During the school year, many children participate in school meals. Fortunately, children in Aldine have the opportunity to receive meals at school this summer. Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may create a cycle for poor performance once the school year begins [...]
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Aldine ISD to Offer Summer Recreation Classes
Aldine ISD will offer summer recreation classes in gymnastics, swimming and weight training. There will be a 12-student minimum for each class. Registration for gymnastics will be held June 7 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Smith Academy (5815 W. Little York), and Conley Elementary (3345 W. Greens Road). Those two schools will be the sites where [...]
Flores, Lanczos Named Aldine ISD Teachers of the Year
Kathleen Flores, an ESL (English as a Second Language) prekindergarten teacher at Hinojosa EC/PK Center, won the Elementary/Intermediate Teacher of the Year while the Secondary Teacher of the Year honor went to Eva Lanczos, an ESL teacher at MacArthur High School. The other four finalists included Christopher M. Ceaser of Eckert Intermediate School, Kimberly Harris [...]
2013 Aldine ISD Campus Teachers of the Year
Each year, Aldine ISD honors the Campus Teachers of the Year. And as always, the Teacher of the Year Committee had the difficult task of selecting the two District Teachers of the Year from a group of dedicated educators who have demonstrated passion, drive and excellence in teaching. This year, the committee named Eva Lanczos [...]
2013 AISD Regional History Fair Winners
Aldine ISD celebrated the Regional History Fair on February 22 at the Aldine Staff Development Center. Judges had the difficult task of judging student projects. The theme for the 2013 history fair is “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.” First and second place winners will advance to compete at the State History Day Event, [...]
20 Shotwell Middle Students Selected for Mentoring Program
Twenty young men at Aldine ISD’s Shotwell Middle School were chosen for adoption by a NFL player to receive a program designed to educate and empower young boys to become good civilian men. Quinton Carter, safety for the Denver Broncos, has teamed up with Houston-based organization Very Positive Outlook, Inc. to host the Quinton Carter [...]
6 AISD Campuses Earn Magnet Schools of America Merit Awards
Magnet Schools of America established the Magnet Schools of Merit Award to recognize the top magnet schools in the United States. The Magnet Schools of Merit Award recognizes magnet schools that show commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovation, successful desegregation/diversity efforts, specialized teaching staffs, parent and community involvement, and the consistent delivery of quality [...]
Shotwell Middle School Student Earns Scholastic Art Award
Student Rafael López of Shotwell Middle School received an honor from Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, which is provided by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and sponsored by the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE). López’s artwork entitled “The Clown” received a Silver Key. Incidentally, his piece entitled “Rodeo Clown” also placed in the [...]
Aldine Education Foundation Awards Grants to AISD Teachers
The Aldine Education Foundation (AEF) “Surprize Grant Patrol” made their presence felt loud and clear when they arrived at five Aldine ISD schools on Friday, Dec. 7 to present recently named recipients with AEF’s first-ever teacher grants. Using tambourines and noisemakers, the “Surprize Grant Patrol” descended on Eisenhower High School, MacArthur Ninth Grade School, Thompson [...]
2 Middle School Students Win Summer Reading Contest
Achieve3000 sponsored the summer reading contest Give Us 40. This was part of a summer school pilot held at middle schools targeting ESL (English as a second language) students. After summer school ended, students accessed Achieve3000, which is a software program that offers differentiated instruction to improve reading and writing, from home. Students who did [...]
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