On Thursday night the Virginia Allred Stacey High School had a commencement exercise for it’s thirty ninth

graduating class. It was a memorable evening as graduates and their families, teachers and

administrators, the school board and Superintendent Dr. Burnie Roper recognized and rewarded these students with the diplomas they strived for so long to acquire. Congratulations seniors on this momentous occasion!

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Admin Alley

Contents:

Admin Alley 1

Upcoming Events 1

Stacey Graduate Images 2

Sixth Grade Advancement 3

Above and Beyond 4

Stacey Alumni Game 5

Elementary Field Day 6

Stacey Profile 7

Stacey Band 8

Mrs. Solis Graduate 9

Career and College 10

Random Shots 11

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Upcoming Events: June 5- 8, 11-14, 18-21, 25-28 Elementary Summer School (office hours) 7:30 – 4:00 EOC and TAKS testing in July at Stacey Jr. / Sr. High School in July Have a wonderful Summer Break!!

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Stacey Graduation Images

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On Thursday morning the sixth grade class was honored at their advancement ceremony in the Lyon Center. Families and friends gathered to wish them well as they move on to the seventh grade and middle school. Elementary principal Mrs. Leija and vice principal Mr.

Perez handed out flowers to each student while the sixth grade teachers handed out their certificates. Congratulations to the sixth grade class and their teachers Mrs. Torre, Mrs.

Street, Mrs. Quintero and Mrs. Ryan for achieving this major accomplishment.

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We are pleased to announce our Spring 2012 Above and Beyond award winners. Our school

board president, Mr. Brian Miller, presented each Above and Beyond recipient with a

“Certificate of Achievement” at the May 2012 school board meeting. Dr. Burnie Roper,

Superintendent, presented their nomination letters, commended them for their service, and

reminded them about the accompany $200.00 stipend and reserved parking for the Fall 2012

semester.

Mary Rue is one of our Spring 2012 Above and Beyond award winner in

the professional category. Mrs. Rue is the Stacey High School counselor.

Her nomination package is quoted as “She works tirelessly, gives of her

time, and uses all of her sources to make student success happen. She

goes out of her way to make others feel supported and her

commitment tour district and our students is second to none. We are

proud to have Mrs. Rue on our Stacey Jr/Sr High School staff.

Thomas Estrada is our Spring 2012 Above and Beyond award winner in

the auxiliary employee category. Thomas is a custodian currently

supporting the Stacey Jr/Sr High School buildings. His nominee praised

Tommy for ensuring paper towels are always available in the ladies

restroom. Thomas is always willing to help and provide

encouragement. We are fortunate to have Mr. Thomas Estrada on our

district custodial team.

Amy Blakely is one of our Spring 2012 Above and Beyond award winners in our

professional category. Amy is a fourth grade teacher at Lackland Elementary school.

Her nomination recommendation says, “Her dedication to her students and to

educations is commendable.” Ms. Blakely is a member of the Campus Improvement

Committee, she mentors new teacher, and she is extremely helpful with all the

technology. We are proud to have Amy Blakely as part of our Lackland Elementary

school education team.

Cynthia Lutzenberger is our Spring 2012 Above and Beyond award winners in

our para-professional category. Cynthia is an elementary school classroom

aide in the area of inclusion support. Her nomination recommendation says,

“Cynthia is all over the campus providing instructional support to students

with diverse behavioral, emotional, and academic needs. She uses her

problem solving skill daily to help our school maintain a safe learning

environment.” We are proud to have Cynthia Lutzenberger as part of our

Lackland Elementary school.

Lisa, was born and raised in San Antonio. In 1999, I moved to North Carolina. I

married a United States Marine and was stationed at Cherry Point. For the past ten

years, I have worked as a director and program coordinator for an elementary

school in Havelock NC. I will be completing my bachelor’s degree in Early

Childhood Education (birth-kindergarten) at the end of this month. I have a 3 yr

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On Wednesday, May 23 2012, Stacey Jr./Sr. High School held the 2nd annual Alumni Basketball game. The girls started the action off with a fun filled game that ended up with

current members beating the alumni team by one point for a final score of 35-36. The boy’s game final result was not as close with the alumni team winning by 13 points with a score of 76-63! Coach Greeness and Coach Flores would like to thank everyone who helped make the

game a success!

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This year’s Water Day was a huge success!!! With 4 water slides available to each grade level fun was sure to be had by all. It was a perfect day to soak up the sun and stay cool with our

water activities. The Pk-2nd enjoyed their time with the Tropical slide, a 16 foot high slide that ended with a pool of water that left you soaking wet.

The 3rd – 6th also had a great time with their slides, the fan favorite seemed to be the Wipeout slide that was more than 18 ft tall and had nice little steep to the slide, but the best part of that slide was the bump in the middle that if hit just right, bumped you into the air for a nice little

airtime. Thank you to all the teachers that came out to support their class and watch the fun unfold. A big thanks to the high school seniors that helped on our special day by attending to our

slides. And a final thanks to the maintenance staff that helped gather and made sure all the

necessities were available to us.

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Stacey Profile: Mr. Thomas Rodgers

By: Ariana Lopez, Senior

1. What college did you attend?

Texas Tech

2. What is your favorite subject to teach?

Engineering and Robotics

3. What do you like most about teach here at Stacey?

Small class size and the students I get to work with.

