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Congratulations Mighty Owls Families! You will be glad to know that your child’s school, Olle Middle School, received a B Rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for their students’ performance on the 2019 STAAR test. While the Mighty Owl Staff is extremely proud of the B Rating, they are not satisfied knowing that the ultimate goal is an A. The “Bring your A Game” phrase is an idiom used to reference doing your very best. To do so, our entire school community and business partners must play a vital role. So…thank you in advance for combining your A Game with ours.

• TEA Ratings: B at 82% Overall

• 2nd Place- Academic Growth

• 6th Place- Closing Achievement Gap

• Checking Post-Secondary

On September 28, the Olle Middle School speech and debate team finished third (out of eleven schools) at the Albright Speech Festival. Ana Sanchez finished third in Congressional Debate, and the following students earned superior ratings:

Solo Acting

Caleb Adams

Television Commercial

Caleb Adams

Victory Etiemonu

David Kalu

A’myron Noil

Osamede Okuonghae

Duet Improvisation

Caleb Adams, Alexandra Jimenez

Aniyah Adeoshun, Osamede Okuonghae

Joy Ajaegbu, Ana Colin

Joana Alcala, Victory Okoroji

Naylea Armendariz, Keiona Zackery

Edgar Juarez, Mason Sly

David Kalu, Sara Williams

Vocal Solo

Kimberly Castillo

Alexandra Jimenez

Gethsy Rubio

Impromptu Speaking

Victory Etiemonu

Prose

Joy Ajaegbu

Ana Colin

Alexandra Jimenez

Kelsey Mosely

Poetry

Naylea Armendariz

Vanessa Castro

Ashley Corona

Linh Nguyen

Daniel Tzul

Ianna Walker

Lip Sync

Victory Etiemonu, Alexandra Jimenez, Kelsey Mosely, Ianna Walker

Duet Pantomime

Caleb Adams, Keiona Zackery

Vanessa Castro, Kelsey Mosely

Ernesto Martinez, Osamede Okuonghae

Solo Improvisation

Naylea Armendariz

Alexandra Jimenez

David Kalu

Osamede Okuonghae

Mason Sly

Impromptu Poetry

Caleb Adams

Ashley Corona

Victory Etiemonu

Alexandra Jimenez

David Kalu

Kelsey Mosely

Ianna Walker

Storytelling

Kelsey Mosely

"I am from St. Louis I have been teaching for 20 years both in special education as well as physical education. Fun fact.. I am a big foodie and love Houston’s diverse restaurants."

"I am a US Navy Veteran. This is my 10th year teaching. On August 10th I received my Ed.D from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. I’ve gone by the nickname Mickey since I was in 7th grade. "

"My name is Tara Polk and this is my 1st year at Olle Middle School and my 11th year in education! This year I will be serving the Olle Community as the ESL Department Chair! I come to you all from Alief Middle School where I taught Title I ELAR for five years, was an SPED ICS Teacher for a year and a half. For the past five summers I have taught ELD/Reading as a part of Summer Language Institute (SLI). During my time at Alief Middle, I was also the 2018 Teacher of the Year, served as the head cheerleading coach for 4 years, and served on a number of school committees.

I was born and raised in Houston, TX and I am no stranger to Alief ISD. I received my great education from Rees Elementary, Albright Middle, and Elsik High School where I graduated in 2006. In December of 2012, I graduated from the University of Houston (GO COOGS!) where I studied early childhood education and all level special education.

This year I will be supporting students and teachers alike to help narrow the achievement gap for our ELL's. Through the use of SIOP and PBL, it is my desire to encourage our ELL's to pursue their wildest dreams. I look forward to learning from the great teachers Olle has and hope to be a resource for those needing support. I am looking forward to a great school year!"

"My name is Laura Ramirez… I started my teaching career in Alief ISD at Kennedy Elementary as a 2nd grade Bilingual teacher. I have also taught 3rd and 4th Bilingual, been an ESL specialist and a Language Arts Specialist. I worked in Houston ISD and Fort Bend ISD and am back home now in Alief ISD. I have always wanted to be a Counselor so I am truly working in my dream job!

I was born and raised in South Texas. I moved to Houston to attend UH and stayed. Fun fact- I enjoy running 5Ks, 10Ks and ½ marathons. I am scheduled to run two ½ marathons within the next 5 months. Running is my therapy!"

"My name is Bella Escot-Mendoza. Many of my ESL students have a hard time pronouncing Escot, so I’m just Mrs. Mendoza. I am from ALIEF woot, woot! I am the first graduating class of AECHS. I actually graduated with Ms. Tiec! I worked for the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center before I decided to get certified to teach. Last school year, I was a long term sub and then SPED para for FBISD before making my way as a first year teacher at Olle!"

I used to work as a clinical research coordinator at the ophthalmology department at Mcgovern Medical School. My job role included seeing patients who qualified for research studies to better improve their vision and quality of life. I would conduct their eye exams, take their blood pressure, prepare any lab work, EKGS and assess data per the standards of the pharmaceutical companies that conducted these research studies. I am from Albania, born there and came to Houston when I was 4 years old. Fun fact: I can speak 4 languages: Albanian, Spanish, French, and German.

Guest speaker Dr. Robinson talks to the students about setting long-term goals, reading, and preparing for post-secondary opportunities in the Army. Teachers and staff also dressed up all week showcasing their Universities and schools. You can't spell COLLEGE with OLLE! :)

Be sure to salute, hug, or high-five our amazing Veterans for their service to our wonderful country. They were honored here at Olle with a luncheon and mural with their pictures and places of service.

CITGO $30,000 contribution to the Vision and Mission of the School

Gallery Furniture $10,000

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