January 2020
Galena Park I.S.D. Employee Newsletter
Galena Park Schools (GPS)
Community Pep Rally for the North Shore Mustangs
LEARNING 360º: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR EVERYONE!
For current and future college students, the time is always right to apply for scholarships! Scholarship opportunities are available on a rotating basis--apply today!
Below are a few websites to research for scholarships:
https://jlvcollegecounseling.com
There are scholarships for everyone. It’s never too early to start applying for scholarships!
CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME FOR JANUARY: PERSEVERANCE AND COURAGE
TECHNOLOGY TIP for JANUARY
Special thanks to Karen Tiffin for sharing our monthly Technology Tips!
Google Photos:
Upload and back-up photos from your mobile device or computer using Google Photos. You have unlimited space in Google Photos and you can use their handy Albums to quickly find special photos by people, places, or dates. One of the options in Google Photos lets you crop, recolor, and add filters to your photos. You can select pictures, create albums, and easily share them with others.
In conjunction with Google Photos, you can quickly create photo slide shows using the albums you create in Google Photos, Google Slides, and an Add-on called Photos to Slides. The add-on will take all of the photos that you have saved in a Google Photos album and set one photo per slide in a Google slides presentation. Spice up your presentation by using different backgrounds and word-art.
Soundzabound Music
GPISD has added 2 new volumes, v10 & Epic Moments, to the music library through Soundzabound.
Perfect for podcasts, classroom music/sounds, PowerPoint™, videos, news, shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, presentations, TV broadcasts, web design and more! Our students & staff members needing music should pull from these volumes to protect our system against copyright infringements. Soundzabound is included in ClassLink and the generic login information for everyone is:
- username = galenapark
- pw = galenamusic
Please help spread the word and share this information with all students & faculty members. A good time to share is when you are discussing copyright, research, digital citizenship topics, etc.
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES
Galena Park I.S.D. is excited to announce the return of the Leadership Workshop Series (LWS) for the 2019-2020 school year. This series is a leadership development program for employees, from classroom teachers to current administrators, who want to lead more effectively. It is designed to sharpen relationship skills, a part of leadership that is often ignored in training programs while having fun and building valuable connections with other campus/district leaders. Please click on the link below for more information.
WE ARE MORE THAN ONE SCORE
2019-2020 Calendar
GPISD Board of Trustees Meeting: January 13, 2020
January is Board Appreciation Month in Galena Park I.S.D.! We encourage you to write our Trustees a short note of thanks for their dedicated service and responsible leadership of our District, and send it in to be given to them at the January BOT meeting.
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January Birthdays!
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
MANUEL ALANIS, 1/15
JENNIE ALEXANDER, 1/24
LIVIA CALLAHAN, 1/2
VERONICA CARDENAS, 1/24
TOBY CASTRO, 1/29
AMY COLE, 1/13
ALFONSO CONTRERAS, 1/4
PAUL DREXLER, 1/1
TERESA ESPINO, 1/25
JESUS GARDEA, 1/20
MIRTHALA GONZALEZ, 1/31
VALERIE GUAJARDO, 1/9
KAREN HAYNES, 1/10
DEBORAH LACY, 1/25
DAVID LAGASSE, 1/22
AMANDA LETSOS, 1/15
MARIA MARTINEZ, 1/28
LYNN NUTT, 1/19
