#alvaradoexcellence by Tommy Brown
We highlight our first Ag Mechanics show, upcoming events like DigiCon, and next week's Gym Grand Opening!
A lot to discuss this week as JROTC is sending two groups to national competitions, an FCCLA state champion, and we hosted the Alvarado ISD Hall of Excellence Induction Dinner on Saturday!
So many exciting things to celebrate across the district! One Act Play has advanced to Area for the second time in three years, JROTC is competing in two events this week for a chance to advance to nationals, and our Hall of Excellence induction is this weekend!
We celebrate a state champion and several other state qualifiers this week!
There is a lot happening this Spring! We talk about our new AD/Head Football Coach and celebrate JROTC, band and ag Scholars!
There is a ton to celebrate this week! We have everything from district championships to state and national qualifiers!
There was a lot to celebrate across Alvarado and Alvarado ISD this week! Make sure to listen for the upcoming athletic schedule, as there are a ton of opportunities to cheer on your Indians and Lady Indians at home this week!
A lot goes into shutting down the school district in response to bad weather like ice and snow! A slow athletics week leads us to a busy weekend with athletics and colorguard on Friday and Satuday!
AHS scholars had great results at the Fort Worth Stockshow and at JROTC's first drone competition of the year!
It was a big week at the county junior livestock show! We also talk about all-state band members and the upcoming Cinderella musical at AHS!
The Johnson County Show started this week and we highlight the athletic wins over the break!
We have a lot to celebrate as we close the fall semester! We discuss all-region band selections for Alvarado Junior High, all-district honorees for football, and much more!
A lot of be excited about over the weekend! We talk about the football team's loss, the JROTC's stellar weekend, and the band's outstanding All-Region success!
It was a great week for our scholars as several qualified for the International Thespian Festival, another earned a spot at state for FFA, and the football team advanced to the fourth round for the second straight year!
We are closing on in the Wildly Important Goal and FFA scholars had a great day at the district competition last week! We also talk about the Grow Your Own program and last week's big playoff win by the football team.
The Golden Warrior Band put on a great show at the State contest and football secured a second straight undefeated district title!
There are a lot of exciting things happening in Alvarado this week! The Golden Warrior Band heads back to State, and the Indian football team has a chance for a second straight undefeated district title on Friday!
It was another busy, but great week for #AlvaradoExcellence
Homecoming Week!!!
Lots of exciting things happening in Alvarado!
There is a lot to be excited about in Alvarado ISD!
A lot is happening in Alvarado ISD this week! We discuss the upcoming VATRE election, our National Merit Semi-finalist, and much more!
Another great week of #AlvaradoExcellence!
A lot of exciting things are going on in Alvarado ISD, including scholars and their community service, Tech Tribe, and more!
Catch up on everything Alvarado ISD with the #AlvaradoExcellence podcast!
The first full week of school is behind us, and what a fantastic week it was! We celebrate 22 scholars who were honored with National College Board recognition, and we discuss the WIG and the final football scrimmage.
We recap a great first couple of days of school, along with the new state law prohibiting electronic devices on campus. We also talk about the Lady Indians' second-place finish at the Castleberry Tournament over the weekend!
The wait is finally over! The first day of school is finally here!
The school year is right around the corner!
The new school year is right around the corner! We welcomed new teachers this week and had the beam signing for AHS' new gym!
We had a lot to celebrate at the end of the year with all of the senior activities during the last week of the school year and our End of Year awards for our educators!
The last week of school is here! We spent last week celebrating scholars and all they accomplished with the state recognition board meeting, athletics awards, and a night honoring those who earned military awards and local scholarships!
The year is winding down but learning is still taking place! We celebrate our resident teachers who were recognized at Tarleton State and we discuss the heartbreaking end of the baseball season.
The busiest time of the year is here! As the school year winds down, there are plenty of opportunities to see our scholars shine through concerts, athletics, awards, and much more!
We had a lot to celebrate last week, from FFA teams competing at the state level to tennis bringing home multiple district championships!
Just a few more weeks of school left, but our scholars and educators are still going strong. There is a lot to celebrate and even more to look forward to in the coming weeks!
