RISD VS HARLEM WIZARDS
The RISD Council of PTAs is excited to welcome the following players to our team of RISD Hometown Heroes! Richardson ISD, we hope you'll come out on April 16 and support them!
Game Information
RISD Hometown Heroes vs. Harlem Wizards
April 16, 2023 @ 3:30 pm
Berkner HS Gym
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/RISDvsHarlemWizards
More info: www.risdpta.org/harlemwizards
Buy your tickets in advance and get a discount (prices go up at the door). *Limited reserved seating available.
Here we go RISD! This is our final Hometown Hero player announcement! Please welcome Jason Henry of Richardson Heights Elementary School to the team!
Jason is a 5th Grade teacher at Heights and enjoys playing Ice Hockey.
๐๐๐ง๐'๐จ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ: "Skywalker" has decorated his entire classroom in a Star Wars theme! That sounds amazing doesn't it?!
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐: I am a 5th degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do. I started Tae Kwon Do at age six and grew up teaching Tae Kwon Do. This is how I discovered my love of teaching!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love how RISD truly does what's best for all kids. We believe in the "all means all" mentality and help all kids grow academically and socially. We support one another and are a large district that feels like a small, close knit family.
๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐: I'm excited to play a sport that isn't hockey and hopefully represent Heights well!
We are psyched to have Jason "Skywalker" Henry join the Hometown Heroes and hope you will come out to support him and the rest of the team tomorrow at Berkner HS. Doors open at 2:30 pm and the game starts at 3:30 pm.
Big Springs Elementary, please join us in welcoming Assistant Principal Bonnie Altimore to the Hometown Heroes! She is our 5th BSE player to join the team!
"Bad Bonnie" is sure to bring some great luck to the game tomorrow for the Hometown Heroes. Did you know that she won a some big bucks in a radio contest in 2011? How about that for a fun fact?!
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐: She used to work at The Magic Time Machine as Hannah Montana and Jesse from Toy Story!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love RISD because of the diversity of our students and staff, and because we believe in all of our students and their potential.
๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐: I am excited to be on the RISD Heroes Team because I think it will be fun to play against the Harlem Wizards. I am always looking for fun things to do to help build a relationship/rapport with my students, and I think they will enjoy seeing two of their APs play against the Wizards. <------ The other AP is "NO BILL CHILL" Gattus!
RISD come out and support Bonnie Altimore and ALL of YOUR Hometown Heroes at Berkner HS tomorrow!
Dartmouth Elementary RISD, please welcome your third Duck to the Hometown Heroes, as Hope Dallas joins the team along with Coach Mike Munoz and Christy Hart!
Hope is a special education teacher at Dartmouth. She grew up playing basketball in her driveway!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐'๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ: Hope is excited about participating with the RISD community and we're glad she's part of the team!
Merriman Park Panthers, welcome your third player on the Hometown Heroes team, teacher DJ Morgan!
DJ joins Sandy Berreles and Elizabeth Leal to play the Harlem Wizards at Berkner HS tomorrow!
DJ enjoy esports and playing soccer and volleball. He can also skate backwards and spin in circles!
๐ผ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง: He will be marrying fiancé Kat in 2024!
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: The families are super supportive and loving. They definitely drew me into the community immediately.
๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐:
I'm excited to have fun playing a sport I enjoy while also getting the opportunity to support a cause that tries to help and support others.
Come on out and support DJ Morgan and ALL YOUR Hometown Heroes RISD!
Yale Elementary , we have another Hometown Hero ๐ from your school! Please welcome Lindsay Gable to the team! #GoRoadRunners
Lindsay works as a Resource Para at Yale and is the mom of two beautiful daughters! She also likes to play soccer and bowling.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I loved growing up in RISD schools and now I get to be that teacher that the kids remember.
Lindsay is very excited about playing with the rest of the Hometown Heroes tomorrow against the Harlem Wizards so come on out and support this team!
