
Today, 8th graders got a VIP tour of the high school's CTE programs, getting them pumped for the future! But the fun doesn't stop there - tonight, they can bring their parents to the Ricebird Preview to learn about the course selection process and all the cool clubs they can join in high school! #CTE











El Campo FCCLA cleaned house at the Region 4 Leadership Conference this past week. They are all state bound! 🎉
Culinary Arts
👩🍳 Juliann Little 2nd place
👨🍳 Connor Bush 4th place
Baking and Pastry
🎂 Samantha Hurtado 4th place
🍰 Megan Collins 5th place
Texas Cupcake Presentation
🧁 Linda Martinez 1st place
🧁 Sofia Medina 4th place
👩🏫 Texas Toys that Teach
🥇 Valeria Gutierrez & Elizabeth Flota 1st place
🥈 Andrea Sanchez 2nd place
🥉 Julisa Padron & Alma Rosales 3rd place


The Intro to Culinary students took the heat to a whole new level with their epic chili cookoff! And without further ado, here's the spicy champions! https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7BLAdYns/GWcmtUfRDeQoouI8RD7ivQ/watch?utm_content=DAF7BLAdYns&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

Mrs. Kacer's Medical Terminology class drawing out the digestive system. #CTE









Yeehaw! Let's give a big round of applause for the talented ECHS Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Winners!
🏆 Best of Show 2024 - Valoria Gonzalez (11th), brahma "Pre-storm Snacks" a Prismacolor.
🏆 Gold Metal 2024 - Sophia Corona (11th), cowboy "My shirt? My Ducky? What About Em'?" a Prismacolor and Graphite.
🏆 Gold Metal 2024 - Itzel Gonzalez (9th), bluebonnet "Spring Beauty" a Prismacolor.





Check out the 2024-25 School Calendar the Board approved on January 24th: https://bit.ly/2425SchoolCal
🎥 See the meeting here: https://youtu.be/dvUvQCOIXmE.
Click "See more" below the video to see the chapters.


It's G A M E D A Y Ricebird nation! Soccer hosts Wharton for their home openers. ⚽ Women - 5:30 ⚽ Men - 7:15. Basketball plays Navasota at the high school. 🏀 Men - 4:30/5:30/7:00 🏀 Women - 4:30/5:45. 🌟 The Dolls have an amazing halftime show lined up for the Ricebird Basketball game tonight, too! Go Birds Go!

On January 24, 2024, El Campo ISD's Board of Trustees will hold a Public Meeting at 5:45 pm. The Regular Meeting will follow at 6:00 pm. Both meetings will be at the Administration Building, 700 W. Norris, El Campo, TX.
All meetings of the Board are open to the public and are posted on the District website. These meetings are your opportunity to witness the business of the school district and you are always welcome to attend.
Board Agenda: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/901


Soccer games originally scheduled for January 23rd are moved to today in Bay City. Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/1315074?schoolId=TX17659


🍀 Help us wish our Ricebird Cheerleaders good luck at NCA Nationals this weekend! 📣 Go Birds Go!

🥇🥇Congratulations to our Ricebird and Ladybird Swim & Dive teams for sweeping the team District Championships today!! On to Regionals!!





It's G A M E D A Y Ricebird nation! The District Swim Meet starts at 9:30 at the aquatic center and basketball plays Sealy at the high school.
🏀 Men - 4:30/5:30/7:00
🏀 Women - 4:30/5:45.
🌟 The Dolls have an amazing halftime show lined up for tonight, too!
Go Birds Go!


Parent Engagement Event: Fostering statewide community connections for families of emerging bilingual students. Tuesday, January 23, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, at the Meadow Lane Resource Center - 2620 Meadow Lane in El Campo, Texas.

After carefully reviewing the weather and road conditions predicted for tomorrow, all El Campo ISD campuses and departments will have an on-time 7:50 am start on Wednesday, January 17.
Be safe and cautious as all of the students return to school. Dress warm kids!

After closely monitoring the weather and road conditions, and in an abundance of caution for our students and staff, ECISD will cancel school on Tuesday, January 16. Be safe. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 17.


**WINTER WEATHER WATCH** We are actively monitoring the weather for next week. The present forecast calls for cold temperatures with a slight chance of freezing precipitation. We expect to be in school on Tuesday and Wednesday at this time so please have your children dress accordingly. If something changes that would impact the safety of our students and staff we will let you know through our parent contact system by email, text message, and/or phone call. As always, you can also monitor the District's website & social media accounts for the latest information. ⭐Please take this time to update your Family Access contact information in Skyward which ensures that you receive messages from your campus and the District including emails and text messages.

It's Game Day again Ricebird Nation! It's going to be an exciting basketball river battle as our Birds take on Wharton! 🏀💪
🏀 Ladybirds - JV @ 4:30 - Varsity @ 5:45
🏀 Ricebirds - JV @ 4:30 - Freshman @ 5:30 - Varsity @ 7:00.


ECISD will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of MLK Day. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 16.

Each School year HOSA students have the option to compete in healthcare events. Alyx chose to compete in the HOSA researched persuasive writing and speaking competitive event. Her paper was chosen and she gets to compete at the HOSA spring leadership conference this weekend at Manvel High School. Let's send congratulations and well wishes to Alyx Fisher!


Results from the El Campo Invitational Swim Meet -
Congratulations to Girl Swimmer of the Meet, Juliann Little, Boy Swimmer of the Meet, Kaden Beal, and to these top 3 finishers:
Girls 200 medley relay – 1st – Juliann Little, Riley Wallis, Kate Chilton, Codi Klatt
Boys 200 free – 2nd – Julian Aguirre
Girls 200 IM – 1st Riley Wallis
Girls 50 free – 1st – Juliann Little
Boys 50 free – 3rd – Kaden Beal
Girls 100 fly – 1st – Calli Pardo
Girls 100 free – 1st – Juliann Little
Boys 100 free – 1st – Evan Vasquez
Boys 500 free – 3rd – Julian Aguirre
Girls 200 free relay – 2nd – Riley Wallis, Caroline Little, Codi Klatt, Juliann Little
Boys 200 free relay – 3rd – Kaden Beal, Chase Macek, Julian Aguirre, Evan Vasquez
Boys 100 back – 1st – Kaden Beal
Girls 100 breast – 1st – Riley Wallis, 2nd – Kate Chilton
Boys 100 breast – 3rd – Evan Vasquez