4. How long have you been teaching?

24 years

5. What's the most interesting robot you've seen at a competition?

I’ve always liked the battle bots especially the flippers which could send 200 pound robots 30 feet

up into the air.

6. What would you be doing if you weren't a teacher?

Something in the medical field. I really enjoyed the medical research I did while working on my

master’s degree.

7. When did you start teaching?

I started teaching in 1989 in a small town called Christoval. It was a small country school a lot like

Stacey.

8. What do you want to do after you retire?

I will travel around the U.S. maybe some overseas travel.

9. What's your favorite color?

Blue

10. What's your favorite thing about Stacey?

Stacey is like living in a small town. You know everyone, it’s relaxing and fun and you don’t

have all the big city problems

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Stacey Bands Finish Great Year!

By: Davis Merica

There are currently around 50 members in high school band and 16 members in the 7th grade

band. Both bands are led by Mrs. Kathy Brock.

The band won several awards this year, including having 1 student place in the high school region

band and 5 in the junior high region band. 25 division 1s on solos, including 6 students who

advanced to state. The Eagle band earned all 1s and UIL Concert and Sightreading, which

qualifies the band as a varsity level band. At Schlitterbahn Sound Waves Music Festival, the

7th grade and Eagle Bands combined to earn all 1s and a trophy for outstanding band.

Throughout the school year, the band travelled to several different places for competitions,

including Pearsall, Hondo, Fredericksburg, New Braunfels and Pleasanton.

The Eagle band has t-shirts that they wear for pep rallies and informal concerts. For UIL they

wear tuxedos and formal black dresses. (They got new ones this year!)

6 students advanced to the State Solo and Ensemble Contest, which was held on May 26th in

Pflugerville. They state contest judging standards are very high: a “1” at regional competition

is approximately at the same level as a “3” at state. Students that competed at the state

contest: Matthew DelVechio- “2” in piano solo, Malina Morales- “3” in flute, Sinead Bolton-

“2” in viola and Alaya Keana “2” in vocal. Also the flute trio of Malina Morales, Debbie Wooton

& Meryl Belisario received a “2”.

The band plays pep rally music in the fall, then prepares for our Christmas Concert. We

worked on a movie concert in February, then our UIL music for April. The spring concert was

held last week.

The band holds 2 fundraisers each year – kettle corn in the fall and cookie dough in the

spring. The money helps pay for the spring trip.

The biggest accomplishments this year (all “firsts” for our band program at Stacey) are having

1 student make the high school region band, having 6 students advance to state solo and

ensemble contest, all 1s at UIL contest.

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Mrs. Solis Attends her First COLLEGE Graduation of One of Her Former Kinder

Students! Kindergarten teacher, Mrs.Helen Solis, was so happy to be invited and to be

able to attend the COLLEGE graduation of April Johnson, one of her former

Lackland Kindergarten students!

April was in Mrs. Solis' 1995-1996 Kindergarten class! April graduated from

Texas A & M, in College Station, this past Friday, May 11. April is the

daughter of Stevelyn Johnson, our elementary office's attendance clerk.

Mrs. Solis and all of the Johnson family are so proud of April!

Mrs. Solis has attended many of her former Kindergarten students' high

school graduations, but this was the first time she had ever attended one of

her student's college graduations! She was very honored to watch one of

her students graduate from college and to see her all grown up and ready to

go out into the professional working world! WOW!

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College and Career Readiness

The following students met ALL four of the College Readiness Benchmarks on

the ACT. The benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject area tests that represent

the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of

obtaining a “B” or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a “C: or higher in

corresponding credit-bearing first-year college courses. These college courses

include English composition, college algebra, introductory social science courses,

and biology.

Seniors: Jason Berry, Nathaniel Contreras, Ahmawan Johnson, Vanessa Marino,

Justin McClain, Jasmine Randolph, Evan Reidel, Tatiana Tway, Amber Wilson and

Kayla Zimmerman.

Juniors: David Lipsey, Christian Lorincz, Raejone Lucas, Daley Moore, Drew

Poirier and London Slater.

Sophomores: Ryan Berry, Emily Bodnar, Sinead Bolton, Caleb Granstrom,

Samantha Pearson and Brian Prince.

Congratulations to the following 8th and 9th graders for their performance on the

EXPLORE (College Readiness assessment). These students are on target to meet

or exceed ACT’s College Readiness Benchmarks by graduation. ACT’s College

Readiness Benchmarks are empirically-based and identify the level of

achievement necessary in English, Mathematics, Reading and Science to have a

successful college freshman experience.

8th grade: Justin Chapman, Enrique Cruz, Alexander Fleming, Megan Fleming,

Ethan Pearson, Ismael Pinedo, Maddie Short and Deborah Wooton.

9th grade: Meryl Belisario, Jason Burrell, Martha Deluzio, Matthew

DelVecchio, Chloe Dockter, Shanihai Green, Tyler Hebdon, Alaya Keane,

Samuel Otto, Kiana Parham, Caleb Sanders, Alexandrina Suglia, Gabrielle

Tuazon, Ebony Villa and Ashley Wilson.

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