Congratulations to Austin Sundara, eighth-grade student at North Oaks Middle School, for being named a finalist in the Bobby Bragan Scholarship Essay Contest. He will receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Foundation when he graduates from high school.
Congratulations to Patience Dotson and Michael Garcia, Haltom High School students, for their wins at the Stolen Shakespeare Guild’s Monologue and Scene Competitions. They won first place and $500 for their presentation of a scene from “Macbeth.” In addition, Hannah Hightshoe also placed and won $50 for her monologue from “Much Ado About Nothing.” Thanks to director Renee Norris for helping these students prepare and participate in this event.
The tournament was held at South Grand Prairie High School. BISD did very well with more than 200 teams competing in various challenges. BISD has five teams that qualified to advance to the state tournament in Anna, Texas.
The Fearsome Four – North Ridge Elementary placed second in the Get a Clue Challenge. They qualified to advance to the state tournament.
Team Members:
Brooke Hampton
Ella Pursley
Hannah Miser
Marissa Carrasco
Team Manager: Nicole Pursley
The Determinators – North Richland Middle placed second in the Get a Clue Challenge. They also qualified to advance to the state tournament.
Team Members:
Landrie Barker
Hannah Hudson
Morgan Layfield
Hope McEndree
Makenna Pollock
Riley Pollock
Team Managers: (not pictured)
Jacki Layfield
Christi Hudson
Metaphysical Question Mark? – Smithfield Middle School placed first in the Musical Mashup Structural Challenge. They qualified to advance to the state competition.
Team Members:
Jack Vinson
Keegan Pierce
Robbie Baum
Zane Sanchez
Asher Pierce
Luke Sederberg
Team Manager: Katie Pierce (not pictured)
Omni Physical Something – Smithfield Middle School placed first in the Close Encounters Improv Challenge. They qualified to advance to the state tournament.
Team Members:
Robbie Baum
Asher Pierce
Keegan Pierce
Team Manager: Katie Pierce (not pictured)
Hello…It’s DI – North Oaks Middle placed second in the Meme Event Challenge.
Team Members: Hannah Worthey, Alyson Grow, Finley Miller, and Sammy Cator
Team Manager: Lisa Grow (not pictured)
Spectacular Non-Resistant American Radical Phantasms – Richland High School placed firstt in the Meme Event Challenge and they were the Instant Challenge Winners for this Challenge. They also placed second in the Musical Mashup Challenge, and qualified to advance to the state tournament.
Team Members: Peyton Murrell, Ryan Janke, Alyssa Kunkel, Noah Lewis
Team Manager: Keri Murrell (not pictured)
The Elemental Surprise – North Ridge Middle placed first in the Pace of Change Instant Challenge.
Team Members: Spencer Murrell, Cailee Coulson, Britney Bui, Brock Martini, Ryan Evans, Shelbee Fraze.
Team Manager: Keri Murrell (not pictured)
DI-Mogi’s – Smithfield Elementary placed third in the In Plain Sight Challenge
Team Members: Morgan Davis, Lindsay Eastman, Ivie Mack, Madeline Ramsey, Sudrey Schuck, Bryce Sullivan, and Asher Conniff (not pictured).
Team Manager: Chadrick Mack.
Scientimifics – Smithfield Middle School placed first in the Instant Challenge in Musical Mashup.
Team Members: Amie Johnson, Corey Cochran, Laura Franco, Brooke Mcallister, and Barrett Hicks.
Team Manager: Alison Johnson (not pictured)
With the 2015–16 school year quickly coming to a close, I want to take the opportunity to recognize several groups of people who play such a valuable part in Birdville ISD. Parents, community members and our staff each perform a vital role in making Birdville ISD a great school district in which to educate children.
Thank you to those who volunteer their time in various roles across the District. Whether you are a member of the board of trustees or a campus mentor, PTA volunteer, booster club worker, or assist in another capacity, you significantly impact the lives of students every day.
I wish I had the ability to fast forward in time so each of you could see the influence you have on the life of a child. Since I can’t, I want to share part of an email I recently received.
“… I want to recognize W.L. Hughes for a lifetime of great advice that I slowly but definitely utilized over the last 36 years.
“I became a police officer and made sure I tracked down Mr. Hughes to let him know that I did not go to prison as we weekly discussed, that I took his advice on many issues to that point in my life. I have since completed 20 years in law enforcement …
“… I am thankful for the educators that I was blessed to know. Please let me know if there is a way to recognize Mr. Hughes for his lifetime of dedication to the pupils that attended his school.”
Though this message was regarding a former principal, it still reminds us of the power of an adult in the life of a child. Whether you are a parent, community member or staff member, what you say and do greatly impacts our future, our children.
Thank you, Mr. Hughes, for choosing a career in education that positively impacted many young lives. Thank you to our PTA and booster club volunteers for supporting schools and programs at so many different levels. Thank you to the members of our community that mentor, tutor and provide valuable resources to students and staff. Thank you to our staff for your dedication to making our world a better place through education.
If you haven’t already joined the volunteer ranks, I invite you to connect with the more than 6,000 volunteers in BISD who impact the future every year.
To our parents, community members and staff, I am proud to live and work with individuals who are so passionate about children.
Congratulations to Richland High School’s Dance Department and instructors Nicole Numa and Amber Martin who received numerous awards at this year’s National International Competition hosted by American Dance Drill Team at The University of North Texas. Special individual recognition goes to senior Kandace Tuttle for being selected as the “2016 Miss National High Kick” from over 200 auditioners. Additional highlights include:
