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Marching Band Results, Ratings, and Tweets

October 29, 2013, 1:43 pm
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November 6 Update:
Congratulations, marching band students, directors, and supporters! All five Mansfield ISD high school bands made a first division rating at the Region marching contest last week.

All three of our 4A bands (Summit, Legacy and Lake Ridge) advanced out of the preliminary phase of competition at the Area contest this past Saturday.

Mansfield Lake Ridge High School advanced to the 4A state marching contest that will take place in San Antonio on Tuesday, November 5. Lake Ridge HS has been open for only two years and this is the first year the band was eligible to compete and continue on to the next level.

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Update: Lake Ridge High School Marching Band presents State Marching Contest send-off show, 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 3 at Newsom Stadium

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/10/26/5280291/24-area-bands-march-for-a-chance.html#storylink=cpy

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's coverage: 24 area bands march for a chance to make it to the state finals:
"The Lake Ridge High School marching band performed songs like Muse’s Madness while engaging in a pretend battle as part of its performance for the UIL State Marching Band area finals...What drum major Nick Clark, 16, didn’t know halfway through the day was that his Lake Ridge band members had won first place in the preliminary competition. The bands, with color guard members helping amp up performances, were ranked in the finals for music and marching skills."

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/10/26/5280291/24-area-bands-march-for-a-chance.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/10/26/5280291/24-area-bands-march-for-a-chance.html#storylink=cpy
The following are the tweets from the newest Mansfield ISD Twitter profile, @MISD_FineArts:







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Senior Art Shows at The Center

October 30, 2013, 7:49 am
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The MISD Fine Arts Department established a new visual arts show opportunity for advanced art students last year. Senior Art Shows for our Advanced Visual Art Students are scheduled at the MISD Center for the Performing Arts.

These shows give senior art students an opportunity to have a larger art show in addition to the District's Annual Art shows held in the spring.

The Senior Art shows typically run one to two weeks in duration and feature artwork from two to four students.

Here is the full 2013-14 schedule of Senior Art Shows at The Center (current show):

November 11-22 – Cross-District Senior Show

December 8-20 – Timberview High School

January 13-24 – Summit High School

Jan 27-Feb 7 – Legacy High School

February 10-21 – Mansfield High School

February 24-March 7– Summit High School

March 17-28 – Mansfield High School

Mar 31-April 4 – District Secondary Art Show

April 7-18 – Timberview High School

April 28-May 2 – District Elementary Art Show

May 5-16 – Lake Ridge High School

May 19-30 – Legacy High School

The Center is located at 1110 W Debbie Lane, Mansfield, Texas 76063.
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Fine Arts Senior Art Shows update: 
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Superintendent Update - November 2013

November 1, 2013, 7:03 am
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Bikes for Angels 2013 Campaign

November 1, 2013, 9:00 am
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The Automotive Technology Department at Mansfield ISD’s Ben Barber Career Tech Academy is kicking off their school fundraiser for the 2013 Bikes for Angels Fund.

From Rick Curlee, Auto Tech Teacher at Ben Barber Career Tech Academy:

We dedicate our Bikes for Angels fundraiser to Mr. Jerry Bellows. We lost Mr. Bellows in January 2013 to ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Mr. Bellows was very instrumental in our Bikes for Angels Program. Since starting in 2007, our students have raised over $102,000 to purchase 2,416 bicycles for Angel tree children at our Intermediate and Elementary schools in Mansfield and surrounding areas. We have also donated bikes to other community organizations such as the Common Ground Network in Mansfield and Bethlehem Baptist Church as well as the Family Crisis Center and Operation Blessing.

It means so much for the instructors and students who put time, energy, heart and soul into this program to see the Counselors, Principals, Teachers and some of the recipients with tears of joy in their eyes.

We are starting this new school year with the main goal of trying to buy at least 700 bicycles this year for needy children who would otherwise not get bikes for Christmas. We have had students bringing in everything from plastic bags full of change to one student who actually turned over his weekly paycheck to help these children in the past. We've also had many students who had been on Angel Trees when they were younger themselves so thankful for the opportunity to give back to their community.

We ask that you consider helping us again this year to meet our goal by making a donation of any kind. Some examples are listed below:
  • Cars, running or not, and in any shape (Cars must have title)
  • Scrap metal
  • Checks, cash, even your spare change is accepted 
  • It all adds up to bicycles!
Students will visit classrooms, businesses, and their immediate communities trying to raise funds. We also welcome sponsorship for our cause.

