Sage Papaioannou, Hamiliton Elementary School principal, left center, and Travis Tooke, owner of Team Tooke Martial Arts Academy, right center, hold commemorative Adopt-a-School certificates as the campus and community partner announced on Dec. 20 that they officially entered into an adoption partnership. They were joined by Dawn Tryon, CFISD director of community engagement, and Hamilton administration.

Dec. 20, 2024—Representatives from Team Tooke Martial Arts Academy visited the staff at Hamilton Elementary School on Dec. 20 to officially announce their Adopt-a-School partnership with the campus.

CFISD’s Adopt-a-School program pairs schools with community organizations and business partners to utilize resources of the community to strengthen and enrich the quality of education for students.

Travis Tooke, owner of Team Tooke Martial Arts Academy, expressed excitement to support students and staff at Hamilton.

Sage Papaioannou, Hamilton principal, left, signs Adopt-a-School agreement alongside Travis Tooke, owner of Team Tooke Martial Arts Academy, right.

“We are very excited to adopt Hamilton Elementary,” Tooke said. “We’ve been in the community for years, but we’ve never been able to do something like this before. A lot of our students attend this school so we’re happy to support the community that has supported us for so many years.”

Sage Papaioannou, Hamiliton principal, expressed her gratitude for Teame Tooke Martial Arts adopting Hamilton.

“We are so excited to begin a partnership with Team Tooke Martial Arts,” Papaioannou said. “We look forward to working with Travis and his team!”