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 […]
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Helping 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 moreTremendous Growth in a Short Amount of Time
Landon, a kindergartener at Bridgeport Elementary in Bridgeport, TX has grown in many ways over the past couple months. When he first started school, Landon could only recognize the letter L in his name. He was also one of the last students to finish his work. His teachers and I began to work with him […]
Read moreA Winning Attitude
Kevin is a fourth grader at Peters Colony Elementary in The Colony, TX. He has been participating in the CIS program for three years, and his great attitude reflects the spirit of our program. Kevin is originally from Central America and is currently living with his guardian. He struggled at the beginning of his school […]
Read moreSummertime Goal
Summer can be a challenge for students because of the freedom of time they are given. For Donavin, a fifth grader at Seven Hills Elementary in the Northwest Independent School District, the summertime was the time he had to get to work. He made a goal of reading over the summer and was able to […]
Read moreA Chance to Give Back to Your Community
T.C. is a sophomore at Lewisville High School Killough Campus. This proud Chin student has been working for months to save enough money to purchase a drum kit. His goal was to buy a drum kit so that he could play with the worship band at his church. After working all summer, T.C. had earned […]
Read moreAn Emotional Reaction
Tensions have been very high at Lakeland Elementary for the past couple of months in preparation for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) tests. I have noticed more behavior issues, and everyone has been counting down the days for school to be out (more out of exhaustion, instead of excitement for those […]
Read moreContinuation of Services
I want to say a heartfelt thank you for all that Communities In Schools of Central Texas has done for one of our new students that transferred to Hedrick Middle School in Lewisville, TX last month. Our student had to abruptly leave the Austin area and move to Lewisville. The student had a strong relationship with […]
Read moreDetermination with a Smile
Angie and Anahi are fourth grade students at Peters Colony Elementary in The Colony, TX, who also participate in the Communities In Schools of North Texas Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program. They came to CISNT program because they wanted to participate in the soccer club. They love to play the sport but come from […]
Read moreRaising Your Algebra Grade from a 3 to an 86
This month I would like to brag on Gavino, a 9th grader at Lewisville High School—Killough Campus in Lewisville, TX. Gavino was recommended to Communities In Schools of North Texas in February by our Response to Intervention (RTI) Coordinator Lindsay Farra for academic readiness needs. He was struggling to pass several of his classes, and […]
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