Levelland ISD Newsletter
February 28, 2022
Hello All!
In everything that you do, you are working to prepare our students for their future. You are helping to shape them into young adults who will go out into the world once they graduate from Levelland ISD. You all do such an amazing job of serving our students and working with them to reach their potential. Opportunities don't happen, they have to be created, and you are helping our students create the numerous opportunities they will encounter. You are instilling the passion it takes for our students to follow their dreams. Thank you for all the wonderful experiences you ensure our students are involved in. It is always a great day to be a Levelland Lobo!
Best to you,
Becky McCutchen, Superintendent
LISD is Spotlighting Our CTE Courses Covered During CTE Month!
What are CTE Courses?
Entrepreneur Class
We begin with LHS students in Mrs. Teresa Carter's Entrepreneurship class. This month, Entrepreneur students are learning about investing and stocks. They are competing in an investing simulation involving a variety of investment instruments. Students were able to select investments and buy or sell as the challenge progressed with the goal of earning the most income. LHS is so lucky to have CTE courses that provide such opportunities.
If you want to try your hand at investments go to www.buildyourstax.com.
Certified Nursing Assistants
Drones
As we continue our CTE study of classes, we focus on the Drone class at LMS. Drones were first introduced in the military but we have found many uses for them since, including saving lives with them. So.....LMS is excited to announce that their Drone students in Mrs. Rejino and Mr. Adkins' class placed 2nd overall, 2nd in driver-controlled-field, and 4th in autonomous "programmed" field in the area's first drone competition, "AirBattles!" hosted at Frenship ISD. In this new competition, twelve middle schools participated from around Lubbock and Amarillo. Schools wishing to compete were required to attend a mandatory drone workshop last summer to be able to participate. It was hosted by the TTU Outreach & Engagement Program and James Halloway, a physics and engineering teacher from Frenship ISD. The competition will be bigger next year and of course, LMS students will be ready as more students than ever are interested in learning about Drones! Congratulations to the LMS students who are learning such a valuable skill! And thank you for presenting your skills at the last Board Meeting! You're in the right place!
Career Prep
Floral Design
Capitol Career Day!
Journalism
As we focus on CTE Courses, we found Ms. Kelly Buckner's LHS Yearbook Staff practicing page design rules using candy on Valentine's Day. Photos were crackers, headlines were KitKats, stories were Sour Strips, the eyeline was spaghetti, and captions were Twizzlers. The 2021-22 yearbook is looking "sweet" this year and these students are learning a skill that will help them in a career after high school. You're in the right place!
Computer Maintenance & Networking
CTE courses give students an option for employment after high school. And Mrs. Teresa Carter's Computer Maintenance and Networking class does just that. LHS students in her class recently sat for their TestOut PC Pro and Network Pro certification testing. They had a 100% pass rate on their respective tests. All of these will take the CompTia A+ certification tests in the near future before building a lab of PCs for the digital design lab at the high school and open more doors for themselves upon graduation. LHS is just awesome to offer this class for kids! You're in the right place!
Students are David Torres-Naja, Andrew Mata, Isabelle Romero, Jacob Flores, Crockett Thetford, and Dagon Rangel.
Culinary
Can you believe these are cakes? LHS students in Khris Oaks' CTE Culinary class entered the Chocolate Fantasia Culinary competition of intricate chocolate sculpture and delicious chocolate treats. These students were able to show off their culinary talents at the formal event at TTU. Mrs. Oaks' class gives students the potential to grow in amazing directions for their future.
Sea Turtle: Elie Muniz, Manuel Gillen Mendez & Adrian Rodrigues won First Place in the secondary division.
Monkey: Carly Tienda, Jayden Flores & Angelica Gonzales (not pictured) placed Second in the secondary division.
Congratulations to these students and Mrs. Oaks! You're in the right place!
Woodworking
Connecting with the Community
More on Career Day
LMS Drones!
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In sports...................
Loboette All-District Accolades!
LISD, along with Coach Barnett, Riggan and Elbert are proud to announce our Lobettes earning All-District Accolades. All of our Loboettes worked so hard and had a great season this year and we are proud of them. Congratulations to these outstanding LHS girls! You're in the right place!
Tennis
Pack tennis hosted a 12 team tournament Friday with the entire team showing some overall success and almost every player making the quarter-finals in 32 individual draws, falling only to the tournament champion or runner-up in those draws. Dev Bhakta would cruise to the finals in boys singles as well. The Pack tennis team finished 5th overall out of 12 teams.
Coach Braziel tells, "Overall these tournaments were great for the program. We fought through the cold, and some great competition, and I expect great success this spring. Several players have the opportunity to play for regional spots at the end of March. As a coach, it doesn't get much better than watching your athletes' hard work start paying off, with them having success." You're in the right place!
JV Softball
Girls Golf
Oatmeal Packets
BBP is always accepting donations.
Bill's BackPacks Always Welcomes Help
Levelland ISD
Email: jnorthern@levellandisd.net
Website: www.levellandisd.net
Location: 704 11th Street, Levelland, TX
Phone: 806-894-9628
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LevellandISD/
Twitter: @LevellandISD