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[|Shelby, a Sophmore at Creekview High and avid hunter is featured on left side of this page of this newspaper for her recent harvest. Shelby harvested a trophy, exotic Blackbuck on her Winter Break in Mills County, located in Central Texas.]
 * 1/18/2011 ||
 * ** [|Smith Football Players Selected as Academic All-State] ** ||
 * Newman Smith High School football players were selected as top academic athletes... ||


 * 1/18/2011 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debater Named Top Speaker at Tournament] ** ||
 * On Jan. 8, the Newman Smith High School Debate team had 13 students in the elimation rounds... ||


 * 1/13/2011 ||
 * ** [|Fine Arts Students Make All State] ** ||
 * The following C-FB students have been selected to the All State... ||


 * 1/10/2011 ||
 * ** [|Jewelry Design by Two Creekview Students Selected as Finalists in International Competition] ** ||
 * On Dec. 12, the Saul Bell Award competition was held to select the most... ||


 * 1/10/2011 ||
 * ** [|Creekview Students Accepted to All-State Orchestra] ** ||
 * On Dec. 11, the following Creekview students participated in the All-Region Orchestra... ||


 * 12/14/2010 ||
 * ** [|RHS Graduate Selected as Minority Fellow] ** ||
 * Christopher Wall, graduate of Ranchview High School and a senior political science and economics major... ||


 * 12/13/2010 ||
 * ** [|RLT Football Players Selected for All-District Team] ** ||
 * The following R. L. Turner football players were selected by District 9-4A coaches as... ||


 * 12/13/2010 ||
 * ** [|RLT Volleyball Players Receive District Awards] ** ||
 * As the 2010 volleyball season came to an end, R. L. Turner volleyball players were... ||


 * 12/13/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debate Team Places at State Level Tournament] ** ||
 * The Newman Smith High School Debate Team competed at South Garland State-wide... ||


 * 12/13/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debate Team Wins First Place at Creekview Tournament] ** ||
 * The NSHS Debate team finished their first semester with a strong showing at... ||


 * 12/6/2010 ||
 * ** [|CHS Debate Team Takes First Place at Tournament] ** ||
 * On Dec. 4, the Creekview Speech team competed at the Cypress Creek Speech and Debate... ||


 * 12/3/2010 ||
 * ** [|Ranchview Teacher Bestowed Prestigious IB Honor] ** ||
 * Tom Mellin, physics teacher at Ranchview High School, was appointed as a... ||


 * 11/30/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debate Team Earns Two More Qualifications for State Tournament] ** ||
 * On Nov 18-20, the Newman Smith High School Debate Team competed at... ||


 * 11/17/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Band Member Selected for All-State Ensemble] ** ||
 * On Sat., Nov. 6, Newman Smith band member, Amanda Bateman, was ... ||


 * 11/17/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Student Selected for All-State Orchestra] ** ||
 * On Sat., Nov. 6, Newman Smith orchestra member, Amber Wiseman, was... ||


 * 11/17/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debate Team Wins State Honors] ** ||
 * On Sat., Nov. 6, Newman Smith Debate Team members Michael Schrag... ||


 * 11/15/2010 ||
 * ** [|RLT Cheer Squad Wins First Place at National Competition] ** ||
 * A crowd-pleasing Game Day cheer routine led the R. L. Turner cheerleaders to... ||


 * 11/9/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS French Club Members Awarded Scholarships at Symposium] ** ||
 * On Nov. 16, members of the Newman Smith French Club participated in the ... ||


 * 11/2/2010 ||
 * ** [|Lady Wolves Volleyball Team Has Perfect Record] ** ||
 * On Oct. 26, the Ranchview Lady Wolves volleyball team completed district 12-3A play with... ||


 * 10/28/2010 ||
 * ** [|RLT's NJROTC Places at Drill Meet Competition] ** ||
 * The R. L. Turner NJROTC completed their first major competition this... ||


 * 10/28/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debate Team Wins at Guyer Tournament] ** ||
 * The Newman Smith High School Debate team competed at Denton Guyer... ||


 * 10/28/2010 ||
 * ** [|RHS Wolves Cross Country Team Advances to Regionals] ** ||
 * On Mon., Oct. 25, the Ranchview boys' and girls' cross country teams competed at... ||


 * 10/20/2010 ||
 * ** [|C-FB Team Member Named 2010 Outstanding Administration Division Art Educator] ** ||
 * Fran Bolte will be honored as "2010 Outstanding Administration Division Art Educator" by... ||


 * 9/20/2010 ||
 * ** [|Creekview High School Places Third at Grapevine Classic Speech Competition] ** ||
 * On Sep. 18, the Creekview High School Speech team competed at the Grapevine... ||

lewis lowers mark as seniors bid farewell

It was a special night filled with spectacular performances as our Trojans closed out the 2010-2011 swimming & diving dual meet season with Cedar Hill, Grand Prairie, South Grand Prairie and DeSoto at the C-FB natatorium over the long weekend. Adrien Lewis shaved another 2-tenths off of his own school record in the 100 Breastroke, his third time breaking the mark this season. His victory, added to wins from Kevin Giles in the 50 Free and Reid Gilbreath in Diving, helped the boys team to beat DeSoto (71-64), Grand Prairie (76-14) and Cedar Hill (76-68). The boys team's only loss was to South Grand Prairie (110-61) to finish the season with a 52-12 record including invitational meets. The girls' team produced victories from Anne Smith (500 Free) and Naomi Mizuno (100 Breast), plus a win in the 400 Free Relay with Bryn Smernoff and Gerri Bergman. The girls' team beat DeSoto (67-32) and Grand Prairie (76-0), but fell to South Grand Prairie (99-62) and Cedar Hill (81-51) and finish with a record of 54-9. The team and crowd said goodbye to our great senior class on "Senior Recognition Night". Thank you to Principal Pouncy for honoring Annie Smith, Kevin Giles, Cory Richards and Reid Gilbreath! WE WILL MISS YOU!!! The 9th "Athlete of the Week" is JJ Echaniz for a great week of tough training and two personal best performances in the competition.. WAY TO GO JJ!!! Next Event: District 14 Championship @ C-FB natatorium (Diving-Thursday, January 27th @ 5pm//Swimming-Friday, January 28th @ 5pm)..//

// wolves wrap up dual meet season on "senior recognition night" Ranchview's aquatic team closed out the 2010-2011 swimming & diving dual meet season with Cedar Hill, Grand Prairie, South Grand Prairie and DeSoto at the C-FB natatorium over the long weekend. The girls' team, led by a 3rd place finish from Shelby Santoscoy in the 100 Fly, picked up two victories over Grand Prairie (60-0) and DeSoto (56-35), while losing to Cedar Hill (89-35) and South Grand Prairie (110-49) to finish the season with a record of 35-28 including invitational meets. David Lee was the top male performer, grabbing 4th in the 100 Breast, as the boys' team managed to beat Grand Prairie (45-20), but lost to Cedar Hill (94-38), DeSoto (63-40) and South Grand Prairie (134-27). The team and crowd said goodbye to our lone senior on "Senior Recognition Night". Thank you to Assistant Principal Melanie Magee for honoring Nicole Watson, who is currently on the mend with a hand injury. WE WILL MISS YOU!!! The 9th "Athlete of the Week" is Lauren Naylor for a great week of tough training and one personal best performance in the competition.. WAY TO GO LAUREN!!! Next Event: District 14 Championship @ C-FB natatorium (Diving-Thursday, January 27th @ 5pm //

Swimming-Friday, January 28th @ 5pm)..    Wolfpack Boys Turn in Best Ever Performance at New Year's Classic Ranchview's swimming and diving team placed 13th in the girls competition and 14th in the boys competition at the C-FB ISD New Year's Classic over the weekend. For the boys' squad (24-34), it marks the best finish ever at an invitational meet. This year, more than 500 athletes from 31 teams across North and East Texas gathered as squads prepare for the district championships. Sinjin Venegas was the top finisher for the Wolves, placing 5th in the 500 Free. Venegas was joined by Eric Armugan, Kazuomi Motoike and David Lee in breaking two more school records in the 200 Medley and 200 Free Relays. Shelby Santoscoy led the girls team (33-26), placing 6th in the 500 Free. For his improvement and performances on some of the record-breaking relays this year, Eric Armugan is named the team's 8th "Athlete of the Week". WAY TO GO ERIC!! Next Event: Ranchview vs. Lake Highlands/Cedar Hill on "Senior Recognition Night", Friday, January 14th @ CFB.. Diving starts at 5pm, while ceremonies and swimming events begin at 6pm. Trojans Match Last Year's Performance at New Year's Classic The Newman Smith swimming and diving team turned in a 4th place finish in the girls competition, while the boys placed 7th at the C-FB ISD annual New Year's Classic over the weekend. That matches the final placings from last year's meet, which is always the largest competition that C-FB hosts. This year, more than 500 athletes from 31 teams across North and East Texas gathered as squads prepare for the district championships. The girls team (52-7) produced a number of 4th place finishes, the top placing from our Trojans, including Gerri Bergman (100 Back,200 IM), Annie Smith (100 Fly), Naomi Mizuno (100 Breast) and Bryn Smernoff (200 Free). These four swimmers also teamed up to earn silver and bronze medals on two relays. Adrien Lewis and Reid Gilbreath were the top finishers for the boys (49-11), with Lewis earning 6th in the 100 Breast and Gilbreath finishing in 6th place in diving. For her commitment and continued improvement through her freshman season, Bryn Smernoff is named the team's 8th "Athlete of the Week". WAY TO GO BRYN!! Next Event: Newman Smith vs. Lake Highlands/Cedar Hill on "Senior Recognition Night", Friday, January 14th  @ CFB.. Diving starts at 5pm , while ceremonies and swimming events begin at 6pm. mizuno, lewis sweep events in prosper dual

Sophomore swimmer Adrien Lewis moved a little closer to re-writing Trojan swim and dive history, just missing the school record in the 100 Breast by .08 of a second as Newman Smith hosted Prosper at home this week. Lewis won the event by five seconds, and added another victory in the 200 IM. Junior Naomi Mizuno shaved five seconds off her best time in the 200 Free, and put forth another great effort in the 100 Breast for her double victory. Sophomore diver Kristina Rocheford also pitched in with an impressive victory on the springboard. Mizuno and Rocheford lead the girls team to a 97-46 win over Eagles, despite not having Annie Smith and Gerri Bergman in the line-up due to a championship meet. It couldn't have been a closer match-up for the boys, who did not have captain Kevin Giles. Prosper edged the Trojans by just four points (85-81). Sophomore Connor Shackelford was outstanding in his return to the diving board, scoring 46 points more than the next competitor. The girls' team improves to 21 wins and 4 losses, while the boys are 21-5. For her solid efforts in practices and meets, Naomi Mizuno is named the team's fifth "Athlete of the Week". WAY TO GO!!! Next Event: Smith vs. Irving North Hills, Lake Highlands and Prestonwood Christian Academy, Thursday, December 2nd @ Standridge Stadium Natatorium, 4:30pm start.. relay records smashed as wolves split in prosper dual The Wolves girls' swimming and diving squad produced a convincing victory over the Eagles of Prosper at home this week. Senior Nicole Watson finished second in her two tight races (50 Free and 100 Fly) to lead the team to a win (86-53). Junior Cinthya Ponce pitched in with a victory in the 200 IM. On the boys side, the return of freshman Kazuomi Motoike proved to be beneficial for the relays. The 200 medley foursome of Motoike, Cameron Leet, David Lee and Sinjin Venegas obliterated the previous school mark by seven seconds. The team assembled again later to shave four more seconds off the 200 Free mark. Venegas also picked up a second place finish in the 200 Free and third in the 500 Free. Despite some great performances, Prosper's boys team was too strong, winning 98-46. The girls' team improves to 11 wins and 14 losses, while the boys are 9-16. For her performances, Nicole Watson is named the team's fifth "Athlete of the Week". WAY TO GO!!! Next Event: Ranchview vs. Irving North Hills, Lake Highlands and Prestonwood Christian Academy, Thursday, December 2nd @ Standridge Stadium Natatorium, 4:30pm start..


