Caldwell Independent School District

𝗠𝗿𝘀. 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗦𝗗 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! She has played an instrumental role in guiding our “Aggie Term” program and mentoring countless future educators—many of whom have gone on to become award-winning teachers both in Caldwell ISD and beyond. Known for her exceptional work ethic and commitment to excellence, Mrs. Lemon has spent countless hours outside the classroom perfecting her craft. She’s also been a student favorite, leaving a lasting impact on so many Hornets over the years. Thank you, Mrs. Lemon, for your incredible service and heart for education! 💛🍎 #CaldwellProud #CladwellISD

🪚✂️ 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲! Our 8th-grade Ag students are getting hands-on as they prep wood for their upcoming string art projects. Huge thanks to Matt Hicks, with Hicks Construction, for volunteering his time and teaching our students how to safely use the miter saw. Learning real skills with real tools—what it’s all about! 🧰 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

⚾ 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗦! Your 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘀 are headed to the 𝗕𝗶-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 to take on Brookshire Royal in a best-of-three series! 🔥 📍 𝗙𝗮𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 🎟 Tickets sold at the gate | $5 per person 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟭: Friday, May 2 @ 5PM 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟮: 30 minutes after Game 1 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝟯 (𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱): Saturday, May 3 @ 12PM Let’s pack the stands and cheer on our Hornets! ⚾🧢 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🎉 Huge congratulations to 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿, CHS sophomore, for an outstanding performance at the 𝗨𝗜𝗟 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 held at Stephen F. Austin State University! Anna competed in both 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 and 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, placing 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 and taking 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺! 🥇📚 She’ll now represent 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 at the 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗜𝗟 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in Austin on 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Way to go, Anna—we’re so proud of you! 🧡🧡

🏈 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! Mark your calendars, Hornet fans—it’s going to be an exciting season full of Friday night lights, district matchups, and big moments! 🧡🧡 📍 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬 𝘃𝘀. 𝗚𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 🎓 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭 𝘃𝘀. 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘆 Let’s pack the stands and support our Hornets all season long! #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

📅 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟴 – 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟰 It’s another busy and exciting week across Caldwell ISD! From STAAR testing and band concerts to playoff warmups and senior events, our Hornets are shining bright! Check out everything happening across the district this week! #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🌎✨ Our 3rd graders have been busy preparing for the STAAR test through some friendly competition during their 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀! Each class represented a different country—Team USA, Team Jamaica, and more—working hard while having a blast. Today, they wrapped up their Olympic journey with bubbles, tug-of-war, snow cones, and a special visit from our friends at 𝗗𝗣𝗦! 🚓🍧 Thank you to our DPS Troopers for joining the fun and helping make the day extra special! #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🎨🏅 Congratulations to our VFW Auxiliary Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest winners! 🥇 1st Place: 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 🥈 2nd Place: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 🥉 3rd Place: 𝗟𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 We are so proud of these talented students and their amazing artwork! 🇺🇸 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

💃✨ Big news—𝗖𝗝𝗛 is starting its 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺! If your student wants to be part of this exciting new group, it all kicks off with a 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 in the CJH Multipurpose Room. 📅 Tryout Clinic: May 19 & 20 | 4–5 PM 📍 Tryouts: May 21 | 4–6 PM | CJH Gym For more info, contact Miss Radliff at kradliff@caldwellisd.net. Don’t miss this chance to be part of something new and fun‼️ 🧡🧡

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗭𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗱𝗻𝘆 After 36 years of dedicated service to Caldwell ISD, Becky Zavodny is retiring! Mrs. Zavodny has worn many hats throughout her incredible career. She began at Caldwell Intermediate School, teaching 4th grade for 8 years. She then moved to Caldwell Elementary School, where she taught 1st grade for 2 years and 2nd grade for 4 years. For the last 22 years, she has served as a Reading Specialist and Dyslexia Interventionist, impacting countless young readers and their families. Her passion for literacy and her unwavering commitment to her students have left a lasting legacy in our district. We are so grateful for her years of service and wish her the very best in retirement! 💛📚🎉 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

