Staff Wishes
We have organized the likes and wishes of our HPES staff. Whether it is an Amazon Wish List, favorite colors, or things they collect, this can help you find a way to show appreciation for what they do. Keep an eye out as we continue to update the list.
Amazon Smile Update:
As of February 20, 2022, Amazon has discontinued services and is no longer donating to non-profit organizations through its Smile program. Thank you to those that have donated this way to the PTO in the past.
5th Grade Teachers
Mrs. "Frankie" Bates
Birthday: May 25
Favorite Foods: Hummus and pita chips, healthy snacks like carrots and bell peppers, or mixed fruit in the morning.
Sonic Dr. Pepper with Vanilla
Loves PURPLE
On special occasions, she likes dark chocolate peanut M&Ms.
Gift Cards: Amazon, Teacher Pay Teacher, or Painting With a Twist
Special occasion treat: Dark chocolate peanut M&Ms.
Mrs. Brody
Birthday: August 26th
Gift cards: Target or Starbucks
Drink choice: Diet Coke
Candy type: fruity candy
Ms. Contreras
Birthday: June 8
Gift Cards: Chick-fil-A, Carino's, Red Lobster, Whataburger, Teachers Pay Teachers
Favorite Candies: Kit Kat, M&Ms with peanuts, kisses with almonds, Hershey bars with almonds
Favorite Foods: enchiladas, tacos, nachos
Favorite Colors: PURPLE, WHITE, BROWN, GREEN
Hobbies: Cardmaking, hiking, paddle boarding, swimming
Coffee: only iced coffee- Vanilla Frappuccino
Sonic Drink: Strawberry Limeade
Mr. Montalvo
Birthday: March 1
Gift Cards: Panda Express, Starbucks, Chick-fil-et
Ms. Posadas
Birthday: January 31
Coffee? Yes
Hobbies: Shopping
Favorite Color: PURPLE
Collections: Deadpool, Harry Potter, cats, coffee cups
4th Grade Teachers
Mrs. Alexander
Birthday: October 28
Black Rock Coffee (any of their lattes with 2% is her fav and she will love anyone who brings her some forever)
Gift Cards: Target, Amazon
Favorite colors: Loves MINT GREEN, JEWEL TONES, and PASTELS (but NO yellow please)
Likes pretty pens
Favorite treats: jellybelly jellybeans, dark chocolate, kettle corn
HORSE STUFF!!! (She rides English),
Loves BOOKS.
Ms. Jiménez
Birthday: March 1
Gift cards: Academy, Lowes or Home Depot, Target, Amazon
Favorite snack/candy: raw almonds, plantain chips, walnuts, cranberries, dark chocolate (with almonds too)
Favorite food places: Rudy's, Brotherton's, Chipotle, Chick-fil-a, Jason's Deli
Favorite colors: all shades of blue
Hobby: camping, reading, gardening (plants)
Coffee: cold brew with almond milk - Dazzle, West Pecan, Starbucks
Sonic drink: unsweet tea
Mrs. Lambert
Birthday: March 4
Gift Cards: Target, Marshall’s, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A
Candy: Sour Patch Kids
Favorite Snacks: Chocolate Covered Almonds/Raisins, Trail Mix, Mixed Nuts, Dried Fruit
Fun gift ideas: Candles, Colored Pens
Sonic Fav: Unsweet Tea with Lemon
Mr. Lubman
Birthday: May 27
Gift Card: Broth & Basil, Thai Spoon
Favorite candies: Red Jolly Ranchers
Favorite foods: Asian
Favorite Colors: BLUE
Hobby: Volleyball of course!
Starbucks: Caramel Frap
Sonic Drink: Blue Raspberry Slush
Mrs. Tombosky
Birthday: May 4
Coffee? YES... Starbucks or any coffee shop gift card!
Favorite Starbucks Order: Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso w/ extra Vanilla Sweet Cream Foam OR Iced White Mocha with Cinnamon and Oatmilk
Favorite Shopping Location: Target, Amazon, and Marshall's
Favorite Color: Any shade of LIGHT BLUE.
