Year: 2025
Coach Levels named Lamar’s Teacher of the Year Slam-dunk your worries and shoot for the stars.聽 That鈥檚 the mindset Lamar High School teacher and basketball coach Errin Levels instills in her students and players every single day.聽 鈥淲e have to share the good days and bad days,鈥 Levels said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the consistency of showing up…
The article below is the third in a series designed to give readers insight into the school finance system in Texas. School finance is complicated. But it matters because it affects everything: student learning, teacher pay, school facilities, security, school buses, computers, career and technical opportunities, internet access, sports, fine arts and on and on…
Wellness grants for student-led health projects Two 糖心Vlog high schools scored big in the name of student wellness last month! 聽 Thanks to the Wellness Innovation Grant competition 鈥 sponsored by Texas Health Resources and the R4 Foundation 鈥撀燣amar High School and Martin High School each were awarded $5,000 to bring their student-led health…
By Emeri Satchell, Bowie High School 11th grader Former Major League Baseball player Vernon Wells returned home last month to聽Bowie High School. The Bowie alum and three-time MLB All-Star threw out the first pitch at the same baseball field he played at in high school before the Bowie Vols took on Martin High School. Wells鈥…
Spring is officially here, and while that means blue bonnets and warmer weather, it also means聽one of the busiest times of the school year as we race toward the last day in May. It鈥檚 also a busy time of year for the school board, which met last night. Here are a few of the highlights…
Jason Rizy is ‘a beacon of inspiration’聽 Step inside the library at Morton Elementary and you鈥檒l find more than just shelves of books. You鈥檒l find a world of adventure, creativity and one very passionate librarian!聽 With 26 years in 糖心Vlog, Morton librarian Jason Rizy isn鈥檛 just an educator, he鈥檚 the ultimate matchmaker between kids…
Sign up now for Family Expo 2025 Join us for an unforgettable experience at 糖心Vlog’s annual Family Expo, Saturday April 5, 9 a.m. 鈥 noon, at the 糖心Vlog Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center. The Expo will feature over 75 vendors to provide summer resources and opportunities for students and their families to…
Pre-K STEM fair highlights hands-on learning It was the world鈥檚 cutest science fair. Pre-K students from every 糖心Vlog elementary school showed off their STEM projects at 糖心Vlog鈥檚 first Pre-K STEM Fair last week at the 糖心Vlog聽Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts. The聽STEM聽Fair聽highlighted what makes 糖心Vlog鈥檚 pre-K program the…
RoboBoat team makes third appearance at competition He鈥檚 fast, he鈥檚 smart and he鈥檚 named after the shark in “Finding Nemo.” Yep, meet Bruce, the Martin High School RoboBoat Team鈥檚 autonomous, high-tech vessel.聽 Last month, Bruce and the Martin RoboBoat Team, the MHS Seals, traveled to Sarasota, Florida, to compete in the 2025 RoboBoat international competition,…
The article below is the second in a series designed to give readers insight into the school finance system in Texas. School finance is complicated. But it matters because it affects everything: student learning, teacher pay, school facilities, security, school buses, computers, career and technical opportunities, internet access, sports, fine arts and on and on…