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Afterschool Centers on Education

The ACE Team attended the National Afterschool Association Convention over Spring Break in New York City, NY. Texas and Quinlan ISD ACE were proudly represented and we all gained valuable insight and were able to meet with Afterschool programs from across the nation.

D.C. Cannon Elementary School

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D.C. Cannon Elementary School Student's of The Month

This kindergartener is such a smart, loving & sweet student! She works hard in everything she does whether it be school, cheer or dance. She always tries her hardest & never gives up. She is always eager to get her homework done or read a book if she has any kind of free time. She is a great friend who always helps cheer people up when they are sad. She has a beautiful heart and an amazing student. We love having her in our ACE program! These qualities are the reason Layla Sandefer is our ACE student of the month.

-Nancy Johns, DC Cannon ACE Site Coordinator-

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D.C. Cannon Elementary School Student's of The Month

This second-grade student is a very polite and well-mannered young man. He doesn’t give up on tasks that he is working on. He participates in every class he is in. He does what he is asked to do and never complains. He participates in our Karate program and is a great listener! ACE teachers love his can-do attitude. For this reason, Chase Shouse has been chosen as the student of the month.

-Nancy Johns, DC Cannon ACE Site Coordinator-

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D.C. Cannon Elementary School Employee of The Month

What do our employee of the month and the postman have in common? Both deliver in any circumstance. RAIN, SLEET, OR SNOW ….NOTHING STOPS HER FROM HER CAR DUTY. Every afternoon she is out on the curb greeting parents and calling kids to come to their car. She is very fast at calling kids and walks them to the appropriate car. She also has a class that she works with students creating ABC headbands. Our ACE students love her enthusiasm and gentle spirit. Thank you, Angela Miskell, for all you do for our ACE program.

-Nancy Johns, DC Cannon ACE Site Coordinator-

DCC students are learning how to make a robot move through coding! They are loving this Botley robot!

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Mighty Math at ACE is so much fun!!

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Students are also enjoying their Wall Coasters Class!!

A.E. Butler Intermediate School

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A.E. Butler Intermediate School Student's of The Month

Our students of the month are two individuals who shine bright and bring so much to our after school program. They are siblings, and they are Layla Jones who is in third grade and Kaden Jones who is in fourth grade. Layla and Kaden may seem quiet and reserve, but they truly shine through their actions. They both are kind, always carrying a smile on their face, and are always willing to help others. For instance, one afternoon during dinner time Layla and a friend were working on homework and her friend was struggling to figure out a math problem. I went over to try and help, but Layla explained to her friend a couple ways to find the answer and sure enough her friend understood how to go about finding the answer. Kaden is also an outstanding student, very respectful young man. He has been a part of Running off the road, anytime he is with Mr. McGill you will hear and see him being polite by waiting his turn or asking how can help. These two are truly one of kind and really are a model of this program. Thank you for being in our program, Layla and Karen. Congratulations on being our students of the month!

- Jackie Arellano, Butler ACE Site Coordinator-

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A.E.Butler Intermediate School Employee of The Month

Our teacher of the month is no other than Ms. Amanda Ashmore!! Ms. Ashmore is our Wonderful World of writing teacher and also, her new role as Costume designer for our Aristocat musical. I hope you all come check out her work at our musical here soon. We love that she is so creative and always coming up with ideas on how to make our afterschool program better. Ms. Ashmore is hands down always willing to help wherever she can. She is well organized and truly a model teacher I look up to. Ms. Ashmore, we truly appreciate you and appreciate the dedication and love you have given to our students and our program. Congratulations on being our Butler ACE teacher of the month!

- Jackie Arellano, Butler ACE Site Coordinator-

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So what does homework time look like for us? We have numerous ways of what it looks like, but we realized the students love to work in either group or with a partner. I as a Site Coordinator noticed that when they work with a partner to practice spelling words that they motivate one another and praise one another when they spell the word correctly. Also, if they get it incorrectly they still praise them for trying, but also help them figure out how to spell it correctly. It may not seem like something big, but it is. I love that I see them working as a team and being encouraging. Our students also love to partner read, this is another way they love to help one another. We are very proud of our students, they have truly grown this year and we cannot wait to see what the future brings to them. We know just by helping one another that they will achieve great things.

Calling all musical enthusiasts!!! It is time for our Butler Musical of the year. This year Mr. Barrett and crew have chosen Aristocats as their spring musical. Our students began with tryouts in January and we had a huge turnout. They really focused and gave it there all. The audition process was neat to see first hand. Our young actors had a reading part and had to sing us one of their favorite songs. I was truly blown away by how sweet their voices were and how confident our young actors and actresses were. We are about three weeks away from showtime and they are hard at work. They will be attending musical practice now every day when there is ACE in the afternoons and our show will be on May 2nd and May 3rd at 6:30-7:30 pm. We hope everyone can join us and watch all the magic our students bring.

