Aldine ISD Spring 2023

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AISD NEWS

ALDINE ISD’S FFA RESULTS

The Aldine community stepped up once again to show its support for Aldine ISD’s FFA (Future Farmers of America) students by pledging $174,831 during the Sale of Champions. Below is a list of the Grand Champion projects, what groups purchased them and what they paid for the projects.

Jaiden Harris, Eisenhower High School with his grand champion steer

GC Artwork

Virginia Nevarez Nimitz

$3,100.00 $12,500.00 $5,750.00 $2,500.00 $2,100.00 $3,000.00 $2,800.00 $1,600.00 $1,800.00

TCCA

GC Steer

Jaiden Harris Katilyn Lincoln

Eisenhower Eisenhower

Superintendent Group

GC Pig

Optimist Club Beasley Tires

GC Goat

Reagan Varhalen Nimitz

Scholarship Banner MacArthur FFA MacArthur

MacArthur Vertical Superintendent Group Aldine Buyers Group

GC Lamb GC Turkey GC Broilers

Aaron Hernandez Nimitz

Joshua Williams

Eisenhower Eisenhower

Robert Allen

Beasley Tires Nimitz Vertical

Scholarship Banner Nimitz FFA

Nimitz

FORMER MACARTHUR STAR QB ODELL JAMES RETURNING AS HEAD COACH AT EISENHOWER

Odell James is coming home. The former MacArthur High School star quarterback is returning to Aldine ISD to serve as the head football coach and campus athletic coordinator at Eisen hower High School. The announcement was made by Aldine ISD Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney at the Feb. 28 Board of Trust ees meeting. James returns to Aldine ISD after serv ing as an assistant coach at Duncanville High School for the last two years and was part of the staff that defeated North Shore this past December in the Class 6A Division I state title game. James was the starting quarterback for Bob Alpert’s Generals from 1992-95. As a sophomore, he led the Generals to the state championship game, where they lost a hard-fought 43-37 decision to Lewisville. That game is still considered one of the greatest state title games in the history of Texas high school football.

During his three years at MacArthur, James led the Generals to a 25-7-2 re cord. He earned a scholarship to Baylor University. Following his four years at Baylor, James joined the Baylor football operations staff, then moved to Dallas South Oak Cliff where he served as co-Offensive Coordinator. He has also served as an assistant coach at Pla no Prestonwood and Corsicana High School. He served as head coach at Class 2A Bruni in 2018. For the last two

years, he has served as the quarterback coach at Duncanville. James thanked the Board and Dr. Goff ney for providing him with the opportu nity to be the head coach at Eisenhower. “It’s definitely an honor to be back here,” James said. “This community has given me so much, so it’s time for me to give something back. I will tell you we are going to commit to the community.”

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