Nothing spreads Christmas cheer like Wildcats in holiday gear! 🎄🐾✨

Thank you to Cooper Girls Basketball for giving our Wildcats the sweetest High-Five Friday welcome! Nothing better than starting the morning with encouragement and big smiles! 🐾

Every day is a great day to be in AISD! 💫 Swipe through for some memorable moments from the first few weeks of the 2025-26 school year. 📲

We love High-Fridays at Ward Elementary!! Thank you to McMurry Cheer for welcoming our Wildcats to school!!

What-a-time First Grade had in art class!! We love seeing our amazing wildcat art!!

Military families are a crucial part of our school community. 🇺🇸 During the Month of the Military Child, we're proud to celebrate the incredible military-connected students in AISD who show resilience, strength, and adaptability every day! To all of our military families — thank you for your service and for allowing us to be part of your journey. 💜 Learn more at www.abileneisd.org/militaryfamilies!

ICYMI: It’s Youth Art Month, and our talented students are shining at The Grace Museum! ✨ 🎨 🖼️ Each year, this special exhibition showcases incredible artwork from students, celebrating creativity and the power of art education. We’re so proud of our students and teachers who are part of this year’s display! Don’t miss it—stop by The Grace Museum and see the exhibition through March 20.

Thank you to Dyess Air Force Base and the Dyess AFB School Liaison Office for helping coordinate this amazing learning opportunity for AISD students! 👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳

Today, we celebrated the inaugural recipients of AISD's new Employee Awards Program, recognizing outstanding educators and staff who go above and beyond to support our students and community. Congratulations to the following individuals: 🏆 Teacher: Karl Wilcox, Cooper High School 🏆 New Teacher: Alfonso Santoya, Alcorta Elementary School 🏆 Student Support: Victoria Smith, Crockett Early Head Start 🏆 Auxiliary: Mary Rangel, Mann Middle School 🏆 Paraprofessional: Kathy Spivey, Hartford SAP 🏆 Substitute Teacher: Georgia Smith, Bowie Elementary A special thank you to First Financial Bank Texas for sponsoring the program and providing each winner with a gift card! 🔗 Learn more about the Employee Awards Program here: https://www.abileneisd.org/article/1986715 #chooseabilene

Ward Elementary received the "Triple Star Award" for outstanding achievement on the 4th grade RLA 2024 STAAR test! Way to go Wildcats! Way to go Mrs. Small and Mrs. Alvarenga! 🎉🐾

Wildcat 4th graders presented their food truck biography projects to families and students. I think we have some future business owners and entrepreneurs! Wildcats have it going on! Way to do it the "Wildcat Way" 🐾✏️👏🏼👌🏼🤩

Field Day was a success! So much fun and so many memories made!

Ward Elementary Color Run 23’-24’ was a huge success! Thank you everyone for coming out and having fun!