This month I would like to brag on Jesus, a sophomore at Lewisville High School Killough who is new to the Communities In Schools. Jesus was recommended to CIS by his teacher for academic support. His main struggle was in his math class. I matched him with one of our volunteer math tutors, Ms. Helen. […]
Read moreChasing Your Potential
Leo is an 8th grader at Gene Pike Middle School in Justin, TX. He is a student with an exceptional story that he has yet to uncover. For now he has his eyes set on what the future holds in high school. Leo mentioned that he was applying for the Academy of Media Arts and […]
Read moreSammy’s Bracelet
This past November at Chisholm Trail Middle School in Rhome, TX, students in my “Bulldog Buddies” girls’ self-esteem and social skills lunch group participated in an activity to create special bracelets to give to someone they were thankful for in their life. I watched as many students made bracelets for mothers, fathers, and siblings. Later […]
Read moreLewisville Noon Rotary Partners with Communities In Schools of North Texas
Communities In Schools of North Texas (CISNT) is extremely grateful to the Lewisville Noon Rotary for partnering with us to implement the first ever Rotary Reads program at Central Elementary, Lewisville Elementary, Rockbrook Elementary, and Southridge Elementary. In place of their regular meeting on December 7th, Rotarians dispersed amongst four CISNT elementary campuses and were […]
Read moreA Significant Change
For the month of November, I would like to acknowledge one of my 5th Grade students at Rivera Elementary in Denton, TX. At the end of her 4th Grade year, Da’Niya was struggling with controlling her attitude. I was having frequent conversations with her about respecting her teacher and noticed she was becoming more involved […]
Read moreMiss Sally and Madison
Miss Sally and Madison started meeting together at Hedrick Elementary in the Lewisville Independent School District midway through the last school year, and have continued their mentoring relationship this year. Madison was referred to Communities In Schools of North Texas by her first grade teachers for having some behavior issues that had been persisting ever since she […]
Read moreSigma Delta Lambda Mentors Calhoun Middle School girls
Thank you to Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. (SDL) as well as Texas Women’s University and the TWU Women’s Soccer team for hosting the Calhoun Middle School Damas Unidas GOAL team on October 4th! Many members of SDL coach and mentor many of the girls on the team and decided that they wanted to take […]
Read moreHelping Kids Understand Math
I would like to spotlight our Volunteer of the Month at Chisholm Trail Middle School: Roxanne Leininger is a student from the University of North Texas studying Mathematics. Roxanne has gone above and beyond helping students here at Chisholm Trail. She has been working with some tough students who have been struggling to get by […]
Read moreA Behavioral Turnaround
Ryan is new to the Communities In Schools of North Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (CISNT ACE) program at Evers Park Elementary in Denton, TX this year. When he first started, he struggled to understand the purpose of CIS. This translated into struggles in the classroom. When his coach told me about some of the […]
Read moreOnce a CISNT Student, Now a CISNT Employee
I met Kaela Byrd eight years ago as one of the first students during the very first year of the Communities In Schools of North Texas (CISNT) Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program began operating at Calhoun Middle School in Denton, TX. Kaela was in my ACE class for the next two years at Strickland, and […]
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