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JULY

• Lamar Middle School’s Sofia Martinez placed second in the Prepared Speech category at the national Technology Student Association competition in Louisville, Ky.
• MacArthur High School’s Paola Romero, Khoi Nguyen and Grace Marquez won the bronze in the Engineering Technology and Design Competition at SkillsUSA National Competition.
• Irving ISD announced that both breakfast and lunch will be completely free for all Irving ISD students, beginning in the upcoming school year.

 

AUGUST

• The MacArthur High School Varsity Treble Choir received an invitation from the American Choral Directors Association to perform at the Southwestern Convention in Denver, Colo. in February. To put this into perspective, the last time MacArthur High School received a convention invitation for any fine arts organization was in 1975.
• Irving ISD celebrated a new cohort of South Irving Collegiate at Nimitz students at a Signing Day ceremony.
• Irving ISD celebrated 11 graduates at summer graduation.
• Irving ISD welcomed new hires at the Back-to-School Luncheon, where Hanes Elementary School won the Annual Spirit Award.
• Irving ISD kicked off the school year with all staff at Convocation. 
• Irving ISD is named a District of Distinction by the Texas Art Education Association.
• Irving ISD welcomed back students for the new school year. 
• Irving ISD is named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.
• Superintendent Magda Hernandez attends the back-to-school tour at the White House with Ms. Shelley Jeoffroy, Brown Elementary School fifth-grade teacher and the 2023 Texas Teacher of the Year. 

 

SEPTEMBER

• Singley Academy’s Katy Nguyen is named a National Merit Scholar Semifinalist. 
• 40 Irving ISD students are named Advanced Placement (AP) School Scholars and eight Class of 2023 graduates earned AP Capstone Diplomas.
• Irving ISD begins reimagining the district’s physical learning spaces with kickoff meetings for each Bond Project Design Committee.
• More than 130 colleges, universities and other post-graduation opportunities are represented at the annual Irving ISD Goes to College Senior College and Career Night.

 

OCTOBER

• Fernando Delgado of Irving High School and Faith Farrar of MacArthur High School qualify for the regional cross country meet after placing in the top 10 in their respective races at the district meet.
• Irving ISD earns the TXU Energy Leadership Award, which recognizes corporate and non-profit entities defining energy responsibility.
• The Irving ISD Parent Education and Community Engagement Department is selected Partner of the Year by the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
• Irving High School, MacArthur High School and Singley Academy are named to the 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll based on their ability to increase their school’s college-going culture, to provide opportunities for students to earn college credit and by maximizing college readiness.
• Bowie Middle School is recognized as a Solution Tree Model PLC at Work School.

 

NOVEMBER

• 7 Irving ISD students are named finalists for the QuestBridge National College Match program - Irving: Miriam Hernandez and Sebastian Rico; MacArthur: Grace Marquez and Christian Santana; Nimitz: Valentina Romero; Singley Academy: Janet Zuniga and Marie Friend
• 180 Irving ISD Career and Technical Education students are inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. 
• Dr. Sandi Cravens, Health & Physical Education Coordinator for Irving ISD, and Marcela Quiroz, Physical Education/Health Teacher at Johnston Elementary School, are named CATCH Champions. CATCH, which stands for Coordinated Approach To Child Health works with school districts to promote school health, and the award recognizes teachers, physical education specialists and administrators for their untiring dedication to create healthy environments for the students in their districts. 
• Irving ISD gives an update on the Irving ISD Professional Learning and Wellness Center project.
• LEGO Education President Victor Saeijs from Denmark and other dignitaries visit Johnston Elementary School to learn how Irving ISD integrates LEGOs into learning.

 

 

DECEMBER

• Two Irving ISD students match with prestigious universities through the QuestBridge program - Grace Marquez of MacArthur High School matched with Duke University and Marie Friend of Singley Academy matched with the University of Chicago.
• 32 students advance to the Texas Association of Future Educators (also known as TAFE) state competition in February. TAFE is an organization created for students to explore the teaching profession, and competitions consist of various education-related contests such as children’s literature (where students write and illustrate a book) and public speaking. 
• Singley Academy students Jody Gardiner and Ash Guzman qualify for Nationals after winning at this year’s Texas Thespians State Festival.
• The Singley Academy counseling team is awarded the CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) Award by TSCA (Texas School Counselor Association).  This award recognizes schools with exemplary counseling programs that demonstrate a commitment to improving the lives and achievement of students in academic, career and personal social domains. 
• Nimitz High School Floral Design students and teachers travel to Pasadena, Calif., over the Christmas Break to work on floats for the famous Rose Parade.

