Irma Rangel YWLS PTA Newsletter - December 2004

Taylor-Made Bits and Pieces
From Our Principal
Ms. Vivian Taylor-Samudio

How time flies! Irma Lerma Rangel YWLS girls have been busy representing our school throughout the community. Here are a few recent and upcoming highlights…

Field trips…On March 30th and 31st, the 8th graders went to Austin. They were recognized by both the Texas Senate and House of Representatives with the reading of an Honorary House Resolution. 

Out and About…Students had an opportunity to meet and hear Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University [first African-American woman to head an Ivy League school] at the Nasher Forum and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson at the DeGolyer Library and Advisory Board for the Archives of Women of the Southwest. Girls also attended a Women’s Business Issues Advisory Council luncheon. 

Gloria Campos visited the school on April 12, Dallas County Sheriff, Lupe Valdez, is scheduled for April 29, Judge Jane Boyle on May 10 and Clarisse Tinsley on May 12. 

Special thanks to our counselor, Ms. Dolores Manglona, for organizing our school’s first College/Career Day on April 1. Over 40 presenters from business and high education institutions participated. The event was outstanding.

Career Camp Scholarship - One of thirteen students who participated in the Expanding Your Horizons Conference held at UTD will receive a full scholarship to attend a two-week hands-on science and math camp designed for middle school girls. The summer camp will be held on the TWU campus in Denton.

Recruiting…Next year our school will include the 7, 8 and 9 grades. We received 204 applications from students interested in our program. Selection letters were mailed out on April 8. 

PTA MEETING
Thursday, April 14
7:00pm



Saturday, April 23 from 9am – 4pm
The PTA Dad’s Club is hosting the 2nd of a series of Spring Car Washes to raise money for our student activities. We need everybody help to make this a success!

Helped Wanted
(no experience necessary)

Car Wash – April 23
Volunteers Needed
Please contact:
Debbie Selio 214/226-7030
or
Alva Baker 214/428-6432

“Due Date” …Welcome to the Judge Sarah T. Hughes Library, named for a distinguished Dallas teacher, lawyer, legislator and Federal Judge. The library is also open to all parents and family members. Through March the Irma Rangel YWLS was the featured school at Borders Bookstore at Preston/Royal Center. Please encourage friends and family to purchase select books to donate to our school library 

Mark Your Calendars

Thursday, April 14 @ 7:00pm
PTA General Meeting

Fri., April 15 – NO SCHOOL

Saturday, April 16 @ 9am – 12 noon TAKS Preparation Workshop
Coordinated by Ms. Priest at the 

TAKS TESTING: April 18 – 22

Saturday, April 23rd 9:00am-3:00pm
PTA Car Wash @ Wendy’s
on Lemon Ave @ Throckmorton

Week of May 2 – 
Teacher Appreciation Week

Thursday, May 5 @ 7:00 pm
FINAL 2005 PTA General Meeting
There will be a brief PTA business meeting to conduct elections, followed by a Cinco de Mayo Celebration…talent, food, and fun!

A Word From The PTA Prez..

KUDOS to our students, teachers and parents…In our year, our school is already making a name for itself. 

Special kudos to our students…

  • During the 8th grade trip to Austin, Bianca Williams testified in front a Texas Senate sub-committee on the 10% Rule. Constance Dolph, Taylor Jennings, Katrina Martell, Melanie Stockman, Jordan Jackson, Sarah Flores, Martha Curtis, Raquel McBay-Waters, Alex Zuniga, and Aaliyah Whitmire participated in the SMU Visioneering Conference on Feb. 19 and received the Leadership of Tomorrow Award from the SMU School of Engineering.

  • Constance Dolph placed 5th in the Math Olympiad,

  • Jordan Jackson and Shaderia Traylor, were finalists in the Bobby Bragan Essay Writing Award Contest. 

  • Gabriel McBay-Waters won our first school Spelling Bee.

  • Our Science Fair Winners were Katrina Martell, Racquel McBay-Waters, Madison Matthews, and Alex Zuniga. 

  • Madison Matthews won 1st place in the Botany section D.I.S.D. Science Fair! 

  • In their first outing, our chess team, Megan Lis, Jessica McGee, Crystal Acevedo, Anna Peralta, Dese’rae Dillard, Adriana Cedillo, Alexus Selio, Bianca Williams, and Hanna Awoke, placed 5th out of 15 teams (grades 6-8) at the Feb. 19 Dealey Invitational Chess Tournament.

  • Not to be outdone, many parents have been hard at work to enrich our school. Special thanks to membership chair, Floann Chapman - we reached our goal of 100% membership, a phenomenal achievement for a rookie PTA. 

  • Cynthia Martell, library chair, did an incredible job organizing our 1st Scholastic Book Fair, which generated over $1,200 for our library. 

  • Also, we owe a big thank you to Dad’s Club chair, Michael May, and Debbie Selio for coordinating our first Car Wash. We raised an additional $516 for the student activity fund.  


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