Italy High School principal, Lee Joffre, has release the testing schedule for End of Course (EOC) testing for the week of May 7th through May 10th. All freshman and some 8th grade students are required to take an EOC if they are enrolled in Algebra I, Algebra II, World Geography and Biology. Also, any student that is in a Chemistry class is required to take an EOC Field Test.
My name is Russ Lewis. I am an Inventory Manager at Williams Gin & Feed in Frost. I attended Tarleton State University. I was raised on a farm in Rule, Texas where, along with my father and brother, we farmed various crops and raised livestock. I have a daughter who is currently a freshman at Italy High School and another that is a 2007 Italy HS graduate. I would appreciate your support in the upcoming Italy ISD School Board election (May 12, 2012).
In the old gymnasium at Avalon ISD, the bleachers were filled with elementary students, teachers and family members ready to recognize the achievements of the elementary students. The assembly took a while because there were so many awards.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Meeting time is set for 7:00pm at the Italy Administration Building (300 S. College Street, Italy). The agenda slates personnel discussion and hiring will be the primary business for the board.
Hello, I am Albert Garcia Jr. My family moved from Dallas to Italy when I was 6 years old to provide a better education and environment for our family. After graduation from Italy High School in 1994, I accumulated the required college hours to apply as a firefighter with the City of Dallas. I grew up here, and am raising my family here because I believe in the schools and the community. I would love your support and welcome any questions or comments.
The Italy School Board of Trustees approved the transfer of $100,000 to athletic maintenance following an hour-long video presentation from Hank Hollywood, athletic director, Monday night at the group’s monthly meeting.
The Board of Trustees of the Italy Independent School District will have their monthly meeting on Monday, April 16, 2012. Meeting time is 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street, Italy.
Mrs. Davis, Italy HS/JHS Counselor, has published a few reminders to help the Italy High School’s 2012 graduating class stay on top of things as they move towards graduation.
On April 7, 2012 at around 12:20 pm, William Michael Trussell (63 yoa) of Frost, Texas, turned himself into Hill County authorities on a Sexual Assault of a Child Arrest Warrant. He was booked into the Hill County Jail and arraigned by Hill County Justice of the Peace Charles Jones on a $2500.00 bond. He immediately posted bond and was released.
It is that time of year again! I am talking about Easter and eggs and Easter bunnies, Oh Boy! Avalon ISD had their fourth annual Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday night and there were four-thousand eggs hidden for all the kids to find.
The Italy School Board of Trustees renewed teacher, librarian and counselor contracts at its monthly meeting held Monday evening.
Several Italy students were recognized at a school board meeting Monday evening.
Avalon ISD has had many achievements but one of them stands out before the rest, that is their dual credit college course program. The students have been very successful and two students in particular have worked the program to the max.
Avalon ISD participated in UIL one act play competition and performed Act Three, Scene Five by Terry Ortwein so successfully that they advanced to the district competition.
The Board of Trustees of the Italy Independent School District will have their monthly meeting on Monday, March 26, 2012. Meeting time is 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street, Italy.
On March 10, 2012 students representing the Italy High School and Junior High School Art program entered a project in the Star of Texas Rodeo Austin Eco Art Show in Austin, Texas.
How many of you remember your second grade teacher? Well, if you had Jan Shepard for your second grade teacher you would remember her. She goes the extra mile to make your child’s school experience a good one.
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Hank Hollywood, a 1996 graduate of Celina High School, was named athletic director, head football coach and classroom teacher at a called meeting of the Italy School Board of Trustees Tuesday evening.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a called meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. The lone agenda item for this meeting it to approve the superintendent’s recommendation for Athletic Director.
Charlotte Morgan has been teaching first grade for about twenty-two years at Stafford Elementary and credits Mr. George Scott (a past Italy ISD superintendent) and her husband John Morgan for her success.
The Italy School Board of Trustees voted to extend the contracts of the elementary and high school principals through June 2014 following a three-hour executive session at its board meeting held Monday evening.
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The Italy High School and Junior High have released their “A” and “A/B” Honor Roll lists for the 4th 6-weeks of the 2011-2012 school year.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 27, 2012. Meeting time is set for 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College, Italy. The school board has a full agenda this month. Contract renewals for the Elementary and High School principals, teacher resignations, football field bleacher improvements and business regarding the upcoming school board election are among the agenda items to be considered.
Oh boy, was there a lot of excitement in the old Avalon gym on last Friday afternoon! The gym was filled with excited boys and girls because for the first time at Avalon Elementary they were having an awards assembly and would be giving awards for good citizenship, Soaring Eagles (most improved grades), A honor roll, A B honor roll and AR points.
The Commissioner of Education, Robert Scott, announced that is he deferring implementation of the new 15 percent grading requirement connected to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End-Of-Course examinations. In the press release, he leaves it up to each district to decide whether or not they are deferring this requirement.