 

JANUARY

• Nimitz Vikings Cheerleaders earn the 2024 Texas Cheerleader Open State Championship. This historic win marks Nimitz High School’s first-ever cheerleading championship. 
• Omar Mashat of Farine Elementary School wins the District Spelling Bee, advancing to compete in the Dallas County Spelling Bee.
• 39 students from Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools advance to the Texas state DECA competition, following a strong showing at District. DECA, which stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
• Six Irving ISD musicians are named Texas All-State Musicians - Shashe Hossain (Band) from Irving High; Shannon Pratt (Band) from MacArthur; Des Eagans (Choir), Rhiannon Hayle (Choir), Lucas Manzano (Choir) and Kate Lindsey (Choir) from Nimitz.
• 16 Nimitz High School choir students are selected as American Choral Directors Association National Honor Choir Winners.
• Bowie Middle School Principal Anabel Ibarra is recognized as a Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Administrator of Distinction.
• Sixteen Irving ISD wrestlers qualify for the regional wrestling tournament.
• Irving ISD recognizes Arlington ISD Lamar High School’s Athletic Trainer Bryant Grice and Dallas Firefighter Kenneth Zacharie Jr. for the life-saving measures they performed on Nimitz High School student-athlete Kayla Thompson.

 

FEBRUARY

• The Academic Decathlon teams from Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz High Schools qualify for state with Nimitz winning second place at the Region IX tournament and finishing 10th among large schools at the San Antonio state tournament. MacArthur earned 4th place at the regional meet and 18th place among large schools at the San Antonio state tournament while Irving finished in 7th place at the regional tournament and 20th among large schools at the Frisco state meet.
• The MacArthur High School Honor Treble Choir performs at the prestigious American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conference in Denver.
• Emilia Medina from Davis Elementary School wins the Elementary District Spanish Spelling Bee while Joel Ku Sarabia of Austin Middle School wins the Middle School District Spanish Spelling Bee.
• Two girls’ relay teams qualify for three events at the regional swim meet (one from Irving in two categories and one from Nimitz in one category).
• For the second consecutive year, the Irving ISD Purchasing Department is named a winner of the 2024 Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations, awarded by the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO).

 

MARCH

• Three Irving ISD students are named Dell Scholars - Ana Guzman from Nimitz High School and Gobinda Neupane and Alexa Sanchez from Singley Academy.
• Representing Irving ISD at the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) national competition in Washington D.C. June 28 to July 1 are the following students: Danna Robles Lindero from Irving High; Hetzenny Gallardo from MacArthur; and Gabriela Guardiola, Israel Rico, Cloe Salmanca, Alexandra Acosta, Mayra Rodriguez, Cielo Carrillo, Anahi Cedillo, Antonio Jones, Devin Reynolds, Daniella Maloney and Emma Sanchez from Nimitz.
• Nine students qualify for the DECA national competition - Lianette Cordova and Gael Lopez from Irving High; Christian Santana, Peter Ivanov, Marion Hawkins, Sutton Smith and Juan Garcia-Garcia from MacArthur; and Sabrina Cruz and Vincent Nguyen from Nimitz.
• Three Lamar Middle School students qualify for the Business Professionals of America (BPA) national competition May 10-14 in Chicago - Lily Gallatin, Jaylene Flores and Jazlene Martinez Diaz.
• Nimitz High School senior Emma Huckeba is awarded the prestigious Joseph C. Gilliam Academic Achievement Award by the Navy JROTC, making “herstory” as the first Cadet to receive this award in the history of the nationally recognized Nimitz NJROTC program.
• Singley Academy's  Ash Guzman and Jody Gardiner are named "Thespy" winners by the Educational Theatre Association. The award recognizes the highest level of achievement in school theatre performance, technical theatre, writing and filmmaking.
• Five Irving ISD Destination Imagination teams qualify for the state tournament including UBEEM (Engineering Challenge) from Stipes Elementary School; Las Tres Flores (Fine Arts Challenge) from Cardwell Career Preparatory Center; Spectacular Spectacles (Extreme Challenge), ENIACATTACK (Improvisational Challenge) and Duck Duck Goose (Scientific Challenge) from Singley Academy.
• Daniela Moreno of MacArthur High School and Grace Vaccaro of Irving High are selected All-State Dancers by the Texas Dance Educators Association.
• Austin Middle School’s Joel Sarabia wins third place in the 6th-8th category at the Region 10 Spanish Spelling Bee.
• The Irving boys and MacArthur girls soccer teams qualify for the state playoffs.

