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° North East ISD Round Up FINE ARTS ATHLETICS JROTC CAREER TECH Dear NEISD Community Member, e mission of North East ISD is to provide a top quality education to its students and successfully prepare them for college and the workforce. We pride ourselves in our ability to provide a comprehensive 360-degree education. Students receive the best instruction in core curriculum including math, science, English and history. ey also have access to enrichment courses and activities in fine arts, athletics, JROTC, and career and technical education. Our students have not only done well in these areas, they have excelled and been recognized at the local, state and national level. Learn about some of these student achievements in this issue. I am so proud of our young leaders and everyone who has contributed to their success. Sincerely, Brian G. Gottardy, Ed. D. Superintendent of Schools Lee star athlete graduates with honors and heads to college Lee High School senior Brandon Falkquay is a top athlete who has lettered in football, basketball and track. In the classroom, he applies himself no less. is year, he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 102 grade point average. As a member of the boys track and field team, Brandon made his second trip to state competition in May in the 800 meter run and finished in fourth place. is was his second trip to state competition. As a sophomore he competed in the same race and finished seventh overall. is year, Brandon also won District in the 400 and 800 meter runs, and was the anchor on the 4x400 relay team, which placed first as well. Brandon will attend Morehouse College in Atlanta this fall, is majoring in Biomedical Engineering, and will be running track for their program. Roosevelt art students take top prizes in VIA contest Did you know? Lee senior Brandon Falkquay runs the 800 M race in District competition. He finishes in first place. The Churchill High School band was the first NEISD band program invited to perform in the Tournament of Roses Parade in 2005. In May, VIA Transit announced the winners of its annual VIA Youth Art Contest. Many young artists around the San Antonio area participated. Out of 4,000 entries, eight winners were selected in the high school division. Roosevelt High School is home to six of those winners. Congratulations to the following Roosevelt art students: Arlette Rocha First place, Ninth grade Ellie Ward Second place, Ninth grade Joy Doyeong Kim First place, 10th grade anh Nguyen First place, 11th grade Sarah Torres Second place, 11th grade Samantha Miller Second place, 12th grade Among the winning entries from Roosevelt in the VIA Youth Art Contest was this drawing submitted by 11th grade student anh Nguyen.

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°North East ISD Round Up

FINE ARTS ATHLETICS JROTC CAREER TECH

Dear NEISD Community Member,

The mission of North East ISD is to provide a top quality education to its students and successfully prepare them for college and the workforce.

We pride ourselves in our ability to provide a comprehensive 360-degree education. Students receive the best instruction in core curriculum including math, science, English and history. They also have access to enrichment courses and activities in fine arts, athletics, JROTC, and career and technical education.

Our students have not only done well in these areas, they have excelled and been recognized at the local, state and national level. Learn about some of these student achievements in this issue.

I am so proud of our young leaders and everyone who has contributed to their success.

Sincerely,

Brian G. Gottardy, Ed. D.Superintendent of Schools

Lee star athlete graduates with honors and heads to collegeLee High School senior Brandon Falkquay is a top athlete who has lettered in football, basketball and track. In the classroom, he applies himself no less. This year, he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 102 grade point average. As a member of the boys track and field team, Brandon made his second trip to state competition in May in the 800 meter run and finished in fourth place.This was his second trip to state competition. As a sophomore he competed in the same race and finished seventh overall. This year, Brandon also won District in the 400 and 800 meter runs, and was the anchor on the 4x400 relay team, which placed first as well.Brandon will attend Morehouse College in Atlanta this fall, is majoring in Biomedical Engineering, and will be running track for their program.

Roosevelt art students take top prizes in VIA contest

Did you know?

Lee senior Brandon Falkquay runs the 800 M race in District competition. He finishes in first place.

The Churchill High School band was

the first NEISD band program invited

to perform in the Tournament of

Roses Parade in 2005.

