WEEKLY STAFF BULLETIN
June 29, 2022
Shout Outs
  • To Rachel Ekker - a huge shout out for your service to Wooten. Thank you for sharing your talents, hard work and commitment to your students! Best of luck in your next steps.
  • Ed Edobar - thanks so much for joining us for summer camp trips and events. Learned so much from working with you. And our campers were so excited for any Mr. Ed day - knew you brought some extra fun and magic when you joined us. Thank you!
  • So appreciative of Claudia. Thanks for collaborating during the summer. Getting the chance to learn from your practice is such a privilege. And kids were so delighted by your treats! Thanks for sharing your magic!
  • Shoutout to Vee Abbey for being such a great help during summer camp. She is finishing out her second AMC term very strong and Cook has been lucky to have her for 2 school years!
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Communications Crash Course

The CIS Communications Crash Course is designed to introduce you to the CIS brand and key messaging, and you will learn about photo, video, and media policies. By using CIS key messaging and taking advantage of available resources, everyone at CIS will be able to unify our communications. The next session will be August 23rd from 2-3:30 p.m. Sign up in Auzmor and find additional date options.
Strong Voices Public Speaking Training

Registration for the fall Strong Voices cohort is now open.
It is 3 sessions on 10/4, 11/1, and 12/6 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Central
  • Last Call! AmeriCorps Site Supervisors, please complete the AmeriCorps Feedback Survey by June 30. We appreciate your feedback and want to hear your voice as we plan for 2022-2023! 
  • AmeriCorps Training Plan 2022-2023:  
  • This document summarizes our training plan for AmeriCorps members for the upcoming school year! If you are planning to supervise AmeriCorps members next year, please check out this overview document that summarizes the changes to our training schedule. We will also be sharing more info in August about specific content; this overview gives you an idea of what’s to come for planning purposes for your team. 
  • High School PMs – We're recruiting CIS Alumni for our Quarter-time AmeriCorps Mentor positions! If you have a student who is graduating (or has recently graduated) that would be a good fit, please send them our way! Our High School Recruitment Guide has info about this part-time position including pay ($15/hr equivalent), hours, requirements and more. Have questions? Contact our Recruitment Specialist, Sara Boscacci, at sboscacci@ciscentraltexas.org. 
Happy July Birthday!


  • Reyna Ostos, July 1
  • Barbara Terracina, July 4
  • Alyssa Baquera, July 11
  • Felicia Bell, July 11
  • Hannah Rey, June 11
  • Kimberly Ulrich July 12
  • Anna Martinez, July 12
  • Rosie Worthington, July 13
  • Letsvia Reyes, July 15
  • Windy Dupré, July 16
  • Ada Gonzalez, July 16
  • Idalia Torres, July 20
  • Laura Carroll, July 23
  • Emily Demerath, July 24
  • Enrique Legarreta, July 25
  • Rob Patton, July 25
  • Ariel Earl Jordan, July 27
  • Sarah Houston July 30
July Service Anniversaries

  • Dian Shircliff, 26 yrs
  • Tonnyna Henderson, 7 yrs
  • Ali Akler, 3 yrs
  • Casey Branthoover, 3 yrs
  • Deja Gamble, 1 yr

Thank you for your dedicated service and for being #AllinforKids!
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Thanks to everyone who takes the time to read the
Apple Juice staff bulletin each week!

The winner in last week's drawing:

$15 Torchy's gift card - Nicole Partin
Community Resources, News & Events
A graduate student from Texas State University is working with a faculty member in a research study: Proyecto MESA | The MESA Project. The goal is to interview 30 Latino parents from the community. They will use what they learn from the interviews to recommend changes to the government’s measure of food insecurity for Latino households. The idea is a better survey means better data and more evidence for making changes to policies and programs. 


Manor Summer Fun! Inner Space Caverns -- Manor Middle School, Manor High School and MAP teams, and Manor Middle School students having a blast bonding at ZDT’s amusement park in their twinning custom tie dyes the group made before the trip.
Cook Elementary Summer Camp Fun!
Communities In Schools Resources & Information
This section is the same each week and has links to agency resources and reference materials.
WELLNESS COMMITTEE

It’s time to participate in the monthly Wellness Tracker challenge! Enter for a chance to win one Wellness Committee Gift Bag with fun self-care items! You have until the end of each month to complete an entry (one per person per month) and drawings will happen on the 5th of the following month. At the end of the school year we will select two “Grand Prize” winners, so make sure you enter every month to increase your chances! Examples of wellness activities you can engage in: walking, yoga, reading, cooking a meal, spending time with a loved one, prayer, meditation or other mindfulness activity.
Submit your wellness activities HERE!
Resources for Anxiety
If you are feeling fear, anxiety, sadness, or uncertainty, assistance is available through the Communities In Schools Employee Assistance Program. Benefits include law access, HelpNet, Safe Ride, Work Life, Well Coach, and 1-6 counseling sessions, and can be accessed by phone: 800-343-3822 or 512-328-1144, TDD 800-448-1823. Click here  to access and select Access Your Benefits. Registration Code: AWP-CISA- 198
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