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EDGEWOOD OF SAN ANTONIO 5358 WEST COMMERCE STREET SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78237-1354 * * * * ECRWSS POSTAL CUSTOMER U.S. POSTAGE PAID NON-PROFIT ORG. SAN ANTONIO, TX PERMIT NO. 715 THIS ISSUE: Message from Admin......................2 Texas Cavaliers..............................3 UT Dentistry ....................................4 Vision Works...................................4 Rey Feo..........................................5 Teachers of the Year .......................6 School News .................................8 Read Across America...................10 T-Stem Apps.................................11 5th Grade Transition.....................11 Upcoming Events.........................12 V eg Out SA! Congratulations to the City of San Antonio Winner of the “Veg Out SA!” Art Contest Amber Marin, a fourth grader from Loma Park Elementary School. Amber’s drawing was selected as top winner out of 20,000 entries from around the city. Amber along with 12 other students from area school districts were recognized by Mayor Ivy R. Taylor and members of the Mayor’s Fitness Council as the citywide winners of the Veg Out SA! Super Food Art Contest. The contest encouraged children to create artwork that portrayed fruits and vegetables as nutrition heroes, or super foods. Amber’s drawing put a friendly face on strawberries and other fruits and vegetables. The winning artwork was displayed on three billboards: Highway I-37 & Brooklyn, US Highway 90 & Hwy. 151, and I-10 & West Avenue. The 12 finalists of the contest were also awarded bikes and helmets on the steps of City Hall. Congratulations Amber! To see one of Amber’s billboards please continue to page 12.

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EdgEwood of San antonio

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San antonio, tExaS 78237-1354

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U.S. POSTAGE PAIDNON-PROFIT ORG.SAN ANTONIO, TXPERMIT NO. 715

THIS ISSUE:

Message from Admin......................2Texas Cavaliers..............................3UT Dentistry....................................4Vision Works...................................4Rey Feo..........................................5Teachers of the Year.......................6School News .................................8Read Across America...................10T-Stem Apps.................................115th Grade Transition.....................11Upcoming Events.........................12

Veg Out SA! Congratulations

to the City of San Antonio

Winner of the “Veg Out SA!”

Art Contest Amber Marin, a

fourth grader from Loma Park

Elementary School. Amber’s

drawing was selected as top

winner out of 20,000 entries from

around the city. Amber along

with 12 other students from area

school districts were recognized

by Mayor Ivy R. Taylor and

members of the Mayor’s Fitness

Council as the citywide winners of

the Veg Out SA! Super Food Art

Contest. The contest encouraged

children to create artwork that

portrayed fruits and vegetables

as nutrition heroes, or super

foods. Amber’s drawing put a

friendly face on strawberries and

other fruits and vegetables. The

winning artwork was displayed on

three billboards: Highway I-37 &

Brooklyn, US Highway 90 & Hwy.

151, and I-10 & West Avenue.

The 12 finalists of the contest

were also awarded bikes and

helmets on the steps of City Hall.

Congratulations Amber!

To see one of Amber’s billboards

please continue to page 12.

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Message from the Administrative Team

2015-2016 School Board Meetings

For the latest EISD school board information please scan the QR Code with your mobile device.

May 10, 2016 Edgewood Fine Arts Academy 607 S.W. 34th Street

June 14, 2016 Edgewood Fine Arts Academy 607 S.W. 34th Street

July 12, 2016 Edgewood Fine Arts Academy 607 S.W. 34th Street * This schedule is subject to change. Board Approved: June 9, 2015

Edgewood ISD Staff,

It’s hard to believe that the spring season is

here and we are close to the end of another

successful school year. Every single day it

is you, our Edgewood ISD staff that makes a

difference in the lives of each and every one

of our students. We cannot thank you enough

for all that you do for our district. The school year has been filled with

numerous achievements we should all be proud of and we have faced

our challenges never forgetting the reason we are here – our students.

I am very proud of our Edgewood ISD team.

Chief Kenneth JacobsSuperintendent Designee

Dear Edgewood Team,

This has to be the best time of the year

for educators and the many talented people

that provide the best support services for

our students. The many initiatives, which

we have taken on, are now coming to

fruition. The strategies for improvement in

student achievement are implemented and

monitored. Now, our students are in charge and ready to show what

they know. We are proud of their accomplishments and anxious

to learn of the results. Our students have also shown their ability

to excel in athletics, music, theatre, dance, UIL events, career

competitions, and robotics to name a few. These accomplishments

are the results of students, teachers, and families working together.