If you'd like to donate by check, please make it out to: Bikes for Angels.
Contact Mr. Rick Curlee at MISD Ben Barber Career Tech Academy for receipt of donation or other additional information.
Email: rickcurlee@misdmail.org
Phone: 817-299-1939
Note: All monies raised will go to bicycles. There are no administrative costs. 
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Low Intermediate School Raises Diabetes Awareness

November 14, 2013, 1:30 pm
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Students and staff were asked to wear white as a
sign of support for diabetes awareness
November 14, is World Diabetes Day. Asa Low Intermediate conducted a special day-long awareness program for the students and staff to demonstrate the statistical realities of the number of people diagnosed with diabetes. November 2013 as National Diabetes Month.

What is Diabetes?
There are two different types. Type 1 is a rare form in which the body is unable to make the hormone insulin. Insulin is used to convert sugar or glucose into fuel for the body. People with Type 1 must take injections or use an insulin pump to control their diabetes. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 95% of all diabetes diagnosis. Type 2 occurs when the body does not make enough insulin or the cells are unable to use insulin properly. Type 2 diabetes is treated with healthy meal choices, losing excess weight, exercise, oral medications and/or insulin injections. A third type, gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and can increase both the mother and baby's chances of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life.

Brandie McCormic lead the charge at Asa Low Intermediate to host a Mock Diabetes Diagnosis Day. Worldwide, 8% of the population has diabetes. The school demonstrated that statistic today by pretending to "diagnose" 8% of the combined staff and students at Asa Low equaling 76 people by providing a white wristband to indicate a diagnosis.
 Through the activity, 71 people were be assigned with the more common Type 2 diabetes and five were designated with the rare form of Type 1 diabetes.

The administrators and staff selected this activity to raise diabetes awareness and help prevent, treat, and manage the disease particularly the alarming increasing development of TYPE 2 diabetes.While today 1 in 13 are being diagnosed, studies indicate that if current trends continue, that 1 out of every 3 people born in 2000 will develop Type 2 diabetes.

What can we do?
Studies have also shown that reducing high sugar foods such as colas and candy, leading an active life, shedding excess weight, can reduce or forestall the development of Type 2 diabetes by 58%. 
A poster was provided in the cafeteria for students to staff who chose to could list people
that they knew who live with diabetes as a reminder about the importance of prevention

Did you know...
  • Worldwide, 382 million people have diabetes in 2013; by 2035 this will rise to 592 million
  • The number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in every country
  • 80% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
  • The greatest number of people with diabetes are between 40 and 59 years of age.

Asa Low Intermediate School principal, Jason Short at left
with the diabetes activity inspiration, Brandie McCormic 
Related: 
International Diabetes Federation, Diabetes Atlas
Presidential Proclamation -- National Diabetes Month, 2013
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Preparing for a new custom mobile app

November 15, 2013, 12:30 pm
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We're working on an all-new custom mobile app. Our goal is to provide a convenient source for district and school information, delivered directly to the fingertips of parents, students, staff and community. Once it's launched, the new mobile app will be free and available for download on Android and Apple devices.

Back in August, 2011 we launched an iPhone app that at the time was a pretty useful tool but it had some limitations. One of the main issues for us was that we lacked a version for our Android device users. There were also some other technical challenges that we faced and now that old app version has sat dormant with limited updates for some time. Fast forward to today, we're working with a new developer and are excited to launch a new mobile app very soon. But first, we need some feedback.

As we prepare for the development phase, we want to hear from you. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts on what you think should be included in our new mobile app using this brief online survey: Take the Mansfield ISD mobile app survey
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Transportation Teams up for Food Drive

November 20, 2013, 2:37 pm
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From Assistant Director of Transportation, Brian Merchant:

I wanted to take a moment and share something that has been truly wonderful here at the Transportation Department. This year, Mr. Scott Shafer [Director of Operations] introduced several new team concepts to our employees here that has been very beneficial to our morale, and co-worker relationships. We have two locations where we have six Route Specialists at 6th Avenue, and six Route Specialists at Main St. All of the full-time drivers and attendants have been placed on these 12 teams and divided up into to 12 different colors that are apparent by the lanyards they wear each day.

This month the team challenge was a canned food drive where the winning team would win a trophy to proudly display where the winning team is located.

The drive ended this week and the teams from 6th Avenue and Main Street donated a combined 4,300 items for First Methodist Mansfield 's Wesley Mission Center food pantry. 

I wanted to share this with you because the generosity of our teams has truly been a blessing to everyone here and to the recipients they will never meet.

