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The VISA (Volunteers in the Schools of Aldine) program had another successful year. A total of 3,110 volunteers came onto AISD campuses during the 20...
6/6/2002 |
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Students and community members enjoyed
many of the offerings during the school district’s biannual Festival of the
Arts held May 4 at the M.O....
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In a partnership with the Zina Garrison
All-Court Tennis Foundation and Aldine ISD, the High Meadows Library Branch
will provide 300 children ...
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Forty-six Aldine ISD seniors received
Aldine Scholarship Foundation (ASF) scholarships during a ceremony held in their
honor on Thursday, May ...
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Aldine ISD is a school district
driven primarily by the goal of increasing student achievement and providing
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6/6/2002 |
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Duke Talent Identification Program
(TIP) honored 14 Aldine ISD seventh-graders with Certificates of Distinction
at Lamar University
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More than 190 graduating seniors
received employment contracts during Aldine ISD’s TAFE Banquet in April at the
Hyatt Regency
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“They said it couldn’t be done.”
These were the words that Alpha Omega Cruz heard over and over again from many
colleagues and friends in the...
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More than 2,000 AISD students attended
the 2002 Aldine ISD Job and Career Fair in March at the M.O.
Campbell Educational
Center.
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In April, the Sam Houston Area Council/Boy
Scouts of America presented Aldine ISD its highest honor, the William H. Spurgeon
III Award at a sp...
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During National Teacher Appreciation
Week (May 6-10), one teacher at Parker
Intermediate School
learned she had been named one of 30 final...
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Based on early TAAS passing rates
provided by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Aldine ISD will earn a sixth consecutive
rating for academic a...
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More than 860 educators from across
the United States
attended the 20th International Magnet School Conference of America, which was
hoste...
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Thank you for
making this school year – my first as superintendent of schools – a very successful
year for our students and the district overa...
6/6/2002 |
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Board members Marine Jones and Emmett W. Hill were sworn in during the May
16 board meeting to serve three more years on the board after they were...
5/23/2002 |
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Over the years, Jim “Mattress Mac” McIngvale has generously
given of his money and time to the Aldine community and that community said
thank ...
5/16/2002 |
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Aldine
ISD will offer recreation classes in gymnastics, tennis, swimming and weight
training during the summer.
Classes
will be offered a...
5/16/2002 |
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Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week is May 6 - 10th, 2002. This is a week when we can honor and show our appreciation to the hundreds of wome...
5/6/2002 |
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Jones defeated challenger Joseph L. Nailor in the Position 1 race, while Hill
ran unopposed for the Position 2 seat. Jones received 413 votes to N...
5/7/2002 |
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El Consejo Escolar de Aldine ISD aprobó la llamada para la elección de la Posición
1 y la Posición 2 durante su junta del 26 de febrero. La elecci...
3/21/2002 |
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Aldine Child Nutrition Services is working in conjunction with district
Language Arts Program Directors during April to celebrate National
Poe...
4/3/2002 |
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Ten schools in Aldine ISD were recently awarded Texas Successful Schools Award System (TSSAS) funding from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for having...
4/2/2002 |
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Chris Hall was named Aldine ISD’s
Elementary/Intermediate Teacher of the Year, while Debbie Jackson was named
the district’s Secondary Teacher...
3/2/2002 |
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The Nimitz High School JROTC will compete at the JROTC Nationals April 5-6 in Pensacola, FL. The cadets from Nimitz qualified for the national competi...
3/27/2002 |
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Aldine ISD students and employees have shown their support with their time
and money for those who were affected by the terrorist attacks on Sept....
3/31/2002 |
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Seven Aldine ISD schools recently received “Title I Distinguished School” designation
from the Texas Education Agency due to their consistently st...
3/21/2002 |
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Eisenhower Sr. High School and Aldine ISD hosted the annual Education Service
Center Region IV East Zone Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE).
The ...
3/21/2002 |
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Ninth Grade School
Credit Recovery Class
The Ninth Grade Schools’ Credit Recovery Classes will be held at each ninth
grade campus.
Co...
