Parents/Guardians,
Southside ISD leadership team welcome parents, community members and students to join us on Facebook Live on Thursday, August 6 at 5:00 pm in English and on Friday, August 7 at 5:00 pm in Spanish.
We will be previewing the virtual schedule for student success presentation and leadership will be answering questions.
View the Family Information Session: Back-To-School 20-21(English)
View the Family Information Session: Back-To-School 20-21(Spanish)
Irma Villanueva is a Kindergarten Teacher at Menchaca, and has been a proud Cardinal for 31 years. Mrs. Villanueva is a valuable asset to Menchaca. She is a team lead and assists her team with planning engaging and rigorous lessons. She helps to develop teachers and even student teachers who are getting ready to graduate and enter the teaching profession. She is definitely an individual to learn from. When she is not helping adults, she is hard at work for her students. In the classroom, you can see the love of learning instilled in her students. She meets the needs of her students in her lessons and even when working with them in small groups. Mrs. Villnaueva’s teaching style and techniques are why her students are successful. She cares deeply about her students’ well being and academic growth. You will often see her as one of the last ones to leave the campus as she is preparing activities for her lessons and collaborating. Mrs. Villanueva has been a valuable asset to the district as she has laid a solid foundation for so many students throughout the years. Mrs. Villanueva’s dedication and passion for teaching is the reason why Southside parents, students, and staff members love her. She is a wonderful asset to Menchaca.
Jazlyn is one amazing student and peer. She is such a happy person and loves to start off her day with music and dance. She is also a super kind and caring friend who goes out of her way to help others. She is motivated and fun to be around! The one thing that stands out is that when she notices that a friend is having a hard time or day she offers hugs and tries to play with them. She was a real pleasure to have in my class and I know that she will truly brighten up her kinder classroom next year!
For some students in the Southside Independent School District, the day they had been waiting for finally arrived. This is the day they received their custom-made t-shirts for participating in the District’s fun and captivating summer school called the “Cardinal Academy Summer Blast.”
Vanessa Vargas and three of her children were up early to get their shirts. The children were all smiles as they received their t-shirts and goodie bags as incentives for completing summer school. “I was happy because they’re learning. I thought the classes were good,” she said. Then added, “The only thing is we had internet trouble. My daughter Shaila would even cry when the internet went out.”
Southside High School senior Anastasia Rangel enrolled in the Cardinal Academy Summer Blast so she could stay on top of her course work. Rangel plans to become an attorney or enter the F.B.I. after college. “I feel more prepared for the senior year than if I didn’t study,” Rangel said.
Mr. Ricardo Moreno served as the elementary school principal with more than 600 students. “Our superintendent Mr. Rolando Ramirez wanted it to be engaging. The idea was also to simulate what we could expect for the upcoming academic year and troubleshoot any issues that we could uncover,” he said.
Superintendent Ramirez plans on making the Cardinal Academy Summer Blast a Southside tradition along with the t-shirts as an incentive.
In addition to the t-shirts, students received a Peter Piper Pizza coupon for a personal-sized pizza and soft drink, and goodie bags with incentives from Firstmark Credit Union and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Thanks to Dr. Lyssa Ochoa and the San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic (SAVE Clinic) for sponsoring the Cardinal Academy Summer Blast t-shirts.
A Special Board Meeting of the Board of Managers of Southside ISD will be held August 3, 2020, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The Board meeting with be a virtual meeting. No one will be meeting in person due to the current COVD -19 conditions.
View the Board Meeting live at southsideisd.org/golive
The San Antonio Food Bank pre-registration link is now open for the Saturday, August 8, 2020 food distribution at Southside ISD. The distribution will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Kym Rapier Food Pantry located at Pearce Elementary. Pre-registration is required. Please register now and help others who may need help registering. The Food Bank allows only two registered families per car.
Volunteers are desperately needed to help distribute more than 20 tons of San Antonio Food Bank food on Saturday, August 8 at the Southside ISD Kym Rapier Food Pantry. Volunteers assemble outside of Pearce Elementary at 7:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturday’s of the month for the distributions. With enough help, volunteers can distribute enough food to feed about 2,700 people before noon. “The rewards of helping others is enormous. Everyone always feels leaving better,” said District Director of Public Relations/Community Engagement Randy Escamilla. If you can help, please send an email to randy.escamilla@southsideisd.org or call 210-882-1600 ext. 5125.
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