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Six CFB Soccer Teams Advance to State Playoffs

Posted/span> on March 26, 2019 in Athletics, Creekview, District News, Newsletter, Ranchview, Turner High School

Six CFB Soccer Teams Advance to State PlayoffsSix CFB soccer teams are advancing to Post Season 2019 UIL State Playoffs. The Ranchview High School Lady Wolves, coached by Jonathan Hall, are undefeated 10-4A district champions. The RHS boys’ team, coached by Jarred Garcia, took 3rd place in District 10-4A. The Creekview High School Lady Mustangs, coached by Shannon Moroney, made it to 2nd place in District 11-5A. The CHS boys’ team, coached by Vincent Jovel, secured 4th place seed in District 11-5A. The Turner High School Lions, coached by Juan Gomez, took 2nd place. The Lady Lions, coached by Head Coach Jason Riffe, took 3rd place in 11-5A.

Playoff Information

Thursday

Ranchview Girls vs. Anna
5:30 p.m.
Location: The Colony HS Stadium, 4301 Blair Oaks Dr., The Colony
Ticket prices: $5 Adult/ $3 Student
Passes accepted: 10-4A Adm Pass, THSCA, TGCA, TASCO

Creekview Girls (V) vs. Samuell (H)
6:00 p.m.
Location: Pleasant Grove Stadium, 8228 Maddox St., Dallas
Ticket prices: $4 Adult/$2 Student
Passes accepted: 11-5A Adm Pass, THSCA, TGCA, TASCO

Creekview Boys (V) vs. Adamson (H)
8:00 p.m.
Location: Loos Stadium, 3815 Spring Valley Rd., Addison
Ticket prices: $5 Adult/ $3 Student
Passes accepted: 11-5A Adm Pass, THSCA, TGCA, TASCO

Friday

Ranchview Boys (V) vs. Celina (H)
5:30 p.m.
Location: Frisco Reedy High School Football Field, 3003 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco
Ticket prices: $5 Adult/ $3 Student
Passes accepted: 10-4A Adm Pass, THSCA, TGCA, TASCO

Turner Girls (V) vs. Spruce (H)
7:00 p.m.
Location: Franklin Field, 6920 Meadow Rd., Dallas
Ticket prices: $5 Adult/ $3 Student
Passes accepted: 11-5A Adm Pass, THSCA, TGCA, TASCO

Turner Boys (H) vs. Kimball (V)
7:00 p.m.
Location: Loos Stadium, 3815 Spring Valley Rd., Addison
Ticket prices: $5 Adult/ $3 Student
Passes accepted: 11-5A Adm Pass, THSCA, TGCA, TASCO

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zSpace Visits CFB

Posted/span> on March 7, 2019 in CTE, District News, Newsletter, Ranchview, Turner High School

zSpace Visits CFBzSpace is a California-based company that utilizes a platform by the same name, that provides highly realistic visualization and natural 3D interaction to designs. Also used by the U.S. military, zSpace allows students to learn through Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality experiences. On Feb. 28, he company visited R. L. Turner and Ranchview High Schools with their interactive trailer. Students were able to enjoy the technology hands-on and see its applications in nearly every area of study. The zSpace trailer is has with 10 computers for students so they may experience objects by “lifting” them off of the computer screen and manipulate them in all angles.

Career & Technology Education

Wearing special glasses, students could see objects such as an automobile engine or a human heart floating in space. Using buttons on the stylus, students were able to look at exploded-views of objects to see how they worked internally. Thanks to haptic feedback in the stylus, students could feel the pulse of blood as it passed through the 3D beating heart floating in front of their screens. CFB’s Career & Technology Education department provides many real world experiences for students interested in various career paths. Students taking part in the Virtual Reality experience with zSpace have interests ranging from computer programming to biochemistry.

View more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.

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Kacie’s Run 2019 Unites

Posted/span> on March 7, 2019 in District News, Newsletter, Rosemeade, Turner High School

Kacie’s Run 2019 marked 15 years that the event was named for 2003 R. L. Turner graduate High School, Kacie Brekhus. The annual event began as the RLT Torch Run, an activity Kacie was highly involved in during her years at her alma mater. After her death in 2003, the Torch Run was renamed in Kacie’s honor and grew into a district-wide event. The event is held to raise money for CFBISD Special Olympics. The 2019 event, held Mar. 2, had over 900 registrants. Students and staff across all CFB campuses helped to raise money for the event. Rosemeade Elementary won the Most Spirited award as well as the Most Money Raised award.

Community Involvement

The event includes a 1K Family Fun Run as well as a timed 5K Run. Participants include teachers, staff, school board members, students, and members of the community.

View the full results of the 2019 race online.

View more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.

Kacie's Run 2019 Unites

Overall winner, Kevin Curry, finished the 5K in 17 minutes and 59 seconds.

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District Hosts eSports Tournament

Posted/span> on February 26, 2019 in Creekview, District News, Newsletter, Ranchview, Smith High School, Turner High School

District Hosts eSports TournamentThe Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, along with Java Gaming Café, hosted its first-ever League of Legends eSports Tournament on Feb. 23.

Teams from four high schools in CFBISD including Creekview, Newman Smith, R. L. Turner, and Ranchview competed in the tournament. The Creekview High School team was declared champions after the all-day Round-Robin tournament.

Purpose

The purpose of the tournament was to raise awareness of eSports scholarship monies available to high school seniors from several colleges and universities across the country. CFBISD is exploring launching competitive gaming teams at its five high schools in the future.

Popularity

eSports has gained popularity recently as more and more competitive gaming teams are popping up throughout the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex seems to be a hotbed for esports opportunities with the City of Arlington set to open a $10 million, 100,000-square foot gaming arena.