 * venegas continues record-breaking streak as wolves host bishop lynch  Sophomore Sinjin Venegas broke the 6:00 barrier in the 500 Free, establishing a new school record in the event for the second time in three meets as the Wolves played host to a strong squad from Bishop Lynch this week at home. Venegas clocked a time of 5:58.21 in the 500 Free to shave another two seconds off his own mark. The boys' medley relay team of Venegas, David Lee, Cameron Leet and Eric Armugan also set a new school record, crushing the old mark by five seconds. Junior Shelby Santoscoy lead the girls' team with a win in the 500 Free, while senior Nicole Watson was second in the 50 Free. Bishop Lynch outscored our Wolves (girls:129-42/boys:92-36), but Ranchview's swimming and diving team is getting better every meet. Freshman Madison Worrell is a great example, dropping 11 seconds in her 100 Free and another 9 seconds in her 100 Back since the first meets of the season. For her improvement and effort in practice, Madison is named the team's third "Athlete of the Week". WAY TO GO!!! Next Event: C-FB annual Non-TISCA Invitational, Saturday, November 6th @ Standridge Stadium Natatorium, 9am start (swimming only).   Giles crowned trojan distance champ in boys' team victory   Senior Kevin Giles provided the highlight of the night for Newman Smith's swimming and diving team as the Trojans played host to a strong squad from Bishop Lynch this week at home. Giles clocked a time of 5:40.07 in the 500 Free to break the school record, set by Jonathan Burke in 2001. The boys team also had impressive performances from Adrien Lewis, who was second in the 100 Breast and Connor Shackelford, who won the diving event. The Trojan boys beat Bishop Lynch (87-72) to improve to 3-2 on the season. The girls' team was lead by senior Annie Smith, who cruised to victories in the 200 Free and 500 Free, and junior Gerri Bergman, who won the 100 Back and placed second in the 100 Fly. The duo was joined by junior Naomi Mizuno, and freshmen Kristina Rocheford and Bryn Smernoff to win a pair of relays. Despite their efforts, the Trojan girls were outscored by Bishop Lynch (111-67) to fall to 2-3 on the season. For his record-breaking swim and outstanding work ethic in practices, Kevin Giles is named the team's third "Athlete of the Week". WAY TO GO!!! Next Event: C-FB annual Non-TISCA Invitational, Saturday, November 6th @ Standridge Stadium Natatorium, 9am start (swimming only).  9/20/2010 ||
 * ** [|Creekview High School Places Third at Grapevine Classic Speech Competition] ** ||
 * On Sep. 18, the Creekview High School Speech team competed at the Grapevine... ||


 * 9/10/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Debate Team Has Strong Showing at Plano Tournament] ** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">On Sep. 4, the Newman Smith Debate team started its new season competing at ... ||


 * 9/7/2010 ||
 * ** [|Creekview Speech Off to a Great Start] ** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Creekview competed this weekend at the Plano Senior ... ||


 * 8/24/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Choral Director Honored by State Association] ** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Newman Smith Assistant Choral Director, Clorese Gray-Porter, has been named... ||

<span style="color: green; display: block; font-family: 'Engravers MT'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Team captains lead trojans into the 2010-2011 swim/dive season The Newman Smith swimming and diving team enters the 2010-2011 season in a new district! Team captains Kevin Giles (senior) and Annie Smith (senior) will lead the Trojans into battle against Creekview, RL Turner, Ranchview, Irving North Hills and Highland Park in District 14. The assistant captains this year are JJ Echaniz (junior) and Gerri Bergman (junior). The swimming and diving roster boasts twenty-five athletes, who will splash into action Thursday, October 14th at Rockwall. The Trojans' first home meet will be Tuesday, October 19th in the C-FB ISD annual "Quad Meet". The Trojan swimmers and divers are working hard to prepare for the season, and in an effort to raise funds for additional equipment, our athletes will be asking for sponsors to support the team in the CFB ISD Swim & Dive-A-Thon. Athletes will swim lengths or complete dives in a one-hour time period Thursday, October 7th. Any sponsorship or donation in the name of your favorite Trojan swimmer or diver would be greatly appreciated! GO TROJANS!! team captains lead Wolves into the 2010-2011 swim/dive season The Ranchview swimming and diving team enters the 2010-2011 season in a new district! Team captains Sinjin Venegas (sophomore) and Shelby Santoscoy (junior) will lead the Wolves into battle against Creekview, RL Turner, Newman Smith, Irving North Hills and Highland Park in District 14. The assistant captains this year are Cameron Leet (junior) and Lauren Naylor (junior). The swimming and diving roster boasts eighteen athletes, who will splash into action Thursday, October 14th at Rockwall. The Wolves' first home meet will be Tuesday, October 19th in the C-FB ISD annual "Quad Meet". The Wolfpack swimmers and divers are working hard to prepare for the season, and in an effort to raise funds for additional equipment, our athletes will be asking for sponsors to support the team in the CFB ISD Swim & Dive-A-Thon. Athletes will swim lengths or complete dives in a one-hour time period Thursday, October 7th. Any sponsorship or donation in the name of your favorite Wolfpack swimmer or diver would be greatly appreciated! GO WOLVES!!

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 * 8/16/2010 ||
 * ** [|NSHS Orchestra Places 5th at TMEA Full Orchestra Competition] ** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">Newman Smith High School's Symphony Orchestra, comprised of the top string, woodwind, ... ||


 * 7/28/2010 ||
 * ** [|Ranchview Band Places at State Competition] ** ||
 * On July 25, the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) held the annual State Honor Band hearings in... ||


 * 7/28/2010 ||
 * ** [|Perry Middle School Botball Team Wins Worldwide Competition] ** ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none;">The DeWitt Perry Middle School Robotics Club traveled to the campus of Southern Illinois University, to attend the... ||

**Congratulations to Newman Smith Assistant Choral Director Clorese Gray-Porter for being named a Texas Choral Directors Association** **"Young Director of Distinction" recently.**

**This award is presented each summer at the annual Texas Choral Directors Association conference to a choral director with less than five years teaching experience who has made significant contributions to choral music education in Texas.**

**Clorese Gray-Porter was one of only two directors in Texas honored this year by the association.**


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 * 6/4/2010 ||
 * **[|METSA Lions Place in National RC Competition]** ||
 * On May 22, the METSA FastTrack RC team competed in the... ||


 * 5/19/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Student Wins National Championship in Oratory]** ||
 * The inaugural National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC) was held... ||


 * 5/19/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Student Wins National Championship in Oratory]** ||
 * The inaugural National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC) was held... ||


 * 5/17/2010 ||
 * **[|Smith Athlete Wins State Championship]** ||
 * Smith student Courtney Okolo won the 4A State Championship for 400 meters ... ||


 * 5/13/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview One Act Play Takes Third at State]** ||
 * On May 8, The Creekview High School Theatre Department performed at the State UIL One-Act ... ||


 * 5/12/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debater Wins 4th Place at State UIL Competition]** ||
 * For the second year in a row, sophomore Tanya Rajan of the Newman Smith Debate Team qualified... ||


 * 5/12/2010 ||
 * **[|CHS Seniors Play in Basketball All-Star Game]** ||
 * On May 8, Creekview seniors Reggie Sonnier and Aubrey Ball participated in the... ||


 * 5/12/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner Student Named 2009-2010 Texas Scholar Athlete]** ||
 * Ryan Matthew Stremel of R. L. Turner High School was named... ||


 * 4/30/2010 ||
 * **[|Rainwater First Grader Earns Honorable Mention in Art Competition]** ||
 * Rainwater Elementary first grader Gabriel Rodriguez received Honorable Mention in... ||


 * 4/28/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Golfer Advances to State]** ||
 * The Region II-5A girls' golf tournament completed play on... ||


 * 4/27/2010 ||
 * **[|RLT Student Selected for State Honor Crew]** ||
 * R. L. Turner Student... ||


 * 4/26/2010 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Debate Team Student Wins Second Place at Regional Tournament]** ||
 * Tanja Rajan, of the NSHS Debate team, won 2nd place at the... ||


 * 4/26/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Purchasing Department Wins TASBO Award of Merit]** ||
 * The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) Award of Merit is a... ||


 * 4/22/2010 ||
 * **[|Furneaux Student Wins 2nd Place in County Art Contest]** ||
 * Dallas County Schools, in conjunction with the Dallas Bar Association, sponsored ... ||


 * 4/21/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Student Named Gates Millennium Scholar]** ||
 * Newman Smith High School Student, Rani Hadley, has been selected as... ||


 * 4/20/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner Track and Field Headed to Regionals]** ||
 * The results are in from the 10-4A District Track and Field meet held at... ||


 * 4/20/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Junior Earns Silver at International Engineering Science Fair]** ||
 * C-FB ISD junior, Daisuke "Dennis" Takeda, represented Newman Smith High School at... ||


 * 4/15/2010 ||
 * **[|RLT Journalism Team Places at UIL Competition]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner Journalism team competed at ... ||


 * 4/15/2010 ||
 * **[|RLT Theater Department Advances to Regional UIL Contest]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner Theater Department competed in ... ||


 * 4/14/2010 ||
 * **[|Perry Math Teacher Wins National Award]** ||
 * Michael Miller, DeWitt Perry Middle School mathematics teacher, has been selected as... ||


 * 4/14/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Latin Students Win Medals in National Exam]** ||
 * Newman Smith High School Latin students earned medals at... ||


 * 4/14/2010 ||
 * **[|RHS Boys' Golf Team Advances to Region II]** ||
 * The Ranchview Boys' Golf Team won their 3rd District Golf Championship on... ||


 * 4/14/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Girls' Basketball Players Selected Academic All-State]** ||
 * Newman Smith High School students Rani Hadley, Mariah Bell and Mary Vogt have been... ||


 * 4/14/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Student Included in List of Highest Scoring PSAT Participants]** ||
 * Newman Smith High School student, Lance C. Banks is one of ... ||


 * 4/14/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Football Player Honored by Organization]** ||
 * The National Football Foundation (NFF) Gridiron Club of Dallas announced recently... ||


 * 4/13/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Robotics Teams Win Awards in Oklahoma]** ||
 * On Sat., Mar. 6, approximately 60 students comprised of five robotics teams from C-FB ISD traveled... ||


 * 4/12/2010 ||
 * **[|Blalack Music Department Hits High Note at Annual Festival]** ||
 * The Blalack Men's & Women's Choirs, Symphonic Orchestra and Honors Band participated in... ||


 * 4/12/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Choral Department Earns Superior Ratings at UIL Contest]** ||
 * On Apr. 1, the Newman Smith High School Choral Department participated in... ||


 * 4/5/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Jazz Ensembles Earn Top Ratings at Annual Festival]** ||
 * The Newman Smith High School Jazz Ensembles competed... ||


 * 4/5/2010 ||
 * **[|RHS Actors Honored at UIL One Act Play Competition]** ||
 * Ranchview High School actors represented their school with... ||


 * 3/31/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Bowling Team Places in State Competition]** ||
 * Ranchview High School's very first bowling team competed... ||


 * 3/30/2010 ||
 * **[|BioMed Academy Students Earn Texas State Nurse Aide Certifications]** ||
 * Twelve students in the BioMed Academy at R. L. Turner High School have... ||


 * 3/29/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner NJROTC Places at Texas Air Rifle Competition]** ||
 * The Turner NJROTC A-Team came in fourth place out of 60 shooting teams in the state of Texas... ||


 * 3/29/2010 ||
 * **[|Long Middle School Orchestras Earn Superior Ratings]** ||
 * Dan F. Long Midlle School Orchestras enjoyed great... ||


 * 3/29/2010 ||
 * **[|Bush Robotics Team Wins Honors at Regional Botball Tournament]** ||
 * On Sat., Mar. 13, the 4 Robotics Team students from... ||


 * 3/26/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Debate Team Places at State Meet]** ||
 * The Creekview Speech Team attended the 37th annual Texas... ||


 * 3/23/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Jazz Ensemble Earns 1st Place at Annual Competition]** ||
 * On Mar. 5, the Newman Smith High School Jazz Ensemble I took... ||


 * 3/23/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Team Places at State Tournament]** ||
 * On March 10-13, the Newman Smith Debate team competed at the... ||


 * 3/22/2010 ||
 * **[|Rosemeade Student Wins First Place at Regional Science Fair]** ||
 * Andrea Britton, 4th grader at Rosemeade Elementary, was... ||


 * 3/22/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS French Students Earn Accolades at Competition]** ||
 * On Mar. 6, Newman Smith High School students competed in... ||


 * 3/11/2010 ||
 * **[|Two Smith Students Artwork on Display at The Dallas Museum of Art]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith art students Levi Garza and Jennifer Watson. Original artwork from both students was recently selected for display in the Dallas Museum of Art... ||


 * 3/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Mock Trial Team Places Second at State]** ||
 * On March 5-6, the Creekview High School Mock Trial team competed at the State Mock Trial Competition... ||


 * 3/8/2010 ||
 * **[|CHS Student Council Leadership Class Earns Honors at Statewide Contest]** ||
 * The Creekview Student Council Leadership Class placed ... ||


 * 3/8/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate qualifies for National Championship Tournament]** ||
 * Newman Smith Debate students Diana Pop and Sarah Withers won... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Earns International Award for Budget Excellence]** ||
 * The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has awarded the Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in the preparation and issuance of a 2009-2010 school system budget to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview 9-5A Boys' Basketball All-District Awards]** ||
 * The Creekview Mustang Boys' Basketball Players received many All-District awards... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner Powerlifter Qualifies for Regional Powerlifting Meet]** ||
 * Brandon Moore qualified to compete in the regional powerlifting meet at Everman High School... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|McCoy Student Nmaed Mavs Academic All-Star]** ||
 * Jonathan Boyer, a McCoy student, was named a Mavs Academic All-Star... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Academic Decathlon State Awards]** ||
 * The Ranhcview High School Academic Decathlon Team received the following medals at the State Meet... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Smith Diver Ends Senior Year with an All-State Performance]** ||
 * Senior diver Genette Bergman represented Newman Smith admirably with a seventh place finish on the 1-Meter Springboard at the 4A State Swimming and Diving Championship in Austin... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Students Excel at German State Competition]** ||
 * C-FB ISD had an amazing showing at the German State Competition held on February 27 at the University of Texas in Austin... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Vivian Field Middle School Recognized for Yearbook Excellence]** ||
 * The Vivian Field Middle School yearbook staff has been recognized by Taylor Publishing with an Honorable Mention Certificate of Recognition for its dedication, effort and accomplishments... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Student Competes in Rotary Speech Contest]** ||
 * Ranchview High School freshman Caroline Hodge took part in the 2010 Rotary Club Speech Contest held at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner Athlete Named 2009-2010 State Farm Texas Scholar Athlete]** ||
 * Turner High School athlete Ryan Mathew Stremel was named a 2009-2010 State Farm® Texas Scholar Athlete... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Middle Schools Win $82,000 Texas Fit Now Grant]** ||
 * The Physical Education Departments of Long, Perry, and Field Middle Schools were awarded the Texas Fit Now Grant... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Academic Decathlon State Results]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Newman Smith Academic Decathlon Team for an impressive performance at state competition in San Antonio... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Students Place at 2010 Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith students Dennis Takeda and Gina Whitson for an outstanding performance at the 2010 Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair... ||


 * 3/4/2010 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Students Accepted to The Young American Talent Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith arts students for being accepted into the The Young American Talent Competition at El Centro College and the Texas Visual Arts Association competition at the University of Texas at Dallas... ||


 * 3/2/2010 ||
 * **[|Field Middle School Yearbook Staff Recognized By Publishing Company]** ||
 * Taylor Publishing has awarded the yearbook staff of Field Middle School with... ||


 * 3/2/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Powerlifters Qualify for Regionals]** ||
 * Ranchview's powerlifting team qualified three lifters... ||


 * 3/1/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Wrestlers Place at State Tournament]** ||
 * On Feb. 27, C-FB ISD was well represented at the UIL... ||


 * 3/1/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Diver Places at State]** ||
 * On Feb. 27, Genette Bergman of Newman Smith finished... ||


