May 27, 2008
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What's Happening this Week

Bridges Graduation tonight
Students from Bridges Learning Center will recieve diplomas in a graduation ceremony tonight at 7
p.m. The ceremony will be held at Colleyville Community Center and will recongize 48 spring graduates, as well as six summer graduates.

Former Golden Knights team member to parachute onto field
Dana Bowman, retired member of the U.S. Army’s Special Forces and the elite Golden Knights parachute team, will parachute onto the football field at Heritage Middle School on May 30 during the school's Price of Freedom celebration, 1:50-3:10 p.m. Bowman is a double amputee and travels the country speaking to school children, hospital patients and others about his message: "It's not the Disability; It's the Ability." Read more about Dana Bowman.

GHS Project Graduation planning continues
The next meeting of the Grapevine High School Project Graduation Committee will be May 27 at 7 p.m. in the Colleyville Elementary School Library, followed by a meeting on June 3. Information: Kay Bradshaw: 817-656-1923.

Upcoming Events

Heritage Elementary School calendar

• May 29 - Fifth Grade Program at 7 p.m.
• End of Year Success Celebrations for Students:
  • June 2, 8:30 a.m. - First Grade
  • June 2, 9:30 a.m. - Second Grade
  • June 3, 8:30 a.m. - Third Grade
  • June 3, 9:30 a.m. - Fourth Grade
  • June 4, 8:30 a.m. - Fifth Grade
• June 3 - The fourth grade classes are learning about the free enterprise system in their Junior Achievement Classes. "Enterprise Day" will be held on June 3 during the day. The fourth grade will create a simulated marketplace. Each child, being an entrepreneur, will create handmade items to sell to others. The money that is collected will be donated to GRACE.
  

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.

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.

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

CMS DI team earns top award in global competition
Colleyville Middle School's 8th grade Destination ImagiNation team placed 1st in the middle school category at the Destination Imagination Global Finals at the University of Tennessee May 21-24. Read more about the team's win.

High schools win in the Betty Lynn Buckley Awards
GCISD high schools won top awards in eight of sixteen categories at the 2007-08 Betty Lynn Buckley Awards. Grapevine High School won five awards, including the award for Best Musical for Into the Woods, while Colleyville Heritage High School won three awards for its performance of Bye Bye Birdie. Awards included:

• Best Male Actor - Patrick Thomas, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Best Musical - Into The Woods - Grapevine High School
• Best Costume Design, Budget Level 1Hayley Butler, Anne Harris, Lauren Sciarappa, Emily Smith and Lance Trachier, Grapevine High School
• Best Costume Design, Budget Level 2 - Colleen Casey, Colleyville Heritage High School
• Best Lighting Design, Budget Level 2 - Jonathan Burkholder, Ryan Savage and Joe Taylor, Grapevine High School
• Best Scenic Design, Budget Level 2 - Nick Belanger, Austin Hunt, Dillon Reynolds, Emily Smith and Lance Trachier, Grapevine High School
• Best Student Orchestra - Grapevine High School
• Best Female Ensemble Actor - Emily Meier, Colleyville Heritage High School

The Buckley Awards celebrates excellence in musical theatre production among participating Tarrant County high schools.

Shown in the photo are Grapevine High School students and director of the Theatre Carla Reasoner.

NetLife Insurance Company Visits Bear Creek Elementary
On May 1, employees of NetLife Insurance visted Bear Creek and read books and stories to the first graders. They also discussed safety practrices in the home with students. Each student received a stuffed animal and related booklets about home safety.

Shown in photo: NetLife Insurance employee Ike McCoy reads to first grade students at Bear Creek Elementary.

CHHS PTSA presents awards
The CHHS PTSA presented membership awards to the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to PTSA and to the CHHS community at the May 19 General Meeting. Recipients included:

• Friend of Children Awards - Robert and Shelley Beall, Danny Detrick, Ron A "Butch" Murdock, Kerry Prii and Carolyn Ray
• Wells Fargo Bank - Frank Ramirez, Meleia Waschka, Dora Ramirez
• Texas PTA Life Membership - Judy Atwood
• Texas PTA Extended Service Award - Teri Ferney