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Trojan Debaters Declared Co-Champions

Posted/span> on February 6, 2018 in District News, Fine Arts, Smith High School

Trojan Debaters Declared Co-Champions

Newman Smith High School debaters Kaushkik Jampala and C.J. Sanchez were declared Co-Champions at the Colleyville Heritage Winter Invitational. Jampala and Sanchez were crowned Co-Champions in the Novice Lincoln Douglas division of Debate. The Trojan debaters beat competitors from Grapevine, Greenhill, Southlake Carroll, and Trinity Valley Christian High Schools in a display of determination. Additionally, Jampala was named the 2^nd overall Speaker in the division and received a special award for his speaking ability. Smith High School teacher, Chris Agee, stated, “Great win! Practice and hard work are paying off for the NSHS Debate Team!”

Trojan Swim Team Ends 2018 Season on High Note

Posted/span> on February 5, 2018 in Athletics, District News, Smith High School

Trojan Swim Team Ends 2018 Season on High Note

The Newman Smith High School Trojan swim team ends 2018 swim season with a bang. The team represented NSHS at the Regional Swim and Dive Championships on Feb. 3.

All four relay teams qualified for finals and individual swims. The girls medley relay team had their best time in prelims, dropping 3 seconds off from their district time. The boys’ 200m freestyle relay team also had a personal best at finals. The 200m medley relay team and 400m freestyle relay team had strong showings.

Swimmers Carys Kelly and Eleanna Martinez qualified their individual swims for regionals. Carys qualified in the 100m freestyle, while Martinez had a best time in her 200m.

On the boys’ team, Cody Imthurn had a personal best time in the 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke, which qualified for Saturday’s final. Additionally, Rhett Jamesmeyer had his personal best time in 50m freestyle, also qualifying for Saturday finals. Eden Nguyen’s personal best time in the 500m freestyle, while Vince Nguyen had a personal best time in his 200m.

CFBISD Divers Move Onto Regionals

Posted/span> on January 23, 2018 in Athletics, District News, Smith High School, Turner High School

Congratulations to all CFBISD divers and the four boys that qualified for February 1^st Regional diving championships! The divers moving onto Regionals will be Nate Phillips of Turner, Napoleon Ferrer of Smith, Jack Texada of Smith and Steven Fry of Smith.

Here are the results from District 11 Diving Championship last Friday:

Boys:

1.	326.25	Trevor Brock	McKinney North
2.	324.95	Sasha Culberston	Colleyville Heritage
3.	245.20	Nate Phillips	Turner
4.	235.00	Napoleon Ferrer	Smith
5.	202.80	Jack Texada	Smith
6.	198.45	Steven Fry	Smith
7.	164.70	Martin Mercads	Turner
8.	160.80	Juan Palomo	Turner

Girls:

1.	344.60	Abby Devereaux	Colleyville Heritage
2.	293.90	Keelie Shuck	Grapevine
3.	292.15	Kristin Parkinene	Lewisville Colony
4.	279.55	Maggie Tabor	Grapevine
5.	272.45	Megan Palmer	Grapevine
6.	234.50	Ella Strickland	Grapevine
7.	189.50	Sarah Lukich	Creekview
8.	153.65	Gabby Peters	Ranchview
9.	90.80	Deana Popvic	Smith
10.	50.80	Amanda Lemus	Turner

Top 6 qualified for regionals

Click here to see what else is going on at Creekview

Smith High School Presents “Little Shop of Horrors”

Posted/span> on January 17, 2018 in District News, Fine Arts, Smith High School

Smith High School Presents “Little Shop of Horrors”

Smith High School theater will present the musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Jan. 26-27. Based on the 1960’s film, Little Shop of Horrors, the musical tells the story of the meek floral assistant, Seymour Krelborn. Seymour stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II.” Taking the moniker from his workplace crush, this R&B-singing, blood-eating plant promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Seymour. As long as he keeps feeding Audrey II what it wants, that is. Through unfortunate events, Seymour soon discovers Audrey II’s out of this world origins and alarming intent of global domination!

When

Jan. 26 & 27, 2018
Show times will be at 7 p.m.

Where

Pauline Keeton Smith Performing Arts Center
2335 N. Josey Ln.
Carrollton, TX 75006.

General Admission Tickets

$8 Students
$10 Adults
$12 Reserved

For tickets, please call 972-968-5200 or visit http://www.nshstheatre.org.

