🎓 Congratulations to the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Harold T. Branch Academy! ⚡
We wish you the best of luck in your next chapter! #CCISDproud
Congratulations to the Collegiate High School Class of 2025! 🎓👑
Join us in celebrating these graduates at 7 p.m.
📺Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uax--Ej-Tlk
Let's cheer on the Royals as they walk the stage and enter the next chapter of their lives! 👏
Congratulations to the Harold T. Branch Academy Class of 2025! 🎓⚡️
Join us in celebrating these graduates at 5 p.m.
📺Watch it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGGvqFkofB8 Let's celebrate the Chargers as they walk the stage and charge into their future! 👏
Watch live as we stream the Academic Achievers Ceremony tonight at 6 p.m. 🎶📚This event honors the top 10 seniors from each CCISD high school.
This year's theme, Soundtrack To Success, will hit all the right notes. Don't miss a beat!📺Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3iyP7ZR18Y
🚗💨 Start your engines — the countdown is ON! 💥
Join us LIVE on Sames Ford Corpus Christi's Facebook page this Saturday, May 17, at 11 AM as we shift gears into excitement and select our FINALIST! 🏁🎉
⛽ Don’t stall — the last day to turn in your vouchers is Friday, May 16!
Get yours in and get ready to ride into the spotlight! 🌟
🎓🍎Congratulations to the valedictorians from all CCISD high schools! These seniors were honored today at Corpus Christi City Hall.
Information on graduation ceremonies is available on our website: https://www.ccisd.us/article/2153462
Virtual spring private non-profit consultation meeting happening May 19.
Today's Fiscal Management Committee Meeting begins at 2 p.m., followed by the Board of Trustees Meeting at 3:30 p.m. The meetings will be streamed live on our website.
Watch: https://www.ccisd.us/page/board-meetings
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Prefer email? Send your questions to ccisd.tx@k12-lets-talk.com ✉️
CCISD’s Brenda Marshall, the district’s first female athletic director, announces retirement after 39 years of district service
After 39 years in the public education dugout, Brenda Marshall, who has led Corpus Christi ISD’s athletics program since 2004, has decided to hang up her administrator glove and retire at the end of June.
“I promised my mom at my high school graduation I would come back for one job,” Marshall said. “That was this job, a labor of love to ensure all boys and girls had opportunities I did not have.”
Marshall, the district’s first female athletic director, played tennis at W.B. Ray High School (girls could only chose from tennis and swimming at the time) before playing softball at UT-Arlington. After graduating, she earned a spot in the inaugural tryouts for the USA Softball team for the 1979 Pan American Games and ultimately helped Team USA win a gold medal in Puerto Rico. Marshall’s coaching career began at Baylor University while she earned her master’s degree. In 1986, she returned to CCISD as a specialist in the Office of Athletics.
Over the course of her 39-year career in public school athletics, Marshall earned many local and statewide honors, most recently including being named one of the 10 most influential women in Texas High School Football by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, induction into the Texas Athletic Directors Hall of Fame, and the Texas High School Coaches Association Jody Conradt Award for serving as a positive role model and helping with the advancement of girls and women in athletics.
“Corpus Christi ISD’s Athletics program has had the great fortune to thrive under Brenda’s leadership,” Hernandez said. “She is a legend and a trailblazer, not to mention a proud Ray Texan! We are tremendously grateful for her extraordinary dedication and service to our student athletes, coaches, families and community.”
The district will post the position and anticipates having a new athletics leader in place for the new school year.
Thursday, May 29, is the district’s last day of school. Graduations for the district’s six comprehensive high schools will follow May 30 and 31. For a complete schedule, please visit ccisd.us.
🎉 Happy School Communicators Day to the behind-the-scenes dream team that keeps CCISD shining!
Our Office of Communications may usually be behind the camera, but we're always front and center when it comes to sharing the amazing stories of our students and staff. From big events to campus support to social media magic — we do it all with heart. ❤️🍎
Shoutout to Leanne, Lyndall, Tavo, Jacqueline, Eloisa, Alexandria, Brooke & Angela — the storytellers, problem-solvers, and cheerleaders of #CCISD! 📷💻📽️
We’re proud to help promote CCISD! 🍎
Brenda Marshall, a lifelong leader at Corpus Christi ISD and 2025 THSADA Hall of Honor inductee, is featured in the latest episode of the THSADA Director’s Cut – Hall of Honor Series.
