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Water, coffee and pump it up music!!!

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PE Teacher Shout-out from KTX Director of Athletic Programming!  

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PE Teacher Shout-out from KTX Director of Athletic Programming!  

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KTX Director of Athletic Programming, Terreance Plowden, M.S., highlighted these amazing PE teachers/coaches: Brandon Banks (Peace), Binta Williams (Voyage), and Jordan Carrethers (East End)

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Quaver Music Curriculum Review from primary teachers Erica Aghedo and Will Taylor

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Quaver Music Curriculum Review from primary teachers Erica Aghedo and Will Taylor

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Shout-out to Erica Aghedo from KIPP Pleasant Grove and Will Taylor from KIPP Unity for completing a curriculum review for a helpful music resource during 9.20 EDD!!!

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Shout-out to our elective teachers at KIPP Dream, Ms. Grisby and Ms. Molina, for intentionally incorporating SEL into their curriculum!!!

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KTX Student Artists @ Houston Public Library

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KTX Student Artists @ Houston Public Library

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Shout-out to Mr. Goodings from KIPP Intrepid, Mr. Caldwell and Ms. Rena from East End, and Mr. Mabry from Voyage for having their students’ artwork featured at the Houston Library for Hispanic Heritage Month!

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Shout to All Fine Arts and PE teachers for all of your hard work and dedication to our students regardless of support or resources. Thank you for persisting through. 😇🤗

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Shout to All Fine Arts and PE teachers for all of your hard work and dedication to our students regardless of support or resources. Thank you for persisting through. 😇🤗

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Dancing is way of life

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Cantu's choir class is singing Vivir mi Vida for the Hispanic Heritage fair at KJC and the kids sound GREAT! Also he is just a major joy day to day at our school!

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S/o to pe ! !

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Shout out the M.Garcia (Somos) art teacher

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Shout out the M.Garcia (Somos) art teacher

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She creates a strong art foundation for our students, while taking charge in supporting Student Council and facilitating school wide pep rallies.

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Shout out to K. Pena, Somos dance teacher!

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Shout out to K. Pena, Somos dance teacher!

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She has created a strong folklorico team and has now inaugurated our dance team!

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Shout out to all Primary Dance teachers! May your curriculum come together and you all have amazing performances this year!

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shout Out our new team members who are navigating SGA and IB amazingly!! I absolutely love my team!!

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Shoutout to them for teaching all grade levels mixed (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades per period)🤯 and for handling/coping with chaoticness gracefully!

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A student wanted to teach a lesson in class on the body parts of the Ukulele, so i had her complete a lesson plan and execute the lesson to her peers! She did awesome, and now every class wants an opportunity to teach the class!

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S/O for everyone in the meeting and all hard work that you do. Coach Mapp KHHS

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S/O for everyone in the meeting and all hard work that you do. Coach Mapp KHHS

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Shoutout to Sheila Hopkins for listening and for being very encouraging!

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Shoutout to HS Dance for helping me out as a new dance teacher and for being very supportive! Much love to you guys!

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Shoutout to HS Dance for helping me out as a new dance teacher and for being very supportive! Much love to you guys!

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Shoutout to all MS teachers & MS Dance Teachers!

Thank you for giving positive vibes!

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Shout out to my Excellence team! We had our first grade level performance last night, and it was awesome!

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Shout out to my Excellence team! We had our first grade level performance last night, and it was awesome!

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Shout out to everyone who has completed their SGA!

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Shout out to everyone who has completed their SGA!

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Shout out to Jessica Smith for leading and guiding MS Dance Breakout room! :)

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First pep ensemble performance at KIPP Austin Brave! 

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First pep ensemble performance at KIPP Austin Brave! 

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Shoutout to Alicia Jones and Bradley Segal for leading the HS Music Breakout room! :D

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shoutout to Kristen P. She's our dance teacher and helped plan school wide culture building events.

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shoutout to Kristen P. She's our dance teacher and helped plan school wide culture building events.

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Director of Bands @ KIPP Austin Brave High School (9-12). This was after our guitar quintet performed at the KIPP Austin Commitment Ceremony in May 🥳

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My name is Deanna Triplett, and I am the physical education teacher at Kipp Unity Primary in Houston, TX. I am entering my 7th year with KIPP and 9th year in education as a lead teacher. I teach grade levels K-5, and looking forward to an exciting school year!

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Have been teaching art dance high school and middle school year 8 

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Big shout out to the dance teachers for being so helpful and encouraging!

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Shout to Michelle McNeil for the amazing work she has done over the last few years.

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Shout out to Marques, Dara, Richard, Karina, Kristen, and Fendi for giving good vibes, being uplifting, and positive/optimistic! 

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Shout out to Marques, Dara, Richard, Karina, Kristen, and Fendi for giving good vibes, being uplifting, and positive/optimistic! 

