Villarreal

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Campus Information
Principal:
April Mata-Tausch
Vice Principal:
Ericka Avila
School Hours:
7:45am - 2:50pm
Phone: (210) 397-5800
Fax: (210) 431-5809
Year Open:
1968
School Mascot:
Jaguars
School Colors:
Red, Black

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Eduardo Villarreal
2902 White Tail
78228 San Antonio , TX

Namesake

Eduardo Villarreal Jr. contributed 38 years of his life to education, and 23 of those were with Northside ISD. He started as a classroom teacher at Cable Elementary in 1966 and was the first male kindergarten teacher in Northside. Two years later he became the Principal at Cable, making him the first Hispanic Principal in NISD. In 1971 he was named the principal of Forest Hills Elementary School. He was appointed Director of Federal Programs in 1975, and in 1979 became the Assistant Superintendent for Federal Programs.

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Eduardo Villarreal Jr. contributed 38 years of his life to education, and 23 of those were with Northside ISD. He started as a classroom teacher at Cable Elementary in 1966 and was the first male kindergarten teacher in Northside. Two years later he became the Principal at Cable, making him the first Hispanic Principal in NISD. In 1971 he was named the principal of Forest Hills Elementary School. He was appointed Director of Federal Programs in 1975, and in 1979 became the Assistant Superintendent for Federal Programs.

Villarreal was born in Laredo, Texas on Sept. 17, 1928. He attended Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, and graduated from St. Mary's University. Villarreal was married to Acelie and had three sons, Eduardo III, Manuel, and Roberto.

In November 1989, Villarreal retired from Northside. He passed away on Dec. 24, 1990. On May 5, 1991, under the principalship of Dr. Benito Resendez, Forest Hills Elementary was officially renamed Eduardo Villarreal Jr. Elementry School.

Pre-Kindergarten Registration

Registration begins at your neighborhood school August 1, 2017. Verify which campus your child should attend by using the NISD School Boundaries Information System.
Also see the new schedule for the Pre-Kindergarten Program and the menu for Pre-K meals.

More than 7,500 kindergarten children expected to register

Once again, Northside is expecting a large kindergarten enrollment for the upcoming school year, making it all the more critical that parents register their children during Kinder Roundup in order to secure a seat at their neighborhood school. More than 7,500 kindergarten students are expected to enroll for the 2016-17 school year.

 

NISD offers free & reduced-price meals for qualifying students

Northside Independent School District (NISD) announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.