PROUDLY SPONSORED BY CHICK-FIL-A BRYAN
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Bryan ISD employees are encouraged to volunteer in our school district during the day, after-hours or on weekends. School events, family nights and Read by 3rd events are all excellent opportunities to volunteer.
Our goal is one-hour per person, which will create an immeasurable impact on the lives of our students. When you volunteer, please let us know about it through the link below. This is important so we meet a goal of the Bryan ISD Board of Trustees. Past volunteer hours can also be recorded in the link below.
SIGN UP or RECORD BRYAN ISD VOLUNTEER HOURS HERE
HONORING MIKE KRISTYNIK & BECKY SEALE
A highlight of the Bryan ISD CTE Complex (CTEC) Dedication on Oct. 20, 2019, was the unveiling of framed photos that will be located in the CTEC buildings that are named in honor of the longtime educators. View the speeches from Mike Kristynik and Becky Seale’s husband Hugh in the video below.
LOVE CONNECTIONS AT SFA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Have you seen the latest issue of Brazos Valley Bride? It features the love story of Rose Kana, an SFA social science teacher. She met her husband Matthew when he was a teacher at SFA before becoming a coach in Snook ISD. It’s always great to see members of the Bryan ISD family forming families of their own. You can pick up an issue of the magazine from the many stands around our community or read the Kana’s story below.
WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNERS!
Christina Acosta, SFA Middle School
Christina Acosta, SFA food services employee & last month’s $50 Chick-fil-A gift card winner, was surprised at work last week by Community Outreach Officer Justin Smith, Chick-fil-A’s Oscar Suarez, and their mascot friends to hand-deliver the gift card. Stay on your toes, because you may be the next surprise visitor in our Chick-fil-A prize patrol!
Teri Clark, Bowen Elementary
This month’s $50 Chick-fil-A gift card winner is Teri Clark, Bowen art teacher! We’ll deliver your gift card soon. Teri responded to the September Inside Bryan ISD invitation to employees to submit a photo of themselves doing something interesting outside of work. Here’s what Teri said about her photo:
“Here I am…in my happy place…any where I can get away for the weekend to wet a hook! I unplug hang out on the waters edge and just relax. No need to actually catch anything…I refer to it as my duty to feed to fish!”
-Teri Clark
How2CTEC
Superintendent Christie Whitbeck said the following words to the current Bryan Career & Technical Education Complex students at the facility’s open house & dedication: “Thank you for being brave and being innovative and thinking out of the box, because you’re going to set the stage for all the kids to come and we are proud of you.” Lexxi Estlund, Bryan High junior, was one of those students, and she is the star of the introductory video in our new video series How2CTEC. Check it out:
250 Wins!
Bryan High Head Football Coach Ross Rogers earned his 250th win Friday! That’s a lot of wins. The Vikings earned a 33-19 Homecoming win over Cy Springs. Congrats!
Learn More: Bryan Coach Ross Rogers Reflects on win No. 250, People Who Helped Him Get There (The Eagle)
UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Bryan Viking Theatre’s annual Trunk or Treat returns Nov. 2 from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. in the Bryan High School Student Parking Lot. Activities will include bounce houses, carnival games, food trucks, and of course, trunk-or-treating so you’ll get one last use out of that Halloween costume! Admission is five canned goods, which will support the Brazos Valley Food Bank.
Featured
The 13th Man, a documentary film about the November 18, 1999, the Aggie Bonfire collapse premiers Nov. 7 at Premiere Cinema in Bryan and will continue for a minimum one week run. The film honors all the fallen Texas A&M Aggies from the Bonfire collapse as the landmark twenty-year anniversary approaches this November.
Saturday, Nov. 9 is a big day for great events in Bryan! Family Festifall is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Downtown Bryan. Brazos Valley Worldfest is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Brazos County Expo. Both events provide families great opportunities to learn and have fun. And, there’s ample time to go to both events!
INTRODUCING BRYAN BRAG!
As a Bryan ISD employee, you do amazing things every day! We want you to feel appreciated for the work that you do and show the same love for your fellow employees. You can do this by sending a “Bryan Brag” to your fellow employees through this form:
SEND A "BRYAN BRAG" to A WORTHY EMPLOYEE HERE
Once you fill out the form, a certificate including the positive things you said about the employee will be sent to them and their supervisors, including the superintendent!
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BEST coaches in town! 🙂