Tag: Back to school

Katy ISD welcomes 1,200 new teachers, current English teacher Chris Harris shares advice for success!

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Katie, TX (KTRK) – Katie ISD says that more than 1,200 teachers will join classes this school year. Not all of them are necessarily new to teaching, but they are all new to the area. “I think the important advice I give is, forget the subject you are studying, be yourself. Learn who you are because the kids need to make connection. You may be the smartest person in the chemistry in the building, but if you can’t connect with the kids, you won’t,” said teacher Chris Harris. They learn.”…

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Back to school: Katy ISD uses mental health unit and SpeakUP app to ensure students feel safe!

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Katie, TX (KTRK) – As thousands of students flock to Katy ISD schools this week, so are their cell phones. Katy ISD police harness the power of these devices to make sure students feel safe at school with SpeakUP. “The importance of SpeakUP is to give people a safe place to bring to our attention what matters to them,” said Frank Muniz, District Police Mental Health Officer. The application can be used as a direct line of communication without the need to make any calls. Katy ISD meets students wherever…

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Spring Branch Memorial Sports Association helps school district retain and gain students lost during COVID-19!

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Hedwig Village, Texas (KTRK) – Schools in the Houston community are trying to recruit students to return to the classroom after many of them disappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a nationwide challenge, but Spring Branch Independent School District is calling on a longtime partner to help them with this problem. At Spring Branch, more than 100 kids are on the playground on a hot evening in early August, trying to pick up speed until they’re better at soccer, tennis, basketball, or any other sport that requires a fast foot.…

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Katy ISD alumna Emily Childress becomes teacher at Cimarron Elementary where she went to school!

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Katie, TX (KTRK) – As the 2022-2023 school year for Katy ISD begins on Wednesday, one of the graduates will be the class president. Instead of joining the ranks of the students, Emily Childers would lead them, going back to the same elementary school she attended as a child, but to teach. Childress will be a fifth-grade reading teacher at Cimarron Elementary School, where she’s been wandering the halls. Ironically, her new classroom is right across from her old one. “This is how I present myself to my students is…

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Cinco Ranch High School counselor and Uber legend Jeff Roth on bigger mission to help homeless!

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Katie, TX (KTRK) – Cinco Ranch High School counselor Jeff Roth has earned the nickname “Uber Legend,” and while students learn quickly, he’s not lacking in school spirit. Cross, the principal at the time, said, ‘What separates you from the different applicants? “And I told him my dress-up day was going strong. I just love how I can see the kids love him,” said Ruth. When it comes to fashion, Ruth has been a bit of everyone – rock stars, aliens, Santa and the favorite himself – because this makes…

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