, READ IT AGAIN! Have a great summer. Be safe. We’ll talk again in the fall.

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.

Education: our most persistent policy problem

By Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune

You can’t untangle school finance in Texas unless you do one of three politically dangerous things: • Raise state spending (and state taxes) to keep up with costs while keeping local property taxes down.

• Raise local property taxes to keep up with growth and rising costs.

• Cut spending on public education.

State lawmakers cut spending in 2011. Texans didn’t like it much, and the state has, to this day, never recovered the even balance of state and local spending it had set just five years before those cuts.

High and rising property taxes have become — for understandable reasons — a major concern for voters and, in turn, for the people who rely on voter favor to stay in

office.

And the current crop of state officials elected by a price-sensitive electorate — you might remember that the now-assimilated TEA Party movement was an acronym for Taxed Enough Already — isn’t in the mood for a sudden increase in state spending, for education or anything else.

That’s the minefield the state’s latest school finance reformers want to cross. This week, the Texas Commission on Public School Finance started work on one of the state’s most intractable problems, hoping to come up with remedies in advance of 2019’s 86th legislative session.

You wouldn’t be out of line

wondering why this didn’t happen in 2017. Or 2015. Or 2013. But it’s because this is a hard policy problem and a harder political one.

The prompt now is that property taxes have gotten so far out of hand that lawmakers have no choice but to act.

The governor is in on this, too, recently unveiling his proposal — a workedover version of legislation that fell short last year — to limit increases in local property taxes without voter approval. The governor’s plan doesn’t call for lower property taxes and, in fact, in a detailed version of the proposal from Abbott’s political campaign, he makes the case for higher state spending on public education.

“A major effect of capping the growth of local property tax collections will be to reduce the extent to which local revenue for public schools is able to grow,” the proposal says. “The state must therefore be prepared to increase its share to the extent necessary to ensure that public schools have access to the funding they need.”

Declining public education spending by the state puts pressure on local school districts to raise property taxes to compensate.

It’s not the only reason taxes rise: Overall spending per student has risen, too. But the state’s share of the costs of public education dropped to about 38 percent in 2017 from about 45 percent in 2007, according to the Legislative Budget Board.

The local share — reliant on those rising property taxes — rose to 52 percent from 45 percent. (Federal funds accounted for the remainder.)

During that period, overall spending rose about 25 percent;

adjusted for inflation, it fell almost 6 percent. State funding rose, but not as fast as the student population; the result was a per-student drop in state spending and a local increase in per-student spending.

That shift to local funding increases Texas public education’s reliance on “recapture” — a formula that balances differences in local property values by taking money from property-rich school districts and distributing it to property-poor districts. That redistribution is built into the state system, but when Texas cuts its share of the total, it increases the load on local property taxpayers — both for their own schools and for recapture.

Abbott contends his limits would also limit recapture but also says it would increase pressure on the state to put up the money to equalize spending across school districts.

“It is difficult to estimate the exact amount of funding that the state would have allocate for this purpose, though it is worth noting that a revenue cap would not likely eliminate the entire $1.7 billion in annual recapture payments,” the governor’s proposal says. “The state has, for too long, relied on the rapid growth of school district property tax collections to fund increases in public education spending.”

The governor, like the legislators who make up a good part of the new school finance committee, is on the ballot in 2018, and he’s clearly siding with property taxpayers.

That built-in nod to increased state spending can wait until the Legislature comes back — or until the new committee starts crunching the numbers.

— An award-winning journalist for more than 20 years, Ross Ramsey is executive editor and cofounder of The Texas Tribune.

Distinguished|Continued from page 1 David, a 1959 graduate of Longview High School, continued his education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree (1962) and master’s degree (1965) in psychology.

He then attended the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada where he got his Ph.D. in psychology.

Spending most of his professional career as a psychology professor at Concordia University in Montreal, David was named Professor Emeritus in 2000. During his time at Concordia University, he taught various honors course to undergraduate and graduate students. David also did consultant work in statistical and experimental design on numerous large-scale research projects, receiving more than a million dollars in research grants and having his research published in books and academic journals.

Now a retired Clinical Psychologist, David lives in Durham, Quebec, where he is active in his community, volunteering in local conservations and elections, in addition to helping the Montreal SPCA place stray animals in foster homes.

The son of Dr. Ben and Beatrice Andres, David was nominated by his sister Joyce Andres Stidham of Longview. Joyce credits the strong foundation David received at Longview ISD in helping him “achieve the respect he possesses today as a distinguished professor, researcher, and author.”

Lifelong friend and classmate Emily Erisman Myers also nominated David, adding that he was an excellent student at Longview High who “was well-liked by classmates and participated in many school organizations and activities.”

THE LONGVIEW VOICE — Chief Donald M. Dingler Chief Dingler, a 1968 graduate of Longview High School, continued his education at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he studied criminal justice.

Later he attended the FBI National Academy and the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas.

Don began his career with the Longview Police Department in 1973 as a patrol officer, was promoted to Detective in 1978 and then Sergeant the next year. In 1982 he rose to the rank of Lieutenant and a year later Captain. In 2001 Don was named Assistant Chief, a role he would hold until 2011 when he became Chief of Police.

Since retiring from the Longview Police Department in 2015, Don and his wife Amy remain in Longview where they are active in the local community.

The son of Longview physician Dr. C.M. and Dorothy Dingler, Don was nominated by his friend and longtime colleague, David Willard, former Longview city manager. Willard praised Dingler’s work in the community to model “servant leadership throughout his career.”

“Chief Dingler is one of the finest people I have ever worked alongside,” he said. “He has always demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism.

I believe his depth of knowledge and experience was a steadying and positive influence with the Longview Police Department.”

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Prof. Essie Charles Childers A 1971 graduate of Longview High School, Essie continued her education at Abilene Christian University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Education.

In 1979 she earned her master’s degree in Education from the University of Texas at Tyler, and earned her certificate in Adult Learning from Walden University in 2014.

Essie started her long career in education while doing post-graduate work in Austin at the school district there, later returning home to East Texas and working at Tyler ISD. In 1987 she moved to Oklahoma where she taught at Oklahoma City College and Oklahoma City School District until 1992, when she took a long sabbatical to raise a family and do volunteer work in the community. Returning to professional education in 2003, Essie was a professor Tyler Junior College until she accepted a position at Blinn College, where she is currently a professor of Reading Education.

An active speaker at conferences addressing active learning strategies and college success skills, Essie has also served as co-chair for the organizations like Achieving The Dream, a board officer for the Texas Community College Teachers Association, the Texas College Reading and Learning Association, and others. In 2013 she was honored with the On Course Ambassador of the Year Award, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from Abilene Christian University in 2014.

The daughter of Toney and Willie F. Charles of Longview, Essie was nominated by former classmate Michael Wilborn, who added that Essie’s entire family “was active in Longview ISD programs and activities.”

