May 4, 2017 - Timpson ISD Bear Update
Teacher Spotlight
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, and Living to Serve…Just as the FFA motto says, Kristin Powers has a never-failing commitment, enthusiasm and drive to impact the future of every student.
Mrs. Powers has been an agriculture science teacher at Timpson High School for three years. Her teaching experience ranges from Agriculture Mechanics, Livestock Production, Advanced Animal Science, Horticultural Science, Floriculture, Equine Science and Wildlife Ecology. She also teaches at Stephen F. Austin State University in the Fall. She teaches future agricultural science teachers the record book system students use to obtain awards and degrees and required professional standards for the teaching profession. Mrs. Powers works to make each of her courses real and relevant. She knows she is successful when the students take ownership and drive the curriculum rather than her.
She loves her job, our students and the Timpson community. One of the moments in her teaching career that she is most proud of is teaching in her father’s agricultural classroom; where she was taught to love agriculture and the FFA. This philosophy has led the Timpson agri-science program and FFA chapter to be successful at numerous levels. Some of her students’ accomplishments this year include training a state qualifying Dairy Cattle and Horse Judging Team, Soil and Water Conservation District Tractor Driver winner, Area Dairy Foods, Poultry and Floriculture, Greenhand and Senior Creed Speaking, Greenhand Skills Team, Job Interview Greenhand Quiz and Farm Radio. This year at Pineywoods District Convention she had three District Speakers advance to Area. She has also encouraged and helped students to apply for student awards consisting of three American Degrees, Lonestar Degrees, Star Awards and Proficiencies.
Beyond awards, however, the program at Timpson stands out for its unwavering commitment to the local community; this is exemplified by numerous community service projects and volunteer hours by members of the Timpson agri-science program. Her commitment and professionalism serve as a model and mentor to students and peers across the state. Her unselfish dedication has meant success for many lives and changed futures.
Her ultimate goal as an agriculture science teacher is to see student learning and success during and beyond high school We appreciate the many hours and hard work Mrs. Powers dedicates to her students.
Beta Club Scholarship
Molly Sanford was recently notified that she is one in ten Beta Club members in the state of Texas to receive a Beta Club scholarship. Only 289 scholarships are awarded to Beta Club members in the nation. Molly is a senior at Timpson High School and an active Beta Club member. Mrs. Tina Samford is the Beta Club sponsor and is so very excited and proud of Molly for this outstanding achievement. Molly is the daughter of Melanie and Rusty Sanford.
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Teacher Spotlight
Kristan Solomon is the sixth grade English Language Arts Teacher at Timpson Middle School. She has worked in Timpson ISD for 10 years. Mrs. Solomon is one of those unique teachers who has taught successfully in high school as the English and Spanish teacher, in elementary as first and second grade teacher and now is in her third year teaching middle school.
What Mrs. Solomon likes best about her job is the relationships she builds with her students. She loves celebrating their successes in all they do including sports, academics, band, etc. She also truly enjoys working on the middle school campus and the campus atmosphere of staff working together in support of the students and each other.
Mrs. Solomon says she really enjoys coming to work everyday because of the people that she works with and the students. Mrs. Solomon is also active in extra-curricular activities including middle school and high school twirler sponsor, UIL reading coach and UIL writing coach. Timpson Middle School Principal Calvin Smith said,”Mrs. Solomon puts in the time to prepare her curriculum and instruction so that she can meet the individual and diverse needs of students in her classroom. She regularly assesses her students to determine their mastery of learning skills so that she can focus her instruction on the specific needs of her students.”
Mr. Smith says she has the attitude that every child who comes into her classroom is her own and treats her students like she would want her own children treated. She and her husband Mark have three children Kaden, Kallie and Kaston.
Thank you Mrs. Solomon for your hard work and dedication to ensuring our students learn the skills needed to be successful.
