Denton ISD

Teachers selected to score AP exams

Denton High School Spanish teacher Don Place and Guyer High Spanish teacher Oscar Salas were selected to score the oral portion of the College Board’s Advanced Placement Spanish language exam.

According to the AP program, teachers selected for this honor are among the top high school and college educators in the U.S., Canada and abroad. More than 10,000 readers from universities and high schools evaluate about 2.8 million exams in 22 subject areas.

“The reading draws upon the talents of some of the finest teachers and professors that the world has to offer,” Trevor Packer, executive director of the AP program at the College Board, said in a news release. “It fosters professionalism, allows for the exchange of ideas and strengthens the commitment to students and to teaching. We are very grateful for the contributions of talented educators like Don Place and Oscar Salas.”

School district offices closed for Fourth of July

The administration offices of the Denton school district will be closed Friday. They will reopen at 7:30 a.m. Monday. Students officially return to school on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

For more information, call 940-369-0006.

Guyer High School

Guyer drumline performs at UNT camp

Members of the Guyer High School Wildcat drumline re­cently participated in the University of North Texas Marching Percussion Camp. The four-day camp was devoted to improving skills and mastering techniques.

Jordan Kennemore and Emi­­lio Ortiz were named Most Im­proved for their sectionals. Win­ners for Most Outstanding in­cluded Brett Dillen on bass, Taylor Willard on quads and Jay Patel and Will Steward on snares.

Also, this was the first year for a Guyer percussion ensemble to advance to the state University Inter­scholastic League competition, which was held in Austin on May 24. Performers included Dillen, Willard, Patel, Stew­ard, Omar Jahwar, Emily Springer, Joseph Ready and J.J. Suwuh.

Members of the Wildcat Band traveled to New York City in April to perform at Car­negie Hall. They were one of only a few high school bands chosen nationwide for the Director’s Choice Award Per­formance.

Liberty Christian School

Fifth-grader wins $500 essay contest

Six-Day Dental and Ortho­don­tics partnered with Liberty Christian School for the “Give a Smile” essay contest, in which fourth- and fifth-grade students wrote about someone in their lives who needed a reason to smile. The fifth-grade winner was Chloe Kembel of Denton, who won $500 to give to the subject of her essay.