Campus News 12-11-06

What’s Happening This Week
• GCISD Board of Trustees meeting
The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees will meet for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Dec. 11 at the GCISD Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave. in Grapevine. Open session begins at 7 p.m. Information: 817-251-5503.

• CMS band/choir holiday tour
Members of the Colleyville Middle School honor band and choir will tour various campuses throughout the District on Dec. 11 as part of the annual holiday tour. Information: 817-305-4790.

• GCISD State of the District
GCISD Superintendent Dr. Kay Waggoner will present the annual State of the District address Dec. 12 in the Colleyville Heritage High School Library. The address is presented by the Council of PTAs and will follow a brief general meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Information: 817-251-5503.

• Holiday band/choir performances
Grapevine High – Band holiday concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in the GHS Auditorium.
Colleyville Heritage High – Band holiday concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 12 in the CHHS Auditorium.
Heritage Middle – Choir holiday program, 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Whites Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake.
Glenhope Elementary – Choir holiday program, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14.
GCISD Percussion Club – Holiday concert, 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at Borders Bookstore, 5615 Colleyville Boulevard.

• TES Talent Show
Students and teachers of Timberline Elementary will perform various songs, dances and other entertainment as part of Timberline’s Terrific Talent Show, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the cafeteria. Admission is free. Information: Beth Harwell, 817-329-4575 or bbharwell@msn.com.

Upcoming Calendar Items
• GCISD, city of Colleyville conduct joint meeting
GCISD’s Board of Trustees will participate in a joint meeting with the Colleyville City Council at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Colleyville Heritage High School Library. Information: 817-251-5503.

• GCISD closed for winter break
GCISD campuses and administrative offices will be closed from Dec. 21-Jan. 1 for winter break. Teachers and employees return Jan. 2; students return Jan. 4.

Awards and Announcements
• Middle school problem solvers bring home medals
Seventh- and eighth-grade students at Cross Timbers and Heritage middle schools earned medals for their performances on the first practice problem of the Future Problem Solving Team Competition. In this problem, students were required to research the topic of fund-raising and charity giving and apply a six-step process to a scenario set in 2032. The Cross Timbers team is coached by Karen Moxley and the Heritage team is coached by Pam Jones.

Team medals from Cross Timbers Middle include:
• Gold – seventh-grade team of Andi Biggs, Emmeline Byerly, Austen Stevens and Traci Walterscheid.
• Silver – seventh/eighth-grade team of Samantha Bimmerman, David Hidinger Nick Holloway and Francis Shue.
• Silver – seventh-grade team of Analise Fagan, Clarise Fischbach, Jonah Grimes and William Read.
• Silver – seventh-grade team of Joseph Donegan, Josh Hulsey, Kristen Kenny and Caitlyn Patterson.
• Silver – seventh-grade team of Katie Borkowski, Tommy McCullough, Stephen Smith and Lauren Wroble.
• Bronze – seventh-grade team of Sarah Bogan, Ty Gill, John Rumbelow and Katherine Young.
• Bronze – seventh-grade team of Alisha Pope, Chrishelle Patterson, Katie Shepardson and Mason Vandersteeg.
Team medals from Heritage Middle include:
• Gold – eighth-grade team of Jason Berry, Claire Koch, Christen LaChance and Peyton Richards.
• Gold – eighth-grade team of Michelle Burden, Sydney Cox, Bailey Hamelwright and William Tohlen.
• Gold – seventh-grade team of Nida Ali, Danielle Garcia, Sami Ghubril and Savannah Vincent.
• Gold – seventh-grade team of CarleeAnn Allen, Amy Chang, Cameron Cunningham and Jeff Marshall.
• Gold – seventh-grade team of Rajiv Alluri, Joel Clutton, Jacob Stock and Felix Xiao.
• Gold – seventh-grade team of Bradley Coplin, Jimmy Johnson, Nicholas Manglaris and Nash Nelson.
• Gold – seventh-grade team of Danah Fakhreddine, Heidi Schneider, Rachel Schutte and Nina Smith.
• Gold – seventh-grade team of Taylor Perona, Aanya Sagheer and Alexandra Yauch.
• Silver – eighth-grade team of Maya DePlaza, Kruti Patel, Jessica Stringer and Rachel Thompson.
• Bronze – eighth-grade team of Amika Alibhai, Catherine Chambers, Katie Giverson and Nellie Tiggelaar.
• Bronze – eighth-grade team of Caris Fawcett, Briana Felix and Sheena Patel.
• Bronze – seventh-grade team of Adam Brill, Rahim Gokal, Dev Nangrani and Nawfal Patel.
• Bronze – seventh-grade team of Aubrey Folck, Shelby Hodges, Anita Moti and Hannah Smith.