Texarkana Independent School District

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2011-2012 Headlines

6.28.12 Texas High School to offer Golf and Football Summer Camps for Area Youth

6.26.12 Budet Tax Rate and Compensation Plan Considered during TISD Board of Trustees Meeting

6.04.12 Texas High School Band Students Bring Home Fourteen Division Medals from State Competition

6.04.12 TISD To Offer Free Meal Program for Children During Summer

6.04.12 Tiger Bookmobile Encouraging Kids to Get Wild About Reading During Summer Tour 2012

6.04.12 Looking for a Summer Sport Camp for your Student TISD Has Them!

6.01.12 38 Texas High School Sophomore Students Receive Student Achievement Award from Texas ACT Council

5.31.12 Emily Hoover Texas High School Senior Named 2012 U S Presidential Scholar

5.31.12 Texas High School Commercial Photography Students Earn National Photo Contest Awards

5.31.12 THSCA Names Six Texas High School Senior Baseball Players to Academic All-State Teams

5.31.12 Linette Westley, THS Junior, Selected by UT-Austin to Attend First Bytes Computer Science Camp

5.31.12 TASSP Chooses THS Senior for All-State Academic Excellence Team

5.30.12 Texas High School Commercial Photography Scores Top Spots in ATPI Top Program Award Competition

5.24.12 2012.Texas High School Graduation Ceremonies to be held Saturday

5.15.12 TISD Board Elects New Board Officers Approves Lift Petition and Recognizes Presidential Scholar

5.11.12 Texas High School to Host Signing for Student Athletes

5.09.12 Rosary Funeral Services Scheduled for TISD Teachers Elizabeth Ingram

5.08.12 Applications for Grades 1-5 at Morriss Elementary School Now Being Accepted

5.08.12 TISD Pre-K and Kindergarten Roundup Scheduled for May 15

4.27.12 Texarkana ISD Teacher Elected to TCTA Council

4.25.12 Ashley Diggs Chosen as Designated Scholar for the First Tee Organization - Presents at Congressional Breakfast in Washington DC

4.25.12 Texas High School Students Participate in Texas DECA Career Development Conference - Kelsey Kennemore named State Winner

4.25.12 THS UIL Academic Students bring home Eight Awards during Regional Meet - Two to Advance to State Competition

4.25.12 Two Texas Middle School Robotics Teams Return Victorious from State Competition

4.20.12 Emily Hoover Named Semifinalist in U S Presidential Scholars Program

4.20.12 THS Student Council Earns Sweepstakes Award and More during State Conference

4.17.12 TISD Board Addresses Attendance Waivers Policy Updates Budget Reading for 2012-13

4.18.12 Memorial Service Visitation Scheduled for Waydean Waller

4.12.12 Texas High School Concert and Symphonic Bands Take Top Ratings during Concert and Sight Reading Competitions

4.10.12 Texas High School One-Act Play Students Bring Home Three Awards from UIL Competition

4.04.12 Texas High School T-BOTS Team Recognized for Outstanding Achievement during Dallas East Regional Competition

4.03.12 Chau Bao Dong Texas High School Sophomore Named Sophomore of the Year by Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Foundation

3.30.12 THS TigerVision Awarded Two National Awards and $10000 during 2012 Student Television Network Convention

3.29.12 Texas High School Student Council Awarded National Gold Council of Excellence Award

3.28.12 THS T-BOTS Receive Overall 7th Place during FRC Bayou Regional

3.28.12 Texas High School UIL Academic Team Earns 2nd Place Finish at District Meet - Eleven to Advance to Regional Competition

