Inside DSISDDRIPPING SPRINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER December 2013

INSIDE THIS ISSUESuperintendent’s Message 2Lockdown Drill at DSMS 2Student is Youth Tour Winner 2Audit Results 3Colonial Days at DSES 3FLL Robotics Meet 3LRFPC Update 3DSHS Senior Signs 4DSISD Losses 4Holiday Performances 4Campus Happenings 5Tiger Shack 5DSEF Teachers of the Month 6Board Briefs 6The Alamo at DSMS 6

IMPORTaNT DaTESDecember 6Interim Grade Report

December 16-19Final Exams and Prep Days

December 16Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Board Room, DSISD Administrative Offices

December 6Nine-Week Grade Report

December 23-January 3Winter Break

January 6 Student Holiday/Staff Workday

DSHS Volleyball is State Semifinalist

Meetingsarebeingheldtocollectinputfromkeystakeholdergroupsonthequalitiesthatanewheadfootballcoachshouldpossess.Thisinputwillbeusedtodevelopaprofilethatwillbeusedduringtheselectionprocess. Parentsandcommunitymemberwillhavetheopportunitytosharecom-mentsonDec.10at6p.m.intheBoardRoomatDSISDCentralOffice.Inaddition,inputcanbee-mailedto“coachinput@dsisd.txed.net.” BobSchultzhadresignedasheadcoachonNov.14,2013,butwillcontinuetoteachandserveasassistanttrackcoachthroughhiscontract.

Whataseason!TheDrippingSpringsHighSchoolvolleyballteammadeanimpressiveplayoffrunthatlandedtheTigersinthestatetournamentinGarland. DSHS,underthedirectionofheadcoachMichaelKane,posteda40-10sea-sonrecordthatincludedanine-matchwinstreak.Afterwinningthedistricttitlewithan11-1record,DrippingSpringsbi-districtbeatAustinReaganinthefirstroundofplayoffs,defeatedHaysHighSchoolintheareamatch,beatVistaRidgeintheregionalquarterfinal,beatCalallenintheregionalsemifinalmatch,anddefeateddistrictrivalCedarParkintheregionalfinal. TheTigersadvancedtothestatetournament,wheretheyfacedProsperHighSchool.Despiteanenthusiastic

crowdandgreateffort,DSHSdroppedthreesets(19-25,21-25,22-25)toseethe2013seasoncometoanend.T hisyear’sseniorswereMeghanBettis,DominiqueArnoldandNicoleMoody.Bettiswasselectedasmemberofthe2013TexasGirlsCoachesAssociationAll-StateTeam. “Thecommunitysupportfortheteamwasamazing,especiallythestatesend-off,whichwasanexperiencethegirlswillalwaysremember,”saidCoachKane.“Theexperiencestheseplayersgainedthisseasonwerelife-long...andtheyshouldbereallyproudoftheirac-complishments.Wearealreadyusingthisasfueltomotivatereturningplayersdriventowanttogetback(tothestatetournament)nextyear.”

Team photo of 2013 DSHS Lady Tigers taken in Corpus Christi on the USS Lexington during the regional tournament.

Community Meeting for Input on Coach

Message from the SuperintendentBruce Gearing, Ed.D.

IhopeeveryonehadarestfulandenjoyableThanksgivingbreak.Duringthetwoyearsthatwehavehadafullweekoff,Ihavereceivedpositivefeed-backfromfamilies.The2014-15schoolcalendar,whichrecentlywasapprovedbytheBoardofTrusteesandpostedonourwebsite,alsoincludesafullweekThanks-givingbreak. Iwouldliketoextendmycongratu-lationstotheDrippingSpringsHighSchoolvolleyballteam.TheLadyTigershadanexceptionalseason,whichwascappedoffwithatriptothestatetournament.Itisquiteanaccomplishmenttoadvancethatfarinplayoffcompetition,especiallycom-ingoutofaverycompetitivedistrictsuchasours.GreatjobCoachKaneandteam! Pleasestayup-to-dateontheprog-ressthathasbeenmadeinplanningthefutureofourdistrict.Asthepaceofourenrollmentincreaseshaspickedup,wearedeterminingthebestcourseofactiontotakeinplanningnewfacilities.Welikely

