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Porter Students Exemplify BISD’s C.O.R.E. Values

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Third-grade students at Porter Elementary recently sponsored a service project for the whole school. From Jan. 11–22, they collected coins from students, staff, and community members. Their goal was to raise $2,016 for Shields Elementary in Red Oak, a librarian at Pearson Elementary in Garland ISD, and several families, all of which were impacted by the December tornados. So far, the campus has raised more than $2,931. Assistant Principal Chad Paris agreed to allow students to duct tape him to the wall if they met their goal. Since the school exceeded the goal, he is going to be duct taped to the cafeteria wall, most likely wearing princess attire.

Porter students exemplify BISD’s C.O.R.E. values of responsibility, empathy, kindness, honesty, acceptance, and courage.

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2016 BISD Texas All State Musicians Announced

Congratulations to the 16 BISD high school band and choir members who were selected as Texas All State musicians after completing their final audition in Midland–Odessa.  After successfully navigating through multiple auditions spanning several months, these band and choir members have achieved the highest honor an individual high school musician can attain in Texas. These students will travel to San Antonio in February to participate in clinics and concerts during the Texas Music Educators Association annual convention.

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Jan. 12, 2016 – BISD Named Finalist for $5 Million Raise Your Hand Texas Grant

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TEN SCHOOL/DISTRICT GRANT FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR $5 MILLION RAISE YOUR HAND TEXAS BLENDED LEARNING INITIATIVE
– Five winners to each receive $500,000 and technical support over three years –

AUSTIN, TX (January 11, 2016) – Raise Your Hand Texas today revealed the 10 finalist schools and districts – winnowed from 75 semifinalists – who remain under consideration for the $5 million Raising Blended Learners demonstration initiative.

The ten finalists include:

  • Birdville ISD
  • Cisco ISD
  • Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
  • Georgetown ISD
  • Grand Prairie Young Women’s Leadership Academy
  • KIPP Houston
  • Pasadena ISD
  • Point Isabel ISD
  • Tulia ISD
  • Ysleta ISD

Teams representing these 10 finalists will attend a workshop in February to receive professional assistance in further refining their blended learning plans. Five winners, to be announced as demonstration sites in April, will each receive up to $500,000 in grants and technical implementation support for three years. All semifinalists will have access to blended learning resources to refine and implement plans if they move forward with their own programs without grant funding, as several confirmed they intend to do.

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Middle School Band Members Excel at Region Auditions

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Congratulations to BISD’s middle school band members that auditioned for placement in the Region 5 middle school region bands. Competing against students from the Mansfield and Arlington school districts, BISD placed almost 100 students in one of the two region bands. These students will perform on Dec. 5 at the Willie Pigg Auditorium in Mansfield ISD.

Region 5 Middle School Band 1

  • Haltom MS:  Matthew Azua, Mateo Deleon, Julia Nguyen, Joseph Nguyen, John Pham, Perla Picon, Madison Sliavongsa and Leonardo Velasquez
  • North Oaks MS:  Ayana Anaya, Alexis Halik, Kevin Le, Hayden Merriman, Chloe Jean Rey, Austin Sundara and Brandon Vu
  • North Richland MS:  Tai Ha, Zoe Harris, Isaiah Knight, Morgan Layfield, Aiden Mata, Elizabeth Mey and Joshua Walz
  • North Ridge MS:  Cole Brown, Ali Gleaves and Josue Martinez
  • Richland MS:  Jacob Fritts, Matthew Fritts, Michelle Galan, Zach Hocker, Laisha Luna, Pedro Medrano, Imanol Ortiz, Gino Pellittieri, Tori Perrin, Mason Rushing, Darryn Salinas, Alyse Stiles, Ben Streeter, Davon Taylor, Catherine Tran and Jasmine Tuetkin
  • Smithfield MS:  Abby Bouchelle, Parker Boyd, Kaylee Rademacher, Jonathan Schirmer, Parker Visage and Greg Ybarra
  • Watauga MS:  Noah Strickland and Andru Wilson

Region 5 Middle School Band 2

  • Haltom MS:  Angel Beltran, Eric Delgadillo, Obed Gonzalez, Travis Visounnaraj and Manuel Govea (alternate)
  • North Oaks MS:  Alyson Grow, Hania Mirza, Sydney Seig and Briana Hacksisombath (alternate)
  • North Richland MS: Michael Britt, Madeline Harris, Sarah Hill, Schuyler Moreno, Steven Nguyen and Julianna Thompson
  • North Ridge MS:  David Beavers, Haley Compton, Cameron Fielding, Chanel Finnikin, Aaron Gieder, Joel Polk, Anthony Rodriguez, Lindsey Wheeler and Marisa Perez (alternate)
  • Richland MS:   Isaiah Aponte, Ana Carranza, Ana Juarez, Damon Lewis, Diego Lozano, Jocelyn Renteria, Matthew Tolbert, Daisy Amaro (alternate) and Javier Cruz (alternate)
  • Smithfield MS:  Cassidy Burris, Rhett Howe, Amie Johnson, Evan Pallanes; Alternates: Lauren Eastman and Lane Henyan
  • Watauga MS:  Alaynna Barkley, Anthony Barrett, Patricia Roberts, Alexis Terrazas and Andrea Phillips (alternate)Bold denotes First chair