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Academic Bowl Competition Encouraging Student Growth

The Academic Bowl the program’s importance find career opportunities in these fields.
Competition has begun here “is to enhance learning and to The Academic Bowl competitions will
at SISD. The competition, kindle interest in our students continue every other Wednesday at Losoya
which asks participants by connecting what they are Middle, with elementary students competing
to answer questions learning in the classroom to from 4:00 - 5:00 and middle school students
regarding STEAM (Science, real-world situations.” This is from 5:00 - 6:00.
Technology, Engineering, a fundamental aspect of the
Arts, and Mathematics), various activities that involve
began in late October and STEAM at SISD, including
will continue through the rest district STEAM Day and the
of the year. This competition STEAM fair. Each year that
will allow students to engage passes, interest in STEAM
in “an immersive format is more important than ever.
that allows students to see According to the Bureau of
the relevance of classroom Labor Statistics, jobs in the
education.” according to STEAM sector are expected
Dr. Samuel Ebong. Dr. to increase up to 10 percent
Ebong, SISD’s STEAM by 2030. Southside ISD,
Specialist, has reported that with events like the STEAM A Gallardo Elementary science student examines rocks
using a magnifying glass.
Bowl, hopes to spark an
interest in these students to

Southside ISD 6th Annual Spanish Spelling Bee Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 6th
annual Southside ISD Spanish Spelling Bee.
Bilingual studies is an important aspect of
education being taught here at SISD. With
events like these the Bilingual program
hopes to reinforce students’ Spanish skills.
Administrators pictured with students (left to right) 3rd-5th winners
Joey Martinez, Superintendent Rolando Ramirez,
Adriana Bermea.
3rd-5th
1st - Frida Agis, Gallardo 5th
2nd - Jorge Hernandez, Heritage 4th
3rd - Yareli Nunez, Heritage 4th

6th-8th 6th-8th winners
1st - America Agis, Losoya 8th
2nd - Christopher Cerda, Losoya 7th
3rd - Leslie Escobar, Losoya 8th

9th-12th
1st - Adriana Arellano, SHS 12th
2nd - Mia Perez, SHS 10th
3rd - Heidy Agis 12th SHS 9th-12th winners

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