Volunteers gift district with nearly 600,000 volunteer hours this school year
Katy ISD’s Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) hosted their annual Volunteer Celebration on April 29th honoring the thousands of school district volunteers who give the gift of their time and talents to Katy ISD students and teachers. This school year volunteers across the district donated nearly 600,000 hours which is valued at $17.9 million according to Independent Sector.
Over 800 volunteers attended the celebration to hear this year’s keynote speaker, Tom Landis, Founder & CEO of Howdy Homemade Ice Cream and his colleagues and Katy ISD alums, Rod Batson, local franchise owner and Austin Hanson, General Manager of Howdy Homemade Katy. District-wide entertainment was provided by Morton Ranch Junior High Jazz Band, Taylor High School Expressions Choir, Cinco Ranch High School Men of Bravo Choir and Cheer and Drill leaders from all nine Katy ISD High Schools.
At the Volunteer Celebration, principals and namesakes from Tom Wilson Elementary, Bill & Cindy Haskett Junior High and O.D. Tompkins High School announced each campus Volunteer of the Year. They include: Alexander Elementary: Alexa Dombkowski; Bear Creek Elementary: Jacqueline Ray; Bethke Elementary: Heather Tolleson; Bryant Elementary: Meredith Urban; Campbell Elementary: Tiffany Wojcicki; Cimarron Elementary: Kathryn Williams; Creech Elementary: Vicky Kaffenes; Davidson Elementary: Sabrina Key; Exley Elementary: Rebecca Ray; Fielder Elementary: Reinaldo Jimenez; Franz Elementary: Katrina Williams; Golbow Elementary: Regina Gisclair; Griffin Elementary: Elisa Mahone; Hayes Elementary: Andrea Villafranca; Holland Elementary: Kim Carter; Hutsell Elementary: Ashley Grigsby; Jenks Elementary: Rebecca Van Epp; Katy Elementary: Kim Roberts; Kilpatrick Elementary: Rachel Yelin; King Elementary: Dawn Goodwin; Leonard Elementary: Bethanie Mackintosh; Mayde Creek Elementary: Samantha Pantermuehl; McElwain Elementary: Sandra Wood; McRoberts Elementary: Andrew Getz; Memorial Parkway Elementary: Jessica Lopez; Morton Ranch Elementary: Diana Mesias; Nottingham Country Elementary: Kayla Darling; Pattison Elementary: Tam Nguyen; Randolph Elementary: Ryan Scammell; Rhoads Elementary: Kim Lord; Rylander Elementary: Krista Moore; Schmalz Elementary: Lisa Donahue; Shafer Elementary: Samrina Shaikh; Stanley Elementary: Debbie Redditt; Stephens Elementary: Lynda Harp; Sundown Elementary: Stephanie McGuire; West Memorial Elementary: Valerie Balsiger; Williams Elementary: Liscar Romero; Wilson Elementary: Kristin Trahan; Winborn Elementary: Shervetta Sanders; Wolfe Elementary: Tiffany Akre; Wolman Elementary: Erin Ciarella; WoodCreek Elementary: Stacy Waldrop; Adams Junior High: Brenda Parrish; Beck Junior High: Shelley Keating; Beckendorff Junior High: Denise Dibble; Cardiff Junior High: Lucero Pauwels; Cinco Ranch Junior High: Mercy Parish; Haskett Junior High: Shannon Beason; Katy Junior High: Katie Kozel; Mayde Creek Junior High: Mark Minto; McDonald Junior High: Dolly Sanchez; McMeans Junior High: Diane Jacobson; Memorial Parkway Junior High: Cherie Sheffer; Morton Ranch Junior High: Beth Verble; Seven Lakes Junior High: Natalie Sandberg; Stockdick Junior High: Rose Gibson; Tays Junior High: Elizabeth Perry; West Memorial Junior High: Tara White; WoodCreek Junior High: Candice Maceiras; Cinco Ranch High School: Pilar Rey; Jordan High School: Suzanne David; Katy High School: Anitra Ondrush; Mayde Creek High School: Omar Vargas; Morton Ranch High School: Tammy Advincula; Paetow High School: Courtney Tarver; Seven Lakes High School: Shana Bruder; Taylor High School: Allyson Stewart; Tompkins High School: Stacey Eddy
Volunteers in Public Schools, a Katy ISD Partners in Education program, offers moms, dads, family and community members a wide variety of volunteer opportunities at their chosen campus. To learn more, visit Partners in Education under the “Community” tab at www.katyisd.org or contact your campus Volunteer Coordinator.
