

DISD Education Foundation awards Spring Grants
Denison ISD’s Education Foundation recently awarded almost $4,000 in classroom grants to teachers at two Denison elementary schools, thanks to the many generous donors who have continued to include DEF in their annual giving, estate planning, event sponsorships, memorials and honorariums. Kelly Myers, Dyslexia Specialist for Grades 2-4 at Houston Elementary, received $1,921.00 for “Empowering Technology in the Palm of Their Hands.” In summarizing the project, Myers called c-P


Kindness, compassion make DISD schools special
Signs and banners on walls throughout Denison ISD remind everyone that kindness is important. Teacher Amy Goggan’s framed picture at Houston Elementary appears alongside Mark Train’s words, “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” Mother Teresa’s words grace a hallway at Houston: “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echos are truly endless.” At Lamar Elementary, a hallway banner challenges students to be the kid who “can get a


Denison teachers, staff go extra mile for students
Denison has long been known as a “Home of Heroes”: U.S. President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, United Airlines Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, and renowned Viticulturist T.V. Munson, to name a few. During the Covid-19 crisis, that list has grown dramatically to include thousands of Denison first responders and medical personnel --- as well as hundreds of DISD teachers and staff who continue to ensure that Denison students learn and grow, academically and personally