LACKLAND ISD RECEIVES $3.7 MILLION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT The Lackland Independent School District was notified this week that they were selected to receive a $3.7 million dollar construction grant from the Department of Education. Lackland ISD and more specifically Lackland Elementary currently utilize several buildings that are owned by the Department of Education. It is the goal of the DoE to turn over ownership of these buildings to the school district and they have agreed to pay for the renovation of these buildings before we take ownership. The renovations will include the main elementary gym and stage area. This excludes the restroom area, which we have committed to complete using local funds. We will also be renovating the elementary cafeteria to include the stage and kitchen area. The special education area will also be renovated along with the TRAC (old library) which will be configured to accommodate three classrooms but will also have the ability to be used as an open space for professional development and other campus activities. We would like to thank Mr. Will McDowell, Executive Director for Operations and Technology who coordinated with the Department of Education and worked long hours putting together the proposal. We also want to acknowledge Mrs. Rebecca Estrada who provided valuable assistance during the negotiations. We are appreciative of the Department of Education who guided us through this process. This grant will allow Lackland ISD to complete much needed renovations while also completing our new classroom and auditorium addition. We ask for your patience as we embark on this new journey. September 14, 2012 www.lacklandisd.net Admin Alley Contents: Admin Alley 1 Upcoming Events 1 Welcome Wagon 2 Stacey Profile 3 6 th Grade Science 4 Stacey Yearbook 5 Young Scientists 6 Elementary Happenings 7 Stacey Volleyball 8 Density 9 Homework Center 10 Stacey Information 11 Alamo Colleges 12 Random Shots 13 Upcoming Events Saturday Sept 15 UTSA Cross Country @ National Shooting Complex in SA (HS) / JV Volleyball tourney @ Sabinal Monday Sept. 17 Stacey Early Bird Year Book sales this week $40.00 / (MS) Volleyball vs. Three Rivers at Stacey Tuesday Sept. 18 School Board Mtg. / HS Volleyball vs, Medina @ Stacey Wednesday Sept. 19 10 th grade testing 8am / StuCo Principal – Advisor Banquet 6pm Thursday Sept. 20 Stacey Senior Parent Night 6pm Lyon Ctr. Friday Sept 21 Volleyball @ Charlotte (HS) Jill DiGiampaolo & David A. Garcia – Editors Digiampaolo.j@ lacklandisd.net
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LACKLAND ISD RECEIVES $3.7 MILLION DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION GRANT
The Lackland Independent School District was notified this week that they were selected to receive a $3.7
million dollar construction grant from the Department of Education. Lackland ISD and more specifically
Lackland Elementary currently utilize several buildings that are owned by the Department of Education. It is
the goal of the DoE to turn over ownership of these buildings to the school district and they have agreed to
pay for the renovation of these buildings before we take ownership.
The renovations will include the main elementary gym
and stage area. This excludes the restroom area, which we have committed to complete using local funds. We will also be renovating the elementary
cafeteria to include the stage and kitchen area. The special education area will also be renovated along
with the TRAC (old library) which will be configured to accommodate three classrooms but will also have the ability to be used as an open space for professional
development and other campus activities. We would like to thank Mr. Will McDowell, Executive
Director for Operations and Technology who coordinated with the Department of Education and
worked long hours putting together the proposal. We also want to acknowledge Mrs. Rebecca Estrada who provided valuable assistance during the negotiations. We are appreciative of the Department of Education
who guided us through this process.
This grant will allow Lackland ISD to complete much needed renovations while also completing our new
classroom and auditorium addition. We ask for your patience as we embark on this new journey.
September 14, 2012
www.lack landisd.net
Admin Alley
Contents:
Admin Alley 1
Upcoming Events 1
Welcome Wagon 2
Stacey Profile 3
6th
Grade Science 4
Stacey Yearbook 5
Young Scientists 6
Elementary Happenings 7
Stacey Volleyball 8
Density 9
Homework Center 10
Stacey Information 11
Alamo Colleges 12
Random Shots 13
Upcoming Events Saturday Sept 15 UTSA Cross Country @ National Shooting Complex in SA (HS) / JV Volleyball tourney @ Sabinal Monday Sept. 17 Stacey Early Bird Year Book sales this week $40.00 / (MS) Volleyball vs. Three Rivers at Stacey Tuesday Sept. 18 School Board Mtg. / HS Volleyball vs, Medina @ Stacey Wednesday Sept. 19 10
th grade testing 8am
/ StuCo Principal – Advisor Banquet 6pm Thursday Sept. 20 Stacey Senior Parent Night 6pm Lyon Ctr. Friday Sept 21 Volleyball @ Charlotte (HS)
Mrs. Day is a new addition to the Stacey Faculty this year. She has taken the position as the second Spanish teacher.
As such, it's time for the Lackland district to be introduced to one of its new teachers. I interviewed Mrs. Day to find out a little about her.
Where are you from? Mrs. Day was born in Costa Rica, then lived both there and Guatemala until she moved to the U.S. at the age of eight. She lived in Colorado and California, then Corpus Christi, Texas. She has just
moved here from Corpus Christi. Why did you decide to become a Spanish Teacher?
She majored in Spanish at the University of Colorado. She decided to become of teacher of Spanish because she loves the Spanish language and enjoys working with young children. It
seemed like the obvious and optimum choice of career for her. What are your favorite things about being a teacher?
She says that she absolutely adores getting to know new students every year. Mrs. Day also loves the fact that every day on the job is a different experience.
What is the hardest part of teaching another language? According to Mrs. Day, she finds the most difficult part of teaching another language is getting her
students to understand that they don't necessarily need to know every word of the language to understand it.
How long have you been a teacher? Mrs. Day has been a teacher for fourteen years. She started teaching a bilingual first grade class,
then took a ten year break in order to stay home with her children, before returning to the career, beginning to teach middle and high school students.
Is Spanish your first language? Spanish was not her first language. She learned English first, but also learned Spanish as a child.
When she moved to the U.S. at the age of eight, she stopped using the language, and had to relearn it while at University.
Do you know any other languages? Mrs. Day took German class in high school, but says she doesn't remember very much of it.
Can you tell us a bit about your family? Mrs. Day is married. Her husband works for Healthcare Administration. She has three daughters,
aged nineteen, twenty-one, and twenty-four, as well as a grandson. Her family has two dogs. What is your favorite color?
Blue. Mrs. Day she loves blue because there are so many different shades of it.
That is a look at Mrs. Day. She is a lovely and sweet woman, and I hope she enjoys every day she spends at Stacey.
Stacey Yearbook STAFF Stacey students in charge of producing an amazing 2012-2013
yearbook are (clockwise from center) Aliyah Pettyjohn, Editor-in-Chief; Haylie D'Arrigo, Photography Editor; Dustin Hedrick,
Template Master; and Samantha Pearson & Tio'na Dawson, Business Managers.
PRE-ORDER YOUR STACEY YEARBOOK! The annual 'Early Bird Special' sales drive will be held during the week of
September 17th through the 21st. Students and staff can pre-order a yearbook for $40. Engraved nameplates can be ordered for $5.00 more. The drive will be held at a booth outside of the cafeteria during both lunch and Learning Lab on those five days. Please make checks payable to “Stacey Jr/Sr High
