Campus News 9-18-06

What’s Happening This Week
• Driver’s Education registration opens today
Registration begins today for the fall session of GCISD Driver’s Education. The session runs Monday-Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 10-Nov. 7 in room 106 at Grapevine High. Cost is $315 for GCISD students, $365 for out-of-district students, plus a $15 non-refundable registration fee. Registrations are accepted from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. weekdays in the front offices of both GHS and Colleyville Heritage High as well as the office of Continuing Education, 736 E. Northwest Highway in Grapevine. Information: 817-251-5525.

• Parent previews scheduled for middle school health programs
Parents of middle school students are encouraged to attend a preview of the resources and curriculum that are used to educate students about human sexuality. This curriculum is an abstinence-based program that will be presented in sixth- and seventh-grade Health, P.E. and Athletics. The program “Play it Safe,” an assault prevention and sexual harassment program, will be presented in English and Spanish from 10-11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 19. The program “Aim for Success,” a program for eighth-grade students and high school health students about sexually transmitted diseases, will be 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 26. All previews will be in the Cross Timbers Middle School Lecture Hall. Information: Dr. Terry Dickson-Talley, 817-251-5519.

• GCISD Percussion Club
The next session of the GCISD Percussion Club will be Sept. 20 in the Colleyville Heritage High Band Hall. Sixth-grade will meet at 4 p.m. followed by seventh grade at 4:30 p.m. and eighth grade at 5:10 p.m. Light snacks will be provided following each session. Information: Robin Hammesfahr, 817-235-3775.

• PTA meetings
O.C. Taylor Elementary – Monthly meeting at 6:15 p.m. Sept. 21, cafeteria. Concert by SideRoads Band will follow from 6:30-8 p.m. on the front lawn of the school.

• CHHS Theater presents “Emma’s Child”
Colleyville Heritage High theater students will present the final three performances of “Emma’s Child” by Kristine Thatcher on Sept. 21-23. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the CHHS Auditorium. General admission seating is $8 for students, $10 for adults. Information: 817-305-4752.

• CHHS Choir hosts fund-raiser at Applebee’s
The Colleyville Heritage High School Choir will host a fund-raiser on Sept. 21 at Applebee’s Restaurant and Grill, 5150 Colleyville Blvd. in Colleyville. Patrons simply present a coupon to their server and Applebee’s will donate 10 percent of each purchase to the CHHS Choir. See any CHHS Choir member for a coupon. Information: Cathy Williams, 817-488-1454.

• Bear Creek “Exemplary” pep rally
Students and faculty of Bear Creek Elementary will celebrate their achievement of an “Exemplary” state accountability rating with a pep rally at 2 p.m. Sept. 22 on the back lawn. The rally will feature a performance by the nationally recognized Jumpin’ Jammers jump rope team from BCES. Information: 817-305-4860.

• HMS choir presents first concert of the year
The Colleyville Middle School will present “A Celebration of American Music” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Whites Chapel Methodist Church. With 377 members, the choir is the largest this year in HMS history. The concert will feature performances from the Women’s Chorale, Men’s Chorale, Concert Choir, Heritage Moving Sounds, A Capella and Jazz choirs. Information: Julie Ann Allen, 817-305-4790.

• CORRAL set for Friday
Corral, a PTSA-sponsored party after home football games for Grapevine High School students, will host its next gathering on Sept. 22. The theme will be Casino Night. The event starts immediately after the GHS football game and ends at 12:30 a.m. All GHS students are encouraged to attend and may bring two high school-age guests. The event will be in the Student Activity Center and Gym 1 at GHS. A valid high school ID is required to enter. Admission is $5 per person and includes all food and beverages. For information, visit the GHS website under the link to the PTSA. If you would like to volunteer, contact Cindy Warner at cfseiko@aol.com.

• PSAT/SAT Prep Seminar
A preparation seminar for students planning to take either the PSAT or SAT exam will be 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Colleyville Heritage High Auditorium. The seminar is conducted by Test Prep Seminars and will teach test-taking tips and strategies specific to the SAT as well as general test-taking skills. Cost is $90 and includes a study guide with answer book and three workbooks with 18, 20-minute sample workouts. For information, contact your high school counselor at your home campus.

Upcoming Calendar Items
• GCISD Board of Trustees meeting
The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees will meet for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Sept. 25 at the GCISD Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave. in Grapevine. Open session begins at 7 p.m. Information: 817-251-5503.

• CHHS Band March-A-Thon requests
The Colleyville Heritage High School Band is accepting donations and song requests for the third-annual March-A-Thon fund-raiser through Sept. 25. The March-A-Thon is set for Oct. 7, when the band will march through neighborhoods playing various stand and show tunes as well as songs requested by individuals and businesses. The band will depart the Band Hall at 9 a.m. and wrap up with a grand finale at 11:30 a.m. at Colleyville Town Center. Band members are collecting donations, pledges and song requests. Donations and song requests can also be dropped off at the CHHS Band Hall. Information: www.chhspantherband.org or Vicki Smith, 817-798-6233.

• PTA meetings
Glenhope Elementary – Monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28, cafeteria. Ice cream social will follow.
Timberline Elementary – Monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 28, cafeteria. Campus Literacy Night will follow.

• TES Literacy Night
Timberline Elementary will host its second-annual Literacy Night on Sept. 28. The event will follow the monthly PTA meeting at 7 p.m. Students and their parents will be dismissed to classrooms by grade level where they will hear stories read by TES teachers. Parents will also receive tips about reading with their students at home, and students will receive a free book. Information: 817-251-5770 or Beth Harwell, 817-329-4575 or bbharwell@msn.com.

• Glenhope PTA presents Rhinestone Ropers
The Rhinestone Ropers will perform for Glenhope Elementary students on Sept. 29 as part of a PTA-sponsored program. Ropers on horses will entertain students with lasso and roping tricks. The performances will be 1 p.m. for kindergarten-second grades and 2 p.m. for grades 3-5. Both programs will be in the amphitheater behind the school. Information: Anne Ricci, 251-5720.

• Bransford PTA Fun Run
The eighth-annual Bransford Elementary School PTA Fun Run & Walk will be Saturday, Sept. 30, in Colleyville. The 5K fun run and 2-mile fun walk begin at 8 a.m. followed by the 1k fun run for kids at 8:50 a.m. The event will culminate with an awards ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Entry fee is $12 and includes a T-shirt featuring a design by BES fourth-graders Joseph Kolo. Proceeds will benefit BES PTA projects. Information or registration: 817-305-4920.

• CMS celebrates 30 years
Current and former faculty and staff members of Colleyville Middle School are invited to a reunion dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 to celebrate that campus’ 30-year anniversary. The dinner will be in the CMS cafeteria and will be catered by Cliff’s Star Neighborhood Grill. Cost is $20 per person and reservation/payment is due Sept. 15 to Judy Welch at CMS. All former CMS employees are encouraged to contact Lorraine Compo at LorraineCompo@aol.com. Information: Judy Welch, 817-305-4902.

Awards and Announcements
• CMS Super Stitchers seeking donations
Colleyville Middle School’s Super Stitchers sewing club meets on Thursdays and teaches students the basics of sewing as they work on projects of their choosing. As the club grows, it will meet twice a week – one day for personal projects and one day for making baby quilts to donate to local crises centers. For these projects, the club needs fabric in one-yard cuts or fabric store gift cards. To donate or for information: Jill Humphreys, 817-305-4900 or jill.humphreys@gcisd.net.