STAAR testing has started, and we inducted our first Hall of Excellence class since Covid! It was a busy but fun and successful week for our scholars!
It was an excellent week for Fine Arts. Band and choir participated in the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading, while the One Act Play advanced to Area for the first time in over 10 years!
A lot to celebrate, from FCCLA state qualifiers to inexperienced scholars finding success in FFA! There is a lot to celebrate as we head down the home stretch of the 2024-2025 school year!
Celebrating everything from CX Debate to theater to JROTC drones to athletics. It was a busy week for our scholars and they succeeded at every level!
Although it was Spring Break, there was a lot to celebrate as our scholars competed at the state level in colorguard and national level in JROTC!
There is a ton to celebrate this week with our WIG, JROTC, in FFA, and athletics!
We had our third Indian Friend Reading Day and we discuss the upcoming cold weather!
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Our JROTC and FFA scholars continue to shine at their competitions while baseball and softball kick off their seasons with scrimmages.
The accolades continue to roll in for the football team and we have all-state band scholars for the 16th straight year! The AHS musical Frozen Jr. begins Thursday!
We have had a great couple of weeks of holiday concerts, and our fine arts scholars continue to amaze us as the junior high band had over 20 scholars earn all-region recognition. JROTC's archery team had its first competition, and there were plenty of other things to celebrate as we close the first semester!
So much to be excited about from celebrating a record-breaking football season to JROTC contest results and 29 scholars earning all-region band honors! What a week to be an Indian!
There are a couple playoff football games to celebrate, along with a successful Santa's Helpers auction and Special Education Day!
We have a lot to celebrate this week, from the Burleson Friends Meet to All-District volleyball. It was a great week to be an Indian!
It was a busy week as we discuss the band's performance at Area, the Lady Indians narrowly missing the volleyball playoffs and football on the brink of an undefeated regular season!
It's a big week for Alvarado ISD as area band is this weekend and volleyball awaits its destiny for the playoffs!
It's a busy week that includes the start of early voting, Indian Friend Reading Day and looking back on the 50th anniversary of Charles Head Stadium.
This week we discuss the three priorities of the VATRE election and we visit with T&S Managements, sponsors of this week's Pink Out/Cure Cancer football game!
A lot of events happening around the district this week; from VATRE presentations to National Night Out and Multi-Cultural Night at LES. Another great week to be an Alvarado Indian!
What a great Homecoming Week! We look back at last week's events and celebrate our all-region choir scholars.
Homecoming Week is here!!!
Our Wildly Important Goal is off to a great start and there is excitement about it across the district! We also had a couple more big wins by our Indian tennis and football teams!
What a fun week we had with Meet the Indians Night and the Johnson Country Reunion Parade! It's been a great start to the year!
What a great start to the school year! We discuss first week happenings, including the Board meeting, the upcoming Meet the Indians Night and Wednesday's Old Settler's Parade.
The first day of school has finally come and gone and what a great start to the year it was! We have a lot of scholar accolades to celebrate as well, like the Theatre Troupe being honors at Texas Thespians Troupe Day!
School is right around the corner! We had a fantastic Meet the Teacher Night and its the final stretch before scholars arrive!
The start of school is inching closer ...
We're excited to welcome our new educators this week and we discuss the upcoming Back to School Bash!
We are ready to kick off the new school year! There have been administrative changes over the summer, and we discuss the continued success of our athletic and band programs during the summer.
We have a lot to talk about since the Christmas Break! We discuss School Board Appreciation Month, the Johnson County Livestock Show, school closings, and much more!
We have a ton to celebrate from last week, including our junior high talent show, all-region band, JROTC, the City of Alvarado light parade and much more!
Last week was our Thanksgiving Break but there was still plenty to celebrate!
This week we chat about academic success in Alvarado ISD along with another Education Foundation grant, the big playoff win last week and much more!
What an awesome week it was! Find out what happened last week and who earned Education Foundation grants Friday, along with this week's schedule.
What a fantastic week of #AlvaradoExcellence! Find out what's already happened and what is coming up as the week continues!