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Thank you for being so generous with sharing your resources!!!

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Thank you Sheila for being an AMAZING leader, colleague, and friend.

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All of you guys are amazing!!! Coach Parham

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All of you guys are amazing!!! Coach Parham

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I’m a beacon of creativity of light that will illuminate the dullness of darkness.

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Shout out to the PE teachers for sharing ways to improve PE and athletic programs!

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Shout out to the PE teachers for sharing ways to improve PE and athletic programs!

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Thank you for all of your help throughout this PD! With gratitude, Ms. Salís

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Shoutout to ALL of the KIPP Music educators who have given me so much insight on things that work for them and offered up advice to help make my class my own!

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We went undefeated in our first year of Organized Basketball 🫶🏽💯 KPGP

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KPGP Shoutout to my former Kippsters and former PE coach Barrion McDonald 

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KPGP Shoutout to my former Kippsters and former PE coach Barrion McDonald 

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Shoutout to the hs music teachers for providing insight on how they develop their students throughout the year and shout out to fendi for explaining how to link what we do to administration values

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Shout out to you Sheila for advocating for us!

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Shout out to you Sheila for advocating for us!

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Thank you for being so passionate about teaching music!!

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Shoutout to Brittni for just being awesome! Thank you for all the help you provide!!

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I teach (K-5 grade) Music at KIPP Unity Primary. I love my students and teach with high level energy. Here is a pic from a winter program with my 3-5 grade "Unity Performance Choir" aka U.P.C.

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KIPP Austin Brave Visual Art HS - Andrews 

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KIPP Austin Brave Visual Art HS - Andrews 

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Hi! My name is Capri Andrews and I am one of the Art Teachers at KIPP Austin Brave High School along with Ms. Connolly. I teach Art 1 and AP Art. :)

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Middle School Dance

(5th - 8th grade)

Our 2023 Christmas Production was a success! It was a pleasure to work with our theater department here at KIPP Spirit!

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2023-2024 Basketball Season 💜💛

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Hey there! My name is Ursulo Hernandez Jr. and I teach Pre - k through 4th grade P.E. at KIPP Alegria Primary in Austin, Texas. It is a blessing to be able to have a job where I get to be a kid and play all day. I strive to create an environment where kids can come to learn, play and have fun. My students know that they are here to try even when something may not seem appealing to them and get better even if they already know how to do it.

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Kipp Connect Preparatory. Visual Art HS & Baseball Coach.

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Kipp Connect Preparatory. Visual Art HS & Baseball Coach.

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My name is Jesus Gibory, and I am both a Visual Arts teacher and a Baseball Coach at KIPP Connect. This marks my third year serving this incredible community, where I am privileged to share the joy of art and celebrate the beauty of diverse cultures. Through creative projects that explore and honor various cultural backgrounds, I strive to inspire and connect with each student, helping them discover their own artistic voice and embrace the richness of our collective heritage.

In the realm of baseball, we not only enjoy and have fun but also work hard with discipline and passion for the sport. Everything we do is aimed at shaping the citizens of the future, and it is our most beautiful mission. I am truly honored to be part of this vibrant family, where every day is an opportunity to make a difference and celebrate the power of creativity, unity, and perseverance.

Warm regards,
Jesus Gibory

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KIPP Houston High School Music Department has a vision to develop a music program, with the philosophy of helping students build upon positive experiences through the performing arts. Students are able to create a pattern of success built upon the discipline that is required to perform music in front of an audience at a high level.

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Emerging artist’s learning about photography!

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Hello, my name is Thomas Hopkins and I teach Visual Art. I taught middle school 5,6,7 and 8th grade students, for many years and this year I am teaching Art 1 high school 10th grade at University Prep in San Antonio Texas. I look forward to teaching and learning about art through creating art!

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me dressed up as an old lady to help our now cancelled theatre program in their annual spring show, they were doing "Check, please!"

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Hi! My name is Misty Garcia, I am the founding visual arts teacher at Somos Collegiate in San Antonio Texas. This will be my 6th year teaching.

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Hello, my name is Mrs. Claudia DeOchoa and I'm the Art teacher at KIPP Climb Academy for Pk- 4th grade

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HOWDY!

I'm Nehemiah Hicks and this is my 9th year teaching and 4th year with KIPP! I am living my dream teaching PE. These kids right here ^^^ are my (WHY). It is such a blessing to be able to wake up every day and do what God has called me to do. Which is pour my knowledge and wisdom into our youth who is our future. It's all about showing up, planting seeds, and shaping these little minds!

Wishing everyone a blessed and wonderful school year! Be blessed!