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Editor's Note: There are food drives going on across the school district. Please check with your school for details on how you can support our local food pantries.
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T.A. Howard Middle School and Cross Timbers Intermediate School Stuff the Bus Food Drive benefiting Harvesting International Ministry Center.
 
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Winter Weather Transportation and School-closing Decisions

December 4, 2013, 8:44 am
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What happens in Mansfield ISD when temperatures drop and our area has inclement winter weather?

I checked with our leadership team and the Transportation department to help explain some of the procedures, considerations, and decision-making during winter weather events. Here is what I found out:
  1. At or before 4:00 a.m. a decision is made to deploy the Transportation weather team staff.
  2. Before 4:30 a.m.., the weather team visually inspects various areas across the district of streets for icy, wet, or dry roads along with monitoring the weather information channels.
  3. The weather team contacts the Director of Transportation with their road information.
  4. Road conditions are analyzed along with other related information available from other school districts.
  5. If roads are questionable, the Superintendent is contacted after 4:30 a.m. (but before 5:00 a.m.) to discuss findings and recommendations.
  6. The Superintendent makes a decision by 5:00 a.m. whether or not to close schools.
  7. We use our standard communication channels if any changes to the district schedule require adjustment including the District homepage, weather info webpage, our phone and e-mail notification system, DFW radio and TV news outlets, and via the district's Twitter profile, @mansfieldisd.
Other considerations and notable information
  • Many area school districts' transportation directors have a local phone network so they can stay in communication and provide insight to what is happening road-wise with each other.
  • How does weather forecasting play a part in the decision-making process? While the weather team reports actual conditions, what is expected to happen weather-wise is just as important to the decision process.
  • What about early dismissals? If winter weather conditions worsen during the school day, we determine if an early release is needed to get the students home sooner and bus drivers back to the bus barn safely prior to darkness. We try to make that decision prior to 10:00 a.m. in order to adequately coordinate the dismissal process. As soon as it is determined to dismiss early, the dismissal times for each grade level will be posted immediately on the District's website.
  • How many different bus routes run every day? Each of our MISD buses run three or four schools. We run 165 buses, including Special Needs, but with three bell schedules, that is approximately 660 individual bus trips each morning and then again each afternoon.
We hope this helps provide a little insight into this process.
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Superintendent Update - December 2013

December 9, 2013, 10:00 am
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Toys for Tots 2013 Community Event brings in over 19K toys

December 16, 2013, 8:18 am
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You did it again. Thank you so much to everyone in the Mansfield ISD community who donated toys and/or came out on Wednesday, December 11 to The Center for the DFW Toys for Tots drop-off event with FOX 4.

We had another huge crowd of parents, students, staff, and people throughout the community who came by to support this effort. FOX 4 personnel and DFW Toys for Tots organizers were once again impressed with the magnitude of our toy drive and community event.

Our 2nd Annual community-wide event at The Center was held on Wednesday, December 11, from 5:00-10:30 p.m. Starting the event was a Parade, followed by free Santa photos, a pair of real reindeer to pet, indoor crafts, inflatable bounce activity, music, hot cocoa, onstage student performances inside and out, food trucks, and much more. The district exceeded our toy collection from last year; early estimates indicate that over 19,300 toys were collected this year and over $8,000 for DFW Toys for Tots!

 

Special thanks go out to the Mansfield Police Department, high school mascots, Mansfield High School Drill Team, Summit High School Band, James Coble Middle School Cheerleaders, Legacy High School Drill Team, Mansfield Fire Department, Peter Ponce, MISD Fine Arts, MISD Police, MISD Athletics SAMS Club in Mansfield, Top of Texas Photography, Mansfield Mayor, David Cook, Savvy’s Bistro, MISD volunteers, Huckabee, Inc., Ben Barber Career Tech Academy Auto Tech, BCB Transport in Mansfield, Lone Star Irrigation Association, Shepard Intermediate assistant principal, Josh Roberts, MISD Warehouse crew, Texas Trust Credit Union, Home Depot, Mansfield Methodist Medical Center, Starbucks, Frost Bank, Two Men and a Truck, Mattress cleaning dudes, , Sports Clips, and all MISD schools and departments for promoting and participating at the event.
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Kiwanis-sponsored student clubs help Meals on Wheels

January 24, 2014, 1:32 pm
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Last fall, the Asa Low Jr. Intermediate School Builders Club discussed community projects they wanted to support during the holiday season. The club agreed to help organize the annual Kiwanis of Mansfield/Afternoon holiday baskets for Meals on Wheels (MOW) recipients in Mansfield. Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County“promotes the dignity and independence of older adults, persons with disabilities, and other homebound persons by delivering nutritious meals.”

