Open on Memorial Day
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Brownsville ISD will be open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013. The district will observe regular school and office hours. |
| Hanna Varsity Choir to Perform at TMEA |
The Hanna High School Varsity Men’s Choir has been invited to perform at the 2014 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio. This invitation marks the first time that a Brownsville ISD high school choral group has been selected to perform at TMEA. The Hanna Choral Department includes Gene Holkup, Head Choir Director; Jesus G. Morales and Selina Charles, Assistant Choir Directors. Alain Fabela is the accompanist. Four BISD middle school choirs have been asked to perform at TMEA over the years, Cummings Junior High Mixed Choir (Twice) in the 1950’s, Vela Middle School Mixed Choir in the 1990’s and Vela Middle School Treble Choir in 2012. The Hanna Varsity Men’s Choir has brought state honors to our school district. Congratulations to these outstanding students on earning this prestigious invitation. |
| Summer Schedule |
Brownsville ISD offices will follow the following abbreviated summer administrative work schedule beginning on Monday, June 17, 2013 and ending on Friday, August 2, 2013.
7:30 am – 5:30 pm – Monday through Thursday
8:00 am – 12:00 noon – Friday
BISD offices will be closed the week of July 1, 2013 through July 5, 2013. |
| Ortiz Student Artist Tops in Doodles |
Nia-Isabella Garza, a 5th grade student at Ortiz Elementary School, is one of 250 State Finalists in the 2013 U.S. Doodle 4 Google competition. Chosen from more than 130,000 entries, State Finalists are the highest ranked doodles from each grade group from each state. View Nia's Doodle. |
| Cavazos Scholarships Awarded |
Congratulations to the BISD student athletes who received Johnny N. and Nena S. Cavazos Athletic Scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each. The 2013 Cavazos Scholarships were awarded to 5 students from each BISD high school at the Board Meeting held on May 21. The couple generously funded an athletic endowment that has provided college funds to graduating district athletes for many years. View the list of 2013 recipients. |
| Attention Employees |
Meetings for the Volleyball and Ultimate Frisbee Leagues will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at 6 pm for Volleyball and 6:45 pm for Ultimate Frisbee at the BISD Wellness Center. Join the fun. For more information, contact Anisa Gonzalez at 698-0194 or agonzalez@bisd.us. Wellness is Hot Stuff in BISD! |
| Seventeen BISD Students Earn Duke Notice |
Congratulations to seventeen BISD 7th grade students who earned State Recognition in the Duke University Talent Identification Program. The program identifies and supports academically talented students who have scored 95% or higher on a grade level standardized achievement, aptitude or mental ability test. Identified students are invited to take the SAT or ACT and must be in the top 25% of the Talent Search Pool to qualify for State Recognition. The pool is highly selective and the scores earned by these students are the national mean averages of those in the 12th grade. These seventeen students earned recognition out of 256 BISD students who participated. View the list of BISD students by campus. |
| Employee Transfers |
The employee transfer period will begin Monday, May 20, 2013. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, May 31 before 5 pm. View the guidelines. |
| Middle School Artists Are Superior |
| BISD middle school students won 110 superior ratings and 24 silver medals at the Region One Junior Visual Arts Student Exhibition (VASE) competition held at Morris Middle School in McAllen on May 11. Alejandra Carillo, a Stillman Middle School student, received superior ratings and silver medals for both of her artworks. Congratulations to BISD’s middle school student artisits. View results by schools. |
| Hanna Makes List |
| Hanna High School made the 2013 Newsweek list of America’s Best High Schools. View the list. |
| Four Teachers Earn Rotary Award |
For over 20 years, the Brownsville Rotary Club has honored BISD teachers for their teaching excellence. Selected teachers each receive a check for $1,000 to be used to continue their education or any other educational use which will enhance their classroom skills. The 2013 recipients of the Brownsville Rotary Endowment for Teaching Excellence are Rosalio Garcia and Francisco Sanchez from Veterans Memorial High School, and Antonio Padilla and Martina Rubio from Stillman Middle School. Congratulations to these outstanding educators and thank you to the Brownsville Rotary Club for its support of our educators. |
| A College-Going Culture |
Brownsville ISD high school seniors are applying to colleges in record numbers using the APPLY TEXAS APPLICATION. They are also completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in large numbers. Check out the BISD counts below. The Brownsville Learning Academy, Lincoln Park School, and Brownsville Academic Center are included in the numbers. Current student enrollment numbers are used in the calculation. FAFSA counts are updated every Friday by the Department of Education and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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