Newman Smith High School – Purchase A Yearbook

Posted/span> on January 17, 2018 in Smith High School

CFBISD’s 3rd Annual African-American Read-In

Posted/span> on January 17, 2018 in Barbara Bush, Blair, Blalack, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, Creekview, Davis, District News, Early College, Farmers Branch, Field, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Perry, Polk, Rainwater, Ranchview, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Smith High School, Stark, Thompson, Turner High School

The directors of English language arts and reading, invite you, your students, and staffs to join us for CFB’s third annual African American Read-In, which will be held at Barbara Bush Middle School on Tuesday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. Please bring one of your favorite selections written by an African American author to read or perform at this event.

We are joining the National Council of Teachers of English, its Black Caucus, and others by hosting this literary event during Black History Month. It will be our pleasure to add your name to this list of readers for the National African American Read-In, the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature.

If you need suggestions about popular reading selections, please visit the NCTE website or Click HERE. Just scroll down to the events, and click on the African American Read-In, where you can find a wealth of information about this event, its history, and its national appeal.

We hope that you will be able to join us; we look forward to seeing you at the event.

Parent Education – Social Media & Internet Safety (NOT for Students)

Posted/span> on January 10, 2018 in Barbara Bush, Blair, Blalack, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, Creekview, Davis, District News, Farmers Branch, Field, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Perry, Polk, Rainwater, Ranchview, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Smith High School, Thompson, Turner High School

Social Media & Internet Safety

When:
January 31, 2018
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where:
ESDC Building B – Texas Room
1820 Pearl St. Carrollton 75006

This presentation is NOT for students

Free childcare for children 3 years and older

Presented in English & Spanish

Contact Information: Bridgit Basel baselb@cfbisd.edu

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT BY CFBISD

Posted/span> on December 19, 2017 in Barbara Bush, Blair, Blalack, Blanton, Carrollton, Central, Country Place, Creekview, Davis, District News, Early College, Farmers Branch, Field, Freeman, Furneaux, Good, Kent, La Villita, Landry, Las Colinas, Long, McCoy, McKamy, McLaughlin, McWhorter, Perry, Polk, Rainwater, Ranchview, Riverchase, Rosemeade, Sheffield, Smith High School, Stark, Thompson, Turner High School

Major Announcement by CFBISD

Dr. Bobby Burns, Superintendent of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, will be on hand on Monday, January 22 at Standridge Stadium to make a major announcement.

CFBISD would like to invite you to watch this event LIVE on our Facebook Channel at www.facebook.com/cfbisd –

You are not going to want to miss it.

This announcement will change the future of CFBISD and have a major, positive impact on our students.

Click Here to View Facebook Live Invite

What: Major Announcement by CFBISD
When: Monday, January 22 at 10 AM
Where: View it on the CFBISD Facebook Channel
Who: Dr. Bobby Burns and CFBISD Students and Staff

Visit Our CFB REVEAL SITE for the Official Countdown

Divers Wrap Up 2017

Posted/span> on December 14, 2017 in Creekview, District News, Ranchview, Smith High School, Turner High School

Divers Wrap Up 2017

CFB divers wrap up 2017 in a bow for the season. While these athletes from across the district had their last meet for 2017, senior swimmers and divers were recognized for their performance.

Diving results are as follows

Girls

Elizabeth Feezor – Creekview – 84.60
Deana Popvic – Newman Smith – 77.45
Sridevi Gundimeda – Ranchview – 61.75
Amanda Lemus – R. L. Turner – 58.70
Casandra Lopez – R. L. Turner – 48.35

Boys

Nate Phillips -R. L. Turner – 135.90
Carlos PruelHomme -R. L. Turner – 123.60
Napolean Ferrer – Newman Smith – 121.65
Juan Palomo -R. L. Turner – 116.50
Steven Fry – Newman Smith – 104.25
Austin Zercher – Ranchview – 100.30
Sangmyeong Lee – Creekview – 71.80

Smith Debaters Take 1st Place at 2017 McMurry University Debate Tournament

Posted/span> on December 7, 2017 in District News, Smith High School

Smith Debaters Win 2017 McMurry University Debate Tournament

On December 1-2, the Newman Smith High School Debate team competed at the 2017 McMurry University Debate tournament. This is the fourth year in a row that the Newman Smith High School Debate Team won 1st place in the Lincoln-Douglas competition. Lincoln-Douglas debates are a type of one-on-one debate style. The format places a heavy emphasis on logic, ethical values, and philosophy. The debate format is named for the 1858 debate between Abraham Lincoln and Steven Douglas.

Individual results are as follows

Hannah Smith: 1st place Lincoln Douglas Debate. 5th place Extemporaneous Speaking
Elizabeth Ghil: 6th place Extemporaneous Speaking
Raiden Woolery: Octa-Finalist Lincoln Douglas Debate

Winners the previous 3 years were: Anaiya Moran, Jeralyn Lopez, Mindy Chi

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