Posted on Friday, April 7, 2017

Haltom City Community Projects Manager Presents Donation to Haltom High Band #BISDShines

Recently at the Haltom City Carfest, Julie Orebaugh, Haltom City community projects manager, presented a certificate to the Haltom High band along with a promised donation of $2,000 to help meet the band’s financial needs. Orebaugh said, “I’m so happy to give the $2,000 donation because you and your band have been so generous with your time for city events and functions. It’s a token of our appreciation, and the City wants to support your program and the impact the arts have on the students of Haltom City.” The Haltom High band has become a regular participant in Christmas on Broadway, Carfest, art shows, the Haltom City Fire/Rescue Banquet and other community events.

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2017

North Richland Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society Awarded Friendship Award

On Thursday, March 23, North Richland Middle School’s National Junior Honor Society was awarded the Friendship Award by SafeHaven of Tarrant County. NJHS officers Katherine Schraub, president; Steven Nguyen, vice-president; Audrey Wasson, secretary; and Teresa Chen, historian, attended SafeHaven’s Annual Meeting to receive the award.

North Richland Middle School’s NJHS has supported SafeHaven for the last nine years through an annual Pay It Forward fundraiser. Every year, NJHS uses the funds raised to pack Valentine’s goodie bags and donate supplies for a full-fledged Easter Egg Hunt for every single child at both SafeHaven of Tarrant County shelters.

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Stowe Elementary Receives STEM-Related Grant

On Thursday, March 30, NTE Mobility Partners (NTEMP) presented their first STEM-related grant check for $3,618.37 to teachers from Stowe Elementary for their LEGO Robotics program at the annual Tribute to Leadership event. This grant is part of the $40,000 that NTEMP awarded to the Birdville Education Foundation for STEM-related education programs. This is the first of many grant presentations that will follow in the spring.

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Congratulations to Haltom High School Students Dell Stevens and Dylan Walker

Congratulations to Dell Stevens and Dylan Walker, both Haltom High School students, for winning the Circle Theatre Playwriting Contest. (More than 100 plays are submitted annually.) Dylan’s play, “Lovers on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” is one of four finalists who will have a professional play reading at Circle Theatre on May 7 at 3 p.m. The event is open to the public and is free. Dell’s play, “Man of Three Shadows,” is one of five semi-finalists. Both writers will receive cash prizes, tickets to an area theatre, and time to visit with producers, directors and actors. Dylan will have a scholarship from Texas Wesleyan Theatre waiting for him upon graduation. Haltom Theatre will have a staged reading in May to honor these students and their success. Dylan and Dell join a long line of successful playwrights from Haltom High School. Students study playwriting in Theatre II each year.

Posted on Saturday, April 1, 2017

Only Four More Days to Apply for a Schools with a Specialization School!

Starting with the 2017–18 school year, BISD will introduce programs at selected campuses as part of the Schools with a Specialization initiative. These programs go above and beyond the state-required curriculum, and are designed to broaden a student’s educational experience by providing concentrated study in a specific area of interest.