2016 Academic Recognition Banquet
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5th Annual Academic Recognition Banquet May 5, 2016 |
The Granbury ISD Education Foundation honored the top 25 students in the Granbury High School Class of 2016 during the fifth annual Academic Recognition Banquet on May 5, 2016, at the Granbury Resort Conference Center. 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 Crossland Ninth Grade Center, Granbury Middle School, and Acton Elementary School. Two honorees were also retired theater arts teachers.
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 |
GISD Employee |
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Marissa Baird |
David Winkleman, GHS social studies teacher/soccer coach |
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Karis Beasley |
Tammy Clark, GHS assistant principal/volleyball coach |
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Peyton Carroll |
Diane Harris, GHS English teacher |
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Hailey Chapman |
Heather Cook, GHS English teacher |
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Chloe Counts |
Emerson White, GHS science/aviation teacher |
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Jacob Dimmitt |
Betty Lowry, GHS economics teacher |
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Isabella Elkins |
Dawn Bradley, GHS graphics teacher |
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Kaylee Keating |
Dina Carlton, GHS special education department chair (former basketball coach) |
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Craig Knisley |
Andrew Boomer, GHS social studies teacher |
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Makenna Martin |
Karin Harrington, GHS counselor |
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Kiersten Mathis |
Phil Groeschel, retired GHS theater arts teacher |
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Montana Moody |
Cindy Leatherman, GHS social studies teacher |
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Aaron Morgan |
Mark Eastin, GHS band director |
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Andrew Phillips |
Shari Guthery, AES 3rd grade teacher |
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Hannah Robinson |
Melinda Rose, GHS Spanish teacher |
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Brennan Ross |
Terri Willson, retired GMS theater arts teacher |
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Sarah Schloeman |
Raquel Helton, Crossland world geography teacher |
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Whitney Shearon |
Tammy Roe, GHS math teacher |
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Joshua Smith |
Jose Ochoa, GHS math teacher |
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Lillian Thornton |
John Morgan, AMS band director |
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Yarit Tovar |
Rene Jackson, GISD curriculum coordinator (former Crossland English teacher) |
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Daniel Tramel |
Jana Reid, GHS English teacher |
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Daniel Valdez |
Greg Belleau, GHS engineering teacher/football coach |
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Thomas Wallace |
Todd Gibson, GHS engineering teacher |
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Clay Walters |
Donna Dumas, GMS math teacher |
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Lauren Wood |
GHS teacher/soccer coach |
Earlier this year, the education foundation awarded grants for innovative projects submitted by GISD teachers and schools, according to GEF president Stacy Mitchell. It was the fifth cycle of the teaching grants, which now total almost $200,000 since the foundation began in 2010.
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.