Ms. Quiroz
Birthday: August 16
Gift Cards: Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks, Target, any food restaurant
Candy: Anything with chocolate (Turtle Truffles, Snickers, Hershey Almond) Candy Apples also Starburst
Food: Mexican Food/Tacos, tortas, etc.
Hobby: Jog in Lake Pflugerville, gardening
Coffee: I love coffee! any kind
Sonic: Strawberry Limeade
3rd Grade Teachers
Ms. Berard
Birthday: December 21
Gift cards: Amazon, and Starbucks
Favorite sweet treats: Reese’s, dark chocolate, peanut M&Ms
Favorite restaurant: Torchy's
Favorite foods: Chips and queso, and tacos
Favorite Coffee: Caramel macchiatos
Sonic drink: Vanilla Coke Zero
Ms. Dang
Birthday: March 21
Gift cards: Target or Amazon
Favorite candies: Sour Patch Kids, Peanut M&Ms
Favorite Food: Chik-Fil-A
Favorite Colors: BLUSH PINK, SAGE GREEN, and TEAL
Hobbies: Cricut projects (making t-shirts/vinyl projects) and shopping for her classroom
No coffee here... She prefers fruit teas or milk tea
Sonic Drink: cherry limeade!
Mrs. Duong
Birthday: May 16
Favorite Color: Anything bright and happy!
Gift Card Ideas: Amazon, Nordstrom Rack, Sunglass Hut, Yeti, Marshall's, Starbucks, Summer Moon, Target
Hobbies: SHOPPING, Eating, Crafting, Cooking, Traveling, Decorating, Hello Kitty, The Biebs!
Restaurants: Barley Swine, CAVA, NoRth, Flower Child, Chick-fil-A, Broth & Basil, Torchy's, Estancia's, Tomo, Musashino
Starbucks: Grande Nitro Cold Brew w/ extra salted caramel cream foam or Quad Espresso w/ extra salted caramel cream foam
Sonic: Cherry Vanilla Coke
Mrs. A. Lane
Birthday: August 21
Gift Card Ideas: Target, Starbucks, Summer Moon, Dazzle, Panera, Torchy’s
She LOVES coffee!!
Coffee? She loves dirty chai lattes and nitro cold brew
Favorite Color: PURPLE
Candy: ALL chocolate candy!
LSU Tigers fan and she collects tigers too!
Sonic drink choice: Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper!
Mrs. Maldonado
Birthday: April 9
Gift Cards: Hobby Lobby, LakeShore, Michaels, Marchalls
Favorite treat: Dark chocolate.
Coffee: Loves Mocha coffee
Favorite Colors: BLUE and LIME GREEN
Sonic Drink: Diet strawberry lemonade.
Ms. Morales
Birthday: July 21
Gift Card Ideas: Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Yeti, Erin Condren
Favorite Candies: Sour Patch Watermelon and Peanut M&M's
Favorite Restaurants: Cabo Bob's, Chick-fil-A, North, Kebab Shop
Starbucks Drink: Currently obsessed with Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso w/ Vanilla Sweet Cream Foam
2nd Grade Teachers
Mrs. Davila
Birthday: July 25
Favorite colors: GREEN and BLUE
Favorite foods: Italian and Mexican
She loves coffee with lots of cream and sweetener.
Gift cards: Amazon and TpT
Sonic drink is cherry limeade.
Oh… She loves pie!! All Kinds!
Ms. Herrmann
Birthday: August 1
Gift Cards: Target and Walmart
Likes Coffee
Favorite Sonic Drink: Diet Coke with a Lime
Miss Kinsey
Birthday: June 5
Gift Cards: Starbucks, Target, and Amazon
Favorite Candy: Dark Chocolate
Favorite Food: Breakfast Tacos
Favorite Restaurant: P Terry's
Favorite Colors: PURPLE
Favorite Coffee: Iced Latte with Oatmilk
Sonic Drink: Vanilla Dr. Pepper
Collects: She adores cats and she collects Winnie the Pooh items and Studio Ghibli items!
