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AISD PORTRAITS
VOLUME 9 | 2019
CONTENTS
More:
24-25
/ State of the District – AISD 2018
27
/ District Accountability Scores
34
/ National Merit Scholars
37
/ School Map
Under Construction
“I understand how hard you work and
I’m very thankful…” You might say Fannin
students “bond”ed with construction crews
as the fi rst projects funded by AISD School
Bond 2017 get underway.
Futuristic Farming
With no soil and no sun, three students grow
lettuce in an engineering lab at AACAL. They’re
not mad scientists, they’re Nerd Farmers, and the
project could impact world hunger and change
farming here at home.
Home Again
There’s something special about Caprock. Just
ask the thirty alumni who work, teach and serve
in the same halls they once walked as students.
Elementary Experience
If Willy Wonka were an artist, you’d probably fi nd
him here. This enchanting classroom and the
intriguing art happening in it is one reason our
K – 5 education is anything but elementary.
Cover Story
A football injury was a hard knock for Reece
Radney. Amarillo ISD’s new scholarship
opened a door when others were closing.
Now, Reece and hundreds of AISD graduates
are THRIVE-ing in college as current students
make plans to follow in their footsteps.
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ON THE
COVER
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