7,000 Employees Rally
at Back-to-School Ceremony
 Thousands
of Plano ISD employees gathered on August 21 for Convocation 2007,
the school district's back-to-school employee rally held at Prestonwood
Baptist Church in Plano. The annual event served as a major highlight
of the school district's staff inservice week. Major
event sponsors were Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano and THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano.
Highlighting the ceremony was the popular keynote address from Superintendent
of Schools Dr. Doug Otto and a motivating speech from 2007 Plano Senior High Graduate Sunaina Suhag.
Thanks! ... Convocation Sponsors
Baylor Regional Medical Center and THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano sponsored Plano ISD's 2007 Employee Convocation.
Pictured are Superintendent of Schools Dr. Doug Otto (center) and School Board Secretary and Plano ISD Education Foundation Liaison Lloyd "Skip" Jenkins (left), who enthusiastically accepted a donation of $20,000 from sponsor representatives (left to right) Baylor Regional Medical Center President Jerri Garison and Board Chairman Roy Lampkin, and THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano Board Chairman Bob Mundlin and President Mark Valentine.
The sponsorship by the two hospitals was made possible through a partnership with the Plano ISD Education Foundation.
Convocation Program
In addition to Dr. Otto and 2007 PSHS Graduate Sunaina Suhag, stage guests included members of the Plano ISD Board of Trustees, Deputy Superintendent Jeff Bailey and Plano ISD's 2007 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year, Beth Hubbard and Patt Henry, repectively.
Plano ISD's Staff Chorus performed a moving rendition
of the National Anthem.
Frisco RoughRiders' Matt Stamm got the party started by providing an energizing pre-program warm up. While employees filed in, he announced stage guests and quizzed the audience with Plano ISD trivia. Participants received t-shirts emblazoned with Plano ISD's new University Ready website logo.
The multi-talented members of the Plano ISD Staff Jazz Band and Plano ISD Staff
Chorus provided musical entertainment. Students of the Plano Senior High School JROTC Color Guard posted colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The event concluded with a video based on the 2007-08 school year theme, "Mindful of Education," and the random selection of door prize winners.
Congratulations, Door Prize Winners!
Computer Systems from M&A Technology
- East Cluster - Linda Becker, Williams High School
- Central Cluster - Kathleen Parnin, Andrews Elementary
- West Cluster - Charlie Hendricks, Jasper High School
Deluxe Home Digital Presentation Station from Optoma
- Christopher Tober - Murphy Middle School
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