 * 3/1/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Boys' Basketball Team Advances to Quarterfinal Round]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Ranchview boys’ basketball team... ||


 * 2/23/2010 ||
 * **[|RLT Choir Achieves Several Excellent and Superior Ratings at Solo & Ensemble Contest]** ||
 * On Feb. 20, members of the R. L. Turner Choir brought home... ||


 * 2/23/2010 ||
 * **[|Five Students to Represent C-FB ISD at UIL State Diving Meet]** ||
 * Five divers will represent C-FB at the UIL State Diving... ||


 * 2/23/2010 ||
 * **[|Five C-FB Wrestlers Headed to State Tournament]** ||
 * Five C-FB wrestlers have qualified for the UIL State Wrestling... ||


 * 2/23/2010 ||
 * **[|Smith Orchestra Students Earn Superior Ratings at Solo and Ensemble Contest]** ||
 * Eighteen NSHS Orchestra students earned Superior Ratings... ||


 * 2/22/2010 ||
 * **[|RLT Orchestra Members Earn High Ratings at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest]** ||
 * On Feb. 20, students from the R. L. Turner Orchestra competed at UIL Solo and Ensemble... ||


 * 2/22/2010 ||
 * **[|Eight NSHS DECA Students to Compete in Nationals in Kentucky]** ||
 * Eight students from the Newman Smith DECA program qualified for... ||


 * 2/22/2010 ||
 * **[|Four RLT DECA Students Headed to National Competition in April]** ||
 * On Feb. 20, four students from the R. L. Turner DECA program qualified for... ||


 * 2/15/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speech and Debate Team Places First at Tournament]** ||
 * The Creekview Speech and Debate Team competed Saturday at the Naaman Forest... ||


 * 2/15/2010 ||
 * **[|Two C-FB Students Place at Regional Japanese Speech Contest]** ||
 * The 13th Annual Japanese Speech Contest was held at... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD National Merit Finalists Announced]** ||
 * Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is proud to announce the finalists in the 2010 National... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Perry Middle School's Carr Campbell Wins State Award for VFW Middle School Teacher of the Year]** ||
 * Texas history teacher Carr Campbell received the Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Places in Every Category and Division at VASE Competition]** ||
 * This weekend was the area and regional VASE (Visual Arts Scholastic Event) competition... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Three C-FB ISD Middle Schools Awarded Texas Fit Now Grant]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Physical Education Departments of Long... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Band Competes in UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest]** ||
 * This past Saturday, students from the Ranchview Band traveled to Liberty High... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Forty-nine NSHS Students Qualify for State DECA Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Newman Smith High School DECA program for qualifying... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Two C-FB Wrestlers Advance to Regionals]** ||
 * On Feb. 6, eleven wrestling teams competed in the District 16 Wrestling... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Band Earns Superior Ratings at UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest]** ||
 * Congratulations to the 60 members of the Newman Smith High School Band... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Mock Trial to Compete at State Competition]** ||
 * The Creekview Mock Trial came in 3rd this past weekend and will compete in... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview DECA Team Advances to State]** ||
 * The following students competed this past weekend in the District 7 DECA Conference and... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Athletic Program Advances in Multiple Areas Over the Weekend]** ||
 * The Creekview athletic program excelled in many areas over... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wrestling Team Wins First District Championship]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Creekview Wrestling Team. The team placed First in... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview German Club Advances to State Competition]** ||
 * The Creekview German Club participated in the Winterfest Competition this... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner DECA Team Heading to State]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner DECA team had another successful start on... ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Academic Decathalon Results for Turner High School]** ||
 * R. L. Turner High School received 2 bronze medals: Samantha Guu in Math and Denisse Reynoso in Interview at the Academic Decathlon Comeptition on Sat., Jan. 30. ||


 * 2/9/2010 ||
 * **[|Turner Model United Organization Wins Two Gold Medals at 1st Annual Conference]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner Model United Organization attended the... ||


 * 2/3/2010 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Academic Decathalon Team Going to State]** ||
 * The Ranchview High School Academic Decathlon team excelled at... ||


 * 2/3/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Academic Decathalon Team Earns Honors at Region IX]** ||
 * Members of the Creekview Academic Decathalon Team earned honors for... ||


 * 2/3/2010 ||
 * **[|Winners of District Spelling Bee Announced]** ||
 * District Spelling Bee Winners in alphabetical order... ||


 * 2/3/2010 ||
 * **[|C-FB Student Musicians Earn All-State Recognition for 2010]** ||
 * The following students earned All State recognition... ||


 * 2/3/2010 ||
 * **[|Smith Debaters Earn Bronze at Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to the team of Teresa Nguyen and Sam Winstel for attaining the... ||


 * 2/2/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Academic Decathalon Team Qualifies for State]** ||
 * Congratulations to the NSHS Academic Decathlon Team for ... ||


 * 1/26/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wrestlers Win Coveted "Principal's Cup"]** ||
 * On Fri., Jan. 22, the Creekview Wrestling team won the coveted... ||

Two school teachers get several Hollywood stars to sign on to star in their dark comedy feature film! Bart D. Van Bemmel and Jason A. Wheeler are two CFB school teachers who lead double lives: teachers by day/screenwriters by night. They might sign autographs on hall passes now, but hopefully that will soon change. They're bringing Hollywood to them. Who says you have to have a 90210 zip code to make things happen? Oh, the irony in that.

Van Bemmel and Wheeler's quirky odd-ball dark comedy feature BUTTERSCOTCH is a morbidly charming tale that proves life is truly worth living… even if it's found in a suicide therapist's waiting room. When three people decide to go on a trip of a lifetime to plan their perfect funerals they form a fractured family. And four "names" and an Academy Award finalist director knew they wanted to be a part of this family even without financing in place.

Jason Priestly (90210 alum, Tombstone, Tru Calling, current director of the show The Secret Life of an American Teenager) has signed on to play the male lead of Martin Travers. Corbin Bernsen (USA Network hit Psych, LA Law, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Major League) will play Martin's father. Debra Jo Rupp (That 70's Show, Friends, the upcoming comedy She's Out of My League) will play Martin's mother. Lindy Booth (Cry_Wolf, Dawn of the Dead, Wrong Turn, October Road, The Philanthropist) plays Charlie the romantic female lead.

The process started when Academy Award finalist director Jon Keeyes (for his short film Angela's Body) who has helmed smaller features for the likes of MGM, WB, HBO Films, and co-produced McG's upcoming web series Exposed, got a hold of the Butterscotch the feature screenplay and decided to work with Van Bemmel and Wheeler to create a short film version. The short is currently making its festival run and has been an official selection f the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Myrtle Beach International Film Festival, and The High Desert Shorts International Film Festival so far.

After Van Bemmel wrote a young adult fiction novel, he was lucky enough to score at literary agent on the East Coast. His agent thought one of his projects would be perfect for film and turned it over to a movie manager to help develop his work. And once Van Bemmel was introduced to the film world - which was apples and oranges to the literary world, he never looked back. Then he met fellow teacher and aspiring writer Jason Wheeler where they taught at Dan F. Long Middle School in Carrollton. They instantly hit it off and set out to write more adult dark comedy projects together. Together they've written five feature screenplays and two TV specs hoping someone would like what they were doing.

Being teachers, Van Bemmel who is still at Long MS and Wheeler who now runs the AMAT Academy, always tell their students to never stop reaching for their dreams...the stars. Maybe one day they'll be lucky enough to catch one themselves, and add it to their school's trophy case.


 * 1/22/2010 ||
 * **[|Smith Varsity Men's Soccer Wins Iron Bridge Tournament]** ||
 * Smith Varsity Boy's Soccer Team won the Denton Guyer Iron Bridge... ||


 * 1/21/2010 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Debate Team Reaches Elimination Rounds]** ||
 * Congratulations to the NSHS debate team for their outstanding performance at... ||


 * 1/12/2010 ||
 * **[|Long Middle School Band Gives Holiday Performance at Fort Worth's Sundance Square]** ||
 * Dan F. Long Middle School's symphonic band performed at Fort Worth's annual... ||

Matthew Solis, a senior band member at Ranchview High School advanced to the final competition for The United States Marine Band Concerto Competition. Solis will perform in the final round of the competition at 2 p.m., Sat., Feb. 20 in the John Philip Sousa Band Hall at the Marine Barracks Annex in southeast Washington, D.C. The performance is free and open to the public. Matthew is one of seven finalists for this National Contest. Founded in 1798 by an Act of Congress, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Today, “The President’s Own” is celebrated for its role at the White House and its dynamic public performances. “The President’s Own” encompasses the United States Marine Band, Marine Chamber Orchestra, and Marine Chamber Ensembles, and performs regularly at the White House and for more than 500 public performances across the nation each year.
 * Ranchview Student Named Finalist for “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band**


 * 1/5/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Students Excel at Academic Decathlon Scrimmage]** ||
 * The following Creekview students for their individual efforts at the Academic Decathlon... ||


 * 1/5/2010 ||
 * **[|Creekview Senior Receives Full Athletic Scholarship & Qualifies for State in Speech]** ||
 * On Nov. 23, Creekview Senior, Mariah Demery, received a full scholarship to play... ||


 * 1/5/2010 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Team Wins First Place]** ||
 * On Dec. 12, the Newman Smith Debate Team won 1st place at the Creekview Debate Tournament for... ||


 * 12/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Band Triumphs at ATSSB Auditions]** ||
 * On Dec. 7, the Ranchview High School Band returned triumphant from the ATSSB... ||


 * 12/9/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Band Members Advance to Area Level Competition]** ||
 * On Dec. 5, members of the Newman Smith HIgh School Band auditioned for a... ||


 * 12/7/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speech Team Places at Two Tournaments]** ||
 * This weekend the Creekview Speech Team competed at the South Garland Speech Tournament. There were... ||


 * 12/7/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Team Places at Two Tournaments]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Newman Smith Debate Team for their outstanding performance this weekend at the... ||


 * 12/7/2009 ||
 * **[|Record 14 Mustang Band Members Place at All Region]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Mustang Band for placing a record number of 24 students in the All Region Band... ||

<span style="background-color: green; color: yellow; display: block; font-family: stencil; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">trojans earn three victories; richards named "athlete of the week" <span style="background-color: green; color: yellow; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">NEWMAN SMITH'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM PRODUCED ONE OF ITS BEST RESULTS OF THE SEASON POSTING VICTORIES OVER GRAND PRAIRIE, ARGYLE LIBERTY CHRISTIAN AND PARIS NORTH LAMAR THIS WEEK AT THE STANDRIDGE STADIUM NATATORIUM. THE TROJANS HAD SOME GREAT WINNING PERFORMANCES FROM GERRI BERGMAN (100 BACK, 200 IM, 2 RELAYS), GENETTE BERGMAN (DIVING, 2 RELAYS), NINA LIM (100 FREE, 2 RELAYS), ANNIE SMITH (200 FREE, 500 FREE, 1 RELAY), NAOMI MIZUNO (100 BREAST, 1 RELAY) AND CORY RICHARDS (100 BACK). BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS TEAMS ONLY LOST TO SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE, GIVING THE BOYS TEAM A RECORD OF 9-6-1 AND THE GIRLS TEAM A RECORD OF 10-6. JUNIOR CORY RICHARDS SMASHED HIS PERSONAL BEST TIME IN THE 100 BACK AND KEEPS HIM ON TRACK IN HIS QUEST FOR THE SCHOOL RECORD. RICHARDS EARNS THE TEAM'S 10TH "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" HONOR. WAY TO GO CORY!!

<span style="background-color: navy; color: white; display: block; font-family: stencil; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">ranchview boys earn two victories in grand prairie dual; leet named "athlete of the week" <span style="background-color: navy; color: white; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">RANCHVIEW'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM PRODUCED SOME SOLID RESULTS AGAINST GRAND PRAIRIE, SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE, ARGYLE LIBERTY CHRISTIAN AND PARIS NORTH LAMAR THIS WEEK AT THE STANDRIDGE STADIUM NATATORIUM. THE BOYS 200 FREE RELAY TEAM OF SINJIN VENEGAS, DAVID LEE, CAMERON LEET AND OMAR TEJADA LOWERED ITS OWN SCHOOL RECORD BY A SECOND. THE BOYS EARNED TWO WINS OVER PARIS NORTH LAMAR AND GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT LOST TO SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE AND ARGYLE LIBERTY CHRISTIAN. SHELBY SANTOSCOY LEAD THE GIRLS TEAM, QUALIFYING FOR THE 4A TISCA CHAMPIONSHIP IN HER THIRD EVENT, THE 100 FREE. THE GIRLS SQUAD, AFFECTED BY MANY INJURIES, WERE ABLE TO MANAGE A VICTORY OVER GRAND PRAIRIE, BUT LOST THE OTHER THREE MATCH-UPS. FOR HIS EFFORTS BATTLING A SHOULDER INJURY, BUT STILL PITCHING IN ON THE RECORD-BREAKING BOYS RELAYS THIS YEAR, SOPHOMORE CAMERON LEET EARNS THE TEAM'S 10TH "ATHLETE OF THE WEEK" HONOR.. WAY TO GO CAMERON!

