KISD recognizes student & staff contributions at February Board Meeting

Each month the KISD Board of Trustees provides an opportunity to recognize students, teachers, parents, community members, and others who have made an outstanding contribution to the school district. {{more: continue …}}

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The following students received a proclamation for earning the title of ?Best City Model? in the Future Cities Competition for the 4th Grade Team. They were all part of the team that designed a city named Windy Hollow, Oklahoma.

• Nate Arber?
• Andrew Aten?
• Claire Ann Blocklyn?
• Dixie Johnson?
• Maggie Kate McBroom?
• Kaylee Munoz?
• Oliver Skeels?
• Jacob Villagomez

The following students received a proclamation for earning the title of ?Best Essay? in the Future Cities Competition for the 4th Grade Team. They were all part of the team that designed a city named Lakala, Hawaii.

• Trenton Ashford
• Adam Badura
• Colton Cleek
• Kyra Davis
• Elliana Gilbert
• Felicity Hooper
• Ahmad Kanan
• Noah Manono
• Sofia Rowe

The following teacher at Delaney Elementary received a proclamation for sponsoring the 4th Grade Teams that competed in the North Texas Future Cities Competition that was held on January 26, 2019 at UTA.

• Rebecca Hannon

The following student received a proclamation for being selected as the first ever Kennedale student to gain membership in the Texas All State Jazz Band.

• Dylan Mowrer

GARRETT HULL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ARCHERY TOURNMENT:

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Mr. DannyWilcox, Outdoor Teacher at KHS, organized tournament. There were 22 different schools that brought 344 archers to Kennedale Junior High. These archers competed for two $1000 scholarships that were issued by the Kennedale Rotary Club in Corporal Hull?s name and honor.

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Customized Genesis Bows were presented to the Hull and Aten children in a very special way. The five bows presented were prototypes and are the only five exactly like this in the world. The colors chosen for these bows are symbolic of law enforcement. The front of each bow proudly displays Garrett Hull?s name and his badge number. Mr. Wilcox thanked all who were involved in making this tournament a success.

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The following teachers received grants for their classrooms by the Kennedale Education Foundation Mini-Grants for Spring 2019.

• Danielle Hyde, KJHS – Math Facts Pro Up to 300 7th Grade Math $300?
• Rebecca Hannon, JFDelaney Studies the Weather The Acuright Atlas $344.03?
• Brooks and Montiel, KJHS – Scaling for success Digital Scales for 8 th Grade $299.85?
• Rosemary Reeves,?RFPatterson – Accessible IPad to use for Snap+ $457.57?
• Marissa Church, KHS – Hot Plates for Life Hot Plates $461.93?
• JFDelaney?Campus – Greedy Triangle Saves Sets of Books $1926.52?
• RFPatterson?Campus – Daily News Broadcast 3 rd and 4th Grade $1453?
• JAArthur Campus – Read to Learn Classroom Novels $2000?
• Lindsey Hammonds, KJHS – Makerspace 3-D Printer for the Library $2000?
• Danny Wilcox,?KHS – Aiming for Excellence Eternity Targets $1946?

• TOTAL AWARDED $11,189