3/21/2002 |
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Former Aldine ISD Superintendent M.B. “Sonny” Donaldson was nominated for an
honorary life membership in the Texas Association of School Administr...
3/21/2002 |
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The Aldine High School ag mechanic team poses in front of the trailer it built,
which finished third at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The...
3/21/2002 |
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Prior to August, 2001, Emma Thomson had never been to the United States, but
in the last six months she has liked what she has seen.
Thomson is c...
3/21/2002 |
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The Aldine Pathfinder District will hold its annual pushmobile competition
on Saturday, May 18, in the parking lot of Aldine Auxiliary Stadium. Th...
3/21/2002 |
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Eighteen Calvert Elementary students from Susan Puentes’ and Judy Phillips’
classes visited the Westin Galleria in February. Students observed the...
3/21/2002 |
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More than a thousand intermediate, middle and high school students from 30
campuses across the school district will have a chance to show off thei...
3/21/2002 |
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Aldine ISD’s technology services department is kept busy maintaining the district’s
vast technology network and infrastructure, which are tools st...
3/21/2002 |
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The Aldine community showed its support for the district's FFA (Future Farmers
of America) students by pledging close to $64,000 during the 43rd A...
3/21/2002 |
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During January’s School Board Recognition month, schools throughout the district
honored members of the AISD Board of Education for the contributi...
3/21/2002 |
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To keep pace with growth and overcrowded conditions caused by growth, boundaries
have been drawn for students who will attend the new intermediate...
3/21/2002 |
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During the Feb. 26 board meeting, trustees approved a new teacher salary schedule
and critical need supplements to help Aldine ISD recruit and ret...
3/21/2002 |
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More than 700 educators from magnet schools across the nation are expected
to visit Aldine ISD and the Houston area when the district hosts Magnet...
3/21/2002 |
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The Aldine ISD Board of Education approved an election call during its Feb.
26 meeting for Position 1 and Position 2. The election will be held o...
3/21/2002 |
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Magnet School Area Superintendent Kay Massey and Director of Magnet Schools
Diane Creekmore were honored in February at the Acres Home Citizens Ch...
3/21/2002 |
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Over the last 11 years, Aldine ISD’s physical education/wellness program has
been featured in a number of physical fitness and health magazines fo...
3/21/2002 |
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Come and enjoy a feel good time with Oliver Luck as he takes potshots, put
downs and possible pranks towards Jim McIngvale or “Mattress Mac” as he...
3/21/2002 |
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Aldine ISD and public school districts across Texas are preparing to enter
a new era in educating our children. The TAAS (Texas Assessment of Aca...
3/21/2002 |
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Marine Jones, a long-time employee and resident of Aldine ISD, was appointed
to replace Doug Bussey on the Aldine ISD Board of Education during th...
3/18/2002 |
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The M.O. Campbell Center will host the first annual Adidas Greater Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association (GHABCA) All-Star Game, set for April 2...
3/6/2002 |
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TEA approves Aldine ISD’s request to start 2002-2003 school year Aug. 12. The
Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved Aldine ISD’s waiver request to...
3/1/2002 |
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March 4-8, 2002, is National School Breakfast Week and Texas School Lunch Week. The theme for National School Breakfast Week is "Join the Club." Thi...
3/1/2002 |
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Aldine ISD’s public information office won 11 awards at the 40th annual Texas School Public Relations Association convention, held Feb. 17-20 in Austi...
2/22/2002 |
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Nancy Blackwell, principal of Aldine ISD’s Hambrick Middle School, was selected
to participate in a satellite town meeting in Washington, D.C. on ...
2/11/2002 |
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Emmett W. Hill, left, vice president of the Aldine ISD Board of Education,
accepts a plaque on behalf of the district from James Curry, chairman o...
2/11/2002 |
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Business partners, along with community members,
joined staff members from Aldine ISD to receive a status report on the district
from Superint...
1/24/2002 |
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Jack Drake, left, president and general manager of the Greater Greenspoint
Management District, presents Aldine ISD Board of Education President C...