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 * 11/30/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Team Places at Abilene Cooper Tournament]** ||
 * On Nov. 20, the NSHS Debate team competed at the Abilene Cooper tournament bringing home... ||


 * 11/19/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS AP Music Theory Program Honored]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Newman Smith AP Music Theory Program and teacher Clorese Porter for... ||


 * 11/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Blalack Succeeds at Region 24 All-Region Band Contest]** ||
 * Students from the Blalack Band recently competed in the Region 24 All Region Band Contest. They competed against over 1,300 other... ||


 * 11/18/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Team Members Place at Hockaday Tournament]** ||
 * On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Newman Smith Debate team competed at the... ||


 * 11/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Four NSHS Choir Students Advance in TMEA All-State Choir Auditions]** ||
 * The third round of the Region 24 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir auditions was... ||

**The Third round of the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir auditions was held Tuesday night at Hebron High School and four Newman Smith High School students qualified for "Area" competition to be held in Abilene, January 9.** **Qualifying for Area Competition are:** **The four musicians are only one audition away from earning a spot in the best All-State Choir in the country...the TMEA All-State Choir!**
 * ** Connor Campbell, (junior) 1st Chair, Bass I **
 * **Kevin Smith, (senior) 1st Chair, Bass II**
 * ** Natalie Manning (junior) 2nd Chair, Alto II **
 * ** Danny Coonce, (junior) 5th Chair, Tenor II **

**Congratulations to NSHS Jazz Band trumpeter, Scott Schmidt, for being selected to the Texas All-State Jazz Ensemble.****In recent competition, Schmidt placed 4th out of 93 auditioning trumpets from across Texas to earn a berth in the elite ensemble.** ** This is the third consecutive year that Newman Smith High School has placed a student in this prestigious group! **** Scott Schmidt will perform with the band at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention in San Antonio on Saturday, Feb. 13. ** ** By-the-way, Scott Schmidt will join Newman Smith violinist Thao Huynh as an All-State performer at TMEA. **** Huynh, for the third consecutive year, was named to the Texas All-State Symphony. Huynh is currently ranked as the 10th best violinist in Texas! **

**Congratulations to the Newman Smith //AP Music Theory// program and teacher Clorese Porter for being ranked No. 17th and 12th in the state by O'Donnell Foundation of Texas.** **The No. 17th ranking is for AP Music Theory test taken last year. The 12th ranking is for AP Music Theory test passed last year.** ** Also, congratulations to AP Drawing! **** The course taught by Kay Cavin earned a 10th place ranking in test taken and an 8th place ranking for AP test passed. ** ** The O'Donnell Foundation Grant Schools in Texas supports an Advanced Placement Incentive Program for Art and Music. **
 * 11/16/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wrestling Team Earns 3rd Place]** ||
 * On Nov. 14, the Creekview Wrestling Team competed at the J. J. Pearce Wrestling Invitational and... ||


 * 11/10/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB Teacher Named "Outstanding Teacher of the Year" by Dallas VFW Post 6796]** ||
 * Congratulations to Josh Seff for being selected "Outstanding Teacher of The Year" by Dallas VFW Post 6796. Seff was selected from... ||


 * 11/10/2009 ||
 * **[|RLT Freshman Selected for Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra]** ||
 * RLT freshman violinist Samantha Guu has been selected into the Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra. She auditioned and was... ||


 * 11/10/2009 ||
 * **[|Wolf Pack Girls Crack Top 10 At C-FB Invitational]** ||
 * The Ranchview girl's swimming and diving team earned an impressive 7th place overall finish at the... ||


 * 11/10/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Boys' Swimming & Diving Team Garners 2nd Place at C-FB Invitational]** ||
 * The Newman Smith boys' swimming and diving team earned an impressive 2nd place overall finish at the C-FB Non-TISCA Invitational over... ||


 * 11/6/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Band Makes State 4A Marching Contest Finals]** ||
 * Newman Smith Band had an excellent preliminary performance at the State Marching Contest on... ||


 * 11/5/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Marching Band Places Sixth In State Contest]** ||
 * The Newman Smith Marching Band placed sixth in the UIL State Marching Band Contest for... ||

Smith Athletic Accolades __Football__ __Wrestling__ __Swimming__
 * Varsity Football beat Sherman 56 – 35 (9-2) (6-1)
 * Alex Piamonte won 1st in the 103 class @ Arlington
 * Trojans Split in the PCA/Berkner Dual Annie Smith was named swimmer of the meet

<span style="background-color: navy; color: white; display: block; font-family: stencil; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"> five school records smashed in berkner/pca dual; venegas named "athlete of the week" <span style="background-color: navy; color: white; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The Ranchview girls' swimming and diving team won one and lost one while hosting Prestonwood Christian Academy and Berkner at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. Nicole Watson was the swimmer of the meet for the Wolves, winning the 100 fly, 200 IM and serving her part in two third-place relays. Watson broke her own record in the 100 butterfly, and set a new mark in the 200 IM, breaking the previous record set by Naomi Muniz (2008). Team captain Starlene Lara also broke her own school record in the 100 breastroke (2nd place) for the second time in one week. Other top three finishers include Shelby Santoscoy (100 Fly/Relays). The girls' teams beat PCA (62-58), but lost to Berkner (103-58). Two more school records were broken by the boys' free and medley relay teams of Omar Tejada, Sinjin Venegas, Cameron Leet and David Lee. The boys lost to PCA (49-41), while falling to Berkner (124-26). The team named freshman Sinjin Venegas as the 8th "Athlete of the Week". Sinjin has demonstrated rapid improvement over the past few weeks, dropping 7 seconds in his 100 free, and 1.5 in the 50 free. He has also been a part of two record-breaking relays. WAY TO GO SINJIN! Next up for our Wolves: 5A TISCA Championship this Friday at Loos/LISD pools.

<span style="background-color: green; color: yellow; display: block; font-family: stencil; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">trojans split in pca/berkner dual; bergman earns "athlete of the week" <span style="background-color: green; color: yellow; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">The Newman Smith swimming and diving teams won one and lost one while hosting Prestonwood Christian Academy and Berkner at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. Annie Smith was the swimmer of the meet for the Trojans, winning the 100 free, 100 breastroke and serving her part in two winning relays. Kevin Giles also posted strong second place performances in the 50 free and 100 free. Other top three finishers include: Gerri Bergman (200 Free/Relays), Connor Shackelford (Diving), Zac Carver (500 Free), Genette Bergman (Diving/Relays), Naomi Mizuno (100 Breast/Relays) and JJ Echaniz (100 Breast). Both boys' and girls' teams beat PCA (Girls:82-48/Boys:87-25), but lost to Berkner (Girls:96-71/Boys:101-59). The team named sophomore Gerri Bergman as the 8th "Athlete of the Week". Gerri has posted best times in all of her events this season, and puts in extra practice-time after school. Her hard work is beginning to pay off. WAY TO GO GERRI! Next up for our Trojans: 5A TISCA Championship this Friday at Loos/LISD pools.

Congratulations to our Trojan footballers! What an inspirational season!!!!! smith teams earn top 3 finishes at C-FB invitational; huffman named "athlete of the week"

The Newman Smith boy's swimming and diving team earned an impressive 2nd place overall finish at the C-FB Non-TISCA Invitational over the weekend. The meet featured 330 athletes from 24 of some of the best teams across North Texas. Junior Kevin Giles led the Trojans, placing 2nd in the 50 free, 4th in the 200 free and joining the 200 free relay team of Adrien Lewis, Zac Carver and JJ Echaniz in winning that title, while finishing second on the 200 medley relay team, consisting of Cory Richards, Jonah Long and Echaniz. Sam Hooker and Connor Shackelford finished 2nd and 3rd in the diving event. Meanwhile, the girls finished in a strong third place. Annie Smith won the 500 free, and pitched in on the winning 200 free relay, with Katie Swanson, Naomi Mizuno and Gerri Bergman. Other top three finishers included Nina Lim and Genette Bergman. Sophomore Chris Huffman earns the team's 7th "Athlete of the Week" honor for his continued improvement in practices and competitions, dropping 8 seconds in his 200 free and 100 butterfly. Keep it up Chris! Next up for the Trojans: Thursday, November 12th hosting Berkner/PCA @ Standridge Stadium Natatorium at 5pm.

wolf pack girls crack top 10 at C-FB invitational; DOYUP lee earns top athlete The Ranchview girl's swimming and diving team earned an impressive 7th place overall finish at the C-FB Non-TISCA Invitational over the weekend. The meet featured 330 athletes from 24 of some of the best teams across North Texas. Senior Starlene Lara led the Wolf Pack, breaking her own school record in the 100 breastroke (1:20.72) while finishing in 4th place. Lara also joined Shelby Santoscoy, Cinthya Ponce and Nicole Watson in taking the 200 medley relay title. Watson turned in a strong performance with a 2nd place finish in the 100 free and a 3rd place finish in the 50 free. The boys finished in 18th place overall. Meanwhile, freshman Doyup Lee earns the team's 7th "Athlete of the Week" honor for his hard work in developing from a swimmer whose top distance was not even 25 yards, to a competitor in the 200 yard free. Keep it up Doyup! The 500 is next! Next up for the Wolves: Thursday, November 12th hosting Berkner/PCA @ Standridge Stadium Natatorium at 5pm. GO WOLVES!

Congratulations to Josh Seff for being selected "Outstanding Teacher of The Year" by Dallas VFW Post 6796.** Seff was selected from a number of outstanding candidates for the Dallas Area awards. ** **His name will be placed into consideration for VFW Regional Competition Award by Post 6796.**

Shelby Smith, 13, of Carrollton spent Halloween afternoon in a deer stand in Mills County. Just before shooting light failed, as it seemed that Shelby might be tricked by the deer, she received a treat in the form of a mature eight-point buck that walked into sight about 100 yards away. The buck fell to Shelby's .270. It was the first buck for the avid angler, who's been fishing with her dad since she was 3 and has an eight-pound Lake Fork bass to her credit. Shelby's father, Whitt Smith, said his daughter bagged two does last season, also during the early youth hunting weekend. "I was excited and amazed as well," said Whitt Smith, "as this was a bigger buck than I had taken."
 * From The Dallas Morning News: Teen enjoys a [|Halloween] treat**
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mizuno named "athlete of the week" Sophomore swimmer Naomi Mizuno was named the Newman Smith swimming and diving team's 6th "Athlete of the Week" for her hard work and dedication so far this season. Naomi has dropped three seconds in her 100 freestyle, earning her a spot on the top freestyle relays at many of the competitions. She has also dropped time in her 50 free and 100 breastroke. Naomi is developing a very strong work ethic in practices, and has been seen getting a few more training sessions in on her own after school. Congratulations Naomi! Next up for the Trojans: C-FB Annual Non-TISCA Invitational, Saturday, November 7th, 2009 @ 8am at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium.

lee named "athlete of the week"

Freshman swimmer David Lee was named the Ranchview swimming and diving team's 6th "Athlete of the Week" for his performances over the past few competitions. David has dropped more than 10 seconds in his 100 freestyle and 100 breastroke, and another three seconds in his 50 free. He has also pitched in on the boy's relays, helping to set a new school record in the 200 medley relay. Congratulations David! Next up for the Wolves: C-FB Annual Non-TISCA Invitational, Saturday, November 7th, 2009 @ 8am at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium.
 * 11/4/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Team Places at L. D. Bell Tournament]** ||
 * On October 31 at the L. D. Bell tournament, the NSHS Debate team placed 2nd 4th and 8th in Lincoln Douglas Debate and had... ||


 * 11/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speech Team Places Second at Mansfield Tournament]** ||
 * This past weekend the Creekview Speech Team competed at the Mansfield Speech tournament... ||


 * 11/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview District Cross Country Members Advance to Region]** ||
 * The Ranchview High School Cross Country team competed in the 3A District 11 Championships on... ||


 * 11/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Twelve Blalack Students Named to TMEA Region 24 Orchestra]** ||
 * Region Orchestra auditions were held at Blalack on Saturday, October 24th. Twelve Blalack orchestra students have been... ||


 * 10/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Blalack Band Excels at District Competition]** ||
 * Students from the Blalack Middle School Band recently competed in the C-FB ISD District Band Contest... ||


 * 10/27/2009 ||
 * **[|Long Middle School Students Make All-Region Orchestras]** ||
 * On Oct. 24, Long Middle School Orchestra students participated in the Region 24 All-Region... ||


 * 10/26/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speech Team Wins 3rd Place at Tournament]** ||
 * This weekend the Creekview Speech Team competed at the St. Mark's Invitational... ||


 * 10/26/2009 ||
 * **[|Senior RHS Swimmer Ties For Swim-a-thon Record; Earns "Athlete of the Week"]** ||
 * Senior Omar Tejada turned in an impressive 142 lengths during the swim & dive team's annual... ||

Ranchview Cheerleaders Rock! The Ranchview cheerleaders did a great job cheering on the crowd at the football game on October 22. And the Wolves won!
 * 10/19/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Celebrates Students Accepted into Region 24 Orchestras]** ||
 * The Creekview Orchestra is pleased to announce the acceptance of 15 students into the... ||


 * 10/19/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Band Receives Highest Honor at UIL Competition]** ||
 * On Sat., Oct. 17, 2009, The Ranchview Band competed in the UIL Region 24 Marching Competition at... ||


 * 10/19/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Bands Excel at Regionals]** ||
 * All four C-FB ISD high schools made straight first Divisions at UIL Marching Contest... ||


 * 10/19/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Orchestra Celebrates All-Region Achievements]** ||
 * On Sat., Oct. 17, 33 NSHS Orchestra students competed for spots in the prestigious... ||


 * 10/16/2009 ||
 * **[|Santoscoy Named "Athlete of the Week" as Wolves Meet District Rivals]** ||
 * Ranchview's swimming and diving team got a glimpse of what to expect at the district championship early next year by... ||


 * 10/16/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Named "Athlete of the Week" as Trojan Girls Earn Split in Rockwall]** ||
 * The Newman Smith girl's swimming and diving squad battled hard against its divisional... ||


 * 10/13/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Senior Accepted to Dallas Opera Scholars Program]** ||
 * Senior Kelly Kincaid is one of only 15 students from across the metroplex to be accepted into... ||


 * 10/12/2009 ||
 * **[|Lara Named Athlete of the Week]** ||
 * Ranchview's swimming and diving team captain Starlene Lara was named the second "Athlete of the Week" for her performances over the... ||


 * 10/12/2009 ||
 * **[|Echaniz is Athlete of the Week]** ||
 * Sophomore swimmer J. J. Echaniz was named the Trojan swim and dive team's second "Athlete of the Week" for his performances over the... ||


 * 10/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Lara Leads Wolves In C-FB Quad Meet]** ||
 * Girl's swimming & diving team captain Starlene Lara won one event (200 Free), and earned two ... ||


 * 10/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Trojans Tally First Victories Of The Season]** ||
 * Newman Smith turned in some solid performances in the pool at the C-FB annual Quad Meet Tuesday night at the... ||


