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Castleberry ISD Announces Lone Finalist for Superintendent
From Castleberry ISD
Smith-Faulkner has served as CISD's University and a Master of Science in
Associate Superintendent since 2017, and Learning Technologies from the University
she is known as a visionary district admin- of North Texas in December 2016.
istrator with a laser focus on student “As a strong believer that education
achievement and educational equity. must evolve to keep up with the twenty-
Among her key achievements are leading first century student, I worked to imple-
the efforts to raise district accountability ment strategies that offer personalized dig-
from a “C” rating to a “B” in one year and ital learning opportunities as far back as
the “Digital Equity for All” program for 1999,” Smith-Faulkner stated. “This vision
students. Her 30 years of experience with and forethought would play a huge part
Castleberry ISD, from a teacher's role to an when the pandemic hit in March 2020.
administrator's role, gives her a unique per- Positioned for success, our district did not
spective on how to lead the district in scramble for an online solution like most.”
which she has dedicated her entire career. In 1991, Smith-Faulkner started her
The Castleberry ISD Board of Trustees She is a homegrown Lion, attending CISD career as a middle school English teacher
named Acting Superintendent, Renee from first grade until her graduation from at Irma Marsh. By the next decade, she was
Smith-Faulkner, as the Lone Finalist to Castleberry High School in 1982. Smith- promoted to the district's first Director of
serve as the next superintendent for the dis- Faulkner earned her Bachelor of Science Technology Services and oversaw the
trict at its Jan. 11 special meeting. degree in 1991 from Texas Christian charge for (continued on page 5)
Lady Lions Open Soccer Season with a Victory
From the Sports Desk with John Loven
The soccer program at Castleberry High School is still in its players in Lady Lions history. She has now returned to CHS as an
infancy as far as the number of years it has existed. But in that assistant soccer coach (she also assisted in cross country).
short time, they have quickly established themselves as a formi- The Lady Lions took no time at all to take control of this game.
dable force in the sport. Both the boys and girls teams have Less than one minute into the game sophomore Viviana
advanced to the playoffs every year since they began varsity com- Mosqueda (#13) scored to quickly put CHS into the lead 1-0
petition just a handful of years ago. (39:15). Less than two minutes later senior Leslie Guereca (#10)
The girls team opened up the 2022 season at home against pushed the lead to 2-0 (37:23). And yes, that would be Mitzy’s
Wichita Falls Hirschi on Tuesday, Jan. 4 inside W.O. Barnes sta- younger sister! The barrage of early goals continued as senior
dium. The Lady Lions finished last year with an 11-9-1 record (6- Michelle Gutierrez (#15) joined the scoring frenzy when her kick
2 in district). The Lady Huskies struggled last year and posted a found its way into the net at the 33:14 mark.
0-14-2 record (0-6-2 in district). These facts were somewhat of a The Lady Huskies found themselves down 0-3 and had not
foreshadowing of the outcome of this game as CHS dominated even attempted a shot on goal. That did not change until the 17:28
the entire game and won handily 8-1. mark in the first half when Hirschi scored on a penalty kick. It
The 2022 Lady Lions are led by head coach Carlos Abad and would be their only score of the game.
helped by assistant coach Mitzy Guereca. Mitzy’s name will be The Lady Lions would get two more goals in the last six min-
familiar to CHS soccer fans as she was one of the best soccer utes of the first half. Gutierrez (continued on page 2)
CHS Soccer
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CLASSIFIEDS integrating technology into the modern dents and families build a better future.
classroom. As her role transformed into “Enthusiastic support from both CISD
Assistant and Associate Superintendent, staff and the Castleberry community was
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south of Benbrook UTILITIES PAID, Education Foundation, which has brought Smith-Faulkner as CISD superintendent
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Filing Window for Castleberry ISD School Board Election
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Castleberry ISD's 2022 Board of Education Election will be Castleberry ISD Administration Building
held Saturday, May 7. Place 5, Place 6, and Place 7 on the 5228 Ohio Garden Road
District’s Board are up for election. The Castleberry ISD Board of Fort Worth, TX 76114
Education consists of seven board members serving terms of three To learn more about applying for Castleberry ISD’s Board of
years, with elections held annually. Education and the requirements for board members, visit the
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19 through Friday, Feb. 18 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Packets are available for pick-
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until filing opens on Jan. 19.
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First Female Governor of Texas, Miriam Ferguson by Dr. Ken Bridges
Texas History Minute
hood. The battle of “the bonnet versus the hood” captivated
Texans, and she won the election easily.
She became the first woman elected governor in Texas
History, and only the second in the nation, after Gov. Nellie
Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office just a few days before
Ferguson and served from 1925 to 1927.
Her husband was believed to have been responsible for most
of her decisions. The most important law passed was an anti-
mask law aimed at the Klan. Ferguson though was very forgiving
and pardoned an astonishing 100 convicts per month. Though
critics charged that she and her husband accepted bribes for these
pardons as well as highway contracts, no evidence ever emerged
from these charges. However, the rumors led to her defeat in her
1926 re-election bid and the eventual creation of a commission to
oversee all pardon requests before they reached the governor.
Ferguson failed at another run in 1930 before winning again in
1932. She pushed for attempts to control state spending during
the cash-strapped years of the Great Depression. However,
She grew up in a time when women almost never attended col- attempts to consolidate agencies failed. While she advocated old-
lege, almost never spoke out on the issues, and certainly never age pensions, bank reforms, and other measures, the state legisla-
voted. But one woman did all of them, and in the process, “Ma” ture failed to make any significant progress, and the Fergusons
Ferguson became one of the most unforgettable women in Texas found themselves embroiled in new political fights.
political history. She quietly stepped down in 1934 and stayed away from poli-
Miriam A. Wallace was born in Bell County in 1875. She tics for the next few years. In 1938, voters across the state signed
was well-educated, attending Salado College and the Baylor petitions asking her to run for governor once again. She resisted
Female College, among the very few colleges in the South that the “Draft Ma” movement, but accepted the call when a new draft
allowed women students at the time. On New Year’s Eve, 1899, movement spread in 1940. She attempted to unseat Gov. W. Lee
she married James Ferguson, a lawyer and banker living in “Pappy” O’Daniel in the Democratic Primary, but in spite of the
Belton. The couple had two daughters and were extremely devot- many criticisms of O’Daniel, Ferguson could not win the nomina-
ed to one another. tion.
In 1914, her husband was elected governor. Gov. Ferguson, With this loss, the Fergusons stepped away from politics for
had a stormy two-term reign and was impeached in 1917 over good. After her husband’s death in 1944, “Ma” Ferguson lived a
charges of misappropriation of funds regarding the University of quiet life of retirement in Austin until her passing in 1961 at age
Texas as well as embezzlement. He maintained his innocence, 86.
and in spite of a ban on him holding office in the state, he ran
three more times.
In 1924, he had his wife run for governor in his place. Always
the devoted wife, determined to uphold his honor, she agreed.
Campaigning on the theme of “getting two governors for the price
of one,” as she put it, the contest soon became a heated contest
between Ferguson and Judge Felix Robertson, the candidate of
the Ku Klux Klan. Klan forces in the 1920s attempted to seize
control of the major political parties across the nation, Democratic
and Republican alike.
The Fergusons and their allies, repelled by the violence and
corruption the Klan brought with it, portrayed Miriam Ferguson,
“Ma,” as the embodiment of traditional Texas values and mother-BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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