Alvarado ISD
Cleburne ISD rates academically acceptable
Two area schools attain recognized status
With five recognized campuses and five campuses rated academically acceptable, Cleburne ISD scored an academically acceptable overall rating from Texas Education Agency in accountability data relesed Friday afternoon.
Adams, Coleman, Marti, Gerard and Cooke elementareies were recognized. Santa Fe and Irving elementaries were acceptable, as were TEAM School, Wheat and Smith middle schools and Cleburne High.
Last year, Cleburne had three recognized campuses — Adams, Coleman and Gerard — and Santa Fe was unacceptable.
Grandview and Rio Vista were the only two Johnson County districts to be rated recognized. Last year, Grandview was recognized and Rio Vista academically acceptable.
Joshua ISD, academically acceptable overall, made strides, with three exemplary elementary campuses, two recognized elementaries and a recognized rating for Joshua High School. Loflin Middle School and the Accelerated Learning Center were academically acceptable.
At Grandview, the high school, junior high and intermediate were all exemplary. The high school was recognized and the alternative learning center academically acceptable.
At Rio Vista, the high school, middle school and elementary school were all recognized.
Burleson ISD was rated academically acceptable and barely missed recognized. The Academy at Nola Dunn and Frazier, Stribling, Bransom and Hajek elementaries were all exemplary. Kerr Middle School was recognized.
Brock and Norwood elementaries were academically acceptable, as were Burleson High and Hughes Middle School.
Venus was also academically acceptable. The high school, middle school, primary and elementary were all academically acceptable.
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District seeks budding film makers for inaugural festival
Alvarado ISD doesn’t necessarily hope to discover another Oliver Stone or Clint Eastwood during its inaugural Tri-County Film Festival for students of Johnson, Hood and Somervell counties.
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AJH students earn top ratings at contest
Alvarado Junior High singers Courtney Rambo, Stephanie Pollock, Karlee Beach, Tara Kitchens, Dario Feria and Brody Randolph each received a first division score on their respective solo during last week’s Solo and Ensemble competition.
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Choir students headed to state competition in May
More than two dozen Alvarado High School choir students earned the right to perform at the state solo and ensemble contest in May after their performances at the regional competition on Saturday.
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Alvarado widens county show scope beyond swine
Cara Olson believes in practicing what she preaches ... or, in this case, preaching what she’s practiced.
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Students celebrate 100th day of school
Alvarado ISD students celebrated the 100th day of school last week with activities at each of the elementary schools.
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Board approves new library books for $55,000
New books are donated to school libraries each year, but it has been more than 20 years since Alvarado ISD has overhauled it collection the way district librarian Susan Mauldin is about to.
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Devon donates truck to district
Devon Energy Corporation donated a 2006 GMC truck from its pool of vehicles to Alvarado ISD on Jan. 20.
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Lining up studies
When seventh-grader Joeanna Ochoa uses the computer lab during Andy Smith’s class, the only teacher walking around and looking over shoulders is usually Mr. Smith.
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A page from the past
When Alvarado Middle School succumbed to fire in 1980, one of the several losses was the school’s library.
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Teachers honor MLK with service
For the third year Alvarado ISD teachers celebrated Martin Luther King Day by working in the community while the students had the day off.
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