Galena Park Schools

Galena Park Schools

G U I D I N G

ST U D E N T S

Volume 4, No. 1

T OW A RD

Back-to-School Edition

TH E

FU TU RE

August 2015

Team KAOS Competes in

World Championship

Inside this issue:

Page 2

Letter from the Superintendent

Marching Band Festival

Free Haircuts

Page 3

Football Game Schedule

Volleyball Game Schedule

Page 4

School Start & Dismissal Times

School Supplies

Character Education

Page 5

Free Haircuts

Free & Reduced Price Meals

Skyward Mobile Access

Page 6

Senior Gold Cards

Teachers & Principals of the Year

Success Through Certifications

Focus on Safety

Page 7

Graduates of 2015

Page 8

Free Immunizations

School Calendar

Vacunaci¨®n Gratuita

Calendario Escolar

P¨¢ginas 9-15

Encuentra todos los art¨ªculos en espa?ol

Galena Park High School¡¯s

robotics team, Team KAOS,

competed in the VEX Robotics

World Championships on April

15-18, 2015 at the Kentucky

Exposition Center in Louisville,

Kentucky.

An astounding 400

teams from 32 different countries

competed at the event.

Three teams represented Team

KAOS: Team1429A, the ¡°all-girl¡±

team; Team 1429D, and 1429Z.

All three teams qualified for the

world championships through

nine competition events earlier

throughout the school year, winning

six of those and placing second

in the others. They also won two

¡°Excellence Awards,¡± the highest

award a team can earn at an event.

In the driver¡¯s skills category,

Team 1429D finished the year

among the top 30 teams in the world.

Pictured from left to right: Diego Amezquita, Paul W. Johnson, Fidencio Cantu, Diego Carrillo, Jose Segovia, Fabiola Villarreal, Hannah Martinez, Astrid Cavazos, Luis Chavez, Miranda Gonzalez, Jesus Salinas, Ariel Ledet, Susan Gutierrez, Danny Esquivel, Jose Padilla.

Future Farmers of

America (FFA)

Galena Park and North Shore

Senior High School FFA officers

attended the 87th Texas FFA State

Convention held in Corpus Christi,

Texas this summer.

The State

Convention celebrated the amazing

accomplishments of members,

teachers and the agriculture industry.

The Galena Park FFA Livestock Show and Auction will be held on November 19. The public is

Members received awards and welcome to attend and bid on animals, baked goods, floral arrangements and more.

recognition for their hard work, and enthusiasm of their fellow members,

The mission of FFA is to make

drew inspiration from the ideas and teachers and mentors.

a positive difference in the lives of

Continued on page 2

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GALENA PARK SCHOOLS

A Letter From the

GPISD Superintendent of Schools

Dear Friends of Galena Park ISD,

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year, which, for

students, begins on Monday, August 24, 2015. I

hope each of you had a wonderful summer with

family and friends. After a summer filled with

learning, reflection/renewal, planning and organizing, members of our staff are anxiously anticipating the

return of our students soon.

This upcoming school year marks 85 years of educating the

youth of this community. Throughout these 85 years of excellence, GPISD has changed and adjusted to advances in education while promoting success and lifelong learning. Today the

district serves more than 22,000 students in 25 schools while

employing over 3,000 individuals, many of whom live right

here in our community.

As we applaud 85 years of success, the district is moving forward with a vision of transformation, which is evident with the

opening of the Career and Technical Education Early College

High School. This program will allow students to earn a high

school diploma and an associate¡¯s degree or industry certification simultaneously. There is one motivation that drives us

to pursue such new and innovative avenues ¨C OUR STUDENTS.

Each employee of GPISD, from teachers and coaches to custodians and student nutrition workers, is here to ensure an outstanding educational experience for every one of our GPISD

students. Every member of our team is committed to our mission, which is to prepare students to become productive citizens and lifelong learners.

I would like to thank the parents and community for your continued support of the students, staff, and administration of this

great district. As we begin a new journey this school year, we

will march forward as a team to embrace learning for every

child. Our staff is excited to begin, and we look forward to

another successful and productive school year for everyone!

Sincerely,

Angi Williams, Ed.D.

Superintendent of Schools

Marching Band Festival

August 2015

T

he 13th annual Galena Park ISD Marching Band Festival

will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at the Galena Park ISD

Athletic Stadium from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm The festival features

performances from 30 Houston area bands, including the Galena

Park High School ¡°Band of Gold¡± and the North Shore Senior

High School ¡°Sound of Thunder¡± bands.

The marching band festival serves as an early competition

opportunity for the bands to fine-tune their performances prior to

the UIL Region 19 Marching Contest held on October 17th and the

UIL Area F Marching Contest on October 24th. Galena Park ISD

hosts both UIL competitions as well.