Big Springs Bobcats, this time we have one of your Kindergarten Teachers joining us on the Hometown Heroes! Please welcome Ms. Kaely Heine to the team!
Kaely loves to travel, play soccer and has two dogs named Sushi and Jasper.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love the encouragement and support of RISD.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐'๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข: She's ready to hoop with fellow Big Springs team players "No Chill Bill" Gattus, Laura "Party Vardy" Vardell and Vince "Do it Dawes" on the court tomorrow against the Harlem Wizards!
We are excited to have "Hoopin Heine" on the team so come on out and support her and ALL of your Hometown Heroes tomorrow at Berkner High School! Doors open at 2:30pm and t๐he game starts at 3:30 pm!
Up next on the RISD Hometown Heroes team is Principal Vince Dawes from Bigs Springs Elementary! #GoBobcats!
Principal Dawes used to be Captain of his Volleyball team in Florida back in the day, but his all time favorite sport is Pickleball.
๐ผ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข: he caters (Jac’s Southern Grill) and Grill’s on side.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I am grateful that I get to work in a district that
celebrates a diverse student body and provides quality education to all students. I love working in a district that has strong supportive leadership, that has a clear vision, and fosters a positive culture. RISD truly feels like a family.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐'๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข: I am excited to join the RISD Hometown Heroes team to have a great district-wide community event to support the students of RISD. Also, show off my NON-BBALL Skills.
Come on out and support your Hometown Heroes as they take on the Harlem Wizards tomorrow at Bernker High School. Doors open at 2:30 pm; game starts at 3:30 pm.
Next up is Sandy Berreles from Merriman Park Elementary! #GoPanthers! Please welcome her to the Hometown Heroes team.
Sandy is a gorgeous Grandma to six and works as a Materials Clerk at MPE. She loves to hike on weekends at local trails. Sandy's also a Longhorn!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love the children and everything we learn from them as well.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐'๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข: Its a wonderful and fun event to get together and raise money for a variety of different programs!
Richardson ISD, come out and support Sandy "HIGH TOP" Berreles and the rest of YOUR Hometown Heroes tomorrow as they play the Harlem Wizards at Berkner High School! Doors open at 2:30 pm.
Here we go Dartmouth Elementary RISD, our next Hometown Hero is ESCE Aide Christy Hart and she is excited to represent the Ducks on the court tomorrow as she plays the Harlem Wizards!
#GoDucks!
As an ESCE Aide, Christy supports students in early childhood special education. In talking to her, we get the sense that she is an amazing person and we are SO excited to have her as part of the team!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: They treat you like family.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐'๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข: I get to play basketball and have fun!
๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ: She used to play baskeball at West Tallahatchie High!
RISD, don't miss out on the game of the year tomorrow!
Richardson ISD, our next Hometown Hero actually played her very first basketball game as a kid in the very building we will be playing in on Sunday! How about that for a fun fact?! Please welcome RISD Board of Trustee Megan Timme to the team!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: The community for sure. We are in this large metroplex but the RISD community feels like a small town.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ: What a fun way to support our PTAs! They do amazing work and to have the opportunity to have a little fun and bring in funds that will support our schools...what's not to be excited about! What a fantastic event!
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ: My son, Drew Timme, graduate of Pearce HS and soon to be a graduate of Gonzaga University, has been my personal coach on all things trash talk and form! Bring it!
Come out and support Megan "Trash Talkin" Timme and the rest of YOUR Hometown Heroes as they take on the Harlem Wizards on Sunday at Berkner High School!
Richardson High School Eagles, you're up! We're excited to announce that Coach Kendrick Holloway is on the RISD Hometown Heroes team!
"Coach K" is the Athletic Coordinator and Head Coach for the Richardson High School Football team.
๐ผ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฎ: He had the chance to earn a roster spot for the Cleveland Browns (NFL)!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: The family atmosphere and academic excellence.
