This Week at Royal

Hello Falcons,

I'm Christi Ginn, and my role at Royal is to share great news about our incredible Falcon students and about the Royal community, and I love sharing your positive stories. I joined the team at Royal ISD in late October 2019 and I've spent the past 16 months getting to know your community and establishing a district communications program. Royal ISD does a phenomenal job preparing students for their futures, and I'm blessed to be trusted with sharing your stories.

In the coming weeks and months, I'm going to request YOUR stories about why Royal is a great place to live, learn, and work. I'll be featuring various group in the community, including weekly "Throwback Thursday" stories featuring former students, spotlights on the class of 2021, student organization spotlights, and more!

FALCONS HELPING FALCONS! During the coming week, please submit stories of community members who went above and beyond to help their neighbors recover from the recent severe winter weather. Please submit stories via email to falconstrong@royal-isd.net. Please include names, description of how the person(s) helped their neighbors, pictures, and any other relevant information. I will share those stories over the coming week. I look forward to hearing your stories about neighbors helping neighbors!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Christi Ginn

Royal ISD Communications and Marketing

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers — so many caring people in this world."

Fred Rogers

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” —Maya Angelou. http://bit.ly/3cEe4Mz

“One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.” —Franklin Thomas

A Royal ISD family lost their home and all belongings to a fire last week, and they are in need of assistance with the following items:

• Personal care items
• Food donations
• Gift cards/monetary donations
• Girls’ clothing size 7/8, size 12 shoes
• Women’s clothing size 18, size 9 shoes
• Baby girl clothing size 18 months
• Huggies Dry diapers, size 5
• Similac for Spit-Up, Easy-to-Digest Infant Formula (green and white container)

Please also visit their GoFundMe page if you are able to assist the family with getting back on their feet and purchasing a new RV: https://gofund.me/d379be1b

The family has a child at Royal Elementary School (PK-1). Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Donations may be dropped off at 35303 Cooper Rd, Brookshire, TX 77423. Please reach out to Melissa at 956-742-4544 to let her know when she can meet you.

Thank you very much for your help.

Royal ISD

It is with regret that we share the news that former Royal ISD school board trustee Joycelene Caroll Odum, 85, of Katy, Texas, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021, in Katy, Texas.

Click here to view her obituary and to leave a note for the family.

Was your home or property damaged during last week’s severe weather? If so, please complete the Texas Disaster Impacts Self-Reporting Tool.

The objective of this survey is to identify damages across Texas, to help emergency management officials across the state gain an understanding of damages that have occurred during the recent winter weather.

Please submit one survey per impacted address.

Reporting damage to Emergency Management is a voluntary activity, is not a substitute for reporting damage to your insurance agency, and does not guarantee disaster relief assistance.

• English survey
• Spanish survey

IMPORTANT NOTE: At this time, eligibility is limited to Group 1A and Group 1B. Please review the Group 1A and and Group 1B links to review eligibility requirements. If you are in one of the two eligible groups, please click here to review some things to know (adapted from Texas DSHS) before receiving your COVID vaccine.

Click here to review complete information.

• Visit The Hangar Brookshire's Instagram (thehangarbrookshire) and Facebook (thehangarbrookshire) for events and announcements.
• Continue to follow The Bookworm Bus (@thebookwormbus) for news about the return of the local library on wheels!

Access to the COVID-19 vaccine is limited, which leaves many people anxiously waiting for a way to further protect themselves from the virus. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of this anxiety with vaccine-themed phishing emails.

A recent phishing attack in the UK spoofs the National Health Service (NHS). The phishing email claims that you have the opportunity to get vaccinated and it includes a link to accept the invitation. If you click on the link, a convincing NHS look-alike page opens. The phony site asks for personal information such as your name, address, and phone number, along with your credit card and banking details. Unfortunately, any information that you provide here goes straight to the cybercriminals and you are not in line for vaccination.

Follow these tips to stay safe from similar scams:

• We all want the pandemic to be over and this attack tries to exploit those feelings. Don’t let the bad guys toy with your emotions. Think before you click!
• Don’t trust an email. Visit an official government website or a trusted news source for information on vaccine availability.
• Remember, even if the sender appears to be a legitimate organization, the email address could be spoofed.

• Student Holiday (Staff Professional Development Day)
• One Act Play Site Rehearsals at RHS. Click here for details.
• Board training, 6-9pm, Zoom link, agenda

• City of Pattison, 7PM - 8PM
  
• Men's soccer, Royal at Hempstead, 4:30PM/6PM
• Lady Falcons soccer, Hempstead at Royal, 5:30PM
  
• CANCELLED - RHS Softball, Hitchcock at Royal, 5PM, non-district

• No scheduled events

• No scheduled events
  

• One Act Play Competition at RHS. Click here for details.
• RJH Ricebird Relays track meet, Royal at El Campo, 3:30PM
  
• RHS Track Meet, Royal at Smithville, 3PM
• RHS Softball, Willowridge at Royal, 5:00PM, non-district
• RHS Baseball, Willowridge at Royal, 6PM, non-district game
• Men's soccer, Rice at Royal, 5PM
• Lady Falcons soccer, Rice at Royal, 7:15PM

• CANCELLED - RHS Softball, Brazos High School at Royal, 10AM, non-district
  

• No scheduled events

• March 8: Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6pm
  
• March 15 - 19: Spring Break
• March 22: Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6pm
  
• March 26, 2021: RJH RJH theater presents "Lafayette No. 1"
• April 8-10, 2021: 65th Annual FFA Show, BBQ luncheon, Parade & Auction
• April 12: Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6pm
  
• April 26: Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6pm
  
• April 30 – May 2: RHS Theater Presents Peter Pan
• May 7, 7pm: RJH Performance of "67 Cinderellas"

Email: contactus@royal-isd.net
Website: http://www.royal-isd.net
Location: 3714 Farm to Market 359, Pattison, TX, USA
Phone: 281-934-2248
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalindependentschooldistrict
Twitter: @royalisd

The Royal Independent School District (District) is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.