Did you know?
In the 2022-2023 year, Wortham ISD students:
- earned 341 CTE dual credit hours
- earned 88 academic dual credit hours
- earned 11 EMT certifications
- earned 10 Welding certifications
- earned 4 Servsafe certifications
- received $362, 750 in scholarship money from 42 different scholarships
- had a 92% pass rate on the National Board EMT certification
- earned 15th and 17th place state rankings in BBQ team cooking with the Bulldog Beefstro
- were state qualifiers in Forage CDE and was 2nd in the Sandyland district forage CDE
- completed in horse, land, livestock, poultry, milk quality, and veterinary medical judging and competitions
- competed in Senior quiz and Greenhand Creed
- participated in 17 different UIL academic events with 16 students and 2 teams advancing to Regionals
- began the inaugural Spanish Spelling Bee with 6 schools participating
- received straight ones in band concert and sight reading competitions
- began tracking individual student growth goals each six weeks for reading and math by graphing growth and celebrating growth each grading period
- received PAWsitive office referrals that allow the student to meet with the principal, who calls parents to brag on them for their positive actions
- in K-3 are learning to type to help with processing and writing on assessments
- were selected as Top Dogs in WMS for standing out each week in academics, behavior, or progress made
- have student-led conferences and phone calls with parents to advocate for themselves
- are taking high school CTE courses in middle school
- participate in “You Rock” parties each six weeks at WMS to celebrate and recognize outstanding efforts
- earned their 25th consecutive volleyball playoff season
- were Bi-District champs in football with an overall 9-3 record
- advanced to State in Powerlifting, regionals in golf, tennis, and track
As a district, we:
- received a superior FIRST rating score of 100
- added a math specialist/interventionist
- built 2 new tennis courts for our district and community, largely due to a donation from Dr. and Mrs. Poindexter and were dedicated in the memory of Mike McLelland
- broke ground on a new field house and concessions that will be completed fall of 2023
- were granted a bee grant that provided our students with honeybees
- received a JET grant for almost $70,000 that allowed us to purchase numerous pieces of equipment for our healthcare pathways
- began a constructions trades class
- hosted our second annual Career Fair with over 60 community businesses and vendors
- purchased Chromebooks that allowed us to be very close to 1:1
While it’s impossible to capture every celebration within our district, these highlights illustrate the wonderful things going on. We have challenges that we will continue to plan for and goals that we will work toward, but we should not be defined by a single assessment. We won’t be. As I look back and reflect on our year, I realized I don’t need TEA to release our accountability ratings to know how we are doing. While TEA may issue ratings in the near future, that rating doesn’t begin to tell our story, so I’m blessed to be able to to tell it and say I’m proud to be a Bulldog. Thank you to the staff of Wortham ISD for making our district the best around and for helping us accomplish so much. There is no one better.