Thursday 17 May 2012

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Katy ISD Announces 2012 District-wide Teachers of the Year

Two outstanding teachers have been chosen as the 2012 Katy ISD District-wide Teachers of the Year. Colleen Dominguez, fifth grade teacher at Bear Creek Elementary, and Brittany Spurlock, English teacher at Miller Career & Technology Center, were notified during a …

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Three Katy ISD School Board Candidates Respond to Tea Party Questionnaire

With one week to go before the Katy ISD school board election, the Katy Tea Party Patriots has released the responses to its candidate questionnaire. Of the six running

Six Katy ISD Students Named National Merit $2500 Scholarship Winners

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week announced the 2012 winners of the prestigious $2500 National Merit Scholarship and a total of six Katy ISD students were named

Katy ISD Trustees, Candidates Say They Have No Plans to Cut Athletics, Fine Arts

After a speaker at Monday’s school board meeting made an impassioned plea for trustees to not cut funding for extracurricular activities such as athletics and fine arts, a

Linebarger Controversy: Craven Tells Katy School Board ‘I Told You So’

A local attorney took the Katy ISD administration and school board to task during this week’s school board meeting, telling trustees and Superintendent Alton Frailey that recent revelations

Winners of the 2012 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition Announced

Finalists and spectators alike cheered as the winners of the 2012 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition were announced during a reception at the HCC Spring Branch campus. This year's

Former Trustee Issues ‘Grades’ for Board Members in What Some are Calling a ‘Political Stunt’

A former Katy ISD trustee took to the podium during the public comments period at Monday’s school board meeting to issue his own “grades” for current board members

Candidates in Katy ISD Election Discuss Issues in School Board Race

The six candidates in the May 12 Katy ISD trustee election shared views on district priorities such as growth, finances and academic performance at two recent forums.

First Day of Early Voting in Katy ISD Election Sees Strong Turnout

If the voter turnout from Monday’s first day of early voting is an indicator, this year’s Katy ISD school board race has may draw more voters to the

Katy ISD Trustees Approve Agreements for Counties to Collect District Property Taxes

In a rare show of unity over tax collection issues, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday night to approve resolutions and agreements with both Harris

Katy’s Gifted Students Build the Great Wall of China with Lego, Design Computer Games

More than 250 Katy ISD elementary students and their parents gathered at Taylor High School recently to build the Great Wall of China out of Lego toy bricks. [caption

Cinco Ranch High Choir to Present ‘School Daze’

Cinco Ranch High School's Bravo Show Choir will perform its spring show at 7:30 p.m. each evening from Thursday, May 3 through Saturday, May 5.

Three Katy ISD High Schools Combine to Present ‘The Seagull’

This week marks a unique collaboration for Katy ISD’s Fine Arts theater programs.  For the first time, three Katy ISD high schools – Mayde Creek, Morton Ranch and Taylor