Say Yes to Dallas and the Dallas Regional Chamber, with partners across North Texas, are connecting workers displaced by the COVID-19 outbreak. Several organizations are hiring large number of employees. You can find openings at Say Yes to Dallas in essential industries that have ramped up hiring locally.
CFBISD Offers Virtual Counseling Options for Students and Families During School Closure
Our school counselors are available for either virtual sessions or phone calls by making a request on the Google form found on Parent Square. Counselors can also be reached by email for questions or concerns. If you need help locating the link to the google form or have questions, please call or email your campus counselor.
Our evening Counseling Connections Center (CCC) is also up and running. Students will continue to receive sessions with their same counselors virtually. If you have questions about the CCC, please contact Jackie Arbaiza at 972-968-6620.
Children’s Telehealth program has continued to offer virtual services to students throughout the school closure and to communicate with our campus staff to collaborate on needed resources. Please contact your campus counselor for more information on this ongoing collaboration between Children’s Medical and CFBISD.
DART Continues to Support Education
Take advantage of the FREE fun things you can do from home.
The Friendship House – A Community Resource
The Friendship House, a ministry of First Baptist Church at The Fields, is a community Food Bank that offers resources to those in need. During these uncertain times, The Friendship House is open on Wednesdays from 9am-11:30am and 1:30pm-4pm. They are located at 3733 N. Josey Lane, Carrollton.
Anyone seeking assistance can call on Mondays and Tuesdays at 972-512-3838 to make an appointment.
Joe’s Pizza Serving CFB Families, Senior Citizens and First Responders Daily
Owner of the original Joe’s Pizza, Carolyn Benavides, has been a giving member of the CFBISD community for years. She serves as a member of the CFBISD Educational Foundation and in many other ways. Joe’s Pizza on Beltline is open daily for a free meal from 10 am – 11 am Monday-Friday.
On average, 200-300 meals are being distributed daily.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Donations are accepted to assist these efforts at paypal.me/thejoespizza or venmo @joes-pizzabeltline
Also accepted– donations of food items (bags of chips, fruit, granola bars, veggies etc.)
ORDER LUNCH OR DINNER TO GO AT JOE’S
Joe’s is also open for business–pickup or delivery at www.joespizzasubs.com or call 972-416-6555.
Volunteer Opportunities—volunteers are limited due to virus restrictions.
Carrollton Mayor Kevin Falconer volunteers at Joe’s!
CFB Check-in! | Rainwater Elementary – Lauren Marsh
At-Home Digital Learning for Students & Parents
Perry Robotics Club Competed at Oklahoma Botball Regional
CARROLLTON, Texas – While most teachers and students were enjoying the the first day of Spring Break tis past week, the DeWitt Perry Robotics Club travelled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after almost 63 days with no days off to compete in the Oklahoma Botball Regional. DeWitt Perry brought over 60 kids, four Botball teams and four Jr. Botball teams, more than any other school.
Botball is a 100% autonomous robotics competition for middle school thorough high school students, though the majority of the schools are high schools. CFBISD’s middle school students compete directly against kids in high school, private school, college prep and technical education schools. Students have 8-9 weeks to design, build, test and document up to two robots to compete in the competition. The students must build their robots from a kit of raw parts and the students program their robots in Python and C and there is NO remote control.
Jr. Botball is an autonomous robotics contest for elementary through lower middle school. Students have a limited time to complete seven pre-set autonomous robotics challenges and one “mystery challenge”.
All four of our Jr. Botball teams completed all seven challenges and the mystery challenge and all four earned trophies, a feat accomplished by few of the overall teams.
The four Botball teams all finished in the top-10 of the competition with only high schools above them:
- 1st place documentation competition
- 4th-place seeding
- 4th-place overall
- Judges choice for outstanding engineering
- Spirit of Botball award
The club would like to thank the CFBISD Advanced Academic Services department for their continued support of the club along with Adam Toy, the principal of DeWitt Perry Middle.
For more information and complete scores click here.
CFBISD Home to One of 106 Exceptional High School Students Each Awarded $25,000 through 2020 Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program
Horatio Alger Association awards more than $2.6 million annually through its National Scholarship Program, supporting young people across the United States and Canada who, despite facing adversities, remain committed to achieving educational success
CARROLLTON, Texas – Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, announced the 106 recipients of its prestigious 2020 Horatio Alger National Scholarship that includes CFBISD’s Kaylee Viveros of Early College High School. These annual scholarships recognize outstanding students, who, in the face of great personal adversity, have exhibited an unwavering commitment to pursue their dreams through higher education.