In May, VIA Transit announced the winners of its annual VIA Youth Art Contest. Many young artists around the San Antonio area participated. Out of 4,000 entries, eight winners were selected in the high school division. Roosevelt High School is home to six of those winners.Congratulations to the following Roosevelt art students:Arlette Rocha First place, Ninth gradeEllie Ward Second place, Ninth gradeJoy Doyeong Kim First place, 10th gradeThanh Nguyen First place, 11th gradeSarah Torres Second place, 11th gradeSamantha Miller Second place, 12th grade

Among the winning entries from Roosevelt in the VIA Youth Art Contest was this drawing submitted by 11th grade student Thanh Nguyen.

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Did you know?

STEM Academy team competes at world championship

In April, Team ROSBOTS, from the Lee High School STEM Academy, traveled to Houston to represent North East ISD at the 2017 World Championship. The competition had 401 teams from around the world battling for the title in front of an audience of more than 40,000 spectators. STEM students met, compared and discussed engineering solutions with teams from all over the US, Canada, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. It was an amazing learning experience for them. The 2017 season was very successful for the ROSBOTS. The team competed in two regional events. In both cases, they ended the qualifications matches in fifth position, and for the first time in the team’s history were the Captains of Alliances during playoffs and finals.Besides finishing second at the Alamo Regional and qualifying for the World Championship, team ROSBOTS won the prestigious Gracious Professionalism Award that celebrates outstanding demonstration of FIRST Core Values on and off the playing field.This experience is unique and cannot be replicated in a traditional classroom. To be successful, a team is required to excel at a large number of skills, both hard and soft. From the design and engineering of the machine, to the capacity of effectively communicating, to the ability of improvising under difficult circumstances, to being able to operate under enormous pressure, every member is thoroughly tested on and off the field.

On April 12, the Texas Construction Career Initiative sponsored the Annual Construction Career Day at Freeman Coliseum where area schools are challenged to compete in a bathroom build off. This year’s event was well attended as eight area construction programs faced off in the competition. Coming in first place was North East ISD’s Reagan High School. Reagan’s team members were Michael Chunat, Thomas Dowell, Stockton Harker and Emilio Ramon.The teams were tasked with constructing a fully functional bathroom in four hours. The four-man team must build the structure according to commercial codes that include electrical rough-in, wiring and finish work, in addition to sheetrock work, plumbing rough-in and finish work. The team works as a unit as they place all sheetrock, pipes and electrical boxes within the structure.The event, which has been held for the last four years, encourages young people to consider career options in the construction field.

Reagan wins construction competition

Bush girls set records in winning seasonThe Bush Middle School Track seventh-grade track program had an outstanding season this year. “Our seventh-grade track team finished in first place at every track meet this season to include the Large Zone Meet and Meet of Champions,” said Krista Weber, Girls Athletic Coordinator.Additionally, the following three students set both school and District records.

Christeen IwualaShot Put: 31 feet 9 inchesDiscus: 89 feet 9 inches

Hunter Simmons100M - 12.27 seconds

Alyssa QuinonesPole vault: 8 foot 7 inches

Alyssa (left), Hunter (center), and Christeen (right) are record-setting track athletes at Bush Middle School.

Roosevelt High School culinary students participated in a Region V Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) meeting in February where they competed in a “Mystery Basket” event.This requires students to take all their cooking equipment with them and manage their space, equipment and time in order to utilize the three required “mystery” ingredients and produce a plate with a protein, starch and vegetable. Students were only provided a six-foot table and access to water. They were judged on safety, sanitation, cooking and knife skills.Of all the students who participated, two Roosevelt students placed in the top three. Vanessa Perez placed second and Samantha Miller placed third. This advanced them to state competition in April, where Perez placed fifth in the state.

Roosevelt culinary students cook up mystery challenge

The Reagan team of Michael Chunat, Thomas Dowell, Emilio Ramon and Stockton Harker show off prizes they won in a bathroom build-off.

The Team ROSBOTS project is put to the test at the world championship.