Ms. Lowther
Birthday: December 17
Gift Cards: Target, Panera, Starbucks, Amazon, Visa Gift Card
Colors: GREEN (also BLUE and ORANGE)
Sonic: Unsweet tea
Starbucks drinks: Hot nonfat chai (only 2 pumps of chai)--or iced version!
Star Wars: Anything goes for my classroom collection!!!
Foods: bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast tacos; fruit (especially bananas!)
Hobbies: traveling (Peru, Costa Rica, Rome, Mexico, HEB, and Walmart!!), gardening, swimming at the lake, reading, bargain shopping, and sleeping on the couch!
Ms. Muñoz
Birthday: July 8
Gift Cards: Home Depot, Target, Amazon, Ding Tea
Favorite Candy: dark chocolate with nuts
Favorite Foods: BBQ, smart food popcorn white cheddar, watermelon with tajin, cheez-its
Favorite Colors: BURNT ORANGE
Hobby: Plants/gardening!!!
Coffee: Iced sweet coffee (chocolate cream cold brew) or sweet milk tea
Sonic Drink: Ocean Water and strawberry limeade
I love to collect Dia de los muertos sugar skulls!
Ms. Osornio
Birthday: March 1
Gift Card: Amazon, Target, TpT, Old Navy
Favorite Candies: Kit Kats, Crunch Bar, Cake Pops
Favorite Restaurants: Torchy's, Ginos, any Tex-Mex place
Favorite Color: Light Blue
Hobbies: Puzzles, Paddleboarding, Hiking, Swimming
1st Grade Teachers
Mrs. Mary Ann Horta
Birthday: February 26
Gift themes: Anything with skulls (not skull and crossbones just skulls) or bees.
Go to snacks: Apples and oranges
Sweet treats: Skittles or Raisenettes
Cookies: Oatmeal raisins (no nuts and no chocolate)
Other gift ideas: She loves Bath and Body Works' apple plugins. She also loves hair bows, school or skull or bee-themed.
Miss Kelley
Birthday: July 29
Gift cards: Target, Amazon, Starbucks, In-n-Out, Torchy's
Starbucks: Yes, but NO COFFEE. Her COLD drink preference is Black Tea Lemonade sweetened, but if HOT, Vanilla Chai Tea latte
When she eats, she is gluten-free
Favorite colors: TEAL and PINK
Mrs. Robertson
Birthday: April 7
Favorite Color: BLUE
Gift cards: Target, Michaels, Barnes & Noble, Panera Bread
Favorite drinks: Dr. Pepper, Lipton Diet Mix Berry Tea
Miss Rojas
Birthday: January 3
Gift Card: Amazon, Starbucks
Coffee: Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso 2 Pumps Brown Sugar Syrup, 1 Pump White Chocolate w/ Vanilla Sweet Cream Foam
Hobbies: She is crafty. She loves to use her Cricut!
Sonic drink: Dr. Pepper.
Mrs. Torres
Birthday: October 31
Gift Cards: Target, Starbucks, Amazon
Candy/Chocolate: Twix, KitKat, Skittles, Starburst
Coffee: Vanilla Latte, Caramel Machiatto, or Caramel Frappuccino
Sonic Drink: Strawberry Limeade
Mrs. Baker-Watson
Birthday: March 12
Gift Cards: Target, Starbucks, Dazzle, Amazon
Favorite Candy: Dark chocolate
Favorite Food: Mexican and Italian
Favorite Color: PINK
Hobby: movies
Coffee: White chocolate mocha
Sonic: Cherry Limeade
Kindergarten Teachers
Ms. Brightly
Birthday: November 12
Gift Cards: Starbucks, Target, and Amazon, but she's not picky. Anything retail related is a win!
Favorite food gift: sausage/egg/cheese breakfast tacos or croissants in the morning! YES!
Favorite candy: Hazelnut chocolate and Reese's cups with the pieces inside.
Favorite colors: anything RAINBOW!!
Coffee? She LOVES coffee both hot and cold, usually with cream and no sugar...
Starbucks: Didn't I say she LOVES coffee... She loves iced shaken espressos and skinny vanilla sweet cream cold brews.
