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Plano
ISD MLK Tribute Event
to Feature Student Performances
December 22, 2006
Plano
ISD invites the community to "United by the Dream," a tribute
event to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program, which
is free and open to the public, will be held from 7:00
to 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2007, in Collinwood
Hall at Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Parkway.
The event will showcase the talent of Plano ISD students
through a Parade of Nations, reading of
original letters to Dr. King, student musical performances
and presentation of Diversity Leadership Awards and
MLK Art Contest Awards.
2007 Diversity Leadership
Award Nominees
Winners of this annual award, sponsored by the Plano ISD Multi-ethnic
Committee, will be announced at the January 18 MLK
celebration. Congratulations to the following nominees:
Individual Nominees
- Barbara Salamone - Principal, Stinson
Elementary;
- Sonja Bens Harrison - Coordinator, Student
Services;
- Alex Na - Williams High School Teacher;
- Ormie Melton - Security Police
Specialist, West Cluster Schools;
- Maria del “Carmen” Sifuentes,
Vines High School ESOL Assistant
Group Nominees
- Huffman Elementary
School PTA;
- Mendenhall Elementary School Family
Involvement Team (Geegee Thorn, Rita Barsotta
and Sally Sylva);
- Skaggs
Elementary School PTA
Read
more about the Diversity Leadership Awards.
MLK Art Contest Winners
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1st
Place, Wendy Luo
Christie Elementary School Fourth Grade
Teacher: Karen Horton
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1st Place,
Amber Van Hecke
Carpenter Middle School Eighth Grade
Teacher: Susanna White
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1st
Place, Aubrie Jeffry
Williams High School 10th Grade
Teacher: Amy Semifero
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1st
Place, Andrew Paettie
Plano East Senior High School 12th Grade
Teacher: Lori Whitaker
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Plano ISD MLK Tribute Planning Committee
Co-Chairwomen
- Dr. Myrtle Hightower, Retired Plano ISD Counselor
- Karla Oliver, Executive Director for Government
and Community Relations
Community Leaders
- Louise W. Davis
- Tryna Hammond
- Earl Simpkins
- Ben Thomas
- Arthur Young
Superintendent's Cabinet Members
- Dr. Doug Otto - Superintendent of Schools
- Danny Modisette - Deputy Superintendent
- Jim Hirsch - Associate Superintendent for Technology
and Academic Services
- Area Assistant Superintendents
- Jeff Bailey - East Cluster
- Patty Meyer - West Cluster
- Tom Salmon - Central Cluster
School Principals & Staff
- Mary Ann Bargmann - Skaggs Elementary School
- Ben Benevides - Carpenter Middle School
- Marilyn Carruthers - Aldridge Elementary School
- Carla Ford-Rich - Plano West Senior
High School (Fine Arts)
- Cheri Izbicki - Pearson Early Childhood School
- Syrinithnia Jones - Wilson Middle
School (Administrative Intern)
- Jun Melvin - Harrington Elementary School
- Jason Myatt - Centennial Elementary School
- Linda Patrick - Mitchell Elementary School
- Cyndy Pierson - Plano West Senior High School (Associate
Principal)
- Travis Smith - Williams High School (Fine Arts)
Plano ISD Central Office Administrators
- Mark Allen - Student Services Department
- Vangie Cortez - Curriculum Department
- Libby DeLeon - Curriculum Department
- Christie
Duke - Curriculum Department
- Bill Gilkison - Communications Department
- Mary Gorden - Communications Department
- Tonya Horton - Academic Achievement
Specialist
- Kathy Kuddes - Curriculum Department
- Nancy Long - Communications Department
- Polly Schlosser - Curriculum Department
- Rob Stewart - Personnel
Services Department
- Phyllis Stoup - Curriculum Department
- Janice Truitt - Curriculum Department
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MLK Week Events
Saturday, January 13
Parade, 10:00 a.m.
Downtown Plano
City Hall Program, 11:00 a.m.
Health Fair (following parade)
Douglass Community Center
1111 Avenue H, Plano Sunday, January 14
Choir Program, 7:00 p.m.
St. Andrew Methodist Church
1401 Mira Vista Blvd.
Monday, January 15
17th Annual Leadership Breakfast and Panel Discussion, 7:45 a.m.
Youth Forum, 10:30 a.m.
Collin County Community College, Spring Creek Campus
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.
Thursday, January 18
Plano ISD MLK Tribute Event, 7:00 p.m., Plano Centre
2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.
For more information
PlanoMLK.org
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