With nearly 40 years of service, Brenda reflects on breaking barriers, mentoring future leaders, and the power of showing up with purpose. 🎧 Watch the episode: https://www.thsada.com/blog/2025/05/09/thsada-directors-cut-hall-of-honor-series-episode-3-trailblazing-in-texas-with-brenda-marshall-corpus-christi-isd/
Congratulations to this month's Above the Line employee of the month winners! Join us in celebrating them!
🍎Patricia Aparicio, Paraprofessional, Rose Shaw Elementary School
🍎Stephen Seiler, Assistant Principal, Carroll High School
🍎Melissa Stuart, Science Teacher, Kaffie Middle School
Graduation is right around the corner! 🎓
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! We are #CCISDproud of you. 🍎
Congratulations to Mrs. Marisa Lanzener, honored as City Council Teacher of the Month! 🎉
Mrs. Lanzener has been teaching in CCISD for 29 years! She currently teaches at W.B. Ray High School.
"My hope for my students is that they make important contributions to this world and that they do it with compassion and integrity."
CCISD high schoolers—if you have perfect attendance each six weeks, you could be in the running to win a 2025 Bronco Sport thanks to the Sames Attendance Incentive Program! 🎉
Show up. Turn in your voucher. You might just drive off a winner.
🚘More details: https://www.ccisd.us/article/1822278?fbclid=IwY2xjawKFnMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFRNUpjdGlpeEZ5QU10YkFKAR6t5lkzu5HTItlh1E3one_e5I7UxN4gTSGstdqku6R8Z7X85tmDSzdhaVhP6A_aem_WSe8i3SNfmsKG61oArZxBQ
🍎 Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 📚
We are thankful for our incredible teachers every single day! Thank you for your passion and the countless ways you go above and beyond for your students. You inspire minds and shape the future one lesson at a time. 🍎
Corpus Christi ISD is proud to announce the next phase of its 1:1 for everyone, which expands access to digital learning tools for all grade levels.
During the 2025–26 school year, students in grades K–12 will have access to a district-issued device. Students in grades 3 through 5 will have access to a 1:1 device while at school, and students in grades 6-12 will have a device directly assigned to them for use at school and home. Families of students in grades 3–8 will also have the option to request that their child’s device be sent home for extended learning opportunities.
Highlights of the Initiative:
Internet filters:
All devices will be equipped with internet filtering to help ensure safe browsing at school and home.
Insurance options:
Families will have access to device insurance options ranging from $15-$30, which can be found on the school webstore.
Student Technology Service Center:
Certified high school student technicians will continue to provide device repair and maintenance through the Student Technology Service Center, supporting both sustainability and career-ready skills development.
“Providing devices for each student ensures equitable access districtwide and enables students to take learning beyond the four walls of the classroom, when appropriate,” said Director of Technology Support Services Janelle Reyes.
To learn more about the 1:1 Student Device Initiative—including FAQs, please visit ccisd.us/page/technology-services or reach out through Let’s Talk or by contacting Technology Services by texting (361) 600-3691 or emailing Let’s Talk at ccisd.tx@k12-lets-talk.com.
📢 April Athletes and Coaches of the Month 📢
Congratulations to our April coaches and athletes of the month from W.B. Ray High School, Veterans Memorial High School, Roy Miller High School, Marvin Baker Middle School, and Elliott Grant Middle School!
Corpus Christi ISD announces incoming principal for Early Childhood Development Center🐢🍎
As CCISD plans for the upcoming school year, the district will keep the community informed regarding new leadership assignments.
The district has named Katherine Gorman as the incoming principal for the district’s early Childhood Development Center, which serves 3- and 4-year-olds. Gorman will follow Kellye Loving, the center’s founding principal, who has announced her retirement, effective the end of the school year. The center, located at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, is an H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards state finalist.
Gorman has served as principal of the district’s Ella Barnes Elementary School since 2018, following four years as an assistant principal at E.E. & Jovita Mireles Elementary School. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Illinois State University and a master’s in educational administration from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
“The committee valued Ms. Gorman’s strong leadership skills as well as her experience building positive school cultures,” Hernandez said. “We thank Ms. Loving for her extraordinary leadership in establishing our dedicated pre-K center, and we are confident Ms. Gorman is the ideal leader to continue the work.”
Thursday, May 29, is the district’s last day of school. Graduations for the district’s six comprehensive high schools will follow May 30 and 31. For a complete schedule, please visit ccisd.us.
