Girls Soccer
Richland High vs. South Hills High at Richland High School, Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m.
Birdville High vs. Western Hills at the Fine Arts/Athletics Complex, Thursday, March 23 at 6 p.m.
Boys Soccer
Birdville High vs. Trimble Tech High at Saginaw High School, Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m.
BISD’s teams will be the home teams in all three games. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Passes accepted are: District Administration, THSCA and TGCA.
Birdville is offering Schools with a Specialization beginning August 2017.
– Only Nationally STEM-Certified Middle School
– Leadership Middle School
– Fine Arts Elementary School
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Fourth graders from Birdville ISD’s Snow Heights Elementary traveled to San Antonio and Austin on an Education in Action Discover Texas Field Trip February 24, 2017 to experience what they are learning in fourth grade Texas History. Students visited The Alamo, the Battle for Texas: The Experience Museum, and the Texas State Capitol.
During the charter bus ride to Austin, students discussed why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage and participated in activities and games in preparation for their visit. In San Antonio, students toured The Alamo, one of the most famous missions in the United States, and learned about the Battle of the Alamo’s role in the Texas Revolution. At the Battle for Texas: The Experience Museum, students explored exhibits about Texas’s earliest inhabitants and explorers, the Texas Revolution, and events that created our Lone Star identity. In Austin the students visited the Texas State Capitol where their legislators, The Honorable Kelly Hancock, State Senator, District 9 and The Honorable Stephanie Klick, State Representative, District 91, office. Students saw first-hand where Texas laws are made as they toured the State Capitol including the Senate and House of Representatives chambers.
“Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips are based on the understanding that the most effective way for students to learn is through experience,” stated Lacey Phillips, Discover Texas Field Trips Director. “Student activities during the Discover Texas Field Trip to Austin reinforce and supplement fourth grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) learning objectives with a focus on why Texans are so proud of their unique heritage.”
Education in Action’s Discover Texas Field Trips make it easy for teachers to take their 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade classrooms on organized, fun, and educational site-based learning experiences. Discover Texas Field Trip staff members handle all details, including round-trip charter bus transportation, reservations, and TEKS-based program curriculum, so participating teachers can focus on their students and making connections between the experience and what students are learning in the classroom.
In addition to Discover Texas Field Trips to San Antonio, Austin, Waco/Georgetown, Dallas, and Fort Worth, Education in Action also offers summer Lone Star Leadership Academy camps for outstanding 4th-8th graders. During the weeklong, overnight camps, participants experience significant Texas sites in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston with Texas educators and a focus on leadership.
Discover Texas Field Trips are presented by Education in Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering educated and involved young people. For more information about Education in Action visit www.educationinaction.org and www.facebook.com/educationinaction.
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BISD Students Compete in Regional Destination Imagination Tournament
Haltom High hosted the regional Destination Imagination (DI) tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. More than 200 teams from the Mid-Cities region competed in open-ended challenges. The DI program promotes teamwork and enables students to learn and experience the creative process while fostering their creativity, curiosity and courage. Teams were able to choose from challenges in areas such technical, scientific, engineering, fine arts, improvisational, and service learning. BISD teams did very well in the competition with four teams qualifying to advance to the state tournament, which will be held in Lubbock on April 8, 2017.
Congratulations and good luck to the following BISD team which is advancing to the state DI competition:
The Royal Hot Pockets from Richland High School qualified to advance to state in two events and collected a few other awards for their hard work and dedication to DI. The team members are Allyssa Kunkel, Sara De La Cruz, Noah Lewis, Ryan Janke, and Peyton Murrell. The team is managed by Keri Murrell, a teacher at North Ridge Elementary. The team came in first in the Technical Challenge (Show & Tech), which prompts students to complete tasks by using engineering, research, strategic planning and related skills. They also received first place in the Project Outreach Service Challenge (Ready, Willing, and Fable). Additionally, the team received the Renaissance Award for outstanding design for their set and costumes in Project Outreach. They received the highest score for Instant Challenge in both events. Most members of this team have worked together for years. Alyssa Kunkel, Ryan Janke, and Peyton Murrell all received the Magellan Award for completing all challenges offered over the years. Sara De La Cruz and Alyssa Kunkel were recognized and received a special DI tassel for their mortar boards for graduation, and Alyssa was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Mid-Cities DI.
North Ridge Middle’s Uh-huh … Alright … Definitely! team placed first in the Project Outreach Challenge and also received the highest Instant Challenge score. Project Outreach (Ready, Willing & Fable) is the Service Learning Challenge and is designed to engage students in public service to address real-life community issues. Team members are Brock Martini, Cailee Coulson, Spencer Murrell and Lorelai Perez. This team is also managed by Keri Murrell.
The Rainbow Mustaches team from Walker Creek Elementary was awarded first place in the Engineering Challenge (In It Together). The team was required to design, build and test different types of structures that are made out of varying materials. Team members include: Sage Demaree, Toni Sentell, Luke Bolstad, Nate Bolstad, Leo Pierce, Mary Connoly and Janson Perry. Team managers are Katie Pierce and Rebecca Bolstad.
Team Dynamite from Porter Elementary placed first in the Fine Arts Challenge (Vanished). In this challenge, teams flex their acting and artistic muscles as they explore and create together. Team members are Lilly Ringer, Kaitlyn Gaven, Kendall Robb, Lanie Riddle, Coryn Burris and Genevieve Dorasami. The team manager is Margaret Hutto.
