ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, hˈɜːskaɪ hˈaɪ skˈuːl ˌaɪbˈiː wˈɜːld tˈɑːpɪks tˈiːtʃɚ ʃˈɛɹi lˈɪndᵻmən wʌz nˈeɪmd tˈɛksəs tˈiːtʃɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ wˌɛɹ ʃiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə dˈʌbəljˌuːfˈɪsd ænd θˈaʊzəndz ʌv tˈɛksəs tˈiːtʃɚz æɾə fˈɔːɹməl sˈɛɹᵻməni hˈɛld baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dˈʌbəljˌuː. bˈʊʃ ænd fˈɜːst lˈeɪdi lˈɔːɹə bˈʊʃ ɪnðə wˈaɪt hˈaʊs ɹˈoʊz ɡˈɑːɹdən.
In 2005, Hirschi High School IB World Topics teacher Sherry Lindemann was named Texas Teacher of the Year where she represented the WFISD and thousands of Texas teachers at a formal ceremony held by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in the White House Rose Garden.