Cimarron April 2017

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IMPORTANT DATES
April 13 th - Early Dismissal (Elementary 12:40 PM; Secondary 11:35 AM)
April 14 th - Good Friday - Holiday Students and Staff
KATY ISD PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
CELEBRATED MENTORS AT TIES & TIARAS
​Katy ISD celebrated the time, effort and heart of KEYS mentors - while
supporting KEYS Scholarships - at Ties & Tiaras on March 9 th from 5:30-
7:30 PM at NOAH’S of Katy. This year’s festivities included honoring the
2017 Mentors of the Year and KEYS Scholarship Sponsors, along with
entertainment provided by a stringed ensemble from Tompkins High
School. Also, joining the event was the Cinco Ranch High School student
artists who created this year’s KEYS scholarship masterpiece Every year
Ties & Tiaras honors Katy ISD’s family of mentors, who spend up to one
hour each week with their students. In particular, the event recognizes
a few individuals who’ve sustained relationships and dedication to the
KEYS program year after year. The Katy ISD 2017 Mentors of the Year and
their respective KEYS campuses, were:
Dr. Kwabena Mensah
Dr. David Paz
DISTRICT ANNOUNCES
KATY ISD’S REGION IV PRINCIPAL
RECOGNITION NOMINEES
Katy ISD recently announced that McRoberts Elementary Principal Dr.
Kwabena Mensah and Mayde Creek Junior High Principal Dr. David Paz,
were chosen for Katy ISD’s Region IV Principal Recognition.
Mensah and Paz were selected by their peers for their ability and
willingness to make meaningful contributions to education, their desire
for continuous personal and professional growth and their ability to
inspire Katy ISD students and staff.
They will be recognized along with campus administrators from school
districts in the surrounding area at the Region IV Principal Recognition
ceremony on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Hotel ZaZa.
Fred Crist, McDonald Junior High | Kevin Drury, Rylander Elementary
James Grima, Wolfe Elementary | Kirsten Hampshire, Seven Lakes High
School | Steven Herold, Bear Creek Elementary | Don Mach, Taylor High
School | Karen Morey, Hayes Elementary | Donna Ortiz, Cardiff Junior
High | Susan Reilly, Katy High School
Collectively, this group represents 51 years of service to the KEYS
program, having mentored a total of 35 students between them.
Since its inception in 2006, the KEYS Scholarship Fund has awarded
over $300,000 to graduating KEYS seniors. KEYS - Keep Encouraging
Youth toward Success - is a relationship initiative that matches a caring
adult with a student on the brink of success for up to one hour a week,
during the school day, during the school year. Piloted during the 1995-
1996 school year, this program now extends to every campus in Katy ISD.
KEYS is not a tutoring program, but rather a relationship program, with
many mentors and their students sustaining their friendship year after
year. To learn more, visit Partners in Education under the “Community”
tab at www.katyisd.org or contact Martha Brown, 281-396-2468,
marthabrown@katyisd.org.
8 April 2017 | Cimarron