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Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The Laredo Independent School District Tax Office will be accepting applications for a place on the 2010 LISD Board of Trustees general election ballot. The first day to file for a place on the ballot is Monday, July 26. The deadline to file for a place on the ballot is Tuesday, August
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Governor Rick Perry earlier this month appointed Diana Juarez, LISD Director of Staff Development, to the Communities in School State Advisory Committee (CISSAC). The nine-member State Advisory Committee, appointed by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House, works closely with the Texas Education Agency and the CIS State Office to
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, Two LISD educators are the only Laredoans selected for the Raise Your Hand Texas Leadership Program at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Myrtala Ramirez, who was just named LISD Director of Elementary Education, and Cynthia Conchas, principal of Macdonell Elementary School, will be attending the week-long program scheduled for July 15-22. The
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Breaking News! This just in to the newsroom! The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has just added three outstanding Laredoans to the statewide Media Honor Roll. Richard “Heatwave” Berler from KGNS-TV, Alma Ferrara from KLDO-TV, and Nick Georgiou from the Laredo Morning Times were named to the 2010 Media Honor Roll
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, LISD Assistant Athletic Director Tommy Ramirez has been named head football coach/campus coordinator for athletics at J.W. Nixon High School. LISD Superintendent Dr. Marcus Nelson made the announcement Thursday afternoon. Ramirez, a native of Zapata, had been serving as LISD’s Assistant Athletic Director since 2005. He was named Nixon’s interim head
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, What started out as a social studies lesson on municipal government ended up as a letter writing assignment to Mayor Raul Salinas. Fourth grade students in Tony Resendez class at J.C. Martin recently learned about communities and their local governing bodies. The students were particularly interested in communicating the safety and security
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, With school out for the summer, staying off the streets and keeping out of trouble is a challenging task for any student. Over at Martin High School, the coaching staff is assisting in that challenge by helping develop positive role models through the “Tiger Pride” Strength and Conditioning Workout Camp. The Tiger
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, As summertime hits Laredo, most schoolchildren are sleeping- in, but not Alexis Carrillo, a third grade student at Farias Elementary School. She starts her mornings with 30 minutes of intense power walking and jogging exercises followed by 30 minutes of vigorous non-elimination games. Just about every morning, you can see Alexis and
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Once again this summer, the Laredo Independent School District will sponsor the free Summer Food Service Program. Laredo ISD Summer Food Service Program in conjunction with city and community agencies will provide free meal service to all children 18 and younger starting June 2, through August 13. The LISD Child Nutrition Program
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Hundreds of miniature U.S. flags are waving in the breeze at both local cemeteries. The flags were placed on veteran’s gravesites for Memorial Day by LISD Army JROTC cadets. The students assisted local veterans from the American Legion Post 59 place U.S. flags on the gravesites of veterans at the City Cemetery in
