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Smith Students Earn National Merit Scholars

Congratulations to the following students that earned National Merit Scholars honors so far for 2017.

Jason Zhang has been named a National Merit Semifinalists for 2017.  This is an outstanding achievement considering the difficulty of the re-designed PSAT exam.  Zhang earned one of the top scores among all 16,000 semifinalists in the competition.

Also, congratulations to Chisara L. Campbell, Emily C. Clark and Julien Tagnon for earning National Merit Commended Scholars honors.

Their score were likewise impressive.

Our National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars are Eric Talamantes and Antonio Camacho.

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Ranchview High School – Region 31 Vocal Region Results

Please congratulate the following students who made the Region 31 Honor Choirs.
These students will advance to compete at the Area Choir audition in January for a chance to perform with the All-State Choir in San Antonio in February.
Nyeland Harmon – Bass 2 – Mixed Honor Choir
LaDarius Waits – Tenor 1 – Mixed Honor Choir
Katie Martini – Soprano 2 – Treble Honor Choir
Jaela Whitfield – Alto 2 – Treble Honor Choir
Emily Dominguez-Flores – Alto 1 – Honor Choir
Zach Douglas – Tenor 1 – Honor Choir
Mackenzy Johnson – Soprano 2 – Honor Choir
Greyson Motes – Bass 1 – Honor Choir
Asia Schufford – Soprano 1 – Honor Choir

Also auditioning and making our WolfPack proud were:
Kezia Abraham – Soprano
Karissa Bowlby – Soprano
Keajah Clark – Soprano
Lindsie Darvin – Soprano
Alison Jones – Alto

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Ranchview Band Earns First Division

The Ranchview Band performed at the Region 31 Marching Contest at Pennington Field in the blazing heat on Tuesday, October 18.   They have worked extremely hard all season to put a great product on the field for competition. All three judges awarded the band 1st Division “Superior” ratings giving them a First Division Superior rating in marching!

Thank you for your support of our students and please congratulate them when you see them!

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R.L. Turner Students Place into the Region 31 Orchestra

On Saturday, October 15, nine RLT Orchestra students auditioned for placement into the Region 31 Orchestra. Of those nine students, 5 placed into the orchestra and two were given alternate folders. Please congratulate region orchestra members Jinn An, Kevin Lopez, Nestor Reyes, Jacob Carrera, Aidan Driscoll, and our two alternates Sudarshana (Su-d) Jagadeeshi and Alex Diaz!

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Record Number of R. L. Turner Students Place into TMEA Region 21 All-Region Choirs

Record numbers of R. L. Turner HS choir students successfully auditioned and placed into TMEA Region 31 All-Region Choirs on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Colleyville Heritage High School.

Please congratulate the following students:

TMEA Region 31 9/10 Honor Choir:
Christopher Romero (Tenor) – 5th chair
Andres Lopez (Tenor) – 10th chair
Xavier Garcia (Tenor) – 13th chair
Luigi Marbar-Pena (Tenor)

TMEA Region 31 All-Region Treble Choir:
Mackenzie Clowe (Soprano I)
Cheyenne Robinson (Soprano II)
Adrian Jones (Alto II)

TMEA Region 31 All-Region Mixed Choir:
Beyonce Sullivan (Soprano I) – 15th chair
Marissa Guerrero (Soprano I)
Stefanie Herrera (Soprano II) – 5th chair
Michelle Winn (Alto I) – 11th chair
Adam Torres (Tenor I) – 10th chair
Cristian Monge (Tenor I)
Josiah Drake (Tenor II) – 11th chair
Jacob Hernandez Moreno (Bass I) – 8th chair
Gerson Fuentes (Bass I) – 13th chair
Benjamin Hinojos (Bass II) – 6th chair
Jared Birdsong (Bass II) – 14th chair
Anthony Zelaya (Bass II)

ADVANCING TO PRE-AREA AUDITIONS:
Beyonce Sullivan (Soprano I) – 15th chair
Stefanie Herrera (Soprano II) – 5th chair
Michelle Winn (Alto I) – 11th chair
Adam Torres (Tenor I) – 10th chair
Josiah Drake (Tenor II) – 11th chair
Jacob Hernandez Moreno (Bass I) – 8th chair
Gerson Fuentes (Bass I) – 13th chair
Benjamin Hinojos (Bass II) – 6th chair
Jared Birdsong (Bass II) – 14th chair

Please plan to join us for the Region Choir Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Carrollton, TX at 5:00pm.

First Baptist Church of Carrollton
2400 N Josey Ln
Carrollton, TX 75006

The R. L. Turner HS Choir Department is directed by Brian C. Murray and Randall Capshaw.

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Perry Middle School Orchestra Students Excel at All-Region 2016

On Saturday October 15th 2016, students from the DeWitt Perry MS Orchestra competed in the audition process for the All-Region Orchestra. These students competed in a highly competitive process against other students from different school districts that make up Region 31. We are proud to announce that the following students earned a coveted spot in the All-Region Orchestra and will represent DeWitt Perry MS at the clinic and concert in December.

Krish Vaidya (Viola)
Justin Tiao (Viola)
Nicholas Rao (Viola)
Sanjana Poonuru (Cello)
Rahul Karthi (Cello)
Jacob VonTress (Cello)
Saylor Black (Cello)

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CFBISD Annual Spelling Bee

spellingbeeWhat:    District Spelling Bee

When:   Tuesday, January 10th

Time:    Participants arrive at 4:30

Bee to start promptly at 5:00

Where: ESDC (Building B -Texas Room)

                1820 Pearl Street

Carrollton, TX 75006

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