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Castleberry ISD Recognizes Secondary Campus Teachers of
From Castleberry ISD
the Year
Amber Hollis Gavin Watson Andreya Raska Kristin Flewelling
Castleberry ISD is excited to announce did not have the support as a new teacher pals, counselors, and even other teachers
two Teachers of the Year for each secondary from the administration,” Hollis recalled. joined in the celebrations and dressed alike.
campus. Teachers of the Year are nominated Before giving up on a lifelong dream, she
and selected by their campus peers. The decided to give another school district a try “I want to involve the entire math
campus Teacher of the Year is announced at for one more year, so she made the decision department in my endeavor to create a
the campus awards ceremony held in May. to switch to Castleberry ISD. “Now being in school culture that celebrates mathematics.
Congratulations to the following secondary my third year at Castleberry, I have redis- My desire for my students and community
teachers for this achievement. One of these covered my passion and work in a school is to create a school culture that empowers
four teachers will be recognized as the that I can call home.” students to have a positive mindset toward
Castleberry ISD Secondary Teacher of the Hollis views mathematics as a never- mathematics.”
Year later this month. ending puzzle. She strives to share this pas-
sion with her students everyday by creating Gavin Watson
Amber Hollis an environment that celebrates mathematics Irma Marsh Middle School
Irma Marsh Middle School at Irma Marsh. From Mathematician’s Gavin Watson, the eighth grade CTE
Eighth grade math and Algebra I teacher, Street puzzles in the hallway to Math Principles of Information Technology and
Amber Hollis, has been recognized as one Mondays, she creates opportunities for stu- Principles of Audio Visual teacher, has been
of two 2022 Irma Marsh Middle School dents to fall in love with mathematics. On recognized as one of two 2022 Irma Marsh
Teachers of the Year. Since the second the first day of Math Mondays, students and Middle School Teachers of the Year. A grad-
grade, Hollis has wanted to teach people staff were encouraged to wear animal prints uate of Liberty University with a bachelor's
and share her passion with her students. to signify that math appears everywhere degree in Speech Communication, who later
Hollis graduated from Angelo State univer- including in nature, art, and architecture. earned his master’s degree at Dallas
sity with a bachelor’s degree in math and a Another Math Monday celebrated Theological Seminary, Watson became a
minor in education. Multiplicity Day, where everyone dressed programmer and web developer before
“When I first started teaching, it was as twins, triplets, quadruplets, or as many entering the world of education.
extremely rough. I wanted to quit because I “twins” you could find. The assistant princi- Watson is
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Register for the 2022-2023
From Castleberry ISD From Mary Isham Keith Chapter Daughters of the American
Historic Preservation Awards
Revolution
School Year
Presented by DAR
Online registration for the 2022-2023 school year at
Castleberry ISD is now open.
To register a current student, log into Skyward Family Access
and complete the 2022-2023 online registration process.
Be prepared to provide updated proof of residency, such as
current water, gas or electric bill, or rental agreement, dated with-
in the last three months, and a driver's license, state ID or consular
ID.
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ISD, visit the district’s website or contact your child’s campus.
• A.V. Cato Elementary - 4501 Barbara Road; 817-252-2400
• Castleberry Elementary - 1100 Roberts Cut Off Road; 817-
252-2300
• Joy James Academy of Leadership - 5300 Buchanan Road;
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• Irma Marsh Middle School - 415 Hagg Drive; 817-252-2200 Revolution presented Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards
• Castleberry High School - 315 Churchill Road; 817-252- at their May 5 Luncheon at Ridglea Country Club.
2100 Pictured are: (l-r) Honorary Regent Gwen Boyd; Joan
• District Administration - 5228 Ohio Garden Road; 817-252- Crittenden who was honored for her Alabama Cemetery
2000 Preservation Project; Chapter Regent Diana Lussier; and
Honorary Regent Joye Evetts who was honored for her work on
Regional Coordination
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Cemetery Preservation.
