VYPE talks with UIL athletic director Zepeda before taking over new post
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD athletic director Ray Zepeda has been named the new athletic director of the UIL. The Corpus Christi-native has been in public education for three decades in positions such as an athletic director, head coach and athletic coordinator. He has been in Corpus Christi ISD, Houston ISD, Mathis ISD and Galena Park ISD, before working for CFISD for a decade.
Parent outraged after they say their child ate cupcake potentially laced with drugs at Cy-Fair ISD school
One Cypress-Fairbanks ISD father and his family are outraged after he had to rush to school to pick up his 7th grader when she reported to the school nurse that she felt very sick after eating a cupcake that was shared with her in class.
Cy-Fair ISD: What you need to know about the districtโs 2020-2021 school plans
Cy-Fair ISD has finalized its reopening plan for the upcoming school year. Hereโs what to know so far:CalendarThe first day of school is now scheduled for Sept. 8, 2020. In the event school supplies must be shared, for example in art class, the supplies will be sanitized after each use. At the beginning of each class, students may request additional sanitizing spray and paper towels. VisitorsVisitors should make an appointment to meet with campus staff.
Get to know the Cy-Fair ISD engineering teacher who was named Teacher of the Year for 2020
CYPRESS, Texas โ Kathryn Haynes knew that the classroom was her calling as she was given one of the most prestigious awards in Texas education. Haynes, an engineering teacher at Cypress Park High School, was nominated by the Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, a state-accredited program that helps individuals with a bachelorโs degree become certified teachers, according to Cy-Fair ISD in a press release. She was nomitated by Cypress Park Highโs principal and Texas Teachersโ adviser, Chris Heckler. It really means so much to me.โAccording to Texas Teachers of Tomorrowโs website, more than 6,500 teachers completed the certification process and six Texas teachers became finalists. Prior to teaching, Haynes worked as a cosmetologist while completing her biomedical engineering degree and tutored business students on the side.
Former Cy-Fair ISD police officer sentenced to 10 years in rape of 12-year-old Deer Park girl
HOUSTON โ A former Cypress-Fairbanks ISD police officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 12-year-old girl from Deer Park last year. โHe promised to protect and serve one of our most vulnerable populations and instead, he exploited and violated a young girl. It also means the young girl will not be victimized again by having to take the witness stand to testify against her attacker. Authorities say after Bastida met the girl on the โMeet Meโ app, he sent an Uber to pick her up in Deer Park and take her to Cypress on October 1, 2018. Authorities say surveillance video at the motel also showed Batista and the girl walking to the room.