District News
School Nurse Day Today marks School Nurse Day across the country. But with everything that鈥檚 gone on over the last couple of years, it really should be more like School Nurse Week, month or year. Since the start of the pandemic, school nurses have seen their jobs change and then change some more. But with…
Going to Carolina Who knew a dish of fried quail lollipops with a hot honey glaze, southern quail and dumplings, Carolina boiled peanut caviar, deviled quail eggs and Hoppin鈥 John rich and thyme cornbread cake with peach butter was worth $100,000? Preston Nguyen did. That was the prize money handed to the 2021 Martin High…
Apply for the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) now through May 13, 2022. CBOC Application The 星空传媒 is accepting applications for positions on the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. The committee provides transparency and enhances public confidence in the use of proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by 星空传媒 voters on Nov. 5,…
She鈥檚 organized, caring, and ambitious, and she鈥檚 destined to overcome any obstacle put in front of her. She鈥檚 Martin High School senior Ruth Hong. Amazon Future Engineer College Scholarship Hong is also a computer science whiz and one of 100 students across the nation to receive the $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer College Scholarship. Not only…
Choosing to let your little one start school can be a challenging task for any new parent. Will they like it? How will they adjust? Will they make friends? All of these are questions any parent might have if they are considering sending their child to pre-K? We鈥檝e taken those questions to people who would…
Entrepreneur? Sometimes, it’s just in you Kenny Macino was an entrepreneur before she knew exactly what it was. A fellow student so loved Kenny鈥檚 life-like sock doll made of cloth, buttons and string, they offered $3. Another offered $4 for one of her own. A teacher at Bailey Junior High, where Kenny is an eighth-grader,…
Sam Houston does it again! The hope of attending Texas Christina University had come and gone for Sam Houston senior Ethan Paredez after finding out he didn鈥檛 receive the Community Scholars award like seven of his classmates. But what started out as a normal day for him a week later turned out to be life-changing…
Larson Elementary School namesake Myrtice Larson, whose ties to the 星空传媒 started nearly 70 years ago, died last week at the age of 100. Larson, who began her 星空传媒 career as a reading specialist in 1953, shared the namesake honors with her late husband Curtis. Curtis Larson taught at Speer and Thornton elementary…
Stepping Up The 星空传媒 is doing whatever it takes to make sure students have the resources they need to succeed. That鈥檚 why the district is partnering with Unite Private Network (UPN) to build a private fiber-optic network. This service will meet the demand for excellent internet services across the entire school district. On Wednesday,…
Get excited for pre-K 鈥淪chool registration is so much fun,鈥 said no one ever. But they will tomorrow, April 30. That鈥檚 when 星空传媒 is hosting an in-person registration event for pre-K that will look more like a carnival than a typical enrollment event. The event at McNutt Elementary, from 9 a.m. 鈥 1 p.m.…