Sands Counseling

Mustangs on a Mission: Nina Taylor nee Clare
Graduate of Weber State University with an Associate of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Congrats NINA!

Mustang on a Mission:
We are so proud of Sands Class of 2025 Alumni, Jaiden Gonzales upon his graduation from Northwest Lineman College! Pictured with him is his Momma.
Northwest Lineman College

Mustang on a Mission: Alycia Cisneros
Congrats Ally Girl!!! Promotion and proud of your!

Congratulations 🎊 to Ally Front End TL for promoting to AP Coach store #3645. Thank you for all your hard work it has paid off. We wish you the best of luck 🤞!

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Mustang on a Mission:Jorge Pena was selected State National Bank’s Employee of the Year! We are proud of you Jorge!
Always a Mustang!

JORGE PENA NAMED STATE NATIONAL BANK’S EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

Jorge Pena graduated with honors from Sands High School in Ackerly where he was active in sports. While in junior high school in Ackerly he met a girl named Elizabeth, who later became his wife.

“We’ve been together half our lives,” says Jorge. “We still live in Ackerly where we enjoy being with our families. That’s our hobby. We love to do things together.”

After earning an associate degree from Howard College, Jorge attended Amarillo college for a year and a half, then went to work at a credit union in Big Spring.

“I went right from school to work,” says Jorge. “I was at the credit union for a while then started working at State National two and a half years ago.”

He first worked in new accounts then when his analytical skills were recognized, he went to the bookkeeping department. He says he gets to work with a great team.

”I really love what I do. In this department you wear a lot of different hats and have to find a solution to everything. “

Jorge is quite happy at State National.

“This is a fabulous working environment. I feel fortunate to work here. Everybody here is amazing. It’s a tight knit group. I actually look forward to coming to work every morning. If I was to stay here the rest of my life, I’d be pretty content.”

Jorge had a simple response to being named the bank’s employee of the year.

“It’s a great honor and I’m grateful for it.”

(Pictured: Justin Myers, State National Bank President & CEO, with Jorge Pena)

Todays Hump Day Hero: Ms. Lizanne, one of our own Sands CISD custodial staff, who taught Elementary how to vacuum! We know with the Holidays coming up all our Mustang Parents could use some extra help cleaning!! Soo now all your Mustangs will be able to pitch in and help with some vacuuming chores!! She did remind them to have the help of an adult in plugging in the vacuum.

Mustang on a Mission: Aiden Walker doing Pedi Clinicals at Cooks! We are proud of you and the lives you are touching!!

Dr. Ann Johnson's Pedi Clinical Group Celebrating Halloween Cook Children's style!

So proud of Rudy!! Running for WT and he PR’d today! WT won its 13th consecutive title! Also soo proud Coach Keith got to be there! He may be wearing maroon but he will Always be a Mustang at heart 🤎🤍

More acceptances coming in!! Caleb we are proud of you whichever you choose!

Today’s Humpday Hero’s Ms Lauren’s and her students showing the life lesson of folding laundry. Now these Elementary Mustangs can help out more at home! Make them practice!!!!

Humpday Hero today was Coach Grumbles’s who is our Geography and UIL Maps Charts and Graphs Coach. Today he presented a Life Skill lesson about how to read a map and find locations on maps. Mr Drew printed us a big map of Ackerly and students are able to identify locations as well as map out routes.

Mustangs on a Mission: Landry Morrow
We love when we see HOMETOWN: ACKERLY TX