HAPPY DIAGNOSTICIANS WEEK: Educational Diagnosticians are certified professionals with skills in identifying learning disorders. In recognition of the critical role that these individuals play in providing all Ingleside ISD students with a high-quality education, we celebrate Texas Educational Diagnosticians’ Week!
Happy Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day! We'd like to take a moment to thank the hardworking men and women of Ingleside ISD who keep our campuses and facilities in tip-top shape! They keep our campuses in working order. For example, when your AC is running nice and cool at school, thank a maintenance worker. When the water & plumbing is working, thank a maintenance worker. And when the electricity and lighting is fully operational, thank a maintenance worker. There are plenty of reasons to say thank you to these outstanding members of the Ingleside ISD team!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. SEUSS! Students at Ingleside Primary School dressed up to celebrate this special occasion by wearing special hats and wacky attire to honor the author of countless books loved by so many children. The annual event is part of Read Across America, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association. This motivational and awareness day calls all children and youth in every community across the United States to celebrate reading.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE: Some outstanding Ingleside High School Students were recognized by the The College Board for their performances on the Preliminary SAT. This important test, known as the PSAT is a practice version of the SAT exam. You can only take the PSAT once per year, and many students take the test in both 10th and 11th grade. If you earn a high score on the PSAT your junior year, you could qualify to receive a National Merit Scholarship. The PSAT is 2 hours and 45 minutes long and tests your skills in reading, writing, and math. Needless to say, they did very well! Let's give the following students a round of applause:
Mia Ortiz - National Hispanic Recognition Award/National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award
Alexander Robinson - National African American Recognition Award/Rural and Small Town Recognition Award
Bianca Torres - National Hispanic Recognition Award/National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award
Virginia Hemming - National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award
Happy Valentine's Day. We LOVE our Mustangs!
Please remember that campuses will not be accepting gifts or deliveries for students at the front office today.
WORKING, WELDING, WINNING: Did you know that Ingleside High School has a Welding facility that houses 18 welding bays where students train to receive a Level 1 Welding Certification through Del Mar College? That's right, at IISD we prepare our students to be career ready through our CTE courses. Through our pipeline created with area industries such as Kiewit Offshore Services and Turner Industries, students can earn over $20 an hour with an entry level welding position. When the new BSC Technical Center is completed, we will have 28 welding bays for students to utilize!
We'd like to congratulate IHS Senior, Christian Rocha, for being the 1440 KEYS Student Athlete of the Week. Christian, a senior, has a 4.0 GPA, is a member of National Honor Society, and is ranked in the top 20 of his class.
Christian, will attend Houston Baptist University next fall on an academic scholarship. He plans to major in kinesiology, and wants to work for a sports team in the future.
He volunteers his time at Ingleside working the concessions for various sporting events. He's also been a great leader, helping the underclassmen become better at their sports.
Keep up the great work, Christian!
The Student Athlete of the Week is presented by: Deanna Stuart: Allstate Insurance Agency.
Pictured are: Coach L. Williams and Christian Rocha
National School Counseling Week 2022 (#NSCW22) is Feb. 7-11, 2022 and focuses public attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within U.S. school systems. This week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve school success and planning for a career. We are so appreciative of our Ingleside ISD Counselors, who go above and beyond not just this week, but every week of the year!
February 2, 2022 marks the 100th Day of School at Ingleside ISD. We are officially 100 days smarter!
TIDBIT THURSDAY: Did you know that Ingleside High School has a state-of-the-art culinary kitchen utilized daily for classroom instruction while teaching students how to prepare delicious delectables? Students learn in an environment designed to replicate a professional kitchen. Plus, they experience how becoming a chef takes leadership, people skills, creativity, and the ability to manage and organize a kitchen. Through their coursework, students earn their food handlers certification and gain exposure for their talents through community event food preparation. At Ingleside ISD, we prepare our students to be workforce ready or career ready!
'TEE'RIFIC: Despite the shortened tournament due to rain, Freshmen, Gabriel "Drayden" Garcia took second place at the Calallen meet.
COLLEGE BOUND NEWS: Ingleside High School students are #CollegeReady and #CollegeBound! Sending a special congratulations to Senior, Hannah Colyer. She just announced her plans to attend Austin College and has committed to be on the Austin College Cheerleading & Stunt team! We are so proud of Hannah for representing her school, community, and herself with Mustang Pride! We know your future is bright and can't wait to see your successes during your next chapter.
HELP IS HERE: The Coastal Bend Regional Advisory Council, Trauma Service was an amazing helping hand in providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to our District. Yesterday, we received N95 masks, KN95 masks, pediatric masks, sanitizer, gloves, and other important supplies to keep our students, staff, and Nurses safe. We are so thankful for community partners who are stepping in to help ensure safety, health and wellness for our Ingleside family!
IHS Cheerleaders earn 24th in State 4A D2 at the UIL Spirit State Championship! Congratulations to the team for earning the following additional placements:
Fight Song: 15th in state 4A D2
Crowd Leading: 22nd in state 4A D2
Band Chant: 30th in state 4A D2
MLK DAY: Today we honor the legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a great visionary, educator, and activist.
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
THAT'S HOW WE ROLL: The Miracle Mustang Special Olympics Team finally got to return to competition following a long COVID pause in play! Five athletes competed in a modified Area 2 Competition against the delegations of Robstown, Orange Grove, Taft and Ingleside. Please join us in congratulating these student athletes for representing Mustang Land so well!
Haley Jalone, 2nd
Kaitlyn Johnson, 3rd
Moriah Sanchez, 1st
Austin Shanika, 1st
Clay Whitehead, 4th
GIFTED AND TALENTED SEARCH
KINDERGARTEN
Ingleside I.S.D. begins its search for students that may have qualifications to be selected for the Ingleside G/T Kindergarten Program for the 2021-2022 school year. Students currently enrolled in Kindergarten at Ingleside Primary School are eligible for referral. Administrators, teachers, parents, friends, community members, students, and self are individuals that may refer students for this program.
Students will be tested during the month of February with identification and placement beginning March 1, 2022. Identified students will be provided services within the regular classroom that incorporate the four core subject areas of learning: math, science, social studies and language arts.
The referral period begins Monday, January 10, 2022 and ends Friday, January 14, 2022. Referral forms can be picked up at Ingleside Primary School office.
Questions concerning this program and testing procedure can be directed to Cynthia Jimenez, G/T Advanced Academics Program Coordinator at 361-776-1683 ext. 2251.
VACCINE CLINIC: Ingleside ISD will be hosting a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic that will be held on Wednesday, January 12th from 3:00 PM-5:00 PM for students ages 5 and older. Please note, a parent must be present for child to receive their vaccine. If you have any prior vaccine cards, please bring them with you.
This morning at approximately 9:52 A.M. the Ingleside Police Department notified the school district that a threat was made on social media to harm Ingleside High School. The PD showed up immediately to the campus and the student who made the threat was arrested. No weapons or devices were found on the campus and no students were ever in harm's way.
Ingleside ISD takes all threats seriously and the district will pursue all legal actions to the fullest extent of the law. We were able to accomplish this quickly because somebody saw something and reported it. We want to thank the Ingleside Police Department for their immediate response.
IISD was able to support over 50 families this Thanksgiving Season!
Our maintenance department made these special boxes for our students to deliver to families, and we want to thank them for this beautiful display of love during the thankful season! Special thanks goes out to ALL departments of IISD that donated items to fill the boxes and A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Coach Kangas and Parent Liaison Vicki Talton for all their efforts in making this happen! Our Mustang Family is truly one of a kind!