CFBISD is always looking for opportunities for our students. The district wants our students to be passionate about their future. With esports growing in popularity, CFBISD hopes to help students learn more about eSports and help them pursue careers in the industry.

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NSHS and RHS Basketball Heading to UIL Playoffs

Posted/span> on February 21, 2019 in Athletics, District News, Ranchview, Turner High School

NSHS and RHS Basketball Heading to UIL PlayoffsThe Varsity boys basketball teams from Newman Smith and Ranchview High Schools are advancing to UIL Playoffs. On Monday, Smith triumphed over Spruce to advance to the second round of playoffs. Additionally, on Wednesday, Ranchview out-played Western Hills to advance to the second round. The Trojans are coached by Percy Johnson and the Wolves are coached by Dee Boyd. Area round playoffs will be held Friday, Feb. 22.

UIL Playoffs – times and locations

Newman Smith (V) vs. McKinney North (H)
Location: Hebron High School
Time: 7:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $5.00/Adult, $3.00/Student
Passes Accepted: 10-5A Adm Pass/11-5A Adm Pass, THSCA, TABC, TGCA

Ranchview (H) vs. Lincoln (V)
Location: R L Turner High School
Time: 7:30 PM
Ticket Prices: $5.00/Adult, $3.00/Student
Passes Accepted: 10-4A Adm Pass/DISD Adm Pass, THSCA, TABC, TGCA

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2015 RLT Alumna Among Top 25 Stanford Graduates

Posted/span> on February 21, 2019 in BioMed, CTE, District News, Turner High School

2015 RLT Alumna Among Top 25 Stanford GraduatesMichelle Bach, a 2015 graduate of R. L. Turner High School, is among the top 25 Stanford graduates for 2019. For being in the top 25 in her class, Bach will receive the prestigious Sterling Award at graduation this May. Stanford University states, “The Sterling Award is one of our most selective academic awards. It is based on overall academic performance. It is presented to the top 25 students each year, who majored in a Humanities and Sciences department or program. President Sterling, for whom the award was named, was a distinguished Chancellor and former President of the university. It was during his tenure, from 1949 to 1968, that Stanford achieved national prominence, in part through Sterling’s efforts to create “steeples of excellence,” clusters of top scholars that would attract the best students in the country.”

BioMed Program

While at Turner, Bach was enrolled in the BioMed Academy. While in BioMed, Bach became a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Additionally, Bach was the valedictorian of her graduating class at RLT. Bach stated, “my experiences helped cultivate my interest in medicine and public health. I was able to witness first-hand the invaluable physician-patient interaction.” Bach is graduating with an interdisciplinary major called Science, Technology, and Society. Her extracurricular activities include conducting research, volunteering at a free clinic, teaching, and singing.

When asked for advice she would give to current students in CFB, she stated “Find things that you’re passionate about–something that you absolutely love doing! It could be singing, dancing, sports, research, community service, history, english literature, etc. Continue to pursue those passions in college and in life!”

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Finalists Forge Future in 2019 National Merit Competition

Posted/span> on February 14, 2019 in Creekview, District News, Smith High School, Turner High School

Finalists Forge Future in 2019 National Merit CompetitionCFBISD seniors named 2019 National Merit Finalists in competition for Scholarships

Garnering a National Merit honor is an amazing accomplishment. Students that receive recognition at any level in the National Merit Program are to be commended for their hard work and determination. CFBISD wishes our heartfelt congratulations to these students.

National Merit Finalists Named

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is proud to announce the finalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship program.

National Merit Semifinalists for 2019

  • Kelley C. Bronder, Newman Smith
  • Kaushik Jampala, Newman Smith
  • Ronald W. Bonitatibus, R. L. Turner
  • Isaac Chawdhury, R. L. Turner
  • Kaava Maddipudi, R. L. Turner

These students are among 15,000 high school seniors who will continue in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s competition for 7,500 merit scholarship awards worth $32 million that will be offered in the spring, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Students are selected based on performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. National Merit Scholarship Corporation reports that the pool of finalists represents less than one percent of the top high school seniors in the nation.

National Merit Commended and National Hispanic Recognition Program

In addition, CFBISD is honored to recognize the National Merit Commended and National Hispanic Recognition Program honorees.

2019 Commended National Merit Scholars

Turner High School

Arman Aznavour
Riley Carlin
Garrett Chandler
Eduardo Mazuera
Maria Nguyen
Graham Viegut
Akihiro Yoshimoto

Smith High School

Rachael Bertrand
David Lasater
Jeffrey Salgado

Creekview High School

Yujin Kim

2019 National Hispanic Recognition Program

Turner High School

Jaime Aguilar Paz

Creekview High School

Ana Martinez
Hannah Carlisle
Javier Chirino Ampudia

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CTE Field Trip Generates Interest in Careers

Posted/span> on February 11, 2019 in Creekview, CTE, District News, Early College, Ranchview, Smith High School, Turner High School

On Jan. 29, students gained new interest in careers on the CTE field trip to 4 local businesses. Students in the CTE (Career and Technical Education) program visited Alexandria Industries, Applegate EDM, Hilite International, and Western Extrusions. All four businesses are within a 2 mile radius of the R. L. Turner High School campus, making them strong potential employers for CFB students in the near and distant future. The field trip was offered to interested students in all CFB high schools. Students had the opportunity to learn about welding and manufacturing careers, and to meet people already working in that industry.

Local Support

CTE’s manufacturing and welding community partners are dedicated to creating on-site learning opportunities for students in CFB. Students who were on this trip were given the opportunity to apply for internships and part-time employment. The CTE department is continuing to create strong educational pathways within the district to make students marketable to local employers and beyond.

CTE Field Trip Generates Interest in Careers

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