The CFBISD Athletics Department will host the 2018 CFB Cheer Classic at Smith High School on Dec. 15, 2018 at 10 AM. Parents and members of the community are invited to come support the Middle School and High School Cheer Programs as they perform their UIL Game Day routine.
McCoy Participates in 2018 Hour of Code
Students at McCoy Elementary participated in the 2018 Hour of Code, by learning how object-oriented programming works and implementing this knowledge into code of their own. The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week. Students and Computer Science teachers from Newman Smith High School visited McCoy to give a presentation to students and demonstrate the need for 
coders today. In Texas alone, there are over 44,000 jobs available for coders, with only a fraction of that need being met. The project seeks to demystify code so that anybody can learn the basics.
Polk Theatre Wins at UIL
The Polk Middle School Theatre Department took 1st place at the UIL One Act Play. The theatre group performed “Zink: The Myth, The Legend, The Zebra,” by Cherie Bennett.
Law Academy Receives $500 Grant from DAYL
The Dallas Area Young Lawyers Foundation has awarded a $500 grant to the Law and Criminal Justice Academy at Creekview High School. The grant has been awarded to help keep competitive travel for Mock Trial and Moot Court accessible to all talented students, regardless of their financial position. Law Academy Director, Jonathan Ray, stated, “CFBISD appreciates all of our community partners. Thank you, DAYL Foundation for your support of public education!”.
RHS Choir Advances to Area Auditions
Members of the Ranchview High School Choir have placed at the SSC Region 5 pre-Area auditions:
Soprano
Lindsie Darvin – 5th chair
Altos
Ali Jones – 1st chair
Hailey Lennon – 4th chair
Tenor
Zach Douglas – 4th chair
Basses
Desmond Henderson – 2nd chair
Michael Harris – 5th chair
Andy Miwa – 8th chair
These students, led by Choir Director, Laura J. Roberts, now advance to the area audition to be held in January, 2019. If they are selected from the area auditions, they will have the opportunity to perform with the All-State Choir in San Antonio in February. Only 32 students were chosen to advance from Region 5 – seven of which are from RHS. More students from Ranchview are going to the Area audition than any of the other ten schools that participated in our region.
Farmers Branch Elementary Celebrates 50th Anniversary
On Nov. 28, Farmers Elementary celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Built in 1968, the campus has been a place of learning and nostalgic memories for former students and staff for half a century. Current students, their parents, and former students, former principals, and former teachers attended the event. Albums from the school’s past were on display and FBE students performed songs for attendees.
View more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.
Did you get your photo taken in the photo booth? You can view the photo booth photos on our Facebook page.
Ranchview’s Park Wins Denton Golf Tournament
Ranchview High School sophomore, Bohyun Park, took top place in the Eaton Invitational. At the event, held at Denton Country Club, Park finished the game with a score of 70. This is her 12th high school career victory.
CFBISD Earns State’s Highest Financial Accountability Rating
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) received a “A” for “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. The Superior Achievement rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of CFBISD’s financial management and reporting system.
“CFBISD is proud to have earned another ‘A’ rating for our sound fiscal management,” said Tonya Tillman, Associate Superintendent of Business Services. “This rating demonstrates that CFBISD is focused on high achievement for each student as well as being good stewards of taxpayer money. In our strategic plan, objective 3 is to continuously improve operational effectiveness and this ‘A’ rating aligns with that objective.”
The School FIRST accountability rating system assigns one of four financial accountability ratings to Texas school districts, with the highest being “Superior Achievement,” followed by “Above-Standard Achievement,” “Standard Achievement” and “Substandard Achievement.”
You can watch the district’s School FIRST report from the November School Board Meeting.
CFB Hosts 2018 Service Awards Dinner
On Oct. 13, CFB honored staff who were celebrating working at the district for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years. Centuries of dedication to students were honored as CFB staff members were thanked for what they do to make the district successful.
See more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.
Landry Teacher Honored at 2018 Unsung Heroes Breakfast
On Nov. 15, the CFBISD Educational Foundation held its 2018 Unsung Heroes Breakfast at Brookhaven Country Club. Nominees for the Unsung Hero award and their principals from all CFB campuses were present. Fox 4 anchor, Mike Doocy, a former CFB parent, was the emcee for the event. Retired Dallas Cowboy, Dat Nguyen, was the guest speaker. The Unsung Heroes event showcases teachers that go above and beyond for their students. Landry Elementary principal, Stephanie Lopez, stated that Unsung Hero Malinda Maus “is the embodiment of ‘whatever it takes.'” Lopez continued, “No words convey the true nature of the Magical Malinda Maus, and Landry is truly blessed to witness her enchantment in the flesh.”
See more photos from this event in our Flickr gallery.