Thompson Middle School

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Thompson Middle School Student's of The Month

Ariana is a bright an shining young lady with a huge personality. She has attended ACE all year, including morning and afternoon programming. During her morning adventures, Ariana has picked up a love for knitting. As you can see in the photo, she is sporting one of her new projects!

-Tanya Bain, TMS ACE Site Coordinator-

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Chase is a fine young man, and has numerous outstanding character traits. He is a genuine, respectful, and always polite to everyone around him. comes to ACE everyday with a big smile and a positive attitude! We are so blessed to have Chase in the program.

-Tanya Bain, TMS ACE Site Coordinator-

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Thompson Middle School Employee of The Month

Mrs. Culberson is a unique, talented, and dedicated ACE team player. She takes excellent care of our students every single morning and stays for more fun in the afternoon to make sure that our ACE students are offered fantastic art experiences. The kids learn to draw, paint, create and so much more. The projects that come out of that classroom are amazing. Additionally, the students carry their fantastic skills into the classroom; impressing their teachers and enhancing their class projects!

-Tanya Bain, TMS ACE Site Coordinator-

NEWS ROOM!

What's New in the News Room at TMS? I am so glad you asked! Students continue to improve on their News Broadcasting skills under the direction of Mr. Jerry North!

What's growing in the garden?

Despite all the rainy days, students continue to work the garden and greenhouse! Their efforts are paying off as new things continue to emerge. However, as you can see; plants are not the only things growing. Students are growing. Knowledge is growing.

Friendships are growing. Fun is growing, and a LIFETIME of memories are growing in this little garden at TMS!

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NAIL Adventures

After academic assistance or homework is complete, students have the opportunity to choose an enrichment activity. During this time, students have the opportunity to build friendships and social skills. As you can see, these girls are doing a fine job at having fun and socializing!

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YOU CAN DO THE RUBIK'S CUBE

Students are piling in Mr. Price's class to learn the secrets of solving the rubik's cube. Many of them have mastered the algorythms and are now just working on speeding up the process. Our fastest time so far is about 18 SECONDS! That is incredible.

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GAMES

Good ole fashioned board games. That's right. Stuents have the opportunity to have tons of fun playing games and socializing together. Jenga, and headbandz are among the favorites.

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Gaming

From homework, to coding, to just collaborating and playing games! You name it; our computers are on fire. Some students are learning to code their own programs.

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Cooking

Students in the cooking class are in full gear! As you can see, they also enjoy the fruits of their labor!

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Ford High School

ACE has been so busy with academics that we have had students who have moved in from other places make their first passing grades this year. Do they still struggle absolutely but with the help of my amazing staff every STAAR subject, along with Math, English, History, Science, Ag,Auto, Band, Cosmo, Dual Credit,Fire is covered. I can not thank my staff enough for the time, effort, and work you place into our students each day!

Ford High School Student's of The Month

Our student of the month is such a hard worker! Katelyn Higbee is usually working in one of our Academic rooms but has occasionally been found to take a break in Cooking. She is very respectful to students and teachers. She goes out of her way to make sure everything is cleaned and picked up and would help staff or students with anything they need. I am so proud of Katelyn for being who she is!

-Michelle Spataro, FHS ACE Site Coordinator-

Student of the Month Colton Pitts enjoys MindWorks, Strategy Games, Tech/Gaming, and Karate. He is definitely a respectful young man to adults and peers.Karate is becoming his thing. Not only he is doing well but he is a leader. He helps teach the younger ones as well. He helps in anyway that he can. Thank you Colton for doing the right thing! We love having you in ACE! Your leadership ability shines through!

-Michelle Spataro, FHS ACE Site Coordinator-

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Ford High School Employee of The Month

My staff of the month not only helps students with Math academics but also STAAR Algebra. If you walk in Cameron Carter's Math Academic's room she is working with students individually, on the white board explaining to a group or at the table going over things with them. Thank you Cameron for being so detailed with them that they are willing to try. Thank you for truly caring about kids!

-Michelle Spataro, FHS ACE Site Coordinator-

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Our Skills groups have been busy going to state and competing in Corpus! They have come home with 6 Blue Ribbons and 1 Red Ribbon! I'm so proud and super excited for these students! This is their first year competing and look at their accomplishments! Congratulations students! Thank you so much to Lisa Gibbs and JR Watson for continually working with them. I know they made you proud!

Jennifer Lopez- Hair braiding and extensions

Mindy Cotton- Hair braiding and extensions

Raquel Arvizo- Hair braiding and extensions

Destiney Heilman- Illusion and fantasy hair

Katie Istre- Flat nail art

Heather Rodriguez- Flat nail art

Red Ribbon:

Gracy Whitmire- Illusion and fantasy hair

(Zaira Saldana, Yasmin Guerrero, Skylar Loss, Graciela Mena, and Valeria Saavadra- ) Competed in Leadership- these scores will not come back for another week.