Six new members have been selected to become the 2013 class for the Cardinal Hall of Fame at Trinity Valley Community College.
“This class is a great representation of the storied tradition of our athletic teams,” said Benny Rogers, sports information officer and chairman of the hall of fame selection committee. “Each of them made significant contributions to the success our athletic program has enjoyed through the years.
Last week, area reporters were invited to tour the 5-year-old ACPA’s new 49-acre property and to speak with Headmistress Theresa DeMay. As always, she was a whirlwind of activity, directing traffic as the move in continued while answering questions from three reporters. (You can read the story by the Review’s Kathi Nailing here.)
The new campus — formerly a horse ranch on State Highway 175 — is a work in progress. Eight portable buildings are being installed for classrooms and plenty of work remains before the first day of school.
“It will come down to the wire, but we plan to start school on Aug. 26,” DeMay said.
Knowing the headmistress the way I do I have no doubt.
I still remember meeting DeMay for the first time. It was in July 2010, and I was interviewing her for a story about ACPA. I had just recently heard about the school and learned that students in my coverage area (Malakoff) were attending. I wanted to know more, so I went to talk to DeMay.
New Malakoff High School Principal Martin H. Brumit receives his award at the Association of Texas Professional Educators awards banquet.
Martin H. Brumit was honored last week with the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) Administrator Educator of the Year Award.
Brumit will take over this year as the principal at Malakoff High School. Last year, he was an assistant principal at Denton ISD.
Brumit, a 19-year education veteran, was presented with the award plus a $1,000 check at the 2013 ATPE Summit Awards Banquet held at the Austin Convention Center July 19.
“I believe in what we are doing. I believe in my teachers, I believe in our students,” Brumit said. “I love my job. I love my students, and I love my teachers and staff. I will do whatever it takes to make their job as easy as possible. I will fight mandates, and I will fight for them so they can do what they love and work with our students.”
Brumit was one of three finalists for the administrator award. ATPE’s Educator of the Year Award Committee was impressed with Brumit’s commitment to his staff and students and his leadership in implementing online courses at his campus.
Malakoff ISD Superintendent Randy Perry said ATPE is one of the largest teachers groups in the state.
“We are very proud to have him leading our high school,” Perry said.
Brumit is taking over from Daniel Barton, who left Malakoff to take a job with Tarkington ISD in Cleveland, Texas.
Cross Roads ISD has a new band director, Alissa Brown, who band parents will have the chance to meet at the Band Booster meeting on Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m.nin the band hall.
She received her Bachelor of Music from Sam Houston State University in May of 2013, where she graduated Cum Laude and “With Highest Honors.” Also in 2013, she wrote a published her thesis titled, “Music, It’s What You Need,” which discusses the necessity of music in schools and in life.
She is excited to get the opportunity to share and create music with the students of Cross Roads ISD and will begin this musical journey with the Cross Roads High School Bobcat Band at Summer Band Camp, which starts on Aug. 1 at 2:30 p.m., in the band hall. Parents, please come and be a part of this musical community that will help to make your child’s musical experience fun and educational!
Athens ISD is getting ready for its annual Back to School Bash … and they need your help.
This year’s event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, Aug. 10, at the high school.
“The Back to School Bash is an event where parents and their children can come to get needed immunizations and information from the school the child will be attending and meet some of the staff,” AISD Parent Liaison Yadira Chairez wrote in a letter. “Also, we work with the HELP Center to provide school supplies and backpacks for children in need.”
This year, AISD is hoping to pump up the event in an effort to get more families to attend. Chairez said the school would like to include bounce houses and hot dogs and drinks, giving it a festival feel. Continue reading “Call for donations: AISD Back to School Bash”
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