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 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 moreWhat is the CISNT Lunch with a leader Program?
Who is Communities In Schools of North Texas? Communities In Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest dropout prevention program. CIS of North Texas (CISNT) is our local affiliate, serving 4,000 students at the elementary, middle and high school levels across Lewisville, Lake Dallas, Denton, Little Elm, Northwest and Bridgeport ISDs. Our service model positions a full-time, […]
Read moreMeet Lindsey Long – 2016 CISNT Volunteer of the Year
Meet Lindsey Long and her amazing mentee, CISNT student, Alejandra! Lindsey is one of our two 2016 CISNT Volunteers of the Year and has mentored Alejandra for close to nine years. This wonderful match began when Alejandra was in the third grade at Lakeland Elementary and is still going strong today as she prepares to […]
Read moreCISNT Men Who Mentor
There is no doubt about it, mentoring works. Statistics show that students who are engaged in a high quality mentoring relationship do better in school and engage less in risky behavior. This is why Communities In Schools of North Texas needs people like you to give just one hour a week to change a life. We […]
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