Keller ISD - Mock Election

Dear Keller ISD Families and Friends,
Welcome to Keller ISD E-News for September 19, 2008!
DISTRICT NEWS
STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A MOCK ELECTION
With the excitement of the 2008 Presidential Election building, the Education Center is facilitating a district wide mock election for KISD students. Kindergarten through 12th grade students will get a chance to participate in a history-making election via the internet through the Youth Leadership Initiative. Students will complete voter registration cards in their social studies classrooms in the coming weeks and the mock election will run October 27-30th. Internet voting will take place at a designated polling location on each campus. After the results have been tabulated, they will be posted on the KISD homepage for the parents and community to view. Stay tuned!

KELLER EATS!
It's the annual tailgate party at the First United Methodist Church of Keller. FUMC is hosting two tailgate events this year. The first event will be Friday, September 19th for the Keller High School Homecoming and the second event is Friday, October 10th for the Fossil Ridge vs. Central High School game. Both events will happen from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm and will feature live music and food from local restaurant vendors for $4.00. Fifty cents of each meal sold will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.

"I know that hundreds of families coming to the game will enjoy some fantastic pre-game meals and snacks, myself included!" said Bob DeJonge, Athletic Director of Keller ISD.

All football fans are invited to stop by KELLER EATS! Free Parking is located just north of the football stadium at the First United Methodist Church of Keller, which is located at 1025 Johnson Road.

DESTINATION IMAGINATION PARENT INFORMATION MEETING
Destination ImagiNation is a place where kids take what they know and what they are good at and learn to apply it to solve challenges, working together and cooperatively with a team and pushing the limits of imagination to best not their competition, but themselves. Destination ImagiNation is a community- based, school-friendly program that builds participants' creativity, problem solving, and teamwork in enjoyable and meaningful ways.

Please attend the Destination ImagiNation® Information Meeting on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm at the KISD Ed Center inTexas Rooms II & III.

Check out the Destination ImagiNation website: www.IDODI.org 2008 BOND ELECTION
On Aug. 26, 2008, the Keller ISD Board of Trustees officially called for a bond election for Tuesday, Nov. 4. The bond package, which totals a little less than $168 million, will include two separate propositions.

Proposition One is dedicated to creating new facilities, improving existing assets and other infrastructure to address the school district's growth, security and safety concerns. It calls for the construction of an intermediate-middle school hybrid campus; an elementary campus; the purchase of land for a future elementary campus; the renovation of a current complex to create a multipurpose instructional facility, enabling the district to offer full-day kindgergarten; addition to the KISD Natatorium; and 10 new tennis courts.

Proposition Two will provide funding for a second district multipurpose athletic stadium to accommodate the addition of a fourth high school varsity program. The new stadium would be located on the site of Timber Creek High School which opens in the fall of 2009 and will begin varsity competition the following school year.

For more information, please visit our Web site at www.kellerisd.net. To ask questions relating to the upcoming bond election, please email BondQuestions@kellerisd.net.

FOOTBALL PLAY-BY-PLAY TO BE BROADCAST ONLINE
We are excited to announce that Champion Sports Radio is going to broadcast several of our football games this year. Most of the broadcasts will be via the internet. This means that anyone with a computer can listen live or even access a game from the archives anytime they choose. This will be great for local fans who can't attend the game and even better for friends and family who live out of town.

Go to www.championsportsradio.com. Select archives and select the game you want to listen to.

CAMPUS NEWS
PINWHEELS FOR PEACE
In observance of International Peace Day, Willis Lane Elementary School will be joining thousands of other children around the world in voicing their support of World Peace through a project called "Pinwheels For Peace." Kindergarten through 4th grade students designed and created the pinwheels based on their feelings about peace, tolerance and living in harmony. The pinwheels will be "planted" outside of Willis Lane in the courtyard on Monday, September 22 at 8:15 am. A special thanks to Home Depot for donating 600 paint sticks for the construction of the pinwheels.

CENTRAL CHARGER BRIGADE MARCH-A- THON and GARAGE SALE
The annual Central Charger Brigade March-A-Thon will be held on Saturday, September 27 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm.