 * 10/6/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Band excels at TMEA]** ||
 * Tryouts for the TMEA Region 24 All-Region Jazz Ensemble were held at R. L. Turner on... ||


 * 10/5/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Band Takes First Place at Aubrey Marching Festival]** ||
 * On Oct. 3, the Ranchview Band traveled to Aubrey, Texas to compete in the Aubrey Marching... ||


 * 10/5/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Choir Advances in All-Region Competition]** ||
 * On Oct. 1, several Creekview girls participated in the first round of auditions toward ||


 * 10/5/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speaks Well on the Prairie]** ||
 * This past weekend the Creekview Speech team competed at the Grand Prairie... ||


 * 10/5/2009 ||
 * **[|Mustang Band Grabs First Place at Regional Competition]** ||
 * This past weekend, the Mustang Band competed in the United States Scholastic Band Association ... ||


 * 10/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Giles Sweeps Giant Events; Trojans Fall Short Against Lions]** ||
 * Men's swim and dive team captain Kevin Giles (junior) lead the Trojan front with two victories as Newman Smith kicked off... ||


 * 10/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Wolves Break Four Records In McKinney Dual]** ||
 * Nicole Watson (junior) lead the Wolves' charge against the Lions of McKinney as Ranchview's swimming and diving team kicked off the... ||


 * 9/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Mustang Band Places 7th in Tournament of Champions]** ||
 * The Mustang Band competed in the annual Tournament of Champions on Sept. 26 at... ||


 * 9/29/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Band Garners First Place]** ||
 * On Sept. 26, the Ranchview Band competed in the Tournament of Champions at ... ||


 * 9/28/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Schools Make the Grade]** ||
 * Several schools in C-FB were named as top schools by a non-profit group called... ||


 * 9/18/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD National Merit Semifinalists Announced]** ||
 * Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is proud to announce the ten semifinalists in the... ||


 * 9/17/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Senior Receives Full Athletic Scholarship]** ||
 * Over the weekend, Reggie Sonnier a senior member of the Creekview Basketball Team committed to... ||


 * 9/14/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wind Symphony Gets National Recognition]** ||
 * The Creekview High School Wind Symphony has been selected by the National Wind Band Honors Project as... ||


 * 9/8/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speech of to a Great Start]** ||
 * This past weekend the Creekview Speech Team competed at the Plano Senior High tournament. With 46 schools in competition, Creekview placed... ||


 * 9/8/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Off to a Good Start]** ||
 * The NSHS Debate team got off to a fast start at its first tournament of the year last weekend at... ||

Sheffield Students Gives Back! Read about it here: [].


 * /14/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wind Symphony Gets National Recognition]** ||
 * The Creekview High School Wind Symphony has been selected by the National Wind Band Honors Project as... ||


 * 9/8/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Speech of to a Great Start]** ||
 * This past weekend the Creekview Speech Team competed at the Plano Senior High tournament. With 46 schools in competition, Creekview placed... ||


 * 9/8/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Debate Off to a Good Start]** ||
 * The NSHS Debate team got off to a fast start at its first tournament of the year last weekend at... ||


 * 8/27/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Golfer Wins ESPN Tournament]** ||
 * Ranchview golfer Drue Thompson and his brother Dustin Thompson recently won the... ||


 * 8/25/2009 ||
 * **[|R. L. Turner Students Awarded Grant]** ||
 * Four R. L. Turner students were awarded a $1,000.00 grant for their Issues to Action presentation from... ||


 * 8/24/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview High Full Orchestra places 7th in State]** ||
 * Congratulations to the CHS Full Orchestra for placing 7th out of all full state orchestras in the... ||


 * 8/20/2009 ||
 * **[|Mary Grimes Education Center Teacher Recognized with Award for Excellence]** ||
 * The Phipps Family Foundation has awarded $3,000 to recognize C-FB ISD teacher... ||


 * 8/17/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Senior Places in Top 20 at National Speech and Debate Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to Neeraj Bhatia, NSHS Debate team president, for his outstanding performance at the NFL National Speech and... ||


 * 8/11/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Wind Symphony Places 7th in State Competition]** ||
 * The NSHS Wind Symphony placed 7th in the Texas Music Educators Association Honor Band auditions held at the... ||


 * 8/6/2009 ||
 * **[|City of Carrollton Athletics Office Names C-FB Students As 2008-09 Athletes of the Year]** ||
 * City of Carrollton Athletics office is happy to announce the 2008-2009 athletes of the year winners... ||


 * 8/6/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Students Excel In International Competition]** ||
 * This summer, three Ranchview High School Band students participated in Drum Corps International (DCI) competition. DCI is a nonprofit, global youth activity with far-reaching... ||


 * 7/22/2009 ||
 * **[|Gates-Funded Scholarship Program Selects Turner Graduates]** ||
 * Hussain Lalani & Rabab Surani, June graduates of Carrollton's R. L. Turner High School, have been awarded a scholarship from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS) administered by... ||

Congratulations to the members of the Perry Honor Band as they advanced to the STATE level of the TMEA Honor Band auditions held Thursday, June 18 at Flower Mound HS. The Perry Honor Band was one of the two groups selected from five finalists in AREA A, an area covering all of northwest Texas from the metroplex through Abilene, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, and Amarillo. This advances the Perry Band as one of the 14 bands that will advance to the STATE audition held at the Texas Bandmasters Association Convention in San Antonio July 26 - 29. This audition will determine the order of the 14 remaining 3C bands including the 2009 Texas 3C Honor Band! Last year the Perry Honor Band became the first band from CFB to advance to the state level of this competition! Due to a one-time scheduling anomaly the 3C division was allowed to compete in consecutive years. By qualifying at the state level in 2 consecutive years, the band joins a very elite group of only 6 bands statewide ever to do so! Good luck to all the members of the Perry Honor Band and congratulations on a great job!

Amelia Ragsdale, a junior at Creekview High School, recently completed New York University’s Summer Woodwinds Program for high school students, college students and young professionals, in collaboration with The Quintet of Americas, where she received the Excellence in Achievement Award. Twenty-five students from across the nation were chosen to participate in an intensive week of master classes, concerts, workshops, and open rehearsal. Miss Ragsdale was one of three high school students chosen to study with some of New York’s top instructors from NYU, Julliard, and Manhattan School of Music. Miss Ragsdale plays the clarinet in the Creekview High School band where she is on the leadership team. She is the daughter of David and Priscilla Ragsdale.
 * Creekview Student Receives Music Award from NYU **

**Congratulations to Matt Harrelson, Joey Higgins, Tommy Jehli, Daniel Kemp, Ryan Lamb and Tyler Mapes for being selected __Academic All-State__ in baseball by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association recently.** **In order to qualify for Academic All-State honors a student-athlete must involve himself in a curriculum of rigor and maintain an above average grade point average.** **Congratulations students and Coach Blair for a job well done** ||
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 * 5/21/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Student Named Athlete of the Year]** ||
 * At the Greater Denton Sports Commissions banquet, Creekview athlete Scott Grau was awarded Denton County Male Athlete of the Year... ||
 * 5/21/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Band Earned High Marks at Recent National Competition]** ||
 * The Ranchview Band traveled to Denver, Colorado to compete in the Music in the Parks festival. The Ranchview Band earned straight 1st Division, Superior Ratings... ||
 * 5/21/2009 ||
 * **[|Annual Math Competition Results for 2009]** ||
 * The 21st Annual C-FB ISD Math Competition for Grades 3, 4 and 5 was held on May 16 at Creekview High School... ||


 * 5/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Baseball Team Advances To Area]** ||
 * The Newman Smith baseball team will advance to the Area Round of the state play-offs. The Trojans will take on Dallas Bryan Adams in a single play-off game scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Tues., May 19 at the Garland ISD baseball field located next to Williams Stadium at 501 Travis Street in Garland... ||
 * 5/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Golfer Competes at State]** ||
 * Creekview's Jennifer Park competed in the UIL State 5-A Golf Tournament, where she tied for ninth place in the two-day tournament... ||
 * 5/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Students Qualify For State Track Meet]** ||
 * Two Ranchview students are on their way to the UIL State 3-A Track and Field Meet. The meet is June 5 and 6 in Austin... ||
 * 5/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Track and Field Athletes Compete at Regionals]** ||
 * The Trojan Track and Field Team finished their season this week at the Region 2-4A meet at the University of North Texas in Denton... ||
 * 5/18/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Student Advances to State UIL Academic Meet]** ||
 * Senior Ranchview student, Gianella Cabrera, will advance to the UIL State Academic Meet on May 25... ||
 * 5/7/2009 ||
 * **[|Turner Teacher Wins Rotary Speech Coach Award]** ||
 * Mr. Michael Hollomon, R. L. Turner teacher, received an Outstanding Teacher and Coach award from Rotary District 5810 for coaching Harvard bound senior, Charuta Gavankar... ||
 * 5/7/2009 ||
 * **[|Blalack Newspaper Wins Distinguished Merit Award]** ||
 * The Blalack Middle School newspaper was submitted for critique and rating by the Interscholastic League Press Association (UIL Journalism). The paper received an award of Distinguished Merit... ||
 * 5/4/2009 ||
 * **[|METSA Students Place at FastTrack RC National Competition]** ||
 * Students at the Math, Engineering, Technology, and Science Academy at R. L. Turner High School placed at the National Competition for FastTrack Racing Challenges (RC). The students placed third in the nation for the most points earned through the year... ||
 * 5/4/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Student Advances in Two Categories to State UIL Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to Neeraj Bhatia for qualifying for the UIL State Championship Tournament in both Lincoln Douglas Debate (LD) and Persuasive Speaking. This is an extraordinary accomplishment... ||
 * 4/28/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Softball Team Advances to Play-offs]** ||
 * Creekview softball finished in second place in District 9-5A competition and they will take on Sachse High School, the third place team from District 10-5A, in the bi-district round of the state play-offs... ||


 * 4/27/2009 ||
 * **[|R. L. Turner Theater Student Advances to State Meet]** ||
 * Congratulations to Adri Bohmier, R. L. Turner Theatre student, who placed second in the UIL Regional Meet this past weekend... ||
 * 4/27/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Fine Arts Programs Win Several Awards]** ||
 * The Creekview Fine Arts Programs recently won several awards at the Choice Music Events Competition... ||
 * 4/27/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Senior Named Runner-Up for the Outstanding Family and Consumer Sciences Award]** ||
 * Congratulations to Ayleen Garcia, Newman Smith senior, for being selected Runner-Up for the Outstanding Family and Consumer Sciences Award... ||
 * 4/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Tennis Team Advances to Regional Competition]** ||
 * The mixed doubles tennis team from Creekview, comprised of Jozelle Hercules and Andrew Parker, finished second in the District 9-5A competition... ||
 * 4/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Track and Field Athletes from All C-FB ISD High Schools Qualify for Regional Competition]** ||
 * District track and field meets were held last week and C-FB ISD is pleased to announce that the following students qualified for regional track and field competition... ||
 * 4/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Golfer Advances to State Tournament]** ||
 * The Ranchview boys’ golf team finished Region II-3A in fourth place out of 14 teams and just eight strokes out of second place which would have garnered them a trip to the state tournament.. ||
 * 4/23/2009 ||
 * **[|McCoy Artists Win Logo Contest for Flower Power Festival]** ||
 * Historic Downtown Carrollton is hosting a “Flower Power, Living Green” festival. McCoy students, Maya Madigan and Kate Perlioni, won the logo contest for the event... ||
 * 4/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Track Athletes Advance to Regional Competition]** ||
 * The Newman Smith Boys' Varsity Track Team placed fifth overall at the District Track Meet, but was only 50 points out of first place... ||


 * 4/16/2009 ||
 * **[|R. L. Turner Student Named Semifinalist in 2009 Presidential Scholars Competition]** ||
 * R. L. Turner student Charuta Gavankar has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2009 Presidential Scholars competition... ||
 * 4/16/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Track Athletes Advance to Regional Competition]** ||
 * Several Creekview athletes advanced to the Regional Competition... ||


 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview One Act Play Advances to Regional Competition]** ||
 * The Creekview One Act Play, //Rabbit Hole// by David Lindsay-Abaire advanced to the regional level of competition... ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Golf Team Advances to Regionals]** ||
 * The Creekview boys' golf team finished second in the district golf tournament. The team now advances to the regional tournament in Waco on April 23-24... ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Student Wins State Level of National Art Contest]** ||
 * Min Cho of Creekview has won first place in the junior division for the State of Texas in the Federal Duck Stamp Program which is sponsored by the Department of the Interior in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service... ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview High School Receives National Student Council Award For The Third Year In A Row]** ||
 * For exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, Creekview High School has been awarded a **2009 National Gold School of Excellence Award** by the National Association of Student Councils... ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Students Win Art Awards]** ||
 * Every year the Carrollton - Farmers Branch Art Association hosts a district wide art competition at the Manske Library... ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Girls' Golf Team Wins District Title]** ||
 * The Creekview Mustang Girls' Golf Team captured the District Golf Title and will now compete in the Regional Golf Tournament in Waco on April 21-22 at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course... ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|R. L. Turner Band Wins Sweepstakes Award]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner Lion Band competed in the UIL Region 24 Concert and Sight Reading Contest. The Symphonic Band received a 1st Division (Superior) rating in their concert performance, and a 2nd Division (Excellent) rating in Sight Reading. .. ||
 * 4/15/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Tennis Players Top District Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to Ranchview tennis players on their accomplishments at the District 11-AAA tournament.. ||
 * 4/13/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Girls' Golf Team Captures District Title]** ||
 * The Creekview Mustang Girls' Golf Team captured the District golf title and will now compete in the Regional Golf Tournament in Waco on April 21-22 at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course... ||


 * 4/13/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Girls' Golf Team Captures District Title]** ||
 * The Creekview Mustang Girls' Golf Team captured the District golf title and will now compete in the Regional Golf Tournament in Waco on April 21-22 at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course... ||


 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Turner Boys' Soccer Team Makes History]** ||
 * Fourteen players from R. L. Turner Boys' Soccer Team were selected for the District 18AAAA All-District teams. R. L. Turner placed eight players on first team and six players on the second team. This was the most of any team in the district and the most ever for a Turner soccer team... ||


 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Sweeps District Golf Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Ranchview golf teams on their excellent showing at the District 11-AAA tournament. Ranchview entered two full boys’ teams in the tournament and those teams finished first and second with both teams qualifying for Region II-AAA competition... ||
 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Girls' Soccer Team Members Receive Honors]** ||
 * Congratulations to the following girls for representing Creekview High School in District 9-5A and receiving the following soccer awards... ||
 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Boys' Track Team Places Third at District Meet]** ||
 * The Trojan JV Boys' Track Team competed in the District 10-4A Meet. The team placed third overall, only 4 points out of second place... ||
 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Turner Students Find Success at District UIL Competition]** ||
 * R. L. Turner High School found great success at the district UIL Competition... ||
 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Basketball Player Named to Academic All-State Team]** ||
 * Scott Grau, Creekview Basketball player, was named to the 2008-2009 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Academic All-State team... ||
 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Teacher Wins Teens in the Driver Seat State Award]** ||
 * Suzanne Reese, Creekview High School teacher, was named a 2009 Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Sponstar award winner... ||
 * 4/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Boys' Soccer Team Members Win Awards]** ||
 * Congratulations to the following boys for receiving soccer awards in District 9-5A.. ||
 * 4/7/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Senior Places at State Science Fair]** ||
 * Newman Smith senior Yi Yang won third place in cellular biology at the ExxonMobile Texas State Science and Engineering Fair held in San Antonio March 28-30... ||
 * 4/6/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Wins Academic UIL District Competition for Third Year]** ||
 * Attending with 35 students, Ranchview won the District 11-3A UIL Academic Championship for the third year in a row... ||
 * 4/6/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wins UIL Academic District Competition]** ||
 * Creekview High School won first place at the Conference 5A District 9 UIL Academic Competition held at Skyline High School... ||

The Trojan baseball team won an exciting game last night coming back to beat the Scots at Highland Park 4-2 in extra innings. Jorge Marin led the offense with two solo home runs. The second one tied the game in up in the last inning and sent us to extra innings. Tyler Mapes was the winning pitcher. He threw all eight frames and only got stronger as the game went on.