Mrs. Dyniewski
Birthday: November 24
Gift Cards: Ginos, Chuys, Olive Garden, Target, Amazon, Lakeshore
Favorite Treats: Coffee, chocolate, popcorn, salted nuts
Favorite Colors: LIME GREEN, PURPLE
Coffee: Caramel macchiato, white chocolate mocha hot in the morning and cold in the afternoon
Sonic Drink: Cranberry Sprite
Interests: Scented markers, smooth writing pens, fun stickers, camping themes, stem games
Mrs. Hanson
Birthday: February 18
Gift Cards: Target, Starbucks, Amazon
Coffee: Iced caramel latte (sugar-free if possible),
Sonic drink: Diet strawberry limeade.
She's trying to eat healthy this year so healthy snacks are a plus.
We always need playdough in Kindergarten. :)
Favorite Colors: PINK and MINT GREEN
Ms. Perez
Birthday: January 15
Gift Cards: Marshalls, Target, and HEB
Favorite treats: Dark chocolate, tacos, donuts,
Favorite Colors: ROYAL BLUE and PINK
Hobbies: she loves reading
Coffee: Vanilla sweet cold brew, or hot with 2 creams and 2 Splenda
Sonic drink: Diet cherry limeade.
Mrs. Rodriguez
Birthday: February 25
Gift Cards: Teapioca, Dillards, Target, Amazon, Jonny Carinos, Chipotle, and Panera Bread.
Coffee: Black coffee
Candy: Only white chocolate
Favorite food: Italian
Favorite color: PURPLE
Sonic Drink: Diet Cherry/Strawberry Limeade
Pre-K
Ms. Maurer
Birthday: July 12
Gift Cards: First Watch, Maurice’s, Ulta, Sephora, Galaxy Cafe
Favorite Candies: White Chocolate and Milk Chocolate
Favorite Foods: Gluten Free: Smartfood White Cheddar Popcorn
Favorite Colors - PINK, PURPLE, BLUE
Got a hobby they could help you with? Collecting Children’s Books
Coffee: Caramel Frappe with Almond Milk
Sonic Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Mrs. Mendez
Birthday: June 14
Gift cards: Target, Amazon, ROSS
Favorite Snack: Mixed nuts.
Favorite Sonic Drink: Blue Coconut Slush
Mrs. Olga Sanchez
(EA with Mrs. Mendez)
Birthday: June 22
Gift Cards: Chick-fil-A, Amazon, Target, Bath and Body Works, and Starbucks.
Favorite Candy: Chocolate
Favorite Foods: Italian, BBQ
Favorite color: BLUE
Coffee: Coffee with cream
Sonic Drink: Limonade
Mrs. Peña Cabrera
Birthday: September 7
Gift Cards: Amazon and Target
Coffee!! Yes!!
She doesn't ask for much, but make sure to check out her Amazon Wishlist!
Ms. Yaira Torres
Campus Support Spec/504/LPAC
Birthday: August 14
Gift Cards: Amazon, Summer Moon coffee, Target, Cinemark or Flix Movie Theaters, Kirkland's
Coffee: Starbucks: Grande Vanilla Latte, extra shot, almond milk, light whipped cream
Favorite Color: Purple
Hobbies: Volleyball, movies marathon, traveling, crafting
Favorite Restaurants: Cheesecake Factory, BJ's Rest., Estancia's
Pegasus
Mrs. K. Ruiz
Birthday: September 13
Gift cards: Smoothie King, Chipotle, Kabob Shop, Jason’s deli, Ding Tea, Amazon, H‑E‑B, Target
Favorite Candy: Sour Ice Breakers
Favorite Snacks: Fruit, Sun Chips, chips with salsa or guacamole
Favorite Color: PURPLE
She does like coffee
Sonic Drink: Diet Coke
Ms. Garcia
Birthday: February 7
Gift Card: HEB, Starbucks
Favorite Candle Scent: Apple Cinnamon
Favorite Food: Chick-fil-A or Whataburger
Sonic Drink: Blue raspberry with nerds slush or strawberry slush
Favorite Deserts: Cheesecake, and Pecan Pie
Favorite Color: GREEN
I also love plants, flowers and chocolate
Ms. Jorgenson
Birthday: December 16
Gift Cards: Target or Amazon
Likes: Candles
Favorite Treat: Reese's chocolate
Favorite Soda: Diet Dr. Pepper/Coke Zero
Can always use: School-related items
Favorite Food: Chinese food
Sonic Drink: Strawberry Limeade
Specials
Mrs. Hynes
(Music)
Birthday: October 2
Dry erase markers (both class sets for kids to use and for her classroom whiteboard)
Gift Cards: Target, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon, and any restaurant gift cards
Sonic drink: Ocean water
Favorite Color: LIGHT BLUE
Coffee? Iced caramel macchiato (or iced caramel latte)
Chocolate! YES!!
