The Trojan wrestling season came to a close on Friday, February 24. Christopher Conway traveled to Houston to compete in the UIL State Wrestling Tournament at the 170 pound weight class. Chris represented the school and program well at the state meet. He was the first state qualifier for the Trojans since 2015. Chris’ run to the state meet was exceptionally impressive considering it was his first year officially competing in the sport. Conway is a senior and hopes to continue wrestling after he graduates this summer. Congratulations on all of your achievements, Chris!
Newman Smith State Wrestling Results
Three Newman Smith Students Accepted Into TVAA Art Competition
3 Newman Smith Students are being accepted into the Texas Visual Arts Association 2017 High School Art Competition. The TVAA High School Art Competition is open to all 10th, 11th and 12th grade high school students who reside in the State of Texas. These students were chosen out of thousands of artworks.
Please Congratulate the following students:
Madison Diaz (Sculpture 2)
Yanckel Castillo (Ceramics 2)
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Marina Sy (Drawing 2)
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Country Place Elementary Celebrates Digital Learning Day
Country Place Destination Imagination Team Place 1st in Regionals
Country Place Elementary Destination Imagination team placed 1st in Regionals for the second year in a row! They are headed to the state competition in Lubbock on April 7th & 8th. Destination Imagination is open to all kindergarten through university level students worldwide. Students form teams of up to 7 members, select their preferred Challenge and work together to develop a solution to the Challenge. The Challenges are open-ended and enable students to learn and experience the creative process while fostering their creativity, curiosity and courage. The Country Place Team Manager is a 5th grade parent Abbie Sherman. Congratulations & good luck at the state tournament in April!
Check out what else is going on at Country Place Elementary (Click here)
Farmers Branch Elementary & RL Turner Students Participate in “Jump Rope for Heart”
Farmers Branch Elementary students along with help from generous volunteers from the R.L. Turner football team participated in Jump Rope for Heart. Jump Rope for Heart is a fundraising and physical activity program based around skipping. It teaches school-aged children how to keep fit and healthy, all while having fun and raising vital funds for heart disease research and education.
R.L. Turner Boys’ Soccer Ranked #1 by Dallas Morning News
R.L. Turner Boys’ soccer team was ranked #1 by the Dallas Morning News. Congratulations R.L. Turner on this amazing accomplishment!
Landry Elementary Celebrates Dr. Seuss Day
On Mar. 2, 2017, the birthday of author Dr. Seuss, CFB elementary students celebrated by reading the author’s books and having the books read to them.
Tracy Eubanks, President & CEO of Metrocrest Services, visited Tom Landry Elementary to read some of his favorite Dr. Seuss books to students in the library. Students, staff and the guest of honor wore Dr. Seuss themed hats at the event.
Click here to see more photos from this event.
IB Scholars at Barbara Bush Middle School Recognized as Principled Students
Congratulations to these IB Scholars at Barbara Bush Middle School! They have been recognized by their teachers as being principled students. According to the International Baccalaureate, principled people act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. They take responsibility for their actions and their consequences. These students enjoyed lunch with one of our community leaders, Mr. Dany Smith. He talked with the students about his college career, some of the 28 patents that he holds, and how he is principled in his daily work as a designer for Toyota. Congratulations to all of these Learner Profile Leaders!
Bronco Lead Group of Barbara Bush Middle School Visit Citi Corp.
The 8th Grade Bronco Lead Group of Barbara Bush Middle School attended a very special field trip to Citi Corp. in Irving. This large facility houses 5000 employees and mans a 24 hour call center for banking customers from all over the world. Also at this facility, there are Scrum teams who work together to develop new mobile technology for Citi and are constantly developing new ways to keep their banking customers satisfied. The students visited the call center, the fitness center, and learned about the importance of having a positive digital footprint, now and in the future. They learned about Citi’s commitment to community volunteering and about various careers that can be pursued as an employee of this large corporation. Thanks to Citi for hosting them and to these leaders for representing Barbara Bush Middle School so well!
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CFBISD State Wrestling Results
Congratulations to all of our athletes who represented CFBISD at STATE WRESTLING this past weekend in Cypress, Texas. We are very proud of you! With several of them returning next year, I am sure they will be on the road BACK TO STATE!
Congratulations to Creekview’s Coach John Johnson on being awarded the STATE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR! Job well done!
Listed below are the results. Again, Congratulations to all coaches and wrestlers and thank you for making CFB PROUD!
CREEKVIEW
Boys
Noah Eikenhorst 106 Creekview State Qualifier
James Yarbro 113 Creekview State Qualifier
Isaiah Ayala 120 Creekview State Qualifier
Patrick Heidelberg 126 Creekview State Runner Up
Caleb Flores 138 Creekview 4th place State Placer
Matthew Shuh 145 Creekview State Qualifier
Rishard Woodley 160 Creekview State Qualifier
Edgar Herrera 170 Creekview State Alternate
Dagan Myers 220 Creekview State Alternate
Girls
Briana Galindo 95 Creekview State Qualifier
Janauya Bulter 102 Creekview State Qualifier
Yessica Rodriguez 110 Creekview State Alternate
Vanessa Castillo 165 Creekview State Qualifier
John Johnson – STATE Asst Coach Of the Year
TURNER
Boys
Dario Rivera 106 Turner State Qualifier
Abram Gonzalez 113 Turner State Qualifier
Matt Pezoa 120 Turner State Qualifier
Esau Giron 126 Turner State Qualifier
Elijah Begin 132 Turner State Alternate
Girls
Gabriela Aguinada 110 Turner 6th place State Placer
NEWMAN SMITH
Boys
Christopher Conway 170 Smith State Qualifier
Farmers Branch Star Party
What: Star Party
When: Tuesday, March 7th from dusk (7:00pm) to around 9:00pm
Where: Farmers Branch Historical Park (2540 Farmers Branch Lane Farmers Branch, TX 75234)
Who: All CFB students, families, and residents
Please join the Texas Astronomical Society on Tuesday, March 7th at the Farmers Branch Historical Park for an evening under the stars. We will have 5-6 large telescopes pointed at various objects in the night sky such as the moon, planets, and various star clusters. You do not need to stay the whole time, come at any time and enjoy the sights. Personnel will be on hand running each telescope and will tell you a little about the objects you are viewing.
