Martinez First Grade Students Put Writing Skills to Use in Published Book
By LANCE FLEMING Abilene ISD Communications Visitors to the first-grade classroom of Kathrine Gomez at Martinez Elementary School will immediately notice the large signs posted on the walls promoting the fundamentals of good writing and encouraging her students to...
ATEMS Robotics Team Set To Put New Machine in Motion at World Championships
By LANCE FLEMING Abilene ISD Communications It wasn’t long after the VEX Region V robotics championship meet ended in early March before ATEMS senior Javier Butz turned his thoughts to this weekend’s World Championship competition in Dallas. The ATEMS robot had earned...
Two Hires and Two Teams Clinch Playoff Spots in Busy Athletics Week
By LANCE FLEMING Abilene ISD Communications Abilene ISD Executive Director of Athletics Jim Garfield announced two new members of the AISD Athletics family Wednesday afternoon, welcoming a new AISD assistant director of athletics and Abilene High School girls’...
AISD Athletics Adds Lou Mora As New Assistant Director Of Athletics
ABILENE – Abilene ISD Executive Director of Athletics Jim Garfield announced Wednesday afternoon that Lou Mora will be the district’s new assistant director of athletics. “We had tremendous interest in the position, and Lou rose to the top,” Garfield said. “I knew he...
Alfonzo Franklin Selected To Lead AHS Girls’ Basketball Program
ABILENE – Abilene ISD announced Wednesday that Hale Center High School girls’ basketball coach Alfonzo Franklin – who won 63 games over the last three seasons with the Lady Owls – has been hired to the same position at Abilene High School. Franklin replaces Brenda...
Cooper’s Reyna Enters Regional Gymnastics Meet As All-Around Favorite
By LANCE FLEMING Abilene ISD Communications Cooper High School gymnast Tristan Reyna has spent a portion of the 2024 season with a large target on his back. The two-time District 2-6A all-around champion and reigning Region 3 champion in the all-around, Reyna knows...