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Birdville ISD graduate leads Texas Woman’s University undergraduate kinesiology team to overall first-place finish in NASA-sponsored statewide design competition

Erin Rocha, a proud Birdville ISD graduate and current senior at Texas Woman’s University (TWU), served as the team lead for the University’s undergraduate kinesiology team (“Team Pleiades”) representing TWU’s School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology in NASA’s TSGC Design Challenge. Through the TSGC Design Challenge, students have an opportunity to identify a research objective of importance to NASA and develop a solution for it.

Of the 19 college teams that participated in the competition, Team Pleiades, represented by Erin and four of her fellow TWU seniors, was the only all-female team and the only team representing a kinesiology school in the two-day competition. In addition to winning first-place overall, Team Pleiades also took first place in peer review and presentation and second place in the poster/best model category.
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2024 Gold Seal artworks

Birdville ISD had five students’ artwork on display in Arlington ISD’s Performing Art Center Art as part of the Gallery 2024 Gold Seal artworks. Each year, the District looks forward to celebrating our high school art students whose artworks advance to the state-level VASE (Visual Art Scholastic Event) competition. VASE bestows a final “Gold Seal” award to approximately 160 of the best artworks receiving a superior rating.

2024 BISD VASE Gold Seal Recipients

Allan Kuderer Birdville HS

Daisy Sandoval Haltom HS

Raegan Beranek Haltom HS

Brooke Hampton Richland HS

Rachel Taylor Richland HS

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Lone Star Leadership Academy

Each year, the Birdville ISD Gifted and Talented Education program nominates students from the fourth grade for the opportunity to attend a summer camp, Lone Star Leadership Academy. Education in Action offers this camp in Action, a nonprofit organization that empowers young people to be informed and active community leaders. Our student nominees display strong leadership, collaboration skills, and academic excellence characteristics. Three students from BISD attended the 2024 summer academy during various weekly offerings. They are: Ian Gonzalez, Smithfield Elementary fifth-grader; Payton Calvin, Thomas Elementary fifth grader; and Parker Haussecker, Walker Creek Elementary fifth grader, all attended.