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Liberty, North and BHS to begin year with new leadership
Desiree Coyle

Three of our schools will begin the year with new principals! 

The WSISD Board of Trustees approved the appointment of three new principals during the June 25 board meeting. Jennifer Byrd, will return to the North STEAM Academy as the new principal. Byrd began her 19-year career in education at North, teaching ESL and first grade for seven years combined.  She was assistant principal at North for five years and two at the Fine Arts Academy before she took some time off to stay home with her children.

She returned to education as an interventionist in Weatherford ISD and was an Assistant Principal and Principal in Peaster ISD before returning to WSISD in December as the Academic Advisor at Brewer High School.

She has a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Texas Christian University and a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Stephen F. Austin State University.

Brewer High School Principal
Tommy Neal will serve as the new principal of Brewer High School. During his 20-year career in education, he served as principal at Maypearl High School and at Frazier Elementary in Burleson ISD. He was also an Assistant Principal at Burleson High and Grapevine Middle and was a teacher and coach for 14 years.

Neal has a Master of Education Degree in Educational Administration from Lamar University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of North Texas.

Liberty Elementary Principal
Brewer High School Associate Principal Alex Croft will serve as principal of Liberty Elementary. Associate Principal at BHS the past three years, Croft was an Assistant Principal in Mansfield and Crowley ISDs four years prior to coming to WSISD. He began his career in education as a high school teacher and coach.

He has a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Administration from Concordia University and Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Government from the University of Texas at Austin.  

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Center for Transition Services renamed in honor of late school board member
Desiree Coyle

Late school board member Mike Jenkins honored with the dedication of Center for Transition Services.

WSISD renamed its Center for Transition Serves in honor of the late Mike Jenkins during a ceremony on June 3. A member of the WSISD Board of Trustees from 1989 to 2006, Jenkins was active in Special Olympics, Special Kids Leagues, the White Settlement Little League, the White Settlement Pee Wee Football Association, PTAs, and the Gifted and Talented Association.

During his tenure, the school board won the 1998 and 2006 Region 11 Honor Board, advancing to the Texas Honor Board competition.

Jenkins said, “I knew some of the problems faced by parents with special needs children and the options the district could take to enhance the program.”

He had a vision for students with special needs to leave public schools with the skills they needed for success in the real world and to have opportunities so they would be included in their community. Just like their peers, he wanted them to have choices regarding their futures as adults.

His passion planted the seed for the Transition Center in WSISD. He advocated for a program after high school that would provide a place where students with cognitive or social disabilities could further advance their educational and occupational careers and become active members of the community.

The Mike Jenkins Center for Transition Services serves young adults ages 18 to 22 who have completed their high school requirements and have cognitive delays and/or social orders. CTS provides opportunities for career exploration, hands-on job training, and the tools for independent living. The facility provides mock career centers that include a grocery store, “Bear Mart”, restaurant, and office/bank. Individuals also learn life skills like running errands, preparing meals, and planning recreational activities in the community.

Jenkins served as a board member over the course of three bond programs and was part of the opening of Tannahill Intermediate, North Elementary, the new Brewer High School, and numerous district-wide building additions and improvements.

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Fightin' Bear Band members bring home 16 state medals
Desiree Coyle

Sixteen band members earned medals at the State Solo and Ensemble Contest

Brewer High School Fightin' Bear Band members competed in the UIL State Solo and Ensemble competition on May 25 and won a record 16 medals.

Gold Medalists are: Jonathan Obert - Tuba; Isaac McCauley - Marimba; Brock Wilson, Landon Waltrip and Elias Pham, Saxophone Trio; and Jake Dorsett, Danni Clayton, Addison Weeks, Jaidyn Robbins and Jacob Mohman, Saxophone Quintet,

Silver Medalists are: Elias Pham - Saxophone; Ryan Willis - French Horn; Cooper Waldron - Tuba; Nicholas Gutierrez - Snare; David Rios - Timpani; and Alex Floyd - Marimba.

Directors are Andrew Williams, Stephanie Ballaro and Keith Duke.

Visit the WSISD Facebook page for all the photos. 

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Eight choir members medal at state
Desiree Coyle

Congrats to our BHS choir students who medaled at state! 

Eight Brewer High School choir members medaled at the UIL State Solo competition on Monday, May 25.

Marley Rogers-Gay earned a gold medal. Silver medalists were: Lucas Galloway, Bronwyn Wright, Devin Harris, Kaia Miller, Kaiya Atkins, Coral Casillas and Macie Munoz.

Director is Joshua Haupert.

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