Merriam-Webster’s definition of a teacher is “one that teaches,” but we all know that the role of a teacher extends far beyond instruction. Teachers take on numerous roles to ensure that our children obtain the skills and resources they need to become successful in their future endeavors. Fort Bend ISD is proud to join in [...]
Fort Bend ISD has named its 2013 Principals of the Year. Deirdre Holloway, principal of Blue Ridge Elementary (BRE), is the Elementary Principal of the Year, and Vonda Washington, principal of Christa McAuliffe Middle School (CMMS) is Secondary Principal of the Year. Each year, District principals select an elementary and secondary honoree based on their [...]
The Fort Bend County community will have the opportunity to honor our active military, new recruits and veterans during this multi-part event, being held at Constellation Field on Tuesday, May 28th. The first part of the event, is a recognition ceremony called “Our Community Salutes Fort Bend”, and was initiated by a local Ambassador-level Girl [...]
Fifteen outstanding entering freshmen from across the country have been selected to receive the distinguished Forty Acres Scholarship. This is the third year for the flagship program administered by the Texas Exes, which is the premier full-ride, merit-based scholarship program for The University of Texas at Austin. Forty Acres Scholars receive a comprehensive financial package [...]
The Fort Bend Travis High School boys’ basketball team has finished seventh nationally for the 2012-13 season. The announcement was made by MaxPreps, a California-based company that ranks more than 20,000 high school boys’ varsity basketball teams nationwide. Fort Bend Travis (33-5) closed out the season with nine consecutive wins, culminating with a 46-38 victory [...]
Congratulations to Fort Bend ISD’s 2013 Bilingual and ESL Teachers of the Year. They are: Walter Valenzuela of Holley Elementary School, Bilingual Teacher of the Year; Leyla Halimi of Clements High School, Secondary ESL Teacher of the Year; and Lily Monroe of Fleming Elementary School, Elementary ESL Teacher of the Year. They were selected from [...]
Austin High School’s black team placed fourth in the C division (grades 9-12) and Sartartia Middle School’s team finished second in the B division (grades 6-9) at the Gulf Coast Region Science Olympiad competition held March 23 at Lone Star College – CyFair. These two teams will join a team from Clements High School in [...]
Reading Junior High Principal Juan Nava and assistant principal’s Sonya Sanzo, Jose Pineda and Veronica Williams are getting into shape so they can dance the night away at “Surf’s Up, School’s Out!” with the Triumphs, presented by OakBend Medical Center. The $25 ticket is good for a chicken-fried steak dinner and a night of dancing [...]
Carla Meuth, Chairman of the Professional Affairs Committee of the Lambda Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International is reminding all graduating senior girls that applications are being accepted until May 3, 2013, for a one thousand dollar grant-in-aid. This grant is given annually to a female senior who is graduating from a Fort Bend [...]
FCST swimmers enjoyed a visit with Olympic Gold Medalist Garrett Weber-Gale Sunday, April 14. Garrett was on the gold medal winning 4×100 Meter Freestyle relay with Michael Phelps, often labeled one of the best Olympic moments ever. Weber-Gale joined FCST for a day to work on stroke technique, racing strategy, share some Olympic moments, and his passion [...]
