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| Olympic-size welcome for Holmes & Business Careers graduate |
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| Welcoming a hometown hero. (front) Betty Garza, principal of Business Careers HS; (back l-r) Trustees Lynn Britton and Annie Holmes; Darold Williamson; Corinne Saldana, principal of Holmes HS; and Dr. John Folks, Superintendent. |
Darold Williamson, the Baylor University student-athlete who became the first ever San Antonian to win a Gold medal in track and field at any Olympics, received a hero's welcome at his alma mater, Holmes & Business Careers High Schools during Darold Williamson Day. He was the anchor of the 1600 meter relay team that won Gold at the Athens, Greece 2004 Summer Olympics.
Williamson was driven in a convertible around the school to the cheers and waving of American flags by throngs of Holmes and BCHS students. Williamson encouraged the students to stay in school to earn their diplomas and go to college. “There’s nothing after the wins and medals,” he said. “But an education lives on.” Williamson was also honored during half-time of the Holmes-O’Connor game Saturday evening at Gustafson Stadium.
Olympic pride. Before Darold Williamson was a track star at Holmes HS and a gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was a Cable ES student. Here, Cable students Alexis Soria, Erica Trevino and Paul Barron, Jr. show their pride in their fellow Cable Cub Darold Williamson. Cable held a school-wide celebration in his honor. |
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Passmore gets a
gift of music
Music students at Passmore ES will soon be enjoying many new violins, violas and cellos thanks to a $25,000 donation by the VH1 Save The Music Foundation and Time Warner Cable. In a presentation, representatives from Time Warner and the VH1 Foundation presented a gift to Passmore ES and Will Rogers ES in the San Antonio School District. Ten students from Passmore ES attended the ceremony, which was held at Will Rogers ES. They are (l-r front row) Francisco Chapa, Rogelio Flores, Abigail Rodriguez, Natalie Serna, Kenya Lopez; (back row) April Villarreal, Principal Rebecca Barron-Flores, Alyssa Munoz, Eboni Davis, Heather Newman, Alexis Rodriguez, Ruth Aguirre, and Francisca Salazar.
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Third grade students hold town hall meeting. A school-wide “town hall” meeting was held at Beard ES to present the Pillars of Character in skit, song, dance or presentation form. The class-led town hall meeting focused on the values of the six Pillars of Character of caring, fairness, citizenship, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness. Here, Haley Anderson in Pam Henley’s third grade, awaits with her classmates to present trustworthiness.
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