BCE Staff Favorites
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Leadership & Campus Support | Kindergarten | 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | Specials & Enrichment | Student Support, SPED & Intervention
Leadership & Campus Support
Brandis Smoland
Principal
| Birthday: | November 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudies, Chick-Fil-A, Texas Roadhouse, Carve, Artemis Mediterranean Grill |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | ANYWHERE! Lowes, Home Depot, Target, Walmart, Ace |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Kit-Kat, Snickers, Cherry Jolly Ranchers, Starbucks Birthday Cakepops |
| Favorite Snacks: | Salty things - is salt a food group? |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coke-a-Cola, Sweet Tea, White Chocolate Mocha, Oreo Milkshake |
| Favorite Flowers: | Carnations, but really I love them all! |
Meredith Joseph
Instructional Coach
| Birthday: | January 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chick Fil A, Maudies |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Nerds Gummy Clusters, Snickers Peanut Butter |
| Favorite Snacks: | salt and vinegar chips, protein bars |
| Favorite Drinks: | Diet Coke |
| Favorite Flowers: | nothing living :) |
Ashley Jones
School Counselor
| Birthday: | November 6 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Flower Child, Taco Deli, Matt's El Rancho, Jack Allen's |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Nordstrom, SSYS(online boutique), Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Anything dark chocolate(and dairy free!) Hu dark chocolate is my fav brand |
| Favorite Snacks: | Aloha protein bars, Nuts, anything from the Siete brand |
| Favorite Drinks: | Poppi(doc pop), Starbucks order: Iced almond milk latte with dairy free vanilla cold foam |
| Favorite Flowers: | Peonies, succulents |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Gluten free and dairy free please!:) |
Lily Rush
Librarian
| Birthday: | February 17 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Cava, Swedish Hill, Juiceland |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Trader Joe's |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Brownies, cookies, anything and everything |
| Favorite Snacks: | Chomps, popcorn, granola bars, trail mix |
| Favorite Drinks: | Sparkling water, tea, coffee |
| Favorite Flowers: | Anything! |
Raylee Marks
Nurse
| Birthday: | January 16 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Matt’s El Rancho, Chick-fil-A |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Reeses, iced lattes |
| Favorite Snacks: | Barebells protein bars, pretzels |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coffee!!! Diet Dr. Pepper, protein shakes |
| Favorite Flowers: | Peonies |
Veneza Bremner
Police Officer
| Birthday: | August 15 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Lupe Tortilla, Jack Allen's, North, Verdad |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Ulta |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Cops love donuts!!!! Uppercrust Bakery (45th&Burnet) cinnamon roll |
| Favorite Snacks: | beef jerky, popcorn, marshmallow krispies |
| Favorite Drinks: | Dr. Pepper zero or Coke zero |
| Favorite Flowers: | hot pink roses |
Cassandra Rodgers
School-based therapist
| Birthday: | February 11 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Whole Foods, Flower Child |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Whole Foods, Lululemon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Hu Chocolate Bars, fruit |
| Favorite Snacks: | N/A |
| Favorite Drinks: | Carbonated water! |
| Favorite Flowers: | Any and all! |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Gluten & Dairy Free |
Ilona Poole
School Psychologist
| Birthday: | August 17 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chuys and Chick Fil A |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Reeses |
| Favorite Snacks: | Skinny Pop |
| Favorite Drinks: | Sparkling Waters |
| Favorite Flowers: | Tulips |
Kindergarten
Brooke Fulks
Kindergarten Teacher
| Birthday: | May 24 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Torchys, Maudies, The League |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Marshalls, Nordstrom |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | any flavored ice coffee, chocolate covered almonds |
| Favorite Snacks: | cheese and crackers |
| Favorite Drinks: | iced caramel macchiato, diet coke |
| Favorite Flowers: | roses, tulips |
Isabelle Grove
Kindergarten Teacher
| Birthday: | June 28 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Indian, Mexican, and Middle Eastern restaurants. |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | H&M, Old Navy, and Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Snickerdoodle and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. |
| Favorite Snacks: | Fruit, drizzilicious, and chips with dip. |
| Favorite Drinks: | chocolate or peanut butter protein shakes, Celsius/FLRT, and peach green tea. |
| Favorite Flowers: | ALL! |
Kate Paradinha
Kindergarten
| Birthday: | February 10 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Cava/Lupe's |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target/Sephora/Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate and Caramel (not nuts)/Air heads |
