District Publications: State of the District 2018-19 | Page 9

TRACK ATHLETES WIN BIG
AT STATE
After the UIL State Track
& Field Meet, plenty of top
medals were earned by
MISD student-athletes, and
the Lake Ridge High School
girls finished as the 5A state
champions.
SEVENTH-GRADERS
RECOGNIZED AS DUKE TIP
SCHOLARS
Seven Mansfield ISD seventh-
graders were recognized by
the Duke University Talent
Identification Program (Duke
TIP) for high scores on the
ACT or SAT college entrance
exams.
MIDDLE SCHOOL COACHES
SAVE LIFE OF STUDENT-
ATHLETE
Coaches at Danny Jones
Middle School used quick
thinking to revive a student-
athlete who passed out
during practice. Doctors say
the campus staff saved the
child’s life.
BOARD WINS $5,000
FOR EXCELLENCE IN
EDUCATION
Mansfield ISD’s Board of
Trustees was chosen as one
of five school boards in Texas
to receive the 2018 H-E-B
Excellence in Education®
Leadership Award. The honor
recognizes school boards
that have demonstrated
a true commitment to
education.
MISD CHOIR STUDENTS
PERFORM WITH AMOS LEE
Singer/songwriter Amos Lee
made a stop in Mansfield
ISD during his national solo
tour. MISD high school show
choirs were the opening and
closing act.
STRIVE NOT TO BE A SUCCESS,
but rather to be of value.
~ Albert Einstein
MANSFIELD ISD State of the District | 7
MISD’S YOUNGEST
DISTRICT SPELLING BEE
CHAMP RECLAIMS TITLE
T.A. Howard Middle School’s
Kailey Choi won her first
district spelling bee in third
grade, the youngest to win it
in MISD. She reclaimed her
title in 2018 as an eighth-
grader, her last year of
eligibility.