WAYNE OQUIN, 1/16
CHAD PERRY, 1/13
GERARDO RAMIREZ, 1/16
TERESA SAAD, 1/13
ROXANNA SAUCEDO, 1/29
JAZZMIN SOPCHAK, 1/25
ARACELY TORRES, 1/29
AMICHA WILLIAMS, 1/15
ATHLETICS
ANTWON POUNCY, 1/23
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
SABRINA LEAL, 1/6
CIMARRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRITTNEY AINSWORTH, 1/17
CRISTIAN BOU-KAT, 1/1
SANDRA ELIZONDO, 1/25
IMELDA HERNANDEZ, 1/8
LISA KRIPPEL, 1/10
BRENDA MARTINEZ, 1/10
MARIA ORTEGA, 1/15
VERONICA SANCHEZ, 1/12
IRENE VALLEJO, 1/9
CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SALMA ALVARADO, 1/13
ARACELI GARCIA, 1/19
MARIA MARTINEZ, 1/24
RUME OGBOJO, 1/11
MARIA SALINAS GUTIERREZ, 1/14
ANGELA SELF, 1/19
BRAULIA TORRES FELIX, 1/21
CRISTINA WEHMEYER, 1/15
COBB 6TH GRADE CAMPUS
CELIA GARCIA, 1/31
PHAZELL GRAY, 1/3
COURTNEY LANE, 1/15
EBONI LONG, 1/17
REBECCA MEEKS, 1/15
SARITA NAPOLEON-MILLS, 1/26
DEMETRIA PRIESTLEY, 1/26
ERICA SUAREZ, 1/18
JASMINE TAYLOR, 1/19
EVER TORRES, 1/21
CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
STEFAN BAKER, 1/12
LYNITA BUCKMIRE, 1/2
DESIRAE BURGOS, 1/19
ANTONIA CALDERON, 1/17
VANESSA DAVIS, 1/14
VIRGINIA GONZALEZ, 1/18
CREZETTA GUESS, 1/5
AARON PERRAULT, 1/22
FREDERICK PICKROM, 1/14
KETRA WILLIAMS, 1/19
AVERY WILSON, 1/11
TIFFANY WRIGHT, 1/17
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
ANTHONY FELDER, 1/20
JEFFREY HUTCHINSON, 1/6
GALENA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EMILY CREEL, 1/15
HERMINIA GUZMAN, 1/15
MAYRA MARTINEZ, 1/3
CAROLINA OBREGON, 1/12
TAYLOR SURRATT, 1/26
CHANDRA TAYLOR, 1/23
GALENA PARK HIGH SCHOOL
SPIRIDON AMARANTOS, 1/28
DIANA CALVILLO, 1/4
KENNETH CANNICK, 1/24
OFELIA FUENTES DE SANCHEZ, 1/23
IRASEMA GARCIA, 1/11
STEPHANIE GONZALEZ CENICEROS, 1/24
LILRONNIE JONES, 1/24
IKUDA KELLEY, 1/10
DERRICK KINGREY, 1/30
JAMES NORRIS, 1/25
STEPHANIE ONTIVEROS, 1/17
AMBREYA OUSLEY, 1/13
MARIA RANGEL, 1/30
ELISSA RICHEY, 1/27
TAYLOR SPIKES, 1/23
SHEALA SUMMERS, 1/20
YAZMIN TRUJILLO, 1/25
ALYZA VASQUEZ, 1/27
CASEY WATSON, 1/6
GALENA PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ANNA CADRIEL, 1/30
AMARIAH CHACHERE, 1/13
DANELA GALVAN, 1/30
GLADYS GUTIERREZ, 1/1
ANDREA LOCKE, 1/21
ERICA ORTIZ, 1/28
JULIETTE REYNOLDS, 1/30
KIMBERLYNN SHERRARD, 1/31
DEBORAH WILLIS, 1/31
GPISD CHILDCARE CENTER
VANESSA ACUNA, 1/8
JUANITA MOFFATT, 1/19
BRIANNA NARVAEZ, 1/17
MAHIRA RODARTE, 1/3
GPISD NORTH ANNEX
DOMINGO MENDEZ, 1/20
GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONICA BARAHONA MENESES, 1/30
CRISTINA CORTEJOSO-SANZ, 1/21
GRACE GARZA-DEVOST, 1/18
KIMBERLY HANCOCK, 1/17
ERIKKA JAMMER, 1/28
BRANDY PROCTOR, 1/6
KRISTINA WESELKA, 1/11
GROUNDS
JUAN DIAZ, 1/26
ARNULFO MARTINEZ, 1/23
ROBERT MCCULLOCH, 1/16
HAVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JESSICA GAUL, 1/25
RONDA GORDON, 1/9
ELENA PENA, 1/31
DANIELLE ROACHES, 1/5
SARA VARGAS, 1/27
MA JEANNE VILLANUEVA, 1/24
JACINTO CITY ELEMENTARY
VANESSA AGUIRRE, 1/9
SHANNON BUCKHOLT, 1/6
LILLIE GONZALEZ, 1/8
CATHY JACKSON, 1/12
NORMA MENDEZ, 1/30
ELIZABETH STEPHENSON, 1/26
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
REBECCA AGUILAR, 1/28
ALMA ESCAMILLA, 1/27
JACQUELINE GARZA, 1/22
NORMA GUEVARA, 1/16
JESSICA SPINKS, 1/14
MARIA TAMEZ, 1/5
BIANCA TURNINI, 1/16
MAINTENANCE
MANUEL ARAUJO, 1/31
DAVID BELDEN, 1/7
ELIZABETH CONYER, 1/25
DANIEL GUAJARDO, 1/19
NORMANDY CROSSING ELEMENTARY
RONNIE ANDRADE, 1/5
LOREN ARCENEAUX, 1/24
IRENE BENZOR, 1/28
JACQUELINE CLARK BARNES, 1/10
NISHEA EARLY, 1/23
YOLANDA GARCIA, 1/9
BLANCA MORALES DE GONZALEZ, 1/5
DEBRA MORLOCK, 1/25
ADRIANA RAMIREZ, 1/5
CYNTHIA ROBERTSON, 1/14
DOLORES RODRIGUEZ, 1/16
JOANN SANCHEZ, 1/3
TYNEASHA TURK, 1/22
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUTH AVALOS, 1/7
