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Trustees Approve Haltom High School Principal

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At their regular meeting, Birdville ISD’s Board of Trustees approved David W. Hamilton as principal of Haltom High School. He is replacing Clarence Simmons, who was recently named Instructional Officer for Secondary Instruction for BISD.

Hamilton has been principal at Conrad High School in Dallas ISD since 2013. Prior to Conrad, he was assistant principal at Haltom High School from 2011-13; associate principal at Waco High School from 2010-11; assistant principal at Waco High School from 2009-10; instructional specialist at Waco High School from 2008-09; and career and technology assistant department chair and teacher at Waco High School from 2005-08.

He earned his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University and master’s degree from Tarleton State University.

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Haltom High School Receives National Recognition for High Performance

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Haltom High School has been selected as an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) National Demonstration School, a kindergarten through postsecondary system that has turned thousands of underperforming students into confident, college-going scholars and graduates.

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BISD High School Artists Success at Regional VASE

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Congratulations to the BISD high school artists who recently competed in the regional level of the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE). Besides numerous superior ratings, a number of students’ artworks have been selected to compete at the state-level competition at the end of April.  These students are:

Birdville High – Emerson Brakeley, Macy Brown (two artworks), Katelyn Carlson, Valentin Correa, Haley Evans (two artworks), Hannah Fitch, Salma Garcia, Jennifer Houtchens, Macy Koontz, Dao Nhan (two artworks), Emperetriz Petit, Miranda Shaw (two artworks) and Meagan Watkins;

Richland High – Helen Le, Patricia Moreno, Nayzak Najm, Kacey Quiroz-Contreras and Oscar Valenzuela (two artworks); and

Haltom High – Colton Arellano (two artworks), Justin Bishop (two artworks), Paige Cabra, Brandy Isarraras, Jaden Jensen (two artworks), Kierrany Johnson, Lasamy Sarawichitr, Phimvaly Sarawichitr, Yamilette Soto and Arnaud Yubahwe.

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Stage West Announces Neighborhood Play Contest Winners

Fort Worth’s Stage West Theatre recently announced winners of their Neighborhood Play Contest which included several student playwrights from BISD. The winning plays, selected from more than 450 entries, will be produced in Stage West’s Festival of the Kid May 11–13 in their studio theatre.  Congratulations to these BISD students and their winning plays:

  • Elizabeth Allison (Richland HS) – “The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot”
  • Lauren Murphy (Watauga MS) – “That One Poem”
  • Amanda Roden (Haltom HS) – “Butterfly Effect #2”
  • Leah Singleton (Haltom HS) – “Rewritten”  (Honorable Mention)
  • Cristina Grace Del Cristo (Watauga MS) – “The Voice”  (Honorable Mention)
  • Abby Key (Richland HS) – “Essays”  (Honorable Mention)
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Haltom High School yearbook staff receives Award of Distinguished Merit

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Congratulations to the 2014 Haltom High School yearbook staff for receiving the Award of Distinguished Merit for the third year in a row from Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC). This is the first time the yearbook earned what ILPC terms “Star Potential.” The critique states that Star Potential books are, “among the nation’s elite. Not only is this a Distinguished Merit, it will be considered for a Gold, Silver or Bronze Star Award.” In addition, Haltom recently received a copy of Walsworth’s “Possibilities” Vol. 6 collection of top yearbooks, and Haltom’s 2014 publication is featured for theme development on two spreads. Haltom High’s yearbook advisor is Emily Arnold.