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Newman Smith Swim Team Regional Results
This past weekend your Trojan swimmers swam with pride against 23 other teams at the Regional Swim Meet held in Frisco. But the ride is not over for Newman Smith as Sarah Clarke automatically qualified for STATE with a 2nd place finish in the 100 Butterfly. She also had a strong showing the 50 freestyle with a 5th place finish and a possible other swim for STATE.It was a great weekend overall for those that competed. Everyone that qualified for Regional prelims, qualified for Saturday Finals!
The girls 200 Medley Relay was a Freshman/Senior divide with two freshman Eleanna Martinez and Keaira Rosales, both posting personal bests in their races. Eleanna leading off the relay with a strong 50 backstroke and Keaira Rosales finishing the relay and breaking under the 30 second mark in her 50 free. Clarke went a personal best with a personal best of 30 seconds in her 50 breast and Julia Walsdorf holding on in the 50 butterly. Walsdorf also had two strong console swims, besting both of her times from Friday in the 200 Free and 100 backstroke.
On the boys side, Max Garcia led the charge with a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the 100 backstroke. He also led off the 200 Medley relay and was helped by Connor Hudson, Oscar Cardenas and David Alvarez just barely missing the school record. Alvarez anchoring the relay and breaking the 25 second barrier with a 24.9 in his 50 Free. Another strong finish and time was shown by Oscar Cardenas, Reid Jamesmeyer, Connor Hudson, And Max Garcia in the 400 Free relay. All four boys giving their best swims and times to come out strong in the very last event of the day.It was a great weekend and career end to our seniors who have represented Newman Smith with pride and determination.
It is with great hope to see what the years to come will show with amazing Freshman swims!
The STATE swim meet will be held in Austin in two weeks.
Ranchview Band & Choir Students Advance to All-State
Please congratulate the following Ranchview Band and Choir students on their success, hard work, and advancement into the Texas All-State Band and Choir:
Raymond Lin – 1st chair, Tuba, ATSSB All-State Band
Will Noudaranouvong – 1st Alternate, Trumpet, ATSSB All-State Band
Jaela Whitfield – 3rd Chair, Alto, SSC All-State Mixed Choir
Emily Dominguez-Flores – 1st Alternate, Alto, SSC All-State Mixed Choir
Ranchview Swim Teams Sets 3 New School Records at Regional Swim Meet
Quang Nguyen, Sai Senpon, Ishan Mistry, Max Matsushita, Nathan Loh were your swimming Wolves who competed this past weekend against 23 other teams at the Regional Swim Meet this past weekend in Frisco. They all swam with Ranchview pride and broke 2 school records in the process! Ishan Mistry, Quang Nguyen, Sai Senpon, and Max Matsushita set a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the 200 Medley Relay to start off the meet for the boys.
The team of Quang Nguyen, Nathan Loh, Sai Senpon, and Max Matsushita set a NEW SCHOOL RECORD in the 200 Free relay to finish out the swims for the day.It was a very exciting year for the Ranchview swim team with many new milestones that were achieved. Overall, 3 NEW SCHOOL RECORDS were achieved this year in the boys 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay, Matsushita and Senpon being on all 3 relays! The girls team stepped it up this year and were able to achieve a swim and represent at the TISCA meet that was held in December.
Newman Smith Students to Visit Guri City, South Korea
Newman Smith High School in Carrollton announced that a group of 14 students and three instructors will visit Guri, South Korea from June 6th to June 18th. Principal Joe Pouncy explained, “The exchange student program began when Carrollton’s Economic Development’s Mr. Brad Mink picked Guri as a sister city in 2007.”
The first exchange student program was in 2010, when a group of 27 Korean students visited Newman Smith. Since then, more than 15 students have visited Newman Smith every year for two weeks.
The purpose of this program is to understand each other through music, food, and other cultural activities and to provide an opportunity to make life-long friends.
Ms. Soo Kim, the sponsor of the program and a math teacher at Newman Smith High School, said students motivated each other to study harder, developed effective study habits, and learned about their own culture from the other country’s point of view through the host-family program.
Principal Pouncy said, “Students from Guri took pride in representing Korea, and they were enthusiastic about learning from and teaching Newman Smith students about each other’s culture.”
This year is the second time Smith students are visiting Korea, following the first exchange students in 2014.
Principal Pouncy also said, “Unlike Korean students who receive financial support from the city, Smith students need to pay all of their expenses by themselves, making it difficult to visit Korea annually.”
