February, 2014

The Slate

Anahuac

Independent School

District

Inside this issue of The Slate:

UIL Kids Recognized

Pg. 2

AISD Values, Mission & Vi-

sion

Pg. 3

Watch D.O.G.S

Pg. 4

Filing began January 29 for two posi-

tions on the Anahuac ISD Board of

Trustees. Positions 3 and 4 are each

two-year terms and are currently held

by Allen Herrington and Ben Beaoui

respectively.

As of this writing, no one has filed for

either seat.

The last day to file for the May 10

election is 5 p.m., Febru-

ary 28. Filing is at the

AISD Administration

Building.

Chambers County is

running the joint election with AISD, so

Early Voting and Election Day voting

May 10 will be held at the County

Clerk’s Office.

Filing Under Way for AISD Board Seats

The Anahuac Academic Team traveled to Nederland on January 25 to

participate in its annual academic practice meet. Despite bad weather,

the Panthers showed up to compete with 32 students making the trip.

This was a very successful meet for the Panthers, bringing home more

than 30 individual medals, winning the Number Sense competition and

placing 2nd in Spelling, Current Events and Mathematics.

First place finishers were Toan Huynh in Number Sense, and Madison

Mitchell in Editorial Writing.

Second place finishers were Kevin Cao in Number Sense, Madalyn

Orozco in Editorial Writing, News Writing and Ready Writing, Tiffany

Newnham in Physics, and Carlos Chavez in Current Events.

Bailee Huffsmith finished in 3rd place in Spelling, Jacob Jackson in Num-

ber Sense, Levi Cormier in Calculator.

Fourth place finishers were Ana Gonzalez in Informative Speech, Madi-

son Mitchell for Feature Writing, and Levi Cormier in Social Studies.

Levi also finished 5th in Number Sense, and Hailee Hill finished 5th in

News Writing.

Kevin Cao finished in 6th place in Calculator, Dante Nguyen finished in

6th place for Mathematics, Cameron Lieck in Current Events, Carlos

Chavez in social Studies, Haylee Hill in Feature Writing and Stephanie

Amaya in Poetry.

The first place Number Sense Team was made up of Kevin Cao, Levi

Cormier, Jacob Jackson and Toan Huynh. Finishing in 2nd place was the

Calculator team with Kevin Cao, Levi Cormier and Nikki Maddox.

The Current Issues/Events team consisted of Carlos Chavez, Cameron

Lieck and Anne Marie Henry. The Mathematics team included Dante Ngu-

yen, Tiffany Newnham, Kevin Cao, Toan Huynh and Drew Moulton.

The Spelling team finished in 2nd place Nikki Maddox, Bailee Huffsmith,

Garrett Nelson, and Keagan Frank.

“All of these students should be congratulated for their hard work,” said

advisor Vickie Vardell.

“Thanks to all who took the time to go to the meet and participate. It

was a job well done.”

Calculator: Nikki Maddox, Kevin Cao and Levi Cormier. Editorial Writing: Madison

Mitchell and Madalyn Orozco.

Informative Speech: Ana Gonzalez.

Spelling: Keagan Frank, Nikki Maddox, Garret Nelson and Bailee Huffsmith.

Math: Dante Ngu-yen, Tiffany Newnham, Kevin Cao, Toan Huynh and Drew Moulton.

Number Sense: Kevin Cao, Toan Huynh and Levi Cormier. Not shown is Jacob Jack-son.

Academic Teams Bring Home More Than 30 Medals

Page 2 The SlateThe Slate AISD Board Recognizes UIL Students

Anahuac FFA students competed last month at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Junior Breeding Heifer Show with the following results:

Kaylie Villemez - 3rd place Hereford Heifer Calf; Austin Nauman - 5th place Maine Anjou Heifer

Calf; and 3rd place Maine Anjou Showman. Katrina Swope - Maine Anjou Senior Calf Division

Champion. Also named Texas Junior Maine Anjou Association Princess.

Judd Corbey Storey - 13th place Brahman Heifer Calf Division class 4;

Collin Willcox—Texas Jr. Brahman Breeder's Asso-ciation Jr. Director; and 2nd place Brahman Heifer Junior Division Class 1.

Kaitlyn Bennett (Mid County 4H) - 2nd place Brahman Heifer Junior Division Class 3.

FFA Members Place in Junior Breeding Heifer Show

The Anahuac ISD Board of Trustees recognized students

February 11 who were involved with University Inter-

scholastic League competition.

Students competed in December on elementary and middle

school levels with many placing in the top three in their cate-

gory. (The students who attended the board meeting are

shown on Page 4.)

After moving from the Auditorium to the Administration

Building, the board continued its monthly meeting.

