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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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Students from the Cleveland High School Welding Program attended the Lamar Institute of Technology Welding Certification and Competition event, held Friday, Jan. 15 in Beaumont. Members of the program competed in an array of different events during the welding competition, five students receiving their certifications, meeting AWS (American Welding Society) standards. For the students to compete in the welding competition their weld first had to pass certification per AWS standards then they were judged accordingly.
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Hardin ISD has named Scott Mackey the new Superintendent of the School District. Mackey started in the position on December 3 and has been in education for 28 years, spending 12 years as a coach and teacher and 16 years in administration.
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On Saturday, December 5, the Dayton High School Marine JROTC went to Brenham to compete in the Seventh Annual Brenham High School JROTC competition, where they placed third overall out of twelve participating teams. The cadets did very well, with several students winning awards in the different divisions. The cadets had two first-place finishes, one being in the Male Physical Fitness competition and the other in the Female Color Guard competition. Chief Warrant Officer Tash and 1st Sergeant Matthews are incredibly proud of this group.
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Students at Liberty Middle School for the first time participated in a 100% virtual Solo and Ensemble competition, earning 15 first division or (superior) ratings and one second division or (excellent) rating. In addition, Cayden Daniels and Ellie Hale earned an additional medal for being selected as Outstanding Soloist for their respective judges! Due to Covid, students had to record videos and send them in to be judged, which they typically do in person. This added extra pressure, not just for these middle schoolers but also for advanced singers. “You can’t go back and listen to yourself in-person; you sing, and it’s done. This was harder because you want to get it perfect, and so trying to get the best recording makes you more nervous,” said one of the singers. These students are a handful amongst millions of students in public and private schools that participated in this competition and similar competitions internationally. Congratulations to these studentsnot even an international pandemic could stop them from succeeding! “All GAS, NO BRAKES”! The Liberty Middle School Choirs are under the direction of Mark Patterson.
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