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APRIL 2018

Seabrook Intermediate Teacher

Celebrates 50 Years of Service at CCISD



and lives she has touched along the a teacher, I want to make the world
way. a better place and give these kids
something positive.”
Throughout her time at CCISD,
Blum has taught students who After graduating from Southwest
have gone on to become engineers, Texas State College, Blum was
teachers and accountants. And hired by CCISD in 1968 at Landolt
while many of her students Elementary. She later transferred
attribute Blum to sparking their to Brookside Intermediate and
academic interests, her greatest gift then Seabrook Intermediate where
is the impact that she has left on she is still teaching today.
the hearts
of her While 50
students. “As a teacher, I years may

Clear Creek ISD would not Inspired want to make the seem like a
long time,
excel in preparing its students at a young she doesn’t
for success without the devoted age after world a better place plan to stop
teachers who dedicate their life’s meeting a and give these kids her work
work to stimulating the interests teacher who anytime
of young people. While educators helped her something positive.” soon.
undoubtedly manage classroom through a “Teaching
instruction, they also touch challenging is an
lives far beyond the textbook by period of her childhood, Blum evolving craft that only gets better
inspiring students to nurture their hopes to have that same effect with with time,” Blum said. “Every day
passions into a meaningful future. her own students. is different. Every day is a new
challenge and I love change.”
One such teacher is Barbara Blum, “When I find a child who is going
who is currently completing her through a tough situation, my
50 year of service with Clear heart just melts because I know
th
Creek ISD. Blum credits her every thought that is running
longevity to the people she has met through their head,” said Blum. “As


































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Principals of the Year
The Clear Creek Independent School New Leaders for Next Year in Clear Creek ISD
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Principals of the Year. Jane Kelling,
principal of Ralph Parr Elementary, The Clear Creek Independent School District has announced new leadership
was named the Elementary Principal changes that will go into effect for the 2018-2019 school year.
of the Year and Clear Creek High
School’s Jamey Majewski was named Dr. Karen Engle, current principal of Clear Lake High School and
the Secondary Principal of the Year. former Clear Falls High School principal, has been named the assistant
They were nominated by their peers superintendent of Secondary Education.
as both campus and district leaders. Dr. Engle will take over this role from Scott
Bockart, who announced his retirement
Kelling has been leading the Parr several weeks ago after serving sixteen years
Patriots for the past nine years and in CCISD.
has been a part of Clear Creek ISD in
various roles for more than 20 years. Paige Hutchison has been named the
Her early teaching career began in principal of Ferguson Elementary for the
Kansas and Louisiana before she new school year. She is currently the assistant
made her way to CCISD as a fourth- principal of Falcon Pass Elementary.
grade teacher at Landolt Elementary.
Suzanne Saunders, the assistant principal at
“I am honored to represent such North Pointe Elementary, will be the new
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Majewski’s passion for education stems from
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through CCISD where he eventually became
principal of Clear Creek High School for the
past five years.

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search for the 2018 CCISD Teacher of the
Year for elementary education and secondary
education. The following teachers will be
invited to a special luncheon hosted by our local
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Congratulations to:

Groundbreaking Armand Bayou Alexia Scott
ELEMENTARY
for Campbell Bauerschlag Margaret Danielle Derouen
Jordan Barber
Bay
Brookwood
Kirsten Clason
Elementary Clear Lake City Valerie Strickland
Ashley Bedell
Falcon Pass
Ferguson Laura Pearson
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Gilmore Katharine Wright
Goforth
Samantha Smith
Greene Christin Anderson
The construction of the future home Hall Archon Auzenne
Amy Etzel
Hyde
of the Florence Campbell Elementary Landolt Liliana Martinez
will begin on Thursday, April 19, 2018 League City Sara Jones Campus Teachers of the Year
with the ceremonial groundbreaking McWhirter Leena Elmore
scheduled at 1 p.m. at the League City Mossman Crystal Starke
school site. The school will be the Clear North Pointe Shara Mills
Anna Lowery
Parr
Creek Independent School District’s 27 th Robinson Julie Mills
elementary school. It is named after the Ross Heather Sandoval 
mother of developer, Travis Campbell Stewart Sarah Vining
who generously donated the land to the Ward Melissa Roe
district. Weber Kelly Nerada
Wedgewood Alyssa Markowski
Whitcomb Melinda Bujnoch
Some of the features of this 1,000-student White Brenda Magee
capacity elementary school include a
dedicated building for the Galveston- Bayside INTERMEDIATE
Lauren Douglas
Brazoria Cooperative for the Hearing Brookside Shelley Koehler
Impaired, designated collaborative and Clear Creek Janet Hawes
creative spaces for each grade level, and Clear Lake Anastacia Cooper
an expanded stacking lane for vehicles Creekside Amanda Ripple
in an effort to move cars off the main League City Paige Hassmann
Seabrook
Erin Lusk
thoroughfares. Space Center Kelly Francis
Victory Lakes Kathleen Bucher
The $43.0 million school was approved Westbrook Anita Lewis
by voters as part of the 2017 CCISD
Bond program. The project, led by VLK HIGH SCHOOL
architects, is expected to be open for Clear Brook Ann Daley
Kylie Kunefke
Clear Creek
learning in August 2019. Clear Falls Debbie Bacon
Clear Horizons Valerie Foskit
The groundbreaking will be held at 1 Clear Lake Jodieth Seeger
p.m. on April 19, 2018 at 6605 West Clear Path Marcia Gschwind
League City Parkway. Clear Springs Kristin Pena
Clear View Kimberly Hart

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