Newman Smith High School student, Heewon Huh, takes first place at the State Japanese Speech Contest. The event was held in Houston on Mar. 10. Huh took first place in Division IV (Free Speech). Consequently, Huh will be attending All-USA Japanese Speech Competition in California this May.
Creekview High School Law Academy students Boyer and Askew are heading to Washington for the National Moot Court Competition. Over a two week period, the Harlan Institute has conducted semifinals for its Virtual Moot Court. Three CHS teams advanced to this semifinal round based on written briefs and recorded oral arguments. The teams then argued virtually against teams from across the nation and before judges utilizing Google’s videoconferencing app. On Mar. 29, the CHS team of Joanna Boyer and Makaylia Askew advanced to the final round. Therefore, have been selected as the top respondent team in the nation. The team will face off against the top petitioner team in Washington, D.C. on Apr. 26.
Additionally, Simon Peña and Mahak Merchant were the runner-up petitioner team and will receive a cash prize. Amena Tep and Aileen Mai also advanced and competed in semifinals.
Four CFB high schools and one middle school formed poetry slam teams to participate in the Young DFW Writer’s Louder Than a Bomb Competition. Ranchview, Creekview, Smith, and Turner High Schools, along with Polk Middle School, competed in the event. The event brings over 10 schools from across the metroplex. CFB schools received the most awards at the competition. Turner High School teacher, Tess Mueggenborg, earned the Teacher of the Year award. She is the second teacher from CFB to ever win this honor. RLT sophpmore Maria Nguyen is the recipient of the Giselle Robinson Literary Scholarship. The $6,000 scholarship is for the University of Pennsylvania’s Summer Writing Institute. The Ranchview team is the recipient of the Chuck D Lyrical Activist Award. The award goes to the team poem that effectively advocates for the recognition of a social issue using poetry. RHS won the award for both of their poems.
2nd Place: Turner
3rd Place: Creekview
4th Place: Ranchview
5th Place: Smith
See more photos from this event in our Flickr Gallery.
The 2018 Special Olympics athletes reach for the gold on Mar. 29. CFBISD is once again the host of the annual Special Olympics games at Standridge Stadium. Members of the CFBISD All Stars compete against athletes from other surrounding districts in various track and field events. In attendance were; Carrollton Mayor Pro Tem Glen Blanscet, Congressman Kenny Marchant, CFB Superintendent Dr. Bobby Burns, and Miss Texas winner Margana Wood. Volunteers from CFB high schools and middle schools assisted in record keeping and assisting athletes and officials. The motto for Special Olympics is “Let me win. If I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
View more photos from this event in our Flickr Gallery.
Advanced artists at Ranchview High School participated in a Syrian refugee portrait project called The Memory Project. The Memory Project is a non-profit effort by UNICEF. The project allows students to create and donate portraits to youth around the world that face substantial challenges. RHS artists were assigned images of Syrian refugee students. These portraits are hand-delivered to the refugee camps. Art teacher, Caroline Kinlaw, states, “the portraits give the recipients something tangible, showing that someone on the other side of the world cares about them. These advanced artists are working to build a kinder world, one portrait at a time.”
View more photos from this project in our Flickr Gallery.
Ms. Campos’ 3rd grade class hosts a “Publishing Party” at Farmers Branch Elementary. The students have 4 weeks to prepare their presentations for the event. Students select a topic they are passionate about and research what non-profit organizations are doing in support of this effort. While they hone their writing skills, students prepare persuasive messages to read in front of an audience. As students learn that their teacher is not the only audience for their writing, volunteers visited the class to be an audience for the readings. Volunteers included mentors and City of Farmers Branch Mayor, Robert Dye.
As the volunteers sat in different areas of the classroom, students rotated in groups to read their written pieces to them. Additionally, volunteers gave verbal feedback and wrote personal notes to students as mementos from the event.
See more photos from this event in our Flickr Gallery.
8th Graders-Adults Accepted
When: Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 8 am – 6 pm
Calling Students, Staff, and Community!
Join the Lady Mustangs Volleyball Team to start a tradition and participate in our 6 on 6 indoor volleyball tournament.
There will also be a huge vendor show buy awesome stuff that same day! There will be crafts, food, dog adoptions, jewelry, clothes, and much more!
Get your team and register today! Rules & Entry Forms can be found in Room C241 or see Coach McFarland or Coach Barwanietz
$20 Per Player ($120 per team of 6)
Includes a T-Shirt
Don’t have a team? Sign up an individual and we will find you a team!
1st/2nd place for Best Team Uniforms (School Appropriate)
Best Team Name
For more information, contact Krissi Mcfarland (mcfarlandk@cfbisd.edu) or 817-676-1491
We are very pleased to announce the playoff information for all Ranchview Boys, Ranchview Girls, and R.L. Turner Boys Soccer.
Ranchview Boys (visitor) vs. Dallas Pinkston Boys (home)
Location: Sprague Athletic Complex, 3701 Boulder Dr. Dallas, Texas 75233 (located near Kimball HS)
Time: 6 pm
Ticket Prices: $4.00 adult and $2.00 student
Passes Accepted: 10-4A Adm pass, CFBISD Teacher ID.
Turner Boys vs. Frisco Reedy Boys
Location: Hebron High School, 4207 Plano Pkwy, Carrollton, Tx 75010
Time: 7:30 pm
Ticket Prices: $5.00 adult and $3.00 student
Passes Accepted: 14-5A Adm pass.
Ranchview Girls (home) vs. Dallas Lincoln Girls (visitors)
Location: Franklin Stadium, 10000 Hillcrest Dr., Dallas, Tx. 75230
Time: 6:00 pm
Ticket Prices: $5.00 adult and $3.00 student
Passes Accepted: 10-4A Adm pass.
Come out and watch some great soccer action! Congratulations to the coaches and their teams!
La Villita Students eat, read, and succeed in a promotion sponsored by Student Nutrition. To promote two healthy habits this school year; eating well and reading often, Student Nutrition gives away a book each month in the elementary cafeterias. A student in each grade wins a book when the promotion comes to their school. Winners receive a certificate stating that they won the featured book. For Mar. 26, the book being featured is Little Hen Makes a Pizza. This month, we highlight students from La Villita Elementary School. Students Gudipudi Sandilya, David Perez, Anahi Arriaga, Azari Garcia, Iorid Arzola, and Hector Duran Chirinos are the La Villtia winners for March.
Rosemeade Roadrunners boast largest Kacie’s Run team for the 2018 Fun Run. Kacie’s Run is an annual event in the spring at Standridge Stadium. This year’s run will be on Sat., Mar. 24. Visit the Kacie’s Run website for more details on how you can register for the event. Kacie Brekhus was an alumnus of R. L. Turner High School. The annual Kacie’s Run is named in honor of Brekhus. The annual event supports CFB Special Olympics. Team Roadrunners include students past and present, parents, and faculty. Over 135 Roadrunners from Rosemeade Elementary will participate in this year’s Fun Run at the event. Sixty-three of these participants are present-day students at Rosemeade.
