December 2019
Galena Park I.S.D. Employee Newsletter
A MESSAGE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, DR. ANGI WILLIAMS
Dear Galena Park I.S.D. Employees,
Every December, we are reminded of all our blessings and the joy that comes with the holiday season. We remember friends of the past and appreciate current relationships. As a school district, we sometimes face challenges as we seek to provide our students the education they deserve, stability to our staff and support to our community. However, we gladly rise to meet those challenges.
Galena Park I.S.D. is committed to achieving Excellence in All, For All, By All. We faithfully work to prepare students to become productive citizens and lifelong learners. We reflect on the road we have travelled and previous successes achieved, while continuing to move onward and upward to new successes. We work tirelessly to support the GPISD community.
Please allow me to thank you, our wonderful and extremely talented GPISD family, for your continued support and all the gifts you share with the District and the amazing students and families we serve. It is an honor to have the opportunity to lead and learn from you. You are the gift that keeps on giving, and I count each of you among my dearest blessings.
I wish a joyous holiday season to you and your loved ones.
With heartfelt thanks,
Dr. Angi Williams
Superintendent of Schools
LEARNING 360º: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR EVERYONE!
November was National Scholarship Month, a time to raise awareness of scholarship opportunities for current and future college students. This time of year is the perfect time to begin the scholarship application process!
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!
LifeChanger of the Year Award - Deadline to nominate someone is December 31, 2019
The LifeChanger of the Year is an annual national recognition program honoring K-12 educators and school employees across the country.
Nominate an outstanding colleague today! The deadline to submit nominations for this prestigious award is December 31, 2019.
For more information, visit www.LifeChangeroftheYear.com.
REMINDER: WINTER BREAK is DECEMBER 23, 2019- JANUARY 3, 2020
CHARACTER EDUCATION THEME FOR DECEMBER: HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
DECEMBER'S TECHNOLOGY TIPS
Special thanks to Karen Tiffin for sharing our monthly Technology Tips!
Tip #1: If you access highly secure or personal information from your computer workstation, be sure to lock your workstation when you walk away. A really quick shortcut for this is to hold down the Windows key and tap L on your keyboard.
