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Conference 101 at ATEMS P.3

Bowie’s great partner, P.5

Destination Imagination, P.7

CTECTECTE By: GAILE THOMPSON Executive Director of Career & Technical Education

FFF ebruary is National Career and

Technical Education Month and

the Association for Career and

Technical Education (ACTE) en-

courages schools and communities to explore

and learn the amazing accomplishments,

achievements and contributions of career and

technical education (CTE) professionals, stu-

dents and alumni with the theme ‘Celebrate

CTE Superheroes!’

According to the U. S. Department of Educa-

tion, a high-quality career and technical educa-

tion program can help prepare high school

students for success in a competitive global

economy. Data from The Association for Ca-

reer and Technical Education shows that ca-

reer and technical education programs provide

strong links to student engage-

ment and high school gradua-

tion. CTE students graduate at

much higher rates than students

who do not invest in career and

technical education programs.

In an analysis by the Southern

Regional Education Board, 80

percent of students taking a col-

lege preparatory academic curriculum with

rigorous CTE courses included met college and

career readiness goals, compared to only 63

percent of students taking the same academic

core who did not experience rigorous

CTE. In addition, according to data

from the National Center for Educa-

tional Statistics, the majority of CTE

students in high school continue on to

postsecondary education, and those

who go to work immediately or work

to supplement their incomes while

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ABILENEISD NEWS

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The Fourth Annual AEF Cajun Fest is just around the corner! Use this op-portunity to get rid of your old cell phones. Donate and recycle any old cell phone and help AEF at the same time! Bring your old cell phones to the Cajun Fest on April 10 at North 4th and Cypress and get a chance to win an iPad Mini. One chance will be entered for each cell phone donated. So gather your family and friends to come out for some food and entertainment featur-ing Abilene ISD students. You may purchase your tickets in advance at One AISD Center - $12 adults and $6 children.

Cajun Fest. Cell phones. Free iPad. Oh, my!

Celebrating students able to leap tall

goals, set blazing paths to the future…

See CTE on Page 4

It’s time to apply for AEF scholarships Are you a senior or a parent of a senior who is looking for scholarship opportunities to help pay for college expenses? The Abilene Education Foundation can help! In the past AEF has helped many students get a little closer to their higher education dreams by offering scholarships. Last year Abilene Edu-cation Foundation awarded $54,000 to 30 deserving applicants. There are a multitude of scholarship offers for students graduating by June 2014. Applications are open now so don’t delay. The deadline for early bird applicants is February 28. The regu-lar deadline is March 21. One appli-cation for all the scholarships availa-ble through AEF can be found on the AEF website www.aaeeff.org. If you have any questions, please contact your C.O.O.L. College Advisor for more help.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

UPCOMING EVENTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Monthly Payday

Fine Arts: Reception for Youth Art

Month @ The Grace, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Semi-Monthly Payday

Baseball: AISD Invitational

Golf: Big Country Bill Wallace

Invitational @ Fairway Oaks, 9 a.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1

Baseball: AISD Invitational

Golf: Big Country Bill Wallace

Invitational @ Maxwell, 9 a.m.

Tennis: AHS, CHS @ Cooper Cougar

Classic

MONDAY, MARCH 3

Board of Trustees Agenda Review,

One AISD Center, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7

In-Service Early Release Day

Semi-Monthly Payday

MONDAY, MARCH 10

Spring Break begins

MONDAY, MARCH 17

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting,

One AISD Center, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21

Track: AHS, CHS @ McMurry

Invitational

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 UIL Academics: District 2-5A Meet

@ AHS

Track: AHS, CHS @ McMurry

Invitational

Boys Soccer: AHS Eagles vs. CHS

Cougars @ Shotwell, noon

Girls Soccer: AHS Lady Eagles vs.

CHS Lady Cougars @ Shotwell,

2 p.m.