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Greetings!! My name is Shayne Hall or Ms. Hall. This is my fourth year at KIPP Prime College Preparatory, however this will be my first year working on the Electives team. I've been teaching  8th and 6th grade science since I started as a Relay Resident three years ago. I graduated from  Texas Southern University, with a Bachelors Degree of Science in Health Studies with a concentration in Nutrition. Healthy living and wellness has been my passion since I was in high school. I am currently in the process of receiving a 200 Hour Yoga and 95 HR Registered Children's Yoga Teacher with a Trauma Informed Focus Certification, through the World Yoga Federation and the YogaEd Academy. So, I'm very excited to offer the Health class for our 5th grade scholars this year. It's important that our little Kippster's learn how to take care of their bodies, mind (mental health), and social health (SEL).  

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Hello, everyone! I'm Tamiya Hall, the K-5th art teacher at KIPP Unity Primary. I wanted to share my kindergarten students' artwork of the recent solar eclipse. This marks my second year teaching and my first time starting the school year from the very beginning. I couldn't be prouder of the creativity and enthusiasm my young artists have shown. Enjoy their beautiful interpretations of this celestial event!

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Hey All! My name is Sahibah Kugshia or "Ms.K". I teach Middle and High Visual Arts at Sharpstown and this will be my 5th year teaching here. I love to see the students creativity and skills grow through the year!

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Hi!! My name is Jovany Penaloza known to my students as Mr. P. This is my 18th year at KIPP and my 4th year teaching art. I love it when my students realize Art is for everyone. Some come to my class thinking they can't do art and leave the class with a love for the visual arts.

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This is one of our 5th grade class on an outing when the eclipse was passing by Austin last school year.

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My name is Rasheem Creech and I teach PE at KIPP Aspire Academy. I am starting my 10th year here and really enjoy being here. I coach girls middle school volleyball and The U Boys Varsity basketball team.

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I am Coach Mosley, PE instructor for LIB, I have been with Kipp for 13 years and counting.

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Mr. Cantu - KIPP Journey Collegiate - Theatre

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Mr. Cantu - KIPP Journey Collegiate - Theatre

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Hello! My name Rolando Cantu and this is my third year at KJC! I teach theatre for High School and am excited to continue to grow our Fine Arts Program here! I graduated from University of Houston-Downtown with a BAFA and have always wanted to be in education to continue the exposure of the arts! Above is a picture from our Field Day from last year with a bunch of my sophomore theatre students!

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This is Mr. Benjamin Buggs from KIPP PEACE.. It's always a blast to work with student that bring excitement to the classroom.

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My students chose their favorite candies to watercolor last year, this was the time in the year that they were getting invested and confident in their work. I loved to see it! This is my second year at KJC and I am excited to work on different mediums with my students. One thing I love about teaching art is how the students are able to make connections to their other classes or to things in their life outside school through the artwork they make in my class.

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Hi! I’m Mr. Hawkins. I teach 6th-11th grade at KIPP Sharpstown.

This is a cast and production picture of our last show WORD OF MOUF. That season we celebrated 50 years of Hip-Hop. This was our final show.

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A boomerang from our last production of the 2023-24 school year titled According to Our Roots! 🎊🥳

We celebrated African American and Afro-Latinx culture through dance, art, monologues and a one act play written by Terrance Williams (former 8th grade student).

This was also our senior performance for our graduating class where we honored parents and students for their contributions and hard work.

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Who : Coach (B)urton

Where : KIPP Northeast (k-12) (Year 5)

Coaching : High school Varsity Football, And lower school Basketball, Baseball and soccer .

“Who are you?” : A phenomenal educator, coach , trainer , Girl Dad and soon to be doctor (Texas Southern University) who's from Dallas Tx but currently living and loving this beautiful place Ive called home , Houston Texas . Philanthropy is my trade, so serving and loving others is a way of my life! 🤙🏾06

Looking forward to What a great year this year shall be !!

Yes that’s me on the left 😮‍💨😅

A quick snapshot of our phenomenal KIPPsters having a phenomenal time playing baseball ⚾️ ( coach pitch)

Have a great year everyone!!

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Mr. Morales (Theatre Director) here from KIPP Sunnyside HS! #11kALLDay!!

Shout out last school year to the Sunnyside Theatre 🎭 Company for being the only school in KIPP Texas & first time in school history for attending the Texas Thespian 🎭 State Festival in Grapevine, TX!!

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Coach Garcia here it’s my 3rd year teaching physical Ed at Kipp somos excited to start again and get students better

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My name is Susana Salis Music and Spanish teacher at Kipp Shine Prep. This is my 17 years working here and i love my community. This beautiful picture was during the celebration of Nigerian Independence Day.

