Kathy Papathopoulos

Teaches secondary students in Education & Training/Coaching.

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@Oia__1 Recycling bin

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@Adam_FaithfulM Yes I do.

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@BPike_14 Congratulations Brady! So happy for you!

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@nimitzvb @IISDAthletics @Nimitz_TAFE So proud of these Irving Nimitz students!

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@RealJamesWoods Amazing!

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

Michael Smith wrote this moving account of the fate that befell many of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence:

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: ‘For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.’”

[Nimitz TAFE @Nimitz_TAFE]

30 DAYS TILL GRADUATION!!

Our first senior spot light goes to….

⭐️Ashton Thompson

Ashton plans to attend Texas College in Tyler to pursue a degree in education and to play football ! Ashton hopes to one day play in the NFL 🏈

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@DeanQuillen Prayers for God’s healing. 🙏🙏🙏

[Irving ISD @IrvingISD]

The @NimitzVikings JROTC 🇺🇸 represented #myIrvingISD well at Bell Helicopter’s 🚁 early #VeteransDay celebration this morning.

#ThePowerOfUs

[Vanessa VanNoy Smith @VanSmitty]

Exciting news! Two of the schools I’ve called home in Irving ISD are getting a teacher’s lounge makeover. What a blessing for the staff! ❤️

[Nimitz High School Viking Band @nimitzHSband]

The Nimitz HS Viking Band has advanced to finals at “Sound of Fall” marching contest in Princeton. Performance at 8:15pm today. 💙🤍💙 @IrvingISD @IrvingFineArts @VikingDirector @NimitzVikings

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@NimitzDECA @NimitzVikingsBB @NimitzVikings @VikingDirector @iisdCTE @IrvingISD Congratulations Ms. Mitchell and her students!

[Mr. Miranda @CFBISDDirector]

Speaking from the heart right here! Great turnout, supportive community, positive energy and school spirit. Best homecoming game I’ve ever been too. WE control our destiny @NimitzVikings in anything we do. #ALLN #SOUTHSIDEPRIDE

[Allison Miller M.S. @Millers_Herd]

Plants are getting big! Students are doing an amazing job at keeping up with the needs of these babies. 🪴 @NimitzVikings @VikingDirector

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#ThePowerOfUs @IrvingISD

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@Sra_Hill @jnporter04 Congratulations Jessica Porter!

[Brian Entin @BrianEntin]

So awesome talking to Kevin Ford.
After working at Burger King for 27 years – without missing one day of work – they gave him a candy goody bag.
But the internet wasn’t happy about that – and has raised $141,000 so far. He says he’ll use the money for his grandkids college.

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@IISDMagdaHdz So proud of our Nimitz Nation!

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@Nimitz_TAFE Wishing our students the best of luck! We are so proud of you.

[IFLScience @IFLScience]

A new study has suggested that being made to do chores on a regular basis might have improved your executive functioning.
https://t.co/6ynBN2V0Ec