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Good things continue to happen at Vines!! Pam Clark and Pauline Freeman have been selected to receive a 2009 Plano ISD Education Foundation Grant to Educators.

Pauline Freeman's grant is titled, " It's a Visual Thing." "It's a Visual Thing" provides stimulating visuals for the art rooms to reinforce PISD's Discipline Based Art Education Program. The visuals will cover many periods of art, offer a constant variety of learning opportunities and incorporate a multi sensory approach for high school art students for many years. These valuable assets will enable our program's goals to be expanded by being able to include children will visual impairments, children with learning differences and other special needs. The visuals can remain in the classroom throughout the entire lesson period as tools for visual learners thus increasing the number of students reached intellectually.

Pam Clark's grant is titled, " Color Connection." The money from this grant will assist the English dept. in the implementation of the Book Club by providing us with the ability to color code each novel's materials.

Vines Awards
Vines received the latest state ratings update. Vines has now earned THREE Gold Performance Acknowledgments for:
improvement in reading/ELA
improvement in mathematics
commended rate in social studies

These acknowledgments highlight exceptional results. Congratulations.

Art Competition
Congratulations to Alexis Doll (10th grade, Pre AP Art II). Her artwork will be representing PISD at theupcoming TAEA (Texas Art Educator Association) conference. Her work will be representing the high school level for all of Plano.

The Vines Marching Band participated in the 2009 Plano East Pre-UIL Competition this past Saturday at Clark Stadium and rocked the house!!!! The band performed the show "La Nouba" and impressed the crowd and judges. The Vines Band took home several awards:

Superior in Music Performance
Oustanding Colorguard (Flags)
Outstanding Drum Major (Marcus Peters)

We are very proud of our students, and we would like to invite all of you to our 2009 UIL Performance this upcoming Saturday October 17, 2009 at 6:15 pm in Clark Stadium. The students have been working very hard in the rain and shine and if you have any band students in your class please congratulate them.

Readers' Choice Award
The Plano Star Courier had some very exciting news regarding Vines High School in the Sunday morning newspager. For the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards in the education field, Vines High School won the Readers' Choice Award for public high school. Pam Clark won the Readers' Choice Award for teacher, and Sarah Watkins was selected for the principal's award!


Vines Teacher wins Plano Secondary Teacher of the Year 2009
Pamela Clark, English Teacher at Vines High School wins Secondary Teacher of the Year
For more information about this prestigious award look here: Teacher of the Year

Vines Teacher STEM Award Finalist 2009
Kelly Reichenberger - STEM Finalist
Vines High School 9th and 10th Grade Biology

For more information look here: Stem Awards

Yearbook Information
If you would like information about Yearbook click on the yearbook link

Planning for College
Information for Planning for College
This powerpoint contains an excellent explanation of the process for searching for financial aid as well as some useful resources to consider when looking for a college. Use this link for the PowerPoint to check it out.

To look at the PowerPoint in PDF format - use this link

The following information will help guide you through your high school years to get ready for college.
College Admission Timeline and Check list

Information about dates for 6 weeks, 3 week progress reports, and report cards.

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