3.27.12 Tiger Theatre Company presents Dearly Departed for Community Program

3.27.12 Shop 'Til You Drop during the Westlawn Elementary School Volunteers in Public Schools Rummage Sale

3.21.12 Repurpose for a Purpose with TISD

3.20.12 TISD Approves Deferment of 15 percent End-Of-Course Assessment Rule

3.20.12 THS Spanish Students Earn Awards during Foreign Language Competition

3.15.12 Texas High School Auto Show to Offer Hands-On Physics and Engineering Principals to Students

3.15.12 Texas Middle School Career Academies Orientation for Current 5th Grade Students & Parents to be held on March 22

3.15.12 Morriss Elementary School to offer a Starry, Starry Night Engineering Encounter for Students & Parents

3.07.12 Texas Middle School Theatre Arts Students Take Home 2nd Place at UIL One-Act Play Competition

3.06.12 Texas High School Student Council Brings Home Sweepstakes Title for 24th Year in a Row

3.06.12 Three Texas High Varsity Cheerleaders Chosen as Staff for National Cheerleaders Association

3.06.12 TASCO Names Twelve Texas High School Senior Soccer Players to Academic All-State Roster

3.02.12 Gerald Brooks Former TISD Teacher Assistant Principal to be Inducted into TISD Hall of Fame

3.01.12 TISD Announces Activities for Texas Public Schools Week March 5-9

3.01.12 Texas High School Studetn Council Gets You Reeling Through The Years during Variety Show Fundraiser

2.29.12 Texas High School Art Students Receive Top Ratings at Regional Visual Arts Scholastic Event - Caroll Mays Advances to State Competition

2.28.12 Texas High School UIL Academic Team Earns Individual and Team Medals During Recent Meet

2.28.12 Texas High School Commercial Photography Students Force to be Reckoned with during ATPI Winter Conference Competition

2.27.12 Texas Middle School UIL Academic Students Awarded Twenty-Nine Medals during Recent District Competition

2.27.12 Justo Lamas To Make Second Concert Appearance in Texarkana for Area Students

2.24.12 Dunbar Intermediate Center Black History Month Celebration Presents The Bridge That Brought Us Over

2.24.12 Abby Knight Crowned Miss THS 2012 - Other Tiger Beauties Named

2.22.12 Theron Jones Early Literacy Center Students Chronicle History of Civil Rights Movement in Upcoming Musical

2.21.12 Forty-Eight Superior Ratings Garnered by Texas Middle School Choir Students

2.21.12 TISD Begins Budget Process for 2012-13 School Year - Approves Grade Level Expansion of Virtual Academy

2.21.12 Texas High School Band Awarded 1st Division Rating and 52 Medals during Regional UIL Solo Ensemble Contest

2.17.12 Texarkana Public Schools Foundation Surprises Teachers Campuses with $22350 Awarded in Innovative Program Grants

2.17.12 Let Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative Help You Transition to College or the Workforce - Get Started Now on your GED

2.16.12 TISD Selected as One of Fourteen Nationwide LEGO Smart Schools

2.16.12 Annual Miss Texas High Pageant to Feature Tiger Beauties in a Flashback to the 80's

2.15.12 More Success for THS UIL Academic Team - Brings Home 1st Place Overall Team Award along with 64 Medals in 17 Categories

2.15.12 Texas High School Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Finalist

2.14.12 TigerVision Students earn National Acclaim during Student Television Network Fall Nationals

2.08.12 Texas High School Choir Students Bring Home Four Gold Medals - Advance to State Competition

2.07.12 Five Texas High School Juniors Selected to Participate in Texas High School Aerospace Scholars Project with NASA

2.07.12 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Comes to Life in Texas High School Tiger Theatre Company Production

2.03.12 TISD To Host Informational Meeting on Ross Perot STEM Academy

2.02.12 State Association Honors Three TISD Partners during Annual Confernce

1.31.12 THS Students Garner Medals Named State Qualifiers at Regional Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference

1.30.12 Texas High School to Sign Ten on National Signing Day

1.25.12 THS UIL Academic Team Takes Second Place in Paris Meet - Brings Home 38 Medals

1.25.12 Texas High School To Host Parent Student Workshop on Advanced Placement and Dual Credit Enrollment

1.18.12 TISD Administrator Chosen for Leadership Texas Class of 2012

1.17.12 TISD Holds Hearings on AEIS and NCLB Status - Makes Amendments to Policy on Class Ranking Graduation Requirements during January Board of Trus

1.13.12 Texas High School Student Council to Host Blood Drive

1.13.12 TISD to hold Urgent Informational Meeting for Parents-Guardians of 8th 9th Grade Students on New State Testing Graduation Requirements

1.11.12 UIL Academic Members from Texas High School Kick-Off Contest Season with 25 Awards Earned during Practice Meet

1.11.12 Texas High School Baseball to offer Hitting Camp

1.06.12 Texas High School Sophomore Workshop to Help Students and Parents Prepare for Future Senior Year

1.05.12 Four States Bandmasters Convention Clinic to be held at TISD

1.04.12 Texas High School Football Banquet to be held January 30

12.20.11 Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative to Offer GED Credential Program Orientation

