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Newman Smith Orchestra UIL Results

Posted/span> on March 30, 2017 in District News, Fine Arts, Smith High School

Newman Smith Students Earn Superior Ratings in Competition

On Monday, March 27th, Newman Smith Orchestra students took part in UIL solo and ensemble contest at Creekview High School. Newman Smith had the most entries in our region. All students from Newman Smith who participated received superior or excellent ratings from the judges. 38 of the 43 solos and ensembles received superior (highest) ratings.

9 students also qualified for state solo and ensemble contest!

Congratulations to the following students:

1. Ammann, Daniel (11)
2. Astorga, Luiz (11)
3. Black, Aden (10)
4. Briones, Cristobal (11)
5. Chau, Jason (9)
6. Colavecchio, Ethan (11)
7. Coy, Janet (10)
8. Davis, Nathan (9)
9. De La Cruz, Emily (9)
10. Duke, Natasha (11)
11. Elyoussoufi, Ayman (10)
12. Erbacher, Katie (10)
13. Esmaeeli, Keeana (11)
14. Flake, Cory (12)
15. Garcia, Azul (10)
16. Grandell, Elizabeth (12)
17. Hahn, Olivia (11)
18. Hickox, Jake (10)
19. Jones, Michaela (12)
20. Ker, Sorell (12)
21. Landa, Angelica (10)
22. Lefler, Eli (10)
23. Lopez, Jocelyn (11)
24. Lopez, Mark (9)
25. Mendoza Garcia, Naomi (12)
26. Millan, Rosendo (9)
27. Nguyen, Amy (10)
28. Pham, Kathy (11)
29. Phan, Kenny (9)
30. Ramirez, Arturo (12)
31. Ramos, Josh (9)
32. Rinehart, Rebecca (11)
33. Saenz, Angelina (9)
34. Solis, Ruby (12)
35. Torres, Bryan (10)
36. Tran, Julie (10)
37. Vuong, Alan (9)
38. Vuong, Melodie (12)

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Barbara Bush Middle School Choir UIL Results

Posted/span> on March 29, 2017 in Barbara Bush, District News, Fine Arts

BBMS Choir Excels at UIL Competition

Barbara Bush Middle School Choir students had a great two days at the UIL Competition. All of the Choir represented Barbara Bush extremely well in concert and in sight-reading. Both groups received the highest ratings possible: Superior (I) scores from all of their judges. SWEEPSTAKES trophies for both! We are so extremely proud of all of these young men and women in BBMS choir. Congratulations to all of these magnificent students!

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Reflections Results from Texas PTA

Posted/span> on March 28, 2017 in Blalack, Creekview, District News, Fine Arts, La Villita, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, Perry, Polk, Stark, Turner High School

Reflections Results

Texas PTA received 1,027 entries for state-level judging, and awarded nearly 500 students. Overall Award of Excellence recipients advance to National PTA judging and their results will be announced in June.
For more info go to:
http://www.txpta.org/reflections-results

2 students from CFB ISD are advancing to National PTA level of judging:
*Gavin Bloom – Film Production Special Artist – Mc Coy Elementary
*Kashmira Kuloor – Visual Arts – McCoy Elementary

TX PTA Reflections Awards for CFB ISD Students 2016-17

Student First Name	Student Last Name	Grade Division	Arts Category	Title of Work	School Name	TX PTA Award
Julianna	Matheson	Middle School	Music Composition	Changes in Life	Blalack MS	Award of Merit
Myles	Canonge	High School	Dance Choreography	Synopsis	Creekview HS	Award of Excellence
Joseph	Kim	High School	Music Composition	Lifelong Pursuit	Creekview HS	Honorable Mention
Violet	Smith	High School	Visual Arts	An Artist and Her Conscience	Creekview HS	Award of Merit
Joey	Davis	Middle School	Literature	My Story? Let Me Think About It	DeWitt Perry MS	Award of Merit
Vivian	Lewis	Intermediate	Film Production	Let’s Explore	Janie Stark Elementary	Participation
Grecia	Tarin	Primary	Photography	My story of two worlds	Janie Stark Elementary	Participation
Samantha	Kennedy	Primary	Dance Choreography	Halloween Tap Nightmare	Las Colinas Elementary	Participation
Molly	Butler	Primary	Literature	Years Going Past	LaVillita Elementary	Participation
Cassandra	Scully	Middle School	Visual Arts	Reality is Conclusion	Long MS	Award of Merit
Gavin	Bloom	Intermediate	Film Prod- Special Artist	Story of my Life	McCoy Elementary	Overall Award of Excellence
Anuhya	Das	Intermediate	Visual Arts	The Flame Inside	McCoy Elementary	Award of Excellence
James	Decker	Intermediate	Literature	The Story of my Life	McCoy Elementary	Award of Merit
Kashmira	Kuloor	Primary	Music Composition	A Story of my Own	McCoy Elementary	Award of Merit
Kashmira	Kuloor	Primary	Visual Arts	The Embrace of Love	McCoy Elementary	Overall Award of Excellence
Kavish	Nagrath	Primary	Film Production	Kavish likes to travel because….	McCoy Elementary	Participation
Jyothi	Narula	Intermediate	Photography	I Love Watermelon	McCoy Elementary	Participation
Isaac	Pauluzzi	Intermediate	Music Composition	I’m a River	McCoy Elementary	Honorable Mention
Aditi	Vikram	Intermediate	Dance Choreography	Beats and Bells: My Culture Quest	McCoy Elementary	Award of Excellence
Ciera	Stroope	High School	Photography	Eyes are the Windows to the Soul	R L Turner HS	Participation
Keigan	Zipper	High School	Film Production	Keepers of a World Their Own	R L Turner HS	Participation
Valerie	Ramirez	Middle School	Photography	A Web of Emotions	Ted Polk MS	Honorable Mention
Joseph Bryant	Simpson	Middle School	Visual Arts – Special Artist	In My Shoes	Ted Polk MS	Award of Excellenc

Congratulations to all our Reflections CFB ISD students that advanced to TX PTA!

