March 13, 2025

Enjoy your Spring Break; early release tomorrow

Have a great spring break! All Northwest ISD students will have spring break from March 17 to 25 before resuming classes on Wednesday, March 26. Additionally, this Friday, March 14, all schools will operate on early-release schedules.

For tomorrow's early release day, elementary schools will dismiss at 11:45 a.m., middle schools will dismiss at 12:55 p.m. and high schools will dismiss at 12:30 p.m. (Steele ECHS at 12:20 p.m.).

Please be aware that while staff will be at schools on March 24 and 25, responses may be delayed as professional development will take place to prepare for the return of students.

Visit the following links for the complete 2024-2025 calendar and school hours.

Northwest ISD breaks ground on fourth comprehensive high school

Northwest ISD celebrated the first construction milestone for the district’s fourth comprehensive high school last week!

The groundbreaking ceremony signaled the start of major work on the school, which is scheduled to open in August 2027 for the 2027-2028 school year. It will be located in Fort Worth near North Riverside Drive, close to I-35 and S.H. 170. Some students from Tidwell and Worthington middle schools are projected to attend High School #4; but rezoning is not expected to take place until the winter before the school's opening.

NHStv earns prestigious Broadcast Excellence Award

With the highest-scoring entry nationwide, NHStv earned Best Daily Live News Show, receiving the prestigious Broadcast Excellence Award at the 2025 Student Television Network Convention in Tampa, Florida.

Northwest High School’s Creative Media Production Academy students were recognized for their storytelling, technical skills and creativity. The STN Convention, an annual gathering of student broadcasters, offers hands-on workshops and competitions judged by industry professionals.

The Broadcast Excellence Award honors top-tier student-produced broadcasts, with entries evaluated by a panel of media professionals. Judging criteria include storytelling strength, technical quality, creativity and overall production value.

Record 35 Steele ECHS students will graduate with associate degrees

Thirty-five Steele Early College High School seniors will graduate not only with their high school diplomas, but also with associate degrees — saving thousands of dollars in college tuition.

This is the largest group of Steele seniors to complete an associate degree, collectively earning 2,261 dual college credit hours. Through the dual credit program, students receive both high school and college credit for the same coursework.

Research shows that students who participate in dual credit programs are more likely to continue on to both two- and four-year colleges. Over the past eight years, Texas students in dual credit programs have consistently graduated from four-year colleges at higher rates than their peers who did not participate.

As part of the program, students are exposed to a wide variety of academic fields. Many plan to pursue degrees in areas like nursing, business and computer science at universities across Texas and out of state.

Thanks for a great 2025 Expo!

Northwest ISD’s annual Expo showcase included hundreds of students presenting their school projects to friends, family and community members! Expo provides students the opportunity to present their educational projects and communicate their innovative ideas. See photos from the event on the district’s Flickr gallery.

Northwest Class of 2025 celebrates with Kinder to Senior Picnic

The Northwest High School Class of 2025 turned the school's annual senior picnic into an even bigger celebration by inviting more than 500 kindergartners!

Yesterday, kindergartners from five NISD elementary schools joined the NHS seniors for a morning of fun and friendship. The district's youngest learners drew portraits and wrote advice for the soon-to-be graduates, then presented their gifts at the Kinder to Senior Picnic held at Haslet Community Park!

Gold Card available for senior citizens to attend district events for free

Are you a senior citizen who wants to support Northwest ISD students? The Gold Card program offers senior citizens the ability to attend home games and events at schools across Northwest ISD for free! Learn more about the Gold Card program or apply for a Gold Card, visit www.nisdtx.org/goldcard. 

Daniel Elementary Pre-K students hit the road

Pre-Kindergarten students at Daniel Elementary had an amazing week as they hit the road for Driving Day, then brought their wheels inside for a Drive-In Movie!

First, students learned the rules of the road in their very own Driving Day. Leading up to the event, students learned about road signs and traffic lights and earned "money" each day for demonstrating safe, respectful and responsible behavior. After taking a driving and vision test, students used their earnings to pay for a license and insurance card.

With the help of their families, students crafted cardboard vehicles at home and brought them to school for Driving Day. Students demonstrated what they had learned by driving through a marked course. Local police officers even volunteered to help with the activities!

A couple of days later, students got to kick back and enjoy a movie and popcorn at the Drive-In. Students watched from inside their homemade cardboard cars, turning the cafeteria into a cozy and creative mini theater.

District Culinary Star Competition held at Byron Nelson

Eight teams of NISD Culinary Academy students took on the Culinary Star Competition earlier this week at Byron Nelson High School! 

Students had one hour to prepare and plate a meal showcasing the fresh flavors of the Southwest. Congratulations to Team B.A.P.s, who came in first!

Elementary students show off skills at UIL Academics competitions

Students from every elementary school gathered for Elementary UIL Academics meets last week

These students have worked hard to prepare for events such as oral reading, spelling, chess puzzles, music memory and more. Three meets were held with students competing against others in their feeder pattern. 

Congratulations to all of the students who competed. Thank you to all of the teachers and staff who put in extra hours to coach their students and make these meets a huge success.

NISD campuses come together for Middle School Book Brawl

Congratulations to all of the middle school teams that competed in the district's Book Brawl last week! Students prepared for the competition by reading a set of books selected by the middle school library media specialists.

Wilson Middle School's Team 1 conquered the double-elimination tournament and came in first! Chisholm Trail Middle School's Team 2 placed second and Wilson Middle School's Team 3 placed third! 

NISD takes you Inside the Classroom

For the 2024-2025 school year, Northwest ISD has introduced Inside the Classroom, a series that visits NISD campuses throughout the year and highlights the magical moments that happen between teachers and students.

The next two editions of Inside the Classroom featured Wilson Middle School and Lakeview Elementary School. Click to learn how Andie Clark is finding creative and engaging ways to prepare students for written-response questions, or how Whitney Reed is combining writing, science and every kindergartners love for stuffed animals. Stay tuned for upcoming editions of Inside the Classroom!

NEF Resource Store and Library in need of books

The Northwest ISD Education Foundation’s resource store and library provides support to NISD teachers and students through free resources and educational materials. NISD teachers can “shop” for school and classroom supplies, snack packs, books and more. All items are free to district educators! Already this year, more than 1,400 teachers have shopped the store and saved more than $300,000!

You can help by donating from the store’s online wishlist. Immediate needs include nonfiction elementary level books. You can also help by volunteering in the store! Volunteers help sticker and prep inventory, restock shelves and fulfill online requests from teachers. 

Mobile Food Pantry open this weekend

Northwest ISD is partnering with Tarrant Area Food Bank and the Northwest ISD Education Foundation to offer a monthly mobile market to provide groceries and assistance to families in need.

Time: 9 to 11 a.m. - Saturday, March 15

Location: NISD Temporary Administration Building

2001 Texan Drive in Justin

Interested in volunteering at the monthly food markets? Sign up today!