Samantha Miller (left) and Vanessa Perez (right) hold awards they won in a “Mystery Basket” contest.

For the third year in a row, the Reagan High School Varsity Dance officers won first place at the Margaret Tobin FAME awards competition. The Reagan musical quartet also brought home a first place win for the third year in a row in their respective category.

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Driscoll band receives prestigious state award

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AMP students place high at multiple competitionsMembers of the National FFA organization at the Agriscience Magnet Program (AMP) at Madison High School gained success this spring in Career Development Events (CDE). CDEs are designed to help a member prepare for a career in agriculture by testing and challenging the student’s technical, leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as their knowledge of the subject matter.“These competitions allow students to take what they learn in class and apply it to the real world,” said Doak Stewart, AMP Director. “Our students and teachers devote extra time before and after school to prepare for these contests.”Teams competed at various state contests throughout spring 2017 at Texas Tech University, Sam Houston State University and Texas A&M University College Station. Results are as follows:Agricultural Communications: State Champion Team: Erik Mondragon, fourth place individual; Kamryn Nichols, second place individual; Daisi Delgadillo, High point individual and scholarship recipientAgronomy: State Runner Up Team: Abby Wenner, ninth place individual; Zane Noble, second place individualAgricultural Mechanics: Seventh placeFarm Business Management: 19th placeMarketing Plan: Fourth placeMeats Evaluation: Ninth placeVet Science: 10th placeState champion teams will compete at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana in mid-October.

The Meats Evaluation team of (left to right) Jack Bellinger, Tiana Maldonado, Kat Ponce and Elizabeth Little places ninth in competition.

The Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) Exemplary Band Award is presented to one high school and middle school program each year. The award is given by the TBA Board of Directors to a band program and director that have proven to be a consistent exemplary performing band program in Texas.This year, the Driscoll Middle School band and its director Richard Gonzalez were chosen for this distinction. During his tenure as head director, the Driscoll band has earned 18 consecutive UIL Sweepstakes awards, stretching the streak to 25 years in a row for the school. In the TMEA State Honor Competition, Driscoll bands have advanced to Area eight times and were named Honor Band Finalist four times. The band placed sixth in the state in 2000-2001, second in 2002-2003, third in 2004-2005 and sixth in 2005-2006. The first runner-up title is the highest placement of any San Antonio band program since the inception of the contest in 1959.

Communication team state champions are (left to right) Tyler Price, teacher; Erik Mondragon; Kamryn Nichols; Ashley Walker and Daisi Delgadillo.

The Marketing Plan team of (left to right) Taylor Thomas, Haleigh Carlile, Libby Earnest and Mackenzie Sorrells comes in fourth place in competition.

The Vet Science team of (left to right) Janell McMullan, teacher; Samantha Aleman; Kali McCormick; Coby Wellman and Annie Walker comes in 10th place in competition.

The Driscoll band is selected as the one middle school program in Texas to earn the Exemplary Band Award this year.

Reagan and Johnson mascots team up for a good cause

The mascots from Johnson and Reagan high schools volunteered at the Twist Out Childhood Cancer event on March 29 at University Hospital.The event, put on by Mascots for a Cure, called on area team mascots to visit with children, dance the twist and just bring a smile to the face of children facing serious illness. The two mascots were fantastic ambassadors for North East ISD. Mascots for a Cure is dedicated to help children and their families battling cancer.

Reagan and Johnson mascots join other area mascots to bring hope and joy to children and families dealing with cancer.

Roosevelt High School’s Riderettes were the only NEISD JROTC

team to earn a spot at the All-Service National High School

Drill Team Championship in Daytona, Florida in May 2017.

The Riderettes placed seventh overall, which included a

third place trophy in the Element Exhibition category.