| Favorite Snacks: | Salt and Pepper Chips |
| Favorite Drinks: | Dr. Pepper/Caramel Macchiato/Lemonade |
| Favorite Flowers: | Tulips |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Peanut/Tree Nut/Gluten Free/Pineapple/Kiwi/Mango |
Lainey Squire
Kindergarten Teacher
| Birthday: | June 4 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chick fil a, The Well, Door Dash |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Amazon, Barnes & Noble |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | banana chips, anything dark chocolate, sea salt chocolate caramel |
| Favorite Snacks: | I love chips and any salty snacks! Especially fresh bread/baguette! |
| Favorite Drinks: | kombucha, sweet tea, Starbucks: iced blonde vanilla latte or hot chai latte |
| Favorite Flowers: | Hydrangeas |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Fragrance (Parfum), shell fish, & peanuts/tree nuts |
1st Grade
Sarah Dallas
1st Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | September 28 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Cabo Bobs |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Sephora, Free People |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Dark chocolate covered pretzels and brands like Unreal/Hu/Smart Sweets |
| Favorite Snacks: | Goldfish and any snack brand like LesserEvil/Annie's/MadeGood/Bobo's, etc) |
| Favorite Drinks: | Pink Drink and Vanilla Latte from Starbucks, Olipop, Poppi |
| Favorite Flowers: | Hydrangeas |
Amy Lugo
1st Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | December 9 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Texas Roadhouse, Chick-fil-A, Saffron's, Mandola's |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Target, Home Goods |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate, Reese's Pieces, Sour Patch Kids |
| Favorite Snacks: | Popcorn, trail mix, beef jerky, chips |
| Favorite Drinks: | Iced Caramel Macchiato with soy (Starbucks), Vanilla Frappuccino (bottled, Starbucks), Dr. Pepper, 1/2 and 1/2 iced tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | All flowers |
Sawyer Lynn
1st Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | May 7 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | P. Terry's, Jersey Mike's, and Mandolas |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target and Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Kinder Buenos or anything chocolate |
| Favorite Snacks: | Lay's Limón chips |
| Favorite Drinks: | Dr. Pepper |
| Favorite Flowers: | Lilies |
Ashley Ryan
1st Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | June 17 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | ATX Cocina, Maudies, Chick-fil-a |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Target, Sephora |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Tiffs Treats Birthday Confetti, Starbursts, Green Jolly Ranchers |
| Favorite Snacks: | cheese popcorn, Sweet and Sassy Trail Mix |
| Favorite Drinks: | coke in a can or blood orange spindrift |
| Favorite Flowers: | Sunflowers |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Food Allergy: I can't eat cooked eggs and I don't drink coffee |
2nd Grade
Myka Baynham
2nd Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | February 14 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chipotle, Ramen Tatsuya, flower child, Ezov, cava |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | target, old navy, amazon, barnes and nobles |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | dark chocolate, cookies, donuts |
| Favorite Snacks: | chex mix, smart food, sun chips, harvest snaps |
| Favorite Drinks: | ollipop (ginger lemon, lemon lime, apple), diet coke, |
| Favorite Flowers: | tulip |
Hannah Riden
2nd Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | August 1 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudies, Madam Mam's, Swedish Hill |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Sephora, Old Navy |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | sour patch kids and chocolate chip cookies |
| Favorite Snacks: | Goldfish and literally any snack at trader joe's |
| Favorite Drinks: | Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper Zero, and Coke Zero |
| Favorite Flowers: | hydrangeas |
Chelsea Wallace
2nd Grade
| Birthday: | December 9 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Jack Allen's, Pinthouse Pizza |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Nordstrom, Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Baked goods-cookies, pastries, muffins etc. |
| Favorite Snacks: | chips and queso/guacamole, goldfish |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coke zero |
| Favorite Flowers: | Peony and Hydrangea |
3rd Grade
Alex Saxon
Third Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | April 16 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudie's, Chick-Fil-A, Flower Child |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Whole Earth Provisions, HEB, Marshalls |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Gluten-Free Oreos and Dark Chocolate! |
| Favorite Snacks: | Anything Gluten-Free :) |
| Favorite Drinks: | Dr. Pepper, coffee, grapefruit sparkly water |
| Favorite Flowers: | Hyacinths and Ranunculus |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Gluten-Free :) |
Stephanie Brock
