Contreras History and Facts
Built in 2000, Alice D. Contreras Elementary is located on Lubbock Avenue just off of Seminary Drive between Granbury Road and McCart Avenue. We are just a few blocks west of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Contreras Elementary was built to alleviate overcrowding at George Clarke Elementary and Westcliff Elementary. Alice D. Contreras Elementary was originally named Lubbock Avenue Elementary but was soon renamed to honor a former Fort Worth ISD teacher and administrator. Contreras Elementary is a bilingual, dual language and regular education school that serves students from diverse backgrounds.
Alice D. Contreras worked in the Fort Worth Independent School District for several years. She was a teacher early in her career and later became the head of the Bilingual Education Department. Alice D. Contreras was one of the first women of hispanic decent to hold the bilingual department position.
Martha Morolez DeAnda was the first principal in August 2000 when Alice D. Contreras Elementary opened. After DeAnda retired in May 2003 Yassmin C. Lee took her place as principal. In May 2006 Lee relocated to Rosemont Middle school and Diana Puente-Vargas was promoted from our assistant principal to principal. Vargas is currently the principal at Alice D. Contreras Elementary.
Teri Conley served as our first assistant principal for a year and a half. Aileen (Barakat) Martina followed Conley until May 2004 when she was promoted to principal at Seminary Hills. Diana Puente-Vargas served as our assistant principal until she was promoted to our principal in May 2006. By August 2006 our population had grown large enough to warrant two assistant principals. Stephanie Whitting and Joyce Cruz were chosen for our campus and they remain as our assistant principals today.
Alice D. Contreras Elementary Teachers of the Year!
2008-2009 Michael Bumpas, 5th grade teacher
2007-2008 Pamela Smith, 2nd grade teacher
2006-2007 Joan Vinall, 3rd grade teacher
2005-2006 Carey Roberts, Kindergarten teacher
2004-2005 Sheila Beck, 4th grade teacher
2003-2004 Yolanda Gutierrez, deceased
2002-2003 Terri Gomez, retired
2001-2002 Darla Hamilton, retired
2000-2001 Cynthia Firestone, Math teacher at Rosemont 6th Grade Center