Trustees recognize students and staff at December meeting

The Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees recognized students and staff at its December 16 school board meeting. The J.A. Vitovsky Elementary Honor Council opened the monthly Board meeting with a moment of unity and respect, beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Texas Pledge.

The following groups and individuals were celebrated.

 

Trustees honor excellence in CTE

Congratulations to the Midlothian Heritage High School and Midlothian High School FFA programs. Seven students qualified to advance to the State FFA competition in Leadership Development Events. These events focus on creating situations for members to demonstrate their abilities in public speaking, decision making, communication and their knowledge of agriculture and the FFA organization. Team and individual events reinforce what is taught in agricultural science classrooms. This year, Norah Pacheco made history as Heritage High School's first-ever state qualifier for the Leadership Development Contest. Trustees recognized the following FFA students:

Senior Creed Speaking 
- Norah Pacheco, HHS 

Senior Skills 
- Cale Anderson, MHS
- Macie Griffin, MHS
- London Day, MHS 

Junior Skills
- Rebekah Lindsey, MHS
- Olivia Graves, MHS
- Cam Anderson, MHS

 

Trustees commend excellence in Fine Arts

Trustees honored 18 Midlothian ISD students for advancing as Thespian National Qualifiers after competing at the Texas Thespian State Festival held over Thanksgiving Break. The Midlothian High School and Heritage High School Theatre programs attended the competition alongside more than 8,000 students from across the state. Texas Thespians compete in a variety of categories. The individual performance events include monologue, duet acting, group acting, solo musical, duet musical, group musical, and musical theater dance. Students may also advance in technical events such as sound design, stage management, and costume construction. At the Festival, MHS earned the highest level of recognition status as a Gold Honor Troupe for the organization's leadership and service efforts.

The students recognized at the meeting are:

Duet Acting:
- Pearson Urquhart and Chloe Turk (Perfect Score), HHS

Stage Management:
- Lainey Wolf, HHS

Duet Musical: 
- Allison Finan and Haylee Hodges (Perfect Score), HHS
- John Fehler and Kate Phillips, HHS

Monologue:
- Rylan Crowder, HHS
- Norah Pacheco, HHS
- Tristan Garcia, MHS

Solo Musical:
- Sophia Manna (Perfect Score), HHS
- Madeline Nabinger, HHS
- Nicholas May, HHS
- Keiona Anthony, MHS
- Olivia Leath (Perfect Score), MHS
- Katie Parker (Perfect Score), MHS
- Emma Scott, MHS
- Joshua Wilkins, MHS

 

Trustees celebrate excellence in athletics

Congratulations to Midlothian Heritage High School senior Eva Jacobsen for qualifying to compete at the UIL 5A State Cross Country Championship. Eva is a two time state competitor and a 2nd Team Academic All State student-athlete who aspires to run at the collegiate level for Baylor University. During her time with the HHS cross country team, she led her peers to regional competition for three consecutive years.

 

Trustees applaud life-saving excellence

In Midlothian ISD, we are family. Every child, teacher, staff member, and parent is a part of our inclusive family, and we treat each person with respect. Kindness always matters in every interaction. This belief and cultural tenet is celebrated throughout our organization, and when a staff member goes above and beyond the call of duty to exemplify our cultural tenets we want to shine a spotlight on those actions and efforts.

MISD received a message of thanks crediting the actions of two Midlothian High School coaches for saving the life of a Panther fan who had gone to watch a game at the MHS Arena. The message shared that the 84-year-old arrived at the Arena with, unbeknownst to him, a dead oxygen machine. Coach Jennifer Haltom and Coach Amy Tennison were there to assist the fan. They contacted 9-1-1 and stayed with him until emergency responders arrived. Paramedics stabilized and avoided intubating him. The family credits these two coaches for helping to save their father. We are MISD Proud of Coach Haltom and Coach Tennison.