In case of cloudy weather the event will be moved to Thursday the 9th
Ranchview Students Earn Division Medals at the UIL Solo & Ensemble Competition
On January 25th students from the Ranchview Band participated in the Region 31 UIL Solo and Ensemble Competition at Coppell HS. The students had amazing performances and represented Ranchview well. In total, Ranchview earned 44 first division medals including 27 students qualifying for the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest. Congratulations to all the students below!
Of the 27 advancing to State, the 9 students listed below memorized their solo and earned a 1st division qualifying them to advance to State:
Mushfique Chowdhury
Kaarlo Conley
Romali Fernando
Jesse Lin
Raymond Lin
Joey Martini
Anthony Smith
Shwetha Soundararajan
Salvador Tiscareno
18 students participated as members of ensembles and earned a 1st division qualifying the ensemble to advance to State. Students with a * memorized their solo and were in an ensemble:
Desmond Henderson
Malcolm Henry
Cheyenne Jones
Anthony Smith*
Essence King
Catey Mahoney
Alaina Rodriguez
Shwetha Soundararajan*
Hannah Stoltz
Nyeland Harmon
Nate Spivey
Will Noudaranouvong
Irene Lee
Joey Martini*
Hamza Shaikh
Simon Kharel
Zach Skrzynski
Cameron Walker
CFBISD Students Compete in “Destination Imagination”
CFBISD students showcase their creativity and innovation at local academic competition February 25, 2017 – 3 advance to the State Tournament!
TVNC Destination Imagination hosted an innovative, fun-filled tournament called Destination Imagination (DI) at Guyer High School in Denton, TX. Student teams from more than 200 North Texas schools presented their creative solutions to a number of mind-bending challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and social entrepreneurship.
12 CFB teams spent weeks perfecting their Challenge Solutions prior to the tournament. Each solution was bursting with distinctive creativity and innovation. Teams from Country Place Elementary, Kent Elementary and Turner High School have advanced to Texas state tournament to be held in Lubbock April 7-9.
The 5th grade Country Place team earned 1st place in Improvisational Theater. Team members include: Scotty Brady, Olivia Brewer, Jaclyn, Decherd, Olivia Ker, Tre Macias, Quentin Maese and Reid Sherman. The team is managed by parent volunteer, Abbie Sherman.
The 4th grade Kent Elementary team earned 1st place in Fine Arts. Team members include: Nina Barrientos, Jenny Cho, Sabah Parali, Katelyn Sorensen and Caroline Wimberly. The team is managed by parent volunteer, April Sorensen.
The Turner High School team earned 2nd place in DI Extreme. Team members include: Riley Carlin, Jordan Gottschalk, Hannah Norris and Graham Viegut. The team is managed by parent volunteer, Catherine Carlin.
About Destination Imagination
Destination Imagination, Inc., is global, volunteer-led non-profit whose mission is to teach students the creative process and help them gain the 21st century skills needed to succeed in the future workforce. The organization creates the Challenges to call on student skills and talents in many areas, including scientific understanding, theatrical performance, technical prowess, improvisation, and structural engineering. To learn more, please visit DestinationImagination.org.
CFBISD’s Kindergarten Program is Like No Other
At this very moment, in kindergarten classrooms across our district, teachers are investing in the lives of students and engaging them in new ways.
Our kindergarten program is like no other. Innovative classrooms with passionate, caring teachers, prepare your child for their unique path to a successful academic career.
Kindergarten has dramatically changed over the past 20 years, and our district is committed to helping your child learn more, and achieve more.
We, in partnership with each and every parent, help mold students into leaders that will shape our future – a bright future for sure.
We are committed to high achievement for each and every student.
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Creekview Basketball All-District Selections
Please congratulate the following Creekview Boys’ Basketball players on their All-District Honors:
District 14-5A Offensive Player of the Year- Augustine Ene
District 14-5A 1st Team All-District- Nate Bady
District 14-5A 2nd Team All-District- Zavier Ramirez
District 14-5A Honorable Mention All-District- Dorian Stratford, Ben Long
District 14-5A Academic All-District- Rocky Fraid, Nate Bady, Zavier Ramirez
Early College High School Raises Funds for “Kacie’s Run”
The Early College High School Bear Your Wings Club raised over $160 to benefit Kacie’s Run with the first annual Hula Hoop-a-thon!
The “Bear Your Wings” Club from Early College High School raised over $160 to benefit Kacie’s run. They hosted their first annual Hula Hoop-a-thon and the proceeds will go to Kacie’s Run. Great work, Early College!
Newman Smith Orchestra Excels at UIL
This week Newman Smith High School Orchestra competed in UIL concert and sight reading contest.
For the sixth consecutive year Smith Orchestra received “sweepstakes” awards (averaging superior ratings in both concert and sight reading) with every group that went. This is the highest honor you can receive at contest.
This year the sub non-varsity, non-varsity, varsity string, and varsity full (strings combined with winds and percussion from band) all earned sweepstakes awards.
This is also the 31st consecutive year that the varsity orchestra has received sweepstakes at UIL concert and sight reading contest.
Congratulations to Newman Smiths’ Orchestra!