Essie and her husband Terry raised three children and currently live in the Bryan-College Station area.

Duke|Continued from page 1 meet the grand level-qualifying score criteria. Held at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke University campus, students receive a commemorative medal.

Bassett said the program “identifies and supports academically talented students.”

“Students identified to participate in the TIP complete either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT Assessment college entrance examination,” she said. “The goal of the program is to assist young people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitudes by providing comparative information concerning their academic abilities and resources for unique educational opportunities.”

Bassett said some options to be considered for these students include enrolling in an advanced or honors level course, conducting in-depth independent study in the area of strength, and participating in accelerated and/or enrichment programs during the summer.

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Coming events May 1 April 30-May 4 - Teacher Appreciation Week Last Day for Early Voting - School Board Elections National School Principal’s Day 8 a.m. Senior CPR Training (LHS Little Theatre) 6 p.m. Lobo Cheer Booster Meeting (LHS Lower Library) 6:30 p.m. NHS Induction Ceremony (Melton Center) May 2 10 a.m. ROTC Awards Ceremony (LHS Little Theatre) 1 p.m. LHS Late Spring Signing Day (Turf Room) May 3 6 p.m. Senior Engineering Design and Development Presentation (LHS Little Theatre) 1:15 p.m. IB Hooding (Summit Club) 6 p.m. Shan Bauer and Wray Wade Town Meeting (Hudson PEP Library) May 4 4:30 p.m. Lobo Cheer Tryouts May 5 8 a.m. SAT Testing (LHS College and Career Center) May 6 3 p.m. Senior Scholarship Awards Ceremony (Melton Center) May 7 7 a.m. LHS STUCO Blood Drive (Melton Center) May 8 Foster Middle School Band Food Fest 7 p.m. Awards of Excellence (Pinecrest Country Club) May 10 Track & Field State UIL Qualifiers (Austin) 7 p.m. Employee Awards (Pinecrest Country Club) May 11 Track & Field State UIL Qualifiers (Austin) Foster Middle School Cheerleader Tryouts 9:15 a.m. 9th Grade Awards Ceremony (Melton Center) 9:30 p.m. Distinguished Alumni Brick Ceremony (Longview ISD Foundation Plaza) 10 a.m. SPED Track & Field Day (Lobo Stadium) 11 a.m. Distinguished Alumni Luncheon (Pinecrest Country Club) 6 p.m. Judson Middle School Spring Choir Concert

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

May 12 Track & Field State UIL Qualifiers (Austin) 10 a.m. Viewette Inductions (Melton Center) 10:30 a.m. Judson 8th Grade Science STAAR Blitz (Judson Gym) May 13 6 p.m. Spring Choir Concert (Melton Center) May 14 7 p.m. Board of Trustee Meeting (Education Support Center)

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May 15 5 p.m. Lobo Green and White Game (Lobo Stadium) 6 p.m. Johnston-McQueen Spring

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ELEMENTARY

‘Oh the places you'll go! ’ Johnston-McQueen​hosted its annual College & Career day for 3rd-5th graders themed “Oh, the places you’ll go!’

To add to the theme and purpose of higher education, students were encouraged to wear college shirts and the Pre-K through 2nd graders were encouraged to come dressed as their dream career choice.

“These students have been working so hard to get ready for STAAR testing that we wanted to show them the bigger picture,” said JMQ PTA rep, Christina Warren. “We wanted them to experience some wonderful careers in Longview and show them that there is a light at then end of this tunnel. When they apply themselves and work hard, they can do great things.”

There were 13 speakers at the school: Tammy Gage, marketing, Texas Bank and Trust​ Sharon Smith, cosmetology, LHS dualcredit/CTE Program Longview Fire Department​ and Longview Police Department​ Mike Tucker, Texas Eastman Chemical Co​ Cinnamon Cornell, journalist KLTV 7​ Alan Clipperton, International Studies - LeTourneau University Dr. K imbrough, veterinarian, Kimbrough Animal Hospital​ Kevin Hawkins, culinary arts, Divine Catering​ Jace Halbrook, military Sandy Collins, nursing Johnny Hamilton, athletics, LHS Athletics Eric Cooper, attorney

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for Child Abuse Awareness On April 6 Longview ISD hosted an event at the East Texas Montessori Prep Academy featuring musical entertainment, guest speakers, and a balloon release for Child Abuse Awareness Month.

At the close of the event Pre-K and

Kinder students released blue balloons in honor of all of the children in Gregg County who have experienced abuse and neglect, and white balloons for the children lost this year due to abuse.

The Honorable Gregg County Judge Bill Stoudt read the proclamation before the balloon release.

LPD

Our district is thankful for our strong partnerships with area agencies and organizations.

LPD Officer Joshua Hall spends time helping students with their homework at the Longview Public Library.

Kudos to Officer Hall, and our many first responders, who take the time to provide leadership and mentoring in our community.

LISD

Readers of the Month!

Congratulations to Bramlette student Curtis High for being the East Texas Reads top reader for the month of April!

Curtis read 3,096 minutes from March until April! That is AMAZING! When asked how he read more than 3K minutes, Curtis said, “I read like 24 hours a day.”

Curtis received received a Rockin’ L popsocket and a giftcard from Menchie’s. Thank you Menchie’s for your donation!

Ware Elementary is the East Texas Reads April Campus of the Month for reading 152,389 minutes.

Congrats to all our readers!

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South Ward Elementary was ready to show the STAAR test who was boss by getting in that South Ward spirit with a pep rally the Friday before the test.

The pep rally included their South Ward spirit squad, Lobo Cheer, Coach Roberts on the mic, DJ Juice from The Blaze 102.7/106.9 FM, and motivational speaker Patrick Johnson. The STAAR Pep Rally and Spirit Week were organized

by Communities In Schools Site Coordinator, Wynetta McCurdy-Jones.

The students participated in various spirit days throughout the week.

Monday: Shoot for the STAARS (Basketball t-shirts/colors) Tuesday: STAAR makes me crazy (crazy socks) Wednesday: Nerd Day Friday: South Ward has STAAR Spirit (South Ward Spirit Shirts

Page 5 Choir Concert May 16 9:30 a.m. LHS Graduation Rehearsal (Lobo Coliseum) Senior Directed Plays (Melton Center) May 17 9:30 a.m. LHS Graduation Rehearsal (Lobo Coliseum) Senior Directed Plays (Melton Center) May 18 7:30 p.m. Longview High School Graduation (Lobo Stadium) Senior Directed Plays (Melton Center) May 21 The Sound of Music (Melton Center)

Book Fair Fun For Montessori

East Texas Montessori Prep Academy kicked off its Book Fair week on April 24th with some special guests.

