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On Saturday, February 6, the Liberty High School Band program competed in the annual UIL Region X Solo and Ensemble Contest. The contest was held virtually for the first time, with students streaming their performances in real-time via Zoom to judges located at Vidor High School. Thirty-seven members of the band took part, performing thirty solos, a brass quintet, a flute trio and a woodwind trio. In all, they earned twenty-eight 1st Division medals and two 2nd Division ratings in solo performance, as well as 1st Division medals for the flute and woodwind trios. The flute trio, comprised of Seniors Megan Farabee and Aaliyah Dugat, and Sophomore Mikayla Montanez, also advanced to the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest in May for the second time.
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A large crowd of Tarkington area residents made their way to the Tarkington High School Cafeteria for a pair of Tarkington ISD Board of Trustees meetings Monday night.
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Liberty High School Baseball faithful were out in full force last Saturday night for the Panthers’ annual fundraiser and banquet. The event serves as the Panthers’ kickoff to the season and provides an opportunity to introduce the community to the team each year.
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Nailah Donatto, a member of the Liberty High School Choir has earned the prestigious honor of being named a Texas AllState Musician. Despite the innumerable challenges encountered throughout this school year, 2021 All-Staters remained committed to their personal musical development. They demonstrated the very perseverance and dedication that ongoing participation in a music program fosters.
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RBB Students Carlos Zavala, Adamaris Mota and Eryk Martinez made the 5A All-State Band.
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The CHS Tractor Tech Team finished 5th out of 16 teams in the Tractor Tech Competition.
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Dayton City Council recognized very deserving Community Champions Monday evening, January 25, at its regular Council meeting. The first award went to Dayton ISD Teachers, Administrators, and Staff in sincere gratitude for their dedication to the students of Dayton ISD at all times, but especially during this time of pandemic. Dr. Jessica Johnson introduced two of the district’s exemplary teachers who were also named Teachers of the Year: Elementary — Alicia Cox who is an instructional coach at Kimmie Brown Elementary and Secondary — Jake Walker who is an Ag Teacher.
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On that last day of the fall semester, Dayton ISD recognized and celebrated its first-year teachers. This year has been a challenge for all educators, but DISD’s first-year teachers have risen to the challenges and have done an amazing job. On Friday, January 15, 2021, in partnership with the local Mu Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society Internation, a professional organization for women educators, DISD staff hand-delivered words of praise, celebration, and encouragement, as well as a small gift bag of classroom supplies to each first-year teacher in the district. The gift bags are provided by the Mu Iota Chapter as their annual service project to promote the growth of educators and excellence in education. DISD is so glad these promising new educators have joined the Bronco family and we look forward to many years of dedicated service from these individuals.
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