This year NISD was selected to be part of the 2009 Texas Capitol School House project in Austin!  Blattman Elementary and Michael Elementary represented NISD students by presenting legislators and TEA representatives projects using state-funded online databases for their research.  They visited the senate floor and offices of Leticia Van de Putte and Mike Villarreal.

Shown are NISD students and district representatives receiving their certificates

From Left: Jana Knezek, Lisa Moran, David Peterson, Jiaira Camacho, Caren Valenciano, Laura Dessens, Stephen Kofos, John-Thomas DoPorto Daniel Oliva, Anna Cajiga-Pena, Kathleen Brown, John William Moran, Mary Burns Michael, and Graciela Villareal

NISD students with State Representative Menedez 

From Left: Stephen Kofos, Daniel Oliva, Caren Valenciano, Anna Cajiga-Pena, John-Thomas DoPorto, David Peterson, Laura Dessens, and Jiaira Camacho with Representative Mendendez