12.15.11 Notices of Submission of Redistricting Plan to DOJ

12.14.11 Morriss Elementary School Robotics Teams Earn Regional Qualifying and Core Values Awards

12.14.11 Texas Middle School Robotics Teams Take Top Ten Spots More in TCEA Competition

12.13.11 It's A Storybook Christmas at Westlawn Elementary School

12.12.11 Highland Park Elementary School Hosts Christmas Open House Volunteers in Public Schools Meeting

12.12.11 Holiday Hot Cocoa Ornament Party for Highland Park Elementary School 3rd 4th Grade Family Night

12.09.11 Free Application for Federal Student Aid Workshop to be Offered for all Area Students and Parents

12.09.11 Enjoy Spaghetti and a Concert During Texas High School Band Booster Club Holiday Fundraiser

12.09.11 Nobody Can Stop This Christmas featured Performance during Third Grade Christmas Program at Dunbar Intermediate Center

12.07.11 Texas High School Freshman Band Students Earn Place in Region IV Freshman All-Region Band

12.06.11 TISD Board of Trustees Approve TechKno Directors and Redistricting Map

12.06.11 It's a Starry, Starry Night at Highland Park Elementary School's 5th Grade Family Night

12.05.11 Spring Lake Park Elementary School Volunteer Meeting to feature The Big Chill

12.01.11 Take a Closer Look at Student Art during Texas Middle School Art Show

12.01.11 Texarkana ISD's Homegrown Social Networking Site Receives Statewide Recognition from Texas School Business Magazine

12.01.11 D.A.D.S. Needed for Dunbar Intermediate Center Volunteer Program

11.28.11 Texas High School to host Holiday Soccer Camp

11.28.11 Annual Yulefeste to Feature Holiday Harmonies of Area School Choirs

11.28.11 Texas High School Baseball to Offer Holiday Baseball Camp

11.23.11 Texas High School to host Cheer Dance Clinic

11.23.11 TISD Announces AP Scholars

11.23.11 THS Students Asking Community to Join them for Operation P.E.T.S.

11.23.11 Texas High School Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society Induction Ceremony to be held on November 29

11.23.11 Bullying 101 Parent Workshop Offered by Westlawn Elementary School Counseling Office

11.21.11 Texas High School Students Receive Recognition during Choir Orchestra and UIL Academic Competitions

11.21.11 Texas High School Students Receive Recognition during Choir, Orchestra and UIL Academic Competitions

11.15.11 TISD Board of Trustees Put Plans in Place for Redistricting and Hear Report on 2010-11 Financial Audit

11.11.11 Texas Middle School Drama Club to Present Macbeth, The Musical Comedy

11.10.11 Nash Kindergarten Class Christmas Ornament is Austin Bound for the Holidays

11.09.11 It's a Star-Spangled Evening for Westlawn Elementary School's 5th Grade Family Night

11.09.11 Buoyancy Showcased during Innovative Connections Academy at Dunbar Intermediate Center Engineering Exploration

11.07.11 Bi-District Playoff Ticket Sales and Pep Rally for Texas High Tigers Announced

11.04.11 Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative to Offer GED Credential Program Orientation

11.03.11 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selects Top Ranked Player

11.03.11 Shop 'Til You Drop During the Texas High School Community-Wide Garage Sale

11.02.11 Texas High School's Tiger Theatre Company Presents Arsenic Old Lace

11.01.11 Applications for the 2012-2013 Kindergarten Class at Morriss Elementary School Being Accepted November 1 - 18

10.27.11 Hoop it Up Register Your Student TODAY for the Tiger Intramural Basketball Program

10.27.11 Team Up with Morriss Elementary School to Warm Up Children this Winter

10.26.11 Emily Hoover THS Senior Named National Merit Semifinalist

10.26.11 TISD Names Dr William Dorland and Lt Col Daniel Oosterhous as 2011 Distinguished Alumni

10.24.11 Texas High School Early Graduate Named Commended Student in 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program