Tip #2: Create or change your signature in Outlook: Go to Settings, select "View all Outlook settings," choose "Compose and reply," then enter the information for your email signature. Be sure the box next to "Automatically include my signature on new messages that I compose" is checked. Click "Save," then exit.
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
Board of Trustees Meeting: December 9, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
14705 Woodforest Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77015
December Birthdays!
ADMINISTRATION ANNEX
ROSA RESENDEZ, 12/27
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
JUANA AGUIRRE, 12/1
BRIAN ALLEN, 12/4
SANDRA ASHBY, 12/4
BIANCA CARDENAS, 12/4
ASHLEY HUGHLEY, 12/4
SANDRA MORENO, 12/4
YOLANDA AYALA, 12/5
RICARDO GONZALES, 12/5
ESTHELA MARTINEZ, 12/5
RAMONA CARR, 12/7
MARISSA GUAJARDO, 12/8
TINA LAIR, 12/8
JUSTIN ROBINSON, 12/8
CINDY MAREZ, 12/12
MARIA GARZA, 12/13
RAQUEL MEZA, 12/14
GREGORY PAYNE, 12/14
VANESSA SQUIRRELL, 12/15
DAWN CARTER, 12/16
CRISTINA TREVINO, 12/16
CHRISTOPHER PICHON, 12/18
KEYLA SANTOS, 12/18
SOCHIL SALAZAR, 12/20
RODNEY RICHARDSON, 12/23
MARIA SERNA, 12/24
CHRISTY POE, 12/25
GRACE SAENZ, 12/27
ANA SALINAS, 12/27
NICHOLAS VALDEZ, 12/27
ROLANDO CUELLAR, 12/28
VICTORIA TEEL KHOURY, 12/28
ROLANDA JOHNS, 12/29
SONIA SANDOVAL, 12/29
ANNA HARRISON, 12/30
KAREN TIFFIN, 12/30
ATHLETICS
VIVIAN DANCY, 12/21
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
NATALIE SALINAS, 12/20
NICOLE DEWALT, 12/24
CIMARRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EMERITA GARCIA, 12/4
DARIO SALINAS, 12/7
SHONTE HAMLETT, 12/8
SERGIO LIRA, 12/8
ANGELA LEWIS, 12/13
MARIELA FLORES DE AMAYA, 12/17
JANETH VAZQUEZ, 12/18
CLOVERLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ISAAC RUIZ, 12/4
PRISCILLA SANTAMARIA, 12/9
MONICA MEDINA, 12/10
SARAH MORRIS, 12/10
LAURA HERNANDEZ, 12/15
ANGIE SILVA, 12/15
STEVEN ALLEY, 12/16
VIRGIE ALVAREZ, 12/21
DANIEL OTOOL, 12/21
ABIGAIL MARAYAG, 12/22
MELISSA ARCE, 12/31
COBB 6TH GRADE CAMPUS
HOLLY SLOVER, 12/4
ZAIDA LEDEZMA, 12/10
DOMINGO MORIN, 12/20
BRETT SIMONI, 12/26
TOMORROW HOBBS, 12/27
ALICIA WOODS, 12/28
PHILIP MATHEWKUTTY, 12/30
CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
BRIANA ROBERSON, 12/1
ANTROYNETTE CREEKS, 12/4
SKYESHA DEGRASSE, 12/5
ERICA PEZINA, 12/6
NICOLE BOSTON, 12/7
VANESSA BROUSSARD, 12/11
GEMMA CALVO, 12/19
CELESTE COLE, 12/19
NADOSHA STRICKLAND, 12/24
KEISHA BATISTE, 12/25
DENNIS DIETZ, 12/25
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
JASON EMMONS, 12/1
DANIEL RICHARD, 12/16
GALENA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KYRIE BRADY, 12/3
ISABEL ORDAZ, 12/16
VERONICA LOPEZ, 12/20
MARTHA PADILLA, 12/26
ADRIANA SANCHEZ, 12/26
YOLANDA OLVERA, 12/27
MYRNA GODINA, 12/28
GALENA PARK HIGH SCHOOL
ANGIE CREW, 12/1
PATRICIA GONZALEZ, 12/2
LESTER CHARLES, 12/7
VERONICA MILES, 12/12
PRISCA DIAZ, 12/16
CHARLES CREED, 12/18
WESLEY FREY, 12/18
