Nandi is a very quiet tenth grader at Lewisville High School-Ben Harmon Campus that has really come out of her shell. When she first came to the CIS office she was afraid to talk and she was afraid to have other people see her. Nandi has been through a lot growing up, really affecting her […]

We see a lot of newcomer students at Lewisville High School-Killough Campus from various countries, and their desire to be in school and learn English continually amazes me. This month, one newcomer really stood out. Erik was raised in a very small village in Honduras. In his village, school ends after sixth grade. Four years […]

Last year, many Communities In Schools of North Texas cased managed students at Lake Dallas Middle School participated in the GOAL (Guys/Girls Operating As Leaders) program. This program, from Denton ISD, gives students the opportunity to learn to become leaders, give back to the community, work together with classmates to form a family, receive college […]

On the first week of school I had a newly enrolled student come to my office because she had just become homeless. This student’s experience was very traumatic, and she had no system of support. While trying to find her a shelter to go to, our backup plan was for her to move in with […]

This school year I had the opportunity to work with many wonderful students at Lake Dallas Middle School. To the majority of them, this school year was their first year being a part of the CIS program. This was the case with Hernan. The first time Hernan, an eighth grader, set foot in my CIS […]

Daniel, a senior at Little Elm High School in Little Elm, TX, came to the United States from El Salvador in February of 2013. Daniel made the journey to America alone, leaving his father, mother, and two older sisters behind. He came to the United States as a refugee to join an older brother and […]

I would like to brag on Kiah, a ninth grader at Lewisville High School-Killough Campus, for her resiliency. When I first met Kiah in the fall, she was experiencing a significant amount of stress from family conflict in her home life. I listened and helped Kiah verbally process the changes she was experiencing in her […]

Rod Reeves, Director of Facilities and Construction for Little Elm ISD, is in his first year volunteering as a Communities In Schools of North Texas mentor at Little Elm High School. Rod first began meeting with his student in February and immediately established rapport. He comes for his mentoring sessions on a regular basis and […]

Daniel, a Chin high school mentor, has encouraged a fifth grade boy in a very unique way. At Lakeland Elementary, we have a large population of Chin refugee students that have originated from Burma. With so much transition that happens when a refugee family settles in the United States, these students are in high need […]

In April, Communities In Schools of North Texas at Hedrick Middle School held the first annual “Girls Night Out” event. 20 girls gathered in my office after school and painted their nails, did their hair, and spent girl time talking without phones and tablets. We ate a nice dinner together and then went and then […]