Levelland ISD

In celebration of Texas School Week, Capitol Elementary hosts

“Patriotic Pastries for Parents”!

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While most Levelland ISD staff and students enjoyed a day off last Monday, not everyone got a “Snow Day”. Sodexo custodial staff was busy taking care of the Levelland ISD facilities and insuring that when students and staff returned on Tuesday, they would be welcomed into buildings that were safe, warm and ready for learning. Dahlia Barerra, custodian at South Elementary says she was on campus at 6:15 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Barerra said that she had one student arrive at school on Monday but she got him turned around. While at South on Monday, Barrera turned up the heat in each classroom to make sure that the heaters were working. On Tuesday, she did the same so that she could ensure that students and staff had a comfortable place to come. She also shoveled snow and spread salt on the sidewalks so that the entrance to the building was safe. Mrs. Barrera said that working for South Elementary is like working with her family. “I take care of this school like I would my own home,” she said.

South Principal Raemi Thompson said that the campus is fortunate to have Barerra on staff. “Dahlia spoils us,” Thompson said. “There is no job too big or too small. She will bend over backwards to make sure students, staff, and facilities are taken care of,” said Thompson.

At Levelland Intermediate School, custodian Joe Puenta was at work bright and early making sure that campus was warm and ready to go. Puenta entered each classroom to make sure the heat was working. LIS keeps portable heaters on hand for times when the heat in the building does not work. Because LIS hallways are not vented for air or heat, he opened all the classroom doors to allow heat to flow out into the hallway. He also checked the building to make sure there were no frozen pipes. “We appreciate the work Joe does,” said LIS Principal Sid Gerber. “LIS is an older building and Joe keeps it as clean and warm and comfortable as he possibly can,” Gerber said.

Sodexo staff was also hard at work on the Levelland Middle School campus. LMS Custodian Alan Simmons was sick on Monday, but that didn’t stop him from making a trip to the campus to make sure that everything was alright. He toured the building making sure that plumbing and heating were working effectively. On Tuesday he arrived at 6:15 to begin shoveling the back patio where students would enter the building after getting off the bus. “Alan is an asset to our staff,” said LMS Principal Kenny Berry. “We can always count on him to take excellent care of our facilities,” Berry said.

In addition to campus staff, Sodexo General Manager Denver Bruner and all Sodexo employees were extremely busy throughout the past two days. “We started Monday after the snow stopped and worked until dark getting parking lots cleared,” said Bruner. “By 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday we were back to work getting the walks to the front doors cleared,” he continued. Throughout the rest of Tuesday, Sodexo worked on clearing other areas so the refreeze would not hinder students on Wednesday morning. “All of grounds and maintenance crew worked to spread over 25 bags of ice melter throughout the district. The day custodians at each school spread ice melt and help shovel snow along with their normal daily work,” Bruner said. “The goal of the entire Sodexo and LISD team was to make sure students, staff, and parents were inconvenienced as little as possible,” stated Bruner.

“Sodexo staff at each LISD campus did an excellent job preparing our facilities for staff and students,” said LISD Superintendent Kelly Baggett. “I’m very pleased with the work that Sodexo did cleaning sidewalks and making school entrances safe,” Baggett said.

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Capitol 1st grade “Rocking Rainbows” gave an outstanding performance at a Destination Imagination meet on Saturday, February 23rd, at Estacado High School in Lubbock.

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Capitol 2nd grade “Rising Stars” attended a Destination Imagination meet on Saturday, February 23rd, at Estacado High School in Lubbock.  They did an excellent job preforming the play Roy G. Biv , whose letters of his name stand for the colors of the rainbow!

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Second Graders learned all about George Washington, Abrahma Lincoln, the Washington Monument, Mt. Rushmore, the White House and the Lincoln Memorial.

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Levelland ISD teams from grades kindergarten through high school competed at the Regional Destination Imagination Competition in Lubbock on Saturday, February 25. All four Levelland High School teams advanced and will be competing at the state competition in Katy, Texas on April 19-20.

Teams from Levelland Intermediate School and Levelland Middle School performed well but did not secure a place at the state competition. The LIS 4^th Grade Improvisation team placed 3^rd and were awarded the Spirit of DI award for excellent stage presence and enthusiasm. The LIS 5^th Grade Drama team earned 2^nd place and received the Davinci Award for art design and unique set design. The LMS Drama team placed 2^nd and earned the Renaissance Award for extraordinary performance and skill in engineering, design or performance. The LMS Improvisation team placed 3^rd out of 7 teams.

“We’re proud of all of our teams,” said DI Director Celia Palmer. “Every team that competed won a medal and all of our Rising Star teams did an outstanding job. Thanks to all of the campus directors and parents who worked so hard,” Palmer said.

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The Levelland Middle School Choir recently performed the National Anthem at a Red Raider and Lady Raider Basketball game. While there, they got to meet the Texas Tech Cheerleaders and Raider Red.

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The 2nd grade D.I. team, Rising Stars, at Capitol has been working very hard on their play.  They wrote a play about Roy G. Biv’s birthday and created all the props.   The students will be competing at Estacado on February 23rd.

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