District in Pictures

On Monday, evening Memorial High School kicked off homecoming week with the first "Maverick March" homecoming parade! A huge crowd gathered at the high school to see their favorite Mavericks participate in this fun-filled event! Go Mavs!!

Students at Jefferson worked together to solve mysteries in their class! The students wrote stories and then mixed them up in envelopes and had to put them back in order!

Barwise Middle School principal, Dr. Peter Braveboy, is bringing another level to this year's campus theme of "excellence in every classroom." Beginning this week, Dr. Braveboy started teaching Spanish-only-speaking students how to speak and read English, addressing a unique challenge in our school community. His passion and energy remain steadfast after a typical day in middle school, carrying out bus duty at the end of each day only to continue his passion for education with these students. It is a great day to be a Barwise eagle!

Congratulations to these students from Memorial High School who have moved to the second phase of the All State Choir auditions! They competed last Saturday in San Angelo for District, and will go on to represent our city at the Region Auditions in Odessa on October 5.

🍿📚 Mrs. Davis's second graders at Franklin Elementary are having a blast with their Ancient Greece unit! They enjoyed a tasty snack mix while watching a video about this fascinating civilization. After finishing their story, "Snack Mix," each class collaborated to create their own unique snack blend. Learning and snacking—what a perfect combo! 🏛️🥨✨

Every Friday, Legacy High School students and staff have fun with a selected theme for dress up days for fall sports! Today was country vs. country club! "Everyone had fun," said Legacy Assistant Principal, Dr. Shannon Cunningham.

McNiel Social Studies Teachers showed up to school in their "patriotic best" for Constitution Day! Constitution Day is celebrated annually on September 17 to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.

Memorial High School teachers have made this space their own by using student work, decorations, and kind words to welcome students to their learning spaces.

Here are some examples from across our campus:

MHS 1 - Shawn Ramos (Art)

MHS 2 - Zach Jackson (Theatre)

MHS 3 - Rosa Gonzalez (Spanish)

MHS 4 - Debbie Pepper (ESL)

It is so awesome to see this building coming to life. Students and staff are making this state of the art building even better by showing their creativity and flair.

Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative provided supplies, snacks, and a book for the Amo Leer activity at Zundy Elementary. Amo Leer is a partnership to build bilingual literacy in our community. It is an open invitation for all children. They had so much fun and all children took a book home for their own library porque “Todo El Mundo Cabe Aquí!”

Legacy High School has been preparing for its inaugural Wecomin’, a creative take on homecoming week! “We wanted to make this time about connecting with and including our Leopard community and building our Legacy,” said Dr. Shannon Cunningham. She, teacher Logan Parrish and counselor Kristin Howard spent a couple hours personally inviting feeder elementaries, middles, the Boys and Girls Clubs and All Hands Cultural Center to support and participate in the WECO24 festivities!

Jefferson students use all 5 senses to help enhance their writing skills!

This week's "First Year Teacher Friday" recognizes Christopher Allen at McNiel Middle School.

This past weekend, members of the Barwise Middle School Esports team had the opportunity to participate in an Esports scrimmage at MSU. Thank you to Barwise Esports sponsor, Pamela Troester!

When the Franklin PTA heard that Franklin would be getting a new teacher, they made an incredible effort to put together a whole new classroom at the last minute! You can always count on Franklin PTA to make our school community shine brighter every day!

Milam librarian, Mrs. Ramirez, has decked out the library to celebrate the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. She also created a feature wall of books that fit with the theme.

This week's "Staff Spotlight" shines on Dawn Coursey, special education paraprofessional.

Workforce Solutions came out to visit Mrs. Nichols' Anatomy and Physiology class at the CEC. Students got to participate in assisting in a knee surgery, starting an IV, and helping at the scene of a car wreck all via virtual reality.

A big shout out to the Legacy Trainers and all of their hard work! These girls have been amazing on the sidelines for every game making sure the athletes are well taken care of!

