LISD NEWS
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, Esther Buckley an anatomy teacher at Martin High School and the Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet School, was recently surprised in her classroom by representatives of H-E-B. Buckley was notified that she was one of eight educators from the Rio Grande and Texas Border being recognized as the “Best in
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, High school juniors currently enrolled at Laredo Independent School District have a one-time opportunity to take a college admissions test at no cost to the student. With funding from the Texas Legislature, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has contracted with ACT and The College Board, which oversees the SAT testing program, to
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Rogelio Gonzalez, a junior at Dr. Leo G. Cigarroa High School, will be living his dream this coming summer. Gonzalez is among 1,000 students worldwide who was recently accepted as a residential student to Harvard’s prestigious Secondary School Program (SSP) in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the Harvard University campus. Gonzalez, who will be
Courtesy Maribel Valdez, More fresh produce is being added to the menus in the cafeterias at the Laredo Independent School District. LISD Child Nutrition Program now includes herbed red potatoes to its school lunch menu for April and May. The Child Nutrition Program received 4,000 pounds of herbed red potatoes from the Texas Farm School
COURTESY ROBERTO TREVIÑO, Daniela Beckelhymer, a Lamar Middle School sixth grade student, participated in Education in Action’s Lone Star Leadership Academy program. Beckelhymer was among 56 students selected statewide for the program held in Dallas and Fort Worth during the week of March 15-19. During the weeklong residential program, Beckelhymer joined a delegation of distinguished
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Laredo Independent School District campuses and administrative offices will be closed Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19 due to the Spring Break Holiday. However, the LISD Tax Office will remain open Monday, March 15, through Wednesday, March 17. The Tax Office is located at 904 Juarez Ave. and will be open
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The Laredo Independent School District’s Office of Communications and the Instructional Television (ITV) Departments received several 2009 Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) Best in Category, Gold, and Silver Star Awards for excellence in school communications. The awards were announced at the TSPRA Star Awards Celebration last week during the association’s annual
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, The “Teens in the Driver Seat Organization” of the Vidal M. Treviño School of Communications and Fine Arts announced that the VMT/Teens in the Driver Seat 5K Run has been scheduled for Sunday, March 7, at 7:30 a.m. at Historic St. Peter’s Plaza in downtown Laredo. Registration for all participants is already
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Ryan Elementary school celebrated the Chinese New Year 2010 Year of the Tiger. Today second grade students celebrated the New Year with a Dragon Parade followed by a Chinese meal in their classroom where they sampled different types of Chinese food. “The students have been provided a great opportunity to learn about
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Laredo Independent School District announced that the district has received the AAA financial rating from Standards & Poor’s Rating Services system for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2009. LISD was awarded the “AAA” enhanced program rating which reflects the strength and liquidity of the Texas Permanent School Fund. “These ratings are
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