There are less substitute teachers available this year
This year our campus has had less substitute teachers available to cover classes.
Students will take STAAR in-person in April
Though the STAAR test was waived last year, this year students will have to take the STAAR test in person April 9-12.
Band begins its indoor season
During the second semester band starts its concert or indoor season which means new safety measures will be added to keep students and staff safe.
NEISD has updated their mask policy
Gaiters and bandannas are now no longer allowed to be worn as masks inside the school building, according to the new NEISD mask policy.
Baseball team stays flexible with yoga each week
The lights in the gym are turned off, the gym is only illuminated by the light of a yoga video, as the baseball team goes through their usual Friday morning yoga routine.
This year looks completely different for teachers
As Spanish teacher Kristie Vick starts her zoom class, she begins to put students into break out rooms, and she thinks back to the interactive classroom she had pre-pandemic and brainstorms new ways to still make this a great year.
Halloween will look different this year because of COVID-19
In a usual year, sophomore Carson Pierdolla would spend his Halloween night at his front door passing out candy to kids in colorful costumes. But this year is different because Coronavirus has changed how Halloween will look.
Johnson band adds new director
As she leads the woodwind section through a warm-up, Julia Donnel stops conducting and begins to give details and things to focus on for the next exercise. Donnel is Johnson’s new band director who came in after Alan Sharps retired last year.
Textbook distribution continues as school year moves forward
Even though the school year has already started, students are still able to pick up their textbooks.