3rd Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | October 30 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chuy's, Loro, Taco Deli, Chick-fil-A |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon & Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Jolly Ranchers & Reese's |
| Favorite Snacks: | popcorn & Dot's Pretzels |
| Favorite Drinks: | Starbuck's iced coffee, Starbucl's black tea lemonade & Chick-Fil-A diet Sunjoy |
| Favorite Flowers: | All flowers! |
Hannah Crockett
3rd Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | November 16 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Cava |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Sour Patch Kids |
| Favorite Snacks: | Skinny Pop Popcorn |
| Favorite Drinks: | Spindrift Tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | Peonies |
Mary Smalley
Third Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | August 7 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Canes, Chick Fil A, Chuys, Torchy's, Whataburger |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, HEB, Trader Joe's, Nordstrom, Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Ice cream, Caramel candy, sour candy, baked goods, I'm not picky! |
| Favorite Snacks: | Goldfish, chips & queso, granola bars, chips |
| Favorite Drinks: | Lemonade, matcha, sweet iced coffee, redbull |
| Favorite Flowers: | Lily |
Stephania Herrera Garcia
3rd Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | April 30 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Clarks and Epicerie |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Nordstrom and Zara |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Dark chocolate |
Jacob Troublefield
3rd Grade Collab
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chuys, P Terrys, Chick fil a |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Waterloo Records |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | basically anything chocolate. Bonus points if it also has peanut butter. |
| Favorite Snacks: | beef jerky |
| Favorite Drinks: | Dr. Pepper, iced coffee, sparkling water |
4th Grade
Rochelle Hebert
4th Homeroom Teacher
| Birthday: | June 8 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | North, The Grove, Lupe Tortilla |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Marshalls, Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate Covered Almonds and Brownies |
| Favorite Snacks: | Fruit and Kettle Corn |
| Favorite Drinks: | Cold Brew, Vanilla Latte, Olipop |
| Favorite Flowers: | All Flowers! |
Madaline Mandon
4th Grade Math
| Birthday: | July 20 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Torchys, Cava, Swedish Hill |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Buffalo Exchange, Target, Costco |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Sugar Free Gatorade, Berries, Sour Patch Kids, Lily's Chocolate |
| Favorite Snacks: | Beef Jerky, Chomp Sticks, Cheezits, Yogurt, freeze dried fruit |
| Favorite Drinks: | Iced Coffee, Bloom, Spin Drift |
| Favorite Flowers: | Peony |
Amanda Wilson
4th Grade ELA
| Birthday: | January 13 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chick-fil-a, The League, Maudies, Torchys |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Target, Walmart |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Reeses or any chocolate really |
| Favorite Snacks: | Popcorn, chips (Salt and Vinegar is my favorite) |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coffee, Tea, or Ollie Pop |
| Favorite Flowers: | any!! I love succulents too! |
Jessica Haney
4th Grade
| Birthday: | March 30 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudie's, Patrizi's, Lupe Tortilla, chick fil-a |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Tree House, Target, Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | none |
| Favorite Snacks: | tru-fruit- chocolate covered razz or strawberry |
| Favorite Drinks: | mango dragonfruit refresher |
| Favorite Flowers: | peonies, lillies, roses, tulips |
Hadley Carr
4th Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | September 26 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Swedish Hill, Maudie's, Zeds, Civil Goat, Patrizis, Honest Marys |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | free people, target, anthropologie, zara, athleta, gap, old navy |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | chocolate chip cookies, any kind of homemade cookie, pastries, banana bread, Zeds Ice Cream |
| Favorite Snacks: | perfect bars, trail mix, chomps sticks, cheese sticks |
| Favorite Drinks: | coffee, diet coke, poppi, Rambler sparkling water |
| Favorite Flowers: | dahlias, hydrangeas, peonies, tulips |
Katie Oden
4th Grade Collaborative Teacher
| Birthday: | October 21 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Honest Mary's, Civil Goat, Cava, Maudies |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Levi's, Trader Joes, Barton Springs Nursery |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | fresh fruit, dark chocolate, dairy free yogurt |
| Favorite Snacks: | chompsticks, popcorn, peanut butter pretzels |
| Favorite Drinks: | Diet soda (any kind!), sugar free vanilla latte (oat or soy), propel |
| Favorite Flowers: | hydrangea |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | dairy free preference |
Michelle Graham
4th Grade Collaborative Teacher
