Blog entries tagged Lamar C.I.S.D.

School Starts Soon for Lamar Consolidated ISD

Melissa Burnham — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:57:47 +0100

It’s almost that time again!

The 2010 School Year is set to begin August 23 at the River Park
West schools of Hutchison Elementary, Wessendorff Middle School,
Lamar Junior High School, and Lamar Consolidated High School. Some
early pre-year and school-year information is already available to
view at several schools, and here are some of the published
important dates you won’t want to forget:

On Thursday, August 5, from 9-11 a.m. the Wessendorff Middle
School will hold student orientation.On Wednesday, August 11, Lamar Consolidated High School (LCHS)
will hold orientation for new students and incoming freshmen. Find
additional info with the Fish Camp Schedule.On Thursday, September 2, the Balfour Company will be at the
LCHS campus to display, discuss and accept orders for the ever
popular Senior Class Rings! Please see LCISD Senior Rings.

Be sure to check www.lcisd.org in the coming days for more information
and updates!

LCHS Students Earn Technology Honors This Summer

Daphne Hager — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:11:07 +0100

July has been a great month for Lamar Consolidated High School (LCHS) scholastics.

Lamar Consolidated Students competed and won the Texas State-Level competition for the Technology Students Association (TSA) in May, qualifying 21 students to compete at the national TSA conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from June 28 to July 2, 2010. Competing at the conference against 4,300 students from all over the United States, the LCHS team achieved three 2nd place finishes and one 8th place finish.

Gregory Heugel and Grayson Clark finished 2nd in “Debating Technological Issues”, and Heugel also earned 2nd place in “Extemporaneous Speech”. As well, the team of Andrew Fails, Alise Isaksen and Mitchell Williams took 2nd place in “Scientific and Technical Visualization”, while Federico Chow finished 8th in “Transportation Modeling”.

With their proven superior technical attributes, River Park West is proud to send its students to LCHS!

Art Teacher at Wessendorff Middle School Receives Award

Daphne Hager — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:56:38 +0100

A local art teacher, Charlene Tevis, from Wessendorff Middle School has been chosen to participate in the East-West Center’s prestigious Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program this summer. Tevis is famous for taking her stuffed Froggy on all her travels, which have included Washington, D.C. and The Great Wall of China, and bringing pictures of Froggy in these places back to her classroom to share and help educate her students on the world.

Tevis has achieved much for Wessendorff in her tenure there, including securing $60,000 in an equipment grant from Samsung that arrived on an 18-wheeler to the more than excited school.

The East-West Center is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and for the last fifty years has been dedicated to improving relations between the USA and pacific countries and educating participants in the differing cultures. Find more information on the center at EastWestCenter.org/education.

Congratulations Ms. Tevis, and to the students of Wessendorff for being blessed with such a great teacher!

Lamar Consolidated High School Criminal Justice Students Advance to CSI Nationals

Greg RIvera — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:44:58 +0100

After competing in March, three criminal justice students at Lamar Consolidated High School have advanced past the state Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) competition and will advance to the national level in June—a first for both LCHS and for Fort Bend County!

The students—Darienne Cornell, Malenda Sacaza and Winona Vo—advanced by competing and beating 21 other teams from across the state of Texas. Their instructor, Dr. Fred Guess, teaches criminal justice at LCHS and had 27 LCHS students competing through their SkillsUSA Criminal Justice Chapter 3696. SkillsUSA is a national program that helps students at the high school level identify and focus on specific job skills for various careers, providing information, instruction, and competition for workforce preparation that also helps build character.

Visit Skillsusa.org for more information on the 2010 competition.

Through the LCHS Criminal Justice program, the students received classroom instruction, but they also benefited greatly from the support and tutelage of the Richmond and Rosenberg police departments. In the program, students learn skills such as evaluating a crime scene, handcuffing and how to handle a felony traffic stop. The three outstanding LCHS students will compete at the 46th annual, June 20 through June 25, in Kansas City, Mo.

Fifty-seven years of Excellence continues for LCHS. Congratulations to LCHS and Fort Bend County!

Lamar Consolidated Seniors Win Youth in Philanthorpy Awards

Greg RIvera — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:43:19 +0100

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) students achieved some key awards from a local Fort Bend foundation. Amanda Onyewuenyi, graduating senior at Lamar Consolidated High School (LCHS), received a $750 college scholarship from the Fort Bend Youth In Philanthropy (YIP) organization supported by The George Foundation. YIP teaches youth to participate in local charity and volunteerism.

LCHS YIP students also achieved a $500 for Recognized Leadership for partnering with the Fort Bend County Women’s Center and the Rosenberg Railroad Museum. These awards are given to Fort Bend students yearly by The George Foundation, which wants the community to also recognize these great students and citizens: “We would be remiss if we didn’t let you, our community and corporate partners, know the role your investment in youth plays,” said Dee Koch, The George Foundation grant officer.

LCHS students were joined with other award winning students from Calvary Episcopal College Prep, Fort Bend ISD, Needville ISD, and Stafford Municipal School District. All award winners worked across several community projects that Koch said supported area nonprofits in one way or another.