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It was a record-setting year for the boys on the Eisenhower Middle School seventh-grade track team.They won five out of the six track meets they participated in, including the finale which is titled “The Meet of Champs.”One particular group, really made its mark. The boys mile relay team won this specific event in all six track meets and in the final meet of the season - “The Meet of Champs” - the runners broke a District record by finishing in a time of 3:53.86.

Eisenhower boys set District record

Criminal justice students get hands onCriminal Justice students at Madison High School are doing a lot more than reading from a book and taking tests these days. Unique learning opportunities have made the subject matter come alive. On Feb. 18, students spent the day at Haven for Hope. They cracked 860 eggs, made 1620 sandwiches and served lunch to the community for four hours. On another day they welcomed Sheriff Javier Salazar to Madison, where he was gracious enough to talk to students about his career in law enforcement. Another lesson on Hazmat response taught them about important lifesaving procedures in a hands-on activity.

Did you know?

Krueger Middle School student Alyza Riggs won

third place in the 8-12 year age category for the

Picture Your World Youth Photography Contest put

on by the Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas.

Manuel Herrera, Xavier Martinez, Scott Gonzalez and Isaish Carrillo make up the Eisenhower relay team that just can’t be beat.

Approximately 2,140 high school artists and 750 art educators convened at Madison High School on April 29 for this year’s State Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE). To reach the state level, students competed in Regional VASE events hosted by schools and colleges within each of the 20 Education Service Center regions in Texas. North East ISD had 60 students qualify for this state event representing all of the NEISD high school campuses.Students at VASE participated in professional workshops, demonstrations and scholarship competitions. All of the state-level art pieces were exhibited and open for viewing throughout the day. The artworks were truly amazing and gave attendees the impression that they were in an art museum.More than 32,000 artworks were entered in 2017 with 2,140 of these selected to advance to the state level competition. Of these 2,140, 150 Gold Seals were awarded to the top artists. NEISD had Claudia Slater from NESA earn one of these highest honors; and 36 earned the highest ratings to receive a medal.The winning students were:GOLD SEALNESA/Lee High SchoolClaudia Slater

HIGHEST RATINGS/ MEDAL WINNERSChurchill High SchoolUma AkalkotkarJohnson High SchoolPaola FloresPiper GardnerKelsie HernandezCatherine HettlerAshley JohnsonBlaine Von DohlenISA/Lee High SchoolMeredith HerndonRachel KamataEmilia OtterbachNESA/Lee High SchoolWalden BookerBriana Galan (2 medals)Charisma GriffithElexis HernandezNatalie IvieAllison Maldonado (2 medals)Bridget McRedmond (2 medals)Briana Mercado (2 medals)Troy MizeTherese PilotteKatherine RichClaudia SlaterSheridyn VillarrealMacArthur High SchoolChristine CarawayMadison High SchoolXavier FernandezNathan HarlosReagan High SchoolVivian GarciaEmma LiTaylor McPhersonAudery StedmanMcKenna TuvesonDATA/Roosevelt High SchoolAyleen BarrazaZenaida Briseno

NEISD takes top honors at state VASE competition

This artwork by NESA student Claudia Slater wins a prestigious Gold Seal at this year’s State Visual Art Scholastic Event.

Madison criminal justice students learn about giving back to the community, hear from city officials, and get hands-on experience in emergency response.

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Roosevelt High School’s JROTC was recognized as the only program in Bexar County and North East ISD to win two of the prestigious Commissioner’s Cups in 2017. The cadets won in the categories of Male Orienteering and Sporter Marksmanship (air rifle). Additionally, Roosevelt’s Precision Rifle team placed third overall in the Precision Air Rifle category. Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff presented the Commissioner’s Cups and recognized cadets during a ceremony at the Bexar County Courthouse on March 21.Sponsored by the Bexar County Commissioners, the NEISD JROTC department, Clark High School Air Force JROTC, and Marshall High School Navy JROTC programs from Northside ISD co-host the competitions. There are more than 40 JROTC programs in the Bexar County area eligible to compete in these competitions. The Orienteering championships took place at Camp Bullis on January 19. The Air Rifle championships took place Feb. 22-24 at the NEISD Air Rifle Range.“This is a great time to do these kinds of competitions,” said Commissioner Wolff, as he addressed the cadets. “I think it instills some great leadership values that you can carry forward with you for the rest of your life.”