As we close out the year as educators, the words of Robert Louis

Stevenson are appropriate, “Don’t judge each day by the harvest

you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” Throughout the year, you

have planted the seeds of learning and your students have reaped

the benefits.

Thank you for everything you do for our students!

Anna Nieto

Superintendent Designee

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T e x a s C a v a l i e r sEdgewood ISD had two

winners and a runner-up in

the 2016 Texas Cavaliers’ River

Parade Art Contest: The winner

for City Council District 5 was

Andrea Dominguez, a fifth grader

from Roosevelt Elementary. City

Council District 7 winner was

Aden Carmona, a third grader

from L.B. Johnson Elementary.

Runner up for the contest was

fifth grader Jacklyn Chavez from

Roosevelt Elementary. The

winners will be receiving a check

for $3,000 which will go toward

the school’s art supplies. They

will also receive a one week

summer scholarship to the

Southwest School of Art and, of

course, King Antonio will pay a

visit to the winners’ schools. The

runner up will receive a check for

$1,000 which will go toward the

school’s art program.

V i s i o n W o r k s

Visionworks partnered with

Edgewood ISD to offer

free eye screens to two-hundred

students. The eye screens took

place at Stafford Elementary

School where students, ages

5 -17 and from all EISD schools

participated in the eye screens.

Those who were found to need

further eye testing received a

voucher for a free comprehensive

eye exam and a pair of glasses.

The eye screens are part of

the Visionworks Let’s Go See

Campaign.

Aden Carmona (left) and Andrea Dominguez (right) standing next to there award winning art entries at the Southwest School of Arts.

Stafford Elementary hosting Vision Works free eye screens

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U T D e n t i s t r y a n d E d g e w o o d

More than 700 Edgewood ISD second grade students

received dental screenings, protective sealants, and

fluoride rinses during a free dental clinic held in conjunction with

the American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile® national

event and National Children’s Dental Health Month. The event

took place at the School of Dentistry at the UT Health Science

Center San Antonio. This is the 13th year the School of Dentistry

at the UT Health Science Center provides preventive oral care for

EISD students. There was no cost to the students for the services.

Hundreds of elementary school students were treated to a

concert thanks to The San Antonio Symphony who performed

one of their “Young People’s Concerts” at the Edgewood Fine Arts

Academy Theater. All EISD elementary schools were invited to be a

part of a series of concerts performed by the symphony titled “Czech

Masters.” The concert, which was free, highlighted Czech composers

and their contribution to American music. The students in attendance

watched and listened attentively as the musicians performed. They

also learned about music history, and even got to listen to an Oompah

Band, also known as a German Polka Band.

Edgewood ISD was the only district in the San Antonio area that the

symphony visited. Jeremy Brimhall, the Education Director for the

symphony worked with Dr. Emma Dromgoole to coordinate the visit.

SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY Edgewood Elementary student receiving protective sealants

Members of the San Antonio Symphony performing to elementary students at the Edgewood Fine Arts Academy

2013 Bandera Rd 210 264-4637

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Fiesta San Antonio is just around the corner and Edgewood ISD students from

Burleson Early Childhood Center and Loma Park Elementary School were

selected to have Rey Feo LXVIII Darren Casey and his Royal Court visit the schools.

With a party atmosphere and music playing in the background, the students had the

opportunity to speak to Rey Feo as he shared his message “It Takes Grit to be Great”

where he discussed having personal goals and the importance of a good education.

The students had fun during the visit, many sharing what they wanted to be when they

grow up. ¡VIVA FIESTA!

