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District Programs Receive Recognition from City & Local Industry
03/22/2023

By: Kristyn Hunt Cathey, APR – Director of Communications

City officials with superintendent obrien and board member berrott tims pose with proclomation

Jason Reynolds, City Manager; Helen Berrott-Tims, Assistant Secretary; Baytown Mayor Brandon Capetillo and Superintendent Dr. Randal O’Brien, pose with the proclamation from the City of Baytown in honor of the district’s FFA program.

 

The Goose Creek CISD Future Farmers of America (FFA) received a proclamation during the February 20th Board meeting, with a second reading with Baytown Mayor Brandon Capetillo on February 23rd. According to ffa.org, “FFA is an extracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership.” The organization was established in 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri. Today, there are over 850,000 members, aged 12-21, in close to 9,000 chapters in all states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

 

district leaders, exxon representatives, and blarglefish members pose with check and robot dog

ExxonMobil of Baytown made a generous donation of $50,000 to the Goose Creek CISD Robotics program during a special presentation at the February 20th Board meeting. The donation will be used to provide resources and outreach for the program, which is currently being housed in the district’s Robotics Center, which opened in October 2022. The district hosted a formal recognition presentation on March 8th at the Robotics Center.