Education

Pre-K

Carlo Arce, Dalton Moss, Maddison Cunigan, Jocelyn Atilano, Rafael Silva, Heriberto Godina

Kindergarten

Daisey Montano, Kaegen Gentry, Skyler Spencer, Landon Montoya, Chloe Dingledine, Brooklyn Horn, Issy Palos, Leyton McEnturff, Dylen Ramirez

Wills Point Primary perfect attendance bike winners Leah Delgado and Karson Bell

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Pre-K – Byson Barrett, Zachary Schaphorst and Karson Bell.

Kindergarten – Liam Buchanan (not present for picture), Judith Cervantes, Kennedy Cunigan, Melanie Egenbacher, Chelsea King, Logan Martin, Macaella McDaniel, Christopher Rogers and Nayeli Vargas.

First Grade- Brady Cranfill, Leah Delgado, Lyla Hernandez, Jax King, Noah Leija, Case Lovell, Tesla Luna, Craig Rogers and Elijah Turner.

The Wills Point ISD has made a strong commitment to keeping children engaged and reading throughout the months between school years, making weekly rounds with a bookmobile during each of the previous summers.

Citing studies indicating that 80 percent of what a child learns can be lost in 48 hours if not aggressively and consistently reinforced, the bookmobile will once again set out on its summer long tour each Wednesday beginning June 7.

Locations and times are set to include the following:

-First Baptist Learning Center: 9-9:45 a.m.

-Country Meadows Day Care: 10-10:30 a.m.

-Cartwright Center/STEPZ: 10:45-11:05 a.m.

-Wills Point Community Center: 11:15 a.m.-noon

-Methodist Day School: 1:15-2 p.m.

-Dairy Queen parking lot: 2-2:30 p.m.

-Oak Grove Baptist Church (Elmo): 3-3:30 p.m.

The Wills Point Tiger Band had plenty to celebrate heading into their year-end banquet May 9, capping a school year that included an 18^th consecutive UIL Sweepstakes Award and a fourth-place finish at the 4A UIL State Marching Contest.

The evening included multiple presentations, including students receiving band letter jackets, senior recognitions, as well as individual awards for each grade level.

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Wills Point High School honored some of its best and brightest May 16 announcing scholarship recipients from the Class of 2017 as well as Who’s Who honorees for all grade levels at the high school campus.

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Woods Intermediate School has been working on a two-year goal to create a new “hands on STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) lab to enhance their student engagement. The new STEM lab will have an active student-centered learning environment. Students will engage in questioning, problem solving, collaboration, and hands-on activities while they address real life issues.

A Promethian ActivPanel was purchased using grant funds. This device transforms the traditional “front-of-the-classroom” interactive display into a collaborative learning center where multiple students can simultaneously share ideas, practice team-based problem solving, manipulate images and edit digital content. Students will be able to travel all over the world using their fingertips. Utilizing award winning software, the ActiPavel allows a class to access traffic cameras from all over the world, some have already visited the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.

Wills Point High School students participating in UIL academic competitions this year included: (standing, l-r) Vanessa Oswald, Jonathan Lopez, Summer Cody, Amber Wise, Anthony Cox, Blake Cartwright, Alexis Benitez, Katelyn Bryant, Andrea Paredes, (sitting, l-r) Jacob Sanchez, Dontae Teuton, Shelby Robinson, Jessica Palma, Madalynn Drennon, Anna Paredes and Alliyah Dillard.

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The Van Zandt County Fair of 2017 started out well for the Wills Point FFA Agriculture Mechanics students. In Class 9 Agricultural Building, the team of Trevor Harrell, Zoe Gomez and Brody Bushnell took a first-place win with their backyard shop and then followed up as Reserve Grand Champion of the entire show.

In Class 2 Livestock Equipment the team of Jesse Brown and Josh Hull came in with a first-place win with their 8’ livestock feeder. In Class 3 Gates, the team of Cody Carroll, Grant Malone and Donald Quick also brought in a first-place win with their 12’ entry gate.

In Class 4 Wildlife Equipment Noah Metcalf and Jordan Gassman took a second-place spot with their deer stand box blind. In Class 5 Interior Home the team of Trent Valentine and Colby Stone brought home a second-place win with their metal and wood coffee table.

April 7, 1961

The Sixth grade classes held their Easter programs Thursday, March 30, under the supervision of Mrs. Manuel Malone. A number of students gave Easter poems and those participating were: Nancy Golladay, Donna Simmons, Warren Jamieson, Darlene Greathouse and Tina Barlow. Following the poems, several told how Easter is celebrated in other countries. Marie Wilson told about Easter in Europe; Alana Wilson and C.W. Wilson, Spain; Donna Willis, Germany; Lavon Denby and Randy Rankin, Japan; Jackie Deen, Hawaii; and Charles Curtis and Tim Provence, Alaska.