willbeproposingabondreferendumin2014toprepareforourdistrict’sneedsinfutureyears.Specifically,ourelementaryschoolsandmiddleschoolarenearingcapacityandwehavestudiedoptionstoservefuturestudentsatthosegradelev-els.PleaseseetherelatedstoryonPage3ofthisnewsletter. I’dalsoliketobrieflyreflectonafewnewinitiativeswehaveimplementedthisfall.Asadistrict,weembarkedupona“BYOD”(BringYourOwnDevice)pro-gramthatallowedelectronicdevicestobeusedinaninstructionalsetting.Someparentswereconcernedattheoutsetthattheywouldbeexpectedtopurchasenewdevicesfortheirkids.Wehavebeengath-eringfeedbackfromteachersonhowthishasbeenworking,anditsoundslikeforthemostpart,therehavebeenenoughdevicestogoaround.Thisinstructionaltoollendsitselfbettertosomesubjectsthanothers,andIbelieveourteachersareeffectivelyexploringwhatfitswellwiththeirclassesandlessons.Ihavesaidbeforeitisnotaboutthetool,itaboutthelearning;Iwouldratherallowteachers

tohavemanytoolsfromwhichtochoosewhendevelopinglessonplans. AnothernewtwistthisfallwastheCentersforLearningandInnovation.Formerlythelibraries,wehavetriedtopositionthecentersastruecampushubs,wherestudentscanexploretheirinterestsandhavethesupporttheyneedtobecreativeandcollaborative.Atthesametime,Ithinkparents,students,andstaffhaverealizedthattraditionallibraryser-vicesarestillavailableinthecenter,butinadditionstudentshavebetteraccesstotechnologyandevenvideostudios!WewillcontinuetorefinehowtheCLIscanbestservestudents. Pleasejoinmeingivingourcam-pusesaroundofapplauseonasuccessulfallsemester.Asalways,thanksforbeinginvolvedinDSISD. Sincerely,

BruceGearing Superintendent

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It’s Just a Drill!OnFriday,Dec.13,DrippingSpringsMiddleSchoolwillworkwiththeHaysCountySheriff’sOffice,HaysCountyOfficeofEmergencyManagementandotheremergencyresponderstohostalockdowndrill.Thedrillwillhelpfamiliarizeemergencyresponderswiththecampusand,asisthecasewithanysafe-tydrill,willhelptrainstaffandstudentsonappropriateproce-durestotakeincasetheyeverfacealockdownsituation.Thedrillwillstartatapproximately1:00p.m.andisexpectedtolastabout30minutes.Severalemer-gencyvehicleswillbeparkedatthecampus.

HS Student Is a Youth Tour Winner SeniorCassidyMatousekisoneofsixwinnersofthe2014YouthTourContestsponsoredbyPeder-nalesElectricCoop-erative.Inhonorofits75thanniversary,theCo-opthisyearaskedstudentstowriteanessayfromtheper-spectiveofsomeone75yearsago,whenelectricityfirstilluminatedtheruralHillCountry. Tenfinalistswereselectedfromafieldof450entriestopresenttheiressaysinNovemberandinterviewwithajudge;thenthesixwinnerswerechosen.The

sixwinnerswillreceiveanexpense-paidtriptoWashington,D.C.,nextJunetotourhistoricalsites,learnaboutcooperativebusiness,andmeetpoliticalrepresenta-tives.InadditiontoCassidy,thereweretwowinnerseachfromHaysandCanyonLakehighschoolsandonefromWimber-leyHighSchool.DSHSstudentLaurenSanderswasoneofthe10finalists. ThewinnersalsowerehonoredatadinnerandreceptionattheLBJLibraryinNovember. PEChasparticipatedintheYouthTourprogramformorethan30years.PresidentLyndonB.Johnsonwasinstru-mentalinhelpingestablishbothPECandthenationalYouthTourprogram.

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DrippingSpringsISDreceivedanunqualifiedopinion(thebestopinionadistrictcanreceiveinanexternalaudit)inthe2012-13finalauditthatwaspresent-edattheNovember18Boardmeeting.NosignificantdeficiencieswerefoundbytheaccountingfirmPadgettStratemann,whichcompletedtheaudit. “DrippingSpringsISDcontinuestostandonsoundfinancialfootingdespitechallengeswehavefacedoverthelastseveralyears,”saidSuperintendentBruceGearing.“Oneofourhighestprioritiesinthecomingyearswillbeprovidingforourcontinuedgrowthinstudentenrollment.”TheauditreportalsostatedthatDSISDwasincompliancewithrequirementsforlocalgovernmentsandnon-profitorgani-zations. DSISD’sbudgetendedtheyearwithasurplus,whichexceededthedistrict’sgoalofbalancingrevenuesandexpendi-tures.Earlierthisyear,DSISDreceivedaperfectscoreandSuperiorratingontheFIRST(FinancialIntegrityRatingSystemofTexas)report.