1/17/2002 |
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The 43rd annual Aldine ISD FFA (Future Farmers of America) Livestock Show and
Country Fair will be held Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in the M.O. Campbell Educat...
1/23/2002 |
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During the week of January 21-January 25 all 59 schools in Aldine ISD will be participating the Texas 5-A-Day promotion. Our theme this year is "The...
1/19/2002 |
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Aldine ISD’s 2000-2001 Teachers of the Year, Mary Richardson (Elementary/ Intermediate)
and Ron Venable (Secondary) were honored by Houston Mayor ...
12/21/2001 |
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Over the past four years, one program has won more awards and scholarships
than any other art program in the state. It won more than 20 Superior ...
12/21/2001 |
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The MacArthur High School boys cross country team won its 17th cross country
title when it placed first in the District 21-5A meet, held in Octobe...
12/21/2001 |
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Aldine ISD high school students used their ingenuity and canny competitive
edge to outdo many of their competitors at the 2001 CANstruction contes...
12/21/2001 |
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AISD’s CATE (Career and Technology Education) program was awarded the “Excellence
in Education Award.”
The award was presented by the Sylvan Lear...
12/21/2001 |
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The Career and Technology Education (CATE) curriculum emphasizes practical
application and relevancy of content to the real world.
The program is...
12/21/2001 |
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Three AISD schools, Anderson Academy, Worsham Elementary and Hambrick Middle
School, were named to an honor roll as being some of the best perform...
12/21/2001 |
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The 43rd annual Aldine ISD FFA Livestock Show and Country Fair will be held
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in the M.O. Campbell Educational Center. The highlight...
12/21/2001 |
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The Aldine College Endowment Scholarship Foundation received two $10,000 donations
during the Oct. 16 Board of Education meeting. Dr. David Sam, r...
12/21/2001 |
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Bilingual education students at Anderson Academy enjoyed listening to Latin
American stories from professional storyteller Elida Guardia Bonet. &...
12/21/2001 |
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The Texas Association for Environmental Education honored Judith Odell, a science
teacher at Teague Middle School, with an Outstanding Achievement...
12/21/2001 |
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Throughout the year, many people need help. They may be homeless, in nursing
homes, or going through economic difficulties. This year, the Aldin...
12/21/2001 |
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Aldine Ninth Grade School was one of 50 schools nationwide selected to spread
the word on the importance of students getting more calcium in their...
12/21/2001 |
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"Kids are my greatest motivation. It’s not enough for me to simply see
them do well, I want them to ‘want’ to do well; in everything they do...
12/21/2001 |
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Aldine ISD students will dress for success and show the world the skills they’ve
learned in the classroom in a full day of activities this spring....
12/21/2001 |
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Aldine ISD educators have been working and focusing on increasing scores and
the number of students taking the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and AP examination...
12/21/2001 |
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When the U.S. Department of Education hosted its monthly satellite town hall
meeting that was broadcast live across the nation in November, Aldine...
12/21/2001 |
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It’s nice to say you were one of many to receive an award, but to be the only
one in your category in the state, now that’s saying something.
The...
12/21/2001 |
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Five members of the Tuskegee Airmen addressed a group of middle school and
high school students in Aldine ISD in conjunction with the Wings Over H...
12/21/2001 |
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Aldine ISD’s M.O. Campbell Center will play host to 16 of the nation’s top
boys high school basketball teams in the inaugural Academy National Inv...
12/21/2001 |
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Doug Bussey, who has served as a trustee on the AISD Board of Education for
21 years, announced his resignation during the Nov. 13 board meeting. ...
12/21/2001 |
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When the call went out to assist those who were affected by the events of Sept.
11, students in Aldine stepped to the forefront.
Students unselfi...
12/21/2001 |
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Visitors are always welcome in Aldine ISD and on
Nov. 1, the district had a very special guest tour two of its schools, His Majesty
Rukirabasa...
11/1/2001 |
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Aldine ISD offers parents and students a choice in their education via the
school district’s Magnet School Program. However, only a limited numbe...
12/11/2001 |
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Aldine ISD has submitted SLD E-Rate form 470's for year 5 e-rate funding. According
to SLD, Aldine, and FCC guidelines, Form 470's must be posted ...
