News from The Keller Independent School District

Special Reminders!


Friday, April 10

Holiday, No School


Monday, April 13

Bad Weather Make-Up Day
Due to inclement weather, the district was closed Wednesday, January 28. The district will make up that bad weather day Monday, April 13. The day has long been posted on the district's calendar as a possible make-up day. In an effort to avoid re-scheduling end-of-year high school exams and to allow for summer school staff development, April 13 was selected as the best of all options.

District News

TAKS TESTING DATE CHANGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Due to conflicts with state/national competitions, Keller ISD has slightly modified the TAKS schedule for Grades 10 and 11 only.

Sophomores and juniors were originally scheduled to take the Social Studies portion of the TAKS test on Friday, May 1. That date has been moved to Monday, April 27.

No other TAKS administration dates have been modified. Below is the summary of the assessment dates for all students with the recent change:

Monday, April 27
Grade 10 Social Studies
Grade 11 Social Studies

Tuesday, April 28
Grade 10 Math

Wednesday, April 29
Grade 11 Math

Thursday, April 30
Grade 9 Math
Grade 10 Science
Grade 11 Science

Please contact your campus if you have any questions.

CENTRAL AND FOSSIL RIDGE UIL ONE-ACT PLAY DISTRICT CHAMPS

Central High School's production of "The Rivers and Ravines" and Fossil Ridge High School's production of "Gint" were named the two advancing plays in District 5-5A competition. Keller High's production of Bad Seed was named the alternate play at the contest. Central and Fossil Ridge will compete in the Area contest held at Fossil Ridge High School on Friday, April 10, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Individual awards were:

Central High School
All-Star Cast - Matt McPherson, Porcia Bartholomae, Anthony Cervantes

Honorable Mention - Katelyn Johnson, Cody Hallford

Outstanding Technician - Ryne Easen

Fossil Ridge High School
Best Actor - Creytn Crosby

All-Star Cast - Trevor Bynum, London Powers

Honorable Mention - Veronica Perry, Melissa Rondon

Outstanding Technician - Olivia Bates

Keller High School
Best Actress - Autumn Teague

All-Star Cast - Stephanie Grilo

Honorable Mention - Emily Burke, Katie Folger, Zach Danz

Outstanding Technician - Alec Danz

At the Zone Competition the week prior, the following individual awards were given:

Central High School
All-Star Cast - Katelyn Johnson, Matt McPherson, Porcia Barthlomae

Honorable Mention All-Star Cast - Anthony Cervantes and Michaela Heidemann

Outstanding Technician - Stephanie Warnick

Fossil Ridge High School
Best Actor - Creytn Crosby

All-Star Cast - Trevor Bynum, London Powers

Honorable Mention All-Star Cast - Veronica Perry, Melissa Rondon

Outstanding Technician: Camilla Bates. In addition, the best technical crew was awarded to Fossil Ridge's crew of Camilla Bates, Olivia Bates, Paul Vyakulin, and Ryan Guillory.

Keller High School
Best Actress - Autumn Teague

All-Star Cast: Emily Burke, Zach Danz

Honorable Mention All-Star Cast - Katie Folger, Stephanie Grillo

Outstanding Technician: Kaitlyn Kimble

KISD BOYS SOCCER - DISTRICT 5-5A 2009 ALL-DISTRICT HONORS

Most Valuable Player
Keller - Joel Oldham - SR
Central - Chad Asher - JR

Goalkeeper of the Year
Keller - Ryan Smith - SR

Defender of the Year
Keller - Ryan Epperson - SR

Coach of the Year
Keller - Jason Bates

1st Team Forward
Keller - Evan Perkins - SR
Central - Nathan Reyes - SR

1st Team Midfield
Keller - Grant Beck - SR

1st Team All-District Defender
Central - Chandler Elder - JR

2nd Team Forward
Ridge - Parker Banks - JR
Central - Justin Duprist - JR
Keller - Karson Lofink - JR

2nd Team Midfield
Ridge - Jordan Shea - SR
Central - Derek McCormick - SR
Keller - John Rock - SR

2nd Team All-District Defender
Keller - Eric Fiscus - SR
Central - Blake Howard - SR
Ridge - Beau Breckenridge - JR

2nd Team All-District Goalkeeper
Ridge - Ozzie Ruiz - JR

KISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE CANDIDATES FORUM NIGHT

The Keller Council of PTAs is hosting a School Board Trustee Candidates Forum Night on Tuesday, April 28 from 7 - 8 p.m. in the Boardroom of the KISD Administration Building (350 Keller Pkwy).

All of the Board of Trustees Candidates will speak to the community, with a Question & Answer session to follow. The event will be moderated by the League of Women Voters of Tarrant County and is sponsored by the Keller Council of PTAs.

Early Voting will be held Monday, April 27 - Tuesday, May 5. Election Day is Saturday, May 9.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Bryce, Legislative Chairman/Keller Council of PTAs at 817-454-6423.

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY FORUM

Any student interested in enrolling at a U.S. Service Academy sometime in the future is strongly encouraged to attend a forum taking place at the TCC Southeast campus on Saturday, April 4, from 8 a.m. -12 p.m.

The United States Military Academy at Westpoint, the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, The United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy all have a complex process for application that goes well beyond the traditional college application process.

Come to learn what you need to know to navigate the process, how to improve your chances for admission, and the benefits of an unparalleled post-secondary education at this special event open to any high school student.

Members of Congress, academy liaison officers, and current cadets will all be on hand to assist Tarrant county families with creating a greater understanding of the process!

For more information http://www.kellerisd.net/kellerisd/