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April 13, 2012 - The MacArthur Peer Assistance Leadership (PAL) students had a team of more than 20 members that was captained by PAL Janna Nakayama in loving memory of late mother Nancy Nakayama, who passed away this year. Through the efforts of Janna's father Bill Nakayama and the MacArthur PALs, more than 100 shirts were sold and more than $4,000 was raised for our team. The money was raised by selling T-shirts, the acquisition of donations and various other fundraisers. |
Jennifer Schaefer and Norma Jaime-Hernandez, Lee PAL Teachers
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February 17, 2012 -
the Lee and MacArthur Student Council teams sponsored a 'kick out cancer' event. Both schools sold purple shirts as a college fundraiser for the children of teacher Mindy Lanoux who lost her battle with cancer earlier this year. Mrs Lanoux taught at both MacArthur and Lee and was a great influence on her students. Several of the Lee PALs supported the cause and purchased a purple shirt and wore it for the 'purple-out' soccer game between Lee and MacArthur! |
Lee PALs
Dawn Wales and Yuka Kato, PAL Teachers
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January 25, 2012 - Churchill PALs at Habitat for Humanity. We learned how to put down tile flooring, as well as how to pick it back up again. :) We could now hire out as a crew! |
Leah Plumas, PAL Teacher |
January, 2012 - Our Johnson PAL students meet with our Cibolo Green Champion students weekly. They serve as enrichment tutors and mentors. Activities vary from working on geography and math assignments to shooting hoops or playing a board game during a visit. Cibolo Green students are selected to participate by their classroom teachers. This year, Johnson PAL students can be found helping, inspiring and encouraging our CG Champions every Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Johnson HS PALs
Mary Thompson , PAL Teacher |
December, 2011 - For the past six weeks, the Roosevelt PALs have been collecting change to purchase winter clothing for our students serviced by McKinney-Vento. Last week we purchased the items, and this morning, Michael Jones visited our campus to collect the clothing. The students learned valuable lessons about helping others in need and how difficult it can be to work within a small budget. |
Suellen Foxhall and Ivonne Ruiz , PAL Teachers |
December, 2011 - Reagan Elementary PALs proudly collected $900 to help build a school in Africa under Jessica Frye's Project. We were able to make the donation in person to Jessica when she visited us before the Christmas break. |
Roosevelt HS PALs 
Reagan ES PALs
Jennifer Esparza, PAL Teacher |
December 12, 2011, the Reagan PALS HS donated over 200 hygiene products for the North East Mc Kinney Homeless Project. They received a Certificate of Appreciation for their act of citizenship. |
Stephanie White, PAL Teacher
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November 13, 2011 - At the Clear Spring Elementary School, the MacArthur PALs worked together to transform the storage shed in the front of the school into a school-spirited work of art. PAL Janna Nakayama was the head of the service learning project, organizing the event and gathering supplies. She also came up with the visuals to put on each side of the shed, which were then hand painted by the PALs. With the awesome amount of PALs that showed up for the event, combined with their hard work, they were able to finish the project in one afternoon. Leaving a mark that will last forever, the kids will be excited to see their new shed. "People are just about as happy as they make their mind up to be." - Abe Lincoln |
MacArthur PALs
Gretchen Barrera. PAL Teacher |
October 21, 2011 - Thank you so much for helping out Madison PALs and FBLA and providing us supplies to do a "No Texting and Driving" Campaign. It was a great success and we see many students during the day wearing their thumb bands. We had students show us their drivers license, take a pledge card and thumb band, and then put their thumb print on posters that we had displayed. 400 thumb bands were given out that day. |
Madison PALs
Jennifer Schaefer, PAL Teacher
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September 2011, - "The Lee P.A.L.s acted as examples of proper dress code attire during an assembly for the student body. They were the models of what is appropriate dress for school and had a great time helping support the District Code of Conduct for Students. Pictured are Senior P.A.L students: Marina DeLos Santos, Adrianna Solis, Meredyth Wiegand and Sierra Price. |
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Gerardo Mendez, Nimitz PAL Teacher |
May 17, 2012 - Nimitz PALs came up with the idea and joined forces with AVID and sold World's Finest Chocolates during hte month of February for the Wounded Warrior Foundation. Students sold 4,000 candy bars to raise $2,000 dollars for the cause. Representatives will be on campus May 17, 2012 to receive our donation. A short ceremony and reception will be part of the event. |