Calling on ideas they found on the MOW website, the members decided first on a fundraiser. All Asa Low students were invited to make a cash donation that would be used to purchase useful gifts. Over $230 was donated by students; the club purchased lighted magnifying glasses and long-handled grabbers for the MOW clients in Mansfield. Students that made a donation decorated paper cars, which are displayed on a club created paper road near the Asa Low Builders Club meeting room. Next, the club solicited help from several other Kiwanis-sponsored clubs in Mansfield. The Timberview High School Key Club members made fleece scarves that would be attached to the grabbers. The Erma Nash Elementary K-Kids and the Legacy Key Club members made Holiday cards. When it was time to put everything together, the Mansfield High School Key Club members joined the Asa Low Builders Club at a meeting to help out. Finally, Kiwanis of Mansfield Afternoon members assisted at the Wesley Mission Center in distributing the gifts to the local Meals on Wheels drivers.

A card from Meals on Wheels offered thanks from the Mansfield clients who received these gifts: “Thanks to each and every one of you who made it possible for our Meals on Wheels clients in Mansfield to receive such lovely gifts this holiday season.”

This project truly exemplified the Kiwanis Builders Club vision to develop competent, capable, caring leaders through the vehicle of service.

Guest post submitted by Cheryl Litke, Kiwanis of Mansfield Afternoon
www.kanmansfield.org
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Superintendent Update - February 2014

January 30, 2014, 12:09 pm
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Watch the February Superintendent Update on YouTube:
Dr. Vaszauskas shares info on the following: iStart Collegiate Program for Accelerated Dual Credit; dramatic changes to public education in Texas as a result of House Bill 5; 2nd Annual MISD iPad Summit; and a special thanks to the community for supporting the Toys For Tots event in December.


Additional updates:

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2014 Mansfield ISD National Signing Day

February 5, 2014, 12:22 pm
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Mansfield ISD congratulates student-athletes on signing national letters of intent to compete at the college level. National signing day is traditionally the first day a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for college football, field hockey, soccer, track & field, and cross country. (Thanks to the Athletics Department for compiling this list. This list will be updated as additional students make decisions.)
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Lake Ridge High School

Football
Keith Breckenridge – Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Cross Country
Hunter Wamack – Northeastern State Louisiana

Boys Golf
Carlos Headland – Thomas University

Baseball
Scottie Kelton – Central Christian College, Kansas

Boys Soccer
Jessie Diaz – Dallas Baptist University

Legacy High School

Girls Soccer
Madison Brinkman – Oklahoma Christian
Danielle Hightower – Central Baptist College
Alyssa Pios – St. Gregory’s

Boys Soccer
Daniel Moore – Florida Southern

Football
Everett Williams – Minnesota
Chad Pursley – SMU
Jared McGee – Northwestern
Terrance Ivery – Tulsa
Kijana Amous – Northern Colorado or Navarro (Undecided)
Harris Tafah – Navarro
Chris Smith – Texas A&M Commerce
Mike Sanders – Texas A&M Commerce
Bryson Sheffield – Texas A&M Commerce
Josh Conrad – Texas A&M Commerce
Kenton Mayberry – Southern Nazarene

Baseball
Corey Murray – Weatherford Junior College

Mansfield High School

Girls Track
Kami Stockett – SFA

Girls Golf
Rachel Dahl – Angelo St.

Boys Golf
Hunter Johnson – McMurry

Softball
Taylor Spurgin – Austin College
Marlee Boyd – Greyson Community College

Football
JT Ibe – Rice
Hunter Ponder – Rice
Nick Hall – Southern Nazerene University
Noble Leake – Southern Nazerene University
Maurice Isuo – Langston University

Girls Soccer
McKayla Paulson – Texas A & M
Sidney LeRoy – Dayton
Taylor Rotto – Northeastern State

Summit High School

Football
Jordan Hester – Minnesota Crookston
Chase Snyder – Southwest Oklahoma State University
Samuel Armardi – Dordt College
Jordan Smith – Texas A&M University-Commerce
Johnson Ubani – Southeastern Oklahoma University
Christian Taylor – Angelo State University
Chris Logan – Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Baseball
Austin McLaughlin – Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Timberview High School

