Congratulations to the Birdville ISD Special Olympics Students that competed at the State Track Meet, May 12 – 15 at Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio, TX.

Nick Hidrago
Richland High School
4^th place in softball throw
1^st place in 50 meter dash

Ivan Dunlap
Richland High school
2^nd in softball throw
2^nd in 100 meter dash

Shakeb Syed
Birdville high school
2^nd in softball throw
4^th in 50 meter dash

Alan Marquez
Haltom high school
1^st in softball throw
4^th in 200 meter dash

Unified relay team – 4^th place
Elia Cockerham – Unified Partner
Ivan Dunlap
Andy Marquez – Unified Partner
Alan Marquez

BISD celebrates the accomplishments of the District’s Bowling Club. Students representing each of the three comprehensive high schools scored big this school year. 

District Champions 

• Richland’s Girls varsity advanced to Regional 
• Richland’s Boys varsity advanced to Regional 

District Runner-up 

• Richland Boys junior varsity 

Regionals 

Teams: 

• Richland Girls team missed the cut to go to state by 59 pins 
• Richland Boys team missed the cut to go to state by 50 pins 

Individuals: 

• Morgan Davis, Birdville High, placed sixth (top five advanced). Morgan was five pins under fifth. Morgan averaged 197 for five games. 
• Jovi Henderson, Haltom High, placed seventh (top five advanced). Jovi was 50 pins under fifth. Jovi averaged 190 for five games. 
• Owen Ratsabouth, Richland High, placed third (top six advanced). Owen averaged 222 for five games. 
• Shaun Alexander, Richland High, placed fifth (top six advanced). Shaun averaged 214 for five games. 
• Carter Sena, Haltom High, placed 13. Carter averaged 191 for five games. 

State 

Individuals: 

• Shaun Alexander, Richland High, placed 32 out of 43.  He averaged 202. 
• Owen Ratsabouth, Richland high, made the first cut to the top 16 with an average of 230. He averaged 240 for the next three games to advance to the elite eight. Owen averaged 188 in the next round and was defeated in match play. 

All District Tournament 

Teams:  

Girls: 

• Morgan Davis (Birdville), Jovi Henderson (Haltom), Ellen Kenny (Haltom), and Kylie Miller (Richland).  The girls made the first cut to the top eight out of 22. However, they did not make the next cut. 

Boys 

• Owen Ratsabouth (Richland), Steven Bowman (Richland), Shaun Alexander (Richland), and Carter Sena (Haltom).  The boys finished 19 out of 25 teams. 

Scholarships to bowl in college 

• Carter Sena and Shaun Alexander earned scholarships to bowl in college. 

Congratulations to the students who represented Birdville ISD well at the recent Texas Public Safety Association (TPSA) competition.   

Placing fourth in the SWAT competition were: 

Colby Baker – RHS 
Alee Camareno – HHS 
Lindsay Eastman – BHS 
Madelyn Vance – BHS 
Erica Baker – RHS 
Thomas Vaughn – BHS 
Nathan Patterson – BHS 

Placing third for the Felony Traffic Stop competition were: 

Kynidy Stone – RHS 
Bailey Downey – BHS 
Emma Risley – RHS 
Colby Baker – RHS 

Placing second in the 911 Dispatch competition was Ariel Cazares, Birdville High School. 

Placing second in the Foot Pursuit competition was Alee Camareno, Haltom High School. 

Placing second in the Fingerprinting competition was Lanah Pham, Birdville High School. 

BISD had Top 10 finishes in the following competitions: 

• Fingerprinting – second place 
• 911 Dispatch – second place 
• Foot Pursuit – second place 
• Felony Traffic Stop – third place 
• SWAT Team – fourth place 
• Crime Scene Investigation – seventh place 
• Fiber Analysis – seventh place 
• Qualifying Expert Witness – eighth place 

Four teams from the Keller Varsity Bass Team, representing Keller ISD and Birdville ISD, qualified for the State High School Bass Fishing Tournament being held May 14–15 at Lake Belton. 

Congratulations to all of our State Qualifiers for the 2021–2022 season! 

• Cole Metz (Timbercreek HS) and Ty Wagner (Keller HS):  Cole and Ty fished Lake Texoma in the regional tournament with the Texas High School Bass Association, representing Keller and Timbercreek high schools. 
• Kaden Fox (Keller HS) and Parker McElwee (Keller HS):  Kaden and Parker fished Lake Texoma in the regional tournament with the Texas High School Bass Association, representing Keller High School 

• Noah Miller (Birdville HS) and Dakota Masters (Keller HS):  Dakota and Noah fished Lake Texoma in the regional tournament with the Texas High School Bass Association, representing Keller and Birdville high schools. Noah caught a 5.83 lb. smallmouth bass, advancing their team to state at Lake Belton. Not only did they advance to State, but Noah caught the lake record smallmouth bass and possibly the state record as well. 
• Ryan Nix (Richland HS) and Jesse Shaw (Richland HS):  Ryan and Jesse fished Lake Texoma in the regional tournament with the Texas High School Bass Association, representing Richland High School. In addition to qualifying for State, they were named Top 10 Anglers of the Year for the West division placing eighth. They have secured a spot in the Angler of the Year Tournament scheduled for June 5 at Lake Conroe. 

Each month, Birdville ISD partners with EECU to recognize a teacher and a support staff member in the District’s “I Shine at Birdville ISD!” program for making a difference in the lives of students, staff and the community. Members of BISD’s Partners in Education Advisory Committee select the “I Shine at Birdville ISD!” winners from recognitions received through the District’s “Touch of Class” program. The Touch of Class program provides the opportunity for students, staff, parents and community members to recognize Birdville ISD employees for the positive work they do for children and the District. When a Touch of Class nomination is received, a certificate and a copy of the nomination are sent to the honoree’s supervisor. The supervisor then recognizes the employee and presents them with their certificate. The “I Shine at Birdville ISD!” honorees each receive $50 from EECU.

Congratulations Kevin Jones, Transportation Department and Lisa Pybus, W.A. Porter Elementary Teacher for winning February 2022 “I Shine at Birdville ISD!” Award.

Click to view the video of award presentation