Ms. Kalala
(Art)
Birthday: November 20th
Gift Cards: Target, eBay, Academy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Starbucks, Dunkin'
Favorite Sweet Treats: Lemon bars, cookies, ice cream
Favorite snacks: Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos (in the purple bag), Monster Trail Mix, chips and guacamole
Hobby: Boxing, hiking, baking, thrift shopping
Coffee: hot- dirty chai (whole milk) or black coffee, iced- vanilla soy (or oat milk) latte
Sonic: Vanilla Coke extra ice or Cranberry limeade
Favorite Color: YELLOW
Mr. Blair
(PE Coach)
Birthday: June 15
Gift Cards: Lowes, Home Depot, Academy, Target, Under Armor, DSW, Amazon, restaurants...
Candies: Reese's
Foods: Trail mix, nuts, chips and salsa
Colors: BLUE and GREEN
Hobbies: Woodworking and all things outdoors
Coffee: Dark roast, black
Sonic: Cranberry limeade, tater tots
I am not shy about telling you things I like. I'm always grateful for anytime someone considers getting me anything.
I have children, so anything I can do or share with them is always appreciated.
Ms. Smulski
(PE Coach EA)
Birthday: July 5
Gift Cards: Target, Michales, Hobby Lobby
Favorite sweet treat: chocolate with caramel
Favorite snacks: Lay's chips
Hobby: board games, making crafts
Coffee: vanilla latte, mocha Frappuccino
Sonic: Lemon Slush
Favorite Color: PURPLE
Mrs. Reyes
(Librarian)
Birthday: July 12
Gift Cards: Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Amazon
Favorite Sweet Treats: Chocolate covered pretzels/almonds
Hobby: Gardening, Reading
Favorite Colors: SUNNY YELLOW and SKY BLUE
Special Education
Mrs. Ceballos
Birthday: May 29
Gift Card: Target, TeachersPayTeachers.com, Walmart, and any restaurants.
Favorite Candies: Dark chocolate- Munchies- salt & vinegar chips, beagles, fruits.
Favorite Colors: PURPLE and LIGHT BLUE
Hobbies: Loves to read.
Vanilla sweet cold brew/hot with cream & Splenda. Hot chocolate.
Half unsweet tea/half lemonade
Miss Davis
Birthday: August 12
Gift Card Preferences: Starbucks, Amazon, Walmart, Hobby Lobby :)
Favorite Candies: M&Ms, 3 Musketeers, Hershey's chocolate
Favorite color: BLUE
Favorite Hobbies: Crafting!
Coffee: Love iced coffee! Also chai tea
Sonic Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper with Vanilla
Mrs. Pry
Birthday: September 28
Gift Cards: Target and Amazon
Hot Coffee... just with cream
Iced Coffee... with cream and sweetened
Ms. S. Rodriguez
Birthday: September 9
Gift Cards: Chick-fil-A, Amazon, Olive Garden, and Target
Favorite Candy: Sour kid watermelon gummy’s
Favorite Foods: Mexican, Italian and Vietnamese
Favorite color: BLUE
Coffee: Iced coffee chocolate almond milk shaken expresso
Sonic Drink: Diet Strawberry Limeade
Education Assocaiates
Mrs. D. Lane
Birthday: September 9
Favorite Treats: Chocolate (dark)
Favorite Food: Mexican food
Favorite Colors: PURPLE and BLUE
Favorite Drink: Slurpees and freezes… but NOTHING Red to eat, allergic to red dye!