Students who visited Korea in 2014 had a positive influence on other students and teachers of Newman Smith, making it possible to make this year’s visit. Newman Smith High School teachers appreciated that many students are continuously showing their interest in Korea despite the difficulty of paying for their trip.
Principal Pouncy has asked Koreans in Dallas for attention and support in order to continue this program, and he hopes to adopt Korean as an official school subject. He also hopes that both students who speak Korean as their native language and others who learned it as a foreign language will learn how to understand and embrace cultural differences through this program, setting an example for the students of the other schools.
R.L. Turner Students Place 2nd and 3rd in Programming Competition
Turner Lions place 2nd and 3rd at programming competition!
Please congratulate the 9 young ladies who attended the 4th annual Digital Divas-Girls In Tech mini-conference/programming competition. This all-girl event was held yesterday, February 4th, at Richardson High School. They all did an amazing job. Two of the teams walked away with trophies.
Fifty-three teams from around DFW and Houston participated. To encourage girls to compete and ensure the teams were competing against others of relatively the same experience, there were three categories that teams could register under, “never competed before”, “novice”, and “advanced”. The girls were treated to breakfast and lunch, listened to inspiring women speakers in the tech industry, had the opportunity to network with girls from other schools who are also interested in technology, went on a vendor walk and picked up cool freebies, participated in workshops and of course participated in a 2 hour programming competition. We had a great time.
2nd Place – Novice
Katie Donia – Champ
Jeanette Gallardo – Champ
Mahaa Noorani – Champ
3rd Place – Novice
Stacy Martinez – Comet
Taylor Riley – Comet
Elena Sisneros – Comet
Never Competed Before
Rachel Johnson – Comet
Melissa Lara – Comet
Chanuthi Subasinghage – Comet
Signing Day at Ranchview High School
Ranchview High School had five athletes sign national letters of intent on National Signing Day 2017. A complete list of the athletes and their colleges can be found below. Congratulations to all five athletes on their amazing achievements!
Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt, Defensive End
DeShaun Dougles, Angelo State, Defensive Back
Javon McInnis, Stephen F. Austin, Defensive Back
Darion Carter, SW Assembly of God, Running Back
Cameron Strapp, NW Oklahoma St, Line Backer
Creekview High School PTSA Presents Annual Life Membership Award
From left to right, associate principal Dana Macedo congratulates Colleen Reicherts, Ronelle Eddings, and Bunker Hill for all they have done for the CFB community. Principal Joe LaPuma also offered his congratulations.
Creekview High School PTSA was pleased to present the annual Life Membership Award to three outstanding volunteers. The Life Member award is the highest honor that Texas PTA bestows on someone who volunteers in the community. The volunteer service does not have to be directly affiliated with PTA, but only has to impact a wide range of people across a significant span of time. Nominations are collected every year from PTSA members and a committee of three decides who the recipients are. The school faculty nominates and votes on the faculty winner each year. Life Member Awards are only given once each year by the local PTA organization. Congratulations!
Elementary Regional Science Fair
The Elementary Regional Science Fair was held on January 30-31. CFB had students from sixteen schools participate in the fair. We had ten students earn the following placements at the science fair.
First Grade
Trey McClain – Country Place Elementary
First Place – Don’t Be Blind
Second Grade
Aditya Pradhan – LaVillita Elementary
First Place – How Plants Can Reduce Soil Erosion
Lily Yokoyama – Las Colinas Elementary
Second Place – How to make Compost Efficiently
Luciana Vasquez – Blanton Elementary
Third Place – Which Soda Harms You The Most
Miles Kosley – Stark Elementary
Honorable Mention – Building a Better String Telephone
Third Grade
Aiden Boyle – Blanton Elementary
First Place – Solar Desalinator
Londyn Ervin – Freeman Elementary
Honorable Mention – Homemade Trash Grabber
Fourth Grade
Viktoria Pomposhova – LaVillita Elementary
Honorable Mention – The Mismatched Socks Problem
Fifth Grade
Aditya Goyal – McCoy Elementary
1st Place – WINGS: Who is Wright? Newton or Bernoulli
Congratulations to all!
Davis Elementary – 10th Annual CPOA Daddy-Daughter Dance
The Carrollton Police Officers’ Association presents the 10th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance. $25.00 for dad and first daughter and $10.00 for each additional daughter. There will be dancing, snacks, crafts, games and prizes. This event is open to residents and non-residents. Dads and daughters only. Proceeds benefit the Carrollton Police Officers’ Association. Please note – it is not a church event.