Parent volunteers, Longview Lobo Cheer​, and Constable Danny Craig Jr. joined the students for some reading sessions. The students were very surprised by an appearance from Clifford and showed the “big red dog” lots of ETMPA love.

Also involved in the week’s festivities were special reading times with the Viewettes and the Lobo Football team.

“Events like this help get our students excited about reading,” said Jasmine Coleman, East Texas Montessori Prep Academy Librarian.

May 22 The Sound of Music (Melton Center) 8:45 a.m. JMQ Pre-K Field Day 9 a.m. Foster 8th Grade Students to LHS for tours May 23 The Sound of Music (Melton Center) 7 a.m. Fish Camp (Melton Center) 8:45 a.m. JMQ K-2nd Field Day May 24 The Sound of Music (Melton Center) 8 a.m. Early Graduation Field Day 8:45 a.m. JMQ 3rd-5th Field Day May 25 South Ward 1st-2nd Grade Field Day JL Everhart Field Day May 28 Memorial Day - LISD Campuses Closed May 29 Hudson PEP 5th Grade Olympics South Ward 5th Grade Olympics JMQ 5th Grade Olympics 6 p.m. Judson MS 8th Grade Graduation

Get your badges on!

May 30 Judson MS In School Dance Judson MS Talent Show 9 a.m. Hudson PEP Splash Day

Congratulations to Cassie Hood at JohnstonMcQueen for winning March’s IT “Get Your Badges On” Chromebook prizes!

Instructional Technology continues to encourage the use of technology in the classroom with their “Get Your Badges On” program.

When a teacher uses one of the 15 technology tools and documents three lessons using the tech tool with their ITS, they earn a badge and an entry into the monthly Chromebook drawings. Teachers may gain one entry per tool.

May 31 Foster MS Dragon Fair Judson Fest & Staff vs Students Basketball Game 8:30 a.m. - Hudson PEP 3rd-5th Grade Field Day 8:30 a.m. - South Ward 3rd-5th Grade Field Day June 1 Last Day of School

Future Viewettes

We had so much fun April 14th with all of our dancers! Thank you to those who joined us, and we’ll see you at the Revue!

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Public Schools Week at ETMPA

East Texas Montessori Prep Academy celebrated National Public Schools Week last month by honoring those who support public schools every day, our wonderful Longview ISD parents and grandparents.

Moms, dads, grandparents, teachers, and students had a great time during dress up days

and activities that all catered to their loved ones.

Monday was “Muffins for Mom,” Wednesday was “Let’s Read Grandparents,” and Friday was “Donuts for Dads.”

Fun Run breaks the bank!

The annual Hudson PEP Fun Run hoped to raise funds for the PTO, and on April 18th they did in a big way! This year’s goal was $ 25,000 but the total raised was over $37,000!

“This amazing event would not be possible without the many man hours put in by our wonderful PTO and volunteers,” said Sue Wilson, Hudson PEP Principal.

The Neon Moms organize the activity. For two weeks, students seek donations to the school and it culminates with the actual run.

Chairpersons include Jenny Hubbard, Leslie Carlile, and Mary Katherine Wilson, and the event is sponsored by Texas Oncology​, Martex Well Service​ , with generous donations from Longview Regional Medical Center​, East Texas Foam Parties​, East Texas Yard Greetings​, Nanny Goat’s Cafe.

DJ Mike LaBorde also motivated the group and ran with the students.

Great job you awesome PEPsters!

Best-selling children’s author visits PEP New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty books and games Max Brallier signed books and spoke with Hudson PEP students last month! Max shared the story of his success, answered questions, and encouraged the students to pursue their own dreams!

Lending a hand!

Thanks to The Junior League of Longview for donating 136 food boxes to help kids who need extra help when school is closed. These Boys & Girls Club kids from Longview ISD are distributing boxes based on need and free and reduced lunch reports.

TSA|Continued from page 1 President and Carly Snyder for TSA State Reporter, with Ejehi winning election to state office.

The LHS organization is run under the guidance of longtime Career Technology instructor Mr. Charles Mosley, who said he was thrilled with the results and looks forward to the national meet set for June in Atlanta.

“We’re relieved to be past the hurdle of State competition, but now we’re gearing up for Nationals,” he added. “It’s going to be exciting.”

Longview dominated in both team and individual events, with numerous top 10 finishes in a variety of events.

Gold medalists in team events include: 1st Place in Chapter Team (Parliamentary Procedure Team): Ejehi Ihionkhan, Carly Snyder, Maggie Shen, Hyndavi Jatavallabhula, Brady Miller, and Payton Schaap 1st Place in Children’s Stories: Kyra Turner, Justin Melendez, Vanessa Monsivais, Maria Quintero, and Diana Hernandez 2nd Place in Biotechnology Design: Samantha Taylor, Kathryn Roper, Payton Schaap, Ben Taylor, Nitin Rangu, and Natalie Serrato 2nd Place in Debating Technological Issues: Justin Melendez and Hyndavi Jatavallabhula Gold medalists in individual events include Stephanie Guck, who earned top honors in Extemporaneous Presentation, and Fatima Akilu, who took 1st Place in Essays on Technology.

These students will all go on to compete at the TSA National Contest from June 22-26 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Other event finalists include: 1st Place in Graphic Solutions: Kyle Ashley 1st Place in Engineering Design (CAD Drawings): Arnulfo Campos 1st Place in Manufacturing (Turning Projects/ Lathe): Matthew Reed (Acrylic Pen) 2nd Place in Technical Report: Morgan Roberts 3rd Place in Graphic Solutions: Kyra Turner 3rd Place in Graphic Solutions: Caroline Taylor 3rd Place in Single Photo Entries: Katherine Burlingame

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3rd Place in Manufacturing (Turning Projects/ Lathe): Samantha Taylor (Wood Pen/Pencil Set) 4th Place in Graphic Solutions: Gaurav Singh 4th Place in Promotional Design: Nicole Melendez 4th Place in Manufacturing (Turning Projects/ Lathe): Jane Melendez (Wood Pen) 5th Place in Desktop Publishing: Kyle Ashley 5th Place in Prepared Presentation: Payton Schaap 6th Place in Graphic Solutions: Noah Dean 6th Place in Graphic Solutions: Kysean Dixon 6th Place in Computer Skills (on-site): Daniela Gomez 7th Place in Graphic Solutions: Maria Quintero 8th Place in Graphic Solutions: Magdalena Shen 9th Place in STEM Careers: Fatima Akilu 9th Place in Graphic Solutions: Jason Weinstein 9th Place in Graphic Solutions: Vanessa Monsivais 9th Place in Debating Technological Issues:

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Stephanie Guck and Payton Schaap 9th Place in Scientific Visualization: Samantha Taylor, Natalie Serrato, Kathryn Roper, and Amanda Dominguez 10th Place in Technology Bowl: Fatima Akilo, Maggie Shen, and Morgan Roberts 10th Place in System Control Technology: David Guo, Kysean Dixon, and Noah Dean 10th Place in Engineering Design: David Guo, Kysean Dixon, Vic Dong, Manuel Rodriguez, and Andy Pham 10th Place in Webmaster: Vic Dong, Matthew Hanson, Matthew Reed, Andy Pham, and Amanda Dominguez The Technology Student Association fosters personal growth, leadership, and opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox described TSA as “one of the most important academic technology programs in our district,” praising TSA instructor Charles Mosley, as well as “the many parents who volunteer so much of their time and energy to making this program such a success.”

