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08/07/2026

📣 La Joya ISD Families — Texas Tax-Free Weekend starts TODAY! 🎉

Save on qualifying back-to-school essentials like clothing, footwear, school supplies, backpacks, and more. 📚👟🎒✏️

🛍️ Shop for the new school year and enjoy tax-free savings August 7–9!

👉 For a full list of eligible items, visit:
https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/98-490/

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📚🛍️ ¡El Fin de Semana Libre de Impuestos comienza HOY! 🎉

¡Familias de La Joya ISD, aprovechen este fin de semana para ahorrar en sus compras de regreso a clases!

🗓 Del 7 al 9 de agosto de 2026

Ahorre en artículos que califican como:
👕 Ropa
👟 Calzado
🎒 Mochilas (con un precio menor de $100)
✏️ Útiles escolares

👉 Consulte la lista completa de artículos que califican:
https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/98-490/

08/07/2026

Just a few things to keep our kids safe. What would you add, parents? Let's share!

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08/05/2026

We can all be a part of reversing this trend, ultimately saving lives and creating safer streets. Stop today. Protect tomorrow.
National Coalition for Safer Roads

08/05/2026

Let’s face it, moving the Rock of Gibraltar seems like an easier task than getting our teens out of bed in the morning for school. (Especially when they've been sleeping in 'til noon all summer!)

Most teens (not all, of course) moan and groan, roll over, hit the snooze button (17 times), and end up eventually dragging themselves out of bed, frantically dashing out the door in a hoodie they grabbed off the floor and barely making it to their first class before the bell rings.

I mean, come on. We’re supposed to be helping our kids prepare for life without us. We’re supposed to be encouraging independence, maturity, and the ability to manage their schedule on their own without our constant intervention, i.e., nagging, yelling, reminding, pleading, threatening…

But before you totally lose it and consider hiring a foreman to come in with a crane to forcefully lift your child out of bed for school, there’s something you need to know. In most cases, it’s not them.

It’s their body.

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08/05/2026

The high school years can be a difficult experience for today’s teens. Here are some of the greatest challenges young people face that can impact their mental and physical health as they navigate the rocky years of growing up.

Our kids are surrounded by hundreds or even thousands of diverse students and are trying to figure out where they fit in while simultaneously navigating peer pressure and other social dynamics.

They face an onslaught of harmful messages from social media, news outlets, and other sources.

Teens are stressed because they are under persistent pressure to perform at the highest of standards in their academics and all their extra-curricular activities. A competitive college admissions landscape makes this worse. They feel like there is fierce competition at every juncture, and these demands force them to go above and beyond what they might be incapable of doing.

Adolescents are hyperaware of the world around them and worry about issues such as gun violence, environmental issues, political tension, etc.

During this critical time, they are also undergoing enormous growth physically, mentally, and emotionally because of puberty and their brain development. This process can be exhausting, confusing, and overwhelming.

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08/05/2026

When I was growing up, my parents warned me about strangers in dark parking lots.

Today, the real strangers are on our kids’ phones.

They’re on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Discord, gaming apps, text messages, email, and even job search websites. And here’s the scary part—they’re incredibly good at pretending to be someone they’re not.

Most teens today have smartphones, social media profiles, gaming accounts, Venmo accounts, and even debit cards. To a scammer, that equates to BIG opportunity. And it’s no surprise that teenagers are vulnerable to scams,especially since they’re still learning to navigate the online world.

In fact, a recent study showed a whopping 156% increase in people under the age of 20 falling for online scams over the past three years.

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08/05/2026

For years, we've heard the same question: How do we teach the Standard Response Protocol to our youngest learners in a way that's age-appropriate, trauma-informed, and doesn't create fear?

For a while, we thought the best way to provide educators with support was with a video. But that didn't feel quite right.

So we asked ourselves a different question: What's one of the safest, most familiar moments in an elementary classroom?

Story time.

Today, we're pleased to introduce "Learn From the Helpers: 5 Actions That Keep Us Safe," a children's book and companion PreK-2+ classroom resources designed to help educators introduce school safety through familiar helpers, comforting conversations, and engaging stories.

Along with the book, you'll find lesson plans, social stories, classroom posters, coloring activities, Spanish translations, and more. All created to help educators teach with confidence while helping students feel safe, supported, and prepared.

A special thank you to our very own Betsy Miller for writing the story, and to Cleonique Hilsaca for bringing it to life with beautiful illustrations.

We can't wait to see these resources find a home in classrooms everywhere. Fair warning: there's a good chance you'll hear, "Again!" after the first read.

Explore the new PreK-2+ materials: https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Response-Protocol-PreK2+.html