School Highlights

Team Impact Celebrates Red Ribbon Week

Oakwood Terrace Elementary recently celebrated Red Ribbon Week with a visit from Team Impact, sponsored by First Baptist Church of Euless. Members of Team Impact talked with students about the importance of making good choices and staying drug free.

Students Give Input on Possible Menu Additions

During the school year, the Child Nutrition Department conducts informal taste tests with elementary and secondary students. With the help of Donna Paul and the L.D. Bell Student Council, 14 students recently tried 13 new food items. Products with positive results will be considered for addition to the menu district-wide in the next school year.

Meteorologist's Visit Brightens Students' Day

The weather couldn't have been more beautiful as Channel 11 meteorologist Kristine Kahanek read her new book, Katie and the Magic Umbrella, to 2nd grade students at Shady Brook Elementary. To the students' delight, along with reading and projecting her book on a wide screen Ms. Kahanek had various stormy weather sounds playing in the background.

Students Learn From and Honor Veterans

Students invited their veteran friends and family members to school this week as honored special guests. At Lakewood Elementary, grandparents and veterans enjoyed lunch with entertainment from the 5th grade "Veterans Day Singers". Shady Oaks Elementary's twelve guest veterans read and talked to students about our country, freedom and the experiences they had in the military. full story

Oakwood and Trinity Team Up Against Drugs

Twenty-seven members of the Trinity Trojan football program visited Oakwood Terrace Elementary during Red Ribbon Week to "Team Up Against Drugs". Players read stories about honesty to Pre-K through 6th grade classes and encouraged our students to make good choices and say No to drugs.