 

APRIL

• Ms. Jenni Allred from Gilbert Elementary School is named the District Elementary Teacher of  the Year and Ms. Matia Brittman of Austin Middle School is named the District Secondary Teacher of the Year for Irving ISD.
• The Irving High School Lady Tigers softball team wins the bi-district championship and advances to the area round of the playoffs for the first time in program history. 
• The Nimitz Lady Vikings advance to the state playoffs as well. 
• Irving ISD Special Olympians collected 54 medals and 9 ribbons at the Special Olympic Track and Field Regional Meet at Longhorn Stadium in Cedar Hill.
• 120 education pathway students from Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools are recognized at the I Am Next ceremony as potential future Irving ISD graduates.
• Lucinda Gonzalez, parent liaison at MacArthur High School, is named the 2023-2024 Community Helper of the Year, presented by the North Texas Honda Dealers and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine.

 

MAY

• Nimitz High School’s Steve Mireles and Lamar Middle School’s Andrew Kemp, Joan Portillo, Brandon Romero and Alexander Villa qualify for the Technology Student Association (TSA) national competition, to be held June 26-30 in Orlando.
• Brynn Buchanan of MacArthur High School qualifies for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) national competition, to be held June 29 to July 3 in Seattle. 
• Zainab Alsalami of MacArthur High School and Marcelo Segovia of Singley Academy advance to the SkillsUSA national competition from June 24-28 in Atlanta.
• MacArthur High School Principal Natasha Stewart is named a Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Administrator of Distinction.
• Three Irving ISD students are named recipients of the prestigious Gates Scholarship - Diana Amaya Canales of Irving High School, Grace Marquez of MacArthur High School and Sneha Shrestha of Singley Academy. 
• MacArthur High School wins the 11th annual Independent English Debate. 
• de Zavala Middle School School Resource Officer Gary Brockett is named the Golden Apple Individual Partner of the Year, and Toyota of Irving is named the Golden Apple Corporate Partner of the Year. 
• 24 Irving ISD leaders complete the Leaders Excelling & Advancing Performance (LEAP) program, including three Principal Residents who successfully completed a graduate degree and principal certification in one year.
• Marta Gonzalez Munin from Brandenburg Elementary School is named the ConnectED Teacher of the Year, and Sherry Carpenter of Britain Elementary School is selected the ConnectED Mentor of the Year. 
• The Irving ISD Athletic Hall of Fame inducts the Class of 2024: Brian Bosworth, former MacArthur football player; Jay Boulware, former Nimitz football player; Steve Grumbine, former MacArthur football player; Sam Morton, former MacArthur tennis coach; and Wes Pyfer, former Nimitz football coach.
• Crockett Middle School Kickstart instructor George Trevino is named the North Texas Kickstart Coach of the Year!
• Irving ISD middle school competitors earn five gold medals, three silver medals and nine bronze medals at the Kickstart State Championship.
• Shelley Jeoffroy, 4th grade ESL teacher at Brown Elementary School is named a winner of the HEB Excellence in Education Award.

 

JUNE

• Irving ISD celebrates 2,037 graduates in the senior Class of 2024.
• Singley Academy’s Duck Duck Goose Destination Imagination team wins first place at Global Finals.
• Seven visual art students win state-level awards at Texas Art Education Association state competitions - Marco DeLeon of Lee Elementary School; Leslie Arriaga, Briza Figueroa, Fabian Gomez and Madison Shore of Lamar Middle School; Suha Akbar of Johnson Middle School; and Isabella Earl of MacArthur High School. 
• Irving ISD earns the Best Communities for Music Education Award from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education, for the second year in a row. 
• The BBC releases a documentary on the technology-based learning available to our students through our Verizon Innovative Learning Labs