Click here to see full

2013-14 district calendar

30 students qualify for state in Texas History Day competition Area students from grades 6-12 put their knowledge of history to the test Feb. 13 at McMurry University as part of Texas History Day compe-tition and activities. The top two winners in each event qualified for the Texas History Day state competition May 2-3 in Austin. Thirty students from Abilene ISD earned a berth to the state level.

This was the first year AISD schools have participated in the regional event. Cooper High, Clack Middle School, Craig Mid-dle School and Madison Middle School all produced winning individuals or teams from AISD. Other winners were repre-sented by Colorado ISD and Highland ISD. Group Exhibit (Grades 9-12) - 1. Team of Trinity Copeland,

Emily Vindua, Katy Yates, and Richard Gofigan, Cooper High; 2. Team of Jasmine Casillas, Ronnee Cady, Lavender Hackman, and Jacob Vines, Cooper High; 3. Team of Christian Kappel, and Ezra Ferrel, Cooper High. Individual Interpretive Website (Grades 9-12) - 1. Anne Abegania, Cooper High. Individual Performance - 1. Jazmine Herrera, Cooper High. Group Interpretive Website (Grades 9-12) - 1. Team of Katelynn Brook, Aimee Lara, Theron Irvin, and Kiley Harris, Cooper High; 2. Team of Kelsey Kemper, Jacob Moore, Alyssa Garcia, and Shelby Payne, Cooper High. Group Documentary (Grade 6-8) - 1. Team of Elizabeth Young and Claire White, Craig. Group Exhibit (Grades 6-8) - 1. Team of Chloe Castillo and Calvin Spencer, Colorado City; 2. Team of Brianna McMahan, Traycie McMahon, and Mackenzie Farmer, Craig. Individual Interpretive Website (Grades 6-8) - 1. Lauren Hampton, Craig; 2. Rachel Cox, Clack. Individual Documentary (Grades 6-8) - 1. Sam Spaulding, Roscoe Highland Individual Exhibit (Grades 6-8) - 1. Ted Rich, Colorado City; 2. Janci Johnston, Colorado City. Group Interpretive Website (Grades 6-8) - 1. Team of Alyssa High and Ashlei Burrola, Colorado City; 2. Team of Joshua Hood, Harrison Heatherly, Kagen Courtois, Benjamin Tollison, and Taylor Parish, Madison; 3. Team of Camryn Cox, Allison Josselet, Michael Thomlinson, and Michah Allenbaugh, Clack.

Students from CHS participated in Texas History Day at McMurry.

Craig’s Elizabeth Young, Claire White

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SPOTLIGHT ON ATEMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Conference System 101: Unique program helps build smaller learning communities

O ver the past two years, the faculty at A.T.E.M.S. has implemented a unique pro-

gram that helps to build smaller learning communities and enhance the relationship factor with our learners. Based upon the European model, house systems were first developed in the upper school system (or high school) but soon filtered into the university setting. The overarching goal of creating a house system is to help students build a sense of community with peers and faculty members, instill pride and spirit in their “house fami-ly,” and ease the transition process from one level of learning to the next. The model has proven to be very successful and, over time, some schools across the United States have implemented similar models of learning communities, including Rice University, Harvard, Princeton, and Caltech. Today, schools use various methods in creating a “house sys-tem” that best reflects their school community. At the Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math & Science, we have chosen to develop a “House System” based upon college awareness. Since the ultimate goal is to prepare all learners to be college and ca-reer ready, A.T.E.M.S. created a program dedicated to this mission. Our “House System” is referred to as a “Conference System.” We based our program on identifying the most recognized universities and confer-ences in our region. We chose to use the ACC, Big XII, PAC 12, SEC, and Conference USA as our five “Houses.” In each conference, four teams are represented by four advisory facil-itators giving us a total of 20 teams. Each facilitator is assigned a group of learners based upon grade level. No more than 25 learners are as-signed to one facilitator and that facilitator becomes their conference