| Birthday: | July 3 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudie's, Patrizi's, |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Nordstrom |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Cookies |
| Favorite Snacks: | Chips, chomps, trail mix, protein bars, cheese |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coffee with creamer |
| Favorite Flowers: | Bright & colorful flowers |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Gluten-free as a preference |
Nicole Abreus
4th Grade, Science & Social Studies
| Birthday: | January 21 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Ling Wu, Aba, Pecan Square Cafe, anywhere! |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, H&M, Ulta, Homegoods |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Drizzilicious (any flavor!) and Perfect Bar |
| Favorite Snacks: | Gold Fish, Cheeze Its, Cheeto puffs |
| Favorite Drinks: | Olipop, Blooms, Diet Coke, Vanilla Latte. |
| Favorite Flowers: | Ranunculus, garden roses, tulips |
5th Grade
Caitlyn Coerver
5th Grade Collaborative Teacher
| Birthday: | January 16 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | tenten, pinthouse, flo's/allday pizza, aba, chick fil a, de nada |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | target, amazon, sephora, zara, alo, aritizia |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | sour candy, twix, kitkat, choc chip cookies |
| Favorite Snacks: | goldfish, madegood, pistachios, wasabi soy sauce almonds, barebells, peanut butter pretzels |
| Favorite Drinks: | coke, unsweet tea, alani, bloom energy, cold brew |
| Favorite Flowers: | hydrangeas, orchids |
Jenny Moreno
5th Grade LA & SS
| Birthday: | October 31 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | El Alma, Matt's El Rancho, Torchy's, Chick-fil-a |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Nordstrom, Sephora, Amazon, Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Brownies, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Nerd's Clusters |
| Favorite Snacks: | Spicy trail mix, Corn Nuts, Sun Chips |
| Favorite Drinks: | Diet Coke, flavored sparkling water |
| Favorite Flowers: | roses |
Beggs Neland
5th Grade
| Birthday: | October 16 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudies, Carve, The Grove, |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Old Navy, Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Anything Chocolate and Peanut Butter |
| Favorite Snacks: | Mixed Nuts Trail Mix |
| Favorite Drinks: | Black Coffee, Flat White with Almond Milk |
| Favorite Flowers: | Blue |
Laya Sharma
5th Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | December 27 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Torchys, Hopdoddy, Patrizi's |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Amazon, Home Goods |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate covered almonds |
| Favorite Snacks: | Popcorn |
| Favorite Drinks: | Hot - Pistachio Cortado with nonfat milk, Iced - Pistachio Latte with nonfat milk |
| Favorite Flowers: | I love all flowers! |
Bryan Williams
5th Grade Teacher
| Birthday: | May 23 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Alamo Drafthouse / Any Sushi/ Any Mexican |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Dick's Sporting Goods / Golf Galaxy |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Nerds, Sour Gummies, Twizzlers |
| Favorite Snacks: | Nacho Cheese Doritos |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coffee / Dr. Pepper / Root Beer |
| Favorite Flowers: | Succulents/Houseplants |
Specials & Enrichment
Leslie Abbott
GT Specialist
| Birthday: | October 26 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Las Palomas, The Grove, Taco Deli, Cava |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, HEB, The Natural Gardener |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Snickers |
| Favorite Snacks: | Popcorn |
| Favorite Drinks: | Topo Chico or any citrus flavored sparking water, Starbucks |
| Favorite Flowers: | I love them all! |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Gluten-free (due to allergy) |
Mariah Deonarian
Music Teacher
| Birthday: | September 18 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Flower Child, Chi'lantro, Nasha's |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | American Eagle, Uniqlo, Boden (online) |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Dark Chocolate, cheesecake |
| Favorite Snacks: | cheese and crackers, popcorn, fresh veggies and dip |
| Favorite Drinks: | hot or iced tea, mocha, chai |
| Favorite Flowers: | Any! |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Vegetarian only |
Courtney Jerome
Art
| Birthday: | August 25 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Flower Child, Chipotle, Tacodeli |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Amazon, Small Business |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate + Toffee Pistachios, Gummy Bears |
| Favorite Snacks: | Chips + Salsa |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coffee + Bloom Energy |
| Favorite Flowers: | Any and all flowers/plants, but I do love sunflowers! |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Peanuts, Almonds, Soy (allergic to pure soy, not processed soy 🙃), Bees, Nickel (metals), Cobalt (some blue dyes) |
Student Support, SPED & Intervention