Audit Results Good

Update on Long-Range Committee Atthebeginningoftheschoolyear,DrippingSpringsISDhadinvitedparentsandcommunitytobepartoftheLong-RangeFacilityPlanningCommitteetostudythedistrict’sfuturefacilityneeds.Thisyear,theenrollmentofDSISDhasincreasedsignificantly(6.5percent)anditisclearthatourelementaryandmiddleschoolswillreachcapacityintheforesee-ablefuture. TheLong-RangeFacilityPlanningCommittee(LRFPC)hasbeenmeet-ingthroughoutthefalltostudythesedemographictrends,researchoptionsforfacilitiestoservedistrictstudents,andprioritizeprojectsthatmaybeplacedinabondprogram.InDecemberthiscommit-teewillturnoverinformationtoaBondSteeringCommitteethatwillmakearecommendationtotheBoardofTrusteesforanupcomingbondreferendum. ThedistricthiredthefirmHucka-beeandAssociatestoguidethedistrictthroughtheplanningprocess.LRFPCstarteditstaskbystudyingdemographictrends,learningaboutthedistrict’sfinancialstandingasitrelatestobondingcapacity,andreviewingbuildingcapacitiesanddistrict-widefacilityneeds.Sub-com-mitteeswereformedearlyintheprocess,witheachfocusingonaspecificarea:• elementary/middleschools• athletic/extracurricularfacilities• maintenance/technology• finance Eachsub-committeetookanin-depthlookatcurrentdistrictproperties/facilities,identifiedneeds,compiledalistofoptionstofillthem,andplaced

projectsinaprioritizedlist.ThearchitectfirmHuckabeethendevelopedroughestimatesofcostsforvariousconstructionprojectsandfacilitatedtheworkofthesub-committees. Asistypicalofthistypeofprocessinschooldistricts,thelistofallpotentialprojectsexceededthebondingcapacitythatisavailabletothedistrict(projectedtobeintherangeof$70-90million).Thelistofallneedsidentifiedbythesub-committeestotalednearly$130million.InlateNovember,theLRFPCdiscussedthelistofitemsandoptionsanddiscussedpossibleconfigurationstoservestudentsinPK-8thGrades.Mostofthediscussionhasleanedtowardsusingthe50acresownedbythedistrictonSawyerRanchRoad,andbuildinganelementaryschoolandmiddleschoolthatwouldpossiblysharesomecorefacilitiessuchasakitchenandmechanicalrooms.Manyotheritemsareincludedonthepotentialprojectlist,includingastadium,technology,comple-tionofbaseball/softballfieldsatthehighschool,andrepairstocurrentbuildings. ThenextstepisthatmanyLRFPCmemberswillshiftintorolesonaBondSteeringCommittee,whichwillreviewpotentialprojectsanddeveloparecom-mendationforabondprogramthatwillbepresentedtotheBoard.AcommunitytelephonesurveyalsowillcollectdatainthenextfewweeksthatwillhelptheSteeringCommitteewithitsdecisions. InordertogotobondinMay2014,theBoardwouldhavetomakethatdeci-sioninFebruary2014.

Fifth-graders at Dripping Springs Elementary research an aspect of colo-nial life, prepared a display, and made presentations at the Colonial Fair in November. At left, Ian Stinson shares information about the use of herbs in Colonial america.

Colonial Times at DSE

DrippingSpringsISDwillhosttheFIRST®(ForInspirationandRecognitionofScienceandTechnology)LEGO®League(FLL)QualifyingTournamentonSatur-day,Dec.7,from9a.m.-4p.m.TheFLLevent,whichwillinvolveapproximately25middleschoolteamsfromtheCentralTexasregionincludingDrippingSpringsMiddleSchool,willtakeplaceatDrippingSpringsHighSchool. TheChallengeconsistsofahead-to-headroboticscompetition,wherethestudentsdesign,buildandprogramaLegorobottoperformspecifictasks.Italsoincludesareal-worldproblem-solvingprojectandpresentationbaseduponthethemeof“Nature’sFury.”Inaddition,theteamisjudgedonitsuseoftheFLLCoreValuesduringthecompetition. TheFirstLegoLeaguecompetitionisdesignedtopromoteScience,Technol-ogy,EngineeringandMatheducation(STEM)inmiddleschool.Thecompetitionisfreeandopentothepublic. ThisisthethirdyearthatDrippingSpringsMiddleSchoolhasfieldedarobot-icsteamandtheFLLteamisoneoftwogroupsofstudents(theothercompetedintheBESTcompetitioninNovember).TheDSMSteamsaresponsoredbyteacherDanaNorman.

