Tim Calhoun, Cypress Woods High School’s head tennis coach, was named president of the Texas Tennis Coaches Association at the TTCA’s annual convention.
Calhoun has been involved with the TTCA—the largest public school tennis coaches organization in the United States—since 1995, when he became region vice president. In 2004, he was elected as
second vice president, which began his eight-year commitment to the
organization. After two years as second vice president, he served two years as
the first vice president before assuming his current president role. Calhoun
will preside in this position for two years and complete his term with two
years as past president. He will remain a board member until he is no longer an
active coach.
Sally Provenzano, Cypress Springs High School’s Panteras director, won the Texas Dance Educators Association Director of the
Year Award at the TDEA annual convention.
The TDEA Director of the Year award is given to a director with five or more
years of service who exemplifies the philosophy, ethics and standards of TDEA.
“It is an amazing honor to be representing the Texas Dance Educators Association
and Cypress Fairbanks ISD as the 2009 Director Of The Year,
”
Provenzano said. “I am humbled by the recognition, and grateful to my colleagues for the
nomination. This is a fabulous profession, and I value each day spent with my
students.
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Ann Wurst, Cypress Falls High School teacher, received the 2008 Distinguished Service
Award from the Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
at the Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference.
Wurst was chosen based on outstanding leadership in promoting the quality of
geographic education. The TAGE is the Texas branch of educational outreach for
the National Geographic Society. Award recipients are nominated each year by
teachers, professors and the TAGE Steering Committee.
Karen Smith was named the new Cy-Fair ISD controller, a position she took over at the
beginning of the new year. As controller, Smith will provide direction and
supervision for accounting, budgeting, accounts payable and payroll. She will
also act as a resource for principals, division heads and directors in
understanding and using the financial operations of the district.
Sandi Pippin, Langham Creek High School art teacher, received the opportunity to write the
cover story for the November issue of
Arts & Activities magazine, the nation’s oldest art education publication.
Pippin wrote the story entitled Printmaking: A Unit, while she was at Labay
Middle School last year. The article includes step-by-step instructions on how
to teach printmaking based on her personal classroom instruction.
The 35-year teaching veteran said she was influenced by her college art adviser,
who has also written articles for
Arts & Activities.
“Printmaking: A Unit” is Pippin’s sixth published article, and the first cover story. She has also helped fellow
art teachers within the district by hosting staff development workshops and
fielding numerous phone calls and e-mails to assist with specific art-related
objectives.
“I am always happy when the articles I have written have been published,” she said. “If my experiences with students can make another teacher’s life easier, then I am thrilled.”
The Sleep Center at North Cypress Medical Center received program accreditation from the American
Academy of Sleep Medicine.
“The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the Sleep Center at North
Cypress Medical Center on fulfilling the high standards required for receiving
accreditation as a sleep disorders center,
” said Dr. Mary Susan Esther, AASM president. “The center is a significant resource to the local medical community and will
provide academic and scientific value in addition to the highest quality care
for patients suffering from sleep disorders.
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A print made by Langham Creek High School graduate Eberle Osemele was featured
on the cover of the November issue of
Arts & Activities, coinciding with Langham Creek art teacher Sandi Pippin’s cover story, “Printmaking: A Unit.”
