As we prepare for the beginning of the 2024-25 school year, Birdville ISD wants to share updates on several ongoing projects approved by voters in the November 2022 bond. Our first update deals with Shannon High School, recently renamed Bob E. Griggs High School, since it will be completed by the end of 2024.

With the passage of the bond election in November 2022, Birdville ISD purchased The Wisdom Center building at the corner of Denton Highway and Stanley Keller Road. The property was purchased using bond funds with the intent to renovate it for use as the new home of Shannon High School (SHS) which has served as BISD’s alternative high school for more than 30 years. SHS has been located in the old Haltom High School building on Carson Street which is now more than 75 years old.

Once renovations to the new property began, BISD’s board of trustees voted to rename Shannon High School after former superintendent, Dr. Bob E. Griggs. Upon completion of the renovations, the school will relocate to the new Bob E. Griggs High School facility, which will serve as the District’s alternative high school.

Also housed inside the old Shannon High School building are several programs for special needs students. These programs will be relocated to the south end of the new property. The Board voted to name this portion of the building the Linda Kunkel Specialized Learning Center. Linda Kunkel was a longtime educator within BISD and the first diagnostician at Shannon.

The Griggs and Kunkel complex is scheduled to open in January 2025, with the official ribbon cutting in December 2024.

The District will determine the future of the aging Shannon facility.

The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, May 23. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.

> View May 23, 2024 e-review
> View Board of Trustees Website

Summer School for High School Students Registration Now Open!

All students who want to attend summer school need to contact your school counselor. Registration is open May 15-29. For more summer school details go to the BISD webpage: https://www.birdvilleschools.net/highschoolsummerschool. Financial Aid may be available.

Locations for In-Person Registration on May 29:

Richland HS
5201 Holiday Lane East, NRH, TX 76180
(registration site for all Richland students)

Haltom HS @ Spicer Elementary
4300 Estes Park Road, Haltom City, TX 76137
(registration site for Haltom HS students)

Birdville HS
9100 Mid Cities Blvd., NRH, TX 76180
(registration site for Birdville HS students)

Texas VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) celebrated its 30^th Anniversary this year. In the inaugural year, the contest was held in Houston with a total of 200 entries. The event is now held in San Marcos with over 33,000 entries at the Regional Level, with 2,300 works advancing to State! The pinnacle of artistic success is the Gold Seal Recognition. Birdville ISD had five students recognized for 2024.

Please click on the student names to see these remarkable works:

• Brooke Hampton – Richland High School
• Rachel Taylor – Richland High School
• Daisy Sandoval – Haltom High School
• Raegan Beranek – Haltom High School
• Allan Kuderer – Birdville High School

Another of our students, Ida Wepngong, advanced to state and was awarded the Dr. Jim Henderson Memorial Scholarship for $500. Dr. Henderson was the founding father of this competition and it is a great honor that Ida’s artwork was chosen for this scholarship.  We are proud of our talented artists in Birdville ISD!

The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Thursday, April 25. The following link will provide you a summary of actions taken at their meeting.

> View April 25, 2024 e-review
> View Board of Trustees Website