NEISD website adds new COVID information, changes are made to attendance
NEISD has made new online COVID data available on their website as well as made changes to attendance and the way absences are counted.
Teachers have to adjust classes for the new year
Teachers this year are working to ensure that students are caught up in order to fill any gaps that students may have experienced last year.
Teachers start year emphasizing academic integrity
After a year that saw more than half of the campus learning remotely, questionable academic habits thrived. In order to counteract this, certain teachers are pushing students to consider the meaning of academic integrity.
Staffing shortages arise in custodial department
The school has less than half the amount of custodians it's supposed to have this year.
Band tryouts march on
Because the beginning of the school year was online, the tryout process for marching band drastically changed. All auditions were done virtually as each student sent in videos of them playing their instrument.
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What happens when Zoom takes over the academic year?
This academic year, students had the option to either join Zoom classes, be asynchronous, or go back to learning in-person.
Let the games begin: Senior Assassin
Senior Assassin is held annually by Johnson’s own students. The game is played off-campus, with the premise being to “assassinate” your target player by shooting them with a water gun. The winners of Senior Ass...
Clear backpacks will not be required for the 2021-2022 school year
Superintendent Sean Maika has announced that clear backpacks will no longer be required on NEISD campuses for the 2021-2022 school year.
Rising seniors are now limited to one period of early release
The 2021-2022 school year schedule has made changes allowing seniors to have only one period of senior early release.
Hair color guidelines for graduation
Principal Gary Comalander has recently sent out a newsletter regarding hair color guidelines for graduation and rehearsals for graduation.