By George Slaughter The Cinco Ranch High School Robotics Team received three recognitions at the 2021 UIL Robotics State Championship June 15-17 in San Antonio. The team, known as 624 CRyptonite, received Second Place UIL State Winner, Lone Star Division […]
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Katy ISD Officer Honored with School Safety Spotlight Award
By George Slaughter Katy Independent School District Officer Nicole Emidy has been honored with the 2021 Fourth Quarter Texas School Safety Center Spotlight Award in the Outstanding Individual Service category. Emidy, an assistant emergency management coordinator, has been cited for […]
Mayde Creek Principal Named Assistant Superintendent for School Leadership and Support
By George Slaughter Ronnie Edwards, Mayde Creek high school principal, has been appointed assistant superintendent for school leadership and support for the Katy Independent School District. Edwards succeeds Dr. Freda Creech, who plans to retire this summer. “It is an […]
Time Ran Out on Virtual School Funding Bill in Texas Legislature, Schofield Says
By George Slaughter Time ran out on the Texas Legislature passing a virtual school funding bill, state Rep. Mike Schofield said Friday. Schofield, R-Houston, has a district that includes much of the Katy area. He said a virtual school funding […]
Katy ISD Students Awarded $20,000 Scholarships from Texas FFA Association
By George Slaughter Three Katy Independent School District FFA students have been awarded scholarships from the Texas Future Farmers of America Association. Camryn Wilder and Skyler Weathers graduated from Katy High School. Chloe LaBard graduated from Taylor High School. They […]
Katy ISD Names New Principals for Bethke and Winborn Elementary Schools
By George Slaughter Kara Morgan has been appointed principal at Bethke Elementary School and Lisa Frison principal at Winborn Elementary School. Both principals have begun their duties in preparation for the upcoming school year. Morgan began her education career in […]
Onsite Katy ISD Elementary School Announced for Katy’s Cane Island
Cane Island, Katy’s first master-planned community north of I-10 consistently ranked as one of the area’s top sellers for new homes, will add an onsite Katy ISD elementary school scheduled to open fall 2022. Within walking distance for Cane Island […]
Citing Lack of State Funds, Katy ISD Will Not Offer a Virtual High School
By George Slaughter The Texas Legislature did not pass legislation to provide funding for virtual schools, and as a result the Katy Independent School District said it is unable to provide a virtual high school option to its students this […]
Katy ISD Students’ Patriotic Artwork Heads to Nationals
By George Slaughter Two elementary school students in the Katy Independent School District have created artworks that have landed them places in the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Competition. The students, Memorial Parkway Elementary first-grader Daniel Torres and Katy Elementary […]
Katy ISD Closes COVID-19 Testing Site and Continues Randall’s Pharmacy Vaccination Partnership
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District said Thursday that it will close its COVID-10 and RediMD testing site as the pandemic focus turns from testing to vaccinations. However, it will maintain its COVID-19 Dashboard and Positive Self-Reporting options. […]