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Wilcox said the overall performance of the entire team was impressive, both from the upperclassmen to the younger students.

“Our seniors doing well is no surprise, they are experienced, hard-working, and have been excelling in this competition for some time. It’s also great to see so many juniors, sophomores, and freshmen stepping up and excelling,” he said. “Considering how many middle school students we have excelling as well, it’s safe to say that the future is bright for TSA achievement at Longview ISD.”

Foster earns fourth-straight trip to TSA nationals For the fourth-straight year Foster Middle School students have advanced to the Technology Student Association nationals.

Gowri Rangu was also chosen as part of the Texas TSA Leadership Team.

During the state competition in Fort Worth on April 14-15, Foster’s TSA group finished with seven 1st place awards, five 2nd place awards, two 3rd place awards, and six 4th place awards to finish 3rd place overall in winning the following team and individual events: 1st Place Chapter Team: Gowri Rangu, Matthew Guck, Rachna Edalur, Neha Nirmal, Tibo Ihionkhan, and Nitya Jagarlamudi 1st Place Technology Bowl: Rachna Edalur, Matthew Guck, and Aditya Jagarlamudi 1st Place Electrical Applications: Nitya Jagarlamudi and Iniabasi Ekpenyong 1st Place Coding: Aditya Jagarlamudi and Gowri Rangu 1st Place Prepared Presentation: Gowri Rangu 1st place Graphic Solutions: Rachna Edalur 1st Place CAD: Iniabasi Ekpenyong 2nd Place Leadership Strategies: Gowri Rangu, Tibo Ihionkhan, and Rachna Edalur 2nd Place Graphic Solutions: Brayden Strong, and Matthew Guck 2nd Place Promotional Marketing: Rachna Edalur

2nd Place Technology Written Test: Neha Nirmal 2nd Place Career Prep: Rylee Camp 3rd place Challenging Technology issues: Anthony Holyfield and Mason Lamaster 3rd Place Graphic Solutions: Iniabasi Ekpenyong These students will go on to compete next month at the TSA Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia.

Other events finalists include: 4th Place Biotech: Nitya Jagarlamudi, Aditya Jagarlamudi, Matthew Guck, Rachna Edalur, Luke Spence, and Anthony Holyfield 4th Place Off the Grid: Neha Nirmal, Tibo

Hiring|Continued from page 1 With around 50 open positions available, including Math, Science, Spanish and Bilingual Education, as well as Social Studies, Reading, and Language Arts, Longview ISD is looking for the best of the best.

Many applicants traveled from as far away as Dallas and Houston, with others coming from neighboring districts around Tyler and the greater Longview area.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jody Clements said an important goal of the job fair is to allow interested applicants an opportunity to sit down with potential supervisors and to get a sense of whether it was a good fit.

“There’s only so much you can get from a resume, this expo allows professionals to meet and put a face to a name,” he said. “Tonight we had a lot of excitement, a lot of great conversations and positive applicants. You can see people smiling and know relationships are being built.”

For more information about career opportunities at Longview ISD please visit www.LISD.org and click on the Job Listings page, or call the LISD Human Resources Department at (903) 381-2200.

Ihionkhan, Matthew Guck, and Rachna Edalur 4th Place Graphic Solutions: Gowri Rangu, Mason Lamaster, and Nitya Jagarlamudi 4th Place Structural Challenge: Luke Spence and Itoro Ekpenyong 4th Place Mass Production: Henry Lattin and Jonathan Lebanon 4th Place Forensic: Anthony Holyfield and Mason Lamaster 5th Place Video Game: Brayden Strong, Mason Lamaster, Harrison Taylor, Safin Chowdhury, Iniabasi Ekpenyong, and Itoro Ekpenyong 5th Place Graphic Solutions: Aditya

Jagarlamudi, 6th Place Problem Solving: Dylan Gonzalez and Hibah Khan 6th Place Prepared Presentation: Divya Nirmal 8th Place Children’s Story: Rachna Edalur, Dylan Gonzalez, Matthew Guck, Namita Reddy, Divya Nirmal, and Iniabasi Ekpenyong For more information please call Foster Middle School at (903) 446-2710.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Blitz the STAAR! Judson Middle hosted a sciencebased STAAR Blitz on April 21.

Students were able to pre-register for the event and buses picked the students up and drop them off at the close of the event.

“We wanted to give students every opportunity to attend,” said William Houff, Judson Principal.

“We knew this would be a beneficial experience before the STAAR and a fun, hands on way to prepare.”

Students rotated stations in the gym throughout the day. Each station was interactive and allowed the students to grasp concepts they learned in the classroom in a different way.

After the stations, students were served pizza, participated in a raffle for door prizes, and received some very exciting news: an extra jean day on Wednesday!

There will be another Science STAAR Blitz on Saturday, May 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Pizza will be served and prizes will be given away.

Judson inducts 30 into National Honor Society More than 30 students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society March 8th in the JMS cafetorium.

"We are so proud of these students and how hard they have worked to receive this honor," said Judson Principal, William Houff.

8th Grade 2018 National Junior Honor Society inductees: Kaylee Brown, Valeria Villanueva Lira, Ashley Arce, William Blair, Joshua Harrison, Brianna Estrada, Aaron Tran, A’Quan Madden, Summer Simmering, Sony Betancourt, Xitaly Estrada, Tatiana Franco, Kaitlyn

Fowler, Gage Bellatti, Jordan Menard, Andrew McCauley, and Madyson Melton.

7th Grade 2018 National Junior Honor Society inductees: Matthew Miller, Anthony Garcia, Aniah Stansell, Ialiyah Calamese, Kenia Otero, Drake Mayfield, Kendall Wennmohs, Madison McCracken, Maddison Fincher, Rashel Macedo, Kelsey Presley, Andrea Smith, Caedmon Kingston, Richard Flores, Alfonso Cerda, Cameron Bryant, Eean Bartolo, LaJada Box, Keigan Bonner, Brianna Bravo, Hannah Dyer, and Miranda Mejia

Big turnout for College Day event Judson Middle School College Day on April 10th featured Wiley College, Stephen F. Austin University, Ut Tyler, Vista College, Texas A&M University, Kilgore College, Northeast Texas Communit y College, and Texas State Technical College There was plenty of excitement for the future of these students and they cannot stop talking about the experience. We look forward to the bright futures ahead for these young scholars, the next doctors, teachers, nurses, and future leaders.