Coach K is ready to take on the Harlem Wizards along with Principal Choat, Coach Miracle, and the rest of the RISD Hometown Wizards this Sunday at Berkner HS, so COME OUT AND SUPPORT THEM Richardson ISD!
The next Hometown Hero to join the team is RISD Board of Trustee Eric Eager! That's right folks, please welcome "AIRBALL" Eager to the team!
๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ is that he has a great sense of humor. His neighbors got to see that one year when Eric posted a daily "Dad Joke" in his yard for one year.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love our community. We have a small-town feel in a large metroplex. We have generations of RISD graduates (my family being one of them) returning to raise their families in RISD.
Eric loves all sports and enjoys playing golf. He's excited to finally get a chance to demonstrate his dunking skills when the RISD Hometown Heroes take on the Harlem Wizards s this Sunday, April 16 at the Berkner HS gym.
Don't miss your chance for an amazing afternoon of FUN!
Big Springs Elementary Bobcats, we're excited to announce that Laura Vardell, PASS teacher at your school, has joined the RISD Hometown Heroes team!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love the way RISD feels like home. From growing up in this district to now working in it, it truly feels like a family. I love the ways in which RISD works towards equity, diversity, and inclusion, and truly believes in the growth of each and every student.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐'๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข: I'm excited to make a fool of myself and have a good time! I'm excited to make my students proud. If I bring a smile to at least one person's face -- I know i'm doing something right!
๐ผ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ: She played basketball from 3rd - 5th grade and once got benched by her dad for not being aggressive enough. BUT, "PARTY VARDY" is totally revved up to take on the Harlem Wizards this Sunday at 3:30 pm! Come out and support her and the rest of your RISD Hometown Heroes at this basketball fundraiser!
Elizabeth Leal, 2nd grade teacher at Merriman Park Elementary joins as our next RISD Hometown Hero!
In her spare time, Elizabeth loves to watch Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Football, Golf, and Tennis!
๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐: She was in a beauty contest!
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฟ: I love the children and their families. I love seeing sweet familiar faces grow up and come back for a visit. I love seeing my students around the neighborhood.
"LEAK PROOF" is ready to take on the Harlem Wizards on the court!
A man of many talents, including doing the splits (yes you read that right!) Chris "CARE BEAR" Choat used to play basketball in junior high and loves that RISD is a close knit family.
Principal Choat looks forward to being on the Hometown Heroes team so the team can show off their ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ป!
Yale Elementary PE teacher Leah Worthington joins the RISD Hometown Heroes! Coach Leah has loved Basketball since she was little. She played the game from grade 3 - 12!
๐ผ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: She met Mr. Miyagi in Hawaii! Don't know who Mr. Miyagi is? Google "The Karate Kid" and you'll find out!
We are SO excited to have "WORTHINGTON" on the team and look forward to having her spinning basketballs on the court with the Harlem Wizards!
Grab your tickets ASAP. There are limited reserved seats available for the best courtside viewing!
Dartmouth Elementary RISD PE teacher Mike Munoz is the next player to join our RISD Hometown Heroes team!
Based on his YouTube channel, where he talks about PE and fitness, Coach Mike must make PE a LOT of fun for his students so we can't wait for him to bring his BIG energy to the court!
๐ผ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐: He's a wedding DJ! ๐
Richardson ISD, come cheer on "THE FLAMING TAKIS" and help him reach his goal to hit 4 threes on the court!
๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐: He's a USAV Volleyball ๐National Champ and he used to bowl competitively with his mom! How cool is that?!
"No Chill Bill" looks forward to showing the world his handles and jump shot in the hopes of getting picked up by an NBA team!
What he loves the most about the people in RISD is how easy it is to unite around the shared goal of giving our students the best education possible!
๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก: He used to play college roller hockey for Texas A&M and he's raised baby ducks almost every spring since he was a kid.
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