There was a lot to celebrate over the weekend, including the Golden Warrior Band advancing to the state competition for the third year in a row! We also talk about the fall festivals happening around Alvarado and what the JROTC has been to!
It was a busy weekend with the regional band competition, volleyball and an eclipse!
There is a lot to appreciate, especially in the month of October! We discuss last week's Hispanic Heritage Celebration along with the Golden Warrior Band gearing up for another run at the state marching competition!
On this week's podcast we wrap up Homecoming with highlights from the week, discuss the early release on Friday and what the AISD school board members will be doing this week at their conference.
Homecoming Week is here! We talk about all the Homecoming activities as well as Hispanic Heritage Month and the new AIS running club!
This week we discuss security and the addition of a new reserve police officer as well as give bond construction updates.
Special guest Chris Magee joins the podcast to talk about his new role as Director of Institutional Advancement and his work in cultivating community relationships. We also talk about the Wildly Important Goal and discuss how the Indians performed on the courts and fields of competition last week.
Now that school is underway we look at the record-breaking enrollment and attendance numbers, along with a reminder to stay healthy - both physically and mentally. We also discuss the Old Settlers Parade and the rest of this week's busy schedule!
The start of school is behind us but we look back on the energy and teamwork over a week of professional development and the first day of school. We also highlight the high school choir and talk about the busy week ahead.
We are excited to talk about the new leaders we have in administrative roles across Alvarado ISD and we also discuss the School Board beginning a strategic planning process that will include community input.
The #AlvaradoExcellence podcast is back for a fourth year! We discuss the end of the year activities and things our scholars have been up to over the summer. We also look ahead to 2023-2024 and beginning of the year events like Back to School Bash and Meet the Teacher.
A lot to celebrate last week with Floriculture advancing to state, choir UIL and Indoor Drumline claiming an NTCA championship!
It's been a few weeks so there is a lot of #AlvaradoExcellence to catch up on, including junior high robotics, multiple fine arts activities, athletics and a new website!
This week is National School Social Worker Week and we have the best group in the state who serve each of our campuses! We also discuss our One Act Play advancing and last weekend's North Texas Teen Book Festival was attended by 20 scholars from across AISD.
It was a busy start to the week with Indian Friend Reading Day at Lillian, STEAM Day at Region 11 and former athletic director Jeff Dixon receiving a leadership award from the Texas High School Coaches Association! We also discuss all-district basketball honors and regional qualifiers for girls powerlifting.
We had another great week full of VASE state qualifier, signing day for our scholar athletes and School Resource Officer Day! We also celebrate a fantastic week of athletic success! #AlvaradoExcellence
We started February by celebrating National School Counseling Week last week and this week starts with the 100th Day of School! Along with our All-State band scholars, we had educators at the TMEA conference presenting on the inclusion of our special education scholars into our fine arts programs!
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Closing school doesn't necessarily mean having to make up days at the end of the school year! Also, great accomplishments from scholars in colorguard, JROTC and debate highlight this week's podcast!
We continue to honor our School Board during School Board Recognition Month! This week's Board meeting included presentations about the district's fantastic annual audit and plans for what will be happening at Lillian Elementary as it prepares to house PreK-5th graders beginning in fall 2024.
The holiday break is over and it is full steam ahead until summer!
We wrap up the first semester with a few of the highlights from the fall and give an update on the bond projects that were passed in May!
We celebrate our fine arts department and the holiday programs they have been putting on, along with a new School Board member, educators continuing their education as they graduate with advanced degrees and a new residency program for education majors at Tarleton State University.
It was a busy start to a busy month with everything from fine arts to athletics to parades and academics!
Our fine arts department continues to shine with theater scholars advancing to the International Thespian Festival and the junior high band placing 45 scholars in the all-region band! The holidays are a time of giving and our campuses have certainly helped with canned food and monetary donations to local charities like Helping Hands and Santa's Helpers.
What a fantastic weekend for Alvarado! Hear about Friday night's big win, the band's return to the state marching competition and volleyball trying to extend the weekend's successes into tonight's playoff game! #AlvaradoExcellence
