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The Venus High School Lady Bulldog Basketball Team continues to make us proud even after their season has ended. The following players earned All-District Honors; please congratulate them on their accomplishments when you have the opportunity.
District 11-4A Offensive Player of the Year - Shyann Lewis 1st team All-District - Katelynn Hill 2nd Team All District - Jackie Brown Honorable Mention - Eva Wilson and Janessa Medrano We are also BEYOND PROUD to announce that the entire Varsity team earned Academic All-District Honors! Our Lady Bulldogs are second to none! Academic All-District: Shyann Lewis Nelly Perez Katelynn Hill Jackie Brown Eva Wilson Janessa Medrano Jade Loewen Ximena Cortes Jackie Perez
Updated 2/11/2021
In order to maintain consistency in all our COVID-19 mitigation protocols, while ensuring our ability to enforce them with fidelity, it is necessary to modify a recent announcement regarding extensive travel. Quarantines will not be based on travel destination, but in keeping with original protocols, all quarantines will be based on COVID-19 positive tests and close contact with someone who has COVID-19. We encourage students to be tested for COVID-19 upon their return to school after international travel, and we will facilitate free, on-site, COVID-19 testing for students in this situation. To arrange for a COVID test for your child after international travel, please contact a campus nurse. Venus ISD is partnering with parents and community members to assemble a Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee. We are looking for community members to serve in the long-range facility planning process. Committee members will examine the recent demographic projections, current capacities and school finances in order to plan for the next level of possibilities for Venus Students. The committee we are forming is not a bond committee. This is for planning purposes only. With advanced planning roads, water and other amenities can be considered so that their delay is minimized when time becomes a limited commodity.
Beginning Thursday, February 4, 2021 we will host a series of community partnership meetings for the purpose of creating a long-range facility plan to be presented to the Board of Trustees. If you are interested and able to commit to 5 meetings in February and March or if you simply have questions please email futureplans@venusisd.net. Meetings will be held in a COVID safe environment and masking, hand sanitizing and appropriate distancing will be required. Child care will not be provided and we request that your children not accompany you to these meetings. Congratulations to our amazing young ladies who received Academic All-State Honors from the Texas High School Coaches Association and the Texas Army National Guard for Volleyball. They maintained an overall average of 92 or above throughout the season. Please congratulate them when you see them!
1st Team Volleyball: Allison Norrell Honorable Mention: Valeria Huerta Heather Hargrove Shyann Lewis Nelly Perez VHS Band just wrapped up HS All-Region auditions and did very well! Below are students that made the Regional Band:
William Neavin-Bass Clarinet Hannah White-Bass Clarinet (advanced to Area) Isaiah Pereira-Trombone Joe Henson-Tuba Christopher Henson-Tuba (advanced to Area) Students that advancing to Area have a chance to make the All-State Band! They did very well, and improved on last year's results. If you see these students, please congratulate them! Congratulations to the amazing cast and crew of Venus Middle School's One Act Play troop on making us more than proud at UIL Competition. They earned a perfect score on their performance of The Diary of Adam and Eve. They overcame adversity in the form of having to cancel over half of their rehearsals due to COVID issues, and managed to earn record high score for the campus. Jessica Hernandez and Hunter Fudge won Best Actor and Actress, the two top awards of the competition. Evelyn Smith won All Star Cast, Averi Sansom won Honorable Mention, and Alexia Kabo won the Technical Theatre award. Madelyn Ward rounding out the crew doing a great job on the lights, and Janeth Andrade and Rachel Dunning did a fantastic job as cast members. Be sure to congratulate these Bulldogs on a job well done! The Texas Association of School Boards sponsors the Stand Up for Texas Public Schools Award to recognize the generous assistance provided to districts by businesses and community organizations. By recognizing those who are standing up for public schools each year, we hope to thank those who deserve it and also encourage others to step up to help. Congratulations to the following recipients! Gerdau Metals Recycling, Midlothian Linebarger and Associates Attorneys at Law Iglesia Luterana San Gabriel Martin-Marietta: Midlothian Cement Plant Global Tool and Technology Please congratulate these young men for their accomplishments in the classroom and on the field of play! Great job, Bulldogs!
2nd Team - Academic All-State Football Andrew Handlin Tyler Henrich Luke Schaefer Honorable Mention - Academic All-State Football JuanGabriel Garcia Venus ISD recognizes that the most effective learning environment for students is in a face-to-face classroom setting. Because of this, many online students have fallen behind, and some are experiencing attendance issues. This is not restricted to Venus ISD, as schools across the state and nation are experiencing the same. Therefore, beginning Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Venus ISD will discontinue online learning for all students except for those who wish to remain online, and demonstrate one of the following:
How to qualify for one of these exceptions: Documented Medical Concerns: If your child has a medical condition that places them in undue risk, please acquire a doctor’s signature on this form and return the document to your campus office by 4:00 p.m. December 11, 2020. Quarantine: If your child needs to be quarantined due to a positive test, or close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, you will be contacted. Demonstrated Academic Success and Good Attendance: If, by most recently completed six weeks, your child has demonstrated academic success by passing all core classes and has no more than 2 unexcused absences for this time period, you have the option to return to on-campus learning or remain online. Appeals: Appeals can be made on this form, and will be evaluated by the committee; determination will be handled individually. If an appeal is received for a student with a disability with an IEP or 504 plan, the ARD or 504 committee will convene to review student needs. Appeals must be sent to the campus principal by December 11, 2020. Other Considerations All students currently enrolled in on-campus learning will remain on-campus learners. All students new to VISD will enroll as on-campus learners unless there are documented medical concerns regardless of placements in previous districts. Congratulations to the following Bulldogs on earning All District Honors for Football!
