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March 2907:43 AM
 

In observacne of the Good Friday Holiday, TexasISD.com won't be posting news, but will return on Monday.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Bryan ISD and College Station ISD will still have school on April 8 during the total solar eclipse, but they have an exciting day planned for students. The total solar eclipse will travel through a section of the U.S. including most of the Brazos Valley. Some school districts in Texas will be closing during the eclipse but Bryan and College Station ISD will have regular school hours. “We will open our doors at 7:15 a.m. as usual and we will release at 3:05 p.m. as usual. All of our schedules as far as when students receive lunch and recess and their specials and activities and things like that will occur as normal,” said Heather Sherman, the Principal at River Bend Elementary, CSISD. view article arw

Illegal alien encounters at the southwest border are on the rise according to the February numbers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. At ports of entry, the CBP reported 140,644 encounters. This increased by more than 16,000 from the previous month. Additionally, CBP reports 189,922 total encounters along the border. “Total encounters include U.S. Border Patrol encounters between ports of entry, as well as individuals who presented themselves at ports of entry,” according to CBP. In January, total encounters were 176,205. This marks a monthly increase of over 13,000 in February. Center for Immigration Studies Resident Fellow in Law and Policy Andrew Arthur wrote in a recent study that February was among the worst in history in terms of illegal border crossings. view article arw

ERCEDES — With about half a year put into their projects, students across the Valley were able to present their final prototypes for critical review for the NASA HUNCH program with the chance to advance to the next level of the program at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hosted on Tuesday at the South Texas ISD Central Office Teaching & Learning Center, students from South Texas ISD, Brownsville ISD and Harlingen CISD presented their projects to NASA officials who offered project feedback and overall guidance in their future endeavors. NASA HUNCH is a project-based learning program where students learn 21st Century skills and have the opportunity to launch their careers through participation and design of real world products for NASA. view article arw

"It does feel like a whole part of you is completely missing," Jodie Gibson said about her and her late husband, Principal Scott Gibson.  On the day people celebrated the love of their lives Jodie Gibson shared what life was like with her husband, Scott Gibson.  They met in college at a school dance.  Jodie wasn't sure about where she wanted their friendship to go, so, she put it in God's hands and prayed for guidance.   "A young couple, not thinking that any tragedy would come our way," Jodie Gibson said about beloved coach and Principal Scott Gibson.  view article arw

Professors and students on the Doha campus are devastated by the Board of Regents’ sudden decision to shutter the school by 2028.  Students and faculty at Texas A&M University’s Qatar branch are slamming the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents' abrupt decision last week to wind down the Doha campus after more than two decades.  At a Texas A&M faculty senate meeting Monday, several professors from Qatar called for more answers and a clear transition plan for staff and students there, many of whom they say are devastated by the decision. view article arw

A painting called "Warriors of the Great Spirit" by CCISD student Eliza Hoffman won grand champion. Sion Joo from Pearland ISD was named reserve grand champion. view article arw

East Texas high school football legend Patrick Mahomes entered rarified air on Sunday at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. He led the Kansas City Chiefs over the San Francisco 49ers in overtime 25-22 on Sunday, and the former Whitehouse High School (Texas) standout became the fastest player — and the first from Texas — to win three Super Bowl MVPs. Mahomes finished going 34 for 46 with 333 passing yards, two TDs and 66 rushing yards, and led the game-winning drive from his own 25 by completing 8 of 8 passes, capped by a three-yard short toss to Mecole Hardman for the winning score. view article arw

Marcelo Sotomayor designed a toy car to give a three-year-old boy more independence. view article arw

More than 16,000 babies were born in Texas in 2022 than in 2021, a new study from the University of Houston shows.  More Texas women had babies after the state banned nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, leading the state’s fertility rate to increase for the first time since 2014.  The 2022 fertility data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed by the University of Houston, offers the first concrete look at how many more women ended up carrying pregnancies to term as a result of the 2021 law.  More than 16,000 additional babies were born in Texas in 2022 compared to 2021, which comes to a 2% increase in the state's fertility rate. Fertility rate is measured as births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44. The group that saw the largest increase was Hispanic women between the ages of 25 and 44, with an 8% increase over 2021. view article arw

College hopefuls are already waiting longer than usual for their financial aid offers this year, due to the delayed release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). But what applicants may not realize is that this year's FAFSA also comes with a big mistake – one that will lower the amount of federal financial aid many receive unless it's remedied soon. The U.S. Department of Education is wrestling with whether to fix this mistake in time for this year's financial aid applicants. A last-minute FAFSA change of this magnitude could further delay college aid offers, but it would also mean many students would qualify for more help. view article arw

   Talia Natterson is a sophomore at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, a private school in Los Angeles, California. She writes for her school publication, Crossfire.