DISD salutes excellence with awards, celebrations
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When it comes to finding positive and engaging pathways to success, no one does it better than Denison ISD’s award-winning teachers and students – even during a pandemic.
Before the start of the 2020-2021 school year, DISD’s teachers and curriculum coordinators brainstormed about ways they could keep students engaged, encouraged, well-adjusted and successfully learning while also keeping them socially distanced, masked and safe. Not an easy task with significant populations of both in-class and at-home learners, but in true Yellow Jacket tradition, everyone stepped up and met the year’s special challenges with plenty of time left to celebrate.
Denison teachers, staff go extra mile for students
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Denison has long been known as a “Home of Heroes”: U.S. President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, United Airlines Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, and renowned Viticulturist T.V. Munson, to name a few. During the Covid-19 crisis, that list has grown dramatically to include thousands of Denison first responders and medical personnel - as well as hundreds of DISD teachers and staff who continue to ensure that Denison students learn and grow, academically and personally, in safe and nurturing environments.
“From the very start, our teachers and staff have been united in their tremendous and unconditional support for our kids,” said Denison ISD Superintendent Dr. Henry Scott. “We resumed in-person instruction at the start of school on August 13 while also continuing to provide virtual instruction for at home learners, a tough challenge that our teachers quickly embraced. The word “can’t” just isn’t i