Just before students began their Trick or Treating, McGruff and his police officer friends visited Heritage. They shared the origin of Red Ribbon Week, lead our students in the Drug Free pledge, and discussed Halloween safety.
Our student spotlight this week is on Maddox Lopez. Maddox is currently a 4th Grader, and joined our Heritage Family last school year. Maddox is a curious and enthusiastic student who loves to learn. From day one, Maddox has taken ownership of his own learning by setting goals for himself. Maddox comes to school daily with a positive attitude, eager, and ready to learn new knowledge. He does not skip a beat when it comes to learning. Maddox was selected to be a student leader for the fourth grade. This new role magnifies his leadership abilities that he already brings to the classroom. Maddox continues to show exceptional model student characteristics!
Please join us in welcoming Alexis Carreon to our Heritage Elementary family as our new 4th grade Special Education teacher! Alexis comes to us from El Paso and brings a strong background in Special Education along with a strong belief and enthusiasm for student success. Since joining us, she has hit the ground running by connecting with her 4th grade team, building relationships with students, and quickly learning how to best support all of their needs. Ms. Carreon is known for being flexible, kind, and eager to help. She has already shown that she is willing to take on any task that involves supporting students. We are truly grateful she made the move from El Paso to be a part of our campus, and we know this will be an exciting year with her on our team!
The Southside ISD superintendent, Rolando Ramirez, met with the Heritage Student Leaders yesterday. He encouraged them to inspire their peers to do well on upcoming assessments because they will be rewarded. They also discussed other items about our school and he answered questions they had. It is nice to see a “Top Boss” taking the time to talk with his students, thank you!
Heritage teacher and students have been featured in the national magazine, Education Week, for their work in dual language instruction. Take a few minutes to read about the excellent things going on in Southside ISD, we are beyond proud!
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-the-science-of-reading-can-support-english-learners/2025/09
Our student organizations, staff, and families enjoyed participating and watching the parade!
We had our annual student-led, bilingual Patriot Day Ceremony where we honored First Responders and remembered those that lost their lives on 9/11/2001. Students said pledges, sang a song of gratitude, had a moment of silence, and shared a few words.