The win puts the Trojans at 7-1 in district play and 14-4 for the season. The Trojans are currently the 5th ranked team in Dallas Morning News Area polls.

The Trojans next game is against R.L. Turner at Kelly Field on Thursday night. Game time is 7:00. There will be tailgating in the parking lot. Hope to see everyone there.


 * 4/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Power Lifter Makes School History]** ||
 * Ranchview powerlifters Kimani Forte and Undra Hendrix competed in the THSPA State Meet in Abilene. Both lifters represented Ranchview High School and C-FB ISD well... ||
 * 4/3/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Botball Team Dominate at Regional Tournament]** ||
 * On Feb. 28, Botball teams from Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD converged on Norman, OK for the Annual Oklahoma Regional Botball competition. The four teams from C-FB ISD did exceptionally well... ||
 * 4/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview High School Varsity Treble Choir Receives High Marks]** ||
 * The Ranchview High School Varsity Treble choir competed in the annual UIL Concert and Sight-Reading competition at R. L. Turner High School. The contest featured every choir in the region. Ranchview was the smallest school represented at the competition. The Ranchview High School choir is also the only varsity level 3A choir. Once again, the Ranchview music department represented the school in a "Superior" manner... ||
 * 4/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Athlete Signs College Football Scholarship]** ||
 * Undra Hendrix, Ranchview High School senior, signed a letter of intent to play football at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX. Hendrix received this scholarship because of academic and athletic accomplishments while at Ranchview... ||
 * 4/2/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Teacher Named BEAM Teacher of the Year]** ||
 * Daniel Vizcaino, Janie Stark teacher, was named Bilingual-ESL Education Association of the Metroplex (BEAM) Teacher of the Year... ||
 * 4/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Four Riverchase Elementary Students Win Tar Wars Poster Contest]** ||
 * Four Riverchase Elementary students won the regional level of the North Texas Coalition Against Tobacco (N.TxCAT) annual Tar Wars poster contest... ||
 * 4/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Furneaux Elementary fourth graders travel to Austin with “Proud to be Texan” program]** ||
 * Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD fourth grade teachers at Furneaux Elementary took their classrooms on the road to Austin with Education in Action’s “Proud to be Texan” experiential learning day program, March 27... ||
 * 4/1/2009 ||
 * **[|Two Carrollton-Farmers Branch Teachers Receive Prestigious Swan Award]** ||
 * Two Carrollton-Farmers Branch teachers received the prestigious Swan Award at the annual Gifted and Talented Symposium March 28 at the Technology and Learning Center... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Cheerleaders Earn Presidential Service Award]** ||
 * The Creekview Cheerleaders have earned the prestigious Community Service Award in 2008. The cheerleaders performed 357 total hours of community service... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Winter Guard Places at State Championships]** ||
 * This past Fri., Mar. 27, the Ranchview High School Band Winter Guard traveled to Colleyville-Heritage High School to compete in the state championships for the North Texas Colorguard Association... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Track Team Places Seventh in the C-FB ISD Relays]** ||
 * The Trojan track team finished seventh out of 15 teams at the 42nd Annual C-FB ISD Relays... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith JV Track Team Finishes Seventh in the C-FB ISD Relays]** ||
 * The JV Trojan Track Team scored seventh place out of 15 teams at the 42nd Annual C-FB ISD Relays... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Boys' Soccer Team Advances to Quarterfinal Round of State Play-offs]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner and Newman Smith boys’ soccer teams played each other in the Sectional Round of the UIL State Soccer Playoffs last Friday night at Southlake Carroll’s Dragon Stadium. In spite of the extreme wind and bitter cold, both teams played exceedingly well in a close, hard fought game... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|R. L. Turner Named 2009 Team Champions in AP Music Theory]** ||
 * R. L. Turner High School was named the 2009 Team Champions in the 11th Annual AP® Music Theory Competition sponsored by Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc. and the O'Donnell Foundation. The competition boasted an attendance of over 120 students... ||
 * 3/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Students Earn Perfect SAT Math Scores]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith students, Sarah Ting and Neeraj Bhatia, for earning perfect scores on the Mathematics Section of SAT... ||
 * 3/26/2009 ||
 * **[|Turner and Smith Face-off in Boys' Soccer Play-off Game]** ||
 * R. L. Turner and Newman Smith boys’ soccer both won their area round games on Tuesday night. They will now meet each other in the sectional round of the state UIL play-offs... ||
 * 3/25/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Orchestra Triumphs at UIL Regional Competition]** ||
 * Recently, the Newman Smith High School Orchestra Deptartment hosted the Region 24 UIL High School Orchestra Concert and Sightreading Contest. There were 30 orchestras that competed from the region. Once again, the Smith Orchestras triumphed... ||
 * 3/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Three C-FB ISD Teams Compete in Soccer Play-offs]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner Boys' Soccer Team is the 18-4A District Champion. The team defeated Sherman Friday night 6-0 in the bi-district play-off game advancing to the area round of the UIL state soccer play-offs... ||
 * 3/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Philharmonic Makes History]** ||
 * Ranchview High School made history by being the first 3A full orchestra to compete in the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading competition in the history of Texas UIL. As usual, the Ranchview High School Music Department represented the school and C-FB ISD in an exemplary manner ... ||


 * 3/12/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Power Lifters Qualify for State Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to the following Ranchview power lifters for qualifying for the state competition... ||

The Meritorious Budget Awards Program was designed by ASBO International and school business management professionals to enable school business administration to achieve excellence in budget presentation. The program helps school systems build a solid foundation in the skills of developing, analyzing, and presenting a budget. The program is sponsored by ING. The Meritorious Budget Award is only conferred to school systems that have met or exceeded the Meritorious Budget Award Program Criteria. No other organization or award program is specifically designed to enhance school budgeting and honor a school system for a job well done. ||
 * Business Department Wins International Award for Budget Excellence ||
 * The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) has awarded the Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in the preparation and issuance of a 2008-2009 school system annual budget to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.


 * 3/11/2009 ||
 * **[|Strickland Student Leadership Team Makes a Difference]** ||
 * The Strickland Student Leadership Team raised $450.00 for Operation Kindness by selling ribbons with paw prints to the staff and students at McLaughlin Elementary and Strickland Intermediate... ||


 * 3/11/2009 ||
 * **[|Freeman Elementary students travel to Austin with Education in Action program]** ||
 * Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD fourth grade teachers at Freeman Elementary took their classrooms on the road to Austin with Education in Action’s “Proud to be Texan” experiential learning day program... ||
 * 3/11/2009 ||
 * **[|Las Colinas Elementary fourth graders travel to Austin with Education in Action program]** ||
 * Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD fourth grade teachers at Las Colinas Elementary took their classrooms on the road to Austin with Education in Action’s “Proud to be Texan” experiential learning day program... ||


 * **[|Creekview Student Qualifies for Nationals in Japanese Speech Contest]** ||
 * Three Creekview students participated in the Texas State Japanese Speech Contest last week in Houston. The Japanese Government, the Consulate General of Japan, the Japanese Association of Houston, and the Japanese Business Association of Texas sponsored this speech contest... ||


 * 3/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Senior is State Champion in Dramatic Interpretation for Second Year]** ||
 * This past weekend the Creekview Speech Team attended the Texas Forensic Association State Meet. Creekview placed third... ||
 * 3/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Boys' Track Team Find Success at McKinney Relays]** ||
 * Congratulations to members of Creekview’s Boys' Track Team for a competitive showing in the McKinney Relays... ||
 * 3/9/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Boys' Golf Team Member Wins Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Varsity Boys' Golf Team for finishing third in the Hebron Invitational. Ryan Berry led the way with his tournament winning score of 73... ||


 * 3/4/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Boys' Basketball Team Members Receive Honors]** ||
 * The Creekview Boys' Basketball Team had a great season with 20 wins and their first play-off appearance in six years... ||
 * 3/4/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Power Lifters Advance to Regionals]** ||
 * Congratulations to the following four young men from Ranchview High School who qualified out of district for the Division II Regional Power Lifting Meet to be held Sat., March 7, in Decatur... ||

C-FB ISD well in the UIL State Swimming and Diving Championships held in Austin this past weekend... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview High School Leadership Class Wins First Place Award]** ||
 * The Creekview High School Leadership Class won a first place award for their scrapbook entry in the state-wide driver's safety program... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Smith Diver Places Sixth at State Championship]** ||
 * Junior diver Genette Bergman, from Newman Smith High School, ended the swimming and diving season for the Trojans with an impressive sixth place finish at the 4A state championship... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Divers Place at State Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith’s Genette Bergman and Creekview’s Ryan Barbosa for representing
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Academic Decathlon Team Places at State Competition]** ||
 * The Creekview Academic Decathlon Team entered the state competition as the 26th seed and placed 18th at the competition with 40880.9 points... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Chevals Place at Showtime International Texas Competition]** ||
 * The Creekview Chevals successfully competed at the Showtime International Texas Championship. They received both a Sweepstakes and Judges award. They received a Best in Class ... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview DECA Team Members Qualify for International Competition]** ||
 * Creekview DECA team members qualified for the International DECA conference in Anaheim, CA. The State Competition was a huge event with over 2,500 students competing for a prized international competition spot... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Power Lifter Advances to Regionals]** ||
 * Congratulations to Jaime Balderas of Creekview High School who qualified out of district for the regional power lifting competition in the 198 pound weight class... ||
 * 3/3/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Jazz Ensembles Excel at Competition]** ||
 * The Newman Smith High School Jazz Ensembles participated in the 34th Annual UT Arlington Jazz Festival. The festival included 32 bands with over 600 students performing. Both Ensembles had outstanding performances... ||
 * 3/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Academic Decathlon Team Places at State Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Newman Smith Academic Decathlon Team for am impressive showing at State this past weekend in San Antonio. Students Kody Jackson, Neeraj Bhatia, Wade Hensley, Bryan Mahony, Julieana Leary, Ajay Chagarlamudi, Sarah Pritsker, Ali Cornelius and Carlos Reyna performed well... ||
 * 3/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith DECA Team Members Advance to International Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith DECA team that took 46 students to State Competition in Galveston this past weekend and qualified twelve students for International Competition to be held later this spring. This was a huge event with over 2,500 students competing for a prized international competition spot... ||
 * 3/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Robotics Team Wins Judges Choice Award]** ||
 * Congratulations to Newman Smith Robotics. The team competed in Regionals at Oklahoma City this past weekend... ||
 * 3/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Students Advance to State Science Fair]** ||
 * Congratulations to Josh Flores and Michelle Yang for advancing to State Science Fair Competition in San Antonio this spring... ||
 * 3/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Diver Makes All-State Team]** ||
 * Congratulations to Genette Bergman for a sixth place finish at the State Swimming and Diving Championships in Austin this past week... ||
 * 3/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Wrestler Places at State Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to Parker Owen for becoming Creekview’s first student to place at the State Wrestling Competition. Parker earned a fifth place finish... ||
 * 2/27/2009 ||
 * **[|DeWitt Perry Middle School Robotics Team Places Third in National Competition]** ||
 * The DeWitt Perry Robotics Club took third place in a national research and website design competition for middle and high school students. The competition was sponsored by the Kiss Institute for Practical Robotics... ||
 * 2/26/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith DECA Students Advance to State Competition]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Newman Smith DECA Program for qualifying 46 students for State Competition in Galveston. During the two-day State Competition set for Feb. 26-27, students will compete in the following categories for top honors ... ||


 * 2/24/2009 ||
 * **[|Turner High School Students Dominate Regional History Day Competition]** ||
 * On Sat., Feb. 21, students from R. L. Turner participated in the Dallas Area Regional History Day at the Women’s Museum at Fair Park in Dallas. Coaches Robyn Elliott and Ashley Norton guided the students to a successful day... ||


