Pictured from left (standing), Katalina Herrera, Mikayla Shaulis, Carly Haggard, Mailey Hardin, (kneeling) Christopher Olivarez, and Inocente Esquivel represent Skidmore-Tynan Elemetary School, which was recently named a Title 1 Distinguished School.
Pictured from left (standing), Katalina Herrera, Mikayla Shaulis, Carly Haggard, Mailey Hardin, (kneeling) Christopher Olivarez, and Inocente Esquivel represent Skidmore-Tynan Elemetary School, which was recently named a Title 1 Distinguished School.
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Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School has again been named a “Title 1 Distinguished School” by the Texas Education Agency. S-T Elementary, along with Calallen East Elementary, George West Primary campus, Gregory-Portland Austin Elementary and Ricardo E...

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