April Wilson, Site Coordinator for Judson, said she encouraged a students to talk to the Texas A&M recruiter because “this is where she wants to go but does not know how to go about enrolling.”

“She also wasn’t sure about how to get in, because no one else in her family went to college and thus she did not know what to do,” she said. “I was able to talk to her about it and get her to talk to the recruiter.”

Wilson was thrilled to report that the student is now on course to becoming a student at Texas A&M “and

doing what it takes to ensure her entrance into college.”

“She is going to soar to higher heights, and her high school years is just the beginning,” she said. “Communities in Schools started this young lady on a road to a brighter future. A star in the making!”

Forest Park earns $500 Exxon Grant Congratulations Forest Park on receiving the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Grant in the amount of $500 presented this year from Kwik Food Mart and Mr. Tony Tucker, Spencer Distributing.

This is the 10th consecutive year Forest Park has received this grant. It is designated to assist in the promotion of Math and Science. Last year the math and science teachers combined two years and purchased calculators for the group.

"Forest Park works hard to make learning interesting and fun and we are very appreciative of Exxon for this grant,"

said Forest Park Principal, Dr. Cynthia Wise. "Mr. Tucker has been very supportive of 'our leading citizens of tomorrow' and is proud to contribute to their education and learning experiences."

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Partners in Prevention fights underage drinking Whitney Pierce with Partners in Prevention's Coalition for Drug-Free Youth spoke to Forest Park Men's Leadership Team on March 21 about the effects of underage drinking.

"Did you know that 30 percent of students your age in East Texas claim they are drinking but have never tasted alcohol," said Pierce.

"Your peers want to appear grown up, but drinking alcohol is not as cool as you think it is. When you drink before the age of 15 you're damaging your brain, your heart, and your liver."

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organization were in awe by the statistics in Piece's Google Quiz and gained a lot from the presentation.

The Men's Leadership Team has approximately 40 students that attend meetings twice a month.

The group was started by Forest Park teacher, Kenneth McElroy, as a way to mentor the young men on his campus and lead them in a positive direction.

Full ‘STEAM’ ahead!

Just as different students have varied interests or abilities, Longview Independent School District is working to provide a variety of educational options for parents to consider for their children.

During their regular meeting April 16th, LISD trustees approved measures to develop new in-campus elementary magnet schools, as well as transform an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school from traditional programs to magnet programs.

Superintendent Dr. James Wilcox said, thanks to support from the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP), the district is developing schools "that create critical, independent thinkers who will succeed academically and become productive members of society."

"We are expanding Montessori and International Baccalaureate programming that infuses science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education," he said. "Our goal is to build students’ skills so they are able to meet the workforce needs of local, regional, and global markets."

In addition to the new East Texas Montessori Prep Academy (for Pre-K and Kindergarten students) that opened its doors in 2017, Ware Montessori Academy will start in the 2018-19 school year for 1st Grade students. Eventually, the Ware campus will house a Montessori program all the way through 5th Grade.

Bramlet te Elementar y and Judson Middle will both become engineering-focused STEAM charter schools, with Ned E. Williams being designated as a STEAM magnet school with an emphasis on Fine Arts,

Community and corporate partnerships Did you know t he C ha mb er of Commerce le a d s C a r e er Exploration Tours for our elementary students?

On April 18 nearly 100 Longview Independent School District 4th graders learned about science and careers at Eastman Chemical!

Thank you Eastman and Chamber staffers for being partners in helping our young people learn more about their community, and encourage them in their future careers!

and Forest Park Middle w ill be designated an International Baccalaureate magnet school with STE A M integration.

Of course, Longview ISD already has current magnet campuses l i ke J. L .

E ver ha r t Elementary (International Baccalaureate), Hudson PEP Elementary (Gifted & Talented/Project-Based Learning), and Longview High also has IB and Early College charter programs within their campus.

Dr. Wilcox said an important priority for this initiative is to reduce minority group isolation and increase socioeconomic integration "by promoting systemic reform, developing innovative educational practices that promote diversity, and providing equitable access to high-quality educational programs."

"We have charter schools with a STEAM focus, magnet schools with a focus on International Baccalaureate, Gifted & Talented, Project-Based Learning, or STEAM, and traditional Pre-K and Kindergarten programs," he added.

So what does all this mean for parents and their students?

"More access, opportunity, and options for parents to consider as possible," said Dr. Wilcox. "Our students have different intellectual abilities and career aspirations, so we want to meet them where they are in order to better help them get where they want to be."

Are you interested in more information about how your child can enjoy the benefits of these progressive educational opportunities?

Please call at (903) 381-2200 for more information.

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‘SKILLS’ that pay the bills!

The Lobo SkillsUSA Auto Competition team competed in the state competition at Corpus Christi from April 4-9.

The team of juniors and seniors submitted projects, and competed in skill/knowledgebased competitions.

“Being part of this experience

Snap-On and other vendors. After the competition, the students were able to tour the Toyota facility and network with corporate employees.

“Everyone should be a part of a CTE program,” said senior Tyler Wilder. “It brings hands on experience to the real world. Just through SkillsUSA we were able to network and get the valuable skills we

has been really cool,” said Paul Hutchins, senior. “I have been able to do things through this program and this competition that I never thought I would do. I met people in this industry that I never thought I would.”

“I am very proud of how the team competed,” said Paul Bouis, Auto and SkillsUSA sponsor. “These boys have worked hard all year and they are seeing the results of all that work.”

First place winners: Hunter Fenton, Edgar Rivera, Pedro Alvarado, David Gauthier, Isidro Montalvo, Fernando Ruiz Second place winners: Paul Hutchins, Tyler Wilder, Jonathan Cardona, Omar Salazar Third place winners: Victor Soto They were able to network during the competition with representations from

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It’s fun to see kids like us compete in something that we love and meet others that love it as much as we do.”

“We want to thank Mr. Bouis for elevating this program to where it is, it has really grown a lot,” said Hunter Fenton, senior. “Thank you for helping us get to where we need to be.

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ACADEMIC STARS!

Congratulations to our Longview High UIL team who competed in the district competition.

Listed below are those who placed and will be advancing to the regional competition.