10/10/2001 |
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Aldine ISD Child Nutrition is celebrating Texas School Breakfast Week November 5 - 9,
2001 along with the entire state of Texas. This years’ them...
10/30/2001 |
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Three
Aldine ISD schools have been named as finalists for an honor roll of the best
performing public schools in Texas during 2001, according ...
10/29/2001 |
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The Aldine College Endowment Scholarship Foundation (ACESF) received two $10,000
donations during the Oct. 17 Aldine ISD Board of Education meeting....
10/24/2001 |
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On October 24th Aldine ISD Child Nutrition Services will show their true
colors by participating in an All American
Day. Our objective is to e...
10/19/2001 |
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Aldine ISD Child Nutrition Services participates yearly in the National School
Lunch Week promotion. This year Child Nutrition Services will be us...
10/15/2001 |
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The Aldine Independent School District participated in the Title VI, Class-Size Reduction Program during the 2000-2001 school year. The goal of the Cl...
10/1/2001 |
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Aldine ISD will apply for federal funds made available through the Texas Education
Agency for a Technology Activities in Connection with School Re...
9/19/2001 |
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Aldine ISD will apply for a School Repair and Renovation Grant available through
the Texas Education Agency. Funds can be used to help local educa...
9/19/2001 |
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La ley de Texas ahora requiere que los distritos escolares públicos provean a los padres con información sobre la meningitis. Por favor lea la siguie...
9/12/2001 |
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Texas law now requires public school districts to provide parents with information about meningitis. Please read the following information so that yo...
9/12/2001 |
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Aldine Child Nutrition Services
is promoting the importance of calcium among the students and staff in the Aldine
community during, "Bone Up O...
9/6/2001 |
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Aldine ISD employees got the 2001-2002 school year off to a rousing start
as more than 5,000 of them gathered in the M.O. Campbell Educational Center...
8/9/2001 |
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Fans of Aldine ISD’s four varsity football programs can purchase tickets now to see their favorite teams in action during the 2001 season.
Tickets ca...
8/1/2001 |
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Head Start registration continues Registration for AISD's Head Start program
is currently underway from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Lauder Head Sta...
8/1/2001 |
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Aldine ISD's Child Nutrition Services Department administers the free/reduced
meal program. Both breakfast and lunch are available to all students...
8/1/2001 |
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Entrepreneurship and International Baccalaureate are new words that will be added to the magnet program's vocabulary when three campuses open in 2002 ...
8/1/2001 |
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Three Aldine ISD campuses will take part in the RITE (Rodeo Institute for Teacher Excellence) program during the 2001-2002 school year.
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8/1/2001 |
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Nine AISD high school foreign language students spent part of their summer in Mexico and Spain. Five students and a foreign language teacher/chaperone...
8/1/2001 |
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Accident insurance coverage, which is required for all student athletes and optional for all other Aldine ISD students, is available for the 2001-2002...
8/1/2001 |
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During the first three days of school (Aug. 13-15), all school bus drivers will begin their routes according to the following schedule: high school ro...
8/1/2001 |
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With few exceptions, all male United States citizens and male aliens residing
in the United States and its territories must register within 30 day...
8/1/2001 |
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The 77th Legislature requires school districts to notify parents in writing
at the beginning of the school year that if a student is absent from s...
8/1/2001 |
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I’m looking forward to serving as your superintendent and continuing the momemtum
the district has established for raising student achievement to ...
8/4/2001 |
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Aldine ISD’s transportation department spent the summer preparing for the new school year. The district’s fleet of more than 550 buses is ready to rol...
8/1/2001 |
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Heavy rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Allison damaged nine facilities
in Aldine ISD and displaced thousands of school district residents and...
8/3/2001 |
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A second report from the Texas Education Agency confirms that Aldine ISD is solidly in the Recognized category of schools for academic achievement, ac...
8/5/2001 |
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Rick Ogden, right, the out-going president of the
Aldine ISD Board of Trustees, hands over the gavel
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7/18/2001 |
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