On Feb. 1, the Creekview Choir Booster Club will be sponsoring the 2019 Variety Show: For the Love of Singing. The show will begin at 7 PM in the Creekview High School Auditorium. Cash and PayPal donations will be accepted throughout the concert. Proceeds will be used toward scholarships and new garment bags for the choir. There is no cost to attend.
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RLT Theatre Performs “Guys and Dolls”
“Guys and Dolls” is set in 1930’s America
Members of the R. L. Turner High School Theatre will be performing the musical Guys and Dolls January 24-26 in the auditorium. The performance includes a live orchestra. Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. Set in New York City, the musical takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City.
Performances Jan. 24-26
The musical will be at the R. L. Turner Auditorium at 1600 S. Josey Ln., Carrollton, TX 75006. Seats range from $8-10 and can be purchased online. Children 3 and under are Free.
A Peek Into Imagine Fine Arts Academy
Peek into Greatness
Here is a peek into Imagine Fine Arts Academy at Kent Elementary. Imagine Fine Arts is also at Blair, Country Place, and Landry campuses. In addition to core curriculum, students at Imagine campuses also follow a more concentrated strand in the fine arts. Students learn have the ability to learn dance, guitar, theatre, piano, art, and much more.
Join us at our annual Stellar Fair
CFB will be hosting its second annual Stellar Signature Program Fair on Jan. 24, 5:30 – 7:30 PM at Ranchview High School. Both Imagine Fine Arts and Spark STEM Academies will be featured at the Fair. Additionally, there will be hands-on activities and vendor booths including; Perry Science Star Gazing, Dallas BEST Robotics, Painting With Influence, Frontiers of Flight, and many more.
No registration is required for this free event.
CFB’s Fine Art Students Make it to All-State
The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) sponsors the Texas All-State audition process to promote students’ dedication to their musical knowledge and skill and to encourage TMEA member directors to support their students in this development. Beginning each fall, over 70,000 high school students across the state audition in their TMEA Region.
Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. A select group of musicians advances to compete against musicians from other Regions in their TMEA Area. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in one of 15 Texas All-State Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs. These All-State ensembles rehearse for three days, directed by nationally recognized conductors, and perform on the closing day of the annual TMEA Clinic/Convention.
CFB All-State Musicians
CHS Band – Art Denis, Director
Colby Cruz
CHS Choir – Kelly Pfaffenberger, Director
Jakob Jeter
RHS Band – Jason Myers, Director
Gerardo Rivera
RHS Choir – Laura Roberts, Director
Lindsie Darvin
Michael Harris
Desmond Henderson
Hailey Lennon
RHS Orchestra – Brian Towndrow, Director
Yangli Peng
NS Choir – Aaron Lucero, Director
Aden Black
NS Orchestra – Jessica Milbrandt, Director
Amy Nguyen
RL Turner Band – Jennifer Vowles, Director
Faul Nguyen
CFB Artists’ Work to be Displayed at Baylor Scott & White
In honor of Youth Art Month, artwork from CFB students will be displayed in an exhibit at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Carrollton. The art will be on display in the lobby of the facility Feb. 23 – Mar. 17. There will be a reception in the hospital lobby on Feb. 26, 5 – 7 PM.
Educational Foundation Awards Grants to Two CFB Teachers
Established in 1997, the CFBISD Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports CFBISD campuses, teachers, and students with dollars not otherwise available through State and Federal funding. The Foundation has awarded grants to two CFB teachers.
McCoy Elementary teacher, Nicole Bonilla, was awarded 2 grants for her project to get secondary materials and tools for students with autism and social and attention differences. She was awarded $1000 from the Kacie Brekhus Memorial Teacher Grant, and $1000 from the Frank Shor Impact Now! Fund. The Kacie Brekhus Memorial Grant is awarded each year to a CFB teacher who has a vision and plan to best support education opportunities for their students. Kacie Brekhus was a CFB Student from K-12th. Kacie tragically passed away in automobile accident in her Freshman year at the University of Texas. There is a race held every year in her honor, which supports the CFBISD Special Olympics team. The 2019 race will be held on March 2.
The Frank Shor Impact Now! Fund is to provide financial/program assistance to students/program through the Impact Now! program. To be eligible for consideration students must display promise and need in one of the following Impact areas: Fine Arts, Science & Technology, Athletics, Workforce Readiness, Leadership Development, Special Education, and Student Support. These funds are intended to improve supported students educational opportunities.
Blalack Middle School theatre teacher, Margaret Marrs, was awarded $1000 through the Valwood Improvement Authority Teacher Grant Fund. This grant is a general teacher grant fund open to all CFB teachers. The award is given for innovative programs that enrich students’ educational path. Ms. Marrs will be using the funds for the theatre’s “Harry Potter and the Theatre Design Project,” in which students will collaborate and create theatrical designs based on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book/script for an area of technical theatre which includes scenery, costumes, and publicity.
RHS Artist’s Work Will Hang at Representative’s Office
State representative-elect, Julie Johnson, has requested artist’s work from CFB to hang in her office. The three pieces selected to be on display in the office during the month of January are by Ranchview High School artist, Brittany Given. Brittany’s work received the gold seal at the VASE competition in April. Ms. Johnson, whose hometown is Carrollton, begins her term in January, 2019.
Stark 3rd Grader Wins Fire Prevention Poster Contest
Janie Stark Elementary third grader Chloe Hernandez shows off her Fire Prevention Poster, just announced as Best of Show for the 2019 Fire Prevention Poster Contest. The theme of the 2019 poster contest was “LOOK. LISTEN. LEARN. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.” As winner, Chloe received a $100 gift card to Walmart. This year marked the 23rd consecutive year the Farmers Branch Fire Department has offered the Fire Prevention Poster Contest.
Polk Theatre Wins at UIL
The Polk Middle School Theatre Department took 1st place at the UIL One Act Play. The theatre group performed “Zink: The Myth, The Legend, The Zebra,” by Cherie Bennett.
RHS Choir Advances to Area Auditions
Members of the Ranchview High School Choir have placed at the SSC Region 5 pre-Area auditions:
Soprano
Lindsie Darvin – 5th chair
Altos
Ali Jones – 1st chair
Hailey Lennon – 4th chair
Tenor
Zach Douglas – 4th chair
Basses
Desmond Henderson – 2nd chair
Michael Harris – 5th chair
Andy Miwa – 8th chair
These students, led by Choir Director, Laura J. Roberts, now advance to the area audition to be held in January, 2019. If they are selected from the area auditions, they will have the opportunity to perform with the All-State Choir in San Antonio in February. Only 32 students were chosen to advance from Region 5 – seven of which are from RHS. More students from Ranchview are going to the Area audition than any of the other ten schools that participated in our region.