Grants Awarded To Staff - The MISD Education Foundation surprised our staff members with some large checks on April 2. Congratulations to our Spring 2008 Grant Winners:
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"Crazy Critters" - Amanda Senato, Jason Pounds, Breck Turner, Yaritza Ortiz, Kelley Williams, Seena Stevens
- "Instant Replay" - Kristi Bell, Amy Senato, Yaritza Ortiz
New York Times #1 Best-selling author, Rick Riordan visits T.A. Howard Middle School
New York Times #1 Best-selling author, Rick Riordan visited T.A. Howard Middle School on March 12. His visit was the culminating event after both the seventh and eighth grade at Howard read Riordan novels in their Language Arts classes. Seventh grade reads Lightning Thief (the first novel in the series) and eighth reads Sea of Monsters (the second). Mr. Riordan was invited to reward the students for their enthusiastic effort on these books (he visited several other schools in our district as well).
Rick Riordan is the author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series http://rickriordan.com/author.htm. The first book in the series is currently in production for a major motion picture to be directed by Chris Columbus (director of the first two Harry Potter movies).
Student reactions:
Mr. Riordan received a rock star reception at Howard. Librarian Amy Toombs practically had to hide him under a jacket to get him to the cafeteria unscathed. Two students even sneaked backstage to get signed their books between presentations!
"He was so funny! I bet he was great to have as a teacher." — Carson R.
"I was excited when I met him and took a picture with him. He was cool! I didn't think he would be down to earth, I thought he would have a big head." — Brittany W.
"I was excited. I saw you [the librarian] take the picture outside the library door and I was like, He's here! Whoah!" — Charles D.
"He was hilarious. All his accents were cool." — Jackie F.
"He was different than I thought he was. More energetic." — Marc B.
"He was very inspiring" — Jacob C.
The MISD Education Foundation's Grant Award Patrol recently surprised Howard staff with some large checks. Congratulations to our Fall 2007 winners:
Howard Students Express Commitment to Service This Holiday Season
December 18, 2007 - Howard Administration wants to say a special "THANK YOU" to our students for their commitment to service this holiday season.
- The students collected items in their history classes to ship our soldiers in Iraq
- NJHS, Student Council, His Knights and FCA worked together to fundraise for Adopt an Angel which provides clothing and toys to families in need in our district throught the Common Ground Network.
- Students participated in a Howard Hotfoot Fun Run set up by Tony Daud, a Summit Teen Leadership student, to raise money to provide for a family in need at our school for Christmas.
Arelius Willis, Howard custodian, named November Heartbeat Winner
November 13, 2007 - Arelius Willis of T.A. Howard Middle School was awarded the Mansfield ISD Heartbeat Award on Tuesday, November 13. District Superintendent Vernon Newsom surprised Willis with the award, a shirt and a cookie bouquet in front of a group of students in the campus library.
According to nominations, Arelius Willis is an inspirational member of the T.A. Howard staff. Willis is the campus' male day-time custodian and at times gets pulled from many directions during the day and he always completes the tasks with a positive attitude. more »
Kathy Meek wins 2007 Regional Secondary Teacher of the Year
FORT WORTH , TX – Kathy Meek, a reading specialist at T.A. Howard Middle School was recently named the 2007 Region XI Secondary Teacher of the Year at an awards banquet. The banquet, held at the Petroleum Club in downtown Fort Worth and hosted by the Education Service Center Region XI, recognized all of the teacher of the year winners from school districts in the north central Texas region. See entire press release »
Mansfield ISD New Visitor Security System
Beginning fall 2007, all district schools will use the RaptorWare® system called V-Soft®, a new sign-in system that will help increase security at their campuses - more »
2007-08 Student Supply List
The following is a list of basic supplies your student will need for school. On the first day teachers will send home a list of any other required items.
- 3" zippered binder
- filler paper
- dividers
- pens
- pencils
- map pencils
- spirals
- glue stick
PLEASE NOTE: Students will only be able to carry string backpacks no larger than 15 x 18 during the 2007-08 school term. See photo »
School Board Commendations
May 23, 2007 – MISD School Board Trustees Dan Phillips (left) and Beth Light (right) presented Richard D., seventh-grader at T. A. Howard Middle School, with a commendation for exhibiting honestly, integrity and sportsmanship at a recent golf tournament. It seems that Richard was given a better score than he achieved, and when he realized this, he pointed out the mistake.
May 23, 2007 – MISD School Board Trustees Dan Phillips (left) and Beth Light (far right) presented T.A. Howard Middle School students with a commendation for participating and placing at the Fort Worth Regional Science Fair and continuing on to state. Participating students included, James B., Jonathan D., Haley E., Brianna I., Albert S. and Andrea Y.
Wish comes true
May 3, 2007 – T.A. Howard Middle School student Anthony C. was surprised Thursday, May 3 by Make-a-Wish Foundation with a Buffet Crampon Tosca Clarinet. Between meeting Kenny G or a getting the Ferrari of clarinets, Anthony chose the Ferrari. Seen in picture from left to right band teacher Renee Goodwin, mother Sharon, Anthony, father Richard and in front Make-a-Wish Representative Shannon Regan.
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