ERICEL DE LOS SANTOS, 1/20
TIFFANY GARCIA, 1/12
LINDA GARCIA-DAVILA, 1/21
ROSSA ELLY LIM, 1/6
SARA LOPEZ, 1/9
JOSE RAZO, 1/27
KAREN URBANO, 1/4
NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MYRTLE BAGUIO, 1/8
FRANCISCA BIZARRO, 1/8
FELYSIA CHATMAN, 1/25
JESY CHAVEZ, 1/1
TRINIDAD CONTRERAS, 1/24
GUADALUPE DE ANDA, 1/27
MAURA DELAROSA, 1/15
HANNAH GORSE, 1/1
JENNIFER MORENO, 1/19
DANNA MOTEN, 1/19
DANNY RUBIO, 1/22
HEATHER SEIBERT, 1/22
MARIA SORIA, 1/19
ANGELA SPECK, 1/18
LINDA SUAREZ, 1/5
JANETT VELEZ, 1/28
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH 9TH GRADE
LAMON ATKINS, 1/17
HOLLY CHANDLER, 1/3
AMBER DIAZ, 1/17
VALLIE GILBERT, 1/10
ADRIANA GONZALEZ, 1/30
ISABEL MARTINEZ, 1/7
RHONDA PATTERSON, 1/9
JOSEPH RAMIREZ, 1/22
MARISSA SANDOVAL, 1/2
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
VERONICA BARRIENTOS, 1/2
JEDMY CENTENO, 1/10
JOHN CHILDRES, 1/2
MELISSA CORDERO-RAMSDEN, 1/8
ORALIA DIAZ, 1/1
MARIA GAITAN, 1/6
BLANCA GARZA, 1/30
JESSICA HERNANDEZ, 1/4
JIMMIE HILTON, 1/23
WILEY JOHNSON, 1/24
JANIE LANHAM, 1/11
IRMA LOPEZ GIRON, 1/21
CHARLIE MCCULLUM, 1/31
BRANDON MIDDLETON, 1/2
THEADIS REAGINS, 1/29
ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ, 1/27
MARITSA TOVANCHE, 1/23
EMELY VEGA, 1/30
DARYAN WILKERSON, 1/4
NATHAN ZORTMAN, 1/26
NORTH SHORE SR HIGH 10TH GRADE
SHEILA BEDINGFIELD, 1/2
SYLVIA BROSIG, 1/25
RAVEN CAUSEY, 1/7
LAURA CHAVEZ, 1/18
JORDAN HARRIS, 1/13
NORMA MARTINEZ, 1/24
ARNESHA MATHEWS, 1/10
LECARA TIBBS, 1/23
PEP FACILITY
DIANE SHARP, 1/23
PURPLE SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOSHUA CANTRELL, 1/26
AARON FIELD, 1/6
MARIA GARCIA, 1/7
ANGELICA LOPEZ, 1/16
ANGELA PELAEZ, 1/14
GABRIELLE SMITH-COOK, 1/5
MARTHA SONSON, 1/19
DAPHNE STEELE, 1/10
PYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GERMAN ESPINOZA, 1/19
MARTHA FLORES, 1/2
LETICIA GARZA, 1/24
MARIA MACEDO, 1/4
KARIN MENACHO SLAID, 1/15
AIDA PENA-PEREZ, 1/3
SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY
EDITH AMAYA, 1/28
LAUREN BARRON, 1/24
MARLEN SALAZAR, 1/5
MARIA TREVINO, 1/3
JOSE VILLELA, 1/15
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KWANE ANDERSON, 1/17
KARINA ESTRADA, 1/18
JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ, 1/15
MAURA MENDOZA, 1/15
SERENA STEVENS, 1/25
MARTHA TOBAR, 1/5
TRANSPORTATION
LAMESHA ANDERSON, 1/5
OMAR CAMARGO OLEA, 1/2
AGNES CARBERRY, 1/19
DIANA CASTRO, 1/27
HAROLD EADEN, 1/10
ANTHONY GAGER, 1/28
BETTY HAIRGROW, 1/1
FREDA HARDIMAN, 1/1
CLINTON JOHNS, 1/19
SAUNDRA JONES, 1/21
DOMINQUE MCDANIEL, 1/30
TYMECKA MCGEE, 1/9
MARYLON MOTLEY, 1/19
MONTRECE SEYMORE, 1/7
WILLIAMSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IRISH ALEXANDER, 1/11
RACQUELL BOLDS, 1/14
BERNADETTE BOOKER, 1/27
ALYSIA CHATMAN DENNIS, 1/25
CHRISTAL CROCKETT, 1/2
SANDRA PIERRE LOUIS, 1/23
NICOLE SAPP, 1/30
SAMANTHA SOSA, 1/2
SARA WILLIS, 1/13
WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HORTENCIA AVINA, 1/11
VINCENT COLLURA, 1/6
JERRI GORE, 1/8
WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHANNON FOX, 1/31
DELMA GARCIA, 1/24
PATRICIA MURO, 1/4
CYNTHIA SANDOVAL, 1/10
MESHA SHUPTRINE, 1/28
MARILU SUAREZ, 1/28
ZOTZ EDUCATION CENTER
ANA LANDA, 1/14
BENJAMIN LIU, 1/24
ELVA WILLIAMS, 1/29
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Galena Park I.S.D.
The mission of the Galena Park Independent School District is to prepare students to be productive citizens and lifelong learners.
The Galena Park Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to designated youth groups.
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Location: Galena Park Independent School District, Harris County, TX, United States
Phone: 832-386-1000
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