FINALSITE - Key Persons
Trustee Alan Brown recognized the football team and individual students in the program saying, "Football had the highest participation in three years, outstanding academic achievement, including 31 Honor Roll members, and service to our community through initiatives such as the Peanut Butter Bowl. Tonight, we also congratulate our Academic All-State honorees, Hudson Mask - 1st Team, Academic All-State, Angel Vasquez - 2nd Team, Academic All-State and Klarissa Martinez - 2nd Team, Academic All-State Athletic Trainer. These students have done an outstanding job in the classroom and as representatives of Lytle Football and Lytle Sports Medicine."
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Life Skills Teacher Blanca Cantu, "Thank you so much for all you do!! We appreciate you!"
Trustee Bobby Duty recognized the Pirate Band's successful marching season saying, "The Lytle Pirate Band earned their 5th consecutive 1st Division rating at UIL Region Marching Contest, which qualified them for their 5th consecutive advancement to the Area Marching Contest. At the Area Marching Contest, the band earned 7th place in prelims, earning a performance slot in Area Finals for the first time in the history of Lytle ISD. At Finals, the Pirate Band earned 5th place, which is the highest rank ever earned by the Lytle High School Band. Had this been a year where advancement to the State Marching Competition was possible, the Pirate Band would have advanced to State Marching Contest." The following individual students were also recognized for Regional Band Honors: Cambri Davila 4th Chair Symphonic Band Flute - Advancing to Area, Jose Gomez 1st chair Symphonic Band Contra-Alto Clarinet - Advancing to Area, Jose Gomez 3rd Chair Symphonic Band Bass Clarinet - Advancing to Area, Stefan Grigsby 1st chair Symphonic Band French Horn - Advancing to Area, Elijah Martinez 3rd Chair Symphonic Band Alto Sax - Advancing to Area, Melanie Perez 5th Chair Symphonic Band Clarinet - Advancing to Area, Andres Arredondo 7th Chair Concert Band French Horn, Auslyn Beazer 2nd Chair Concert Band French Horn, Nadia Daniels 4th Chair Concert Band Flute, Victoria Garcia 1st Alternate Concert Band Flute, Koby Lara 1st Alternate Concert Band Trombone, Aiden Martinez 1st Alternate Concert Band Tuba, Luke Montez 1st Alternate Concert Band Euphonium, Jailynn Ng 10th Chair Concert Band Clarinet and Natalie Williams 6th Chair Concert Band Flute. These students earned Area Band honors: Cambri Davila, 9th Chair Flute, Citlali Ferreira, 10th Chair Flute, Jose Gomez, 2nd chair Contra-Alto Clarinet, Stefan Grigsby, 4th chair French Horn, Elijah Martinez 9th Chair Alto Sax and Melanie Perez: 5th Chair Clarinet.
Trustee Bobby Sollock recognized the volleyball team saying, "The Lytle Lady Pirates volleyball program showed tremendous growth this season, ending with a record of 20-15 overall and 5-5 in district. Although they came up short in the first round of the playoffs against Jourdanton, they were not the same team that started at the beginning of the season." These individual players also ended the season with All-District honors: Rose Scotello (Senior) 1st Team All-District, Calyssa Sevier (Junior) 1st Team All-District, Cadee Martinez (Senior) 2nd Team All-District and Cameron "Fizz" Hutton (Senior) 2nd Team All-District.
Job Titles:
- Junior High Boys Coordinator
Junior High Boys Coordinator Brian Clark, "Congrats on a job well done. Nothing quite like a strong family!!"
Junior High Principal Elizabeth Stewart, "Thank you for always putting the needs of our staff and students first!"
Job Titles:
- Coach
- Cross Country Coach
It's time (again!) to congratulate Coach Ruiz on his incredible success this year, and his well-earned notoriety for a long career in relentless pursuit of excellence.
Primary School Principal Jammie Fewell, "Thank you so much for your dedication to our children and staff! We greatly appreciate your service!"
High School Principal Jose R. Garza, "Thank you for all you do! We truly appreciate your hard work and commitment to our schools and community."
