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.
BISD’s Culinary Arts Department partnered with Medical City Children’s Hospital and Hoffbrau Steakhouse to develop a healthy, kid-friendly menu to premier in Hoffbrau Steakhouses locally and abroad. Jill Elliott, a nutritionist from Medical City Children’s Hospital and the chefs and owner of Hoffbrau selected four student-created items to appear in the new menu.
They are the Sirloin Kebab, Glazed Carrots, Broccoli Cup and Banana Cream Pie Bites.
These items were created by Morgan Allen, Richland High School senior; Cielo Cardona, Haltom High School sophomore; Dave Matatall, Birdville High School junior; John Sturgeon, Birdville High School junior; Cyle Reyes, Birdville High School junior; Myles Matthews, Birdville High School sophomore.
Jamie-Linda Upthegrove – West Birdville Elementary
Middle School Teachers
Lannette Fraser – Haltom Middle
Rachel Sanchez – North Oaks Middle
Samantha Taylor – North Richland Middle
Robin Massey-Davis – North Ridge Middle
Melinda Bolles – Richland Middle
Kimberly Brown – Smithfield Middle
Travis Kidd – Watauga Middle
High School Teachers
Melissa Sherman – Birdville High
Lesli Bradley – Haltom High
Jocelyn Harty – Richland High
Joe LaFarge – Shannon High
Matthew Pitner – Birdville Center of Tech. & Advanced Learning
Congratulations to all seven middle school theatre programs in BISD for their outstanding performances at the 2016 District One-Act Play Festival. In addition to seven terrific shows, the following students received special recognition for their individual acting achievements:
Best Actor
Kyle Dickman (North Richland Middle School)
Best Actress
Cristina DelCristo (Watauga Middle School)
All-Star Cast
Kailah Bolton (Haltom Middle School), Giselle Olade (Haltom Middle School), Alexis Granizo (North Richland Middle School), Steven Nguyen (North Richland Middle School), Emma Shupp (North Ridge Middle School), Hunter Domzalski (North Ridge Middle School), Melyssa Hawes (North Oaks Middle School), Kevin Le (North Oaks Middle School), Hannah Albright (Watauga Middle School), Jaden Cox (Watauga Middle School), Zain Fazalghai (Watauga Middle School), Rainey Bailey (Smithfield Middle School), Emma Dixon (Smithfield Middle School), Keshandra Drew (Richland Middle School)
Honorable Mention to the All-Star Cast
Donna Souvannasanh (Haltom Middle School), Jonathan Sawicki (Haltom Middle School), Michael Britt (North Richland Middle School), Natalie Morter (North Richland Middle School), Brooke Dorety (North Ridge Middle School), Hannah Carr (North Ridge Middle School), Lauryn Blackburn (North Oaks Middle School), Noella Welch (North Oaks Middle School), Colby Baker (Watauga Middle School), Corey Cochran (Smithfield Middle Schools), Parker Boyd (Smithfield Middle School), Jaren Turnbow (Richland Middle School), Lesley Mooney (Richland Middle School), Sean Ngyuen (Richland Middle School)
Best Technical Crew
Watauga Middle School
Best Technicians
Kaitlyn Drake (Haltom Middle School), Phillip Raeside (North Richland Middle School), Haley Ward (North Ridge Middle School), Ishu Pokhrel (North Oaks Middle School), Brittany Mock (Watauga Middle School), Alexis Nailing (Smithfield Middle School), Becca Simpson (Richland Middle School)
Congratulations to students in the Haltom High School Journalism Department for winning several awards at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association (JEA/NSPA) National Convention and the Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) State Convention. Awards won were:
JEA/NSPA National Convention
Pacemaker Finalist
Write-off Contest
Dana McCurdy – Superior, Student Life Photography Portfolio
Kristal Saikho – Excellent, Clubs Copy/Caption Writing
Ammysadday Hernandez – Honorable Mention, Academics Copy/Caption Writing
Lacey Powers – Honorable Mention, Cover/Endsheet Design
ILPC State Convention
For the 2015 book
Silver Star Award
Tops in Texas, Theme Copy
Tops in Texas, Sports Action Photo by Giovanna Villalpando
6A-1 Rankings
First Place, Theme Copy and Captions
Second Place, Caption Writing
Third Place, Headlines
Individual Awards
Kristal Saikho – First Place, Student Life Spread
Joshlianie Ruiz – First Place, Class Spread
Giovanna Villalpando – First Place, Student Life Feature Story
D’Eric Kicniski & Alesha Mrema – First Place, Clubs Feature Story
Cemal Quershi – First Place, Clubs Spread
Giovanna Villalpando – First Place, Sports Action Photo
Danielle Robinson & Ammysadday Hernandez – Second Place, Clubs Spread
Marissa Valdez – Second Place, Clubs Feature Story
Cindara Souvanna & Marissa Valdez – Second Place, Personality Profile
Hayley Bridges – Third Place, Clubs Photo
Dana McCurdy – Third Place, Photo Portfolio
Alesha Mrema – Honorable Mention, Academic Spread
For current 2016 book
6A-2 Rankings
Samantha Ledesma & Amari Carter-Corbin – First Place, Multi-Topic Spread
Kayla Starnes – Second Place, Feature Spread
Laryssa Hernandez & Kristal Saikho – Third Place, Academic Spread
Laryssa Hernandez & Kristal Saikho – Third Place, Clubs Spread
Danielle Robinson – Honorable Mention, Sports Spread
