December 16, 2016

Calendar of Events

December 19-30
Student/Staff Holiday Break - District Offices Closed

January
School Board Recognition Month

January 2
Student Holiday/District Staff Development

January 3
Classes Resume

January 13
Early Release for Students/Campus Staff Development

End of 6-week/9-week Grading Periods

January 16
Student/Staff Holiday -
District Offices Closed
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Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD eNews
Welcome to your bi-weekly eNews update! EMS ISD eNews is one way our families can stay up to date on community events, programs, and news around the district. Click on the headlines below for highlights of district news. In addition, the "News Links" tab on the left will take you to campus, athletic, and fine arts news. To visit the EMS ISD website, click  here.





EMS ISD schools and offices will be closed December 19-30 for winter break. Staff returns on January 2 and classes resume January 3. We wish you a very happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you back in 2017!
District Highlights

Annual EMS ISD Holiday Open House continues
long-standing tradition
of festivities and fun
 
More than 400 visitors from across our district and community stopped by the Board Room at the Central Administration Complex for the annual EMS ISD Holiday Open House on Wednesday, December 14. In its 43rd year, the annual event is an EMS tradition that brings together students, staff, families, and community to celebrate and experience the holidays at Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD.

Over the course of the day, we hosted more than 800 fine arts students representing 14 schools and 19 different fine arts groups.  This year our fine arts students performed in 20-minute increments. The performances began at 9 a.m. and concluded at 3 p.m. Performances included Wayside Middle School Beginning Boys Choir, Gililland Honor Choir, Lake Pointe Honor Choir, Comanche Springs' Singin' Spurs, Remington Point Panther Chorale, Parkview Musical Mavericks, Greenfield's Groovin' Gators, Ed Willkie Brass and Woodwind Ensembles, Creekview Mixed Choir, Saginaw HS choir, Boswell HS Varsity Choir, Chisholm Trail HS Ranger Vocal Band and Take 2, Willow Creek Honor Choir, Ed Willkie Advanced Choirs, Highland Choirs, Wayside Beginning Girls Choirs A and B, and the Boswell Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Combo.

Thank you to everyone who came out for food, fun, and fine arts! Click  here to view photos of the Holiday Open House event. 

More district highlights 
Click the headline below to read more about each story.

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is pleased to announce that Walter Berringer has been named as the new principal of Chisholm Trail High School.  Berringer brings with him more than 13 years of experience in secondary public school education with the last eight of those spent in school administration.



Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD is pleased to announce that Meredith Birdwell has been named Director of Program Evaluation and Continuous Improvement.  Birdwell most recently served as a testing coordinator at Chisholm Trail High School and brings with her more than 13 years of experience in public school education, with the last four of those spent in administration.

Hafley Development Center students were treated to a movie premier-themed party as part of their annual holiday tradition. They were joined by culinary arts students from the Hollenstein Career & Technology Center who served holiday-themed treats to guests. Click the headline to read more and see a photo slideshow featuring our youngest learners!

Shop online, support EMS students and teachers!

Holiday shopping is easy with Amazon's Holiday Gift Guides. #StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com for your holiday gifts and Amazon donates to the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Education Foundation. Click here to view the gift guide.

The EMS ISD Education Foundation provides learning/teaching grants and scholarship programs for both EMS ISD students and teachers. Click here to learn more about the Education Foundation.

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