Computer Applications Elizabeth Adeeko 1st Place Computer Applications Azari Barryer 3rd Place Computer Applications Nayeli Solis 5th Place Literary Criticism Samantha Taylor 1st Place Literary Criticism Sage Thompson 2nd Place Copy Editing Sophie Bunn 1st Place Copy Editing Malia Boulware 2nd Place Copy Editing Kasey Whitenack 3rd Place Editorial Sophie Bunn 5th Place Feature Sophie Bunn 3rd Place Feature Kasey Whitenack 6th Place Headline Sophie Bunn 4th Place News Writing Sophie Bunn 1st Place Ready Writing Sophie Bunn 1st Place Ready Writing Sage Thompson 4th Place Social Studies Hayden Rice 1st Place Prose Interpretation Kasey Whitenack 4th Place Congress Debate Carrie Gilliland 1st

Place Congress Debate Hyndavi Jata 6th Place Cross Examination Debate Maddie Johnson, Demi Worke 5th Place Team Awards Computer Science 4th Place Social Studies 2nd Place Current Events 4th Place Speech 5th Place Journalism 3rd Place Spelling 5th Place Literary Criticism 1st Place Advancing to Regional Meet: Samantha Taylor, Sage Thompson, Betsy Rodriguez, Fatimo Akilo UIL Coaches: Rose Bayless, Tabitha Clynch, Sasha Cantu, Ben Mosier, Pam McWilliams, Sharon F. Hickman Longview High School UIL One Act Play All Star Cast: Carmen Vermillion, Max Kelt, D’Keriyan Alexander All Star Tech Crew: Tessa Fried Team: Selected to advance to Bi-District Competition with the play Frankenstein Bi-District Awards All Star Cast: Max Kelt, D’Keriyan Alexander, Nicholas Smith All Star Tech Crew: Ainsley Polk Outstanding Tech Crew – Longview (Ainsley Polk, Ellie Duvall, Carolina Olivas, Autumn Gauthier, Tessa Fried, Rebecca Olson) Pam Mercer McWilliams, Director Josh Graves, Technical Director

LOBO ROYALTY Congratulations to seniors Jordan Lawson and Kindra Taylor who were named 2018 Prom King and Queen on April 7th!

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IB Showcase celebrates Lobo welders burn Lobo artists through contest IB students were able to showcase their artwork in the Senior Showcase on April 17.

Five 2D/3D exhibition art students and 11 digital film students showcased during the event.

In the 2D/3D exhibition, the students had to finish eight to 11 pieces of works.

In addition, they had to write texts for each piece of artwork and a curatorial rationale describing the intentional of their work.

“To complete their IB portfolio, students compose a process portfolio demonstrating the development of their art making practice,” said Mileah Hall, Longview High School Art Teacher “The final portion of the IB portfolio includes a comparative study in which students compare three artworks from differing cultures. The work is completely individual and encourages study of art globally as well as allows the student to develop their own voice.”

The Digital Film students worked together in groups of three or four to produce a script, direct, shoot, and edit a short film for the showcase. This takes

place over the course of the year.

The group must audition actors and go through the process of makeup, lighting, and any effects needed to make their film happen.

“The film process will mold and morph through the year, so what is originally presented will not always be the final product,”said Frank Herbert, Digital Art Teacher.

On April 14th five students competed in the 3rd annual Tulsa Welding School Competition. All five students received $500 scholarships for attending.

Three Lobos placed in the top ten out of 230 of the best high school welders from around the United States. Students from Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and California are just a few state competitors represented.

Manuel (Manny) Moreno (1st place) received a full paid tuition scholarship to the Tulsa Welding School campus of his choice. He can choose from Tulsa Oklahoma, Houston Texas, or Jacksonville Florida. He also received a welding machine and other prizes.

German Zelaya (4th place) - received an additional $1400 Scholarship along with other prizes Arturo Velez (10th place) - received an additional $500 scholarship and other prizes

College & Career Fair Longview High School College and Career Center hosted a college fair April 17.

There were 17 colleges and universities in attendance, many for the first time.

Leaders of the Band

Congratulations to the new Lobo Band Drum Majors for the 2018-2019 year!

Whitney Taylor, Myles Meader and Abbey Gideon.

We are proud of you and can’t wait to see you take the field!

One Longview = STRONGview!

Captains and and team members from the Longview High ZClub, Viewettes, Majorettes, Cheer, Soccer, and entire athletic department all came together April 19th to help beautify the campus!

Way to go Lobos! This is how we make our community better: by working together!

Senior Leadership

The Coalition for Drug-Free Youth was at Longview High School April 13th, where Mrs. Blacklock’s senior c lass at t ac hed stickers on togo bags for local businesses!

This effort is to raise awareness for Alcohol Awareness Month and remind parents to start talking to their teens about underage drinking.

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LOBO PRIDE Logan Peters leads by example, on and off the field

Don't EVER let hard-working Lobo multisport athlete Logan Peters hear you say "I can't." The LHS junior inspires his team and community through his perseverance, despite physical challenges.

Described by his coaches and teammates as "a strong-minded and focused individual," this Lobo can lift 175 pounds with just one hand!

You can do anything with the right mindset, passion, and drive.

Whatever you want to succeed in, you have the LoboNation behind you.

Thank you KLTV sports reporter Michael Coleman for covering this story on one of our favorite Lobos, and thank you Logan Peters for being you!

Chris Davis leading off in Baltimore Lobo baseball legend Chris Davis is still excelling in the majors, and has brought his power to the top of the order: batting leadoff for the Baltimore Orioles.

But Davis is not phased by the change and says it is all part of an evolution in moving power hitters up to that spot.

“I am looking forward to the new set of challenges,” he said. “I am just excited about the group of guys we have. I feel like this is a complete team. We have added some guys in the off season that we needed. I am excited for this season.”

Last month the Orioles were in Houston which gave Davis a chance to see many of his family members.

“I love when I get to come back to Texas,” Davis said. “I still live here in the off season so I always look forward to it.”

Davis grew up watching the Texas Rangers, which he played for when he started his career.

With the recent success of Davis and other East Texans in the Majors, as well as multiple college prospects at the High School level, Davis said the secret is gone on how good the region is for talent.

“I think it was untapped and unknown talent,” he said. “It was a hotbed of talent. There was not much exposure. There is more nowadays than when I was in little league and growing up. Texas is so big you can find great talent in a lot of areas but for whatever reason East Texas was ignored. I don’t think it is a secret anymore but for a while it was a good secret to keep.”

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Little League Night for Lobo Baseball

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The varsit y baseball team hosts a series of Little League nights to partner the youth of Longview on their love of baseball.

“This is a great way for the kids to pick up some great habits early on and find a role model in our Lobo Baseball players,” said Head Baseball Coach, Jim Goldman.

Each little leaguer is paired up with their Lobo baseball buddy. On Thursday, two teams from Longview go through a modified practice with the Lobos. On Friday, two different Longview Little League teams are selected to take the field for warm ups and remain on the field for the National Anthem.

Any Little League player that attends the game in their uniform also gets in to the varsity game for free!

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District Champs

Congrats to our boys on winning the 11-6A District Track & Field Championship!