Football
Ed Paris – LSU
Brandon Simmons – Stanford
Brandon Garner – UNT
Rashaad Burton – ACU
Dorian Brown – Sam Houston
Jacob Addison – McKendree University
Tevin Muse – Tyler Junior College
Damian Walker – UTEP

Girls Track
Kelsey Johnson – San Jose State University

Boys Track
Branden Perry – UTSA
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7th Grade Digital Artist Featured at Dallas Comic Con

February 14, 2014, 12:56 pm
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Brooke Nelson, a 7th grader from Brooks Wester Middle School, was a featured artist for local comic book publishing company at the Dallas Comic Con Sci Fi Expo. Comic Book Divas publisher, Jeff Hughes was surprised and impressed with Brooke's art and believed her talent should be shared. The 13-year-old was invited to join Comic Book Divas at the Dallas Comic Con event February 8-9 held at the Irving Convention Center.

Plans for her guest appearance also garnered some local media attention:

13-year-old designs her future, Mansfield News-Mirror

FOX 4 news story: Teen Featured at Comic Con
Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com

CBS 11 news story: Mansfield Teen Participates In Dallas ComiCon/Sci-Fi Expo

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Special thanks to Brooke's mom for emailing information on her daughter with the Communications Department after reading a request for news items and story ideas in the MISD Messenger digital newsletter.
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Summit High School Acadec team 12th at State

February 27, 2014, 12:05 pm
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On February 20-23, the Summit High School Academic Decathlon team participated in the Texas Academic Decathlon tournament in San Antonio with the top 50 small, medium, and large schools in the state. The Summit team placed 12th out of all 4A schools with a team total of 39,000.5 points.

Earning awards for the team’s highest scorers were Kristen Tran for the honors team, Sina Rahesh for the scholastic team, and Ethan Kohner for the varsity team. In the overall state competition the team earned two honors: a bronze medal for Sina Rahesh in art and a bronze medal for Ethan Kohner in social science. Ethan Kohner finished 9th in his category, the highest finish for any individual Summit student at the state competition.

This is Summit High School’s 4th trip to the state tournament in a row coming off their 4th consecutive regional championship.

The members of the Summit Acadec team are Katie Lobodzinski, Kristen Tran, Elizabeth Hang, Sina Rahesh, Caroline Rodgers, Syeda Naqvi, Ethan Kohner, Felicia Freeman, and Jelicia Goff. Alternates for the team who attended competition were Olivia Marx and Michael Moore. The Summit Acadec coaches are Melanie Atkinson and Glenn Adams.
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2014 Multicultural Festival (photos and thanks)

March 4, 2014, 9:42 am
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Thank you to all who joined us for the 2nd annual Mansfield ISD Multicultural Festival on Saturday, March 1 at the MISD Center for the Performing Arts.

Once again, thousands of attendees enjoyed a wide array of free activities, games, food, student showcases, performances, and more. We had a steady flow of people all day long.

This year, we decreased the length of the festival to four hours from last year's six. We determined that a slightly shortened event (11am-3pm) would still provide ample time to show off the rich diversity of our district community.

Culinary arts students from Ben Barber Career Tech Academy/Frontier High School provided tasty selection of savory and sweet bites from over a dozen different countries and cultures.

Since this was such a popular feature, attendees were encouraged at each table to scan QR codes on signs to get the recipes from the students and chefs. [Get the recipes.]


Check out the photo gallery from the event:

Did you go?
We hope you enjoyed the event and would love to hear from you if you came. Please let us know your thoughts about Saturday's event in the comments or via email to mansfieldisd@gmail.com.

(You can also email your event photos to the address above if you'd like to share your great pics.)

Thanks again to our many volunteer staff, students, and parents who helped make the event a success.


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Ag Science Facility Name Honors Former Teacher

March 5, 2014, 8:04 am
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On February 25, 2014, the Mansfield ISD Board of Trustees approved the naming of the new agricultural facility currently under construction to the west of the newly opened Tarver-Rendon Elementary School. The Ron Whitson Agricultural Science Center is named in honor of a longtime Mansfield ISD educator.

Ron Whitson began his career in MISD as an Agricultural Science teacher in August of 1980. Throughout his 27 years of dedicated service to the district, Whitson made a big impact in the areas of agriculture education as well as career and technology.

He received many awards and honors including a Mansfield ISD Distinguished Educator Award, an Honorary American FFA Degree from the National FFA Organization, a Fellowship from the Jack Harvey Academy of Exemplary Teachers, and 16 Distinguished Service Awards from the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas.

