Mesquite Independent School District

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In Texas, any registered voter may vote in any party’s primary election, even if he or she is a member of another political party.

For example, if you typically vote for Democratic candidates, you may vote in the Republican Primary Election, and vice versa. But you may only vote in ONE party’s primary election. You can find sample ballots at http://www.dalcoelections.org.

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Mesquite ISD Names 2012
Valedictorians & Salutatorians

Four Mesquite ISD Destination
ImagiNation Teams Qualify for State

Mesquite High School Destination ImagiNation Team

Nearly 100 Mesquite ISD teams competed in the Destination ImagiNation East Regional Creative Problem Solving Tournament at Poteet High School. Several teams received medals for their hard work and creativity, and four MISD teams qualified for the DI State Tournament set for April in Corpus Christi. Three qualifying teams included Mesquite High School students in Ashley Gusukuma’s classes. The fourth team of Austin Elementary students is sponsored by Megan Staley.

Bill Porter Celebrates
50 Years With Mesquite ISD

Longtime Mesquite resident Bill Porter recently celebrated 50 years of employment with Mesquite ISD and has no plans for full-time retirement any time soon. He will continue working part-time in the district’s personnel department. More

Pictured (left to right): Emily Porter, Zachary Porter, Bill Porter, DonnaKay Porter, Shelly Harris, Will Harris and Les Harris.

Waylon Loveland and Sponsor Stacy Gallegos West Mesquite Senior Waylon Loveland Becomes School's
First BPA National Champ

Senior Waylon Loveland became West Mesquite High School's first Business & Professional Association (BPA) National Champion, announced West Mesquite's BPA Sponsor Stacy Gallegos.

Loveland placed tenth in the nation in the Computer Security competition. He also placed 26th out of 431 competitors in the Financial Math & Analysis competition. More

Community Education It's Time to Register for
MISD Community Ed's Summer Camps

Classes in art, acting, fashion and much more will be offered this summer through MISD-Community Education. Various morning or afternoon classes for students ages 4-13 will be offered June 18 to July 26 at Moss Elementary, 1208 New Market, or Rugel Elementary, 2701 Sybil. The cost of each four-day course ranges from $89 to $120 . See the full course listing and learn how to register.

Eight Mesquite ISD Schools Designated
Distinguished Performance Schools

Eight Mesquite ISD elementary schools have been designated a 2011-2012 Texas Education Agency Title I, Part A Distinguished Performance School for consistently demonstrating strong academic performance over a three-year period.

They are:	Florence Elementary	Mackey Elementary
	Floyd Elementary	McWhorter Elementary
	Hanby Elementary	Motley Elementary
	Lawrence	Range Elementary

“We are extremely proud of these schools’ staffs and students,” said Superintendent Dr. Linda Henrie.

Mesquite ISD featured in Dallas
Business Journal's Guide to Schools

Mesquite ISD featured in Dallas Business Journal An article about Mesquite ISD was featured in the Dallas Business Journal's Guide to Schools edition published March 23. The district ranked eighth among the North Texas Independent School District list, which included independent school districts but not charter operators. It ranks the ISDs according to FAST ratings and cost-adjusted spending per pupil. Learn more at dallasbusinessjournal.com.