District Nurse Juanita Black, "I want to thank you for everything you have done and continue to do. Your hard work and dedication is truly appreciated."
Job Titles:
- Elementary School Assistant Principal
Elementary School Assistant Principal Juliana Lingo, "We are blessed to work in a District with a board that shows so much support for our staff, students, and community. Thank you for your service, time and dedication, it is greatly appreciated."
Job Titles:
- High School English Teacher
High School English Teacher Julie Cameron, "Thank you to all the board members for the tireless work you do. It is appreciated."
CTE Director Loretta Zavala, "Thank you for your continued dedication to our district's staff and students. We appreciate your hard work."
Job Titles:
- Secretary
- Trustee
- Lytle ISD Board Trustee
Trustee Mae Flores brought Cross Country Coach Gilbert Ruiz to the stage to be recognized for some extraordinary honors, saying, "Coach Ruiz has run the Cross Country program at Lytle ISD since 2003. He has had many successes over the years, but he made history this year by putting both the boys and girls programs on the State medal stand with a first and third place at the State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock. He is named the Regional Coach of the Year for both Boys and Girls Teams by the Texas High School Coaches Association for 2022-2023. He is amazing and a legend in Lytle sports."
Mae Flores - Ms. Flores has a deep understanding of the life challenges our students experience and her servant's heart is informed through her work with students through her church youth group as well as coming to the school to assist with emotional/well-being support in times that we've experienced crisis or loss.
I have been a member of the Lytle ISD family most of my life. I am a third generation Pirate as my grandmother, Teresa Naegelin Carroll graduated from Lytle High School in 1940 and my father, Alfred Lee Carroll, graduated in 1961 from Lytle High School. I graduated in 1981. My children graduated from Lytle High School in 2013 and 2016 and were the fourth generation of my family to attend Lytle schools. Lytle ISD has been my place of employment since 1987. I was an elementary teacher for 7 years and became assistant principal of the Elementary in 1994. In September 2000, I moved to Central Office as Assistant Superintendent and was named Superintendent in December 2002.
Job Titles:
- Trustee
- Lytle ISD Board Trustee
- Lytle ISD Trustee
Trustee Anthony Reyna was elected in May 2018. His father, Ruben S. Reyna, proudly served as a trustee for 12 years. Mr. Reyna attended Lytle Elementary, Lytle Junior High and graduated from Lytle High School. He has an 8th grader, Isabella, at Lytle Junior High, and she runs cross country and track, plays volleyball, and is a cheerleader. His 5th grader, Ruben, is at Lytle Elementary, and he plays basketball, baseball, and is a Webelos Scout. His 3-year old daughter Marlow does karate and gymnastics, and will also be a Lytle Pirate one day soon.
Anthony Reyna - Mr. Reyna brings a great deal of knowledge about IT and managing technology projects, and I got to witness him in action at the baseball park, as a well-loved and respected youth coach in Lytle. And, I always appreciate his attention to detail and friendly "heads up" if I have a broken link or issue on our website. We can all use the kind of help that improves our work in the district!
Oscar Jimenez - He shares his large construction project expertise when bond and school growth projects and timelines need to be worked through. Mr. Jimenez is a gifted listener. He quietly and genuinely seeks to understand all sides of issues, he expresses admiration, support and awareness of so many of the activities that are made possible by teachers and leaders in our district. He asks great questions and he is not shy about expressing a huge amount of humble gratitude for all who work in our schools.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant
- Operations Secretary / Operations / Operations Office
Job Titles:
- Custodian / Operations / Operations Office
Job Titles:
- Primary School Assistant Principal
Primary School Assistant Principal Shavan R. Galindo, "Thank you so much for all that you all do for our students and staff!! Each of you are greatly appreciated!!'
Job Titles:
- Elementary Principal H - E - B Excellence in Education Finalist Photos and Video by H - E - B Production Crew
- Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Principal Wendy Carroll-Conover, "We are fortunate to have such a dedicated group of people leading our school district. I would like to thank you for your support of our mission to continually improve our education system for our students."
Job Titles:
- Director of Operations
- Maintenance and Operations
- Operations Director / Operations / Operations Office