GERARDO TORRES, 12/20
IRMA GONZALEZ, 12/21
DAPHNE JACOBS, 12/31
GALENA PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOSIANE SANTANA SANTOS, 12/6
TAYAUNA KNIGHT, 12/12
SILVIA ROMERO, 12/12
JODIE GONZALES, 12/15
CYNTHIA MILLAN, 12/15
JOSHUA PEACOCK, 12/17
KAYLA WOOD, 12/19
LATASHA JACKSON, 12/21
GWENDOLYN JOHNSON, 12/23
STEVEN VAUGHN, 12/28
TIA MCKINNEY, 12/31
GPISD CHILDCARE CENTER
JOANNA ROBINSON, 12/25
GREEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHANTEL EAGLIN-RANDLE, 12/3
LILIANA HINOJOSA, 12/8
DANYELLE REECE, 12/12
JOY SYAR, 12/18
CYNTHIA KIRCHNER, 12/19
DALYTHZA GRACIA, 12/23
DESTINEA WILLIAMS, 12/27
CYNTHIA CONTRERAS, 12/31
GROUNDS
LYNDON JONES, 12/11
TOMAS SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, 12/21
DALE POLLOCK, 12/24
HAVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANA BALL, 12/2
HELEN STOUT, 12/7
MARIA MONTES, 12/8
NATHALY MARTINEZ, 12/16
TAMMY GALILEE, 12/17
JONEKA GARNER, 12/17
SASHA ALVIZU, 12/19
ELVA RAMIREZ, 12/28
JACINTO CITY ELEMENTARY
LYNN TUCKER, 12/8
LETICIA ALVARADO, 12/11
MARY RODRIGUEZ, 12/18
ERIN BILSKI, 12/27
MILADY DENNISON, 12/29
ALISHA ROBINSON, 12/30
MACARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUSSELL BOSWELL, 12/10
CATHERINE GUAJARDO, 12/10
SHARON CONNER-BROWN, 12/11
FLORIDALMA RODRIGUEZ, 12/12
OSCAR SANCHEZ LUNA, 12/22
MAINTENANCE
JOSEPH FILLMAN, 12/7
JOHN HENRY, 12/31
NORMANDY CROSSING ELEMENTARY
ESMERALDA ESPINO, 12/7
ADRIANA SANCHEZ, 12/11
KRISTAL THOMAS, 12/15
IRMA ARIAS, 12/19
TRACEY KIRCHMAN, 12/21
ALICIA THOMPSON, 12/30
AIDEE BATARSE, 12/31
NORTH SHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARIA GARZA, 12/1
JENNIFER HERNANDEZ, 12/5
DIERDRA HALL, 12/6
IRMA GARCIA DE SALDANA, 12/7
ALECIA WINEBRENNER, 12/11
SHARONDA STEPHENS, 12/18
ESTRELLA MUNOZ, 12/20
FRANCES GARCIA, 12/21
ISAURO ALVARADO, 12/27
NORTH SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
JACQUELINE MARTINEZ, 12/1
EDGAR ROJAS, 12/2
MARIA TRAMBLE HILL, 12/2
MARISOL ROBERTS, 12/5
CHARLES WEBSTER, 12/5
MIRIAM GONZALEZ, 12/6
LOURDES FERNANDEZ, 12/9
CARMEN MCWILLIAMS, 12/9
CHRISTINE NGUYEN, 12/16
KOREN GUILLORY, 12/22
CRYSTAL PERSAD-SOTO, 12/24
RANDALL YOUNG, 12/27
PATRICIA BLACK, 12/29
MICHELLE MENDEZ, 12/30
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH 9TH GRADE
JESSIE CANTU, 12/3
ROBERT STATUM, 12/5
WENDY NIXON, 12/6
LYNETTE REESE, 12/9
ROSALINDA LARA, 12/10
JENNIFER MORENO CALIX, 12/14
DEIDRA WARMAN, 12/14
LUCESITA GAMEZ, 12/15
WILLIE GASTON, 12/15
LUCIANNA HARRISON, 12/17
ELIZABETH SALAZAR RODRIGUEZ, 12/18
PAMELA HOLMES, 12/23
RYAN VASQUEZ MARTIGNETTI, 12/23
TIFFANY DELEON, 12/26
NORA IBARRA, 12/30
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAWREN GOFORTH, 12/2
SARA PENA, 12/2
DANA JENKINS-POST, 12/3
CATALINA SANCHEZ, 12/4
GRACIELA ACOSTA, 12/5
PARVATHY PILLAI, 12/6
PAULETTE BROOKS, 12/7
