Courtney Okolo paid a visit to her former high school, Newman Smith. She brought home the gold medal in the 400 Relay in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Smith high school held an assembly, where she proudly showed her gold medal & celebrated her achievement. She thanked the Newman Smith staff that helped her achieve this amazing award. Take a look at what she had to say in the video above.
Newman Smith High School Presents “Sister Act”
Newman Smith High School
One of America’s Best High Schools
National Endowment of the Arts Award Winner
Proudly Presents:
Sister Act
Based on the 1992 film, Sister Act tells the story of aspiring disco diva Deloris Van Cartier. Trying to work her way to the top in 1970s Philadelphia, Deloris falls in love with a very tough—and very married—gangster boyfriend named Curtis. When Deloris witnesses him commit a murder, she ends up in hiding on police orders in a convent as a nun. Though the sequin-free lifestyle doesn’t agree with her, Deloris finds her calling working with the choir, and breathes new life into the dusty convent while discovering a sisterhood she’s never had before.
Thursday, January 19th, Friday, January 20th, and Saturday, January 21st
at 7:00 PM in the Pauline Keeton Smith Performing Arts Center.
General Admission Tickets are $10. All Reserved Tickets are $12. CFBISD employees and Advantage Card Holders receive one free general admission to the show. Tickets can be purchased at nshstheatre.org/musical. Tickets will be available at the door for $12.
Please join us for a fun filled evening!
United States Military Academy LEADS Conference
Newman Smith High School will host the United States Military Academy LEADS Dallas Conference on January 20, 2017. Cadets and instructors from West Point will be on campus from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to conduct exciting workshops in VEX Robotics, Renewable Energy, Leadership, Fitness and STEM related careers. Approximately 200 students from Newman Smith, ROTC and middle school students will participate in the workshops.
Additionally, representatives from sixteen colleges and STEM related industries will be on hand to visit with students. This is an annual event sponsored by the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Newman Smith Assistant Principal LaDacher Jackson is coordinating this event.
For additional information contact Ms. Jackson at 972-968-5220 or e-mail at jacksonla@cfbisd.edu
Carrollton Elementary Class Raises Funds For Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Carrollton Elementary held its Leukemia & Lymphoma Society funds drive throughout October. They reached their goal of $3000 (double what was raised in the previous year). By itself, Mrs. Grilli’s class raised over $400 towards the fund drive. As a result, they were able to go to Urban Air Trampoline and then to Olive Garden. Great work, Carrollton Elementary!
1st Annual Creekview Film Festival
Friday, January 13th at 6:30pm
Creekview Black Box Theatre
$5 Admission
7 short, original films from CFB high school students
Awards for each category, Best of Fest and People’s Choice
Important Tips for Helping Your Child with Guided Reading
KINDERGARTEN PARENTS OFTEN ASK…
“WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY CHILD IN READING?”
First, READ, READ, READ to your kindergarten child and HAVE CONVERSATIONS with your child often!
Read everything.
Read signs as you walk or drive home. Read labels in the grocery store. Read books, even if it’s the same book over and over again. Talk about things that you read and about things you see in the world. Ask your child questions and let them ask you questions. Reading is one of the most important skills to master in early childhood education.
Throughout their year in kindergarten, children often bring home-guided reading books or leveled texts to practice at home. In this article, you’ll discover strategies how parents can work on when using early reading texts or guided reading books with their kindergarten child.
MakerSpace
Dear Blalack Parents and Guardians,
We are in the process of creating a “MakerSpace” for our Blalack BEAR Builders. The space will be in the science lab. So, what is a makerspace? In simple terms, it is an space for students to make things. It encourages their creativity and innovation. Different materials and equipment will invite students to engage in learning through experiences that provide real life connections. For example, within this makerspace our students will have the freedom to design, engineer, fabricate, create, build and collaborate. Makerspaces provide students with a place to tinker and develop something that may not have been possible to create without a space with resources. We are so excited to bring this opportunity to our students, but in order to have a space that is useful, we are in need of several items to be donated to the space.
If you are able, we would be so appreciative of any donation that you are willing to provide.
The items that we are in need of are:
- Tools
- Glue gun/glue sticks
- Scissors
- Glue – wood, fabric
- Sewing needles
- Scrap materials
- Crafting
- Wire, pipe cleaners/chenille sticks, wikki stix
- Scrap Wood
- Nails (various sizes)
- Screws (various sizes)
- Household items: Styrofoam cups/plates, foil, wax paper, coffee filters, toothpicks, straws, cereal/soda boxes
- Packaging materials such as bubble wrap
- Duct tape
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Paper towel tubes, popsicle sticks, paint stir sticks, buttons, origami paper
- PVC pipe
- Cleaning supplies (limited to paper towels, sponges, soap, Clorox wipes, etc.)
- Buttons
- Thread (various colors)
- Scrap cloth
- Most any other reusable material
If you have any items that you are willing to donate, please either email, call or drop off the items in the donation box outside the office. We appreciate all that each of you do on a daily basis to support our Blalack Bears!
Barry Rose
MakerSpace Lead
La Villita Collects Canned Goods for Irving Cares
La Villita’s 5th grade student council (CLAW) collected food for Irving Cares throughout December. Irving Cares, in partnership with the Irving community is dedicated to effectively serving and assisting Irving residents in need. La Villita received 2, 726 canned good items in donations for Irving Cares. This donation provided Irving Cares with additional money, approximately $8400, to help more families. Great job La Villita!
Creekview Choir Students Advance to All-State
On January 7, five students from Creekview High School made their way to Keller, Texas to compete in the fiercely competitive Area B choral auditions. Please congratulate the following Creekview students on their success and hard work:
Rolando Bernal- 1st Chair, All-State Mixed Choir
Raymond Francois- 3rd Chair, All-State Mixed Choir
Jessica Hausmann- 1st Chair, All-State Treble Choir
Hasoo Eun- First Alternate, All-State Tenor/Bass Choir
R.L. Turner Presents Beauty & the Beast
RLT Fine Arts will present Disney’s beloved musical Beauty and the Beast January 19, 20 and 21 at 7:00 p.m. The performances start at 7:00 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $10 general admission. All tickets bought at the door are $12. Tickets can be purchased at https://ticketracker.com/store/events/1418.
Considered to be one of the most popular of Disney’s creations, Beauty and The Beast is a “tale as old as time” and appropriate for all ages and audiences. Please join Belle, Gaston, the Beast and all of the beloved characters as they come to life on stage in a beautiful story of love and acceptance.
The production boasts a cast of over 70 members, as well as the 2015-2016 winner of both the Dallas Summer Musicals and Schmidt and Jones awards for Best Orchestra, the R. L. Turner Pit Orchestra.