When she arrived at Hobby Middle School for her first day as a sixth grader, Marisabel Hilario says her mind temporarily went blank.
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February 18, 2015
Carol Ann Anderson, an elementary reading specialist at Aue ES, is a finalist for the prestigious H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, recognizing her as one of the best educators in Texas.
February 18, 2015
Students at Burke ES have something to cheer about. They know that with a lot of work and perseverance they can go to college. That was a message during a recent pep rally at their school.
February 17, 2015
As every homeowner is aware, electricity and water costs are probably going to go up each year, so every kilowatt and gallon saved across the Northside School District becomes an investment in the future of our students.
February 16, 2015
Similar to the San Antonio Spurs chasing a sixth championship this year, the Northside Education Foundation (NEF) has a "Race for Seis" of its own.
February 13, 2015
Congratulations to Northside School District’s 179 campus first year and veteran educators of the year for the 2014-15 school year.
February 12, 2015
The “LibraryPalooza, That Author Thing!” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Brandeis HS. The teen Author Fest will include authors James Dashner, Carl Deuker, Laura Lee Gulledge, D.J. MacHale, Mary Pearson, Jenny Han, and Siobbhan Vivian.
February 11, 2015
The Northside ISD School Board called an election for four Trustee positions to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Seats up for election are Single Member Districts 1 through 4, currently held by George Lynn Britton, Jr., Bennie L. Cole, M’Lissa M. Chumbley, and Robert Blount, Jr., respectively.
February 11, 2015
The San Antonio Rampage Hockey players know how to use a stick to reach their goals. That’s one of the reasons for their “Stick with Reading” initiative where team members visit local elementary schools to recognize students who have met their reading goals. Click here to watch when team members visited Elrod ES.
February 10, 2015
Northside ISD students continue to excel and receive numerous honors and awards. Below are students who have been named National Merit Semifinalists or Commended Scholars, scholar finalists in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, and National Achievement Scholar semifinalists.
February 10, 2015
The NISD Special Education Program is hosting a Community Resource Fair for families of students who are auditory impaired on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.
February 9, 2015
Northside ISD is holding a Custodial/Maintenance Job Fair to fill more than 60 fulltime positions with benefits for custodians, assistant head custodians, head custodians, and maintenance positions.
February 5, 2015
In a bold move to better prepare students for studies beyond high school, the Northside ISD Board of Trustees approved $308,000 to pay for the SAT college entrance exam to be offered to all of NISD’s juniors. The test will be administered on Wednesday, April 15. A potential 7,000+ juniors would be tested.
February 5, 2015
Northside ISD is holding a Transportation Job Fair to fill more than 100 positions for bus drivers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Culebra Transportation Station, 7001 Culebra Road.
February 4, 2015
For the past 33 years, Glass ES has held their annual Officers in Blue event as a way to say “thank you” to local law enforcement. Click here to see what happened at this year’s event.
February 2, 2015
As part of School Board Appreciation Month, former and current trustees and superintendents met during a luncheon and discussed the evolution of NISD from a small rural school district to the fourth largest public school system in Texas.
January 29, 2015
People who know how to create websites and video games are in high demand, but there is a shortage of computer coders who can fill those types of jobs. Click here to learn how the Code Hawks at Hoffmann ES are learning these skills at a young age, in an after school computer coding club.
January 27, 2015
More than 20 teams from across the region will compete Jan. 30 and 31 at the 2015 Regional Academic Decathlon hosted at Warren High School.
January 24, 2015
In Northside ISD, we believe the success of a child depends on all of us. This requires teachers, coaches, parents, administrators, and community leaders to make it happen. Click here to see how going beyond the classroom – beyond the game – will make a difference in a child now and in the future.
January 22, 2015
Northside ISD is hosting a Job Fair to fill 40 positions for food service workers and food service manager trainees in the Child Nutrition Department.
January 21, 2015
Jefferson Middle School and its mentors and mentoring programs won three of the top awards presented by the San Antonio Mentoring Forum, a county wide student mentoring collaborative. They were recognized during the 3rd Annual Texas Mentoring Summit, a state wide mentoring conference.
January 21, 2015
The 2015 Outstanding Corporate/Business Mentoring Program in San Antonio is the Capital Group which for decades has supported and partnered with Ross Middle School in Northside ISD.
January 21, 2015
Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items: approved $579,000 of High School Allotment funds to subsidize AP exams for students, approved an audit of the District’s financial report, and appointed six campus administrators and two Central Office positions.
January 15, 2015
The flu season is upon us. Northside ISD is seeing a small increase in illness outbreaks at some schools, although not all cases are the flu but also are seasonal allergies and colds. NISD has more than 103,000 students in 116 schools.
January 14, 2015
For 42 years, the Walter Gerlach Livestock Show and Sale has been a Northside ISD tradition that has quietly raised nearly $13 million in college scholarships for students. This year’s event will again draw hundreds of students and livestock bidders. It will also be dedicated to long-time show supporters Harold (Butch) and Cindy Galm.
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