Rey Feo LXVIII Darren Casey and his Royal Court

Students at Burleson taking the Royal Court Ethics Pledge

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Xenia LucioGardendale ES

Ana CantuHenry B. Gonzalez ES

Christine ContrerasLyndon B. Johnson ES

Regina KazmirLas Palmas ES

Owen CorkranAlternative Center

Gina Sermino GonzalesBrentwood MS

Alice KinardGus Garcia MS

Rita Rosales-AlvarezCisneros ES

Edgewood ISD Teachers of the Year

Sonia AlanizNorman Winston ES

Rita Rosales-Alvarez, a 5th grade teacher at Roy Cisneros ES, has been selected as the 2015 EISD Teacher of the Year. Rosales-Alvarez has been an educator for 15 years and has been with Edgewood ISD since the 2012-2013 school year. Rosales-Alvarez was selected by a panel comprised of members of the District-wide Education Improvement Council (DEIC). She competed against 19 other Edgewood ISD teachers for this prestigious honor. Rita Rosales-Alvarez was born in San Antonio, TX and graduated from Brackenridge H.S (San Antonio,

ISD). Following high school, Rita attended St. Mary’s University where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education-Interdisciplinary Reading, and participated as a Rattler Cheerleader.She has taught at the elementary and middle school levels, and is certified in both the state of Texas and Georgia. Rosales-Alvarez has participated as a teacher mentor for the University of Georgia’s education program, and has been the recipient of multiple educational grants. During her teaching tenure, she took graduate courses at the

University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.Rosales-Alvarez was also the recipient of the KENS TV5 ExCEL award and was honored at her campus in March at a special assembly and appeared on the KENS TV5 segment to honor teachers. Congratulations to Rita Rosales-Alvarez and to all of the campus Teachers of the Year for their great work.

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Andromeda RestrepoE.T Wrenn MS

Michelle BushFine Arts Academy

Melissa ToddJohn F. Kennedy HS

Jennifer GroverMemorial HS

Gabriela HirschLoma Park ES

Griselda HernandezAlonso Perales ES

Sara TalarczykFranklin D. Roosevelt ES

Jennifer RamirezC. P. Stafford ES

Yvonne RodriguezBurleson EEC

Hilda MyalJose Cardenas EEC

Yvonne AnguianoStafford EEC

Edgewood ISD Teachers of the Year

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SCHOOL NEWS. . .

Parents, family, friends, as well as students and Edgewood ISD

administrators and staff, enjoyed a night of music and dance

thanks to the musical Fiddler on the Roof which was performed at

the Edgewood Fine Arts Academy February 17 & 18, 2016. Prior to

opening night, students from Gus Garcia & Wrenn Middle Schools

attended special performances of the musical. Eighty Academy

students worked many long hours in preparation for the shows. They

were tirelessly supported by four Academy staff members: Claudia

Casso - Director/Choreography; Vanessa Osburn - Vocal Director;

Don Nunez - Costume Design; and Robert Ramos - Theatre Manager/

Set Construction.

Thanks to students from both Edgewood ISD high schools, there

will be some new food items on the menu for the upcoming

school year. On Feb 17, 2016, a panel of students met at Memorial

High School to participate in a food testing. Ten students from

Kennedy HS and ten from Memorial HS tested several items that

included Orange Chicken, Sausage and Supreme Pizza, a pulled

pork sandwich, a Carne Guisada product and Chicken Smackers.

After several bites of the samples, the students voted on what they

liked best and the results are as follows: The majority ruled they did

not want the orange chicken on the menu. The students really liked

the sausage and supreme pizza’s and would like to see them on the

menu. The panelists also agreed on having the pulled pork item,

which would be served on a bun. Only half of the taste testers agreed

on having the Carne Guisada on the menu, but all agreed on having

the Chicken Smackers with different dipping sauces, especially the

Siracha sauce and the Sweet Red Chili sauce. The new menu items

should appear on the menu for the 2016-2017 school year.

Students at Memorial High School food testing supreme pizza

Fine Arts Academy performance of Fiddler on the Roof

F I D D L E R O N T H E R O O F

F O O D TA S T I N G

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Video Spotlight

Scan the QR code above with your smart phone to view the student spotlight video “Dinosaur George” hosted on the EISD

youtube channel

Dinosaurs big and small visited Gonzalez Elementary School

thanks to the traveling exhibit known as Dinosaur George.

The school’s gym was transformed into a museum where students

spent time learning about the dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions

of years ago and the fossils they left behind. “Well the company I

founded 18 years ago as a way to bring science into all communities

throughout Texas” said George Blasing founder of Dinosaur George.