Superintendent James Hopper presented plans for the Dis-

ciplinary Alternative Education Program. Due to changes in

the DAEP consortium in Liberty, Supt. Hopper proposed

housing and teaching the students within the district, begin-

ning next school year.

He outlined the costs involved in conducting the program

in-house, utilizing existing teachers, if possible.

In other business, Supt. Hopper proposed that the district

add the position of Curriculum Director. He added that the

district currently uses C-Scope as its curriculum program, but

he felt the district would be better served in creating a curricu-

lum specific to the district needs.

He said that the curriculum developed would be in accord-

ance with the Texas Essential of Knowledge and Skills

(TEKS) requirements and that teachers would be actively

involved.

The board wanted to know more about how the position

would impact the budget before approving, and will consider

the position again in March.

The board approved the newly-developed Values, Mission

and Vision statements. The statements are the result of sev-

eral discussions with staff members in previous months on

what AISD stands for.

“Everything we do has to square with these three items,”

said Supt. Hopper. (The statements are shown on Page 4).

The board received oral reports regarding the district’s

technology operations.

Director of Instructional Technology Lorraine Lambert gave

on overview of the computer programs she has either intro-

duced or maintained in her first school year with the district,

as well as various training sessions she has given to staff

members.

Areas in which she plans to develop include the libraries,

online staff development and student technology camps.

Technology Director Kenneth Dean gave an overview of

the nuts and bolts of the district’s technology system.

He added that he was able to stabilize the district’s servers,

but that a back-up server was needed.

He added that 25 percent of the computer work stations

need additional memory, at a cost of $25 to $35 per comput-

er.

Mr. Dean said the district recently received 23 used com-

puters, in good shape, to replace some of the seven and eight

year-old computers.

Board President Ben Beaoui spoke of efforts in the past to

keep up with technology demands and expressed his support

for continued development within the district.

The board approved revisions to the current school calen-

dar made necessary after school was cancelled recently due

to bad weather. The days of February 17 And March 17, pre-

viously designated as student holiday/teacher staff develop-

ment days, are now designated as instructional days. (The

revised calendar is shown on Page 6.)

The board approved a waiver to be submitted to the Texas

Education Agency that would waive the third bad weather day

to allow AISD to take Memorial Day as a holiday.

The board also approved a resolution that stated in part

that AISD employees would not be docked for their days off

during the bad weather school closures and that absences

would be excused.

Mr. Hopper presented the new high school graduation re-

quirements, as set forth by the state. He also stressed that

parents and students would be thoroughly informed of the

changes.

After a closed session, administrative contracts were ap-

proved, as presented.

Page 3 The SlateThe Slate VALUES - Anahuac ISD places a high priority

on…

Students who exhibit leadership in responsi-

bility, personal accountability, integrity, pride,

respect, and an appreciation for diversity.

The positive, professional demeanor of all

staff who demonstrate expectations for the

high academic achievement of all students,

and an effective partnership with parents.

MISSION – Anahuac ISD exists to…

To prepare students to be life-long learners,

and well-prepared for their future in a compet-

itive, global society.

VISION – Anahuac ISD will…

Partner with parents and communities in edu-

cating our students to their fullest potential in

a positive, productive and safe learning envi-

ronment.

Motivate students to higher education and

prepare for the workforce and equip them

well to choose the most suitable option for

them.

Cultivate an expectation of mastery of a well-

balanced, challenging and relevant curricu-

lum.

Ensure that all teachers and administrators

are prepared, informed, and dedicated to per-

fecting their professional abilities for the ulti-

mate success of every student.

AMS UIL Winners

& Their Sponsors

AES UIL Winners

& Their Sponsors

Anahuac ISD Values, Mission & Vision Statements

First Grade A

Delilah Andres, Aili Backlund, Kali Bonin, Lizeth Cabrera, Daniel Casillas, Daunte Childress, Kayla Cooper, Brae-don Edmonds, Miguel Flores, Zanica Fortenberry, Kaden Fountain, Jayda Granger, Hannah Griffice, Tyler Hart, Corajoy Hvamstad, Billy Kennedy, Caleb Kennedy, Tina Ly, Kaitlynn McDaniel, Victoria McMillan, Santiago Muniz, Miranda Palacios, Joseph Pre-vite, Matthew Previte, Drake Price, Da-mon Rakestraw, Fatima Ramirez, Leslie Ramirez, Ashton Rose, Ximena San-chez, Kyla Shandy, Dannaray Strange, Ryan Tu, Evelyn Turner, Milana Ward, James Wilcox, Devyn Wiley, Maylee Willcox, Camden Wilson and Clay With-erspoon.