sponsor for the duration of their high school experience. Through our conference system, our facilitators host two social activities and one community ser-vice activity each semester. That includes each conference. When it’s all done and said, that means our students have 20 social and 10 community service opportunities every year. Social activities include Game Nights @ ATEMS, PrimeTime Bowl-ing nights, Skatin’ Place nights, Sonic Volleyball nights, Play Faire Park nights, and our annual Flag Football & 3-on-3 Basketball Tour-naments. In addition, our commu-nity service events include Keep Abilene Beautiful, Mission Thanks-giving, Jeremiah’s Hope, HEB Feast of Sharing and; in the fu-ture, Habitat for Humanity. So, if you’re wondering what type of social activities take place at A.T.E.M.S., now you know! Not only do we provide a social outlet through our conference system, our facilitators provide guided

instruction on character building, skills development, college aware-ness, and study habits for high school students. This happens every week for 30 minutes on Wednesday afternoons throughout the entire school year. At the end of the year, a plaque and awards are handed out to the most positively involved conference in the school. Through the development of this conference system, we have built bridges, created communities, and empowered our learners that help them and our facilitators grow closer together. Through this bonding, we hope to encourage our learners to have a greater sense of pride in their school and, more importantly, in their education. We know that through establishing meaningful relationships, we can do a better job at reaching kids in the classroom. And that’s what it’s all about at A.T.E.M.S.

Conference System @ A.T.E.M.S. ACC BIG XII C-USA PAC 12 SEC

9th grade Miami Texas North Texas Colorado LSU

10th grade Clemson Baylor Rice Washington State Georgia

11th grade Duke TCU UT-El Paso Oregon Texas A&M

12th grade North Carolina Texas Tech SMU Arizona Florida

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CTE Continued from Page 1

they are going to college achieve higher finan-

cial outcomes than high school graduates who

did not pursue CTE courses. Career and tech-

nical education classes prepare students with

academic, technical and employability skills

which result in students being both college and

career ready!

All around the country and in Texas, there is

a growing recognition that career and technical

education programs play a huge role in both

education and workforce development. and,

now that the Texas Legislature has created the

new Foundation Plan with Endorsements, en-

rollment in career and technical education

courses across Texas are expected to rise.

In 2014-15, all students entering grade 9

must choose one of five endorsements. All of

the 16 career clusters in the AchieveTexas Col-

lege and Career Initiative are designated in an

endorsement.

The chart illustrates the endorsement oppor-

tunities for students in AISD and the possible

career clusters in each endorsement. (For more

information, see the AISD College and Career

Planning Guide on the website at

www.abileneisd.org.)

Students may also earn Perfor-mance Acknowledgements that will appear on diplomas and transcripts. CTE students may earn a Perfor-mance Acknowledgement by earning a nationally or internationally recog-nized business or industry certifica-tion of license. Currently, almost every high school

student in AISD takes at least one

CTE course, and a substantial num-

ber enroll in multiple courses in a

particular career area. In 2012-13,

over 65% of high school students

were enrolled in at least one CTE

course.

Our students earned 1,034 certifications last

year which was an increase of 142 from the

previous year.

Our students and teachers are always work-

ing hard to get certifications and job training; in

addition, they participate in student organiza-

tions, competitions and community service.

Seventy-two students from AHS, CHS, ATEMS

and Holland were inducted into the National

Technical Honor Society for 2013-14. To quali-

fy, students must have an 85 average overall

and a 90 in the course of the nominating teach-

er.

Students also participated in projects for

Habitat for Humanity houses, the Day Nursery

of Abilene and Crockett Early Head Start, Abi-

lene Mall Fall Festival, the Gathering of Profes-

sionals, Retired Teachers’ Luncheon and ‘Putt-

Fore Children,’ just to name a few.

Efforts are underway in AISD to build and

expand CTE partnerships to provide additional

offerings and certification opportunities with

the goal of increasing the number and type of

certifications earned.

A new dual credit program in Heating, Venti-

lation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration with

Cisco College will be implemented in the com-

ing school year. Juniors and seniors will be

eligible to participate.

