School News

Reagan Soccer Coach Frankie Whitlock is one of 21 high school coaches from across the country selected as the 2009 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association.

Wilderness Oak Elementary School has organized a "Hearts for Haiti" campaign to help victims of the recent earthquake. Students, faculty and the community may purchase a Valentine heart for $1.  All proceeds, as well as the hearts and special messages, will be delivered to the American Red Cross Feb. 11.

The Reagan High School Choir was thrilled to see so many people from Stone Oak support them at their holiday concert.

The 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholarship application is now available. High school seniors who plan to pursue a college degree and are looking for financial assistance are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be a graduating senior attending a high school within Bexar County.

Hardy Oak and Roan Forest elementary schools have made the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) Honor Roll for 2009. The TBEC Honor Roll award is the most prestigious award for sustained, academic excellence in Texas.

Bush Middle School fathers are showing their support through Doors for Dads, a new program recently launched by the PTA.  Every Friday, students of Bush Middle School will be greeted at the front door by two dads from 8 to 8:30 a.m.

As of Sept. 1, NEISD is no longer accepting applications for substitute teachers for the 2009-10 school year. This decision comes after the district received an overwhelming response to a request for substitute teachers.
 
Applications received prior to Sept. 1 will be reviewed in the order they were received. Notifications of scheduled orientations will be mailed to those individuals who have been selected to substitute.

The new school year begins in just two weeks!  A list of school supplies needed for all grade levels is available at http://www.neisd.net/ComRel/supplylists.

During the summer, Tejeda Middle School teacher Laurie Huhndorf visited Japan and set up a cultural exchange with Karyo High School in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The exchange will take place via a Web site where students can post pictures, videos, blogs and more. These postings will help the students learn more about each other's lives.

The new Claudia Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson High celebrated a historical moment Wednesday night with the graduation of the school’s first senior class.  The 201 students who chose to end their high school careers at the brand new campus were praised not only for their academic success, but for their courage in taking on the challenges of being the “first to show, first to go.”<