Committee July Meeting
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Inventor of Liquid Paper - Bette Nesmith Graham by Dr. Ken Bridges
Texas History Minute
An obstacle can be an opportunity for an enterprising spirit. developed a successful acting and musical career, eventually co-
This was the case for Texas inventor Bette Nesmith Graham. What starring with the pop group The Monkees. In the meantime, Liquid
had been an annoyance for typists led to the struggling single Paper steadily grew.
mother creating a new tool for offices and a multi-million dollar By 1964, the company was producing 5,000 bottles per week.
business. A single inspiration led Graham to invent the typing cor- By 1967, the company was working out of its own factory site in
rection fluid she came to call Liquid Paper. Dallas. Ten years after she launched Liquid Paper, the company
Born Bette Clair McMurray in Dallas in March 1924, she grew was making 10,000 bottles per day and made $1 million in sales for
up in San Antonio. She was a difficult student in school as her the first time (more than $8.7 million in modern dollars). The com-
stubborn personality led her to clash often with her teachers. As a pany sold one million bottles in 1970 alone.
result, she dropped out at age 17 and later completed night school. Graham moved her company into a new, 35,000-square foot
She married Warren Nesmith in 1942, and the couple had a son, facility in Dallas in 1975. Remembering her own struggles, she
Michael, later that year. made sure that the site had special amenities for her employees,
Her husband left to serve in World War II in 1942. After his including a library and a day care center. Employees noted that she
return, the marriage collapsed; and the couple divorced in 1946. was practical and generous and had made emphasizing quality over
Newly divorced and having a young son to care for, she found a job profit a focal point of the business. She established the Betty
as a secretary. Unfortunately, she did not know how to type very Claire McMurray Foundation in 1976, named after her mother, to
well, which was a vital office skill. help women in business.
After her father’s death, Nesmith moved back to Dallas with her As her health began to fail, Graham sold Liquid Paper to the
mother and sister. She accepted a secretarial position at Texas Gillette Company, known mostly for selling razors, in September
Bank and Trust in the early 1950s and eventually worked her way 1979 for $47.5 million (or more than $201 million in modern dol-
to the position of executive secretary. However, she still made mis- lars). Graham died in May 1980 at the age of 56. In spite of the
takes when typing. eclipse of the eclipse of the typewriter by the modern computer,
Typewriter erasers were available, but their effectiveness were Liquid Paper remains a popular product. Sometimes a simple
limited to the kind of typewriter ribbon used and often did not erase observation and hard work can produce a multi-million dollar inno-
completely. In professions where precision were essential to vation.
avoiding any type of legal problem, this meant absolute perfection
with any typed document. As such, even the slightest mistake
meant that the typist had to begin again. This wasted time and
paper and caused considerable frustration, from newspapers to stu-
dents typing reports to businesses eager for efficiency and perfec-
tion.
One day, she happened to observe some sign painters. While NEW
precision was important in their work as well, she noted that they
did not start over completely when they made a mistake – they sim- MILITARY-
ply painted over it. Inspired, she began applying water-based paint
to typing mistakes. Before long, other secretaries began to find out
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Changes came to her personal life as well. She married Robert
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always thinking of ways to show the ing students find their way into the health- UTA Nursing School, Flewelling connects
process of creating a real-world project for care field by offering them educational her students with the healthcare community
his students. From creating storyboards to opportunities enhanced by my real-world to extend her lessons beyond the classroom
shooting B roll, Watson involves his stu- experience in healthcare, and it has been a walls and help build a foundation of leader-
dents in every step of the audio visual dream of mine to teach Health Science for ship and success in the future. “So much of
process. “Anytime I can get a student or stu- many years.” healthcare is learned through the ability to
dents involved, it is a win, and it helps foster Through the Health Science courses at actually do the task yourself, and that is
a culture of ‘We Got This’ in our little class- Castleberry, she teaches students valuable often difficult to do in a classroom setting,”
room,” he says. hands-on patient care skills that will allow she says. “Throughout all aspects of educa-
Watson considers himself a profoundly them the opportunity to obtain employment tion, I think students learn best from the
introspective person, never static or satis- in the healthcare setting as they further their real-world application, and these opportuni-
fied, who is always trying to better himself. education. “I am thoroughly excited to ties to interact with the healthcare commu-
“I grew up in an environment where my par- watch our Health Science program expand, nity have provided that for my students.”
