Congratulations to the two BISD students who tied for first place in the third annual Birdville ISD/Public Libraries’ Summer Reading Club contest. This event is sponsored by the public libraries in Haltom City, Hurst, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills and Watauga. Winners were:
Ian Chapoy, Birdville High School senior (28-second video)
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Monica Bartley, Richland High School senior (Four-minute video)
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Birdville HS vs. Randall HS
Game 1–Thursday, May 19 7:30 p.m.
Game 2–Friday, May 20 6:30 p.m.
Game 3–Saturday, May 21 (if needed) 10:30 a.m.
Where: Hermleigh ISD Cardinal Stadium Baseball/Softball
8010 Business 84 H
Hermleigh, TX 79526
Ticket Prices:
Adults: $6.00
Students: $4.00
Passes accepted: District & Coaches Assoc. Passes
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering’s 31st Annual State STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Competition was recently held in San Antonio. This event brought together high performing students from across the state to challenge their math and science skills and connect with a network of peers and mentors across Texas and beyond.
Twenty students from Birdville ISD qualified to attend this prestigious competition. They are:
Sebastiene Cox, Grade 12, Haltom High School
Shalkh Sakib, Grade 12, Richland High School
José Garcia, Grade 12, Richland High School
Alexander Ban, Grade 11, Richland High School
Arianne Alvarez, Grade 11, Richland High School
Sorin Pena, Grade 10, Haltom High School
David Serrato, Grade 10, Richland High School
Tin Ha, Grade 9, Richland High School
Sivisaran Meheswaranathan, Grade 9, Richland High School
Grace DiSalvi, Grade 9, Richland High School
Obed Gonzalez, Grade 8, Haltom Middle School
Josue Vanegas, Grade 8, Haltom Middle School
Tai Ha, Grade 8, North Richland Middle School
Anahi Ornelas, Grade 8, North Ridge Middle School
Abigail Nashed, Grade 8, North Ridge Middle School
Maile DiPaula, Grade 7, North Ridge Middle School
Yasmin Torres, Grade 7, Haltom Middle School
Tuongvy Ha, Grade 7, North Richland Middle School
Eduardo Dominguez, Grade 6, North Oaks Middle School
Elaine Zhu, Grade 6, North Oaks Middle School
Congratulations to Birdville High School’s UIL Academic Team for having a great showing at the Regional Meet at Texas Tech. Several students qualified for the State Meet in Austin at the end of May.
Computer Applications
Trishan Patel, third place and State Qualifier
Brandon Holmes, fifth place
Computer Science
Preston Seabock, 10th place
Current Issues & Events
Collin Pruett, first place and State Qualifier
Literary Criticism
Jacob Brown, Nina Flores, Gabby Scheck and Brooklyn Ward, third-place team
Brooklyn Ward, fifth place
Jacob Brown, seventh place
Science
Jared Burleson, seventh place and Top Chemistry Scorer and State Qualifier
Social Studies
Davis Diaz, Elias Esparza, Libby Feray and Collin Pruett, third-place team
Libby Feray, first place and State Qualifier
Spelling and Vocabulary
Reanna Boydstun, Brandon Holmes, Travis Maclin and Jaladhi Shukla, third-place team
Travis Maclin, 10th place
Congratulations to the 40 high school artists from BISD that traveled to San Antonio to compete in this year’s State VASE competition. These students’ 49 artworks advanced from the regional event with most receiving the highest rating possible from state adjudicators. Of the approximately 25,000 students that compete in the VASE competition each year, less than one percent receive the ultimate distinction of a Gold Seal Award for their artwork. BISD is proud to give special recognition to these high school artists who received a 2016 Gold Seal Award:
Birdville High School’s girls softball team will play Aledo this week in the Regional Quarterfinals. All games will be played at Eaton High School, 1350 Eagle Blvd., Haslet, Texas 76052. Game one is Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m.; game two is Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m. If needed, game three is Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students. Admin and coaches passes will be accepted.