The George Foundation itself was established by Albert and Mamie George to preserve the heritage of the Fort Bend area, as well as to encourage and support the efforts of youth to help the community. To learn more visit www.thegeorgefoundation.org.

Way to go Lamar Consolidated High School seniors!

Sources: Fort Bend Herald and The George Foundation

LCHS Student Advances as National Merit Finalist

Greg RIvera — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0100

LCISD's Lamar Consolidated High School student Leslie Montes, along with Foster High School students Dorothy Bateman and Florencia Ghinaglia, are proud Finalists in the National Merit® Scholarship Program.

This is an impressive accomplishment for Lamar Consolidated I.S.D., as only 15,000 high school students in the nation achieve this rank and less than one percent of high school seniors in the nation are names as Finalists.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation is dedicated to three goals: - to identify and honor academically talented U.S. high school students; - to stimulate increased support for their education; and - to provide efficient and effective scholarship program management for organizations that wish to sponsor college undergraduate scholarships.

In order to receive recognition, students must achieve the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores (critical reading + mathematics + writing skills scores) . Once finalists are selected and recognized, the sinners are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments - without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin or religious preference. Information such as academic records, the Finalist's school's curricula and grading system, test scores, school official's written recommendation, academic leadership and activities, and the Finalist's own essay are taken into consideration when selecting National Merit® Winners.

For more information, visit NationalMerit.org

Lamar CISD Picks Out New Textbooks

Greg RIvera — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:09:37 +0100

Lamar Independent Consolidated School District is getting ready to select textbooks for next year and would like community feedback.

For the 2010-2011 school year new textbooks, will be implemented in K-1 for English Language Arts and Reading, and Spanish Language Arts and Reading; in grades 2-5 for Reading, and Spanish Reading; in grades 6-12 for Literature; in grades 6-8 for Reading Electives; and in grades 9-12 for AP Language, AP Literature, English for Speakers of Other Languages I & II, and English Language Proficiency Standards.

From now until December 18, all textbooks will be on display at each applicable campus based on grade level. Community residents are encouraged to review the textbooks and give their feedback by writing to Bonnie Walker, Executive Director of Curriculum, 3911 Avenue I, Rosenberg, TX 77471.

The textbook choices for next year were first approved by the Texas State Board of Education, then selected by the Lamar CISD Textbook Adoption Committee, a group of 51 professional employees many of whom are teachers. Once the public has had a chance to view the textbooks and the committee has been able to discuss the choices, the final recommendations will be presented at the March 27, 2010 Board of Trustees meeting.

If you would like to view the textbooks and give your feedback please visit the school nearest you with the applicable grade level. Education is critical and your input is important in picking out teaching material for the next generation of Lamar CISD students.

15 LCISD Schools Achieve Exemplary Rating By State

Melissa Burnham — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Great news for Fort Bend residents! Nearly all of the Lama Consolidated Independent School District's ratable schools received either "Exemplary" or "Recognized" status by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year. The ratings were revealed last Friday, showing 15 LCISD schools with the highest rank of "Exemplary", which is 3 more than last year's 12.

This is no simple feat since, according to TEA information, schools must achieve a 90% or better passing rate in all Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test subjects “for all students and all student groups that meet minimum size criteria, and a completion rate of at least 95% and an annual dropout rate of 2% or lower”. This is nothing short of remarkable for all of these schools.

11 other schools within the district received the “Recognized” rating, which is the second highest score given out by the TEA. This is up from 7 schools last year.

Here is a list of the Exemplary Schools:

Navarro Middoe School
Wertheimer Middle School
Bowie Elementary
Jane Long Elementary
Travis Elementary
Taylor Ray Elementary
Williams Elementary
Austin Elementary
Dickinson Elementary
Pink Elementary
Campbell Elementary
Frost Elementary
Hutchison Elementary
Velasquez Elementary
McNeill Elementary

LCISD Schools ranking Recognized status are:

Terry High School
Foster High School
Lamar Junior High
George Junior High
Wessendorff Middle School
Beasley Elementary
Smith Elementary
Huggins Elementary
Meyer Elementary
Seguin Elementary
Jackson Elementary

Congratulations go out to LCISD for a job well done in excelling school performance throughout Fort Bend.

Source: FortBendNow.com FortBendNow.com

LCISD Wins Top Honor in Texas

Melissa Burnham — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0100

After defeating over two dozen other school districts, the Lamar Consolidated School District was selected as the Best Large School District of Texas and received a grand prize of $100,000 as the winner of the H-E-B Excellence Award, the state’s largest monetary recognition program for educators.

The Richmond community of River Park West is located in the LCISD and hosts some the award-winning schools within the district. The new Hutchinson Elementary School has achieved Exemplary Ratings from 2005-2007, and half of the local high school graduates are recommended or distinguished program participants, making them “Texas School Grant Eligible.” As proof of LCISD’s commitment to the establishment of premier education, over 75% of graduates are college-bound, compared to the national average of only 25%.

The H-E-B Excellence Award program began its campaign to find such honorable schools in 2002, awarding over $3 million to 773 educators and 155 schools and districts across the state. The program specifically recognizes “the best in Texas education,” from school districts as a whole to individual teachers, as well as cash prizes for educator’s achievements.

Source: Fort Bent Herald