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Schools and the Arts
3:36 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Performing Arts Inspire Murals Around Tobin Center Construction

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Students from the SAISD's Young Women Leadership Academy sing in front of the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts before the mural unveiling.
Credit Omar Leos / San Antonio Independent School District
The mural displayed along the construction barrier of the Tobin Center. #20 was created by Harris Middle Student Emily Brieno.
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The walls surrounding the Tobin Center construction site are now adorned with paintings created by SAISD students to serve as a tribute to the vision of the performing arts center as construction continues.

Omar Leos, the district’s visual and theater arts coordinator, said 280 students helped design 36 4 ft. by 4 ft. panels that now line the construction zone

"Instead of having just a regular fence blocking the construction site, there’ll be public art displayed by students of San Antonio ISD," Leos said.

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Inner-City Schools
12:29 pm
Mon November 5, 2012

Fox Tech High School Recognized with National Blue Ribbon Award for Improvement

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District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal reads a proclamation to Fox Tech High School students for their Blue Ribbon award achievement
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Students walked from Fox Tech through town to City Hall to hear proclamation read by District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal on their Blue Ribbon award achievement
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Hundreds of Fox Tech High School students and teachers filled the streets of downtown San Antonio on their way to City Hall, but they were not protesting, they were celebrating. 

"We've been a most improved school because they've seen upward trends in all of our data," said Fox Tech principal Dawn Parker.

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Attendance
4:05 pm
Mon October 29, 2012

Truant SAISD/Judson Students Have Two Weeks Before Warrants are Issued

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Students in the San Antonio and Judson Independent School Districts are on notice that warrants could be issued if they have been skipping school. Parents and kids have just two weeks to clear up any truancy issues before pick-up orders are activated.

Judge Rogelio Lopez of the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace court said he sees hundreds of students from Judson and SAISD each year, and students missing school has a dramatic effect on the drop-out rate.

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SAISD Bullying Policies
4:24 pm
Fri October 5, 2012

Texas Anti-Bullying Law Guides Schools to New Policies

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Longfellow Middle School 8th grader Arthur Mendiola
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8th grader Arthur Mendiola listens during a class at Longfellow Middle School.
Longfellow Middle School Counselor Cynthia Martinez
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Counselor Cynthia Martinez points to a letter where a student wrote how she can be kind to students.
Longfellow Middle School 8th grader Sierra Valdez
Credit Ryan Loyd / Texas Public Radio
Sierra Valdez, a Longfellow 8th grader, talks to friends before class.
THINK bullying poster at Londfellow Middle School
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A THINK poster outlines the policy created by Longfellow counselor Cynthia Martinez.
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House Bill 1942, the Texas anti-bully law aimed at combating the growing problem of bullying in schools, took effect on Sept. 1. State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, carried the bill in the senate; she championed the cause for those who lost children from suicide because of bullying.

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