This week Jefferson started Unit 2 for Amplify in 4th grade. Unit 2 covers inventors and is based around the Eureka! Game show, so Mrs. Propp dressed up as "Mrs. Propp-Seacrest," Ryan Seacrest's sister because he is such a busy man with all of his game show gigs. The Eureka! Game show is on the ABC network, which stands for Amplify Broadcast Channel. Students were tasked with reading clues about their inventions to figure out what invention their clues went with. Later in the lesson they created inventions with their materials to build a device that moved 2 ping pong balls into a bucket without using their hands directly. The students had a great time working in groups to learn about inventions and inventors, and they can't wait to see what fun stuff their guest, Mrs. Propp-Seacrest, brings for the lesson each day.

Jefferson Elementary teacher, Setira Mosley, came up with the idea of using the game "Headbands" to get her students up and moving while guessing emotions for their Amplify lesson.

Ahoy, mateys! Yesterday, the fantastic 3rd grade teachers at Franklin Elementary celebrated "Talk Like a Pirate Day" in style! They transformed their classrooms into swashbuckling adventures, complete with treasure maps and pirate-themed lessons. Arrr, learning has never been so much fun! Let’s give a hearty cheer for our creative teachers!

Dr. Niyati Kataria, Associate Professor of Management at Midwestern State University, kicked off the WFISD & MSU Business Lecture Tour with an eye-opening presentation to Memorial High School students on the flawed nature of perception. Using visuals and a thought-provoking video, she challenged how we interpret the world, highlighting how different people can view the same situation differently yet still be correct.

As part of a community outreach initiative led by Dr. Sanchari Choudhury, Director of the Mamie Raborn Center for Economic Education—an arm of the Dillard College of Business Administration focused on enhancing economic literacy within the university and among North Texas residents—the presentation encouraged students to critically examine their mental shortcuts, or "schemas," by asking, "What might I be missing?" and "How might I be biased?"

The event inspired students to consider diverse perspectives and sharpen their critical thinking skills. Reference: MSUTEXAS.edu

The WFISD & MSU Business Lecture Tour is designed to connect high school students with university faculty members, providing them with access to innovative ideas and real-world applications of business concepts. Dr. Kataria’s presentation was the first in a series of lectures aimed at equipping students to become thoughtful, informed citizens and future leaders.

Officer Bohn surprised Milam Pre-K and Kinder students during their lunch time when he showed up wearing a green wig. The kids thought it was hilarious. The kids and staff have really enjoyed having Officer Bohn on campus this year.

These happy little learners have been working hard with the UFLI curriculum that Fowler is utilizing for intervention. "There is nothing more rewarding than teaching a child how to read, and Fowler teachers are doing just that," said Fowler principal, Amanda Awtrey. We are so proud of the progress that they're making, and they are so proud of themselves!

These young patriots organized the "Freedom at Franklin" event last week to honor 9/11 and celebrate all things patriotic. Heartfelt presentations and their enthusiasm and respect truly made the day special. A huge thank you to our future leaders for their dedication and spirit!

September 17 was National IT Professional Day! Burgess Elementary celebrated their amazing tech, Tasha Bell, by gifting her a special "Tech Support Checklist" shirt. She’s always ready to help and answer any and all technology questions. Thank you for everything you do, Mrs. Bell! You are truly appreciated!

Fowler 5th graders started "The Renaissance" unit in reading this week. So, what did 5th grade teacher, Danielle Enlow, do? She dressed the part! She also exposed her students to some Renaissance music during lunch to make the whole day truly centered around the introduction of the new unit. Students were hooked from the beginning!

The Jefferson Jaguars learned about Constitution Day during their Library lesson this week. Students researched facts regarding Constitution Day on PebbleGo, then completed a word building activity and shared ways they can be good citizens.

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The BroCro Shirt Shop for Unified Special Olympics 2024-2025 is now open and will remain open through September 25. All proceeds go toward providing transportation, food, and activities for Unified events! The first event this year will be the Unified Special Olympics Flag Football game before the Memorial Football game on October 18. You can support them by purchasing from the shop at the following link: https://brocro.printavo.com/merch/unified23/

District in Pictures is a weekly publication developed by the WFISD Community Relations department. If you have events, recognitions or classroom activities taking place on your campus that you would like us to feature, please let us know by completing the form at the following link: www.wfisd.net/dip. We would love to include you in our weekly district news.