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Join Northwest ISD leaders on Facebook Live at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, to discuss the 2023 bond referendum and its projects, including 12 schools proposed to keep pace with enrollment growth.

The main portion of the video chat will delve into the district's growth as well as each proposition on the ballot and what individual projects are in that proposition. By law, the 2023 bond proposal is split into three propositions, and all items in that proposition are subject to voter approval. Following the presentation, district leaders will take questions about the bond proposal.

To tune in, visit the district Facebook page on the social media network's app or website at 6 p.m.

School Immunizations

Passport Health/Staying Healthy Medical Services will be conducting a children’s vaccination clinic to get your students up to date for the school year.

March 18, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - NISD Administration, 2001 Texan Dr, Justin

April 15, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Northwest High School – 2301 Texan Dr, Justin

• Only students attending the school district that is hosting the clinic can be seen.
• A current vaccine record or note from school stating missing vaccines is required.
• Parent or guardian must be present.
• Children 4-18 years can be seen. This should not replace any well child checkups at the pediatrician.
  • (Exceptions made for younger children entering school district head start program.)
• Older children who resist shots and children with special needs will not be seen given the nature of this clinic. Please refer to your pediatrician.
• Staff and supplies are limited and there is no guarantee you will be seen. The clinic is on a first come basis and may be discontinued when supplies or time runs out.
   

We accept the following forms of payment:

• Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana & United Health Care PPO plans will be accepted.
  • We cannot accept Aetna & Blue Cross Gold, Silver, or Bronze plans or HMO plans with any insurance company.
  • A paper photo copy of insurance card and driver’s license MUST be provided to receive vaccines at no charge.
• Medicaid/CHIP
  • No charge for vaccines. Must provide a paper photo copy of card.
• Uninsured
  • $10.00 PER VACCINE ($40 maximum per child.)
     

Cash or check only please.
 

Vaccines available:

Chicken Pox, DtaP, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, HIB, HPV, Meningococcal, MMR, Polio, Pneumonia and TDaP

Northwest ISD will send a record-setting 11 Destination Imagination teams to the state tournament following a strong showing at the recent Greater Fort Worth Regional Tournament on February 25.

Destination Imagination cultivates students’ creativity, courage, and curiosity through open-ended academic challenges in the fields of STEM, fine arts and service learning. Team members learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem-solving process. This year, 67 teams represented Northwest ISD at the regional level, including elementary, middle and high school students.

The tournament is composed of a Central Challenge, which the team has worked on since October, and an Instant Challenge. The two scores are combined and teams are ranked, 1^st through 6^th place within their challenge and age group. Forty-eight NISD teams medaled at this year’s tournament. Schools with teams that placed include Medlin, Tidwell, Adams, Wilson, Byron Nelson, Northwest, Lakeview, Roanoke, JC Thompson, Beck, Lance Thompson, Granger, Lizzie Curtis, Seven Hills, Schluter, Hughes, Sendera Ranch, and Cox.

A total of 48 district teams earned a medal, with 11 advancing to the Lone Star Finals Tournament on March 25 in Arlington, Texas. Four high school teams have advanced to the state tournament: Fire Breathing Rubber Ducks (Byron Nelson), Oompa Loompas (Byron Nelson), Ultimate Skeleton Dragons (Northwest), and the Hexanauts (Byron Nelson). Both the Ultimate Skeleton Dragons and the Hexanauts competed and placed in two different team challenges. Two teams from Medlin have advanced to Lone Star Finals: Wait . . . What?? and Ms. Mandy’s Story. The Flippin’ Chickens from Wilson and Petrified Pickles from Adams will also be competing at the state level. The Wabbits from Lakeview and Just Here for the Snacks from J.C. Thompson are the advancing elementary teams.

Additionally, the Banana Bunches from Adams, Oompa Loompas and Fire Breathing Rubber Ducks from Byron Nelson, Ms. Mandy's Story and Your Worse Nightmare from Medlin, and the Ultimate Skeleton Dragons from Northwest earned the highest Instant Challenge score in their division. Elementary teams earning high IC include Dumpster Fire from JC Thompson and Rockin’ Rangers from Roanoke.

The GFW Regional Tournament included the Rising Stars Challenge as well. Rising Stars is the non-competitive division for kindergarten through second grade students. Northwest ISD had twenty-two teams participate this year and they all celebrated with time in the Ta Da Room.

Awards & Recognitions

The following students earned the Magellan Award – Kurt Ippolitto, William Thornell, Riley Tucciarone, and Ayden Lalani. The Magellan Award is awarded to students who participate in all six challenges over the course of their DI career. The award encourages team members to try new and different ideas, to explore different skills, to think outside the box – or to convert the box into something else entirely. Named after Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the globe, it reflects the continued striving to reach the stars – and even beyond to the galaxies of the Magellanic Clouds. 

Byron Nelson senior Ryder Fine was awarded both The Jo Williams Scholarship and Karen Crawford Memorial Scholarship from the GFW DI Regional Board.

The Walls That May Fall from Kay Granger Elementary were awarded the Spirit of DI award. This award is given to a team who goes out of their way to help others, often by making sacrifices. These members of our community demonstrate outstanding and extraordinary levels of sportsmanship, volunteerism and spirit.

Ms. Mandy's Story from Medlin were given the Renaissance Award which recognizes those who demonstrate extraordinary amounts of effort and preparation in their solutions or outstanding skill in engineering, design or performance. While the destination is creativity, these fellow travelers make the journey itself memorable.

For more information on Destination Imagination, visit www.idodi.org. For details on the State Tournament, visit www.texasdi.org. Looking for some summer fun? Join us at Pike MS for our Creative Problem Solving Camp the week of June 26.

Northwest ISD continues to closely monitor local weather based on projections of possible hail or other inclement conditions. Because of potential inclement weather that may cause unsafe driving conditions, all after-school activities slated for today, March 2, are canceled or will be rescheduled.

Event leaders will inform students and families of any rescheduled activities. The Northwest ISD Career Fair scheduled for today at Byron Nelson High School is included in these event postponements, and attendees will be informed of a new date in the coming days. For families of students who attend AlphaBEST, this after-school service will continue, though we strongly encourage you to pick up students as soon as possible.

We do not anticipate changes to dismissal procedures, though we encourage student drivers and families to drive cautiously. In the event of rain, please understand that campuses may have slower dismissal times than normal, and we appreciate your patience. If inclement weather does occur during dismissal, students may be sheltered in school buildings until the weather passes before being released.

Thank you for your continued partnership as we work together to ensure students and staff have a safe dismissal.

Time is running out to sign up for Northwest Reads! 📚

Join us this Friday, March 3 as we welcome community members into our classrooms to read to students! Volunteers will be able to engage with the class and share why reading is important to them.

Each volunteer reader must have an active background check on file with the district.

More information: www.nisdtx.org/northwestreads