Admission prices:

Oct. 3 ¨C GPISD Marching Band Festival: $5 per person

Oct. 17 ¨C UIL Region 19 Marching Contest: FREE

Oct. 24 ¨C UIL Area F Marching Contest:

$5 per person

For more information about the festival, including bands

participating and performance times, please visit the Fine Arts

section at .

Band students prepare for the upcoming marching season during summer practice.

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students by developing their potential for leadership, personal

growth, and career success through agricultural education. The

organization¡¯s long-standing motto is ¡°Learning to do, Doing

to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve.¡± The FFA educational

program model is three fold: classroom instruction, supervised

agricultural experiences and the FFA. Classroom agricultural

education is applied to hands-on learning opportunities called

supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs). SAEs include

activities such as starting a business, working for an established

company or working in production agriculture. The FFA

provides members the opportunity for leadership experience

and competitions, scholarships and personal opportunities for

involvement.

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SCHEDULES

August 2015

2015 Football and Volleyball

GALENA PARK YELLOW JACKET VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE

8/21

8/28

9/4

9/11

9/19

9/26

10/2

10/9

10/16

10/23

10/30

11/6

DAY

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Sat.

Sat.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

TIME

10am

7pm

7pm

7pm

6pm

2pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

OPPONENT

Sam Rayburn (S)

Houston Scarborough

Tomball Memorial

OPEN

*Kingwood Park

*Crosby

*Dayton

*New Caney**

*New Caney Porter

*CE King

*Barbers Hill

*Humble***

LOCATION

Dement Stadium

GPISD Stadium

Tomball ISD Stadium

Turner Stadium

GPISD Stadium

Bronco Stadium

GPISD Stadium

Texan Drive Stadium

GPISD Stadium

Eagle Stadium

GPISD Stadium

*=District Game / ** =Homecoming / *** =Parent¡¯s Night / S = Scrimmage

GALENA PARK VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

DATE

DAY

8/7

8/8

8/11

8/13&15

8/18

8/20&22

8/21

8/25

8/28

9/1

9/3&5

9/4

9/8

9/15

9/18

9/22

9/25

9/29

10/2

10/6

10/9

10/16

10/20

10/23

10/27

Fri.

Sat.

Tue.

OPPONENT

Sam Rayburn Scrimmage

Pasadena Scrimmage

Sam Rayburn

Th. & Sa. Huffman Tournament

Fri.

Manvel

Tue.

Dickinson Tournament

Th. & Sa. Pasadena

Fri.

Galveston Ball

Tue.

*Barbers Hill

Th. & Sa. *Dayton

Fri.

Santa Fe Tournament

Tue.

*Humble

Fri.

*New Caney

Tue.

*Porter

Fri.

*Kingwood Park

Tue.

*C.E. King

Fri.

*Crosby

Tue.

*Barbers Hill

Fri.

*Dayton

Tue.

*Humble

Fri.

*New Caney

Tue.

*Porter

Fri.

*Kingwood Park

Tue.

*C.E. King

Fri.

*Crosby

*District Game

NORTH SHORE MUSTANG VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE

8/21

8/28

9/4

9/10

9/18

9/25

10/2

10/9

10/16

10/23

10/30

11/6

DAY

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Thu.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

Fri.

TIME

9am

7pm

7pm

6pm

7:30pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

7pm

OPPONENT

Houston Memorial (S)

Clear Springs

Manvel

Spring Westfield

Euless Trinity

*Beaumont Westbrook**

OPEN

*Channelview

*Deer Park

*Baytown Sterling

*LaPorte***

*PA Memorial

LOCATION

GPISD Stadium

CCISD Stadium

GPISD Stadium

GPISD Stadium

Baylor University

GPISD Stadium

Ray Maddry Stadium

GPISD Stadium

Stallworth Stadium

GPISD Stadium

PAISD Stadium

*=District Game / ** =Homecoming / *** =Parent¡¯s Night / S = Scrimmage

NORTH SHORE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

LOCATION

TIME

DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Sam Rayburn

Pasadena

Galena Park

Huffman

Galena Park

Dickinson

Pasadena

Galena Park

Barbers Hill

Galena Park

Santa Fe

Galena Park

New Caney

Galena Park

Kingwood Park

C.E. King

Galena Park

Galena Park

Dayton

Humble

Galena Park

Porter

Galena Park

Galena Park

Crosby

9:00am

9:00am

6:30

TBA

6:30

TBA

6:30

6:30

4:30

6:30

TBA

4:30

6:30

6:30

4:30

6:30

4:30

6:30

4:30

6:30

4:30

4:30

6:30

4:30

6:30

8/7

8/8

8/11

8/14

8/18

8/20&22

8/21

8/25

8/27-29

9/1

9/3&5

9/4

9/8

9/11

9/15

9/18

9/22

9/25

9/29

10/2

10/6

10/9

10/13

10/16

10/20

10/23

10/27

Fri.