Following his retirement from Mansfield ISD in 2007, Whitson accepted a position with the Texas Education Agency, where he currently serves as a Statewide Career and Technical Education Coordinator.  He provides management and oversight for a variety of career clusters and the Achieve Texas College and Career Readiness Initiative. He also serves on the Board of Directors for several organizations, including the Texas FFA Association, Texas FFA Foundation, HOSA Texas Association, and the National Consortium for Health Science Education.

On behalf of Mansfield ISD, we would like to congratulate Ron Whitson on the honor of being the district’s newest facility namesake. Thank you for being a trusted leader and a true advocate for student success. 

The district will hold a dedication ceremony for the Ron Whitson Agricultural Science Center prior to the start of the 2014-2015 school year. Details will be forthcoming.

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Related: March 3, 2014 - "District names new agri center"Mansfield News-Mirror
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Orr Intermediate Students Open HALO House

March 7, 2014, 6:30 am
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The HALO House (Helping and Loving Others) is the result of a community service project organized by teachers and students at Mary Orr Intermediate School. The mission of the HALO House is to provide food and clothing to students on campus who are in need.

“We’re helping people to get a better life and start fresh,” said 5th grade student, Alexa Burr.

The HALO House is stocked with food, water, clothing, and other household items. Students began gathering donations and preparing the facility in November. The school counselor and administrators have developed an identification process that protects the anonymity of students who will access the HALO House. Students and their families will have the opportunity to privately collect items.

On Friday, February 28, Mansfield Mayor David Cook and Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Lindsey made the opening of the HALO House official with a special ribbon cutting ceremony. Now that the HALO House is open, students have begun focusing efforts on increasing donations by requesting support from neighboring schools, such as Mansfield High School.

If you are interested in making  a donation, please contact the school at 817-299-5820, or drop items off at the Orr Intermediate School front office located at 2900 East Broad Street, Mansfield, TX 76063.
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Superintendent Update - March 2014

March 17, 2014, 9:31 am
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MHS students offered HOPE for a brighter future

March 24, 2014, 1:41 pm
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Guest post by LeAnn Downs, Mansfield High School English teacher and HOPE Coordinator

HOPE Mentoring Program is designed to help foster leadership among our students at Mansfield High School. The mentoring program involves teachers mentoring students. The students chosen for the program are recognized for their potential to be future leaders. These students are ones who can greatly benefit from additional support to help guide and direct them in making wise choices for their futures.

The teachers choose one student to mentor throughout the year. Our mission is to prepare students for life-long success through creating positive adult mentoring relationships. Within this program, the mentors will HELP students take advantage of the manyOPPORTUNITIES made available to them within the educational system. In addition, students will be able to PERSEVERE as they are EMPOWERED with necessary tools for their future, thus bringing clarity and practical steps to accomplish their lifelong goals.

Each year, the Mansfield High School HOPE students attend Camp Inspire in the spring. This year, Camp Inspire was held on March 7, at The MISD Center for Performing Arts. The 2013-2014 theme was “HOPE Instagoals:  Snapshots of Success, Achievement & Purpose.”  Over 75 students were in attendance.

Throughout the day, the students were privileged to hear guest speakers whose messages addressed leadership, team building, perseverance, people skills, and decision-making. Keynote speaker, Mr. Steve Knagg of Pinetop Presentations, shared how the students must learn to build others up in order to be good leaders. MISD’s own John Sohel and Andrew Marsh of Danny Jones Middle School creatively entertained the students with silly videos, creative skits, and wise words on becoming strong leaders. Finally, Ms. Sherrie Barrett of Bank of America discussed the importance of people skills when interviewing for jobs. Throughout the day, many of our staff and community leaders poured into these students to help make them feel special while encouraging them to become great leaders. MISD school board member Courtney Wilson, Mayor David Cook, and Superintendent, Dr. Jim Vaszauskas were in attendance during lunch to also share with the students the value and importance of becoming strong, influential leaders. 

The students ended the day with team building activities in the form of mini-Olympics. They made new friends, realized their abilities to lead, and left feeling more encouraged and capable of accomplishing their goals. Because of the many that helped make Camp Inspire possible, “HOPE” for a brighter future was given to these students.

PTA provided fun door prizes to give out to the students, and the MHS staff contributed financially to surprise every student in attendance with a $5.00 gift card to a local restaurant. Matthew’s Office Supply donated bags of school supplies for every student in attendance. Camp Inspire t-shirts were provided by the following local businesses:  Harris Cook Law Firm of Mansfield, W-R Roofing, Utopia Fitness, and Auto Doctor.

 
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