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JULY

• Shelley Jeoffroy of Brown Elementary School is named the Region 10 Teacher of the Year. She is the first Regional Teacher of the Year from Irving ISD in recent history.
• de Zavala students place third in the nation and MacArthur students take second and third in their competitions at the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) national conference in San Diego.
• MacArthur High School SkillsUSA students place third in the nation in engineering design at the national competition in Atlanta.
• A team of MacArthur students take the national title at the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) competition in Washington, DC. Several students from Nimitz and MacArthur place as semi-finalists.
• Students from Lamar Middle School’s Technical Student Association (TSA) rank in the top in the nation at a competition in Grapevine.
• Khya Walton-Ravenell of Irving High School and Mikayla Douglas of MacArthur High School qualify for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympic Games, held July 29 through August 6 in North Carolina. 
• Noah Valdez of Nimitz High School is named an Outstanding Performer at the 2022 State Solo and Ensemble contest. Only 2% of the 100,000 students that performed across Texas earn this award.

 

AUGUST

• Irving ISD welcomes back almost 31,000 students for the first day of school.  
• Shelley Jeoffroy of Brown Elementary School is named a finalist for Texas Teacher of the Year. 
• Irving ISD celebrates 58 summer graduates who persevered through tough circumstances and crossed the stage to receive their high school diploma.

 

SEPTEMBER

• Irving ISD earns a B rating on the state accountability system. In addition, 15 campuses earned a combined total of 33 distinctions.
• Pierce Early Childhood School and Brandenburg Elementary School are named Professional Learning Communities at Work Model Schools for the second year in a row. The two schools are among 200 from across the nation and Canada recognized by Solution Tree with this honor. 
• Irving ISD celebrates 42 students named to the Advanced Placement (AP) School Scholar Roster, 31 students named AP Scholars with Distinction and 11 students who earned AP Capstone Diplomas. 
• Elsa Munoz, parent volunteer at Townsell Elementary School, is one of 15 recipients statewide selected for the Heroes for Children award.

 

OCTOBER

• Isaiah Benny of Singley Academy and Aubrey Brown of MacArthur High School are named 2023 National Merit Semi-Finalists.
• Nine Irving ISD students were named National Merit Commended Scholars.
• Fernando Delgado of Irving High School qualified for the regional cross country meet. 
• The Lamar Middle School band earns the Citation of Excellence from The Foundation for Music Education. This honor recognizes the top bands in the state of Texas, and only the top 25% of applicants achieve this prestigious award. 
• Eric Vincent Fomo is one of six individuals from across the state named the Adult Education and Literacy Scholar of the Year by the Texas Workforce Commission. 
• Thomas Haley Elementary School teacher Tamara Kyser is named Educator of the Year by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Irving-Carrollton chapter.
• Good Elementary School is named a Professional Learning Communities at Work Model School by Solution Tree. 
• The Irving ISD Adult Education and Literacy Department receives the Empowering Adult Learners Award during the Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas October board meeting.
• Shelley Jeoffroy of Brown Elementary School is named the Texas Teacher of the Year.
• Superintendent Magda Hernandez launches a podcast, Heart to Heart with Superintendent Hernandez.

 

NOVEMBER

• All three bands from Nimitz, MacArthur and Irving High School advance to area round of UIL marching competition for the first time since 2018. 
• Six high school choir students are named to the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Mixed Honor Choir - Brandon Rodriguez, Esperanza Eagans, Natalie Lemus and Jazmine Perez of Nimitz; and Joh’nya Jackson and Brielle Jones of MacArthur.
• Tamara Kyser, kindergarten ESL teacher at Thomas Haley Elementary School, is named Educator of the Year by the NAACP Irving-Carrollton Branch.
• 2022 Nimitz High School graduate Ximena Zamarron is recognized during Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series for being named the Texas Rangers Youth Academy Youth of the Year.
• First Realtor Luncheon in recent history is held with 26 realtors in attendance.
• 154 students are inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.

 

 

DECEMBER

• Three students match with prestigious universities through the QuestBridge program - Golden Anni (Singley Academy to Notre Dame) Stephannie Gallardo (MacArthur HS to Emory University), and Karen Valladares Villatoro (Irving HS to the University of Chicago).
• Schulze Elementary School counseling team is awarded the CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) Award by TSCA (Texas School Counselor Association).  
• Gold Card Club is revamped with a kickoff breakfast event. 
• Irving ISD participates in the City of Irving Holiday Parade, and the HIPPY Department is awarded first place for the third consecutive year.