 * /23/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Orchestra Students Qualify for State Competition]** ||
 * This past Saturday, 31 members of the Ranchview orchestra participated in the UIL Region 24 Solo and Ensemble Contest at Creekview High School. Ranchview High School had 24 students receive ratings of I - Superior... ||
 * 2/23/2009 ||
 * **[|Four Creekview Students Qualify for National Speech Tournament]** ||
 * This past weekend the Creekview Speech team competed at the National Forensic League District Tournament. Students that placed first or second qualified for the National Tournament ... ||
 * 2/23/2009 ||
 * **[|DeWitt Perry Middle School Teacher Receives Honor]** ||
 * Paul Schmidt, Band Director at DeWitt Perry Middle School has been elected to membership in Phi Beta Mu, an International School Bandmaster Fraternity... ||
 * 2/23/2009 ||
 * **[|R. L. Turner Boys' Soccer Team in First Place]** ||
 * The R. L. Turner boys' JV soccer squads continued their winning last friday night . First, the JV White won in convincing fashion 2 to 0. They are in first place in district... ||


 * 2/20/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Teacher Wins District VFW Teacher of the Year Award]** ||
 * Commander Rudy McDonald of the Kelsie C. Edington Memorial VFW Post 8923 in Carrollton, Texas, is pleased to recognize Carr Campbell with the Veterans of Foreign Wars 2008-09 Citizenship Teacher of the Year Award... ||
 * 2/20/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Student Wins Speech Contest]** ||
 * On Feb. 19, Areeba Ali, a Ranchview Junior, competed in the Carrollton Rotary’s 4 Way Speech Contest against students from each of the C-FB ISD high schools. Areeba won first prize... ||
 * 2/20/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Boys' Basketball Team Advances to Play-offs]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Ranchview boys’ basketball team who finished third in District 11-3A with a district record of 8-4 and will advance to the UIL play-offs bringing the total number of C-FB ISD high school boys’ basketball programs advancing to the play-offs to three... ||
 * 2/20/2009 ||
 * **[|Ranchview Students Make All-State Band]** ||
 * On Wed., Feb. 11, four students from Ranchview High School traveled to San Antonio, Texas for the Texas Music Educators Association annual Convention and All-State Band Clinic/Concert... ||
 * 2/20/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB ISD Divers Advance to State Competition]** ||
 * Recently, Creekview competed in the 5-A Regional Swimming and Diving competition in Mansfield, and Turner, Newman Smith, and Ranchview competed in the 4-A Regional Swimming and Diving competition in Southlake. We are pleased to announce that we had two state qualifiers, both in diving... ||
 * 2/19/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Boys' Basketball Team Advances to Play-offs]** ||
 * Creekview boys’ basketball took second place in District 9-5A ... ||
 * 2/19/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Boys' Basketball Team Advances to Play-offs]** ||
 * The Newman Smith boys’ basketball team closed out district play to end the regular season with a district record of 13-1. They will represent District 10-4A as the #1 seed in the UIL State Play-offs... ||


 * Ranchview Swimmer and Diver Sets Three School Records ||
 * Ranchview's senior diver/swimmer Kamen Casey broke his own school diving mark, and added two more relay records as the Wolves qualified six athletes for regionals during the District 10 Championship held Feb. 6 at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. Casey's record-breaking performance of 213 points earned him a third place finish in the 1-metre diving event, Ranchview's top placing. Casey joined Cameron Leet, Omar Tejada and newcomer Brandon Lee in setting two relay records. On the girls' team, Shelby Santoscoy, Starlene Lara, Shannon Lynch, Naomi Muniz and Nicole Watson qualified two relays for regionals. Lara dropped three seconds in the 100 breastroke to break the school record in the event. She earns the team's 14th athlete of the week honor for her performances. The girls' team ended up in seventh place, while the boys' team grabbed ninth position. ||

Natatorium. Genette Bergman broke the school record in the 1-meter diving event, finishing in second place and earning a spot to the regional championship. Annie Smith also qualified in two individual events, including a third place finish in the 100 free. Gerri Bergman moves on in the 100 back, while Joanna Withers earned a spot in the 100 breastroke. Three relays qualified as well. The boys' team managed a seventh place finish. This relay was led by Josh Schaeper, who qualified in the 500 free and helped the 400 free relay earn a trip to regionals. Other regional qualifiers: Nina Lim, Katie Palser, Naomi Mizuno and Anna Harrison. Harrison,a senior, was named the team's 14th athlete of the week after returning from an ankle injury that kept her out of training for two months. ||
 * Trojan Girls' Swimming Crack Top Three at Districts; Harrison Named Athlete of the Week ||
 * The Newman Smith girls' swimming and diving squad earned a third place finish at the District 10 Championship held Feb. 6 at the Standridge Stadium

This is the first play-off appearance for the boys' program in six years. The team will play their last home game against Lake Highlands on Fri., Feb. 13 f or a share of first place in Districts. This game is “Black Out” night and will be televised on Time Warner Cable as the “Game of the Week”. ||
 * Creekview Boy's Basketball Advances to Play-offs ||
 * The Creekview Boys' Basketball team clinched a play-off spot last night with a thrilling overtime win against Dallas Skyline 57– 54.

**Congratulations to the Newman Smith High School Choir, Orchestra, Jazz Band and Band programs for producing a record number of Texas All-State performers that will compete Feb. 14, at the Texas Music Educators Association program in San Antonio.****Newman Smith will have ten (10) of twenty-three (23) All-State performers from CFB****that have earned the privilege to participate in this great event!** **This is impressive considering twenty-three is an all-time record number of All-State performers in the history of CFB!****Newman Smith's strong showing is an indication of the calibre of instruction students receive in the performing arts.****Additionally NSHS's showing is an indication that keen expectations and rigor will produce achievement!****"It is a pretty good indictor that students from challenging backgrounds can achieve at a very high level," said Fine Arts Department Chairman Bill Centera.** ** NSHS's All-State Performers are: ** ** All-State selections are taken from thousands of performers in our TMEA Region. **** School in our region are CFB, Frisco, Lewisville, Grapevine-Colleyville, Southlake and Lake Dallas. ** **Congratulations to Jonatan Herrera who qualified for the Region II Wrestling Tournament ( 215 pounds classification) to be held Feb. 13-14 in Arlington.****The top four from Regions will qualify for the state tournament.** We are excited to let you know that R.L. Turner has several Regional and State qualifiers to celebrate!
 * ** Natalie Manning (Choir) **
 * ** Danny Coonce (Choir) **
 * ** Charles Maina (Choir) **
 * ** Thao Huynh (Orchestra) **
 * ** Brandon Bateman (Jazz Band) **
 * ** Amanda Bateman (Band) **
 * ** Clint Wyatt (Band) **
 * ** Brett Wyatt (Band) **
 * ** Elijah Ramos (Band) **
 * ** John Himmelspach (Band) **

R.L. Turner Wrestling went to District this past weekend and Arely Guerrero and Stephen Lopez are district champs. Marco Ramirez took second and Charles Moore took 3rd. Arely, Stephen and Marco will move to Regionals to be held at Arlington Martin this weekend.

R.L. Turner Swimming and Diving include John Gordon District Champ, Steven Murray placing 4th and Johnathan Cotton placing 5th. These athletes are our Regional qualifiers: John Gordon- District Diving Champ-Diving, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay Keaton Hollingsworth- 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay Steven Murray-Diving, and 200 medley relay Jonathan Cotton- Diving Michael Bortnyck- 200 medley relay and 200 free relay Ryan Johnston- 200 free relay Sarah Clark- 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay Katie Mitcham- 400 freestyle relay Lynn Dickerson- 400 freestyle relay Genevieve Martinez- 400 freestyle relay They will compete in Regionals this Friday in Southlake Carroll.

Our German Club is very active. This past weekend we had 34 students who participated in Winterfest with all making it to State in one category or another. The German Club took 3rd in the Academic Sweepstakes, 1st in the Cultural and Sport Sweepstakes and brought home the trophy for 2nd Overall Sweepstakes.

R.L. Turner Fine Arts boasts four All State Members. This selection is a most prestigious honor. Jarod Hall, Angela Park, and Evan Runyon will perform with the All State Band in San Antonio this weekend, and Carrie Pope will perform with the All State Orchestra!


 * 2/3/2009 ||
 * **[|NSHS Academic Decathlon Team Ranked 13th in State]** ||
 * The Newman Smith Academic Decathlon team will travel to San Antonio for the state competition held... ||
 * 2/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Academic Decathlon Team Performs Well]** ||
 * The Creekview High School Academic Decathlon Team did very well at... ||
 * 2/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Mock Trial Team Excels at Competition]** ||
 * On Jan. 31, the Creekview High School Mock Trial team competed in the first... ||
 * 2/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Academic Decathlon Team Ranked 4th in Regional Competition]** ||
 * Friday and Saturday, the Newman Smith High School Academic Decathlon Team travelled to Macarthur High School in Irving for the Region IX Academic... ||
 * 2/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Creekview Swimmers Advance to Regionals]** ||
 * Friday night went well for Creekview swimmers. Top six finishers advance to Regionals on... ||
 * 2/2/2009 ||
 * **[|Mustang Wrestlers Capture 1st Place]** ||
 * Congratulations to the Mustang wrestling team for winning 1st place in the Wylie Wrestling Invitational... ||
 * 2/2/2009 ||
 * **[|District 9-5A Diving Results]** ||
 * Results for the district dive meet held at C-FB Natatorium Thursday night were as follows... ||
 * 1/30/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Debate Freshmen Qualify for State Tournament]** ||
 * Congratulations to the freshman team of Michael Schrag and Tanya Rajan for their outstanding performance at the UIL Cross-Examination Debate District tournament. Michael and Tanya beat teams from... ||
 * 1/30/2009 ||
 * **[|C-FB Swimmers Excell at District Dive Meet]** ||
 * Results for the district dive meet held at C-FB ISD Natatorium on Jan. 29 were... ||
 * 1/29/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Basketball Player Nominated for National Recognition]** ||
 * Congratulations to Amos Wilson for being one of 1500 student-athletes nationwide to be nominated to the... ||
 * 1/26/2009 ||
 * **[|Newman Smith Debaters Trounce Competition]** ||
 * On Jan. 24-25, the Newman Smith High School Debate team competed at the Granbury Tournament and continued its... ||


 * Twenty-Three C-FB ISD Students Make All-State Fine Arts Groups **

C-FB ISD had twenty-three students make All-State this year in fine arts. This is the largest number of students in one year from C-FB ISD that have received this honor. The students recognized for their outstanding fine arts success are:


 * Ranchview Band: ** Cha Yool Park, Matthew Solis, Nicholas Poulides, Bradley Kirkham
 * R. L. Turner Band: ** Angela Park, Jarod Hall, Evan Runyon
 * R. L. Turner Orchestra ** : Carrie Pope
 * Creekview Choir: ** Cienna Breen
 * Creekview Orchestra: ** Martin Lazo
 * Creekview Band: ** Katie Reedy, Bethany Snell, Jack Pena
 * Newman Smith Orchestra: ** Thao Huynh
 * Newman Smith Choir: ** Natalie Manning, Danny Coonce, Charles Maina
 * Newman Smith Band: ** Brandon Bateman, John Himmelspach, Clint Wyatt, Elijah Ramos, Brett Wyatt, Amanda Bateman


 * Congratulations to four Newman Smith High School student-athletes for being selected Academic All-State recently. **
 * Members of the 2009 Academic All-State Team are: **


 * ** Tommy Jehli (2nd team) **
 * ** Sam Pheiffer (2nd team) **
 * ** Aakash Patel (Honorable Mention) **
 * ** Pratheesh Varghese (Honorable Mention) **

Six Dan F. Long students will be performing along with one from R.L. Turner on Good Morning Texas on WFAA, Channel 8. Freddie Jones, private trumpet instructor, will have a two minute interview and the students will play two selections lasting up to two minutes in length. Additionally, some of these students will perform this Friday evening at the downtown Christmas tree in Fort Worth near 4th and Main at the request of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.
 * Dan F. Long Students Perform on Good Morning Texas**

Last week the Newman Smith Debate Team competed at the Creekview High School Tournament and brought home the tournament championship in public forum debate. The team also placed third in original oratory.
 * Newman **** Smith High School **** Excels at the Creekview Debate Tournament **

Individual results are as follows: Neeraj Bhatia and Katherine Jonhannas – First place Public Forum Debate Neeraj Bhatia- Third place Original Oratory Diana Pop- elimination rounds of Lincoln Douglas debate Tanya Rajan- semifinals Impromptu Speaking


 * The Elks Club National Hoop Shoot Contest **

Here are the results of the Hoop Shoot contest held at R. L. Turner. The 1st place winners advance to next level of the competition to be held at Plano West High School in January.

Boys 8-9:

1st – Nathan Aguilera, Davis Elem. 2nd – Christopher Irby, Las Colinas. 3rd – Max Hahn, Las Colinas.

Boys 10-11:

1st – Deandre Abram, Blalack. 2nd – Patrick Wood, Blalack. 3rd – Colton Chapin, Country Place.

Boys 12-13:

1st – D.J. Draper, Long. 2nd – Demario Brown, Blalack. 3rd – Keegan Kreugar, Polk.

Girls 8-9:

1st – Isabella Siragusa, Las Colinas. 2nd – Riley Galgay, Las Colinas. 3rd – Kayla Johnson, Landry.

Girls 10-11:

1st - Trinity Gray, Blalack. 2nd – Sylver Cook, Long. 3rd – Palma Rodriguez, Perry

Girls 12-13:

1st – Laura Gerencser, Field. 2nd – Daisy Martinez-Segura, Field. 3rd – Allyson Burton, Perry.

Jeffery Ou, NS senior, has been accepted as a semifinalist in the 2009 Juanita Miller Concerto Competition, sponsored by the Texas Association of Symphony Orchestras. He will perform TOTENTANZ (F. Liszt) in the live event at Caruth Auditorium (Southern Methodist University), 1/10/2009. The competition hosts pianists, wind and string instrumentalists, with Grand Prize recipients to perform at the 2009 TASO Convention (Abilene, Tx), as well as with the Brazos Valley & Irving Symphony Orchestras (TBD).