Assistant Coach Writt said he “couldn’t be more proud of the way our guys competed! It’s been almost 20 years since we’ve won a district championship in track & field!”

Congrats to Jephaniah Lister on placing 3rd in triple jump at the area meet! Moving on to regionals, and big congratulations to High Jump District Champ, Keilan Carr!

Diamond stars! Best of the best!

work gentlemen!

Lobo baseball and softball teams have shown a lot of improvement this season! Keep up the great ladies and

It was a sweep for Longview when it came to Most Valuable Player awards during the 15th annual Azalea Or thopedics A ll-Star Basketball Games on April 14th at Wagstaff Gymnasium in Tyler.

Longview’s Destiny McAfee scored 19 points to lead the East to a 68-56 win over the West in the girls’ game.

In the boys’ game, Longview’s Jason Bush had 20 points and seven rebounds in a 70-52 victory for the East over the West.

Soccer honors

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2018 Soccer Banquet Rodeo cowgirl qualifies for state

So proud of all our boys on their awards. All district, goalkeeper of year, offensive MVP, Texas High School and TASCO Academic all State, and LHS Heisman Winner.

We love our Lobos and their winning tradition!

Congratulations to Natalie Green for qualifying for the Texas High School Rodeo Association Finals.

Green competed at 12 high school rodeos this school year, winning a buckle and placing 4th in Pole Bending standings for the region, which qualifies her to compete at the Texas High School Rodeo Finals June 10-16 in Abilene, Texas.

In addition to Pole Bending, Green also placed in the Top 10 in Barrel Racing and competed in Goat Tying.

Green is an A ll-A round equestrian. She is a Longview FFA officer and competes on the FFA Horse Judging team and won first in district. Green qualified for State in Horse Judging and will be traveling with the Lobo FFA Horse Judging to Texas Tech University this month for State competition.

“Teaching Natalie is a pleasure, said Dr. John Denson, FFA Advisor. “I would have to think hard to remember a student who is more honest, courteous, and respectful. Natalie has learned how to TRY! TRYING sounds easy, but the TRY I am speaking of only occurs when an athlete goes beyond competition with others to a challenge within themselves to be better with each practice.

It seems there is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a student, especially Natalie.”

Green will travel to Fort Worth in July to receive the highest award from Texas FFA, know as the Lone Star Degree.

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John Womack Harrison, Jr., beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away at the age of 83 during the morning of April 16th in Longview after a brief illness.

A longtime Trustee of the Longview Independent School District and a supporter of the Boy Scouts, Asbury House and the First United Methodist Church, John was born to Winnie D. Harrison and John W. Harrison, Sr. in Longview, Texas on May 15, 1934. He had three adoring sisters, Katherine, Marjorie and Louise.

John married his loving wife of over 52 years, Jean Ramey Harrison in 1953. Jean passed away in 2005. Together, they enjoyed travel, which included several trips to Great Britain, Ireland, Italy and France. They especially loved watching their children and grandchildren grow and blossom.

A 1952 graduate of Longview High School, John played football and ran track for the Lobos. In the spring of 1952, he was selected to compete in the Texas State Track and Field Tournament in Austin where he medaled in both the 440-yard run and the long jump.

After graduation, he attended Kilgore College and SMU. John was the owner of Ramey Harrison Appliance in Longview until the business closed in 2017. The original store and shop was started in 1949 by his father-in-law, J. R. Ramey. John joined the business in 1965 and became the owner in 1969.

John’s interest in Scouting started early.

He became a member of Troop 201 where he earned the Eagle Scout badge with the Silver Palm Award. As a Scout, he attended the National Scout Jamborees in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and Irvine, California and he attended 7th World Scout Jamboree in Bad Ischl, Austria in 1951. From 1960 to 1965, John was the District Scout Executive for Southwest Arkansas and served as Camp Director for Camp Pioneer in Mena. After returning to Longview, John became an advisor to Explorer Post 201. Last May, he attended the 100th anniversary of Troop 201 in Teague Park.

Always interested in the welfare and education of children, John served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Longview Independent School District for over 43 years.

During his tenure on the Board, he witnessed the rebuilding of every school campus in the LISD, including the 1976 completion of

the award-winning Longview High School complex. His passion was to see that the needs of special education students be met and for the curriculum to include vocational options for students in Longview. John was a Trustee twice when the LISD Board was recognized at the Outstanding School Board in Texas by the TASA. At the 2015 Lamplighter Awards ceremony, the LISD Foundation recognized John with the annual Cornerstone Award.

A longtime member of the Longview Downtown Rotary Club, John was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was proud of his over 51 years of perfect attendance. John was also a longtime supporter of Asbury House in Longview, donating toys and appliances to support their effort. He always enjoyed spending time with the children there. He was also a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Longview where he remained active in Henry Foster Sunday school class and several organizational groups at the church. He was always quick to volunteer his time and talents for the church. More than anything, John loved stopping and visiting with friends. Often just showing up at their business and pulling up a chair to catch up. He enjoyed people and their stories.

John is survived by his sister, Marjorie Bivins of Longview, his four children; David Harrison and his wife Elizabeth of West Palm Beach, Florida, Carole Cahill and her husband Mark of Dallas, James McKellar “Kelly” Harrison of Lufkin and Martha Collier and her husband Kyle of Longview. He is also survived by three grandchildren; Rachel Graham and her husband Connor of Longview, Alyson Kipp and her husband Chris of Longview and Alexander Harrison and his wife Yaicha of Northglenn Colorado and also two greatgrandchildren Merritt Kipp and Molly Graham, both of Longview.

Services were held Friday, April 20th at First United Methodist Church of Longview.

Burial followed at Memory Park Cemetery, under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview.

The Family would like to especially thank the following for their extra care and concern for John: Dr. Carl Earnest, The staff at Summer Meadows, Compass Hospice, Nathan Wright and Ignacio Rodriguez.

In lieu of f lowers, the family request that John be remembered through donations to A sbur y House, www.

AsburyHouse. net or the LISD Foundation

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Foundation honors 2018 Lamplighter winners The Longview ISD Foundation presented 14 winners of Lamplighter Awards on April 5th during a banquet at Pinecrest Country Club.

Fifth, eighth, and twelfth grade students nominated educators who inspired them by writing essays describing their experiences with the teachers. In February the foundation selected the following LISD staffers based on those essays.

Montessori Kindergarten student Elizabeth Landaverde adores her teacher Maria Felix because she is really nice, adding that “She teaches us to read and to how to do math.”

Bramlette 5th grader Cash Carpenter said teacher Earl Bonner inspires him to tries his very best “and to never give up.”

“Pep” is not only in a name, it’s in her step.

Hudson PEP 4th grader, Mason Lundy says teacher Allison Beard is not only out-of-this world, “but most importantly she encourages her students.”