 

JANUARY

• Andrea Viehweg from MacArthur High School along with Rhiannon Hayle, Esperanza Eagans and Reymundo Gomez from Nimitz High School are named All-State musicians by the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA). 
• Irving High School Toy Tigers Captain Victoria Higgins represents Irving ISD at the Texas Dance Educators Association Conference in Houston as an All-State dancer. 
• Francisco Miranda, principal at Nimitz High School, is named a Distinguished Administrator by the Texas Music Educators Association.
• Dua Nasser of Houston Middle School wins the District Spelling Bee.  Genesis Mata of Brown Elementary School is the runner-up.
• Sarai Maldonado of Bowie Middle School and Anthony Guardado of Crockett Middle School win the district’s 2nd Annual Oratory Contest.
• Eight Irving ISD wrestlers qualify for the regional tournament.
• Four relay teams - two girls’ relays and one boys’ relay from MacArthur and a girls’ relay from Nimitz - advance to the regional swim meet. 

 

FEBRUARY

• Academic decathlon teams from Nimitz, Irving and MacArthur advance to state competition. 
• Nasly Veliz Miralda from Keyes Elementary School and Nataly Hernandez Claros from Crockett Middle School win the District Spanish Spelling Bee.
• 42 DECA students qualify for state competition in March.
• Five Destination Imagination teams qualify for the Lone Star Finals - two teams from Nimitz High School, two teams from Singley Academy and one team from Gilbert Elementary School. 
• The main gym at MacArthur High School is dedicated as the Suzie Oelschlegel Gymnasium, in honor of the legendary basketball coach who served Irving ISD for 42 years.
• Irving ISD breaks ground on the Professional Learning and Community Wellness Center.
• de Zavala Middle School becomes the district’s fourth school this school year to be named a Solution Tree Model PLC at Work School.
• 12 seniors are named Dell Scholar Semifinalists.
• Two athletes from Nimitz High School sign letters of intent to compete at the collegiate level: Ashton Thompson will play football at Texas College Tyler and Nick Coronado will play baseball at Clarendon College.

 

MARCH

• The Irving High School boys’ soccer team advances to the regional quarterfinals of the state playoffs while the Nimitz boys’ team qualifies for the area round.
• Nimitz High School senior Thomas Vo is accepted into the United States Naval Academy, with a $750,000 scholarship. 
• Hetzenny Gallardo, Stephannie Gallardo, Brianna Rodriguez and Fion Wistam, members of the MacArthur High School Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) qualify for national competition. 
• Aubrey Brown, MacArthur High School senior, is named a National Merit finalist! 
• Nimitz JROTC places third at state, advancing to national competition.
• More than 400 attendees support the State of the District event.
• The district’s Purchasing Department earns the 2023 Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations from the Texas Association of School Business Officials. 
• Irving ISD celebrates nine additional college athletic signings: MacArthur football (Glendon Casas-Willis, Julian Garza - Midwestern State University, Omar Mohamed - Independence Community College, Kyle Flye - Southwestern College, Amareus Walker - Stephen F. Austin State University, Nijel Akpom - Fort Hayes State University),  MacArthur soccer (Alexandra Reyes - Hill College, Arianna Arboleda - Texas Woman’s University), Nimitz soccer (Melissa Morales - North Lake College).
• Travis Middle School claims all four Middle School City Championships in track - 7th grade girls, 7th grade boys, 8th grade girls and 8th grade boys.

 