AISD continues to reach out to community

and business leaders for input on CTE develop-

ment so that our students will be competitive

in a global economy and be ready for future

jobs that at the moment do not even exist.

CTE programs are thriving in AISD, and we are

working to improve the course opportunities

for all students to ensure that they continue to

be both college and career ready!

STEM

BUSINESS/

INDUSTRY

PUBLIC

SERVICE

ARTS &

HUMANTIES

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

STUDIES

Science, Technology, Engineering

& Mathematics

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Architecture & Construction

Arts, Audio-Visual Technology & Communications

Business Management & Administration

Finance Hospitality & Tourism

Information Technology Manufacturing

Marketing

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Education & Training

Government & Public Administration

Health Science

Human Services

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security

JROTC

Arts Humanities

Foreign Languages

Select courses from the curriculum of each of

the other endorsement areas; Credits in a

variety of advanced courses from multiple

content areas sufficient to complete the

distinguished level of achievement under the

foundation program.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

SPOTLIGHT ON BOWIE ELEMENTARY

Better Together Neighborhood church members find valuable ways to help students

P eanut butter and jelly. Batman and Rob-in. Bacon and eggs. Some things are just better together. This is certainly true of the relation-

ship between the members of Aldersgate Methodist Church and the faculty, staff, students and parents at Bowie Elementary. If you travel the halls of Bowie Elementary, you will notice the faculty and staff working with the students in attendance there. You may also notice a few dedi-cated people who aren’t members of the faculty working right alongside them. Chances are, these committed and caring people are members of the Al-dersgate United Methodist Church. As a matter of fact, Aldersgate members have had a presence on the Bowie campus for several years. The members of Aldersgate felt a desire to reach beyond their church doors and care about their sur-rounding neighborhood. Bowie, the neighborhood school, was fortunate enough to be on the receiving end. It was with this purpose in mind that Steve Brooks, Senior Pastor, and Amy Feltz, Associate Pastor of Al-dersgate Methodist Church, asked the counselor at Bowie to attend one of their staff meetings to discuss needs of the students, faculty and staff. This staff meeting is where the relationship grew from annual coat donations to much, much more. Below are just a few of the ways that Aldersgate is helping enhance the lives of students and staff at Bowie: Members from Aldersgate volunteer in classrooms

and help teachers by copying papers, tutoring with small groups of students and any other tasks the teachers deem necessary to aid in the students’ suc-cess.

Sara’s Circle, a ladies Bible study group, has adopted

all fifth grade students. The ladies write personal notes to encourage the students and bring gifts of homemade goodies for special occasions such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day and just before the STAAR test.

“One Less” is a project in which the church raises money to purchase coats for any student needing one. This fall they provided 116 coats for students.

The Backpack Program, supervised by the Bowie Parent Coordinator, is a project that provides food every Friday to students that might not have enough to eat over the weekend otherwise. Al-dersgate provides weekly volunteers to help pre-pare the food to go home.

Aldersgate members provide a six-week reward ac-tivity for fifth graders who meet certain criteria such as passing grades, good citizenship and reaching Ac-celerated Reader (AR) goals.

Members of Aldersgate volunteer during special events such as Winter Festival, Super Hero Fun Walk and other school-wide activities.

These are just a few of the ways that Aldersgate has improved the quality of life for students at Bowie. There is absolutely no way that all of the wonderful things that Aldersgate does could be listed or acknowledged. Many more exciting activities are yet to come. A school-wide end-of-year picnic is one of these up-coming events. This event will celebrate the year’s accomplishments and provide a time for Aldersgate members, Bowie parents, children, faculty and staff to enjoy each other’s company and build a stronger community. It is hoped that many more years of friendship and fellowship can be enjoyed by these groups. After all… “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead, Cultural Anthropologist