Viveros, currently a senior at Early College High School, is finishing up her last semester in CFBISD before heading off to college to pursue a degree in Pre-Med with an emphasis on neuroscience. “Originally, I wanted to go into pre-med, but I had to do some research to decide if that’s what I really wanted to do,” said Viveros. “I researched the laboratories that that have at one of the colleges I applied to and learned what they work on and what they study. They work on helping people with addictions, helping people regain mobility who are paralyzed, and helping people recover memories if they’ve lost them in a tragic event. That’s something I really want to do, just to restore the happiness in families that have lost it because of such tragic events.”
Since the establishment of its scholarship programs in 1984, more than 25,000 students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada have received more than $159 million in scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and technical studies. Administering one of the nation’s largest privately-funded, need-based financial aid programs for college students, the Association will award more than $2.6 million to its National Scholars in 2020.
“The Association is pleased to recognize the 106 deserving 2020 National Scholars,” said Matthew Rose, president, Horatio Alger Association and 2013 Horatio Alger Award recipient. “This group of students have demonstrated positive thinking, unwavering determination and the discipline to prevail in the face of adversity. My fellow Members and I are proud to support these Scholars as they embark on their higher education journeys and beyond.”
The 2020 Horatio Alger Association National Scholars are students who come from households with an average income of $14,692 per year while maintaining an average GPA of 3.75. Each National Scholarship recipient is awarded $25,000 to apply toward educational costs of the college or university of their choice and will have access to a variety of Association-provided resources including counseling and referral services, internship opportunities and Alumni connections.
“As the Association enters its 73rd year, we remain steadfast in our commitment to providing young men and women with the support, mentorship and resources needed to achieve personal and professional success,” said Terrence J. Giroux, executive director, Horatio Alger Association. “The 2020 National Scholars exemplify qualities that define the Association, particularly their immense strength and commitment to higher education. We applaud these students and are honored to recognize them for their outstanding efforts.”
In addition to the scholarship, each National Scholar will receive a trip to Washington, D.C. in April to attend the Horatio Alger National Scholars Conference (NSC) and participate in college preparedness and other educational sessions. There, Horatio Alger Scholars will have an opportunity to learn about the Association, its esteemed Members and the various support programs in which they can partake during their collegiate careers. In conjunction with the NSC, National Scholars will also be recognized at the Association’s 73rd Horatio Alger Award Induction Ceremonies, during which the Association will induct distinguished new Members – accomplished corporate, civic and cultural leaders. The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program and National Scholars Conference are wholly funded through private donations from Association Members and friends.
For a full list of Horatio Alger Association’s 2020 National Scholars, please click here. Follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #HoratioAlgerScholar.
About Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans:
Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. is dedicated to the simple but powerful belief that hard work, honesty and determination can conquer all obstacles. The Association honors the achievements of outstanding leaders who have accomplished remarkable successes in spite of adversity by bestowing upon them the Horatio Alger Award and inducting them as lifetime Members. Horatio Alger Members support promising young people with the resources and confidence needed to overcome adversity in pursuit of their dreams through higher education. Through the generosity of its Members and friends, in 2018, the Association awarded more than $16 million in undergraduate and graduate need-based scholarships across the United States and Canada, and also provided college support and mentoring services to its Scholars. Since 1984, the Association has awarded more than $159 million in college scholarships to more than 25,000 deserving young people. For more information, please visit www.horatioalger.org.
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD receives recognition for Summer Meal Programs
CARROLLTON, Texas – More than half of the children in North Texas receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year, but although these children are all eligible, only a fraction currently get meals in the summertime through the federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
The Excellence in Summer Meals Campaign (ESMC) is a project of the Texas Hunger Initiative, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas to recognize Summer Meals sponsoring organizations that are utilizing best practices in programming, operations, food quality, outreach and marketing. The project conducted site visits, interviews with site coordinators, reviewed meal plans, and much more. On February 28, 2020, twenty-eight (28) summer feeding sponsors were recognized for their outstanding 
and comprehensive programs. Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD, Student Nutrition Department received the Silver Sponsor distinction.
Students’ nutrition needs, don’t end with the last day of school. CFBISD is proud to provide healthy and delicious meals to children during summer months to maintain optimal health and well-being. During the summer 2019, Carrollton Farmers Branch operated fourteen (14) feeding sites in which they served over 12,500 breakfast and 27,300 lunches to children ages 1- 18.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
For more information about the Excellence in Summer Meals Campaign, contact Catherine Nicholson, THI North Texas Regional Director at Catherine_nicholson@baylor.edu