ents were not proponents of education; also, and I look forward to many years of teach-
I found myself in a time when those stu- ing our Castleberry Lions and helping them Andreya Raska
dents with learning disabilities and who grow into the healthcare heroes of tomor- Castleberry High School
acted out were deemed failures, and I row!” Andrea Raska, journalism teacher, has
responded as such.” Flewelling’s favorite lessons are those been awarded one of two 2022 Castleberry
that teach her students how to perform High School Teachers of the Year. She
Kristin Flewelling hands-on patient care skills. “Students enter received her Bachelor of Arts in
Castleberry High School my classroom at the beginning of the school Communication from Texas A&M
Kristin Flewelling, CTE Health Science year with minimal knowledge, at best, of University – Corpus Christi in 2011, and
Teacher, has been named one of two 2022 how to properly care for a patient with med- received her teaching certification from the
Castleberry High School Teachers of the ical needs,” she says. “Many of them are University of North Texas in 2014. Raska
Year. A graduate of The University of Texas intimidated by the magnitude of accepting has been teaching since 2014 and has spent
in Arlington, where she earned a Bachelor responsibility for a patient.” To calm their her entire teaching career at Castleberry
of Science in Nursing, Flewelling is a fears and intimidation, she reminds students High School.
Registered Nurse with clinical experience in that they are going to take it one step at a In 2016, Raska took over as the year-
Pediatric Nursing. Before becoming a time, that she is confident in their ability to book adviser for Castleberry High School.
teacher, Flewelling was employed as a succeed, and that making a mistake is sim- In six years she has taken one single year-
Pharmacy Technician and Nurse for a com- ply proof that they are trying. Thus, she book class and turned it into an entire jour-
bined fifteen years. In addition to teaching begins students’ education by laying a solid nalism program consisting of entry level
high school, she continues to work as a foundation. journalism courses, advanced broadcast
Pediatric Nurse. “I have a passion for help- Flewelling begins with the basics, such journalism, photojournalism, and advanced
as how to make a bed, how to operate the yearbook. “My main goal for my students is
controls on the bed, and how to dress a to learn all of the skills needed to move up
patient and assist them with eating or brush- to any advanced journalism course,” says
ing their teeth. This fosters confidence with- Raska. Raska supports the students of CHS
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explaining that every aspect of patient care giving her students the tools and skills need-
is meaningful and challenging in its own ed to create student-centered publications
right. “To a patient who is sick and vulnera- they can take pride in for years to come.
ble, the act of simply assisting them with “When it comes to the actual yearbook, I
brushing their teeth can literally be life- believe it’s the students’ book. I want them
changing in that moment for both the to take ownership of their ideas and designs,
patient and the caregiver. Above all else, and I want them to walk away from their
empathy is taught every step of the way!” time as a yearbook staff member with pride
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PLUMBING
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COMPUTERS LANDSCAPE/LAWNS PLUMBING by Richard
MICHAEL’S PC Repair I MOW 4 YOU FENCING
817-907-0472
LYNCO Fencing
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817-246-5641
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K And K Fencing
DRAIN CLEANING ALEX’S Lawn Care 817-715-6747
Bill Blankenship Contracting Inc. 817-219-0649
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817-831-4000 BOB YOUNG Fencing
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HAYWOOD Painting 817-831-4000
TREE SERVICE
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Three Day Weekend Forecast
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Friday, May 27:
AM - Sunny; high near 89. S/SW wind 5-10mph.
PM - Mostly clear; low around 68. S/SE wind around 10mph.
Saturday, May 28:
AM - Sunny; high near 95. South wind 10-20mph, with gusts as high as 25mph.
PM - Mostly clear; low around 71.
Sunday, May 29:
AM - Sunny; high near 95.
PM - Mostly clear; low around 74.
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