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R.L. Turner Orchestra UIL Region 31 Results

Posted/span> on March 28, 2017 in District News, Fine Arts, Turner High School

UIL Region 31 Results

On Saturday, March 25th, the RLT Orchestra had 19 entries in the UIL Region 31 Orchestra Solo and Ensemble Contest at Creekview High School. Of those 19 entries, 15 students came home with medals for superior performances. In addition to the medals, we had three students qualify for the UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble contest in Austin in late May. Students receiving medals are
Jinn An
Emma Anderson
Holly Benjamin
Riley Carlin
Jace Castaneda
Julian Castellanos
Daniel Cervantes
Laura Choi
Kevin Lopez
Danielle Martinez
Isha Murugeson
Reagan Reuter
Nathaniel Seibt
Jacob Wells

The three students qualifying for state solo and ensemble are Jinn An, Holly Benjamin and Kevin Lopez.

Please congratulate these students on their hard work and outstanding performances!

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Newman Smith Wins One-Act Play Bi-District

Posted/span> on March 28, 2017 in District News, Fine Arts, Smith High School

Congratulations to the Newman Smith One-Act Play Cast!

The group competing at the UIL Bi-District One-Act Play Contest Thursday earned a FIRST place finish advancing to Area Competition next month. The cast, composed of Ariana Pleasure, Cassidy Fox, Joy Walden, Sarah Babick, Ben Stegmair, Jesus Mitchell, Ashad Zuberi, Rahjon Singleton, Eric Talamantes, Matthew Holden, Christina Hollie, Nicole Wedesky and Lauren Rangel were outstanding in performing scenes from “These Shining Lives” by Melanie Marnich.

Running Crew members are: Yanelly Vargas, Julien Tagnon, Elias Gomez, Rory Manley, and Courtney Ashwood.

Alternates are: Anaiya Moran, Karla Camacho, Edgar Palacios, and Alec Eoff.

Newman Smith will compete in Area Competition April 1 at Plano West High School at 4 p.m.

NSHS Theatre Directors are Tyler Brodess and Abby Kraemer.

McKamy Ensemble to Perform at the National Orff-Schulwerk Association Convention

Posted/span> on March 23, 2017 in District News, Fine Arts, Fine Arts – State-National, McKamy

McKamy Ensemble Chosen by the American Orff-Schulwerk Association

The McKamy Orff Ensemble have been selected to perform at the National Orff-Schulwerk Association Conventio, which will be held in Fort Worth on November 11 at 2:30 P.M. Under the direction of Billy Ferguson, they will perform for approximately 25 minutes. This is a national honor that is highly sought after by many across the nation. Mr. Ferguson and his students face an exciting challenge as they prepare for their November performance, but their concert will be one of the highlights of the conference. Congratulations to Billy Ferguson and all of the McKamy Orff Ensemble!

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Furneaux Elementary Students Display Work for Youth Art Month

Posted/span> on March 20, 2017 in District News, Fine Arts, Furneaux

Furneaux Students Honor Youth Art Month

Five students from Furneaux Elementary had their works of art displayed in honor of Youth Art Month. Congratulations to Maya Willard, Amaya Rubalcado, Emily Line, Hope Bloecher, and Christy Dang for your outstanding accomplishments and artistic talents at Youth Art Month. Thank you for representing Furneaux. We are so proud of you!

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Creekview One-Act Play Results

Posted/span> on March 10, 2017 in Creekview, District News, Fine Arts

Creekview One-Act Play Advances

On Tuesday, March 7, Creekview’s 2017 One-Act Play “Look Homeward Angel” based on the novel by Thomas Wolfe advanced to the district level of competition.

Awards received were:
Veronize Castillo-Outstanding Technician
Emme Bassnett- Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Lexi Putter – Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Josiah Wills – Honorable Mention All Star Cast
Jacob McIntosh-All Star Cast
Kaden Yowell-All Star Cast

The District performance will be on Tuesday March 21st 1:00pm at The Colony High School.

Congratulations Creekview!

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Central Elementary Students Perform “Pirates” Program

Posted/span> on March 9, 2017 in Central, District News, Fine Arts

Central Elementary Students Perform Pirates Program

On Tuesday, March 7^th, the Central Elementary Choir and the Treble Makers Percussion Ensemble performed their spring Pirates program. The Central music program consists of 100 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grade students. Central Choir includes 95 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grade students, and the Treble Makers Percussion Ensemble consists of fifteen 4^th and 5^th grade students selected through audition. Many students are involved in both ensembles at Central and dedicate a great deal of time to their practices. They performed and provided great, fun-filled entertainment for their audience. Miss Troutman is incredibly proud of the students’ hard work and dedication and is already in planning stages for next year’s performances!

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Newman Smith Dance Students Receive Division I Ratings

Posted/span> on March 8, 2017 in District News, Fine Arts, Smith High School

Newman Smith Dance Students Excel at DEAL

14 Newman Smith HS Dance 1 students participated in the Dance Educator’s Assessment of Learning (DEAL) on March 7th, 2017. The goal of DEAL is to provide dance students the opportunity to be evaluated and recognized for their commitment to learning proper dance technique, terminology and performance skills. Smith dancers excelled at the assessment, receiving the highest possible rating. These students did an amazing job representing Newman Smith HS Dance Department. They’re an excellent showcase of the rigor and high achievement of Fine Arts in CFBISD. Congratulations Newman Smith Dance students!

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