December 2024 School Board Recognitions

At their December 16 regular meeting, the Joshua ISD Board of Trustees recognized many members of the JISD family.

The Board recognized the Joshua High School Lady Owls Varsity volleyball team for their record-setting 2024 season. With an overall record of 29 wins and 15 losses, and an impressive 12-2 in district play, they secured a second-place finish. The 29 wins make this team the winningest squad in school history. This season marked their second Bi-District Championship Title in six years, defeating Fort Worth Northside, and it was their sixth playoff appearance in seven years.

Additionally, nine players were honored with District 8-5A All-District awards. Morgan Collier was named Offensive MVP and First Team All-District, while Tyler Pool was named Defensive MVP and First Team All-District. Natalia Belisle and Braedyn Holland also earned first team honors. Madi Lacey, Addison Litke, and Reagan Koller garnered second team spots and Ava Abbott and Ruby Vincent were honorable mention.

In alignment with Joshua's vision statement of being a highly acclaimed model of educational excellence, all 16 team members were recognized on the Academic All-District team. They are: Ava Abbott, Natalia Belisle, Katherine Colbert, Morgan Collier, Kaylee Elrod, Kaydee Grant, Nevaeh Herron, Braedyn Holland, Aubree Kirchmann, Reagan Koller, Madi Lacey, Addison Litke, Tyler Pool, Ruby Vincent, Heidi Walker and Brynn White.

The Board recognized Joshua High School senior Noah Johnson for being named a Commended Student in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Noah earned this recognition by scoring in the top 50,000 students nationwide who took the Pre-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in 2023. Approximately 1.3 million high school juniors take the PSAT/NMSQT each year.

The Board enjoyed a special performance by the Elder Elementary Steel Band.