R. L. Turner is proud to announce that two volleyball players are signing their letter of intent to compete at the collegiate level. Haley Young and Abigail Rivas have both decided to commit to play at Richland Community College next fall! We will have our signing ceremony Wednesday November 9th in the R.L. Turner Library at 3:00 p.m.. Congratulations to both girls and to Coach Belcher on this wonderful accomplishment.
What: Students may enter (1) one film into each of the four categories: Documentary, Narrative, Traditional Animation, Computer Animation
When: Entries are to be submitted via GoogleDrive to Whitney Kelley (kelleyw@cfbisd.edu) or Renee Putter (putterr@cfbisd.edu) between December 9, 2016 and January 5, 2017. All entries will be screened on January 13th at Creekview High School, and winners will be announced.
How: Talk to your campus contact for entry and submission guidelines.
Who can enter?
Open to all CFBISD full-time high school students: Creekview, Newman Smith, RL Turner, Ranchview, Early College High School
Will there be prizes?
Awards will be given for Best of Show, Best in Category and People’s Choice. Talk with your campus coordinator about entering the State Competition from your campus.
How much does it cost?
$10 per individual entry. Each student may only enter up to 4 film, one per category.
How long can the films be?
3-7 minutes total, including intro and credits
Where can I get more information?
Stay up to date and have access to announcements, guidelines and documentation by joining the Creekview Film Festival Google Classroom, using the code: t74lw0
Thank you to all the families, students, and staff that helped out to make the event a huge success. Taste of Blalack was filled with positive energy, talent, and yummy food!!! It was so awesome to celebrate the diversity we have within the Blalack family. See you again next year!
Leslie Cappiello, a teacher at Ranchview High has been selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Leslie has been a role model to pupils and was nominated for outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence in the classroom.
Each year student members of NSHSS are invited to nominate the educator who has made the most significant contribution to their academic career for the Claes Nobel Education of Distinction award. This honor recognizes exemplary educations whose passion and devotion inspire their students to grow and develop as scholars, leaders and citizens.
Congratulations Leslie!
Rosemeade student, David Choi, played at Carnegie Hall at the XII Sonatina & Sonata International Youth Piano Piano Competition in September. His sister, Faith, a former Rosemeade student now attending Blalack Middle School, also competed at the event.
The International Competition is held every 2 years in Corpus Christi, TX and is hosted by Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas.
Students wishing to participate in this Competition must prepare 2 pieces, one sonatina or sonata and a free piece among 3 required pieces. David played Sonatina Op 36, No. 1 by M. Clementi and Polonaise in G minor by F. Chopin.
The preliminary round is by DVD so participants submit the DVD of their performance of 2 pieces. If selected, participants can play the pieces in front of Judges in Corpus Christi for final round. There were 5 American and Polish Judges.
In Final Round, David Choi was awarded 1st Place with special honors plus (Grand Prix Candidate) in level 2 with his sister (Faith Choi), who won also 1st Place with special honors plus in level 7.
All prize winners are invited to perform in Winners Recital in Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, NY on September 17, 2016. David played ‘ Fantasy Impromptu’ by F. Chopin.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has identified ECHS as one of 300 campuses across the state as high-performing and/or high-progress Title I schools for 2015-2016. Title I schools are defined as campuses with a student population of at least 40 percent low-income.
The identification of high-performing and/or high-progress is based on statewide reading and mathematics assessments under the State Accountability System in the 2014-2015 school year and graduation rates.
A high-performing reward school is identified as a Title I school with distinctions based on reading and math performance, as well as the highest graduation rates at the high school level. For 2015-2016, TEA has identified 160 Texas campuses as high-performing.
School districts and charters with more than one campus identified as high-performing include: Amarillo ISD (3); Brownsville ISD (2); Carroll ISD (4); Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (3); Dallas ISD (14); Edinburg CISD (9); El Paso ISD (5); Fort Worth ISD (2); Garland ISD (4); Houston ISD (13); IDEA Public Schools (4); KIPP Inc. Charter (2); Los Fresnos CISD (3); Malakoff ISD (2); Sharyland ISD (4); Socorro ISD (5); Uplift Education-Summit International (2); Valley View ISD (3); and Ysleta ISD (2).
A high-progress reward school is identified as a Title I school in the top 25 percent in annual improvement and/or a school in the top 25 percent of those demonstrating ability to close performance gaps (based on state accountability system safeguards in the 2014-2015 school year). For 2015-2016, TEA has identified 140 Texas campuses as high-progress.
School districts and charters with more than one campus identified as high-progress include: Alief ISD (2); Amarillo ISD (3); Brownsville ISD (2); Carroll ISD (2); Carrollton-Farmers Branch (2); Conroe ISD (2); Dallas ISD (10); Edinburg CISD (8); El Paso ISD (6); Fort Worth ISD (3); Garland ISD (4); Houston Gateway Academy Inc. (3); Houston ISD (13); IDEA Public Schools (4); KIPP Inc. Charter (2); Los Fresnos CISD (2); San Antonio ISD (2); Sharyland ISD (3); Socorro ISD (3); Valley View ISD (2); and Ysleta ISD (3).
The identification of high-performing and/or high-progress Title I schools is a part of the state’s conditional waiver from the U.S. Department of Education for specific provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001).
The complete list of 2015-2016 high-progress and high-performing schools (school districts and campus names) may be viewed on the TEA website at http://tea.texas.gov/Student_Testing_and_Accountability/Monitoring_and_Interventions/School_Improvement_and_Support/Priority,_Focus,_and_Reward_Schools/
Riverchase Art Teacher Kendall Cravens won first place in the annual Dallas Morning News Cookie contest yesterday. She won in the decorated cookie category with her hot chocolate cookie. Look for her to be featured in the Dallas Morning News in December.
Congratulations to Senior Trojan Golfer Casey Washmon for placing 3rd as a medalist at Heritage Ranch yesterday in the Varsity Girls Division hosted by Lovejoy. She shot a 78.
The 2016 Lady Viking 7th-grade volleyball athletes are District Champions! 7th-grade B team finished their season 6-2! 7th-grade A team finished their season 8-0! The undefeated A team looks forward to their end of season tournament Nov. 4th! Way to go Lady Vikings!