First Grade A-B

Jacob Barrett, Jose Chavez, Quan-dre Coates, Saniya Cooper, Cesar Espi-noza, Adrian Lewis, Avian Messer, Ga-briella Palacios, Karolina Perez, Isaac Ponce, Mason Sullivan, Roberto Whea-ton and Alexis Wildridge.

Second Grade A

Mattilyn Anderson, Artemio Banda, Lucy Camacho, Lexxy Cooper, Marcos Curiel, Sherwood Dye, Karlie Guzman, Perry Harris, Dalton Hendrix, Alyssa Humphrey, Kimbralynn Lotz, Alan Mares, Brooke Muniz, Pablo Salazar, Tiffany Seaton, Christian Valencia, Da-mon Watts and Brinlee Willcox.

Second Grade A-B

Jade Aguilera, Jonathon Ashley, Kiera Beechem, Michael Bonin, Mar-shall Chance, Dylan Derryberry, Ana Flores, Madison Gants, Kamryn Hamp-ton, Brooks Henicke, Brenda Hernan-dez, Emily Hernandez, Nathaniel Klaus, Baylor Lanferman, Jessica Lara, Zoey Magana, Hailee Mouton, Tristan Oakley, Keilly Perez, Dalia Pescador, Caitlyn Ramirez, Alexis Romero, Sean Romero, Mariana Sandoval, Jewel Tims, Jesel Tobias, Evynn Watson and Marlin Wead.

Third Grade A

Becca DeHoyos, Heather DeLaCruz, Cameron Edmonds, Jamie Granger, Rylee Hatfield, Viktorya Muniz, Jake Previte, Hadlee Richard, Jathan Sher-man, Richard Tu and Jake Turner.

Third Grade A-B

Abril Alberto, Meredith Ashley, Mattie Bess, Rey Campa, Bryson Campbell, Emma Campbell, Larry Cooper, Landon Corbitt, Fatima Esparza, Christopher Evans, Kelly Galindo Morales, Isaiah Gomez, Ernesto Gonzalez, Stephanie Hamilton, Deashya Henry, Grace Jeanes, Payton Johnson, Alissa Lino, Garrett Majors, Ian Martinez, Emmalee Melancon, Kane Peveto, Hudson Rich-ard, Holden Smith, Maggie Stephenson, Austin Stevens and Chloe Sullivan.

Fourth Grade A

Lillian Edwards, Jarelis Hernandez,

Hannah Kelley, Diana Miranda, Halley Moor and Reagan Richard.

Fourth Grade A-B

Haley Alfred, Marshall Allen, Alvin Avalos, Jared Bess, Zyon Clark, Bryson Derr, Caden Hampton, Phoebe Hamp-ton, Naheed Jamal, Kyler McKenzie, Mariana Moreno, Kayla Perez, Ryleigh Richards, Natalia Rico, Angela Rodri-guez, Christian Sanchez, Grace Sharp, Henry Sheffield, Jonathan Valencia, Erin Willcox and Brayden Wright.

Fifth Grade A

Brady Bertrand, Jessenia Cabrera, Roselin Cabrera, Jewell English, Chase Herrington, Sanaa Kingsberry, Eric Mar-tinez, Preslie Moor, Owen Stephenson and Dadrien Whittington.

Fifth Grade A-B

Alejandra Amaya, Anna Cao, Natalie DeLaCruz, Conner Garcia, Wyatt Gates, Becca Henicke, Sandra Hernandez, Zoe Key, Logan Lotz, Natalya Martinez, Daniel Moreno, Kassidy Ortiz, Alex Sanchez, Carson Shaw, Mailey Sher-man, Ashlyn Smith, Ferris Tilton, Ed-ward Turner, Alex Vallejo and Aidan Wilson.

Page 4 The SlateThe Slate

Speed Speed Speed DayDayDay

Thursday, May 15

Anahuac High School

For more information, contact Mary Ann Renner

rennerm@anahuacisd.net 409-656-4239 or 267-3600

Participating Districts: Anahuac, Barbers Hill, East Chambers, Dayton, Kountze, Hull-Daisetta, Liberty, Lumberton, Nederland, Tarkington and West Hardin

Anahuac Elementary Honor Roll

William Fortenberry volunteered as a part of the WATCH D.O.G.S. organi-zation (Dads of Great Students) on January 9. He helped out in the car rider line in the morning and in the afternoon, he visited 1st, 2nd grade and 5th grade classrooms, monitored the hallways and the lunchroom. Mr. Fortenberry is shown at right with

daughter Zanica. Todd Swonke visited the campus on December 12 and partic-ipated in Christmas activities in kindergarten classrooms. He also volunteered in Ms. Wilkins' 4th grade writing class and in Mrs. Schimek's 5th grade math class. Mr. Swonke is shown at left with son Eli. Anyone interested in becoming a WATCH DOG may call Ana-huac Elementary School at 409-267-2062.