Roosevelt JROTC wins two Commissioner’s Cup awards

Did you know?

North East ISD middle school bands earned top honors at the UIL Band Contest on April 19. Varsity and Non-Varsity bands competed in the contest. Here is a list of middle school bands that received the highest Sweepstakes Awards at contest.

Bradley Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity BandsBush Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity BandsTejeda Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity BandsHarris Middle School Varsity BandEisenhower Middle School Varsity BandLopez Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity BandsKrueger Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity Bands Jackson Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity Bands (Received Superior Ratings & Outstanding In Class awards and Honor Band won Overall Outstanding Ensemble Award at Alamo Showcase of Music Competition)Driscoll Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity BandsHill Middle School Varsity and Non-Varsity Bands

NEISD middle school bands earn top honors at UIL

DATA students at Roosevelt High School have formed

the first ever Drone Club in the District. Working

with teacher sponsors, students will build on their

knowledge of drones, both in construction and racing.

Johnson FBLA students compete and place in state competitionThe Johnson High School chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the State Leadership Conference on March 23-25. They had a very successful year, with several students receiving awards. In E-Business, Taylor Dickson and Samantha Blackburne won fourth place. In Help Desk, Dania Takrity won third place. In Sales Presentation, Nicholas Granderson won third place. In Word Processing, Fernando Chavarria took home first place. This made each of these students eligible to compete at the national level. In addition, student Nicholas Granderson was elected to the State Officer Team and will be the Vice President representing Area 4. Nicholas was also awarded the Who’s Who Award. Johnson parent Tom Furlow of the Furlow Law Firm won Business Person of the Year, and Carrie Turner-Gray, the FBLA sponsor, was recognized as the State Conference Coordinator. She was also elected to the State of Texas Board of Directors representing Area 4. The mission of FBLA is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

Roosevelt cadets stand proudly on the steps of the Bexar County Courthouse displaying the two Commissioner’s Cups they received in Male Orienteering and Sporter Marksmanship.

After a very competitive year of speech and debate competitions, Lopez and Wood middle schools emerged as the champions of the Large and Small School Divisions in the third annual Middle School Speech and Debate Cup Competition. The season consists of the Fall and Spring Speech Festivals, Public Forum Debate Meet, Congressional Debate Meet and Lincoln Douglas Debate Meet. Runner- Ups were Tejeda Middle School in the Large School Division and Nimitz Middle School in the Small School Division.

Lopez and Wood crowned Middle School Speech and Debate Cup Champions

Lopez Middle School (left) and Wood Middle School (right) are the Large and Small School Division Champions respectively in this year’s NEISD Middle School Speech and Debate Cup competition.

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Students of the Agriscience Magnet Program (AMP) gathered for the annual AMP Awards Gala on May 25 to celebrate another year of success in the program. Students were recognized for their accomplishments in Leadership Development Events, Career Development Events, Supervised Agricultural Experiences, Proficiency Awards, Star Membership Degrees and Industry Certifications. Graduating seniors were also awarded more than $117,000 in scholarships by the James Madison FFA Booster Club and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Among the top scholarship winners were:

Mikaela Sorrells - $20,000 AMP Scholarship (funded by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo); $1,000 Gamez Family ScholarshipJohn Bellinger - $20,000 Bexar County FFA Scholarship (funded by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo); $1,000 Mary West & Richard Traylor Endowment ScholarshipSage Boettcher - $20,000 Bexar County FFA Scholarship (funded by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo); $1,000 Pape Family Ranch Endowment ScholarshipMadison Crawford - $20,000 Bexar County FFA Scholarship (funded by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo); $1,000 Gamez Family ScholarshipKaitlyn Hunt - $20,000 Bexar County FFA Scholarship (funded by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo); $1,000 James Madison FFA Booster Club Scholarship

AMP awards ceremony recognizes scholarship winners

Did you know?