Students of all grade levels were able to enjoy the exhibit as well as

participate in games such as a scavenger hunt to learn more about

these enormous creatures that once roamed the earth. “We were

really excited when the principal of Henry B. Gonzalez invited us to

come into Edgewood” added Blasing. The fun was not only for the

students, The Dinosaur George exhibit was also open to parents and

the community.

Above: Student completing a scavenger hunt. Below: HBG gym turned into a dinosaur

DINOSAUR GEORGE VISIts HBG

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R E A D A C R O SS A M E R I C A

On March 2, 2016, From

coast to coast, more than

45 million readers, both young

and old, were gearing up for

the nation’s largest reading

celebration--the National

Education Association’s (NEA)

Read Across America Day.

Here in Edgewood ISD, parents,

teachers, education support

professionals, students, and

elected officials did their part to

deliver the very important reading

message: Kids who read, and

who are read to, do better in

school and help build great public

schools.

Launched as a way to get kids

excited about reading, NEA’s

Read Across America has grown

into a year-long program that

culminates every year on or

around Dr. Seuss’s birthday.

Read Across America has

become a yearly tradition

through-out Edgewood ISD and

the students and community take

an active part in this celebration.

Whether it is donating books to

the local library or encouraging

your own children to pick up a

book and read, everyone can do

something to encourage reading.

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student focused on a section

of the work – Programming

was done by Gabriela, Story

Editing was handled by Jennifer,

Creative Writing and Questions

was Madeline, and Translation

was Gloria. The whole app was

translated to Spanish but only the

English version was submitted.

The concept is for kids to read a

story and answer the questions

to unlock a game, with every

T - S T E M A P P S

U TSA 5 t h G R A D E T R A N S I T I O N S E M I N A R

Congratulations to Memorial

High School students

Gabriela de la Torre, Madeline

Ramos, Jennifer Zermeno, and

Gloria Terrazas for being chosen

as the 2015 – 2016 winners in the

Congressional App Challenge.

The idea came about because

of the realization most learning

done today by many young

children is through apps. It

took the students a little over a

month to create and to add some

additional time to learn how to

use the coding program. Each

level another question would be

added to the story and a new

game would be unlocked. And if

that weren’t enough, Madeline

also created a website, just in

case the video was not received.

The girls received congratulatory

messages from Congressman

Joaquin Castro, as well as

certificates acknowledging their

win. CONGRATULATIONS!

Close to 600 fifth graders from Edgewood ISD attended a

conference in January at the UTSA downtown campus. This

conference focused on “smooth transitions” from elementary to

middle school. Edgewood ISD Administrators collaborated with the

University of Texas-San Antonio Office of P-20 Initiatives to co-host

the Transitions Conference. All ten EISD elementary campuses

attended the forum. The students were able to attend several sessions

that included information on developing good study habits, choosing

the right elective, making great choices, and the importance of higher

education. Students also heard presentations from School Board

Members, Edgewood ISD Administrators, and UTSA personnel.

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Now an option in the Edgewood ISD Mobile Appavailable for iphone and Android Devices

Edgewood Alert is an easy to use mobile app that allows students, parents, staff, and community members to report

bullying, threats, vandalism, crime, and personal concerns.

U P C O M I N G E V E N T SNoche de Festival - Cinco de Mayo Gala May 5, 2016 - Edgewood ISD Fine Arts Academy 7:00 pm

Excellence in Edgewood May 16, 18, 2016 - Edgewood ISD Fine Arts Academy 6:00pm (Elementary Awards)May 23, 2016 – Edgewood ISD Fine Arts Academy 6:00pm (Middle School Awards)May 25, 2016 - Edgewood ISD Fine Arts Academy 6:00pm (High School Awards)

Night of Edgewood StarsMay 13, 2016 – Norris Conference Center 6:30pm

Memorial Day Veterans CeremonyMay 30, 2016 – Edgewood Veterans Stadium 10:00am

Graduation DatesJune 4, 2016 – Memorial High School 10:00 am, Kennedy 2:00pm St. Mary’s University

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2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7EISD Academic Calendar

Scan the QR code above with your smart phone to view the 2016-2017 Academic

Calendar or visit www.eisd.net

Amber Marin’s Billboard as seen on I-10 and Fresno

Communities In Schools

is proud to serve the students of

Edgewood Independent School

District at Kennedy High School

and Memorial High School. To

learn more about our student

services, visit www.cissa.org