A fifth-grade student at Scarborough Elementary School receives a special gift after experiencing a terrifying incident, and students at McDermott Elementary School learn basic fencing techniques. Click here to watch “This is Northside.”
News Archive
October 23, 2017
The Northside Learning Tree After School Enrichment Program is seeking outgoing, energetic, and positive role models to fill approximately 100 part-time Youth Leader Instructor positions. Interested applicants should stop by the Learning Tree Job Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Northside Learning Center, 6632 Bandera Road, Building D.
October 20, 2017
The NISD Special Education Program is hosting its annual Community Resource Fair for families of students with disabilities on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.
October 20, 2017
Friends of Northside Libraries (FONL) is hosting “An Evening with the Authors” on Friday, Nov. 10 from 6-9 pm at Harlan HS, 14350 Culebra Road. The event is described as being compared to musical chairs with authors or speed dating with authors.
October 18, 2017
“This is Northside” features the sights and sounds of dedication activities for NISD’s newest high school. John M. Harlan served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1877 to 1911.
October 16, 2017
The annual NISD College Night will be held Monday, Oct. 30 from 6-8:30 p.m. drawing 140 colleges and universities from across the nation. Thousands of NISD students are expected to attend the event which will be held in the Recreation and Wellness Center at the University of Texas at San Antonio on the Loop 1604 campus.
October 11, 2017
Students at Briscoe MS received a close-up, first-hand civics lesson when their campus custodians took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens. The school held a reception to honor the pair, and students in U.S. History classes joined in celebration as a way to learn more about the citizenship process.
October 10, 2017
Before the lunch rush at Harlan High School on a recent Friday morning, Child Nutrition Manager Ron Leffler gathers his serving line staff to review portion sizes and serving efficiency in the popular Build Your Own Nachos line.
October 9, 2017
Northside will hold its sixth annual Declaration of Respect Signing Day on Friday, October 13, with students and staff across the District signing certificates pledging to demonstrate respect for themselves and all others through their interactions at school.
October 6, 2017
Nerdvana Con, a new free comic convention for teens, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21 at Stevens High School.
October 5, 2017
The Raiders Salon is open for business on the Taft High School campus. Cosmetology students are offering their services to the community on Monday afternoons by appointment only.
October 4, 2017
The Taft HS Raiders Salon is open for business. Cosmetology students are offering their services to fellow students and the community by appointment only. With a newly-renovated lab space, the students offer professional services at reasonable prices ranging from haircuts and hair color to manicures, pedicures, and facials.
October 4, 2017
Northside ISD is hosting a Job Fair to fill 30 positions for food service workers and food service manager trainees in the Child Nutrition Department.
October 3, 2017
Ask Bernal Middle School eighth graders Weston Thomas and Ben Wilson what they like most about their school library and they have the exact same response. Both turn and point across the room at librarian Zinnia Bayardo.
September 30, 2017
Raymond Turco & Associates, a public opinion research firm, has been commissioned to conduct a comprehensive survey of NISD parents and community members concerning a potential bond election. The intention of this survey is to better understand the opinions of the district’s stakeholders.
September 29, 2017
University Health System is offering a convenient way for parents to stay up-to-date with their child’s immunizations. They will dispatch a mobile clinic to eight NISD campuses in October.
September 27, 2017
This week’s video highlights include the opening of two new schools, bus drivers conducting a school supply drive, and surprise honor for an outstanding teacher.
September 27, 2017
Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items: recognized the NISD Purchasing Department and outgoing NEIC and SBAC members and appointed several department and campus administrators.
September 25, 2017
For the third year in a row, Northside ISD will honor members of the military (active duty and veterans) and first responders during America’s Heroes Week, Sept. 25-30. Those with military ID or in uniform will receive free admission to all varsity football and volleyball games.
September 18, 2017
NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.
September 18, 2017
Northside ISD is hosting a Job Fair to fill 50 positions for food service workers and food service manager trainees in the Child Nutrition Department.
September 12, 2017
Rosio Martinez-Apolinar, a fourth grade teacher at Glenoaks Elementary School, was told by her principal, Maria Elena Meza, to bring her students to the gym for an all-school goal-setting assembly Tuesday morning. She had no idea it was all a ruse.
September 11, 2017
Keeping children safe from exploitation. Discovering the Road Map to College. Building relationships with teachers and schools. These are just a few of the important topics attendees will learn about at the annual Title 1 Family Engagement Conference to be held Friday, Sept. 29 at Northside Activity Center from 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
September 11, 2017
There wasn’t a lot of time. Just nine school days after meeting in the culinary classroom at brand-new Harlan High School, a team of students and their teacher spent a Saturday morning taking part in a “Top Chef” style competition at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA).
September 5, 2017
Kristina Riffle Semukete, a former Northside ISD teacher and NEF grant recipient, founded the Obwaagazi Children’s Foundation in Uganda to give special needs children the chance to attend school. And 8,000 miles away in Austin, Michelle Fiedler Mikesh is helping those with permanent nerve damage to feel again.
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