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

FINE ARTS RESULTS

Tuesday, March 4 6:00 - 7:00 PM Mayan Prophecies

7:00 - 8:00 PM Mayan Prophecies

Saturday, March 18 6:00 - 7:00 PM Project Gemini

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Wednesday, February 26

6:00 PM AHS VS. CHS Soccer Game

7:30 PM AHS vs. CHS Girls

Soccer Game

Thursday, February 27

6:30 PM All-City Middle School

Band Concert

7:00 PM Craig Boys Choir Concert

Tuesday, March 4

6:00 PM Johnston PTA Program

6:30 PM Abilene 8th Grade Youth Leadership Conference

Wednesday, March 5

6:00 PM AHS vs. CHS

Boys Soccer Game

REGIONAL CHOIR SOLO & ENSEMBLE

Both Abilene High School and Cooper High School choir students competed in the Uni-versity Interscholastic League Region 16 South Zone Solo & Ensemble competition on Feb. 1 at McMurry University. Qualifying for the State UIL Solo & En-semble Contest in Austin by earning a first division rating on a Class 1 solo were AHS choir students Jake Boswell, Kyleigh Byer, Brooklyn Cartwright, Kayla Copher, Natalie Counts, Andrew Delango, Brad Diaz, Tori Duncan, Desyrae England, Lexy Fenton, Ryan Garmoe, Megan Hollenbeck, Louisa Lee, Barrett Lewis, Rachel Lumpkins, Erin Luna, Joseph Manard, Julianna Mouat, Madeline Queen, Alyssa Ries, Luke Shelburne, Lillian Sims, Ross Spears, Nicole Sutphen, Cheyenne Vinita and Josh Westman. Qualifying for the State from CHS with a first division rating on a Class 1 solo were Brandon Allen, Nick Bailey, Lynette Barton, Miranda Conoway, Jessica Diaz, Jabrasia Doss, Maxwell Garza, Domonique Gordon, Dayana Hansley, Hannah Hart, Jennifer Hick-mott, Noah Hill, Kathryn Holladay, Colin Hol-lingsworth, James Howard, Griffin Jones, Caitlin Juarez, Victoria Leal, Anissa Lopez, Noemi Lopez, Catherine Lunt, Cristin Lunt, Miller Mauldin, John Ross McCulloch, Keelyn McInroe, Talia Mitchell, Hannah Nigro, De-siraye Paredes, Sierra Price, Zach Pricer,

Logan Richardson, Emily Robison, Josh Satterfield, Jordan Shields, Jazmin Silva, Jazmyn Turner, Sionna Williams, Kathryn Yates, and Madeline Yuan. AHS ensemble members who qualified for state with a first division rating were Kayla Copher, Andrew Delango, Brad Diaz, Aman-da Estrada, Ryan Garmoe, Kali Gomez, Rachel Lumpkins, Madeline Queen, Troy Spears, Nicole Sutphen, and Cheyenne Vini-ta. CHS students qualifying for state in ensem-ble were Brandon Allen, Nick Bailey, Peter Garza, Colin Hollingsworth, Griffin Jones, Keelyn McInroe, Kaycee Moore, Allison Robi-nett, Josh Satterfield, Amanda Taylor, and Riley Watson. Soloists from AHS who earned first division ratings on a Class 2 solos were Victoria Dun-nam, Lauren O’Brien, Raissa Teta, Michael Martinez, and Jess Westman. Two CHS soloists, Seth Ratto and Asa San-tos, earned a first division rating on Class 2 solo. AHS soloist Trinity Surles earned a Division 1 rating on a Class 3 solo. The UIL Texas State Solo & Ensemble Con-test will be held May 24-26 at the University of Texas at Austin. AHS choirs are under the direction of Stephanie Mouat and Hillary Malone. CHS choirs are under the direction of Cara Naizer and Hollyn Griffin.