1st Team #3 - Kolby Kirk - JR - OLB #8 - Luke Schaefer - SR - WR #20 - Andrew Handlin - SR - RB #21 - Ismael Lucio - JR - WR #71 - Carlos Quijano - JR - DL 2nd Team #2 - Gabe Garcia - SR - DB #4 - Bryce Brown - SR - QB #10 - Jeremiah Hall - SR - WR #67 - Ray Martin - SR - OL Honorable Mention #5 - Galvin Hawes - Soph - DB #28 - Enrique Garcia - JR - ILB #50 - Jaime Gonzalez - JR - OL All are invited to enjoy a fun evening of fun while giving local kids a great Christmas. Public servants from the City of Venus will be playing Venus ISD staff members in a one-pitch kickball game on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7 PM. The price of admission is one unwrapped toy. For more information email CONTACT@VENUSPOLICE.ORG or LIZABETH.GROO@VENUSISD.NET.
Venus ISD is focused on the growth and achievement of each student, each day. The data we have thus far shows that on average, Connected Learning students are not performing as effectively as On-Campus students. Research is consistent that online instruction is not the most effective learning environment for the vast majority of K-12 students. After reviewing student performance and attendance data, the Venus ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the Superintendent’s recommendation to conclude Connected Learning after Christmas break. Our intent is to prevent students from getting so far behind in learning that they are not able to achieve at the appropriate grade level by the end of the academic year. Remote asynchronous learning will be available to students who have been advised by their healthcare provider or any federal, state, or local governmental authority to self-quarantine due to concerns related to COVID-19. Venus ISD is committed to providing the best and safest learning environment possible, even in the midst of this pandemic. Therefore, to further mitigate COVID-19’s impact on learning, we are adding 12 classrooms, via portable buildings, to provide additional space for appropriate distancing. We will maintain existing measures, such as disinfecting surfaces throughout the day, sanitizing nightly, and screening students for fevers each morning. We will also implement additional temperature screening throughout the day, in order to identify developing health issues more expediently. In addition, VISD administration is currently finalizing details of providing free, on-site COVID-19 testing that would also include a respiratory panel with results in 24 hrs. Options for families that would like to consider alternative possibilities for education other than returning to campus include:
If you choose to withdraw, please contact the campus(es) of your child(ren) by December 18, 2020 at the following numbers: Venus High School 972.366.8815 Venus Middle School 972.366.3358 Venus Elementary 972.366.3748 Venus Primary School 972.366.3268 In order to provide your child(ren) the greatest opportunity for academic success, we highly encourage you to start them back with to face to face learning as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, James Hopper, Superintendent – Venus ISD Education is key to preventing cyberbullying. The links below can help you teach your children to be excellent digital citizens, and to understand how their online behavior affects others.
K-2: The Power of Words 3-5: Keeping Games Fun and Friendly 6-8: If I Share__ What will Happen? 9-12: Friendships and Boundaries Check out the links below to learn about our digital footprint (the trail of data we create from online activity) and online identity:
K-2: Follow the Digital Trail 3-5: Thinking about our Digital Footprint 6-8: Digital Footprints: Looking at our Online Selves 9-12: Oversharing and your Digital Footprint Online safety is just as important as physical safety. Check out the links below to see how to help your kids make good decisions online that will help them build safe online habits.
K-2: Safe and Smart Online Adventures 3-5: Safe and Smart Online Adventures 6-8: Protecting your Personal Info 9-12: Protecting your Privacy We want to help empower you as a parent to talk to your child about digital citizenship and how to be safe online. Each day this week we will post links for activities you can do as a family. These are broken into grade levels. Today’s links are all about balance.
K-2: Media Balance is Important 3-5: Media Balance Check-up 6-8: Balance with a Bedtime Checklist 9-12: Screen Time: How Much is Too Much? Dear Parents/Guardians,
Venus ISD students are the best and brightest around! VISD is committed to providing all students with instructional programs supporting each student, as they strive to reach their greatest potential. Recommendation form will be available upon request through the school counselor. All nomination forms are due Friday, October 2nd. Late forms will not be accepted. *All VISD 1st grade students will participate in a G/T Screening process, so nomination forms are not needed.* Sincerely, Christy Thorman Hollis Moore District G/T Coordinator Assistant Superintendent Bulldog Parents, please be aware of the following notice from the University Interscholastic League (UIL), which is the governing body for school athletic events in Texas. Venus ISD will follow UIL rules at all applicable events.
Athletic Directors and Football Coaches, As we continue into fall seasons, it is critical that schools are diligent in following these risk-mitigation guidelines. Schools are still required to follow Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-29 related to face coverings. Schools may allow spectators to attend contests up to a maximum of 50% of a venue’s capacity, provided appropriate spacing as prescribed in the guidelines is maintained. UIL has posted some sample pre-game and public address announcements online that schools may use to help remind spectators of the guidelines to be followed. Schools not following these guidelines are subject to sanctions, including suspension of contests or discontinuation of public access to games, by the local UIL District Executive Committee and/or UIL State Executive Committee. Points of Emphasis from Executive Order GA-29 concerning Face Coverings:
Points of Emphasis concerning Spectators, Audiences, Fans and Media found in UIL COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidelines:
Additional Reminders for Games:
Thank you for all of your work leading up to the season and for your continued work throughout the remainder of the season. If you have any question that we can assist you with, please contact us at athletics@uiltexas.org Sincerely, Dr. Susan Elza Director of Athletics |
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