Campus News 1-29-07

What’s Happening This Week

• February 2 – Silverlake Elementary Kindergarten rodeo – 11:30 a.m.
  Students dressed in western attire will participate in the annual Silver Lake Rodeo. There will be chuck wagon snacks, dancing, horse shoes, branding, a clothing relay and a timed bandana-racing.
• February 3 - The 7th Annual Fillie Trot 5K and Fun Run at Grapevine Lake, Oak Grove Park, 2500 North Dove Loop, Grapevine, TX. One-mile fun run/walk begins at 9:05 a.m., 5K walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m., and packet pick-up is at 8:45 a.m. The event benefits the Beth DuPertuis Memorial Fund and the Grapevine High School Dance Team. Trophies will be awarded to the top three female and male 5K finishers in all age groups. There will also be an award for overall and master winners. For more information, call 817/481-8872 or go to www.active.com.

Upcoming Calendar of Events
• February 8 – Silverlake Elementary “We Love Math” Family Math Night – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Parents are invited to come with their children and participate in a fun evening of math activities.

• February 13 – Glenhope Elementary will host a coffee with the principal at 8:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria.

• February 3 – The Grapevine High School Fabulous Fillies Dance Team will host their seventh annual Fillie Trot 5K race and fun run. For additional information call 817-481-8872 or register online at Active.com.

Awards and Announcements
• GCISD cheerleaders earn awards at national competition
Cheerleading teams from GCISD schools received several awards at the recent American Cheerleading Association (ACA) National Championships competition. Grapevine High School earned the Grand Champion title as well as first place in the small and large division. In the middle school division, Cross Timbers placed first with Colleyville and Heritage middle schools earning second and third place respectively.

• The Grapevine High School Debate Team Excels at Debate Tournament
The GHS debate team had an outstanding performance at the debate tournament at Grand Prairie high school. Four policy debate teams represented GHS and set new standards for success. The CX debate team of Amy Schade and Maddison Craig became the first ninth grade policy debate team in GHS debate history to make it to the semifinals of a varsity tournament and earn points toward state qualification. David Jagneaux, a sophomore, was awarded the Top Speaker at the tournament. He and his partner, ninth grader Kayla Crosby, won three of four debates in preliminary rounds and advanced to the semifinals. The sophomore policy debate team of Elaine Lin and Farhaud Mirzadeh went undefeated through six debates and won the tournament. This win secured a state qualification for the two, making them the fourth policy debate team to qualify for the TFA State tournament this year. TFA State, the largest state tournament in the nation, will be held at Creekview High School in early March.

• Cross Timbers Middle School PTA receives grant
Keep Grapevine Beautiful has awarded an Education Grant in the amount of $175.00 to the Cross Timbers Middle School PTA Landscape Beautification committee to aid in their continuing efforts to create a Native landscape on campus and to educate students and their families of the importance of xeriscaping.

• GCISD High School Cheerleading Meeting
An informational meeting for parents of any student interested in trying out for cheerleader at Grapevine High School or Colleyville Heritage High School for the 2007-2008 school year will be held Thursday, February 1 in the Cross Timbers Middle School Lecture Hall at 6:30 p.m.

• Grapevine Elementary Bee Winners
Grapevine Elementary is proud to announce Noah Nelson as the winner of the school spelling bee. Aspen Squyers placed second. Joshua Jackson was the winner of the geography bee. Andrea Pajarillo placed second. In the vocabulary bee (Word Power Challenge) David Edwards was the winner and Andrea Pajarillo placed second.

• Colleyville Middle School Bee Winners
Colleyville Middle School is proud to announce Brandon Maahs as the school geography bee winner and Matthew Peterson as the first runner up. Maahs recently took a challenging written test to qualify for the upcoming state bee. The winner of the CMS Spelling Bee was Kyle Dunham and Lydia Lee earned second place.

• Bransford Elementary School hosts Hoop Shoot
More than 150 children competed in the Hoop Shoot contest hosted by Bransford Elementary. In the boys eight and nine year old division, Andrew McOmber was the winner and Holden Lyons was the runner up. In the 10 and 11 year old division Camron Sartin was the winner and Hunter Pitts was the runner up. In the girls eight and nine year old division, Ashley Riggins was the winner and Michelle Kotlik was the runner up. Staci Stanford was the 10 and 11 year old division winner and Gracie Carver was runner up. In the area contest held on January 13 at the Bedford Boys Ranch, Ashley Riggins, won the overall contest making 18 out of 25 free throws. She will now represent Tarrant County in the next round of competition with the opportunity to earn a State and National Bid.