During its June 13 meeting, the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the namesakes for three future elementary schools honoring long-time educators Royce Black, Joan Postma, and Woodie Andre’.
Royce Black was chosen as the namesake for Elementary #43. Black spent all 33 of his years as an educator with Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, all at Cy-Fair High School before retiring in June 2004. Black taught social studies, served as a team leader and led the department for 27 years as the chairperson. Other leadership roles include assisting with coordinating social studies curriculum and instruction at the district level.
He and his wife, Linda, have three children— Donna, Royce, Jr, and Shawn, who are Jersey Village High School, Cy-Fair High School, and Cy Falls High School graduates, respectively.
Royce Black Elementary School is currently under construction at a 13.86-acre site located near the northwest corner of Spring Cypress and Grant Road. PBK Architects, Inc. has designed the school using similar plans from the construction of Sampson, Duryea, and Danish elementary schools. The district’s 43rd elementary school is scheduled to open in August of 2006.
Elementary #44 was named for Joan Postma, who spent 24 of her 29 years in education working for CFISD prior to her retirement in June 2002. Her tenure with the district started at Bleyl Middle School , where she taught mathematics and computer literacy for 10 years, as well as serving as team leader before being promoted to a district level position, technical assistant for administrative and instructional microcomputer services. Because of her leadership and expertise, she was later promoted to serve the district as the director of technology support services.
She and her husband, Peter, have two children, Perri and Robert both Cy-Fair High School graduates. Three of the Postmas’ four grandchildren are school-age and attend CFISD elementaries.
Joan Spillane Postma Elementary School is currently under construction at a 14.34 acre site located near the corner of West Road and Greenhouse Road . The school was designed by PBK Architects, Inc. and modeled after Sampson, Duryea, and Danish elementary schools. Postma Elementary will open its doors to children in the August 2006.
After spending the last 26 of her 33 years in education working in CFISD, Woodie Coker Andre' was chosen to be the namesake of Elementary School #45, the third of three elementary schools that will open in 2006. Woodie Andre' spent her first three years in the district as a teacher at Bane and Moore elementary schools. She provided leadership at Lowery Elementary School as a team leader for four years before being promoted to principal of Lowery where she served in that role for four years. She retired in 2004 from Fiest Elementary School after opening the school and serving as principal for fifteen years.
She has two children, Jeff and Hunt, both Cy-Fair High School graduates.
Woodie Coker Andre' Elementary School is currently under construction at a 12-acre site located on Fry Road and Longenbaugh Road . Elementary School #45 was modeled after Birkes and Kirk elementary schools and was designed by SHW Architects, Inc.
For more information and news about these future schools, visit www.cfisd.net and click on the “campuses and facilities” link located under the Bond Update heading.
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