Cadets at the General George C. Marshall Leadership Center of Excellence at Churchill High School committed more than 10,000 community service hours during the 2016-2017 school year.An important aspects of JROTC is developing citizenship skills. One of the easiest ways of doing this is to encourage students to volunteer in the community. This year, among the most important and rewarding community service projects for the Churchill cadets was supporting Wounded Warriors training for the United States Para-Olympics. Throughout the spring and into summer, cadets volunteered to assist veterans with special needs as they prepared for national and international competitions as far away as Poland. Cadet Captain Dylan Pfeiffer, Cadet First Sergeant Max Gutierrez and Cadet First Lieutenant Jonathon Aguinaga led the charge in volunteering and supporting the Wounded Warriors as part of their marksmanship training. “We learned so much from these guys,” said Cadet Gutierrez, “This was one of the most rewarding things I have ever been part of.”

Churchill JROTC cadets support wounded warriors

Huebner teaches at TMEAHuebner Elementary School Music Teacher Rebecca Juarez and her students presented a session, “Sticking it to the Beat: Singing with Bars and Unpitched Percussion” at Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention on Feb. 10 to a packed ballroom. The session showed how the students use Project Based Learning in the music classroom. Students used a folk song to create movement and instrument parts based on the rhythm and melody of other folk songs they had learned in music class.Huebner students taught audience members their movement and instrument parts to create a dynamic performance at the session. Juarez and her students were invited to do the session with conference-invited clinicians and world-renowned music educators Micheal Houlahan and Phillip Tacka. Tacka and Houlahan are the authors of “Kodaly Today,” a cognitive approach to music education.

Roosevelt High School is celebrating its 50th anniversary

this year with the unveiling of a new Community Garden.

Between grants and donations from the community, the

school raised more than $40,000 to build it.

Among the many scholarship winners recognized at this year’s AMP Awards ceremony was Mikaela Sorrells (center). She is joined here by Jackie Van De Walle, Lifetime Assistant Vice President of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo; and Raul Quiroz, Past Assistant Vice President of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

Cadet Laura Kwon is this year’s JROTC Cadet of the Year at North East ISD. As a third-year cadet and junior at Churchill High School, Kwon stood out among her peers for her extraordinary achievement in scholarship, leadership, physical fitness and community service.Kwon maintains a 4.0 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society. In addition, she is on track to graduate in the top five percent of her cohort. She serves as a Company Commander and was recently selected to serve as the Cadet Battalion Commander, responsible for nearly 200 cadets.Additionally, Kwon earned a selection to attend the American Legion Girls State program in “Sequin” and the United States Military Academy’s summer seminar program. Cadet Kwon has demonstrated her athletic skills this year as well, having competed nationally on both the Unarmed Drill and Raider teams. She intends to pursue a military academy appointment to West Point next year.

Churchill student selected Cadet of the Year

Churchill cadets work one-on-one with wounded warriors who are training to compete in the U.S. Para-Olympics.

Cadet Laura Kwon is joined by her parents as she accepts the trophy for NEISD Cadet of the Year.