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Kristen Peña

HS & MS Dance @ KIPP Somos Collegiate

MS dance Ballet Folklorico dance performance for the year 2023-2024

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Hey guys! My name is Kelsie Collins and I am the new dance teacher at KNCP. I am currently a head dance coach for D3 Elite Dance Academy where I have been for coaching for 5 years. This picture is from my senior year at Stephen F. Austin where I choreographed my senior piece. I was a part of history for this semester as the largest senior dance class, as well as my piece being the first ever Egyptian dance piece. I was personally favored by the Dean of Students and was briefly mentioned in the school’s article. This was one of my favorite semesters at SFA and it is my greatest achievement so far.

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I am third generation Flamenco but love the art of dance!! Teaching IB Dance at Kipp Uprep!! This is a piece in honor my grandfather El Curro Champion

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Copy of Fusion de mi vida por Alegrias part 1

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Practicing for our 4th Grade Flash Mob for our Math STAAR Pep Rally

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Hi my name is Jordan Blake! This was my first year teaching in a school! I am the dance teacher at Kipp Mosaic Primary! It did start off a little rocky. It went from the students not being comfortable with dancing or not wanting to participate to coming into my classroom begging me to learn and excited to learn new dances! I am so excited for this year with the many ideas I have for our Mosaic KIPPsters!

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Hey Big Kippsters! I am Douglas Reyes at KIPP SHARP. I will begin my 11th year and I’m proud to teach art and help coach soccer and basketball!

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My name is Ms. Lewis from Connect Primary, and I'm super excited for this school year! Here is a photo of a kindergarten class waiting to perform a script that we wrote in class!

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I love teaching music and directing children’s choirs. Music is my passion! It connects us and unites us. Laura Taylor. KIPP SHARP music K-5

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KIPP: Sharp - Singers performing National Anthem ~ 10/22/17

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Hello,

My name is De Jones and I am currently the PE teacher and girls basketball coach at KIPP Somos.

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KIPP East End High School- Pickleball Team!

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KIPP East End High School- Pickleball Team!

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I'm Jordan Carrethers, Athletic Director at KIPP East End in Houston, TX. We're so proud to be the first (and hopefully not the last) KIPP school with a varsity Pickleball team!

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Hello,

My name is Mayra Hinojosa, at KIPP Esperanza, San Antonio, Music teacher.

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Hey y'all! My name is Jenny Hernandez and I currently teach Theatre Arts at KIPP Austin Obras. This is my 4th year with KIPP Texas and I can't wait to continue exploring all avenues of Theatre Arts with my students!

Here are my KG students showcasing the guitar props they created :)

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William Ruiz, PE Teacher at KSP Pre-K thru 3rd

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Mr Mireles teach 5th - 8th grade as well as basketball & track coach at Camino Academy

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Hello ! I am the Dance Teacher from KIPP SHINE. I have worked here for 4 years and have been the Coach of the Shining Stars for 3! Here is my first year with my team !

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Hello, my name is Nora Maoui. I am the new Theatre teacher at Kipp Aspire for 5th-8th grade. This photo is of me working on choreography/ veil work for Aladdin.

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I am Coach Ross ! I teach 6-7 grade this year at Kipp Academy West! I coach volleyball for 4 years here as well. My quote is a trophy carries dust ;memories last forever!

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Ms. Gatson (SEL & Mindfulness Teacher/Behavioral Specialist, Kipp SHINE Prep)

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Ms. Gatson (SEL & Mindfulness Teacher/Behavioral Specialist, Kipp SHINE Prep)

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I have been in education, in various roles, for over 20 years. I began my mindfulness practice in 2019. Since that time I have found a tremendous amount of grounding in my life and began sharing these tools with my kiddos! Namaste. 🙏🏾

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3rd year teaching PE& Health Excited for the year.

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My studio's Disney performance trophy is my prized possession!!

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Hi, I’m Koreena from KIPP Sharp. I am the new dance teacher this year.

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I am Jessica G Rivera from San Antonio, TX at Un Mundo Primary🌍

I teach elementary art, kinder- 4th!

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Splash Art 🖼️

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The first KIPP Pleasant Grove Primary Choir! I was so proud of these little ones! They performed at our Black History Month Program! They did an amaaazing job! 🫶🏾❤️

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Alyssa Olvera, High School Art, KIPP Paseo Preparatory

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Alyssa Olvera, High School Art, KIPP Paseo Preparatory

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Within art my favorite medium is photography! Attached is a photo of me photographing a model for a fashion magazine where I mentor various artists. This will be my first year teaching, and I am extremely excited to start this journey.

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We love having fun and creating beautiful art.

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I’m Mr.LaDarion Austin Servicing kids in my community are a blessing. I know I’m in my purpose when I walk through the doors at KPGP

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I am David Campbell art teacher at Kipp connect primary.This is some of my students work from last year.

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I love turns KSHS Dance teacher Ms. Lucas

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I love turns KSHS Dance teacher Ms. Lucas