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Polk’s 2019 Destination Imagination Team State Bound

CFB’s 2019 Destination Imagination Teams Compete Regionally

The Ted Polk Middle School 2019 Destination Imagination team competed at the Regional DI Tournament at Marcus High School on Feb. 23. The teams worked hard using their creative problem-solving skills to solve STEM based challenges. Polk’s DI team moves to the State Tournament on Mar. 23. Twenty other CFBISD DI teams also competed, placing in several categories.

DI Elementary Team Results

Country Place Elementary – Monster Effects, 3rd place
Farmers Branch Elementary – Heads Up, 4th place
La Villita  Elementary – Monster Effects, 7th place
Las Colinas Elementary – On Target, 10th place
Rosemeade Elementary – Escape Artist, (3 teams) 5th , 9th, and 12th place
Sheffield/Furneaux Elementary – Monster Effects, 5th place
Stark Elementary – Escape Artist, 9th place

DI Middle School Team Results

Blalack Middle School  – Medical Mystery, 3rd place
Bush Middle School – Monster Effects, 4th place
Field Middle School – Heads Up, 3rd place
Polk Middle School – Heads Up, 1st place

DI High School Team Results

Turner High School  – eXtreme, 4th place

Polk's 2019 Destination Imagination Team State Bound

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Parent Engagement Event – Mastering Middle School

Parent Engagement Event - Mastering Middle SchoolOn Tuesday, Feb. 5, Barbara Bush Middle School will host “Mastering Middle School,” a parent engagement event. The purpose of the event is to give families throughout the district tips and tools to support their teens.

Attendance is free, but you must register to attend

Parents may register online.

There will be a light dinner provided and free childcare for children 4 and older.

Topics that will be covered

  • Mastering middle school
  • college readiness
  • habits for success
  • parenting teens
  • effective technology use

Location

Barbara Bush Middle School
515 Cowboys Parkway
Irving, TX 75063

Date & Time

Tuesday
Feb. 5, 2019
6 – 7:30 PM

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Middle Schoolers Compete in STEM Challenge

Middle Schoolers Compete in STEM ChallengeCFB middle schoolers competed in a Makerspace Team Challenge. The event, a first for the district, was sponsored by a generous donation by LBJ Express. Teams from all 6 CFB middle schools competed in a 30 minute challenge in which they were given a very complex problem to solve. Skills such as math, individual learning, group learning, and leadership were in play as students sought solutions.

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District Winners of Elks Hoop Shoot Advance

District Winners of Elks Hoop Shoot AdvanceEach year, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks holds a national free-throw program for youth, ages 8-13. The event, dubbed “The Elks National Hoop Shoot,” is a 46-year-old tradition of developing and reinforcing grit. Twelve students from CFB have won at the district level and will advance to compete against champions from other local districts on Jan. 19 at R. L. Turner High School. Over 3,000 students have participated leading up to this event.

District Hoop Shoot Winners

Boys 12 -13

1st – Michael Ledesman – Blalack
2nd – Kevin Giron – Vivian Field

Girls 12 – 13

1st – Jalissa Donaldson – Vivian Field
2nd – Andrea Pruneda – Vivian Field

Boys 10 – 11

1st – Tezahan Francois – Landry
2nd – Drake Wasemiller – Rainwater

Girls 10 – 11

1st – Gabriella Furlong – Furneaux
2nd – Casey Brady – Country Place

Boys 8 – 9

1st – Max Lee – Country Place
2nd – Cameron Collier – Furneaux

Girls 8 – 9

1st – Ariana Anglin – Country Place
2nd – Randi Broughton – Landry

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Field Band Shows Viking Pride

Huge shout out to our Viking Band! On Tuesday, October 2nd 2018, the band made an appearance at the 8th grade football game, proudly playing the school fight song! Thank you for pumping up the crowd and our players!

Viking Pride

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RISE’ing to a Great Start!

Our RISE girls are off to a great start helping their fellow peers with social conflicts.  The girls circled up with two 6th graders during their lunch on Friday, September 28th 2018, helping them through their conflict.  The girls realized that their friendship is worth so much more than a small disagreement.

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Field Volleyball Places 3rd at Tournament

Congratulations to our 7th grade volleyball team!  On Saturday, September 29th 2018, the Lady Vikings competed against all of the CFB middle schools in a tournament, and finished 3rd overall.  The girls fought hard, and displayed incredible teamwork!

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Tech Titans Visit CFB

On Sep. 20, Tech Titans visited CFB to encourage 8th-grade girls to consider a future in Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Math (STEM). Tech Titans is a forum that leverages the regional technology community to collaborate, share and inspire creative thinking that fuels tomorrow’s innovations. Eighth-grade girls from Blalack, Bush, Field, Long, Perry, and Polk Middle Schools, visited Smith High School for the opportunity to hear from the Tech Titans forum and to posit questions to the attendees. Employees from Ericsson, Fujitsu, Thomson Reuters, and others were on hand to share their experiences as women in the technology field.

View more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.

Tech Titans Visit CFB

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