Student Invocation and Pledge
Students active in their schools and community often get unique opportunities to demonstrate their leadership. A’Yanna Price and Isaiah Smothers from Ed White Middle School were recently asked to lead the North East ISD Board of Trustees meeting with the pledge and invocation, and guests in attendance were moved by their stories.
A’Yanna, an eighth grader, plays on the volleyball and basketball teams at Ed White, while also maintaining As and Bs. She takes all the most challenging classes that Ed White offers, while helping both the students and staff as a Junior PALS student and library aide. She’s involved with her youth community at church, volunteering to make dolls for children who are suddenly or temporarily uprooted from their home. A’Yanna is an aspiring journalist and hopes to one day write fiction while traveling the world.
Isaiah is an eighth-grade student in the DATA program at Ed White, and he is a true scholar-athlete. While maintaining his A/B average, he has been on the football, basketball, track, golf, and soccer teams these past two years. He’s a tuba player in the band, but one of his passions is cooking. He will continue his journey in the DATA program at Roosevelt, but he’s excited that he can also take culinary electives there as well. He is involved with his church, volunteering, not surprisingly, in the café there.
New Principal Introduction
The community was introduced to the new Walzem Elementary School Principal Liz Washington. She previously was an Assistant Principal at Wood Middle School.
Madison FFA National Champions
Madison FFA students were recognized at the meeting for being the best in the country.
On Oct. 28 – Nov. 2, ten members of the James Madison FFA competed at the national level bringing home one National Championship title and other top finishes at the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Students competed in the Agricultural Issues Forum contest discussing the effects on agriculture of a potential single use plastic ban by the city of San Antonio. This team beat out 36 teams from across the country to be named National Champions.
The team included Emalee Burt, Haleigh Carlile, Annaliese Hepp, Stelly Jimenez, Michelle Medina, Ember Reyes, and Taylor Thomas. Mr. Tyler Price coached this team.
Three students also competed for individual honors in the National Agriscience Fair and Proficiency categories.
Chase Lund earned the title of Reserve National Champion in the Plant Systems category. Coby Wellman was a Gold Medalist in the division of Food Products and Processing Systems. Mr. Joshua Anderson served as the advisor for both students.
Lastly, Alicia Montemayor made the final four and was a Gold Medalist with her proficiency and work in Agricultural Education, and her advisor was Mr. Price.
NEISD Council of PTAs
NEISD Council of PTA President, Audra Frigon, presented the annual State of the PTA Report to the North East ISD Board of Trustees. Information consisted of major council events, program updates, training initiatives, council membership and more.
CPS Energy Demand Response
CPS Energy presented North East ISD with a check for $58,070 as part of CPS Energy’s Demand Response Program. This program is a voluntary program that pays incentives to commercial and industrial customers for curtailing electric their load at peak times during the summer months. In the summer of 2019, North East Independent School District participated in the Demand Response Program and curtailed an average of 830 kilowatts.
