2019 Academic Recognition Banquet
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8th Annual
Academic Recognition Banquet
May 9, 2019
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The Granbury ISD Education Foundation honored the top 25 students in the Granbury High School Class of 2018 during the seventh annual Academic Recognition Banquet on May 9, 2019, at DeCordova Bend Country Club. The banquet also included the students honoring the Granbury ISD employees who most influenced their education.
The GISD employees were not just from the high school, as the group currently works also at Acton Middle School and Granbury Middle School. Some were retired educators who previously taught in the school district.
In a fitting end to the nationally-observed Teacher Appreciation Week, the teachers and other employees were honored with the reading of a statement written by each student about the impact that they have made not only on their education but also their life.
Students and district employees honored were:
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Student |
Most Impactful GISD Employee |
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Claire Arnold |
Todd Gibson, GHS engineering teacher |
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Kaitlyn Bailey |
Mark Weeks, GHS theater arts director |
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Makaul Barbaree |
Melissa Kinnear, GHS teacher and basketball coach |
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Kelby Been |
Ashley Benson, GHS softball coach |
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Kinsey Brawner |
Lyn Brawner, retired GISD elementary teacher |
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Megan Childers |
Tahlequah Kirk, GHS band director |
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Landree Chiles |
Shari Guthery, retired Acton Elementary School teacher |
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Lyndee Chiles |
Phyllis DeRoos Bolton, retired Acton Elementary School teacher |
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Abigail Gage |
Heather Garcia, GMS math teacher |
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Courtney Gilley |
Jacqueline Bradshaw, GHS English teacher |
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Tatum Gray |
Tammy Clark, GHS Dean of Instruction (former volleyball coach) |
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Mikayla Hamilton |
Jose Ochoa, GHS math teacher |
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Taylor Hammonds |
Megan Obeid, GHS math teacher |
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Ashley Herndon |
Heather Cook, GHS English teacher |
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Miranda Jackson |
Tammy Roe, GHS math teacher |
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Hannah Long |
Brianne Langdon, GHS culinary teacher |
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Sierra Mark |
David Brister, AMS social studies teacher |
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Zoe Mehall |
David Winkleman, GHS social studies teacher/soccer coach |
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Jackson Moon |
Kayli Morris, GHS science teacher |
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Amanda Peterson |
Caitlin Leblo, GMS theater arts teacher |
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Yari Press |
Karin Harrington, GHS counselor |
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Juliana Rodriguez |
Mike Tabor, GHS art teacher |
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Emily Tipton |
Cindy Leatherman, GHS social studies teacher |
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Andrew Walters |
Kendra Fisher, GHS choir director |
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Emma Whitehead |
Diane Harris, GHS English teacher |
Underwriting this year’s banquet was Lakeside Physicians.
The GEF’s mission is creating opportunities to invest, encourage, and support educational excellence in GISD. The foundation is designed to be a community effort bringing donations from businesses, civic groups, and individuals to fund innovative teaching grants, student scholarships, and academic achievement for GISD students. GEF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization created for the benefit of the school district’s students and staff members and will provide funding not allocated by tax dollars.