Before the Thanksgiving Break, the Allen Philharmonic Symphony put on a performance for fourth graders in Allen ISD at the AHS PAC. The performance featured performances from many Allen ISD students as well!
The Curtis and Ereckson Middle School Math and Science Teams recently competed in the Welcome to the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association (TSMCA) Invitational Meet with Ereckson winning the Sweepstakes award and four event categories. Curtis came in second in the Sweepstakes.
Ereckson won first place in all four team events - General Math, Calculator Applications, Number Sense and Science. Curtis won second place in General Math, third place in Number Sense and third place in Calculator Applications.
Individual winners for Ereckson are:
Number Sense
Anweshi Kulkarni, second, 7th Grade
Aryan Padarthi, first place, 8th Grade
Calculator
Sai Raaghav Diwaker, third place, 7th Grade
Aryan Padarthi, second place, 8th Grade
Haojun Zhang, third place, 8th Grade
Math
Benjamin Kim, second place, 8th Grade
Allen Tan, third place 8th Grade
Science
Jolian Chen, first place, 7th Grade
Vishnu Reddy, second place, 7th Grade
Sonia Ghazi, third place, 7th Grade
Chaitrika Pinapatruni, first place, 8th Grade
Jennie Farouk, second place, 8th Grade
Brandon Xu, third place, 8th Grade
Curtis individual winners are:
Number Sense
Ayat Rahman, first place, 7th Grade
Sidhaarth Adhisheshan, fifth place, 7th Grade
Calculator
Ayat Rahman, first place, 7th Grade
Sidhaarth Adhisheshan, fourth place, 7th Grade
Math
Ayat Rahman, first place, 7th Grade
Aarav Awasthi, third place, 7th Grade
Sidhaarth Adhisheshan, eighth place, 7th Grade
Amy Yan, fifth place, 8th Grade
The Math and Science Clubs practice every week to practice with the goal of qualifying for the state meet to be held in San Antonio in April. Lori Allen and Sheryl Perkin are the coaches at Ereckson. Catherine Stokarski and Tracy Spruell are the coaches at Curtis.
District leaders came together before Thanksgiving Break, focusing on honing leadership skills to elevate service to our amazing staff and students. #AllenISDWeGoTogether
The Allen ISD Long Range Facility Planning Committee recently met at Anderson Early Childhood School to preliminarily review facility assessment scores of district facilities, followed by a tour of the campus, led by Principal Lara Utecht. Photo gallery > https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3g9H
Curtis Middle School students recently experienced the wonders of Virtual Reality during Mona Abdelkarim’s science class. The VR devices were donated by Meta Quest 2 to Curtis in a pilot project to gauge their application across the district.
Green Elementary School recently hosted a World Culture Night. Green families shared their culture, traditions, food, and fun during the PTA-sponsored event.
The Allen High School Wrestling team is selling smoked and sugared hams as a fundraiser for the program. The hams cost $50 and may be ordered at https://www.allentxwrestling.com/hamstore. Buy a ham and support our state champion boys and girls!
CLASS OF 2024: The senior class is invited to apply for a variety of locally funded scholarships, organized into ONE application by the Foundation. This streamlines the process for students, encourages more students to apply, and provides a variety of quality applicants to the local funding organizations and businesses. The criteria spans from test scores and GPA to extracurricular activities and financial need. Please see our website for FAQs and an instructional video! https://www.allenisd.org/o/fas/page/student-scholarships
Kids Club recently held their Trunk or Treat event. Kids Club staff hosted the trunks and Kids Club families got the treats!
Students of all ages dressed up for Halloween at the STEAM Center, including Vaughan Elementary Second Graders, who were there to enjoy the wonderful learning program that the STEAM center offers to every single Allen ISD Elementary student.
This is the final week the Gifted & Talented testing registration window is open. The last day is Friday, November 3, 2023. Learn more and register >> https://www.allenisd.org/giftedandtalented
Allen ISD Leadership Academy recently met and learned about finance and district operations, including, transportation, nutrition, maintenance, and more. They also toured Boyd Elementary where they saw some students in action! View the photo gallery >> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAZNTt
Allen ISD is offering a $1,000 bonus for new CDL drivers. Now's the time to shift gears into a fulfilling career by driving a school bus for Allen ISD! Learn more and apply now >> https://allenisd.org/drive
It's the time of the year again for the Allen ISD Father Daughter Ball, Saturday, December 9 at Allen High School! This year's theme is Under the Sea. Learn more and get your tickets >> https://www.allenisd.org/fatherdaughter
The Silver Eagles toured Ereckson Middle School recently with special tour guides Principal Paul Harper and PALs students!
Interested in joining Silver Eagles? Learn all about it! https://www.allenisd.org/silvereagles
Teacher Leaders from across the district met this week to cultivate their leadership skills. They also had small group interactions with district leaders where they learned about various leadership opportunities within the district.
Today's Homecoming Blackout Pep Rally was electrifying! There were fantastic performances, mums that were larger than life, and the Juniors won the spirit stick! View the entire photo gallery on Flickr >> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAVFNf
The first meeting of the Allen ISD Leadership Academy took place this week. They heard from Dr. Bullock, board members, the Foundation, and Athletics and Fine Arts staff. They also took a tour of Eagle Stadium. View the full photo gallery >> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAUThw
Evans Elementary got to read with the eagles today. There was also an impromptu dance competition in the cafeteria and a workout session in one of the classrooms! What a fun morning at Evans! View the full photo gallery >> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAUQkZ
Rathan Bolar, an Ereckson Middle School student, earned a spot on the USA Karate Junior National team and recently placed third at the Pan American Karate Championships in Santiago, Chile, against competitors from 24 countries.
Additionally, Rathan was selected as one of the top two athletes in the U.S. at the Karate National Championships and USA Team Trials in Virginia. As a part of the USA National team, Rathan trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs before the Chile competition.
In a letter to Rathan’s parents, Sasha Gerritson, a Board Director of the USA National Karate-do Federation said, “Your student is part of an elite group of US Athletes who will represent our nation in national and international competition.”
Rathan began practicing Karate when he was 9 and trains for five hours a week to reach this high level of competition. Congratulations Rathan!