The March-a-Thon route will be as follows:
Central High School, 8:30 - 9:00am
Friendship Elementary, 9:15 - 9:45am
Jets Pizza Parking Lot, 10:15 - 10:45am
Park Glen Elementary, 11:15 - 11:45am
Hillwood Middle School, 12:15 - 12:45pm

During the March-A-Thon, Central High School is also hosting a garage sale in the parking lot. The community is welcomed to stop by for some great deals!

STUDENTS TAKE PART IN BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
On Friday, October 3, Central and Keller High Schools will put aside their rivalry and come together to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. During half time of the district game to be held at the Keller ISD Athletic Complex, a representative from Susan G. Komen for the Cure will accept a check from the Central and Keller High cheerleaders. Prior to the game, cheerleaders from both schools will be selling pink t-shirts and other pink items to raise money and to "Pink Out" the stands for the game. Pep rallies will be held at both schools at the end of the day on Friday to get pumped up for the game and for this great cause!

BLUEBONNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD
We are excited to announce that Bluebonnet Elementary School has been selected to the Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll. This award recognizes schools that have demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations. Of the over 8,000 Texas public schools, less than 4% are selected to receive this prestigious award. Bluebonnet will be honored at an TBEC awards banquet on November 10th in San Antonio.

Congratulations to Principal, Ken McGuire, and the outstanding Bluebonnet Elementary staff.

UPCOMING EVENTS
2ND ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT BENEFITING THE KELLER HIGH SCHOOL MEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM
Keller High School is proud to present the 2nd Annual Four Man Best Ball Golf Tournament benefiting the Keller High School Men's Soccer Program. This year's goal is to raise $5,000.

The Golf Tournament will be held at Sky Creek Ranch on Sunday, September 21, 2008. The cost is $80/person. Registration begins at noon with a 1:30pm Shotgun Start.

For more information, please contact Rick Hinojosa at 817-431-8325 or enrique.hinojosa@baesystems.com.

LONE STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
Lone Star Elementary School is having their first book fair of the year. Book lovers of all ages are welcome to visit the Lone Star Library and buy some great books!

The book fair will be held September Monday, Sept. 22 - Friday, Sept. 26 and is open to everyone. Family night is Thursday, September 25, from 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm. The book fair will be open: Monday-Thursday, 7:40 am - 3:30 pm and Friday, 7:40 am - 11:00 am.

FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE EXPLORATION FAIR
Florence Elementary School is hosting a Science Exploration Fair Monday, September 22 - Friday, September 26. Come and support the FES Science Lab. They will have educational products with items ranging from prisms to science kits and also live animals in their habitats available for purchase (Please note that a parent must be present in order to purchase animals).

The science fair will be held in the library from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm daily. There will be a special evening session on Monday, September 22, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. All FES parents, students and community members are welcome to attend!

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SEPT. 22
The Keller ISD Board of Trustees will convene for a regular meeting on Monday, September 22. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the Rock Gym.

KELLER ISD GOLD CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Keller ISD Gold Classic marks its 10th year of celebrating excellence in student athletics, recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of players and coaches from Central, Fossil Ridge and Keller high schools. During the past nine years, the Classic has provided $72,000 in scholarships and equipment for Keller ISD Athletes. This year's tournament will be held on Monday, October 20 at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Course. The deadline to register for this event is Friday, October 10. Applications are available on the KISD Web site, under Athletics. Please contact the Athletics Department at 817-744- 1066 for more information.

BROWN BAG LUNCH
Keller Middle School PTA will host a brown bag lunch with Keller ISD Superintendent James R. Veitenheimer, giving parents and community members the chance to discuss district events and hot topics. Guests are invited to ask questions and share information. The Brown Bag Lunch will be held at Keller Middle School on Thursday, October 16th at noon.

KISD PARENT UNIVERSITY
A joint effort between Keller ISD and the Parenting Center, KISD Parent University is a new program designed to bring ideas, insight, and strategies to parents in the Keller ISD community. Parenting University courses are held once every month, are free and open to the public.

The next session is on Bullying and will be held on Thursday, October 16 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the Education Center in Texas Room II (350 Keller Parkway). Interested parents can RSVP to 817-744- 6011.

Please encourage your friends to visit the Keller ISD web site, www.kellerisd.net, to sign up for the e-news group. We're looking forward to sharing our students' successes with you in 2008-09.
Sincerely,

The Keller ISD Department of Communications
e-news@kellerisd.net