APRIL

• Khya Walton from Irving High School and Mikayla “MJ” Douglas from MacArthur High School compete in the prestigious Texas Relays. Khya ran the 100-meter hurdles and threw the javelin while MJ ran both the 100 and 300 hurdles.
• Approximately 100 Education pathway students from Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools are recognized at the I Am Next ceremony. 
• More than $538,000 in scholarships are awarded to 253 students, one teacher and one staff member at the 36th Annual Breakfast With The Stars event.
• Cindy Guevara of Singley Academy and Harrison Nguyen of Nimitz High School are named Dell Scholars.
• Briana Rodriguez of MacArthur High School advances to the National FCCLA competition.
• Seven students represent Irving ISD at the National DECA competition - Abril Cardona, Selena Mata and Bianca Soto from Nimitz High School; and Vianely Franco, Makenna Hearne, Evelyn Vega Hernandez and Karen Valladares from Irving High School
• Karleigh Johnson of Nimitz High School and Grace Marquez, Paola Romero and Khoi Nguyen of MacArthur High School qualify for the National SkillsUSA competition.
• Singley Academy students Golden Anni, Isaiah Benny and Samia Sadmin advance to national HOSA competition.
• BPA students from Lamar Middle School qualify for nationals for the first time in school history. The students are Josue Cordova,  Miranda Gutierrez Ramirez, Omar Molina, Christian Ramos and Tyson Sanichanh.
• Irving ISD celebrates its 114th birthday.
• The Nimitz softball team advances to the state playoffs.
• Angela Aukes of Elliott Elementary School is named the ConnectED Mentor of the Year and Thalia Perez of Travis Middle School is named the ConnectED Teacher of the Year.
• Approximately 60 other parents and district staff take the annual parent college trip, this time to the University of Oklahoma.
• Stephane Richel Tatchim Kouam of Singley Academy, and Julieta Rodriguez and Harrison Nguyen of Nimitz High School are awarded the prestigious Gates Scholarship.
• Maresa Martinez of Lively Elementary School and Theresa Spencer from Cardwell Career Preparatory Center are named the District Teachers of the Year. 
• Khya Walton of Irving High School and Mikayla Douglas, Nigel Akpom and Elvin Belepe of MacArthur High School advance to regionals in UIL track and field.
• Irving ISD celebrates additional athletic signings - MacArthur soccer (Ivan Valdez - Dallas Christian College); Irving soccer (Milton Lopez - Southern Methodist University and Patrick Banich - Dallas Baptist University); MacArthur basketball (Josiah Hill - Tyler Junior College)
• The Parent Education & Community Engagement hosts the second annual Bringing Irving Together Community Resource Fair, with an attendance of 1,287.

 

MAY

• Voters pass Propositions A, B and C of Irving ISD’s first bond in 16 years.
• Nimitz Navy JROTC places second in the nation at the National High School Drill Team Championships.
• Mikayla Douglas from MacArthur High School qualifies for the state UIL track and field meet in the 300-meter hurdles. 
• The “Today Show with Hoda and Jenna” recognizes Chrishae Powell of Johnston Elementary School for Teacher Appreciation Week. 
• Bowie Middle School is named a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School and Brandenburg, Brown, Gilbert and Hanes elementary schools are named CKH Rising Star Recognized Schools. 
• Irving ISD celebrates 653 team members who have reached milestone years of service and 22 retirees at the Salute to Service employee recognition event.
• 161 of our youngest learners graduate from the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) and Home Instruction Extension for Parents as Educators (HIEPE) programs.
• Technology Student Association teams from MacArthur High School, Singley Academy and Lamar Middle School advance to national competition. 
• Irving ISD Special Olympic athletes win 85 medals from several basketball and track and field events.
• Irving ISD recognizes Golden Apple partnership winners Haim Vasquez (individual) and UT Southwestern (company).
• Brandenburg Elementary School wins Irving Police Department Penny Drive.
• Nimitz High Schools win the Independent English Debate for the eighth year.
• MacArthur student council is named a 2023 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council and a Sweepstakes Council by the Texas Association of Student Councils.
• The Irving ISD Athletic Hall of Fame inducts the Class of 2023: Suzie Oelschlegel, also known as Coach O, former MacArthur girls basketball coach; Chris Hall, former Irving High School football player; Terry Knouse, former MacArthur wrestling coach; and Rodrick Walker, former Nimitz High School football player.
• de Zavala Middle School celebrates its 20th anniversary. 
• Irving ISD celebrates additional athletic signings - Nimitz basketball (Gerald Murage - Centenary College and Caleb Harris- Texas Wesleyan); MacArthur basketball (Abigail Ramos - Oklahoma Wesleyan); Irving soccer (Aolany Martinez - Arlington Baptist University); MacArthur soccer (Luis Rubio Reyes - Jacksonville College); Nimitz soccer (Pedro Diaz and Bryan Argueta - Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus, Audiel Lopez - Paul Quinn College); Nimitz track (Jada Garner - University of Texas at Dallas); MacArthur track (Mikayla Douglas - University of Louisiana at Monroe).