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A Mesquite teacher saw her virtual students struggling so she came up with a plan Anna Drake, a teacher at Frasier Middle School, found a way to let her students know ‘they are not just a face on the screen.’ Anna Drake, who teaches reading and writing at Frasier Middle School in Mesquite, came up with a plan to reach her virtual students during the COVID-19 pandemic.(Wade Odom / Mesquite ISD) Every school day, Anna Drake logged onto her online learning platform and worried. Drake, who teaches sixth-grade reading and writing at Frasier Middle School in Mesquite, saw few virtual students turning in assignments or even showing up for class. ....
Bus drivers collect hundreds of toys for Mesquite ISD students: ‘These are my kids’ The Christmas toy drive collected gifts and necessities for Mesquite ISD families in need. Bus drivers in Mesquite collected toys, clothes and food for 68 children for Christmas.(Wade Odom / Mesquite ISD) Star Wars figurines for 68 children as part of a district-wide Christmas toy drive. Among other items on the children’s wish lists were toothbrushes, towels, warm socks and eyeglasses. “It’s very touching,” bus driver Terry Ann Wallis said. “It definitely brings a tear to your eye.” Bus drivers delivered toys and non-perishable food items to the school district on Friday, and families will pick up the items this week. For those without transportation, social workers will deliver toys. ....