Polk Middle School had 21 students accepted into Early College High School next year. Early College High School is a partnership between the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD and the Dallas County Community College District. ECHS is an innovative high school located on the campus of Brookhaven College that allows students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and 60 college credit hours. They received their acceptance letters from the Principal, Mr. Arreola on Friday, February 10. Congratulations!
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Polk Students Visit Texas A&M
AVID students from Polk Middle School visited Texas A&M on Saturday, February 11, where they toured the campus, learned the great history and traditions, as well as, participated in a program to introduce them to the Engineering field.
AVID students have many opportunities to tour universities, talk with recruiters and explore their post-secondary options with confidence. Students will visit Texas State University and The University of Texas at Austin this Spring.
CFBISD Celebrates National Counselors Week
CFBISD sits down with Creekview High School Counselor Stacy Lovett as she discusses how school counselors make an impact on the lives of students. Counselors play a vital role in the success of all students. Thank you for all you do.
RLT FFA Member Takes Two 1st Place Wins at Ft. Worth Stock Show
Two First Place Wins
On Feb. 3, Morgan Guerrero, an R. L. Turner Jr. FFA student, won 1st Place in two categories at the Ft. Worth Stock Show – 1st Place in Polish Rabbits and 1st Place in Best of Variety.
You can keep up with RLT’s FFA program on their Facebook page.
You can see Morgan be interviewed about her win in this video.
Youth Art Month
The Fine Arts Dept. would like to invite you to the Annual Youth Art Month Art Show and reception hosted by Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Carrollton.
Art from around the district, represented by students Kindergarten through 12th grade will be on display, with a reception in the hospital lobby.
Please see the invitation above regarding location and time. Mark your calendars now for a great show and again, thank you for supporting the Fine Arts in our school district.
CFB Council PTA Reflections Award Ceremony
Congratulations to the students who participated this year in Reflections, the National PTA Art Program. The theme for 2016-17 was ‘What is your story?’ Students from Kinder through 12 grade may participate in 6 different categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts.
Students compete in their school and the top 20% advance to the CFB Council PTA judging. In the picture above are the Overall Award of Excellence recipients with an entry that advanced to State level of judging. Good luck to you!
The following link has the gallery of entries in Visual Arts and Photography that advanced to state judging.
https://goo.gl/MJKUVg
Click here to see a full list of students that received an award!
UIL One-Act Play Contest Results
On Friday, Dec.2, all six middle schools competed in the UIL One Act Play contest. It was an outstanding day of theater, acting, and production. All of the students and teachers worked hard for many weeks leading up to the competition. Special thanks to the Creekview High School Theater Department for assisting with the event. We offer our congratulations to Ms. Lindsay Power and the students at Polk Middle School for winning first place play, “Small Actors”. Additional congratulations goes to Blalack Middle School for second place play with “Dark Road”, and to Field Middle School for third place play, “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.” We are proud of all our theater departments!
Blalack & Polk Middle School Participate in “Middle School Matters”
Blalack & Polk Middle School students tried out our new Makerspace this week! CFB’s STEM “Middle School Matters” project was funded through a grant from LBJ Express. A Makerspace is a place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials. This room will be open in January before school and teachers will be able to check it out during the school day to bring classes in. We are looking forward to lots of creativity and learning in this new space.
Our Makerspace includes:
- Makey Makey
- Sphero
- Little Bits
- Google Cardboard
- Sprout Pro
Polk Middle School Symphony Orchestra Excels at Peak Music Festival
Division I Ratings, Best in Class and Outstanding Orchestra…Polk Symphony Orchestra Outshines the Competition
On May 18th, the combined efforts of the Polk Varsity Band and Varsity Orchestra performed as the Polk Symphony Orchestra at the Murchison Symphony Center for the Peak Music Festival and competition. Students received Division I ratings from all 3 judges, but even more impressively, we were named Best in Class against the other 3C Varsity orchestra who performed, and received “Outstanding Orchestra” of the day out of all 11 orchestras who performed! We were up against some really competitive programs from Arlington, Denton and Frisco, so we are really proud of the students and this amazing accomplishment!
Thank you Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Milbrant, Mr. Poe, Mr. Marshall, & Mrs. Crowder for your hard work and dedication.
Middle Schools Perform in UIL One Act Play Competition
On Dec. 4, all six middle schools competed in the UIL One Act Play competition. Dramatic presentations included such titles as “The Beggar’s Opera,” “Antigone Now” and “Fourteen Lines.” In addition to acting, the technical crews and stage managers worked behind the scenes to present great theater within the UIL time limits.
Individual results are as follows:
Best Actor: James Teague, Polk Middle School
Best Actress: Elizabeth Stepaniak, Field Middle School.
First Place Play: ”This is a Test,” Field Middle School
Second Place Play: ”The Book of Everything,” Polk Middle School
Third Place Play: “Alice in Wonderland,” Perry Middle School
The next round of UIL Academic Competition will begin Jan. 12 at Newman Smith High School.