More AES

WATCH

D.O.G.S

In Action

SUV Uses

Student Power Sixth Grade A

Reagan Artis, Sydney Bertrand, Jackson Hampton, Tracy Ly and Mor-gan Rose.

Sixth Grade A-B

Fernanda Azuara, Megan Barfield, Ashley Bennett, Maci Bennett, Logan Borne, Jose Cabrera, Ana Chavez, Brylie Dillard, Charles Fertitta, Mikayla Griffith, Makaela Hampton, Evan Haw-thorne, James Henry, Kimberly Innerar-ity, Karissa Jircik, Foster Kreuzer, Don-ald Langham, Emily Muniz, Cecilia Pal-acois, Madison Sherman, Bryan Var-gas, Maura Wead and Brandon Win-bush.

Seventh Grade A

Kodi Abshier, Blane Daugherty, Toy Humphrey, Zachary Kelley, Cale Swope and Ashlyn Willcox.

Seventh Grade A-B

Andrea Cain, Kristin Cao, Gavin Carn, Aaliah Castillo, Joseph Cormier, David Edwards, Kayla Englishbee, Kevin Gonzalez, Kate Hankamer, Mitchell Hargraves, Lindsey Hendrix,

Joshua Hoskins, Aaron Hvamstad, Dylan Jircik, Alyssa Langford, Saman-tha Lopez, Cameron Mayes, Marlee Neill, Jacy Norris, Anthony Ramirez, Keely Salyers, Mitchell Shaw, Olivia Sierra, Kaila Thomas, Kassidy Tilton, Gage Williams and Jordan Wilson.

Eighth Grade A

Vincent Gobert, Camryn Jackson, Kyla Leftrick, Armando Netro, Morgan Oler, Katrina Swope and William Wil-kins.

Eighth Grade A-B

Kaitlyn Bennett, Ty Bergeron, Ross Bess, Taylor Bronson, Anthony Capili, Alexis Castillo, Araceli Chavez, Dominique Clawson, Tia Cormier, Ysenia Diaz, Scott Golleher, Lane Har-rison, Mason Henicke, Oswaldo Her-nandez, Cara Hooper, Hector Lara, Victoria Magana, Arturo Mares, Chris-topher Moulton, Ryan Murphy, Haley Oldham, William Orozco, Philip Par-sons, Jovette Perez, William Reddy, Ty’rique Smith-Gants, Emma Swonke, David Till, Haegan Ullrich, Leonel Var-gas and Jessica Whitehouse.

Page 5 The SlateThe Slate Anahuac Middle School Honor Roll

The AMS Mad Science class pitted boys against the girls to gain a better understanding of Newton's 2nd Law.

“While the boys caused the vehicle to have a greater acceleration by ap-plying the greater force, the girls com-plained less about the cold tempera-ture outside,” said teacher Juli Wil-kins.

The Anahuac High School Goddard level rocket class recently visited Baytown Ace Industrial. The group toured the machine, welding, computer numerical control, and water jet cutting shops.

The students were able to see the pro-

cesses involved with prototyping and fabrica-tion.

The Goddard students presented their

rocket profile and design to the Management of Baytown Ace Industrial.

Baytown Ace will be supporting the group

with machining time and technical advise-ment.

Rocket Class Visit Ace Industrial

Shown above are Drew Moulton, Wayne Blair with Ace Industri-al, Blake Edwards, Madison Mitchell and Mason Boyer.

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Important AISD Dates To Remember:

Feb. 19: AES & AMS spring pictures.

Feb. 20: AHS spring pictures.

March 6: Report cards.

March 10-14: Spring Break — no school.

March 18: AISD board meeting 6 p.m. in the Administra-

tion Building.

Anahuac ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, or disability in provid-ing education services, activities, and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

The following district staff members have been designated to coordinate compli-ance with these legal requirements:

· Title IX Coordinator, for concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of sex: James Hopper 409-267-2001.

· Section 504 Coordinator, for con-

cerns regarding discrimination on the basis of disability: Deanna Humphrey 409-267-2017.

Anahuac ISD Administration Office

804 Mikhael Ricks Drive

Anahuac High School

201 S. Kansas Street

Anahuac Middle School

706 Mikhael Ricks Drive

Anahuac Elementary

905 Ross Sterling

District Phone: 409-267-3600

The Slate Is published by

Anahuac Independent School District

P. O. Box 369 Anahuac, Tx. 77514

Superintendent

James Hopper

Board of Trustees

Ben Beaoui …………...…. President

Calvin Hill ………... …. Vice President

Allen Herrington …………… Secretary

Chris Jircik Kate Hampton

Ken McGraw Cris Stephenson

Sue Hawthorne Editor, The Slate