10.24.11 Record Number of Texas Middle School Choir Students Selected To Region IV All-Region Cambiata and Mixed Choirs

10.20.11 OPTIONS Academic Alternative High School Generating Green Through Donations of Old Unused Cell Phones

10.19.11 Texas High School Marching Band Top Performers at Regional UIL Marching Contest

10.18.11 Student Academic Performance Report Presented During TISD Board of Trustees Meeting

10.18.11 Texas High School Marching Band Brings Home Top Ratings from Northeast Texas Marching Contest

10.12.11 Theron Jones Early Literacy Center To Teach Parents that They Are Teachers Too During Upcoming Family Nights

10.07.11 THS Graphic Art Design Student Wins Taste of Texarkana Poster Contest

10.07.11 Downey Publishing Chooses TISD Students in Art for Education Contest

10.06.11 Texas High School Choir Students Chosen for Region IV All-Region Choir

10.06.11 It's a Mad Hatter Day on Friday for Students at Spring Lake Park Elementary School

10.06.11 Tiger Tracks Fitness Challenge Gives Students an Opportunity to Make Tracks for a Healthier Future and Impact Lives

10.03.11 Texas High School Students Selected for 14 Spots in Regional Jazz Band

10.03.11 TISD To Release Students Early On October 6

9.29.11 Get Started On Your GED Today with Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative

9.29.11 Strike Up the Band Four States Marching Contest Slated for October 1

9.28.11 Morriss Elementary School Named to TBEC 2011 Honor Roll

9.20.11 TISD Announces Superior Rating in School Financial Accountability Sets All-Time High in Student Enrollment

9.12.11 Game Tickets Available for Texas High vs Bentonville

9.09.11 Texas High School To host Parent-Student Workshop on Senior Essentials

9.08.11 Don't Let the Lack of a High School Diploma Keep You from Reaching Higher Levels of Success - Enroll Today in GED Program

9.07.11 Texas High School Seniors To Host Annual Bacon Fry

9.02.11 Tickets for Texas High vs Arkansas High on Sale Beginning Wednesday September 7 - Shuttle Bus Service Provided for Texas High Fans

8.29.11 Game Tickets Available for Texas High vs Jacksonville

8.26.11 Texarkana Independent School District Instructional Service Team Member Named Science Administrator of the Year

8.19.11 Mark Schroeder Selected as Region VIII Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year

8.17.11 Texas High Tigers and Pleasant Grove Hawks Set to Take the Field for Open Scrimmage on Friday Night

8.17.11 Get Back In School by Starting Work on Your GED this Fall

8.16.11 TISD Board of Trustees Approve 2011-12 Tax Rate - Announce Energy Efficiency Grant for Three Campuses

8.15.11 Texas Middle School Educator Chosen as Region VIII Secondary Teacher of the Year

8.15.11 TISD To Host Annual Meet the Teacher Night at all Elementary Campuses

8.12.11 Texas High Tiger Football Season on Sale to General Public August 17

8.12.11 Texas High School Watermelon Supper Scheduled for August 20

8.10.11 Texas Middle School 8th Grade Football Equipment Pick-Up Slated for August 17

8.10.11 Texas High School Tiger Camp Gets Freshman Students Parents-Guardians Tigerized for Upcoming School Year

8.03.11 Texarkana Independent School District Announces Important Back-To-School Dates for Parents Students

7.28.11 Texas High Tigers Football Season Tickets on Sale August 3

7.28.11 Texarkana ISD Virtual Academy Now Enrolling for 2011-12 School Year

7.20.11 Texas High School Marching Band Equipment Pick-Up and Summer Practice Schedule Announced

7.19.11 TISD Approves Food Service Management Contract with Texarkana College - Sets Students Meal Prices for 2011-12

7.18.11 TISD Athletic Department Announces Football Equipment Pick-Up and Practice Dates for Varsity and Freshman Players

7.13.11 Texas High School Offers Summer Football Camp for 7th - 9th Grade Students

7.11.11 TISD Looking for Tiger Mentors

7.11.11 TISD Athletic Department Sets Date for Student Physicals

7.07.11 Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative to Offer GED Credential Program Orientation

7.07.11 Texas Middle School Art Students Brings Home Six Medals From Regional Junior Visual Arts Scholastic Event

7.07.11 Forty-Six Texas High School Students Receive Student Achievement Award from Texas ACT Council

7.07.11 Texas High School Choir Students Earn Eight Medals during State Solo & Ensemble Contest

7.07.11 Texas High School Commercial Photography Students Earn National Photo Contest Award

7.07.11 Texas High School Band Students Brings Home Twelve Division Medals from State Competition

7.06.11 Drew Daniels, Texas High School Band Student, Takes State Award for Second Year in a Row