The Young Masters event is quickly approaching! Work is already being completed for this show of amazing artwork by stu-dents from the AP Studio Art programs at Abilene and Cooper high schools. The pieces and artists being featured in the show have been selected. Featured artists from Abilene High School are: Robin Lyons, Staci Vaughn, Luis Car-risalez, Bailey Patterson, Abby Berry, Kimberly Escobar, Katelin Reyes, Alexis Light, Skyler Barton, Karissa Dixon, Emmanuel Hakizimana, Kirstein Lopez, Alyssa Mitchell, Megan Crocker, Aspen Herrera, Julia Teel, Derek Scott and Jayna Patel. Featured artists from Cooper High School are: Victor Mizero, Anthia Nibizi, Kaitlyn Poe, Ariel Pohle, Mallory Monroy, Anna Gonzales, Gabriella Vidaurri, Joseph Deanda, Baylee Bockenfeld, Kaitlyn Myers, Katie Earles, Kendra Pledger, Odessa Aguire, Carlee Freeman, Rachel Hickmott, Gracie Davis, Gabriella Limon, Abby Fortson, Julianna Ladner, Devon Henderson, Anthony Zacniewski, Joseline Alexander, Alyssa Garcia, Aimee Lara, William Coleman and Skyler Wilson. Congratulations to these artists!

Student artists chosen for Young Masters

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Abilene ISD teams from Austin Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Mann Middle School and Madison Middle School competed in the Greater Fort Worth Destination Imagination Tournament on Feb. 22. The first place team from Jackson Elementary will advance to the state tournament in April. The Greater Fort Worth Region is the largest DI region in the state of Texas, and the tournament hosted 263 teams this year. Students com-peted in a variety of challenges including science challenges, technical challenges, structural challenges and theater challenges. All teams were also required to participate in an instant challenge (impromptu) phase of the tournament and received a separate score on this event. Five AISD teams attending the tournament were able to capture a spot in the top six, allowing them to medal. Jackson Elementary – 1st Place in DIG IN (Technical Challenge) Team members: Landon Tant, Miller Bannister, Paige Greenwood, Caryse Morrison, and Brandon Jones. Team Manager: Carol Burson Jackson Elementary – 1st Place in DIG IN Instant Challenge Jackson Elementary– 2nd place in The Tension Builds (Structural Challenge) Team mem-bers: Derek Jones, Dylan Fahey, Bailey Greenwood, Amanda Strickland, Kristalina Reyes, and Gaelyn Gibson. Team manager: Carol Burson Also team member, Dylan Fahey, who participated in the Structural Challenge called The Tension Builds, received a Renaissance award for engineering. Jackson Elementary – 6th Place in Going To Extremes (Science Challenge) Team members: Tyler Cluck, Andrew Brokovich, Ciera Rollins, Meredith Clancy, Emma Martinez, Christyn Willman. Team manager: Carol Burson Madison Middle School – 5th place in Going to Extremes (Science Challenge) Team Mem-bers: Alli Herman, Isabella Gallaway, Lia Kish, Kaitlynne Archipolo, Bree Loomis-Lawing and Braleigh Blanchette. Team manager: Carol Burson Mann Middle School – 6th Place in Going to Extremes (Science Challenge) Team Mem-bers: Kaitlynne Pharris, Jada Williams, Kaylee Bentle, Christian Martin, Cole Patterson, Emory Hanna, Jia Spangler. Team manager: Kathy Williams Austin Elementary—3rd grade team (Spicable Minions) entered the LaughARTLoud category. Team members: Sofia Tesarski, Brooklyn Beal, Erin Wise, Ian Martin, Sean Gar-rett and Jack Pinson. Team managers: Audrey Tesarski, Tiffany Wise. Austin Elementary—2nd grade team (Butter Bullets) competed in the Rising Star catego-ry. Team members: Ben Bredemeyer, Sawyer Moss, Luke Padon, Miles Etter, Emily Chorn, Maddie McMillion and Soli Lowe. Team mangers: Allison Bredemeyer, Jami Moss.

Students compete in DI regional event Jackson team wins 1st place, heads to state

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