Ana Barrientos
SPED Teacher – Life Skills
| Birthday: | April 26 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Bouldin Creek Cafe, Chipotle, Cava, Via 313 |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Homegoods, World Market, Sephora, Barnes & Noble, Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Pastries and chocolate |
| Favorite Snacks: | Popcorn, chips, or gummy candy |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coffee or Matcha Lattes, Spindrift sparkling water, herbal or mint tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | Tulip |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | I'm vegan. No preference for nondairy milk, no allergies. |
Linda Hargis
Interventionist
| Birthday: | August 31 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chickfila, Cava, Hat Creek |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | dark chocolate with sea salt, TJ dark chocolate peanut butter cups |
| Favorite Snacks: | Kind protein bars or trail mix |
| Favorite Drinks: | Iced matcha, chai latte, or iced green tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | all flowers |
Robin Harris
Dyslexia Intervention
| Birthday: | July 24 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Not sure yet! I havent found it yet! |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | HomeGoods, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Target, Home Sense |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Snickers, peanut M&M's |
| Favorite Snacks: | sour cream and onion chips, peanut butter crackers, Kind bars |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coke Zero, Sweet tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | Tulip |
Melanie Hays
SPED TA
| Birthday: | August 12 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Torchys tacos, Hat Creek, Rudys |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Amazon, Costco |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Dove dark chocolate, Unreal brand chocolate covered gf pretzels and Unreal dark chocolate peanut gems |
| Favorite Snacks: | Siete corn chips and guacamole, bananas, blueberries and pineapple |
| Favorite Drinks: | Organic coconut water, ice tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | Zinnias |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | Allergic to gluten |
Kelli Hicks
Paraprofessional
| Birthday: | July 3 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Matt’s El Rancho, Torchys |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Walmart, Nike |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Mike and Ike’s and sour patch kids |
| Favorite Snacks: | Flaming hot Cheetos |
| Favorite Drinks: | Diet Coke and Americano |
| Favorite Flowers: | Na |
Andrea Hughes
Speech-Language Pathologist
| Birthday: | December 8 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Tacodeli, Matt's El Rancho, Flowerchild |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Amazon, Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Gluten Free cupcakes and cookies |
| Favorite Snacks: | Cheese sticks, almonds, fritos, jarred okra |
| Favorite Drinks: | Unsweetened Iced Tea, Coffee with almond milk |
| Favorite Flowers: | Sunflowers, Dahlias, Ranunculus |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | No gluten |
Jennifer McDaniel
SPED TA
| Birthday: | January 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Flower child and sweet green |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Nordstrom rack, treehouse, HEB, Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, caramellos |
| Favorite Snacks: | Any siete snack, chomps, sun chips |
| Favorite Drinks: | Bloom energy drinks, caramel macchiato, vanilla latte, Waterloo fruit punch or grape sparking water, |
| Favorite Flowers: | Sunflowers |
Anna McGroty
Collaborative Teacher (K–2)
| Birthday: | June 15 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Firebowl Cafe, Torchy's Tacos |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Home Goods, TJ Max, HEB |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Nothing Bundt Cakes, Nougat, Reisen, Trader Joes chocolate wafers, chocolates |
| Favorite Snacks: | Dots Pretzels, Cheese Puffs |
| Favorite Drinks: | Brown Sugar Shaken Expresso, Ginger Ale, Root Beer |
| Favorite Flowers: | Daisy |
Chloe Nolan
SPED Modified
| Birthday: | May 24 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chipotle, Cabo Bobs, Chuys, Panera |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Ice cream, chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter cups, anything sweet |
| Favorite Snacks: | popcorn, pretzels, salt & vinegar chips, white cheddar cheese doodles |
| Favorite Drinks: | Iced coffee, arnold palmer, diet coke |
| Favorite Flowers: | any |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | vegetarian |
Caroline Scott
Speech-Language Pathologist
| Birthday: | December 6 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Simply Pho, Sushi |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Amazon |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolates |
| Favorite Snacks: | crunchy snacks (chips, nuts, seeds) |
| Favorite Drinks: | Matcha Latte, Tea (oat/almond milk) |
| Favorite Flowers: | All flowers! |
Brandy Vasher
SPED Teacher
