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6 Students from Barbara Bush Middle School Recognized as Thinker Leaders!

Thinker Leaders of BBMS

Congratulations!  These six students have been recognized as excellent THINKERS in our International Baccalaureate World School.  According to the IB, a THINKER is someone who uses critical and creative thinking skills to analyse and take responsible action on complex problems. They exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions.

Last Friday, these students  participated in a special luncheon, and  met with Dr. Kathryn Schaeffer, who is the Executive Director of Advanced Academic Services in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.  She spoke with the students about how she has to use her thinking skills on a daily basis with her professional career.  In the back row is Ilisha Thakker, Nishi Patel, Andrea Hernandez and Varun Pottepalli.  On the front row is Wesley Gates and Mohammad Kabsour.  BBMS is exta proud of these IB students!

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Creekview Choir Advances 28 Students in Texas All-State Choir Process

creeview-chior-newsOn Sept. 24, Creekview Choir students competed in the first round of the Texas All-State Choir process. Directors Tara Sikon and Cody Alarcon congratulate the following 28 students who have advanced to the next round. Auditions are set for Oct. 15 at Colleyville Heritage High School.

Alto: Jessica Hausmann, Rose Edelman, Maddie Miller, Mikaela Pace, Claire Cathey, Kianna Montanez, Stella Galarza and Katriel Hart

Soprano: Darby Kelly, Sophie Doviak, Leham Bekele, Jada Lee, Khira Frias, Bethany Merino and Erin Dick

Bass: Rolando Bernal, Cody Brenner, Cameron Officer, David Lee, Nicholas Lara and Jacob Laxson

Tenor: Hasoo Eun, Jakob Jeter, Raymond Francois, Junior Garcia, Benjamin Gonzales, Marco Mejia and Henry White

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Riverchase Literacy Night

makerspace-and-stuffed-animal-slumber-party-033Riverchase Elementary looks forward to Literacy Night every year.  Kindergarten through second graders who attended literacy night were invited to bring a stuffed animal to spend the weekend in the Riverchase library along with some story time with Principal Pam Henderson.

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Senior at Smith Wins 1st Place at Frisco Liberty Tournament!

Congratulations to Senior NSHS Trojan Golfer Casey Washmon.

She shot a low score of 75 yesterday at Plantation Golf Course in Frisco winning 1st Place Medalist at the Frisco Liberty Tournament. She eagled one hole 8 with a chip in.

Also, congratulations to our JV Boys team who placed 2nd at our own Michael Ebanks Tournament on September 19th.

Casey Washmon of Smith High School's Golf team Casey Washmon of Smith High School's Golf team Casey Washmon of Smith High School's Golf team

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Barbara Bush Middle School – Ms. Mara Leebert becomes a U.S. Citizen!

We want to extend a big Congratulations to Ms. Mara Leebert who became a U.S. Citizen on Saturday!  She has been studying American History and Government, and last week she was interviewed by the Immigration and Naturalization officials to see if she qualified.  Ms. Leebert passed the interview and on Saturday, she participated in a ceremony with several other hundred people who also became U.S. Citizens.  Be sure to Congratulate Ms. Leebert on this wonderful achievement.

Ms. Mara Leebert becoming a U.S. Citizen Ms. Mara Leebert becoming a U.S. Citizen

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Weekend Back Packs and Metrocrest Social Services Provides Snacks for Students in Need

CFBISD is thankful to have a partners like Weekend Back Packs and Metrocrest Social Services which provides take home weekend snacks for our students in need.  At the end of every week,

Kids with their kid friendly backpacks from metrocrest services. Text says "Thank you Metrocrest Services!"children from several of our campuses are given a backpack full of kid-friendly, shelf-stable foods and a backpack to take them home in.  The backpacks are provided by the Weekend Back Packs organization and the food is provided by Metrocrest Social Services.  This program is completely free to schools and is provided by the Metrocrest Services at no cost to the students.

Students at Good Elementary, Blanton Elementary, Riverchase Elementary, LaVillita Elelmentary, McCoy Elementary, McWhorter Elementary and Furneaux Elementary are enrolled in the WBP program through a referral. Any faculty or staff member can refer a student whom they think is chronically hungry or food insecure. Once on the program, each student receives a backpack full of food every Friday of the school year. They are also able to receive extra sacks of food for younger siblings at home.

The sack of food that each child receives weekly contains shelf-stable, kid-friendly items. All of these items can be opened easily by a child, and they do not require refrigeration or heating. The WBP program strives to provide a high amount of nutrition in each backpack, and it is currently meeting approximately 60% of the weekend nutritional needs for each child in the program. Food 4 Kids supplies participating schools with nutritious, kid-friendly, self-serve food designed to fill a backpack and feed a child over the weekend during the school year.

The WBP program, which kicked off its first school year as a North Texas Food Bank program ( Food 4 Kids) in the spring of 2004, has expanded to over 350 schools in 11 counties throughout North Texas. Last year, the program served up to 11,000 children a week, with plans to continue expanding the program during the upcoming school years.

Backpacks from Metrocrest Services filled with kid friendly foods Backpacks from Metrocrest Services filled with kid friendly foods

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Rosemeade Elementary is Named One of the Best in the Nation

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U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr., announced today that Rosemeade Elementary has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School. Rosemeade is one among 279 public and 50 private schools receiving this honor. Only 29 schools in Texas received this honor.

Schools are nominated for the award by the state department of education, and then complete a comprehensive application about school practices. Schools may apply for status as Exemplary High Performing-among the top schools in a state-or Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing-schools making the fastest progress in the their state in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Principal Amy Miller will represent Rosemeade at a two-day awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to celebrate their hard-won achievements.

For more information about the National Blue Ribbon Schools program, please visithttp://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/.

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