It's finally here! Please enjoy your Spring Break next week, March 15-19. Stay safe and healthy and we'll see you back at school ready to learn on Monday, March 22nd!
Thanks to our Business Office staff who keep the money flowing for all of HISD! Ms. Warner and Ms. Jordan were honored for their efforts this past year during the recent school board meeting.
Congratulations to Darnell Smith, ABM's Employee of the Month, honored this week by the HISD school board during their monthly meeting. Thanks Mr. Smith for your hard work and dedication at HMS!
KETK 56/51 is live this morning at HHS highlighting our excellent Culinary Arts programs!
Congratulations to Vanessa Johnson on her recognition at the recent school board meeting! Ms. Johnson delivers students to and from school every day and also works on the security team at HHS.
Thank you to our exceptional team of Special Ed. Diagnosticians: Casi Dickerson (HHS), Renee Perry (Northside), Heather Lewis (Primary), Jill Smith (HMS) and (not shown) Mika Jackson (Elementary). They were honored by the school board Tuesday night.
Congratulations to Director Jon Starling and the All-State Choir Solo- and Ensemble students who were honored last night at the HISD board meeting. They sounded wonderful. Great job!
KETK is on campus today interviewing our teachers and students about the new culinary arts commercial kitchen!
Dear HISD Family of Parents, Students and Staff,
Henderson ISD is committed to doing what is best for our students for the remaining 10 weeks of school and will continue to follow the established safety protocols we have used all year, including masks or face shields. This decision is based on a variety of considerations including:
- HISD’s safety protocols have worked. The number of active infections is currently low and has steadily declined. HISD has not experienced widespread transmission of COVID-19 on our campuses, and since August has only twice, in very limited situations, had to restrict in-person learning. This has meant more instructional time for students and less time in quarantine for our teachers and staff.
- Texas only a few days ago added teachers to the vaccine eligibility list. This means that teachers and staff who choose to be vaccinated are only now able to do so. Since the most common vaccines require two doses, the process takes at least 42 days meaning it is unlikely that all teachers who want the vaccine can be fully vaccinated before the end of the school year.
- Local health authorities in Rusk County, along with the Rusk County Emergency Management Office, are encouraging everyone in our area to continue frequent hand washing, social distancing, sanitizing of heavily touched surfaces, and wearing face coverings when needed.
- Removing the mask requirement would require a larger number of teachers and students to be regularly quarantined when new cases are reported due to close contact rules still in effect from the Texas Education Agency and the CDC.
Over the next weeks and months, HISD will continue to monitor infection trends in our schools and the community and will adapt our approach to prevent and minimize the spread of COVID-19, especially as we plan for the 2021-2022 school year. Please visit https://HendersonISD.org/covid for updates on COVID-19 protocols.
We ask for your continued diligence as well, knowing that only by working together can we be successful in protecting our students and empower them to achieve their dreams. #LiveLikeYouROAR!
Sincerely,
Dr. Thurston Lamb
Superintendent
Curriculum training and updating is a constant process. Dr. Bonneau (far left) leads an afternoon session.
Collaboration is key to Teamwork! ~ Dr. Lamb
Henderson ISD is accepting referrals for the Gifted and Talented program. If you would like to refer a student who is in grades 1 – 11 for assessment, please contact Cheryl Shirley at 903-655-5020 or cshirley@hendersonisd.org. The deadline for referring is March 26, 2021.
What a tremendous bunch of students this morning at the High School Honor Roll breakfast. Special thanks to the Culinary Arts class for the amazing breakfast pizza 🍕🍕!! #LiveLikeYouROAR #HendersinISD
Then Book Fair continues at Wylie Elementary school. Come browse with your student and start a new reading journey together!
Congratulations to the Henderson Lady Lions Soccer team on their 3-1 victory last night!
Ms. McNew's class is getting real-life experience working in the High School Culinary Art program's new commercial kitchen. The equipment, funded by "High-Demand Job Training" grants in cooperation with #HEDCO, brings HHS in to the modern world of food service operations.
Whether you are aware of it or not, merely being able to return to school after a winter storm like last week’s, doesn’t just happen on its own. It is only through the careful work of planning, response and recovery that we are able to come back to buildings with water, lights, kitchens and bathrooms--all ready for teachers to teach and students to learn. You may not know it, but behind the scenes there is a small army of folks dedicated to seeing that everything is just as it should be before the first bell rings. The men and women of our Maintenance and Transportations Department were on the job when most of us were still stuck in our homes huddled around the heater. They were checking for leaks, repairing the plumbing, removing fallen debris and tuning up the busses. I am so thankful for these people who stand behind, just beyond the public eye, taking care of the things that the rest of us take for granted. I can’t thank them enough for their service to HISD over the past week and their constant commitment to our kids!
Dr. Lamb, HISD Superintendent
REMINDER: All campuses will return to regular, in-person instruction tomorrow morning. Visit https://HendersonISD.org/weather for more information.
Check out Wylie Primary on Facebook to see how we utilized virtual learning while at home this week!
