Students, Teachers Ready for Start of Year

by Ronnie Zamora/LFCISD

Summer vacation is coming to a close soon for Los Fresnos CISD students and teachers. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 15, for almost 11,000 students at the 14 campuses.

While there are no new schools opening, there is a big change in 2016-17 that affects Los Fresnos High School and Los Fresnos United.

LFU, which opened in 2009, has operated as a freshman campus for LFHS for seven years. Starting this fall, the school will house the district’s freshmen and sophomores, while LFHS will house juniors and seniors.

LFU is expected to enroll about 1,800 students this school year, while LFHS enrollment will drop to about 1,500.

Expansion of the LFU campus was completed from 2013-15, including a new two-story classroom building, new music building, athletic locker rooms and weight room, and dome gymnasium that was partially funded by FEMA to meet standards for a safe room to house people in the event of evacuations from a hurricane.

Los Fresnos CISD teachers returned to their respective campuses Monday, Aug. 8. They were involved in staff development activities at their campuses and around the district Aug. 8-11, and have a Teacher Preparation Day this Friday, Aug. 12.

Part of Staff Development is Convocation at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9 at the LFU Dome.

First-year teachers and all teachers new to the district took part in a New Teacher Academy Aug. 3 and 4 at Rancho Verde Elementary School.

There were four new campus principals, including: Justin Stumbaugh, Los Fresnos High School; Annice Garza, Liberty Memorial Middle School; Yliana Gonzalez, Los Cuates Middle School; and Pablo Leal, Villareal Elementary School