An ALL-NEW episode of Campus Beat debuts this Saturday, February 18th! Click here for Sneak Peak of Campus Beat – Episode IV Featured on this episode:

• DQ celebrates Black History Month with personal stories from Professor James Williams, Nora McDaniel, Orenthia Mason and Sylvia Marshall
• Skylar kicks it up with an after-school soccer league on the Hogg Middle School campus
• Callie’s at Rice Elementary – discovering the inquiry-based lessons of a primary years programme school
• Nikkie’s up to her ears in recyclable ring tabs, which are being collected by an ambitious group of sixth graders from Moore MST Middle School

You are invited to attend our Fifty Year Celebration. Our celebration week will take place during Texas Public Schools Week scheduled for the first full week in March (6-10). Our school will be open all week for campus tours with displays in the library of former yearbooks and awards from each decade. Our celebration will culminate on Thursday, March 9, 2006, with an afternoon, school-wide assembly starting at 2:45 PM featuring Tyler Mayor Joey Seeber and former Moore principals. A historical video show will highlight some of the major events throughout mustang history and a time capsule will be launched to the future success of all mustangs. Immediately following the assembly all guests will have an opportunity to enjoy an antique car show in the school parking lot and sip on a soda-float as we remember the fifties era of time when our school was first dedicated to honor J.R. Moore, former educator and friend.

Mattie Jones Elementary School, located at 2521 West Front Street, opened its doors to students for the first time on January 23, 1956. Since that time it has served hundreds of children from a community that has become ethnically and economically diverse. During its 50 years of existence, the philosophy at Jones has remained constant—teach the academic skills needed by the children in a nurturing, family-like environment. The staff at Jones remains committed to doing “whatever it takes” to guarantee that all students master the objectives for their grade level and are prepared for the future.

The students and staff of Jones invite the entire Tyler community to be a part of the 50th Anniversary celebration for Jones Elementary. The main anniversary event will be held in the school gymnasium on May 2 at 6:30 pm. Steve Blow, columnist for the Dallas Morning News and former Jones student, will be the featured speaker. All former Jones students and staff members are invited to contact the school at (903) 262-2360 or by email at michael.berrier@tylerisd.org to have your name placed on our mailing list for notification of additional anniversary events. We are also collecting newspaper articles, class pictures and other photographs, and memorabilia to create a permanent record of the history of Jones. If you have any items, please contact the school.

Make plans to join the Jones community in celebrating the “Tradition of Excellence” at Mattie Jones Elementary. If you need more information about anniversary events or how you can help, contact Michael Berrier, Jones Principal, at (903) 262-2360.

Bell Elementary Global Communications Academy Students who live within Tyler ISD but outside of the Bell attendance zone can apply for the 2006-2007 school year. Applications may be picked up from the campus administrators in the school office from 8:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. each day until March 6th. Deadline for turning in complete applications is Monday, March 6th at 4:00 p.m.

Caldwell Elementary Arts Academy Incoming kindergarten students, who live within Tyler ISD, but outside of the Caldwell attendance zone, can apply for the 2006-2007 school year. If your child will be 5 years old on or before September 1, for kindergarten or 6 years old on or before September 1, for first grade, applications may be picked up from the school counselor’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. until Monday, March 6th. The deadline for turning in complete applications is Monday, March 6th 2006 at 4:00 p.m.

Jones Elementary MST Academy Students who live within Tyler ISD but outside of the Jones attendance zone can apply for the 2006-2007 school year. Applications may be picked up from the campus administrators in the school office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day until March 6th. Deadline for turning in complete applications is Monday, March 6th at 4:00 p.m.