Residents planning on running for the Italy City Council or Italy School Board of Trustees must turn in a completed packet before 5 p.m. on Monday, March 5, to either city hall or the school administration building, respectively. Elections will be held May 12 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The Avalon Water and Sewer Service Corporation (AWSSC) met Thursday evening for their regular monthly meeting. Agenda were on discussing purchase of Gillespie land, discussion on whether to pay for Gregg Rodriguez medical expenses and upgrades to wastewater pump.
The Italy Gladiator Regiment Band Booster Club will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 11, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Uptown Cafe.
2012 Personal Ads Are Here! Personal ad space is available for purchase for Italy ISD students in the 2011-2012 yearbook, The Gladiator.
Avalon Jr High basketball boys clinched an undefeated season on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 with a 50-33 score against Trinidad.
Jody Tennery has worked for Avalon ISD for twelve years teaching high school spanish, english, junior high reading, elementary P.E. and was district assistant principal for three years. Now he has been promoted to elementary principal and is loving his new position.
The restoration of the J.P. Griffith Gymnasium, damaged during the April 2011 tornado, is coming to an end and a special dinner and program is planned for Saturday, February 11.
The Italy School Board of Trustees held a lengthy meeting Thursday with a great deal of information and discussion packed into the evening.
Tony Hernandez used to walk the halls of Avalon ISD as a student. For the past several years he walked these same halls as a math teacher and volleyball coach. Today, he walks the Avalon ISD halls as the district’s assistant principal.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 26, 2012. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm and will be held in the Italy High School Band Hall at 300 S. College Street, Italy. Agenda items include the superintendent’s contract extension and resignation of athletic director.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have a special called meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Meeting time is set for 6:00pm and will be held in the Italy ISD Administration Office at 300 S. College, Italy. The agenda slates this meeting for the purpose of a superintendent evaluation.
Lorene Winchester was loved by many, many people. She was one of those people that after you met her she just touched your life with a little bit of joy. She loved people, she loved kids and she loved her job.
Ho! Ho! Ho! It is Christmas time at Milford ISD. Thursday evening the gymnasium was filled with excited students, Christmas trees, proud parents and family members. Milford ISD’s band director, Mr. Mike Trussell, had his band students playing up a storm of Christmas music bringing Christmas cheer to everyone there.
The Italy ISD School Board met on Thursday afternoon with a quorom and made a big decision. Superintendent Barry Bassett introduced the proposal to co-op with the Red Oak ISD and their food program. In fact, Red Oak is interested in partnering with other ISDs as well.
Italy ISD will host a parent EOC/STAAR Info-Meeting on Tuesday, December 13 at 6:00pm and Wednesday, December 14 at 5:30pm in the Italy High School cafeteria. The administration is hopeful that by offering this meeting on two separate evenings that all parents will be able to come to one or the other of the meetings. Parents of 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grader students are urged to attend. STAAR and EOC testing requirements will be discussed as well as how these tests will affect graduation.
The Stafford Elementary Honors Assembly honored students for their work during the first and second six weeks of school. The gymnasium was filled with smiling parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and students. But the biggest smiles were the ones on the students faces when Jason Miller (principal) handed each of them their awards.
In order to make the environment of athletic events safe and more enjoyable for all of the fans, Italy Junior High and High School is implementing the following rules effective Monday, December 12, 2011.
The Italy ISD Board of Trustees will have their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Prior to that meeting there will be a special Board Training Webinar. The Board training will begin at noon and will be followed by the regular monthly meeting which is slated at 1:30pm. Meeting agendas are attached. The meetings will be held in the Administration office at 300 S. College Street, Italy and are open to the public.
The Italy School Board of Trustees voted to enter into an agreement with Lockridge-Priest for an Alerton Control System for the dome at its monthly meeting Monday night.
November 11 is a day of celebration and honor for American Veterans. Thanks isn’t good enough for the sacrifices made or the willingness to put one’s life on the line. Gratitude may be small thing but it is what we want to give.
Friday morning as you walked into the gymnasium of Milford ISD you heard instruments warming up and saw excited young students wearing hats ready to perform their songs for everyone there. You also saw veterans and supportive parents and friends ready to join in the celebration on Veterans Day.
On Thursday, November 10 there will be a bonfire/pep-rally behind the field-house at the Italy High School Campus. Our gridiron Gladiators will take on Franklin in the first round of the playoffs this Friday night and this is the perfect way to get our boys “fired up!!” Everyone is welcome to come out and show your support.
The Honor-Call is a volunteer organization for student trumpet players. They encourage music organizations to connect with their communities to pay tribute to America’s Military heroes by playing TAPS at funerals and military functions. Milford ISD is the first school in Texas and the only school in Texas to have joined so far.
Milford High School recently received an unexpected award from Carter BloodCare. For the 2010-2011 school year, Milford’s senior class had the highest percentage of donors for schools with fewer than 200 seniors. The award recognizes the commitment of last year’s graduating class for supporting Carter’s mission of saving lives by donating blood.
Amidst the improvements and work-in-progress projects going on within the Italy Independent School District communication tools and avenues are definitely a priority. Besides the school website, Italy High School principal, Lee Joffre is urging parents to make it a habit to view the district’s Facebook page. You DO NOT have to have a Facebook page yourself to view this page.
