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October 2009 Alief ISD Scholar Athletes
Pictured are the Oct. 2009 Scholar Athletes, Julie Tran and Shane Mbah, along with Coach Marvin Sedberry, Alief ISD Athletic Director.
October Scholar Athletes are Julie Tran, a senior at Hastings High School, and Shane Mbah, a senior at Alief Taylor High School. Julie has a 4.1 GPA and plans to attend the University of Houston to study optometry. She is a 4 year varsity letterman on the girls tennis team for the Bears and is ranked as the #1 singles player and doubles player. She is a student council officer, a member of Mu Alpha Theta Club, and the National Honor Society, as well as the Science NHS and the Art NHS. Coach Donna Walker describes Julie as an outstanding young lady who works hard, loves tennis and has a great attitude.
Shane is a 2 year letterman on the Taylor varsity football team and has a 3.78 GPA. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the African Student Association. Coach White says Shane shows great leadership, determination and drive in coming back from a major knee injury that he sustained as a junior. His work ethics have been a strong influence on the younger players. After graduation, he plans on majoring in medicine at the University of Texas, and hopefully, will be
playing for the Longhorns.
H1N1 Vaccine News
November 3, 2009 Alief ISD is working with the County Health Department and has established a preliminary plan for dispensing the H1N1 vaccine, which is now expected to arrive in mid-November. The plan includes offering students and staff members the vaccinations at several school locations throughout the district during weekday evenings and on Saturdays. More information will be posted here and will be available at schools concerning specific vaccination dates and locations.
A team of campus nurses and support staff will receive training from the City of Houston Public Health Department so that they can facilitate the most effective and safe delivery of the H1N1 vaccine. Their goal is to dispense vaccinations, three days per week, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday until our supply is depleted.
Parents, we are closely monitoring our absences. Thankfully, the H1N1 flu virus has not been a problem in our district. To date, we have been running at around 96%-97% attendance.
H1N1 Information
Alief ISD is taking the threat of an outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus in our community seriously. Consistent with the district's infection control program, school nurses will be monitoring student illness and teachers will be stressing the importance of good hygiene practices such as hand washing and covering coughs and sneezes.
To help prevent the spread of the flu viruses, the CDC recommends that students who exhibit flu-like symptoms (fever with a cough or sore throat) should not attend school for at least 24 hours after fever is gone. For more information, please visit the H1N1 page on the Alief ISD Web site.
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