ROBOTICS MEET DECEMBER 7

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DrippingSpringsHighSchoolseniorbaseballplayerLakeDabneysignedanationalletterofintentNov.18withtheUniversityofMissouri.Dabneywasjoinedbycoaches,parents,friendsandDSHSstaffinannouncinghiscommitment. Dabney,aleft-handedpitcher,earnedvarsitylettersasbothasopho-moreandjunior.In2013,heearnedhon-orablementionontheall-districtteamafterrecordingthreewins,alossandasavein10appearancesfortheTigers.Healsoposted15strikeoutsanda2.14ERAandledDrippingSpringstoadistricttitle.DabneyisexpectedtoplayakeyrolefortheTigersunderthedirectionofHeadCoachChrisPayneagainthisspring. InadditiontohissuccessatDSHS,DabneyhascompetedfortheAustinSlamorganization,leadinghisteamtothePre-mierNationalChampionshipin2013.ThesonofTriciaDabneyandJackDab-ney,Lakehasbeeninvolvedinmultiplecommunityserviceprojectsduringhishighschoolyears.Recently,heandothermembersoftheTigerbaseballteamhavevisitedWalnutSpringsElementarytoreadbooksaboutpositivecharactertraitstoyoungerstudents. Twoothersigningceremonieswillbeheldinthespring.

DrippingSpringsISDlostthreemembersofitsextendedfamilyinthepastmonth.RecentlyretiredDrippingSpringsHighSchoolsoftballcoachandteacherKeithTuckdiedsuddenlyNov.7,2013.Hissuccessstretchedfarbeyondwinsonthesoftballdiamond,ashehadatremendousimpactonmanystudent-athletes. FormerDSHSprincipalDonForresterpassedawayathishomeinNewMexicoinmid-November.Mr.Forresterledthecampusintheearly1990safterservingasanassistantprincipalatboththehighschoolandelementaryschool.Well-respectedandwell-liked,hewasknownforhisfavoritepieceofadvice:“Rememberwhoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom.” OnDec.1,WalnutSpringsElementary’sLSSP(LicensedSpecialistinSchoolPsy-chologist)AnnaMorgan-Penzdiedinacaraccident.ShewasinherfirstyearwithDSISDandalreadyhadmadeapositiveimpactonthatcampus. Thedistrict’ssincerecondolencesgotofamilymembersofCoachTuck,Mr.For-rester,andMrs.Morgan-Penz.Thepositiveinfluencetheyhadonthelivesofyoungpeoplewilllastforever.

DSISD Loses Three Former, Current StaffPitcher SignsWith Mizzou

Don Forrester Anna Morgan-Penz Keith Tuck

Severalmusicalgroupsfromthemiddleandhighschoolswillbeperformingholi-dayconcertsinDecember. BoththemiddleschoolandhighschoolchoirsareplanningcarolingtoursthatwillincludestopsatDSISDelementaryschools,BartonCreekMallandHillCountryCare.Themiddle school group alsowill participate in “Christmas onMercer Street” during thecommunitytreelightingceremonyonSaturday,Dec.7,startingat6:00p.m. All events on the following schedule will be held at the Dripping Springs HighSchoolauditorium.Concertsarefreeandopentothepublic.

Dec. 9: DSMS7th/8thGradeBandConcert,6:30p.m.Dec. 10:DSHSBandHolidayConcert,6:30p.m.Dec. 11: DSMSWinterChoirConcert,7:00p.m.Dec. 12:DSHSChoirHolidayConcert,7:30p.m.Dec. 15: DSHSJazzBandandJazzCatsConcert,3:00p.m.

