 Superintendent Trish Hanks welcomed the staff and introduced the luncheon chair and Foundation Director Nona Landers. Landers served as the mistress of ceremonies and welcomed two keynote speakers, master teacher and FHS drama teacher Kathy Powdrell and 2008 FHS graduate and sophomore at Princeton, Alexandra Landen.
 Powdrell provided teaching tips and gave the new personnel ways to set their stage for teaching and provide applause during the school day. Teamwork and a family atmosphere are all part of FISD and each campus will soon become the new staff’s home.
 Landen thanked FISD faculty K-12 for impacting her life and preparing her for the goal of engineering at Princeton. She named role models by name and shared her appreciation for items provided by the Education Foundation that touched her educational career. Known for academics as well as athletics, Landen was FHS Valedictorian in 2008.
The new staff were welcomed by Mayor Dave Smith as well as Education Foundation President Guy Crouch. The Rev. Ralph Hobratschk from Hope Lutheran Church provided the invocation.
Lunch was provided by Joe’s Barbecue with desserts by Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union and beverages by Aramark, under the director of FISD Food Director Joseph Fitzgerald. The FHS Wranglerettes were major underwriters for the event.
 New staff, the teaching mentors, administrators, staff members, Foundation directors and community partners attended the event.
The Friendswood Chamber of Commerce provided a large goody bag to each new employee.
Goody Bag sponsors for the 2009 luncheon include A -List Salon, AMOCO Federal Credit Union, ARI Construction, College of the Mainland, The Excel Center, Friendswood Chamber of Commerce, GIA Insurance Associates, HomeTown Bank of Friendswood, Huntington Learning Center, IESI, Jeter Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., JSC Federal Credit Union, Main Street Grill and Café, Mainland Communities United Way, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Prudential-Gary Greene Realtors-Alinda Martin Team, RE/MAX Select 1 - Richard See, Schell Family Dental, Style Junkie Boutique, Texas Advantage Community Bank, N.A., Texas First Bank – Friendswood, TNMP, and VARC Solutions - Robin Hall.
Table sponsors include FHS Wranglerettes, The Primrose School, Buzbee Properties Inc., Ed Stuart-Stones Throw Center and Senior Apts., Ron Cox Consulting, West Oaks Hospital, HomeTown Bank of Friendswood, AMOCO Federal Credit Union, Texas General Contractors, Denise and Luis Ruiz, Stanfield Properties, Elaine and Walter Manning, and Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union.
Additional table sponsors include Mark T. Gill, PE/Sabux Inc, Hopping Eye Associates, CiCi and Kevin Newkirk, Debi and Don Frieden, AXA Equitable, Nona and John Landers, JSC Federal Credit Union, University of Houston Graduate Studies Dept., The Goddard School, Dr. David Montz, DDS PA/Dr. Shawn Rodgers DDS/Dr. Brian Schaulin DDSS PA, Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE), and all six campuses in FISD.
The Education Foundation is in its tenth year in FISD and has provided more than $525,000 in grants and initiatives to teachers and campuses.
The Friendswood ISD Education Foundation is a 501© (3). |
