La Feria Independent School District

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The La Feria Independent School District (LFISD) is comprised of three elementary schools: Sam Houston, C.E. Vail, and Noemi Dominguez, one Middle School: W.B. Green, and one High School: La Feria. LFISD is ranked as a 3A school district. It's rival school is Port Isabel. It's mascot is the Lion, colors are Marroon and Gold, and motto is Expect, Achieve, Excel.

1 La Feria High School
2 W.B. Green Junior High School
3 Elementary Schools
4 Interesting Fact
5 External links

[edit] La Feria High School

It is rated a TEA "Academically Acceptable" campus, a demotion from its Exemplary rating it received in previous years. The administration has undergone major changes in recent years with people coming and going, but the glue that has held the school together are the great teachers who demonstrate selfless dedication. Among those that merit acknowledgement are Joe Cuellar, Cindy Moore, Valarie Nicholson, and Roumaldo Guerrero. These are just a few of many. If only the administration merited such respect.

[edit] W.B. Green Junior High School

Another "Academically Acceptable" campus. Great leadership under Principal Michael Torres. Grades 7 and 8.

[edit] Elementary Schools

Sam Houston houses the Pre-K and Kinder. C.E. Vail recently got new buildings and houses grades 1-3. Noemi Dominguez is a newer school which houses grades 4-6.

[edit] Interesting Fact

When the newest school, Noemi Dominguez, was under construction, the School Board asked the residents of the city to name the new school. Forms were provided in the local newspaper, and residents wrote their choice and delivered it to the main office. A large majority of the vote was in favor of naming the school after retired principal and teacher, Mrs. Ruth Johnson, who served the district for over 30 years as an educator. The school board, however, decided to ignore the public opinion it requested and instead choose the name among themselves. They chose a name that was not proposed by any significant percentage of the respondents. They named it after Noemi Dominguez, a graduate of La Feria High School who studied education at a university in Houston, TX. She was killed in a train accident at a young age, before she could really contribute to society. She did not return to La Feria to teach, her only "claim to fame" is that she graduated from La Feria High School and was run over by a train. Compare this to a woman who served over 30 years for La Feria schools, had a special day named in her honor upon her retirement, and who is dear in the hearts of all who know her.