Carolyn James, PAL Teacher
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March, 2012 - Harris PAL Class, Helpers of Man’s Best Friends. The Harris Middle School PAL class sponsored a donation drive called “Fill The Cage”. The generous students, faculty and staff filled a large pet training kennel with items from the Animal Defense Leagues wish list. Donations included pet food, pet toys, newspapers, baby wipes, hand sanitizer, blankets donated and others made by the PAL class. The 8th period class that donated the highest number of items received an ice cream party. A representative from the Animal Defense League picked up the cage and brought one of the animals that will be helped by the donated items. |
Amy Ballenger, PAL Teacher
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February, 2012 - These Bradley PALS are working with one of our deaf ALE students, Macey. Many PALs have learned a lot of sign language to be able to communicate with her! Here the PALs signing the word "Cow" with Macey. |
Desiree Kloza , PAL teacher
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February 6, 2012 - The Tejeda Middle School PALs are currently collecting money to donate to the eight NEISD families who lost their homes due to a lightning strike several weeks ago. PAL students are competing with one another to see who can raise the most money for this worthy cause! They are collecting on their own, as well as during student drop off in the mornings! The PALs are also encouraging Tejeda students to donate during all 3 lunches! For every $5.00 that is donated at this time, students’ names will be placed in a drawing for a free ticket and “meal deal” to the Winter Ball!! The Tejeda PALs has set a goal of $1000 to be collected by Friday 3/10! All money collected will be used to purchase gift cards for the affected families. |
Darla Morris, PAL teacher |
February, 2012 -
The Driscoll PALs are busy assisting other organizations on their campus. They are working with the Fit 'n Healthy Defenders to help raise funds for Driscoll's 2nd Annual Fit 'n Healthy Day and helping the Stand Up and Defend Forum promote a PINK OUT Day on February 14! |
Noel Braswell, PAL teacher
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JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ON BEING CHOSEN THE RECIPIENT OF THE SAN ANTONIO BAR FOUNDATION’S PEACEMAKER AWARD FOR 2012!!! The Jackson Middle School Peer Mediation Program will be recognized as the “2012 Outstanding School Peer Mediation Program” by the San Antonio Bar Foundation at the January 28, 2012. |
Nimitz PALs 
Harris PALs 
Bradley PALs 
Tejeda PALs 
Driscoll PALs 
Jackson PALs 
Carole Stonaker, PAL teacher
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January 27, 2012 - The Wood Jr. PALs, along with the Character Counts Club, created and presented an anti-bullying presentation to the student body. The students started off with a skit about stereotypes and labels. They continued with a question and answer session using power point slides. They particularly enjoyed going into the audience to get student responses. They concluded the presentation with the song "Hero" by Superchick. The student response to the program was great! The PE coaches, who allowed the PALs to make the presentations during the pe classes, were very complimentary of the PALs work. All in all everyone benefitted - the student body who heard a great message, and the PAL/Character Counts students who learned about public speaking. |
Wood PALs
Jamie Bryant, PAL teacher |
December, 2011 - Eisenhower PALs help deliver donated gifts to our families in need this Holiday season. |
Melissa Volz, PAL teacher |
November/December 2011 - Lopez PALS sponsored a find it in your heart ...the gift of kindness and giving. Lopez PALs sponsored a clothing and hygiene drive for the McKinney Homeless shelter. |
Carole Stonaker, PAL teacher
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November 7, 2011 - Wood Middle School PALs, working with Noel Pompa, learn about teamwork through a rope making activity. Each student selected one strand of yarn. Individually the one strand of yarn was only capable of so much before it broke. However, when the individual strands were all twisted together they made an unbreakable bond. It was a fun activity with a powerful message about the power of PAL teamwork. |
Eisenhower PALs 
Lopez PALs 
Noel Braswell, PAL teacher
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October 17, 2011 - Jackson Middle School PALs enjoyed team building while making their rope during class. Each week, a different PAL will carry the rope to each of his/her classes; this represents the unity of the Jackson PALs. |
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