Panther Post
May 28th - June 2nd
Hello Lopez Families,
Congratulations to our artist Ashton Kordas for winning at the Regional Jr. Vase contest. Check out the district page showing his work by clicking here.
Our end of year awards are coming up on the last day of school, June 7th in the main gym: (You will be notified if your student is getting an award)
6th grade 10:00 a.m.
7th grade 8:30 a.m.
8th grade 1:00 p.m.
Last week I was presented with the North East Middle School Cup for our excellence in academics, athletics and fine arts combined. It is a tremendous honor as it shows our efforts in creating the 360 degree kid.
Safety continues to be on the mind of everyone in the district. Friday I met with other principals and district personnel on securing schools. The message from the district was clear, we were not talking about "if" we can improve safety, it was "how" we are going to. There will be some changes that you will see soon and others that will take longer to implement for various reasons such as funding. We can purchase material things through bond money but districts are not allowed to use that money for more personnel. That type of expenditure has to come from the general budget mainly from property taxes and state funding, which Texas is struggling to provide right now. Either way, we will continue improving upon our own practices and do what it takes to provide a safe environment. On a good note, Lopez is a very secure structure. We don't have portables and other free standing structures that would cause us to have open doors around campus, which make it easy to lock down when needed. If you ever have questions, or if you see something that may help us, please feel free to contact me.
Have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Mr. Wernli
Upcoming Important Dates
Mon - May 28
All day - MEMORIAL DAY - Student Teacher Holiday
Wed - May 30
7:45 – 8:05am - Wednesday Walkers - Party Track
6:30 – 8pm - Choir - Spring Show - Cafeteria
Fri - Jun 1
6 – 8pm - Drama Prom - Cafeteria & Stage
YEARBOOK NEWS
The Lopez Yearbook students are wrapping up this year’s yearbook and wanted to reach out to our awesome community! If you have any pictures that you want to share from any Lopez sporting event (football, volleyball, basketball, track) please upload the pictures to:
When registering with the RePlayit website please use the following school/site password: Panthers
The students will be doing final proofing next week so time is of the essence for any community picture uploads!
You can also order your yearbook at:
Wednesday Walkers
Box Tops for Education
COMMUNITY SUMMER ENRICHMENT CLASSES
LEAD
Synergy - Working together
By synergizing, we learn to value each other’s differences and celebrate our diversities. We are all different, and we are all good at different things. We must celebrate the ways that we are different and honor the greatness in each of us, as we are all special in our own way.