| Birthday: | July 14 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Maudie's, Mandola's, Lupe Tortilla |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Tru Fruit, Skinny Dipped Peanut Butter Cups |
| Favorite Snacks: | Chomps, Pretzels, Jerky |
| Favorite Drinks: | Coke Zero, Matcha Tea, Starbucks Coffee |
| Favorite Flowers: | Orchid, Tulip. Rose |
Jennifer Wiesehan
Special Education Teacher
| Birthday: | March 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chuys, Simply Pho |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | World Market, Trader Joes |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Dark chocolate covered things, mocha frappe |
| Favorite Snacks: | Pecans, trail mix |
| Favorite Drinks: | unsweet tea, unsweet mint tea, hibiscus tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | Sunflower, tropical, all |
Melanie Kate Yeager
Modified LA/Dyslexia
| Birthday: | December 8 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Chick Fil A, Maudie's, and Swedish Hill |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target and Adorn |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Cookie Cake, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Brownies |
| Favorite Snacks: | Lesser Evil Popcorn, Birthday Cake Drizzilicious, and Puff Bars |
| Favorite Drinks: | Alani (Any flavor but love Pink Slush!!) |
| Favorite Flowers: | Hydrangeas |
Darcy Robinson
Dyslexia / Intervention
| Birthday: | August 31 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | The Well, Ember, Chuys |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | thrift stores, Nordstrom |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate |
| Favorite Snacks: | pita chips/ hummus, original sunchips |
| Favorite Drinks: | sparkling water, monster zero sugar, iced coffee |
| Favorite Flowers: | daisy |
Emily Clay
Occupational Therapist
| Birthday: | May 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Matt's El Rancho, Cabo Bob's, Chick-Fil-A |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Nordstrom |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Brownies, cupcakes, cookies |
| Favorite Snacks: | Chips (and queso) |
| Favorite Drinks: | Unsweet Tea |
| Favorite Flowers: | love them all |
Stephanie Miller
SPED Teaching Assistant
| Birthday: | March 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Pho, Mandola’s, The Grove, Maudie’s |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | World Market, Target, Home Goods, Lowe’s, Home Depot |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | anything chocolate with nuts or crunch ;-) |
| Favorite Snacks: | nuts, skinny popcorn (cheddar), Power Crunch protein bars (chocolate), Nugo bars (chocolate) |
| Favorite Drinks: | HEB sparkling water (lemon or grapefruit or lime), Live Soda (kumbucha bev, root beer flavor) |
| Favorite Flowers: | love all flowers! |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | lactose intolerant |
Paxton Shults
Behavior Support Teacher
| Birthday: | June 2 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Flowerchild, Chick fil a |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Trader Joes |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Vanilla cupcakes, snickerdoodle cookies |
| Favorite Snacks: | white cheddar popcorners, baked lays, blue doritos |
| Favorite Drinks: | diet coke, poppi, sprite zero |
| Favorite Flowers: | roses |
Joelle Pulido
SPED Collaborative / WIN Dyslexia
| Birthday: | January 21 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Loro |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Zara, TJ Maxx, World Market, Marshalls, HEB |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | I don't have a sweet tooth (I'm a savory gal) |
| Favorite Snacks: | Fruit, olives, seaweed |
| Favorite Drinks: | Unsweet tea, coffee with oat milk |
| Favorite Flowers: | ANY! |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | I am a vegan |
Maritza Castañeda
Speech-Language Pathologist
| Birthday: | March 9 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Fresas, Cabo Bob's, Jimmy Johns |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Target, Amazon, Madewell |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | muffins, Undercover quinoa crisps |
| Favorite Snacks: | chocolate covered almonds, Baked lays |
| Favorite Drinks: | iced hazelnut latte, peach iced tea, lime sparkling water |
| Favorite Flowers: | All flowers are beautiful :) |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | None. Thank you so much! |
Kailash Srinivasan
TA
| Birthday: | November 25 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Hat Creek, Tandoori Lounge, Hawaiian BBQ |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Best Buy |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Coconut cream pie, pumpkin pie, knafeh |
| Favorite Snacks: | blueberries, nuts |
| Favorite Drinks: | diet coke |
| Favorite Flowers: | lotus |
| Allergies / Dietary Notes: | no dairy, no gluten |
Katherine Timmons
SPED TA
| Birthday: | November 25 |
| Favorite Places to Eat: | Cabo bobs, modern market |
| Favorite Places to Shop: | Anthropologie, Target, Nordstrom |
| Favorite Sweet Treats: | Chocolate croissants |
| Favorite Snacks: | Goldfish and cheezits |
| Favorite Drinks: | Diet dr pepper |
| Favorite Flowers: | Tulips! |
Staff favorites are provided to help families with optional appreciation and gifting throughout the school year.
