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Young Actors Shine at One-Act Play Festival

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Congratulations to all seven middle school theatre programs in BISD for their outstanding performances at the 2016 District One-Act Play Festival. In addition to seven terrific shows, the following students received special recognition for their individual acting achievements:

Best Actor
Kyle Dickman (North Richland Middle School)

Best Actress
Cristina DelCristo (Watauga Middle School)

All-Star Cast
Kailah Bolton (Haltom Middle School), Giselle Olade (Haltom Middle School), Alexis Granizo (North Richland Middle School), Steven Nguyen (North Richland Middle School), Emma Shupp (North Ridge Middle School), Hunter Domzalski (North Ridge Middle School), Melyssa Hawes (North Oaks Middle School), Kevin Le (North Oaks Middle School), Hannah Albright (Watauga Middle School), Jaden Cox (Watauga Middle School), Zain Fazalghai (Watauga Middle School), Rainey Bailey (Smithfield Middle School), Emma Dixon (Smithfield Middle School), Keshandra Drew (Richland Middle School)

Honorable Mention to the All-Star Cast
Donna Souvannasanh (Haltom Middle School), Jonathan Sawicki (Haltom Middle School), Michael Britt (North Richland Middle School), Natalie Morter (North Richland Middle School), Brooke Dorety (North Ridge Middle School), Hannah Carr (North Ridge Middle School), Lauryn Blackburn (North Oaks Middle School), Noella Welch (North Oaks Middle School), Colby Baker (Watauga Middle School), Corey Cochran (Smithfield Middle Schools), Parker Boyd (Smithfield Middle School), Jaren Turnbow (Richland Middle School), Lesley Mooney (Richland Middle School), Sean Ngyuen (Richland Middle School)

Best Technical Crew
Watauga Middle School

Best Technicians
Kaitlyn Drake (Haltom Middle School), Phillip Raeside (North Richland Middle School), Haley Ward (North Ridge Middle School), Ishu Pokhrel (North Oaks Middle School), Brittany Mock (Watauga Middle School), Alexis Nailing (Smithfield Middle School), Becca Simpson (Richland Middle School)

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Haltom High School Journalism Wins Several Awards

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Congratulations to students in the Haltom High School Journalism Department for winning several awards at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association (JEA/NSPA) National Convention and the Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) State Convention. Awards won were:

JEA/NSPA National Convention

Pacemaker Finalist
Write-off Contest

Dana McCurdy – Superior, Student Life Photography Portfolio
Kristal Saikho – Excellent, Clubs Copy/Caption Writing
Ammysadday Hernandez – Honorable Mention, Academics Copy/Caption Writing
Lacey Powers – Honorable Mention, Cover/Endsheet Design

ILPC State Convention

For the 2015 book

Silver Star Award
Tops in Texas, Theme Copy
Tops in Texas, Sports Action Photo by Giovanna Villalpando

6A-1 Rankings

First Place, Theme Copy and Captions
Second Place, Caption Writing
Third Place, Headlines

Individual Awards

Kristal Saikho – First Place, Student Life Spread
Joshlianie Ruiz – First Place, Class Spread
Giovanna Villalpando – First Place, Student Life Feature Story
D’Eric Kicniski & Alesha Mrema – First Place, Clubs Feature Story
Cemal Quershi – First Place, Clubs Spread
Giovanna Villalpando – First Place, Sports Action Photo
Danielle Robinson & Ammysadday Hernandez – Second Place, Clubs Spread
Marissa Valdez – Second Place, Clubs Feature Story
Cindara Souvanna & Marissa Valdez – Second Place, Personality Profile
Hayley Bridges – Third Place, Clubs Photo
Dana McCurdy – Third Place, Photo Portfolio
Alesha Mrema – Honorable Mention, Academic Spread

For current 2016 book

6A-2 Rankings

Samantha Ledesma & Amari Carter-Corbin – First Place, Multi-Topic Spread
Kayla Starnes – Second Place, Feature Spread
Laryssa Hernandez & Kristal Saikho – Third Place, Academic Spread
Laryssa Hernandez & Kristal Saikho – Third Place, Clubs Spread
Danielle Robinson – Honorable Mention, Sports Spread

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Middle School Artists Succeed at Junior VASE Competition

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Congratulations to all seven BISD middle school art departments for their participation in this year’s Junior VASE (Visual Art Scholastic Event). With more than 1,300 entries from students across multiple districts, BISD had 177 young artists enter 235 artworks for adjudication. Over 75 percent of BISD artworks received a “Superior” rating, with 15 pieces gaining special recognition as Silver Medal winners. Silver Medal winners were:

  • Julia Nguyen – Haltom Middle School
  • Morgan Layfield & Mary Ho – North Richland Middle School
  • Jonathan Pinch – Richland Middle School
  • Mandi Inthalangsy – North Oaks Middle School
  • Kayla Meyers & Aleyna Holcombe – Watauga Middle School
  • Gracyn Conniff, Lauren McMahon, Kairi Merriam, Lauren Moore, Kaylee Rademacher (two pieces), and Yaidmaris Ramos – Smithfield Middle Schoolx
  • Idalyis Bunyavong – North Ridge Middle School