Denton ISD Our Impact In Your Community Magazine Winter 2015-2016 | Page 4

Highlights Winter 2016 8 ON THE COVER It’s a BLAST Program teaching students leadership skills in fun ways COVER PHOTO BY JULIE ZWAHR Pedro Benitez and John Govea, BLAST students at Ryan High School, work through a team-building and problem solving activity in the MakerSpace. 14 The Write Stuff ...coding for children 18 Former U.N. Ambassador ...shares experiences 28 AP and National Merit Scholars 33 What’s Happening ...Around the District PHOTO BY ANTHONY TOSIE 41 Football Playoffs 2 Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Levy Chief Operations Officer Pat Fowler Director/Editor Kari Wenner Lead Designer Amy Levy Sales Managers Christine Grudecki Chris Story Communications/ Community Relations Staff Mario Zavala Julie Zwahr Anthony Tosie Stacey Ogden Courtney Martin Denton ISD School & Family Magazine EF Pages LLC 404 W. Kennedale Pkwy Kennedale, Texas 76060 Ph: 214-728-8349 Fax: [phone] General Questions [email protected] Artwork and Design [email protected] Advertising [email protected]