May 12, 2008
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What's Happening this Week

Bransford celebrates birthday tonight; tickets available
Bransford Elementary will celebrate its 15th birthday on Monday, May 12, with a special concert and birthday festivities. Platinum record pianist Danny Wright will present a benefit concert for the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation Bransford Endowment Fund. The celebration also includes a cake decorating contest, with winners determined by popular vote. Voting begins at 6:30 p.m. and the concert follows at 7 p.m. The event will also feature special guest perfomances by Miss Colleyville Paige Jones and Miss Grapevine Julia Anderson. Mistress of Ceremonies will be Rebecca Miller. The celebration will be at The Colleyville Community Center. Tickets are $10 per person or $30 per family. For tickets and information, call 817-305-4920.

Taste Test fundraiser for GHS Juniors
GHS junior class will host the annual Taste Test on May 16 to raise money for senior year events. Volunteers are needed to taste food and give their opinions. Eight testing sessions will be held during the hours of 10:20 a.m.-3:50 p.m. and each complete taste test lasts about 30 minutes. To volunteer, contact Carolina Wann at chwann@aol.com.

A Taste of Timberline
Timberline Elementary School students and families are invited to attend A Taste of Timberline on Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. The event is a multicultural celebration with food, games, dancing and fun.

GHS Project Graduation planning underway
The next meeting of the Grapevine High School Project Graduation Committee will be May 13 at 7 p.m. at the Colleyville Elementary School Library. Future meetings are scheduled May 20, May 27 and June 3. Information: Kay Bradshaw: 817-656-1923.

Upcoming Events
Board meeting dates adjusted
A date has been added to the Board calendar and the regular board meeting date has been revised for May. Canvassing of votes will be conducted on Monday, May 19, at 2 p.m. in the Board Room at the GCISD Administration building. The administration of the oath of office and the election of Board officers will held at the beginning of the regular monthly meeting which has been changed to Wednesday, May 28.

Graduation ceremonies set for Class of 2008
Class of 2008 Graduation for Grapevine High School and Colleyville Heritage High School will be held on Saturday, June 7 at the Dallas Convention Center. GHS will be at 10 a.m. and CHHS will be at 2 p.m. Bridges Accelerated Learning Center Graduation Celebration will be Tuesday, May 27, 7 p.m., at the Colleyville Community Center.

Bear Creek Elementary Career Day
Students at Bear Creek Elementary K-5 will hear about various careers as part of Career Day on Friday, May 23rd. About 70 parents and community volunteers will speak to students throughout the day. Nana Puddin' Productions will also be on our campus that day with a program presented by
Joe Bruce regarding character education. Information: 817-305-4860.

CHHS Project Graduation student/parent contracts due
Contracts for students who plan to attend Project Graduation are due in the school office on Friday, May 23. Both parent/guardian and the student must sign the contract. Additional contracts are available in the office and online at www.gcisd-chhs.org/projectGraduation.

CHHS Calendar of Events

• Senior Field Day - Friday, May 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m
• Senior Scholarship & Awards Ceremony - Monday, June 2, 7 p.m. CHHS auditorium
• Baccalaureate - Sunday, June 1, 3 p.m., Highland Meadows Christian Church. Seniors need to wear graduation gowns (no caps) and meet on the mezzanine by 2:30 p.m.

GHS Calendar of Events

• GHS Senior Band Concert - Monday, May 19, 7 p.m., GHS Auditorium. Concert is free and will feature the GHS Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Honors Band and Wind Ensemble.
• Senior Awards Ceremony - Thursday, May 29, 6:30 p.m., Gym 1
• Graduation Practice - Friday, May 30, 8:30 a.m., Gym 1, followed by senior cook out at Meadowmere Park
  

GHS Project Graduation fundraisers planned
GHS Project Graduation 2008 has teamed up with Smoothie King of Southlake to offer smoothies for sale on Monday afternoons after school near the student parking lot. Three types of smoothies will be offered and will be sold for $3 each. A portion of the proceeds goes to Project Graduation to fund the senior party. Contact: Cynthia Becker, 817-300-9085 to help with sales.

CHHS PTSA meeting set
The next meeting of the CHHS PTSA will be on Monday, May 19, 6 p.m. in the CHHS Lecture Hall and will include recognition of CHHS Scholarship recipients, winners of the Reflections Contest and other PTSA award winners.

District's childcare open to community this summer for preschool enrichment
The ECDC is open to the community this summer and will host enrichment camps for children 3-5 years old. Beginning June 7th and ending August 1st, the summer enrichment camps will focus on developmentally appropriate themes and be offered on a weekly basis from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Extended care will be available to parents for the remainder of the day. There will not be enrichment camps provided during the week of June 30 -July 4. Download a flyer with more details.

Swim Center to close for renovations
The GCISD Swim Center will be closed for renovation from Saturday, May 17 through early August.
Fall class information and reopening updates will be posted on the Swim Center website.

Driver's Ed and Target classes set for summer
Summer classes for Driver's Education and TARGET Evening Education program begin in June. Only one session, June 12-July 3, is scheduled for Driver's Education so students are encouraged to sign up early if they are interested in taking the course during the summer. Two sessions are planned for TARGET -June 9-20 and June 23-July 3. Additional information is available on the District's website at www.gcisd-k12.org. Download Driver's Ed flyer Download TARGET flyer

Free breakfast and lunch offered to students this summer
The Summer Food Service Program at Timberline Elementary provides free meals to all children age 18 and younger. These meals provide essential nutrients for active growing kids. To participate in the free meal program, all kids have to do is show up at a serving site. Breakfast is offered from 8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m. and lunch is offered 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. The entire meal must be consumed at the serving site; absolutely no “to go” breakfasts or lunches are available. Information: Nutritional Services website or GCISD Nutrition Services Department at 817-251-5618.

Awards and Announcements

Transportation Services seeks feedback from parents
Parents are asked to participate in Transportation Services annual survey to provide feedback on their student's bus riding experiences. Information from the survey will be used in planning for next year. The survey will be available on the District's website until May 30. Take the survey now.

GCISD employees recognized at annual reception
With "Honoring Education's Treasures" as the theme, the GCISD employee recognition reception was held on May 8 as a celebration of the year's top teachers, paraprofessionals and auxiliary employees, school nurse of year, retirees and service award winners. Read more information about the winners.

Voters elect two new trustees to Board
GCISD voters elected Leon Leal to Place 6 and Jorge Rodriguez to Place 7. Incumbent Jesse Rodriguez was unchallenged for Place 5. Canvassing of votes will be conducted on Monday, May 19, at 2 p.m. in the Board Room at the GCISD Administration building. The administration of the oath of office and the election of Board officers will be at the May 28 Board meeting. View number of votes for each candidate.

CHHS PTSA scholarships awarded
The CHHS PTSA has awarded four $500 Senior Scholarships, recognizing students who have shown superior achievement in citizenship, leadership and academics. Shelby Lee, Adriana Taylor, Sterling Ward and Stephanie Williams will recieve their scholarship certificates at the May 19 meeting of the PTSA.

JV Dance Team members set for next school year
Members of the Grapevine High School Mustang Belles and the Colleyville Heritage High School Pantherette junior varsity dance teams have been named for the 2008-09 school year.

View the list of new Belles. View the list of new Pantherettes.