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GEAR UP Visits Baylor University for College Readiness

In November, GEAR college options,
UP students spent preparation, and financial
their holiday visiting information that is
Baylor University. necessary for students to
Students learned about be successful in a higher
the college’s history, education environment.
academic, and scholarship Exemplary Cardinal
opportunities. An VIP behavior was
important inclusion to demonstrated when one
Southside ISD, GEAR of Baylor’s computer
UP is a remarkable engineering professors
program for students invited out students to
to prepare for their return for the inauguration
academic and financial of his STEM lab. The GEAR UP students seated in front of the Judge Baylor Statue,
careers. Additionally, this program hopes to return to at Baylor University.
program offers resources Baylor University in the
for parents to learn about
near future.

Child Nutrition As the nation Transportation
struggles with
bus driver
shortages,
14 passenger
buses can help
reduce some
of the issues
by assigning
non-CDL
drivers to
carry less than
Child Nutrition (CN) 14 students. The
eliminated food waste meals students can Southside Transportation and Southside’s smaller
with slushies! CN started now count one serving Department received athletic teams, these
offering healthy 100% fruit of fruit as a slushie. three new 14-passenger buses are an essential
based slushies, with no These nutritious school buses. These asset to the district.
sugar added, and fortified drinks will be served buses are fully equipped While there is no
with Vitamins A,C,& D. at the Secondary with stop signs, yellow requirement for a Class B
Staff noticed fresh fruits schools in a variety warning lights, and red CDL licensing, Southside
often ended up in the trash of flavors including lights that allow students ISD will still be requiring
and started searching for cherry, strawberry to board safely. Assisting annual physicals and
ideas to fix this issue. In lemonade, cherry cola, people with special needs, Region 20 bus driver
addition to the healthy and much more. the homeless population, certification courses.

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