JL Everhart 5th grade teacher Bitia Saravia is always smiling according to her student Veronica Vasquez. “That smile encourages all of us. She understands us and stands up for what she believes in,” Veronica said.

Johnston-McQueen retired counselor Lynn Bearden is known for flipping frowns, according to student Riley McGrede. Riley says she is never negative and always “turning something into a nice situation.”

Johnston-McQueen 5th grader Kyler Wilson realized Christy Scott was trying to help him with her daily chats instead of getting him into trouble. By the end of the year, he hardly got into trouble and it was all because of her and their chats!

Some lessons go beyond the classroom.

Ned E. Williams teacher Carol Pruitt taught Alya Spruille to be herself. Alya says Ms. Pruitt is very important to her and she is grateful to have her in her life.

There is always that one teacher you remember and miss from elementary, and South Ward teacher Charlotte Munoz is that for 5th Grader Emily Rodriguez. “Every time she sees me in the hallway, she gives me hugs me and encourages me,” she said.

Math is a struggle for a lot of students and it takes patience from a special teacher. That is Ware teacher Nyvonnia Gray. “We never moved on until I understood,” said her student, Kennedi Mathis.

Forest Park 8th grader Denim Worth says a lesson that she will never forget about K a t ie Thompson is she always has something good to share with her students, “even if it is just a smile.”

Foster band director Nathan

Brazell helped Natalie Holder break through her shy, 6th grade interior and helped her become the confident 8th grade drum major she is today. Natalie said Mr. Brazell helped her “focus on successes and not failures.”

Judson teacher Mattie Cuba isn’t afraid to be herself said Kayden Turner. “She is kind, supportive, and patient with ALL students,” Kayden said.

Longview Early Grad High School freshman Luke Bailey appreciates all the extra time and patience his honoree, Pam Anthony, takes to help him with his work. “She is the best!” he said.

Along the way, we meet those that challenge us, push us, but do it to bring out the best in us. The teacher that challenged Longview High senior Tahjaa Robertson was Foster Middle School teacher Janell Garner. “I had to work for what I want, from grades all the way to my personal image and goals,” Tahjaa said.

Longview High student Matthew Boles said Coach Wesley Dorsett has been a mentor to him because he can trust him, rely on his advice, “and what he says comes from the heart.”

Retired LISD supervisor of instructional technology Pat Johnston received the 2018 Cornerstone Award for her long years of expertise and service to the district and the Foundation.

All proceeds from this event are used to fund the Foundation’s annual Great Rewards for Great Ideas Grant Program and annual Campus Initiative Grant Program.

Since 1996, the Longview ISD Foundation has funded over 600 Great Rewards for Great Ideas grants, returning $791,492 to LISD classrooms to maximize educational opportunity for all LISD students.

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Go take Congrats STATE! DECA ladies

Freshmen Celebration

Longview High honored freshman boys and girls in celebration of their academic achievements. Honors included; all A honor roll, A-B honor roll, perfect attendance, citizenship, and positive role model. Representatives from Kilgore College spoke about the OneUp Summer program and the Senior Class Prom Committee greeted the freshman as they arrived.

Members of DECA gave a presentation to the Board of Trustees during the April 16th regular meeting.

The LHS chapter won Best Video for Community Service at the 2018 State Conference.

Welcome Congressman!

April 7th there was a fundraiser at Maude Cobb for Jozmond Black, who is running for Congress in Georgia. Jozmond invited Civil Rights Icon and Congressman John Lewis to attend and speak at the function. Lewis was thrilled to attend and support his long-time mentee.

Congratulations to Elissa Branch who qualified for State UIL in Latino History Essay Competition. Elissa will go to Austin in May to compete in the state competition.

FFA Meat Science

Congrats on your First Place finish in the Texas Tech University competition at Sul Ross University!

Jozmond is the son of Foster teacher Chesa Templeton and grandson of Joan Templeton, Administrative Assistant to Pupil Services.

Prevent Violence!

Thank you Taylor Taylor for spreading that Lobo Love and promoting National Youth Violence Prevention Week on March 21st at Longview High.

A delicious masterpiece...

Culinary Arts students delighted Junior Achievement of East Texas board members with their skills during their March 21 regular meeting at the Lobo Bistro.

A young Lobo on the rise Congrats to freshman Kaden Meredith on winning the Running Back MVP Award at the VTO Camp April 22nd.

This talented underclassman is expected to compete for playing time in the 2018 Lobo backfield.

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Congrats Noah and Hannah!

WOW!

C ong ra t s to L HS s en ior s Hannah Miller and Noah Ezigbo Dessesaure for being selected as 2018 Gregg Count y Bar Association Scholarship winners!

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Yard Sign time

The LHS Majorettes are selling spirit signs for LHS and LISD Middle School activities! Graduation signs and college signs are also available.

Please help our ladies earn funds to pay for their uniform expenses for next year by purchasing before May 9th.

Contact a Majorette or email us at lobomajorettes@gmail.com.

Thank you for supporting the Majorettes!

To the next level!

Check out these Lobos who are looking to take their gridiron talents to the next level.

Jacob Johnson, Logan Peters, Kamden Perry, Haynes King, and Jessie Anderson went to visit University

of Louisiana-Monroe on April 14th.

Kamden Perry, Tainique Taylor, Jacob Johnson, Jessie Anderson, Jephaniah Lister, and Ja’Vontae Writt attended SFA Junior Day on April 21st.

Green & White Game set for 5 p.m. May 15

On the afternoon of April 23, the Lobos peeled last year’s Rockin’ Ls off their helmets and got back to work, building on the past, and looking toward the future.

“It’s one of 15 practices we get and it’s important, you know, had a ton of

kids out here and we got a bunch of reps. Saw some good things, saw some bad, but it’s to be expected to first day of spring,” said head coach John King.

The lobos were a game away from the state championship in 2017, and most of the lettermen are back for this upcoming season, including senior Gavin Roberts, and most of the offensive line.

“It’s some pretty high expectations, we got to get better each day, learn from our mistakes and move on from it,” said Roberts.

Behind the hogs up front is an experienced quarterback in Haynes King, who went 10-1 as a starter last

season, along with dynamic running back Keilyn Williams, who scored 19 touchdowns.

“We always tell them next man up, for like the injuries we had last year, was next man up. I was next man up, so I just tell them all to be ready for anything, because anything is possible,” said Williams.

Coach King preaches to his guys, one day doesn’t break you or make you, but this is the time for seniors, such as Williams and Roberts, to take on even larger leadership rolls.

“Lot of guys played major roles for us last year, they’ve been there and done it, and they know what it takes.

They know what the road is going to look like through our district, and if we were to get in the playoffs, so guys like that have got to lead the way,” said coach King.

The Lobos will finish up spring workouts with Green-White Game on Tuesday, May 15th, at 5 p.m.

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