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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Denison Men's soccer game with Sherman on Friday, Feb 12th has been
rescheduled due to field conditions in Sherman.
Denison will play Sherman at
home (Munson Stadium) on Saturday, Feb. 13th with the Junior Varsity starting at
10:00 a.m. and the Varsity at 12:00 p.m. |
Basketball bulletin: Don't miss "Senior Night" at the Denison vs.
McKinney basketball game on Tuesday, February 16th in Denison! T.J.
Taylor and Coleman Furst have both been nominated for the McDonald's
All-American basketball team! They will be honored during the Denison
basketball game on February 16th by McDonalds, and McDonald's will be
handing out free certificates for McDonald's food! | 
DHS football players sign letters of intent
Six of Denison High School's most sought-after athletes
and brightest stars have signed letters of intent to play football at top level
colleges and universities.
According to Cody
White, DHS Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, the six players were
heavily recruited by respected institutions across Texas and the nation. When it came time to
sign, the recruits chose their school-of-choice based on criteria ranging from
athletic and academic programs to coaching staff, location of the school and
comfort level with personnel.
Jordan Taylor
signed a letter of intent with prestigious Rice
University in Houston. D.J. Jones, proudly wearing an Aggie
t-shirt and cap, signed with Texas
A&M University.
Fellow Yellow Jackets Jimmay Mundine and Jagwaylin Arps signed with Kansas University.
Cody Reeves signed with West Texas, and Aaron Morrison with Kilgore College.
The six Yellow
Jacket superstars helped lead the 2009 Denison Yellow Jackets to the State semi-finals
by winning district, bi-district, area quarterfinals, regional semi-finals and
regional final championships before losing to Aledo in the State semi-final
game. Aledo went on to win the State championship, beating Brenham by a larger
margin than its victory over Denison.
"There's no doubt
that these athletes have the skills, determination and work ethic to succeed at
the college level," said White. "If they continue to work and study hard, strive
to improve every day and keep their attitudes positive, they'll do well. We
feel like they're well prepared and ready to meet new challenges at the college
level. We're extremely proud of them." |
UIL releases new
District Alignment for Yellow Jackets
UIL officials have
released the official 2010-2012 Football District Alignment as well as the
official 2010-2011 Basketball District Alignment for athletic competition among
Conference 4A schools.
Denison is now
aligned in Region 2, District 13, which will pit the Yellow Jackets against
teams from Greenville, Mount
Pleaseant, Royce
City, Sherman,
Sulphur Springs and Texarkana,
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A Message from Dr. Henry Scott |
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Denison schools and students continue to rank among the best in Texas,
as demonstrated by consistently outstanding academic performances on
the very difficult State-mandated TAKS tests. During the 2008-2009
school year, our students outperformed their peers across the state in
all 27 areas tested by as much as 24 points. Of Denison ISD's nine
diverse campuses, six earned prestigious Exemplary ratings, the state's
top award for best performing schools, including Golden Rule, Houston,
Hyde Park, Layne, Mayes and Terrell Elementary schools. Lamar
Elementary and B. McDaniel Middle School earned Recognized rankings,
within only a few points of Exemplary. In addition, Denison High School
was ranked in the Top 4% of the nation's best high schools by Newsweek
Magazine for the third year in a row. Other awards in recent years have
included the coveted National Blue Ribbon School, awarded to Golden
Rule by the U.S. Office of Education, as well as numerous Gold
Performance and Just for Kids awards for high performance in
Mathematics, Science, Reading, Writing, English Language Arts and
Social Studies on campuses throughout the district. Our students also
excelled in dozens of extracurricular competitions, both academic and
athletic, winning top awards at District, Area, Regional and State
levels.
Community support played a huge role in all these accomplishments, and
for that we are very grateful. Through the hard work and dedication of
students, teachers, staff, parents and community partners, Denison has
earned a reputation for graduating students who not only succeed in
school, but also in life. Throughout the upcoming school year, we will
continue to work as a team to help each and every student master
concepts and knowledge through meaningful and applicable learning, and
by providing an educational environment that fosters success at every
level, for each and every
I am excited about the many bright possibilities the future holds for
our school children. With your continued help and support, the
2009-2010 school year will be the best ever for all the students of
Denison ISD.
Henry Scott, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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Denison schools named Distinguished
Five of six
eligible Denison ISD elementary schools have made the State's Title 1 Part A
roster of Distinguished Schools for Performance and Progress 2009-2010.
Layne Elementary
and Mayes Elementary schools earned the highest
mark of Distinguished Performance with Exemplary rankings in 2009, Exemplary or
Recognized rankings for two years prior to 2009, and successful AYP (Annual
Yearly Progress) ratings in 2008 and 2009. Golden Rule, Houston
and Terrell Elementary schools also earned
Distinguished Progress recognition.
"Only five other
campuses in Grayson
County met the stringent
Title 1 Part A standards, so this truly is a great academic honor," said Terri
Green, Director of Compensatory Education. "Statewide, only 715 campuses out of
thousands achieved Distinguished Performance ratings. Congratulations to both
the students and teachers at Layne and Mayes, and also to those at Golden Rule,
Houston and Terrell. We're extremely proud of the consistently high academic
performance and improvements by students and staff throughout the district."
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