Three Creekview Mustangs received official State of Texas Resolutions from State Representative Ron Simmons on their stellar performance in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are Nick Hoffman, Christopher Hawkins, and Kate Jouett.
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Creekview DECA Students Win at International Competition
Creekview students Meg Hawkins and Laura Jabr received Top performer in presentation and overall finalist in advertising campaign at the International DECA Competition.
La Villita Elementary Invites You to Celebrate Their 10th Birthday
Please join us for a time of reminiscing with our staff and students of present and past. Songs of celebration will be performed by our La Villita Choir and 3rd grade students. Strike a pose and snap photos with former and current staff members!
We hope to see all La Villita Leopards, young and old, at La Villita’s 10th Birthday celebration!
When: May 23, 2018, 6:30-7:30 P.M.
Where: La Villita Cafeteria
1601 Camino Lago Way, Irving, TX 75039
CFBISD Announces New Principals
Luz Soto-Dimas principal of Central Elementary for the 2018-2019 school year
At the May 3 School Board Meeting, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District School Board approved the recommendations of several new administrators.
Laura Gutierrez principal of Rosemeade Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year
The School Board approved the recommendation of Laura Gutierrez as principal of Rosemeade Elementary School for the 2018-2019 school year. Ms. Gutierrez is currently the assistant principal at Sheffield Elementary. Ms. Gutierrez has also served as an assistant principal at Stark Elementary. From 2008 until 2015, Laura taught at McLaughlin Strickland Elementary School. She has also served as an intern in the CFB Personnel Services Department and as an assistant principal for summer school.
The School Board approved the recommendation of Luz Soto-Dimas as principal of Central Elementary for the 2018-2019 school year. Ms. Soto-Dimas is currently the assistant principal at Davis Elementary where she has served for three years. Luz began her teaching career in CFB where she taught at Farmers Branch Elementary for twelve years. Before teaching in CFB, Luz also served as a bilingual reading tutor and substitute teacher in Lewisville ISD.
The Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of Eddie Reed as the principal of McWhorter Elementary. Ms. Reed is currently the assistant principal at McWhorter Elementary. Previously, Ms. Reed served as an assistant principal and instructional specialist in Lewisville ISD. Ms. Reed previously taught at Freeman Elementary for six years. Eddie began her teaching career in 1998 in Houston.
Eddie Reed the principal of McWhorter Elementary for the 2018-2019 school year
In addition, the district administration accepted the request by Robert Atchison to be the principal of Thompson Elementary. Mr. Atchison is currently the principal at Central Elementary. Shashawn Campbell, currently serving as the principal at Thompson Elementary, has been named the Coordinator of Assessment for Learning for the 2018-2019 school year.
CFBISD School Board Approves Pay Raise
At the May 3 School Board Meeting, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District School Board approved a pay raise for staff. The Board of Trustees approved a 3% pay raise for full-time district staff.
The School Board also approved a Years of Service pay (formerly called Longevity Pay) for all eligible employees. The amount of the one-time supplemental payment an eligible employee receives under this plan will be based on the employee’s years of employment with the District and will be paid at five-year increments in the year following the anniversary date as outlined below:
- At each five-year anniversary, eligible employees will earn $100 for each year of service.
- In addition to the payment noted above, eligible employees with 20 years or more of employment with the District will receive an additional $500 payment.
The School Board also approved the Performance Pay plan. The amount of the one-time supplemental performance payment an eligible employee receives under this plan is $500, if the 2017-18 District Performance Index is in the 95th percentile (top 10 or better) or $250, if the 2017-18 District Performance Index is in the 90th percentile (top 20 or better) based on the District’s ERG rating.
CFB Athletes Advance to Regionals and Beyond
CFB athletes advance to Regionals and beyond. Over 23 athletes from Ranchview competef at the Area Track Meet last week in Decatur. Several relay teams and individual events are moving onto Regionals at Texas A&M Commerce this Friday and Saturday.
