February 10, 2017
Our Theatre Department gave a tremendous performance during this year's musical. So much hard work goes into these productions, and this year's show was excellent!
 
Winter sports are winding down as spring sports get underway. For the fifth year in a row, the Belton girls swim team are 12-6A District Champs! The boys and girls powerlifting teams took first place against eight schools! Go Big Red!
 

It's the time of year when our high school seniors start counting down the days to graduation. For many of them, the skills that they gained through our career and technical education program will be a foundation for what comes next.

It's also the time of year when our career and technical education students get to test their skills in competition with their peers from across the state. Last weekend, our students were in Waco for the SkillsUSA district contest where 49 students qualified to advance to the state contest. Our kids took first place in events as varied as digital cinema production, plumbing, CNC milling and forensic science. Our construction trades team is headed will be competing for their fourth straight state title!

We also have students headed to the HOSA Future Health Professionals state contest, the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state conference, and the Texas Association of Future Educators state competition.

A little closer to home, our FFA students have been winning ribbons at the Bell County Youth Fair. I dropped by the Expo Center on Tuesday and watched as several of our students showed their swine in the barn. We have one of the largest FFA  chapters  in the state, but they are also one of the most successful chapters!

I'm proud of our kids, and I'm proud to live a community whose support makes their success possible.
 
Sincerely,

Susan Kincannon, Ed.D.
Superintendent


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It's contest season for students in our career and technical education program! The SkillsUSA district contest was held last week in Waco, and 49 Belton ISD students qualified for the state contest in events ranging from forensic science to construction trades to radio broadcasting. FFA students have been winning ribbons at the Bell County Youth Fair. Belton ISD will be represented by 12 students at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state contest and by one student at the HOSA Future Health Professionals state conference.

We celebrated our National Blue Ribbon School, Leon Heights Elementary, in Austin this week with State Board of Education member Tom Maynard. The Superintendent presented State Representative Hugh Shine with a Belton Tiger football helmet for his office, and Representative Shine also visited with BISD students at UIL Congress.
 
Students at Pirtle Elementary enjoyed hearing about a variety of professions on Career Day. Presenters included soldiers, police with canine units, artists, recruiters and pilots, to name a few. We always appreciate our parents and members of our community who participate in Career Day activities.
 
At a ceremony last week, 11 Tigers signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level.
Message from the School Board President:

Our Schools! Our Community!
 
Partnerships between our schools and our community are vital to the success of our students. We know that it takes a supportive community to have strong schools, and strong schools to have a great community. We also know that a community's public schools are a key element in the quality of life that determines where people choose to live, work and play. Because of that we actively seek out partnerships within our community to make our schools better.

Many of our students' recent successes are due in part to the great community partnerships and opportunities available to them. We are thankful that we enjoy this high level of support as we prepare our students for careers and/or college after graduation. And we are thankful for a supportive and engaged community that is committed to investing in public education. Our Big Red Community is making a difference for our kids!

I Love Belton!

Randy Pittenger
President, Board of Trustees


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Our students are doing great things, and we celebrate their successes daily!

What a great performance by the Tarver Elementary's fifth-grade students during published author night, where students got to share their wonderful stories and writing skills.