MISSOURI CITY, Texas — Hundreds of people attended the dedication of Fort Bend ISD's Alyssa Ferguson Elementary School over the weekend.
Alyssa Ferguson Elementary is located in the Sienna neighborhood and was named after a former FBISD student who died from a brain tumor at the age of 15.
During the dedication ceremony, Alyssa's parents spoke on how kind and giving she was, and her aspirations of wanting to be an educator. According to the district, Alyssa not only organized fundraisers as an FBISD student, but she was also a one-person homework helper for her classmates.
“Alyssa wanted to be a teacher,” her father Scott Ferguson said. “And while she never got to do that, she now gets to teach every child that comes through the doors of this beautiful school for decades to come.”
The mascot for Alyssa Ferguson Elementary is the firefly "because they are small, yet provide a beautiful light -- like Alyssa did,” according to Principal Carla Patton.
Alyssa Ferguson Elementary is the only FBISD school named in honor of a student.