Aledo ISD honors its employees each year at an Employee Appreciation Banquet for years of service in five-year increments. This year's event also included several retirees, and was an enjoyable evening for all. See a slideshow of the banquet. Pictured below is Debbie Reedy, retiring kindergarten teacher at Vandagriff Elementary of 38 years. She and our other retirees will be missed by all. She is accompanied here by Superintendent Dan Manning, AISD Board President Bobby Rigues, and Board Trustees Steve Bartley and Hoyt Harris.

A big THANK YOU to all the McCall Elementary families who donated and joined in with the McCall Student Council to help West ISD.Thanks to your generosity, 25 $25 Wal-Mart gift cards are on their way to TASC (Texas Association of Student Councils) to be hand-delivered to West ISD!

After winning the district championship, the Bearcat soccer team went on to be named Region 1 Bi-District Champions and then Region 1 Area Finalist. Player Honors and Awards are as follows:

• senior Hunter Owens – District 12-4A Most Valuable Player, First Team All-Region, First Team All-State Forward, TASCO Academic All State, Selected to play in the TASCO State All Star Game June 22
• senior  Willie Maloney – District 12-4A Defensive Player of the Year (second year in a row) First Team All-Region (third year in a row), Honorable Mention All-State Defender, TASCO Academic All State
• senior Danny Smith – First Team All-District, First Team All-Region, Honorable Mention All-State Goal Keeper
• junior Chance Nevarez – First Team All-District, First Team All-Region Midfielder
• senior Shayne Cardwell – First team All-District Midfielder  Read more. 
  

Congratulations, Bearcats!

Last week's reception honoring retiring AISD Superintendent Dan Manning was a combination of AISD faculty, staff, students, family and friends. Among those attending were individuals from other school districts where Mr. Manning worked prior to joining Aledo ISD. It was a meaningful event, complete with laughter from comments his comrades shared, and a few tears for those that realize we will miss our superior leader. Click to view the "TOP 10" video from the event. And, click to see the slideshow.

Night at the Pops -- A Salute to Musicals

Varsity Softball Regional Quarterfinals vs. Burleson Centennial Lady Spartans -- Game 1

 

Varsity Softball - Regional Quarterfinals vs Burleson Centennial Lady Spartans - Game 1 from BearcatVision on Vimeo.
Head Coach - Jeff Lemons; Assistant Coaches - Sharla Andrews and Kale Haschke

Congratulations to our State Track Meet athletes! Danielle Trought placed Fourth and set a new school record in the 100-meter hurdles, Shea Paul Wood placed Seventh in pole vault, and Ryan Newsome placed Eighth in the 100-meter dash. Great job, Bearcats! 

Some reserved seats are still available for the 2013 Bearcat football season. Tickets may be purchased at Bearcat Store during normal store hours. Payment is required at the time of purchase for tickets and parking. Cash, checks, MasterCard and Visa are acceptable forms of payment. Call 817-441-8327 for information. Go Bearcats!

Students in Coach Bryan Johnson’s science class have watched the stages of butterfly transformation for the past four weeks. When the tiny larva arrived in the mail, students were excited to see what they would become. “It’s difficult to explain that the very still, small insects would actually turn into butterflies,” said Johnson. “Especially since the insects were not moving when they arrived.”

“Learning about the four stages of life has been engaging and educational for these kids,” Johnson said. “It brings outside nature inside and lets them experience it firsthand.” Read more. Watch a slideshow of the butterfly evolution.

AHS Science Class - Butterfly Release from BearcatVision on Vimeo.

Vandagriff Elementary student Colby T. was invited to be a guest speaker in Professor Gaffner’s class at Texas Wesleyan University recently. Colby is in Mrs. Allcon’s class and uses a DynaVox to communicate, along with several other tools, including an iPad.

Colby spoke to the college class about using computers as classroom tools. He and Mrs. Allcon demonstrated the DynaVox, and Ipod Touch/Ipad and the usage of various applications. A DynaVox is a communication and education tool that helps individuals living with speech, language and learning disabilities communicate and reach their potential. Read more.

Here is an article about Colby from the Texas Wesleyan campus newspaper.

To order school supplies for the 2013-14 school year, click on the link(s) for the school(s) your child(ren) will attend for the 2013-14 school year. Print out the form(s) and return to the appropriate school no later than June 7.

Aledo Middle School
McAnally Intermediate School
Coder Elementary
McCall Elementary
Stuard Elementary
Vandagriff Elementary

Not everyone nominated for awards for the annual Marva Collins Teaching Excellence Awards could possibly win, yet the evening celebrated some of AISD’s finest. Winners at the event were:

Catharine Clay, Teacher of the Year
Mary McLellan, Secondary Teacher of the Year
Dave Marcath, Intermediate Teacher of the Year
Susan Stirewalt, Elementary Teacher of the Year
Lisa Abbett, Beginning Teacher of the Year
Ron Miller, Don R. Daniel Principal of the Year
Zachary Tarrant, Marsha Miholovich Professional Support Award
Vince Matej, VLK Architects Technology Award
Martha Ritter, Buford-Thompson Company Transportation Award
Roddy  McCurley, Buford-Thompson Company Maintenance Award
Melissa Schneider, Moritz/Hardick Child Nutrition Award
Jenny Psota, Moritz/Hardick Paraprofessional Award


Catharine Clay, Teacher of the Year

See a slide show of the event.

Marva Collins Teaching Excellence Awards from BearcatVision on Vimeo.

The Academic UIL team competed at Regionals last weekend, and we congratulate the following students who are advancing to state:

·         The Literary Criticism team of Daniel Duncan, Lily Garton, Grace Holt and Erin Flinchbaugh.  Daniel was also the regional champ.
·         Kyle Wilson, who placed second in Current Events,
·         Madeline Bane, placed second in Headline Writing,
·         Joe Wilson, who placed third in Poetry Interpretation; and
·         William Hampton, who placed second in Ready Writing.

Congratulations and good luck at State on May 19!

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees met during a specially called school-board meeting on April 23, 2013, as part of the continuing superintendent search process. April 17 was the deadline for interested candidates to apply for the Aledo ISD Superintendent position. 

At the meeting, the board reviewed and discussed 52 applications. Topics of consideration included tenure, history, accomplishments, educational philosophy, experiences related to the duties of a superintendent, community involvement. It also included the applicant’s remarks to a criteria list of Qualifications and Characteristics that were developed from community input. The board approved six applicants and one alternate as qualifiers for the first round of interviews to be held in May.
Read more.

Students will have early release on June 5 and 6, and buses will run accordingly.

Wednesday, June 5: Grades 6-12 release at 12:40 p.m.
Thursday, June 6: Grades K-5 release at 11:40 a.m.; Grades 6-12 release at 12:40 p.m.

Information about Summer Camps is now posted on this homepage under the orange Summer Camp tab on the lefthand-side of the page. As more information about additional camps is received, it will be posted there as well.

Parents can go to www.Texas.gov to order birth certificates online. They may order a certified birth certificate for $22, the same price as a walk-in or mail order. This easy-to-use online service is offered in English and Spanish, and provides parents with a straightforward, secure option for ordering their child’s birth certificate. The orders are fulfilled by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Here are flyers in English and Spanish with more information.

The Aledo High School graduating class of 2003 is having a reunion. Please click here for additional information. 

All Bearcat fans can download the Aledo ISD phone app on smart phones. Go to iTunes or the app store and search for Aledo on your iPhone, or access the Android Market on your Android phone. The download is FREE. It's easy access to District News, Parent Portal, Calendars, Menus and more! And, go to the top of this screen to “Like us on Facebook” and “Follow us on Twitter.”