Congratulations to Chris Feris, Birdville ISD athletic director, for being named the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association Athletic Director of the Year.
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Show us your Birdville ISD Pride!
Take a photo during your summer adventures and post it on social media with the hashtag #WeAreBirdvilleISD, or send it with your name and campus/department to BISDPhoto@birdvilleschools.net to be included in the District’s Facebook photo album.
RHS Percussion Ensemble Wins PASIC®
Congratulations to the Richland High School Percussion Ensemble for winning the Percussive Arts Society’s Ensemble Showcase Competition. RHS Percussion Ensemble’s submitted recordings were selected over numerous entries from across the country. They will accept an invitation to perform a 50-minute showcase concert in Indianapolis at the November 2016 PASIC® Convention. Congratulations to these outstanding players and their instructor Evan Blackard.
RHS Band Advances to State Honor Band Competition
Congratulations to the Richland High School Wind Ensemble for advancing to the finals of the UIL State 6A Honor Band Competition. They placed first in both the regional and area-level contests, advancing them to the final round of competition on July 21 in San Antonio. Bands from across the state submit recordings that are judged at each level with the ultimate winner having a featured performance at the 2017 Texas Music Educators Association Convention.
Best of luck to the RHS Wind Ensemble and their directors Jason Bird, Mike Pickrell, Scott Dupre, and Evan Blackard.
First Grade Porter Elementary Student Speaks at NRH Ribbon Cutting
Sofia Luttrull, first-grade student at Porter Elementary, spoke at the ribbon cutting for the new City Hall for North Richland Hills on May 13, 2016. #BISDShines
TEA designates 23 new T-STEM Academies
AUSTIN – Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today that the Texas Education Agency has designated 23 new Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(T-STEM) Academies for the 2016–2017 school year. With the addition of these 23 new campuses, Texas is now home to 121 state-designated T-STEM Academies.
T-STEM academies are rigorous secondary schools focusing on improving instruction and academic performance in science and mathematics-related subjects, with a goal of increasing the number of students who study and enter STEM careers. Designated T-STEM campuses serve students in grades 6–12 or 9–12.
“The continued growth of Texas STEM academies reflects a commitment to rigorous instruction in key subjects that challenges students while also preparing them for the future,” said Commissioner Morath. “A strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics prepares students for college, career or the military, which in turn strengthens our state’s economic future.”
The 23 campuses or charters designated as T-STEM Academies for the 2016–2017 school year are:
- Birdville ISD: Birdville Career and Technology Education
- Canutillo ISD: Canutillo High School
- Cedars International Academy: Cedars International Next Generation High School (Austin)
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD: EE-T-STEM Early College High School*
- Edinburg CISD (2): Economedes T-STEM Early College High School* and Edinburg Collegiate T-STEM Early College High School*
- El Paso ISD: Franklin High School
- Greenville ISD: Greenville High School T-STEM Academy
- Harmony Public Schools: Harmony School of Excellence (Austin)
- Houston ISD: South Early College High School Advance Technology Institute
- Humble ISD: Humble High School STEM Academy
- Judson ISD: Karen Wagner T-STEM
- Kingsville ISD: H.M. King STEM Academy*
- La Joya ISD (4): Academy of STEM at La Joya ISD at Juarez Lincoln High School; La Joya High School; Palmview High School Academies;
Thelma Salinas STEM Early College High School* - Lufkin ISD: Lufkin ISD T-STEM Academy
- Mansfield ISD: Frontier High School
- Salado ISD: Salado High School
- Tekoa Academy: Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School (Port Arthur)
- West ISD: West High School
- Ysleta ISD: Ysleta High School Environmental Science and Engineering Academy
* Denotes campus with a state T-STEM and Early College High School designation
School districts or open-enrollment charters can apply each year for a campus to be awarded T-STEM designation (if certain criteria are met). Once a campus is designated, professional development and technical assistance are provided to designated T-STEM academies to serve as demonstration schools and learning labs. Designated academies showcase innovative instruction methods that integrate technology and engineering into science and mathematics instruction.
A complete list of designated T-STEM Academies in Texas can be found here: http://tea.texas.gov/T-STEM_schools.pdf. To learn more about T-STEM Academies, visit the Texas Education Agency website at http://tea.texas.gov/T-STEM/.