Holiday Musical Performances Scheduled in December

Campus HappeningsDripping Springs High School:• DrippingSpringsHighSchoolFFAstudentsexperiencedsuccessintherecentdistrictLeadershipDevelopmentEvent,earning

theSweepstakesAwardandqualifyingfortheAreaLeadershipDevelopmentcompetitioninsixevents.Teamsplacingfirstwere:SeniorChapterConductingandGreenhandChapterConducting.Placingsecond(qualifiedforarea)wereClaireGravell(JobInterview),FFABroadcastingTeam,GreenhandSkillsandGreenhandQuiz.AttheAreaLDE,theSeniorChapterConduct-ingTeamwassixthandtheGreenhandChapterConductingTeamplaced10th.

Dripping Springs Middle School:• NineDanceIIstudentsand11DSMSCheerleaderswonaspottoperformattheHoustonRocketsgameonNov.16through

anessaycontestheldbysponsorLaChelleDougherty.TheDSMSDanceIIstudentswere:ErikaDoyle,RyleeKirkey,BaileyLewallen,AlexiaPappas,GraceMallett,MargaretMarable,LilyMau,BriannaSutter&NatalieTompso.TheDSMScheer-leaderswere:JillianBohuslav,EmilyBrown,KennedyGroves,SageHandley,LaurenKell,SophieMarek,AmandaMeneses,MadelynOlivas,LilianaReyes,PaightonSalceandKaitlynWebb.

Dripping Springs Elementary:• FIfth-gradeStudentLeadersareworkingwiththeorganizationAmber’sAngelstocollectcoloringbooksandcrayonsfor

patientsatDellChildren’sHospital.• DSEalsoparticipatedintheannualcollectionforCoatsforKidsofCentralTexas.

Rooster Springs Elementary:• RSESwillhosta“Scratchmarathon”onDec.11,from3:25-4:30p.m.ScratchisafreeprogramdesignedbyMITtointro-

ducestudentstotheexcitingworldofcomputercoding.Childrenmustberegisteredtoparticipate.• RSEparticipatedintheannualcollectionforCoatsforKidsofCentralTexas.

Walnut Springs Elementary:• WSEisholdingafooddriveforTheSpringsFoodPantrythroughDec.13,2013.• WalnutSpringsisintherunningforagrantforadditionalsecurityequipmentfromStanleyTools.Votescanbecaston-line

byloggingintowww.stanleysaferschools.com,searchingschoolsbyname(WalnutSprings),forupto$200,000infunding.

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Tiger Shack Provides Spirit Wear, Hands-On Experience TheTigerShackschoolstoreatDrippingSpringsHighSchoolopenedlastspring,creatingauniquelearningopportunity.Notonlyareapparelandotherspirititemsavailableatthestore,butstudentsaregainingvaluableexperienceinhowtomanageabusiness. JuniorsandseniorstakingtheBusinessEntrepreneurshipcoursearegettinghands-onexperienceinbookkeeping,marketing,inventorycontrol,staffing,scheduling,andmore.Forinstance,intermsofmarketing,studentssecuredspon-sorsduringfootballseasonthatproducedT-shirtstothrowintothestandspromotingtheTigerShack.Inaddition,studentssoldproductsathomegamesthisfall.Also,thestaffisplanningvariouspromo-tionsforbasketballandothersports.ThisfallTigerShackstudentsstartedattendingDrippingSpringsChamberofCommercemeetings,andrecentlymadeapresentationaboutwhattheyaredoing. “WhenIfirstgotinvolvedinthestore,wewerejustpickingoutproducts,andIdidn’texpecttolearnsomuchaboutsomanythings,”saidseniorErinRunyon,whoservesasthegroup’sCommunicationsDirector.“I’venotonlylearnedaboutrunningabusiness,butalsoaboutworkingwithotherstowardsacommongoal.” ThestorecarriesproductsbyHurley,NikeandJanSport.Mer-chandiseincludesT-shirts,sweatshirts,sweatpants,hats,gymbags,dufflebags,flip-flops,lanyards,coffeemugs,waterbottlesandmore.HoursareMondays,WednesdaysandFridaysfrom8:15-8:55a.m.andfrom4:15-4:55p.m. TheTigerShackhasapresenceonFacebookandTwittertolearnmoreaboutproductsandspecials.

The Tiger Shack was featured in a segment on KEYE’s School of the Week feature in November. Pictured are (left to right): Daniel Caceres, Lukas Blackman and Braden Gilbert.

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Inside DSISDistheDrippingSpringsIndependentSchool

Districtnewsletterforparents,friendsandtheentireDripping

Springscommunity.

