Ott's Outlook

August 2021

The summer months are flying by and our staff has been hard at work preparing for the start of the 2021-22 school year. We are looking forward to welcoming all students back to campuses on August 24! Our Return to Learn protocols for the coming year were released in June and they are also available via the link below. As with all things pandemic related, we are continuously monitoring and will make updates to our protocols as needed and as allowed through guidance received from state and local entities.

We have completed two of three community bond presentations and I invite all of you to attend the final meeting on August 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm at the Mayborn Center to provide us with feedback on two proposed bond packages. The input received from this meeting will help determine the final package which will be presented to the Board of Trustees for consideration on August 16, 2021. This presentation will be delivered by representatives that make up former graduates, parents and long-time Temple ISD residents.

For any and all information related to the bond process, please see the web link below. This has been a very transparent, inclusive and professional process. We are grateful to each of you for your insight and participation. This will set the standard and expectations moving forward for Temple ISD students, staff and stakeholders.

Bobby Ott

Return to Learn 2021

Campus processes and procedures for the 2021-22 school year

2021 Bond Advisory Committee

Information about a proposed bond in November

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THS Advanced Placement (preliminary results)

70 exams passed with a score of 3 or higher
210 college hours earned
5 AP Scholars with Honors (score of 3 or higher on four or more AP exams)
5 students tied for most college hours earned - 12 hours each

IB Diploma Programme

11/14 tested areas saw growth
Outperformed the World average on many tests
321 college hours earned
The IB student with the most college credit hours earned 27 college hours through IB testing
100% completion rate for students attempting the Diploma Programme

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Katie Shull Wells is a proud member of the Temple High School Class of 1988. She grew up in Temple and also attended Bethune Elementary, Western Hills Elementary and Bonham Middle School.

After high school graduation, Katie Attended Southwestern University in Georgetown Texas earning a Bachelor of Arts and later attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY earning an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts.

Katie developed a love of cooking at a very young age and has spent her career in the food service industry working in fine dining restaurants across the country to include Napa Valley and her own establishment in Salado. Currently, she is the Founder and Chef of RosieJo Meals and also owns Classic Catering here in Temple.

Katie has also developed deep ties with the CrossFit Community providing all the food for the CrossFit Games in CA and she ships her food nation-wide in addition to delivering in Temple.

But perhaps the best part about Katie is her giving spirit. She donates food, time and equipment to Feed My Sheep and Meals on Wheels.

Katie is married to Ran Wells and is devoted to her four children:

Luke is at THS

Sarah is at Bonham

David is at Texas A&M

Joseph works for CRW Construction locally

Katie- It is an honor to have you in our July Alumni Spotlight!

Alumni Spotlight webpage

Click to see all of our Alumni Spotlight stories and nominate your favorite Temple ISD Alumni here!