⚾ 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸! Caldwell faces La Grange tomorrow at 6 PM at Navasota High School. This one decides playoff seeding—let’s show up and support our Hornets! 🧡🖤 🎟 Tickets are $5 at the gate #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🚌💛 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Today we celebrate the dedicated drivers who safely transport our students each and every day. Rain or shine, early mornings and late afternoons—our bus drivers go the extra mile with patience, care, and smiles. Thank you for being the first friendly face our students see in the morning and the last before heading home. 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪! #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🌟 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀! 🌟 The Caldwell Education & Leadership Foundation (CELF) has announced this year’s honorees—students who embody 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀. These exceptional Hornets will be celebrated at the annual 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟵𝘁𝗵, and we are so proud of all they represent! 💛🖤 ✨Catalina Bautista ✨Riley Broaddus ✨Kate Hill ✨Alison Krueger ✨Mark LaSeur ✨Hannah Muzny ✨Julie Perez ✨Jimena Requena ✨Kate Smith ✨Brycen Suehs ✨ Mia Witherwax Way to shine, Class of 2025! 🌟 #BrightStars2025 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🎾 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! After two full days of competition, our Hornet Tennis team wrapped up their district tournament with some amazing performances and strong finishes across the board! 🏆 Dylan Chapman – 1st Place, Boys Singles 🥈 Felipe Gaucin – 2nd Place, Boys Singles 🥉 Jordan Perkkio & Kori Archer – 3rd Place, Girls Doubles 🥉 Landon Vykukal & Abby Vogler – 3rd Place, Mixed Doubles 🏅 Cayden Zboril & Kylie Vogler – 4th Place, Mixed Doubles 🏅 Billy Cochran & Parker White – 4th Place, Boys Doubles Congratulations to all our athletes for their hard work, determination, and sportsmanship on the court! #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞! Yesterday, four of our very own Hornets stepped up in a big way—spending the day at 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗳𝗴. to help their team meet a tight production deadline during an eight-hour shift. These young men cut, filed, and punched 𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬—demonstrating grit, teamwork, and a great attitude every step of the way. A huge thank you to 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗳𝗴. for allowing our students to gain hands-on experience in the trades. This is what real-world learning looks like, and we’re incredibly proud of how our Hornets represented Caldwell ISD! 💪🔧 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

‼️‼️ 𝐁𝐢-𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ‼️‼️ Caldwell Lady Hornets vs. Sealy Lady Tigers * Game 1: Thursday, April 24 @ Caldwell @ 6 * Game 2 (& 3 if necessary) Friday, April 25 @ Sealy @ 5:30 Come out and support your Lady Hornets as they enter round 1 of the playoffs!! Sting ‘Em

🎖️📚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! Our 8th grade students just wrapped up STAAR Boot Camp with a major victory—completing over 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and earning their ranks along the way! The ultimate goal? Achieve the title of 𝟱 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗔𝗥 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹—and 𝟱𝟲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 rose to the challenge! 🏅 They wrapped up their two-week campaign with an ice cream celebration, generously supported by their amazing staff, PTO, and admin. Way to show grit, teamwork, and determination, Hornets! 💥 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

📅 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 | 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟭–𝟮𝟲 From STAAR testing and UIL Academics to Pre-K/K Roundup and playoff action—there's a lot buzzing around Caldwell ISD this week!

🦓🚌 Our first graders had a 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙 time on their field trip to 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗶 today! From zebras to giraffes, it was a day full of adventure and animal fun! 🐾🦒 #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD

🌸🐰 Our Pre-K students had an egg-cellent time hunting for Easter eggs—and got a hoppy surprise from a very special guest! 💕 Thank you to our inflatable Easter Bunny for making the day even more magical. #CaldwellProud #CaldwellISD