TYRONE TAYLOR, 12/7
FELICIA OLIVER, 12/10
SHELLEY HOLLAND, 12/13
SAMUEL BENITEZ, 12/17
RALPH HAYNES, 12/17
ROSA MATA, 12/17
VIRGIE ARAMBULA, 12/22
GWENDOLYN BOYKINS, 12/22
LOOAI MANSOR, 12/22
BENJAMIN DUONG, 12/23
NATHALIE PANTE, 12/23
JUDY PADILLA, 12/27
SHELLA PRUITT, 12/27
JUDITH QUILLER, 12/27
MELISSA CINTRON, 12/28
CHERISH MORRIS, 12/29
ENRIQUE COLLAZO, 12/30
DONALD KIRBY, 12/30
NORTH SHORE SR HIGH 10TH GRADE
SUNDRA TAYLOR, 12/4
BRIANA FERGUSON-FRANKLIN, 12/6
ISRAEL SALAZAR, 12/7
MATTHEW MCAFEE, 12/22
EVANGELINA TORRES, 12/22
VIVIAN ROSENTHAL, 12/24
PURPLE SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMANDA FERNANDEZ, 12/1
JOSE PELAEZ, 12/11
MARIAN MCMINN, 12/21
CLAUDIA AGUILAR, 12/23
PYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUANA SALAZAR, 12/5
ANA GUAJARDO, 12/6
KAREN MARSHALL, 12/8
ANAHI GUAJARDO, 12/14
REBECCA GUTOWSKY, 12/20
ELEANA VASQUEZ, 12/21
SCOTT LIPSCOMB, 12/22
ROSA ORTIZ, 12/26
SAM HOUSTON ELEMENTARY
CECILIA GOFF, 12/2
DAVID MAMOTT, 12/3
CRISTINA SAMOS, 12/10
PATRICK RODRIGUEZ, 12/15
NORA RUIZ, 12/30
TICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ASHLEY GARCIA, 12/3
BARBARA GRAY, 12/5
ALICIA GREEN, 12/10
KATELYN MUNOZ, 12/10
STEPHANIE CORTEZ, 12/11
TIFFANY STOCKTON, 12/13
EMILY RICHESON, 12/14
JASMINE THOMAS, 12/21
ELIZABETH GUAJARDO, 12/23
DEBRA THOMAS, 12/27
JULIA GARCIA, 12/30
TRANSPORTATION
ROBIETTA TURNER, 12/1
NICHOLAS CHRISTI GARCIA, 12/3
ELVIS RAY, 12/3
CANDACE WALKER-BALDWIN, 12/10
ANABEL VILLEGAS, 12/11
JACQUELINE MCGOWEN, 12/12
ROSEMARY GARCIA, 12/17
MARIA BANDA, 12/19
JAMES CRAWFORD, 12/19
AMELIA ARREDONDO, 12/20
HEATHER POWERS, 12/20
DAPHNE MCGAFFIE, 12/21
ALICIA ALMEDA, 12/22
MARILYN DEBLAW, 12/23
MARK ROBINSON, 12/23
ALYSSA MEDINA, 12/27
REBECCA SMALL, 12/30
SABRINA THOMAS, 12/30
MONICA O'NEIL, 12/31
WILLIAMSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLIVER PERRETT, 12/6
VICKI REED, 12/7
ANGELA CORREA, 12/12
LILLIAN NICHOLS, 12/13
ILEANA RODRIGUEZ, 12/16
SHERRY SWEET, 12/29
WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SANDRA MARTINEZ, 12/6
ROSARIO CASTELLANO, 12/28
ADRIANA LOPEZ, 12/28
WOODLAND ACRES MIDDLE SCHOOL
PATRICIA TRIGUEROS, 12/8
JUSTIN MCNEESE, 12/19
JORGE GUTIERREZ, 12/22
CAREY ORARDEN, 12/22
JORDAN SLIFE, 12/22
YESENIA SALAZAR, 12/26
ZOTZ EDUCATION CENTER
JUAN ZAPATA CABRERA, 12/1
GISSELLE ALCAZAR, 12/2
GARLAND BILNOSKI, 12/9
CARMEN GUTIERREZ, 12/9
KAREN VALDEZ, 12/12
LISA THOMPSON, 12/17
ELMILA MCBRIDE, 12/24
TAMMY FUNK, 12/31
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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.
Email: communications@galenaparkisd.com
Website: www.galenaparkisd.com
Location: Galena Park Independent School District, Harris County, TX, United States
Phone: 832-386-1000
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