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After advancing through two phases of online competition, the Roosevelt High School JROTC Academic Team will compete at the Championship event in Washington, D.C. The 2017 U.S. Army JROTC Academic Bowl Championship will be held on the campus of The Catholic University of America, June 23-27. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Army Cadet Command, JROTC Headquarters and is conducted by College Options Foundation. The Roosevelt JROTC team earned top scores out of the 1,498 Army JROTC teams that competed from around the world. The team is one of only 24 Army JROTC Academic Bowl teams in the nation to advance to the National Academic Bowl competition, which includes an all-expense paid trip to the championship event in D.C.During the two fast-paced preliminary rounds, students were tested on their knowledge of JROTC curriculum, English, math and science. One of the main goals of the JROTC Academic Bowl is to prepare students for state exit/graduation exams, as well as college entrance exams, such as the SAT and ACT.The winner of the U.S. Army JROTC Academic Championship will compete against the winners of the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy JROTC Academic Bowls in the JROTC Joint Service Academic Bowl Championship.The JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl is a nationally recognized academic competition created exclusively for JROTC students. By participating, cadets learn the values of citizenship, academic competition and college opportunity. The competition creates tremendous opportunities for JROTC cadets by allowing them to demonstrate leadership and academic abilities.College Options Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the academic development of high school students and assisting them with their preparation for higher education. Using academic competitions, college exam study guides, college admissions tutorials and personalized counseling, College Options Foundation has assisted the nation’s JROTC cadets worldwide for more than a decade.

Roosevelt cadets advance to national academic competition in D.C.

Did you know?

ISA student Rachel Kamata won the Congressional Art

Award for 20th District of Texas and was presented

with the award by Congressman Joaquin Castro.

In March and April, three different North East ISD events helped spotlight the work of the District’s most talented student artists and musicians.“Young Masters” is the annual NEISD elementary art exhibit and took place March 21 and 23 at Littleton Gym. Hundreds of pieces of artwork from students from every elementary school were on display for family, friends and guests.On April 12 and 13, the gym was filled with artwork from NEISD’s secondary students for the annual “Night Gallery.” Selected pieces from middle and high school art students, as well as Visual Art Scholastic Event winners were on display including paintings, sketches and sculptures. Just one week later on April 18-21, “An Evening with Strings” featured 3,000 students from fifth-grade strings, middle school orchestras and combined NEISD senior orchestras performing for audiences over four nights.

Multiple events put spotlight on student artists and musicians

The Roosevelt JROTC Academic team is recognized by the NEISD Board of Trustees, Roosevelt Principal Melvin Echard and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian G. Gottardy at a recent meeting.

Elementary students show off their artistic talents at Young Masters (top). Secondary students wow the crowd with their works of art at Night Gallery (center), and hundreds of musicians fill the gym floor to play beautiful music for an Evening with Strings (bottom).

NEISD bands spotlighted at Battle of the Battle of the Flowers Band FestivalThe 79th Battle of Flowers Band Festival, held on April 27, brought together 30 local high school marching bands in Alamo Stadium. Entitled, “Blazing Trails,” North East ISD marching bands were well represented at the musical event. Johnson and Reagan high schools earned first and second place respectively. In addition, MacArthur High School took home the Peoples Choice Award, and Madison High School had the special opportunity to perform a full marching show as this year’s Featured Band.

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In accordance with Title VI-Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX-Education Amendment of 1972, Section 504-Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992, the North East Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap.

Conforme al Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, al Título IX de las Enmiendas de Educación de 1972, a la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973 y al Título II de la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades de 1992, el North East Independent School District no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, edad, sexo o discapacidad.

NEISD BOARD OF TRUSTEESShannon Grona....................................................President, District 5

Brigitte Perkins...........................................Vice President, District 7

Sandy Hughey.......................................................Secretary, District 1

Tony Jaso...................................................................Trustee, District 6

Jim Wheat..................................................................Trustee, District 4

Edd White..................................................................Trustee, District 2

Sandi Wolff.................................................................Trustee, District 3

NEISD EXECUTIVE STAFFBrian G. Gottardy, Ed.D..............................................Superintendent of Schools

Ron D. Clary......................................Associate Superintendent for Operations

Pauline Dow, Ed.D. .............................Associate Superintendent for Instruction

and Technology Services / CIO

Donna Newman, Ed.D.................... Associate Superintendent for Campus

Administration and Human Resources

Dan Villarreal, CPA.......Associate Superintendent for Business Services / CFO

Aubrey Chancellor...........................Executive Director of Communications

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