Competing for Ranchview at Regionals are:
Boys
Sloan Anderson – 4x200m
Warren Barber – 4x100m, 4x200m
Michael Eldridge – 4x100m
Michael Henderson – 4x100m, 4x200m
Troy McKnight – 100m, 4x100m, 4x200m
Darius Myers – Triple Jump
Sarodorick Thompson – 4x100m, 4x200m
Chris Young – 4x100m, 4x200m
Girls
Jazlynn Kimbrough 4x400m
Imani Mayfield Triple Jump, 4x400m
Alexis McGill Triple Jump, 4x400m
Allyssa Reynolds 4x400m
Celeste Reynolds 4x400m
Alivyah Woodard 4x400m
Seventeen Track athletes from Turner, Creekview, and Newman Smith competed in Frisco last week at the Area Track meet. The following athletes advancing to Regionals at UTA in Arlington Friday and Saturday.
Competing at Regionals are; Creekview’s Gabriel Willis, Area Champion in High Jump and Juan Ortiz, Area Champion in Discus. Also, from Creekview is Micah Walker in the 100m dash. Competing from Newman Smith, is Taylor James in the 400m Dash.
Newman Smith tennis player, Daniel Sanchez, advanced to Regionals in the singles division.
Ranchview freshman golfer, Bohyun Park, is currently competing today and tomorrow in her attempt to advance to State.
Senior Creekview Golfer, Kyle Cox just finished competing at Regionals yesterday with an impressive 3rd place finish out of 96 golfers which qualified him for a fourth trip back to the State Golf Tournament on May 14-15. The event will take place in Georgetown, at Whitewing Golf Course.
RHS Golfer Takes First Place at 4A Championships
RHS golfer takes first place at 4A Championships. Ranchview High School freshman, Bohyun Park scored a 68 on the second day of the event. Her two day total was 136. In the 36-hole competition, Park recorded 12 birdies, 4 bogies, and 20 pars. Park advances to the class 4A State Championship competition. The event will be held at the Slick Rock golf course at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Marble Falls, May 21-22.
Thompson Elementary Students Make 2018 Visit to State Capitol
Thompson Elementary students make 2018 visit to the State Capitol. Working with Education in Action, the fourth grade students enjoyed a field trip to Waco and Austin to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, the Texas State Capitol, and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Multiple stops
During the charter bus ride to their first destination, the students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their day. At their first stop, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, students learned the history of the Texas Rangers and explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and its many unique geographical regions. They then traveled to Austin to see the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Jane Nelson, State Senator, District 12 and The Honorable Ron Simmons, State Representative, District 65, have their office.
Students see first-hand where Texas laws are made as they tour the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. At the Bullock Texas State History Museum, students travel in time through the Texas Revolution. The students’ visit to the museum concludes at the multi-sensory Texas Spirit Theater with the Star of Destiny where they see and experience the history Texas.
“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,” stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade TEKS learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”
International Baccalaureate Students Give Through Service and Action
International Baccalaureate students give through service and action at Barbara Bush Middle School. Each spring, IB students at Bush participate in a school wide charity project. Students raise funds and collect items for local charities as part of service in action. In years past, our students have helped Operation Kindness, The Children’s Cancer Fund, and Learning for Limbs. For 2018, Bush IB students are supporting the GenesisWomen’s Shelter with donations of toiletries, household goods, and gently used clothing. One 8th grade class (pictured) donated the most items over the course of 6 weeks. IB Coordinator, Tina Flatt, said of the effort, “We thank all IB students who brought donations for this most worthy organization.”
Middle School Hoops for Heart Event Partners with American Heart Association
Middle School Hoops for Heart event partners with the American Heart Association. Hoops for Heart is a fun event where students can play basketball, learn about their hearts (and how to keep them healthy), while raising money for the American Heart Association. All 6 CFB middle schools participated in the event, raising over $130K for the American Heart Association. Over 70 schools across the metroplex, with all 6 CFB schools in the top 20 in fundraising. Polk Middle School, Blalack Middle School, and Perry Middle School were the top 3 fundraising schools in the metroplex, with Perry being the top fundraiser overall. Perry raised over $14K in the event.
Individual campus results
Perry – $14,451.11
Blalack – $8,483.68
Polk – $8139.25
Field – $5229.53
Long – $5100.00
Bush – $3165.25