Sep 20 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Alfonso Obregón’s tenure was supposed to last for another three months while the district investigated suspended Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón. Although Obregón’s contract was extended for 12 weeks, a recent tragedy may have dramatically shortened his time with the …
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Sep 14 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com School district officials have indicated that a number of security measures recently implemented at elementary campuses were designed to ensure student safety. Several San Benito CISD campuses have already adopted a policy that does not allow parents to walk their children to class; Ed Downs Elementary is the latest …
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Sep 07 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Board President Yliana González expressed concern Thursday regarding screen capture and print screen images of purported communication between a former Berta Cabaza Middle School choir director charged on multiple counts of online solicitation of a minor and a 12-year-old Miller Jordan Middle School student who authorities …
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Sep 07 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD officials are mourning the death of Teresa Obregón, the wife of Interim Superintendent of Schools Alfonso Obregón. Teresa Obregón died on Thursday morning at a San Antonio hospital as she recovered from a heart attack she suffered earlier in the week. Teresa Obregón had been …
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Aug 31 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD Board of Trustees met on Thursday, Aug. 29 in which action was taken on a number of items, including the 2013-2014 budget, the selection of an on-site primary health clinic provider and the assignment of a principal at Miller Jordan Middle School. The budget …
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Aug 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito CISD saw an increase in attendance at its secondary campuses but a decrease at its elementary schools for the first day of class. Secondary schools saw an attendance of 4,912 on the first day of school for the 2013-2014 school year, an increase of 36 …
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Aug 20 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Oscar Medrano of the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees has called into question the recent transfer of a middle school principal. On Tuesday, Medrano expressed concern with the manner in which Interim Superintendent Alfonso Obregón moved Mary Alice Martinez from the principal post at Miller Jordan Middle School …
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Aug 16 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Interim Superintendent of Schools Alfonso Obregón confirmed on Friday that Miller Jordan Middle School Principal Mary Alice Martinez will be moved to the Gateway to Graduation Academy. “Since June we have been talking about getting another principal,” Obregón said. “We have about four different schools …
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Aug 13 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District is gearing up for the 2013-2014 school year with a convocation slated Tuesday, August 20. “We have our back to school convocation event for all our staff members,” said SBCISD Community Relations Director Celia Longoria. The convocation will be held at …
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Aug 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Spencer Gantt is looking to stay the San Benito Greyhounds Head Football Coach and Athletic Director for the foreseeable future, and he hopes the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees agrees on Tuesday. Board members will discuss extending Gantt’s contract, which expires March 2014, during closed session at a …
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