Table of Contents:

1. Admin Alley

2. Around the District

3. Stacey Happenings

4. Elementary Happenings

5. PTSO Spotlight

6. Good Information

7. Random Shots

Upcoming Events:

*Saturday April 27

Band Spring Trip -

Schlitterbahn /

One Act Play

The Insanity of Mary

Girard 6pm LISD

Auditorium

*Tuesday April 30

Academic Awards

Ceremony 5pm

LISD Auditorium

On Thursday, April 18th, King Antonio made his annual visit to Lackland ISD kicking off the start of Fiesta in San Antonio!

Kids cheered his colorful entourage as the king addressed the crowd handing out medals and recognizing top students and teacher, Mrs. Ryan. As always, it was quite a spectacle filled with fun and fanfare.

Happy Fiesta All!

On-Base Lackland Residents: Save the Date

*New Students Only*

Pre-K & Kinder Round up 2019-2020

May 1st : 8:00-11:00 am OR 1:00-3:00 pm

(Registration will close on June 17th)

These are bookmarks that have been hand-made and delivered to the Lackland ISD Media Center by two amazing ladies.

Betsy Vannatta and Jan Wheaton have been making and delivering the bookmarks to Lackland Media Center for over 8 years. Both ladies live in Hondo, Texas and Ms. Betsy delivers the bookmarks every month. Ms. Jan has made thousands of bookmarks for our students!

The bookmarks are highly coveted and the students love them!

The librarians would like to give a huge thank you to these devoted volunteers!

We had perfect weather for the Texas Cavaliers River Parade on Monday, April 22, 2019. Over 140 family members and staff joined us on the Riverwalk to cheer on our military children. Participants received Fiesta medals from Whataburger and IBC bank; Participants enjoyed Whataburger meals, balloon animals, face painting, and more! Our students riding the float represented LISD and military students well.

The Surveys are HERE!

We are excited to announce that the spring surveys are opening this Monday, April 29, 2019! Please be on the lookout in your email for your opportunity to share your thoughts. We are currently working to improve in those areas that were identified in the fall survey, and your continual feedback helps us insure that progress is being made. We look forward to your feedback!

Students vs. Faculty Basketball Match-Up

By: Jade Born

On April 11th, students, parents, and faculty all gathered in the gym to cheer on the Students vs. Faculty game. The first half the game matched up the 7th and 8th-grade girls team versus the chosen female faculty members. The basketball girls won their half against the faculty by fighting through some interesting defense. For the halftime show, three people from the crowd were chosen to judge a dance competition between the 6th-grade dance team and more female faculty members cheer and competing in the game. Right after the game started back up with a tip between the 7th and 8th-grade boys basketball team and the male faculty members. The male faculty members would end up winning this half but not before Couch Gordon allowed all of the members of both boy’s teams on the court to play. At the end of the game, trophies were handed out to the teams that won against their intended match up and thus end another great yearly tradition of the students vs. the faculty.

¡Bots in Blue at Fiesta de Los Niños!

The Bots In Blue represented Stacey High School well as they marched in a parade with U.S. Representative Will Hurd and worked to inspire hundreds of young children to pursue STEM futures.

At the annual official Fiesta event held at Port San Antonio, the team manned an information booth and built a custom candy grabbing robot specifically for the event that the children were able to drive much to the delight of both the children and their parents.

As part of the annual ‘Faculty vs. Students’ basketball game, the Jr. High Student Council held a T-shirt design contest. Here Taylor Ducharme, 8th grade president and Saniya Willis, 7th grade president, present a shirt to the contest winner, Sophie

Davis (junior). Jr. High Stuco took Sophie’s design and, (with help from Mrs. Duron & Mr. Gordon) successfully screen-printed over 60 shirts for players & fans.

On April 12-13, fourteen high school students who advanced from the district stage of UIL competed at the regional level at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Midway through the school day on Friday, the debate team and early morning competitors travelled to Corpus Christi, enjoying a day of rigorous debate and shenanigans. The next day, more students left San Antonio to compete in the Saturday events.

At the end of the day, Bella Evans placed 4th in Debate and is the 1st alternate for the UIL Speech State Meet. In addition, Madison Sligh placed 5th in Persuasive Speaking and is the 2nd alternate at state. Kerrigan Gafford placed 2nd in Debate and will represent Stacey at the UIL Speech State Meet. Finally, Abriana Himantog placed 1st in Ready Writing and will also compete at the UIL Academic State Meet.

Also representing Stacey were Miranda Morales, Sara Kinney, Jordan Peterson, Ruthie Chesney, Adam Kinney, Cassedy Ryan, Aubri San Nicolas, Amya Turpeau, Nataliana Hernandez and Valeria Zamora-Martinez.

As a whole, Stacey placed 12th out of 35 total schools in the 2A Region 4 meet. Thank you to all our hard working competitors & coaches and good luck to Kerrigan and Abriana at the State UIL meet in Austin!

For over a decade, Girls Inc. of San Antonio has held the Girls RockIT Into the Future Science Festival. Celebrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), this Science Festival provides girls and their families with the opportunity to meet with local experts, enjoy hands-on experiments, and partake in STEM activities in an encouraging environment. This opportunity provides girls (of all ages) the opportunity to excel in STEM and the chance to pursue their passions.

Last year, Girls Inc., hosted over 35 exhibitors that brought over 80 hands-on, minds-on activities for 2,400 people that enjoy the festival for free.

Event Details are:

Date: SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019

Time: 10am - 2pm

Location: Mission County Park, 6030 Padre Dr., San Antonio, TX 78214

April is the Month of the Military Child when we celebrate military children for the courage they display under the pressure of the being the child of a service member. The Commissary is celebrating this month with a Child Coloring Contest! . It is open from April 1 – April 30, 2019. The coloring page is available at www.commissaries.com/color and may be dropped off at your local commissary’s Customer Service office. All details (including eligibility) are available at www.commissaries.com/savings-center/month-of-the-military-child-coloring-contest.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Connecting the Math in School to the Math at Home (Grades 3-5) Building students ‘confidence in critical thinking of questioning in grades 3-5 is crucial to capture their mathematical success. Participants will engage in instructional strategies that develop their understanding of questions and learn ways to assist parents in making connections that can help them with their child(ren) at home. **Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5430 by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22nd. ** Session ID: 53119 Webinar ID: 53201

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Anxiety and Today’s Youth There is an increasing concern for rising anxiety in society today. Anxiety is an organized response by which a person senses, evaluates, anticipates, and responds to cues of threat or danger in one’s internal or external environment. The focus of this training will be to learn practical and accessible strategies that can be applied in everyday life and addresses the physical, emotional, and social aspects of anxiety in today’s youth. **Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5430 by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26th. ** Session ID: 52447 Webinar ID: 53202