Interventionists
Mrs. Kimbell
Birthday: February 14
Gift Cards: Anywhere :)
Favorite Treat: Chocolate-covered pretzels
Favorite Drink: Diet Coke
Sonic Drink: Diet Cherry Limeade
Ms. Sanchez
Birthday: January 7
Gift Cards: Target, Michael's, Kohls, Chick-Fil-A, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Macy's
Favorite Candies: Dark chocolate
Favorite Snacks: Pistachios, Almonds, Chips and queso
Favorite Colors: CORAL, NAVY BLUE, and TURQUOISE
Favorite Food: Cobb Salad, MOD pizza (Italian Sausage with veggies)
Favorite Team: UTSA Roadrunners, Dallas Cowboys
Coffee: Black or for a special treat (Cafe Mocha)
Sonic Drink: Unsweetened Tea with strawberries
Hobby: Reading, Crossword puzzles, Word searches
Mrs. Thompson
Birthday: January 20
Gift Cards: Target, Amazon, Chick Fil A, Starbucks, or other coffee/tea places
Favorite Color: PURPLE
Candies: Skittles, Hershey's Milk Chocolate, Sour Patch Kids
Snacks: Trail Mix, Cheezits, Dots Pretzels
Coffee: Pumpkin Spice, Vanilla Latte, Chai Tea Latte, Mocha Latte
Sonic: Strawberry Limeade
Mrs. Bastida
(Dyslexia)
Gift Cards: Target, Amazon, HEB
Favorite Candies: Andes mints (any chocolate), cinnamon candy, gummies
Favorite Colors: TEAL, and BURNT ORANGE
Hobbies: Gardening, miniatures (dollhouses), cooking/baking, drawing, reading Coffee-latte
Sonic Drink: Strawberry limeade;
Mrs. Lehning
(LSSP)
Gift Cards: Target or Amazon
Favorite Candies: Twix, Skittles, Caramel M&Ms, Chocolate-covered berries
Favorite Food: Pizza or Tacos
Favorite Colors: SAGE GREEN and GRAY BLUE
Hobbies: Reading, working out, playing with my dog
Coffee: Anything sweet and with alternative milk
Sonic Drink: Cherry Limeade
Speech
Mrs. Graves
Birthday: August 13
Gift cards: TPT, Target, Hobby Lobby, Amazon
Favorite Candy: Reese's Pieces, Junior Mints, York Peppermint Patties
Favorite snacks: popcorn, anything salty
Favorite colors: PINK and PURPLE
Love coffee -- iced or hot
Favorite drink: Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper or Cherry Coke Zero
Favorite team: UNT Mean Green!
Office
Mrs. Barcena
(ARD Manager)
Birthday: July 12
Gift ideas: Any fun/colorful office supplies; Vanilla or coconut candles; any food or snacks;
Hobbies: love reading
Coffee: with vanilla cream and sugar
Sonic Drink - Diet cherry limeade.
Mrs. Moreno
(Sr. Admin. Associate)
Birthday: July 4
Gift Cards: Smoothie King, Target, TJ Max, Bath & Body Works, Ulta, Amazon
Favorite Treats: PayDay, life savers, Jolly Ranchers, Red vines
Favorite Foods: Peaches, Nectarine, Blueberries, Bananas, Watermelon, nuts of all kinds (no salt)
Favorite Colors: VIBRANT/FUN COLORS
Favorite Drinks: Golden Milk, Bai Antioxidant Infusion, Health Drinks
Mrs. Miriam Ruvalcaba
(Registrar)
Birthday: July 18
Gift cards: Target, Ulta, Chick-fil-A, In N Out, Amazon, Canes, Pluckers.
Favorite Treats: Mexican (spicy) and very sour candies, dark chocolate, Round Rock Donuts, Fresh Fruit, and salty snacks.
Favorite foods: Tacos, sushi, chips and salsa, Italian, Ramen Noodles, Seafood...
Favorite color: BLUE
Coffee: Americano with sugar and cream on the side
Sonic Drink: Unsweetened tea