Thosewishingtosubmitphotosorstorysuggestions,pleasecon-tactDirectorofCommunicationsDaleWhitaker(dale.whitaker@

dsisd.txed.net).

DRIPPING SPRINGS ISDBoard of Trustees:

BarbaraStroud,presidentCarolinePekarek,vicepresident

ShellyReeves,secretaryAlanAtwood

CarrieFontanaKrollTimKurpiewskiJonThompson

Superintendent: BruceGearing,Ed.D.

November Board Briefs TheNovemberBoardmeetingbeganwithareportontheFinancialIn-tegritySystemofTexas(FIRST)reportandpublichearing. TwostudentswhoplacedsecondandthirdintheVeteransDayEssayCon-test--AndjaBjeletichandJordanNolen--wererecognized.AboveandBeyondstaffawardswerepresentedto:LindseyMahany(DrippingSpringsElementary),DonnaMamrosh,MaryWittmanandtheRSESCafeteriastaff(RoosterSpringsElementary),GayKlassen(WalnutSpringsElementary),RachelFrimelandLarinHin-son(DrippingSpringsMiddleSchool),andJordanBlountandCalenMcNett(DrippingSpringsHighSchool).Thecampusspot-lightfeaturedmiddleschoolstudentsinthecastof“Annie”performingamedleyofsongs. KerriRanneyfromHuckabeeandAssociatesprovidedanupdateonlong-rangefacilityplanning.ShetalkedaboutprogressoftheLong-RangeFacilityPlanningCommittee,whichcurrentlyisworkingtowardsdevelopmentofrecom-mendationstosharewithaBondSteeringCommittee. DuringtheBoardDiscussionpartofthemeeting,firstreadingwasdoneforTASBUpdate98,whichresultedfromthe83rdlegislativesession.Inaddition,the

contractforservicesprovidedbythear-chitecturalfirmHuckabeeandAssociateswasreviewedandapproved. SuperintendentBruceGearingre-viewedupdateddistrictenrollmentnum-bersasofNov.18(5,087).HealsopointedoutinformationfromtheCityregardingproposedsubdivisions. MikeO’BrienfromthefirmPadgettStratemannpresentedareportonthe2012-13financialaudit.Thedistrictreceivedanunqualifiedopinion,withnosignificantdeficiencies. The2014-15schoolcalendarthatwasrecommendedbytheDistrictAdvi-soryCouncilwasapproved. AssistantSuperintendentforBusi-nessServicesElaineCogburnintroducedmonthlyfinancialreportsaswellasanewreportonnon-cashdonations. AnagendareviewmeetingwillnotbeheldinDecember,becauseofthewinterbreak.ThenextregularBoardmeetingisDec.16at6p.m.intheBoardRoomattheAdministrationBuilding. TheDSISDBoardofTrusteesconsistsof:BarbaraStroud,president;CarolinePekarek,vicepresident;ShellyReeves,secretary;AlanAtwood;CarrieFontana-Kroll;TimKurpiewski;andJonThompson.

The Alamo Comes to DSMS

DSMS seventh-graders recently recreated the Alamo. Students surveyed a field behind the school to accurately reflect the size of the original Alamo, and bleach-ers represented the main structure that finally was breached. Some students played the role of Texan defenders and others were Mexican troops. Teachers who planned this hands-on lesson were Paige Frontera, Blake Hurta and Jason Haydon. Above, Mr. Hurta teaches students to reload the “cannon.”

DSEF Teachers of the Month

TheDrippingSpringsEducationFoundationhonorsDSISDteachersthroughthe“TeacheroftheMonth”pro-gram.Eachmonthateacherfromadiffer-entschoolisrecognized,withcampusesdeterminingtheselectionprocess. InNovemberteachersfrombothDrippingSpringsElementaryandRoosterSpringsElementarywererecognized.ForDSE,therecipientwasfifth-gradeScienceandSocialStudiesteacherJenniferWe-ger.,whoseloveoflearningiscontagioustobothstudentsandfellowteachingstaff.Fourth-gradeteacherPeggyYoungwashonoredfromRoosterSpringsElementa-ry.Mrs.YoungwasnominatedbyPrincipalBerneroforherstrongcommitmenttobuildinglifelonglearnersinherclassroom. TheawardissponsoredbyLoneStarBank.

J. Weger P. Young