Sat.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Th. & Sa.

Fri.

Tue.

Th. - Sa.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Fri.

Tue.

Hastings/DeKaney

Manvel/Lamar/Kempner

Dobie/Ft. Bend Elkins

Aldine Davis

Elsik

Dickinson Invitational

Goose Creek Memorial

Lamar

Longhorn Invitational

Summer Creek

Spring ISD Tournament

Eisenhower

Fort Bend Bush

*Beaumont Westbrook

Foster

*Channelview

*Deer Park

*Baytown Sterling

*LaPorte

*Port Arthur Memorial

*Beaumont Westbrook

OPEN

*Channelview

*Deer Park

*Baytown Sterling

*La Porte

*Port Arthur Memorial

Hastings

Manvel

Dobie

North Shore

North Shore

Dickinson

North Shore

North Shore

George Ranch

Summer Creek

Spring

Eisenhower

North Shore

North Shore

Foster

Channelview

North Shore

Sterling

North Shore

P.A. Memorial

Westbrook

9:00am

9:00am

North Shore

Deer Park

North Shore

La Porte

North Shore

4:00/6:00

6:30

6:30

10am

6:30

6:30

TBA

6:30

TBA

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:00

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

6:30

*District Game

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GALENA PARK SCHOOLS

Back-to-School Edition

August 2015

School Start Times

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High

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8:15 am

School Dismissal Times

NOTE:

There are no

late arrivals on

any campuses

this year.

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Kinder

Each elementary campus

has its own school supply

requirements. Please visit

your child¡¯s campus and/or

website for a complete list

3:35 pm

Pre-K classes are three hour sessions. Please contact your child¡¯s campus for

specific times.

Character

education

Although it is important students receive a good education in academics, it is equally essential that character

education be addressed as well. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ¡°The function of education is to teach one to think

intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.¡± True education is

what students in Galena Park ISD receive.

Each month a character trait is presented to the students of GPISD. The school faculty exemplifies the monthly

trait while teachers integrate character education into lessons as often as possible. Students focus on the monthly

trait in their school, and, hopefully, home life. The character traits our students and faculty will focus on this

year are:

August/September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May/June

Citizenship

Compassion & Tolerance

Fairness

Honesty & Integrity

Perseverance

Responsibility

Respect

Self-Discipline

Trustworthiness

.

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August 2015

with

Free Haircuts and Manicures

Galena Park ISD Cosmetology students would like to

celebrate the upcoming school year by offering FREE

haircuts and manicures to students ages 7 - 17.

DATE: Saturday, August 22

TIME: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

LOCATION: Galena Park High School

Cosmetology Room #2807

PHONE: (832) 386-2907

Please call and reserve your appointment.

Student

Information

at your

fingertips

Skyward Mobile Access for smartphones or

tablets enables parents to stay up-to-date

regarding their child¡¯s academic progress.

Conveniently using their smart device,

parents can view student attendance,

grades, and discipline records. In

addition, parents can easily update their

child¡¯s health and emergency contact

information from home or anywhere they

have mobile access.

The Skyward Mobile Access app is free

from the iTunes App Store, Google Play and the

Amazon Appstore, and can be used on a variety

of mobile devices. For login information contact

your child¡¯s school.

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FREE and

REDUCED

MEALS

Frequently

Asked

Questions

Who can receive free meals?

Children who live in a household in which the income is within the Federal

Income Guidelines are eligible for free meals. Additionally, if one member

of the household is currently receiving assistance (benefits) from SNAP/Food

Stamps, TANF, or FDPIR, all children in the household are eligible for free

meals.

Do I need to fill out an application for each child?

No. One application covers all children in a household; however, you must

reapply each year.

My child¡¯s application was approved last year. Do I need to fill out

another one?

Yes. Your child¡¯s previous application is only valid for that school year and for

the first few days of this school year. You must send in a new application unless

the Student Nutrition Services Dept. has indicated to you that your child is

eligible for the new school year.

May I apply if someone in my household is not a U.S. citizen?

You or your child do not have to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for your child to

receive free or reduced-price meals.

What are the prices for breakfast and lunch?

Breakfast is free to all students. Elementary lunch is $1.45 and secondary

lunch is $1.65. Reduced-price lunch is $0.25.

Is there a difference in the way a regular price, reduced-price, or free

meal is purchased?

There is no difference. All students pay for the meal the same way, by typing in

their student meal account number.

How do I register?

You can register confidentially online at ,

or in person at the Galena Park ISD Administration Building located at 14705

Woodforest Blvd., Houston, TX 77015, or at your child¡¯s campus.

Note: It takes approximately 10 days to process an application. Students must

pay for their meals until the application has been approved. Applying early is

the best way to ensure free or reduced-price meals on the first day of school.

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