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Seventh-grader, Austin
Academy for Excellence
Senior, Sachse High
School
Nurse, North Garland
High School
The best part of 201516 was being involved
in the Garland ISD
Education Foundation
and seeing excitement
and passion on
teachers’ faces the days
we delivered grants.
The best part of this
school year was being
able to participate in
my favorite elective
with my friends:
orchestra. I loved
learning new music,
competing against
other schools and
taking fun trips.
My favorite moment
of the year was
performing with band
at UIL. The experience,
love, joy and pride of
performing comes
as soon as you
step on the field for
competition. There is
nothing else like it.
This school year, I
began a new journey
at North Garland and
was a little saddened
to not be at my old
campus. That quickly
faded as students I had
cared for from sixtheighth grade came up
to me and greeted me
with smiles.
Mandarin Chinese
Language & Leadership
magnet teacher, Weaver
Elementary School
William Arango
Lead custodian, Keeley Elementary School
My favorite moments
during this first year of
our program include
when students
were able to read
math problems in
Mandarin and when
they competed in the
North Texas Chinese
Speech Contest,
where they did a
wonderful job.
My favorite memory of the year was meeting our new principals,
Spencer Hughes and Sherri Taylor. We were excited at the start of school
and are happy they embraced our community. It has been an incredible transition.
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