Freshman swimmer Shannon Lynch has been named the Ranchview swim/dive team's 9th athlete of the week. Lynch, who came to the team after an outstanding season with the volleyball squad, helped break two school records (200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay) in just her third week of training. Lynch also became the fourth Wolf athlete to qualify for the 4A TISCA swimming/diving championship (50 free) in an individual event.
 * Lynch Named Swim Team's Athlete of the Week **

The Creekview Wrestling Team collected well over 1000 canned food items to the Metrocrest Service Center. In addition to delivering the items, the wrestlers will volunteer their time at Metrocrest Service Center over the holidays.
 * Creekview Wrestling Team Spreads Holiday Cheer **

Here are the results for the C-FB ISD Middle School One Act Play Charles M. Blalack - Fourteen Lines - 1st Place Ted Polk - Romeo & Juliet - 2nd Place Vivian Field - Twelfth Night - 3rd Place
 * C-FB **** ISD Middle School **** One Act Play Results **
 * Results: **

Best Actor: Adam Wedesky - Polk Best Actress: Maddie Wright - Blalack

**All-Star Cast:** Hannah Pierce/Bush Will Schleicher/Blalack Hollie Smith/Polk Ivan Torres/Long Daniel Cobb/Field Maria Lozano/Field Anissa Fritz/Polk Sierra Sanchez/Field

**Honorable Mention All-Star Cast:** Makayla McNeil/Bush Jase Finchum/Blalalck Amanda Munoz/Long Emily Schniepp/Long Claudia Iraheta/Field Caroline Hodge/Perry Kenton Scott/Perry Christina Moreno/Bush

The Leadership Academy’s November community service project was called “Giving Thanks.” Challenged by Ms. Colleen Brinkmann of the North Texas Food Bank to “close the gap” on hunger in the Dallas area, the Leadership Academy student leaders certainly met that challenge by leaps and bounds. With help from the staff at Sheffield Primary and Sheffield Intermediate, the Sheffield community, and our local Wal-mart at Marsh Lane, the Leadership Academy __far surpassed__ its goal of collecting 1,500 canned food items. The Leadership Academy proudly donated **3,127 canned food items** to the North Texas Food Bank.
 * Sheffield **** Intermediate Leadership Academy **** Gives Thanks **

The Newman Smith Trojan swimming and diving team racked up a few more victories against the visiting Denton schools Thurs., Dec. 4 at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. The girls’ team, led by two relay victories and individual wins from Genette Bergman (diving), Annie Smith (100 free), Joanna Withers (100 breast) and Nina Lim (100 back), completed the sweep of Denton Guyer (85-38), Denton Ryan (75-58) and Denton (94-8) high schools to improve to a seasonal record of 11 wins and five losses. The boys’ team, led by two second place finishes from Josh Schaeper (200 free & 500 free), posted victories over Denton (62-14) and Denton Ryan (59-24), but fell to Denton Guyer (86-37). The boys team stands at nine wins and seven losses.
 * Trojan Swimmers and Divers Take Five of Six Against Denton Schools **

Ranchview Swimmers And Divers Break More Records in Denton Dual Ranchview swimmers Nicole Watson and Naomi Muniz each broke individual school records, and helped smash two more relay marks as the Wolves’ swimming and diving team scored three victories against Denton schools at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium Thurs., Dec. 4. Watson broke her own school record in the 50 free record swim, while Muniz added best performances in the 200 IM and 100 breast. Newcomer Shannon Lynch was an impressive addition to the 200 medley and 200 free relay squads as she teamed with Watson, Muniz, Star Lara and Shelby Santoscoy to break two school records.The girls’ team beat Denton (79-12) and Denton Guyer (69-43), but was edged by Denton Ryan (65-58). The girls’ have six wins and 10 losses. On the boys’ side, senior Kamen Casey broke his own school record in diving. The boys’ team earned their second seasonal victory over Denton (19-16), but lost to Denton Ryan (26-13) and Denton Guyer (95-15). The boys’ team has two wins and 14 losses with just two athletes competing.

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**Smith Football Players Make All-District**

** Aundrey Barr Jacori Greer **

 * R. L. Turner Band Competes at Regionals **

This past Saturday members of the Turner Lion Band competed at the TMEA Region 24 All-Region Band auditions. They competed at the much more difficult 5A level with several area schools such as Marcus, Hebron, Colleyville Heritage, and Southlake Carroll. Fifteen Turner students were selected to the bands. This is an increase of five players from last year. Please congratulate these students for their achievement:

Isai Beltran Josh Boyer Luis Calzada Caroline Claiborne Hank Cooper JaRod Hall Stefanie Lyon Luis Mendez Taiki Nakamura Trinh Nguyen Angela Park Hector Rojas Evan Runyon Shari Wells Stephanie Wells

In addition, Evan Runyon, JaRod Hall, and Angela Park placed high enough to compete in January for a chair in the All-State Bands.


 * Creekview Speech Returns from Austin Successful **

The Creekview Speech and Debate Team competed this past weekend in the University of Texas Speech tournament. There were 97 schools in competition. Creekview placed fifth in individual events. Senior Lawryn LaCroix took seventh place Top Speaker in the tournament. We had 22 semifinalist placings. Final placings were as follows:

Sumair Ahmed eighth place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Michael Broz seventh place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Michael Broz seventh place Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Michael Broz seventh place Oratory Lawryn LaCroix & Matt King sixth place Duo Interpretation Lawryn LaCroix first place Prose __Current State Qualifiers include:__ Margo Noble || DUO || Lawryn LaCroix || DUO ||
 * Sumair Ahmed || Oratory ||
 * Michael Broz || Oratory ||
 * Jennifer Camacho || Student Congress ||
 * Nellsyn Hill || Dramatic ||
 * Nellsyn Hill || Humorous ||
 * Nellsyn Hill
 * Matthew King
 * Lawryn LaCroix || Dramatic ||
 * Alejandro Martinez || Oratory ||

The Trumpet and French Horn Ensemble from Long Middle School and their private teacher, Freddie Jones, have been invited to perform on //Good Morning Texas// on Dec. 17. Members of the ensemble are: Joseph Pena, Kevin Vazquez, Richard Kim, Jason Pavon, Antoinese Smith.
 * Long **** Middle School Students to Perform on //Good Morning Texas// **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Stephen Hammer, a 2005 graduate of Newman High School was named a Rhodes Scholar. Hammer was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Smith. According to //The Carrollton Leader//, “Hammer will graduate from Princeton in June 2009 and depart for the University of Oxford in England in October.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Newman Smith Graduate Named Rhodes Scholar **


 * Smith Students Make Volleyball All-State Team **


 * Congratulations to Meagan Hair and Jordan Schraeder for being selected __Volleyball Academic All-State__ by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. **
 * The Texas Girls Coaches Association made the selections on Nov. 20, based on the students outstanding academic achievement at Newman Smith High School. **


 * To qualify for Academic All State Honors a student-athlete must successfully manage a challenging curriculum during her career at the secondary level. Additionally a student-athlete must not only be outstanding on the volleyball court but constantly perform "above average" in academic core subjects. It is extremely unusual for any single high school in the state to have two Academic All-State performers from their campus. **

The Newman Smith swimming & diving team cracked the top 30 of 70 squads at the 5A North Zone "TISCA" Championship held Nov. 21and 22 at Loos pool. The competition features most of the top 5A teams from across the state. Genette Bergman was the top Trojan finisher, earning seventh place in the diving event, and joined Annie Smith, Gerri Bergman and Nina Lim on the 200 free relay (33rd place), which dropped more than three seconds off their seasonal best time. Annie Smith achieved a new personal best time in the 100 free (58.19), the team's only individual swimming performance. The girls ’ 200 medley relay team of Smith, Gerri Bergman, Joanna Withers and Nina Lim was 39th, while the boys ’ 200 free relay of Kevin Giles, Cory Richards, Josh Schaeper and Jay Nguyen was 51st.
 * Trojans Post Best Performances at Championship **

Newman Smith diver Genette Bergman was named the swim/dive team's Athlete of the Week for the eighth week of the competition season, her second honor this year. Bergman was the top Trojan athlete at the 5A North Zone "TISCA" Championship, placing seventh of more than 25 of the top divers across the state. Bergman was also part of the swimming competition, as a member of the 200 free relay, which earned a 33rd place finish.
 * Bergman Named Swim/Dive Team's Athlete of the Week **

Ranchview's 200 freestyle relay of Naomi Muniz, Shelby Santoscoy, Starlene Lara and Nicole Watson broke their own school record at the 5A North Zone "TISCA" swimming and diving championship held November 21st & 22nd at Loos pool. The competition features most of the top teams from across the state. The foursome's time of 1:56.82, smashes their own mark by nearly two seconds set earlier this year. For her breakthrough performance on the relay, freshman Shelby Santoscoy earns the team's 8th Athlete of the Week honor.
 * Ranchview Wolves’ Foursome Turns in Record Performance **

Bob Cline, Creekview High School senior, scored a perfect 800 on the reading portion of the SAT exam. The SAT is a college entrance exam. Congratulations to Bob on his success.
 * Creekview Senior Scores a Perfect Reading SAT Score**

Amy Pence, Rainwater Elementary fifth grade teacher, has been named a Texas state level finalist in the 2008 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). According to the PAEMST website, this award is the Nation's highest honor for math and science teachers. This honor recognizes highly qualified K-12 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession.
 * Rainwater Teacher Named State Finalist for Presidential Math and Science Award **

Jeffery Ou, NSHS senior, performed in the 2nd concert of the Giovani Adulti Concert Series, presented by DFW Piano Gallery. Ou provided the slam-bang finish to the program with a motoric, driving interpretation of Prokofiev's Sonata #7 (m.3) in his 2nd consecutive performance in the series, which is planning several such events through 2009. He is expected to return for the next event in the series, featuring chamber music performances with Senior Principal Assoc. Concertmaster of the DSO, Gary Levinson

Clark University's Erin Smith received the conference's first-ever women's swimmer of the week honor. Smith, a former Newman Smith High School swimmer from Carrollton, Tex., led Clark with a combined four wins in two meets last week. The freshman freestyler garnered victories in the 50-yard freestyle (25.99) and 100-yard freestyle (56.69) in Clark's 155-137 win against Babson. She also placed second in the 50-yard butterfly (28.41) to add points to Clark's lead. On Saturday, Smith won the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.99) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:26.66) to power the Cougars past Mount Holyoke (81-59) and Elms College (115-24) in a double-dual meet.

Dan F. Long Band Members Excel at District and Region Competitions

Sixteen band members earned recognition through auditions for the All-District and All-Region bands which were completed Saturday.

Special recognition goes to two students for ranking among the top of 2,200 students in the Region: Michael George ranked second chair out of 100 on alto sax and Joseph Peña ranked sixth chair out of 300 on trumpet in the Region. Michael and Joseph will perform with the top of four Region Bands, the Wind Symphony.

In addition, Michael George earned a position in the District Band.

Joseph Peña : won the first chair trumpet position in the All-District Band.

Also performing in one of the All-Region Bands will be the following:

Tsarina Islam : District clarinet, Region phase II qualifier, 3rd chair clarinet Region Honors Band

Jonathon Whitlock : District tuba, Region phase II qualifier, 4th chair tuba Region Honors Band

T. J. Polk : Region phase II qualifier, 1st chair percussion Region Honors Band

Adam Whitson : District first chair bassoon, Region phase II qualifier, 1st chair bassoon Region Concert Band

Kevin Garcia : District clarinet, Region phase II qualifier; 1st chair Region Concert Band

Juan Rodriguez : 1st chair bass clarinet Region Concert Band

Other students deserving recognition through this process include:

Chaia Brett : District first chair flute, Region phase II qualifier

Elizabeth Nguyen : Region phase II qualifier on flute

Faith Rolen : Region phase II qualifier on clarinet

Julio Espinoza : Region phase II qualifier on clarinet

Victor Ramirez-Diaz : District flute member

TaShana Hooker : District clarinet member

Jacob Harding : District French horn member

Gareth Mason : District percussion alternate

Students holding positions in one of the Region Bands will perform a concert at R. L. Turner High School on Saturday, January 10. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ryan Lamb, Newman Smith High School baseball player, signed a letter of intent to play at the U.S. Naval Academy next year.
 * Newman Smith Baseball Player Signs With U.S. Naval Academy**

Swim/Dive girls ’ team captain Genette Bergman, assistant Joanna Withers and boys ’ team captain Jay Nguyen all had individual event victories as both squads earned a split result against Nolan Catholic and North Lamar Tues. , Nov. 11 at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. The girls ’ 200 free relay of Bergman, Annie Smith, Katie Palser and Anna Harrision also won in Newman Smith's 108-19 victory over North Lamar. The Trojans held their own against a very strong team from Nolan Catholic, which edged the girls ’ team 100-74. On the boys ’ side, Newman Smith beat North Lamar 74-5, while also falling against Nolan Catholic 109-43. The girls ’ team improves to 8 and 5, while the boys ’ stand at 7 and 6. ||
 * ** Trojan Swimmers & Divers Earn Split **

Record Run Continues as Wolves Earn Split

Naomi Muniz broke her third individual school record in as many days, and added another relay school mark as the Ranchview swim and dive team hosted Nolan Catholic and North Lamar at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium Tues. , Nov. 11. Muniz lowered the school mark in the 100 fly, held by captain Nicole Watson (1:17.43), by clocking 1:14.80. Later, the 400 freestyle relay team of Muniz, Shelby Santoscoy, Star Lara and Watson, broke the school record in that event by almost 20 seconds (4:23.92). Watson also added another school record, breaking her own mark in the 100 freestyle by a half second (1:01.31). The Ranchview girls ’ beat North Lamar 78-25, while the boys ’ pick up their first victory of the season over North Lamar 20-12. Both teams, however, were overmatched by Nolan Catholic (girls:113-44/boys:126-15). The girls ’ team is 4 and 9, while the boys ’ are 1 and 12.

Vivian Field Band Accolades

The Vivian Field band students participated in the CFBISD Honor Band auditions on October 29 at DeWitt Perry Middle School. The honor band selection is based on the individual student’s performance. Field had fourteen students selected for the band. Congratulations to all students that participated in the audition process.

Students selected for the 2008 – 2009 CFBISD All-District Honor are as follows:

Flute: Krista – Heard – 11th chair

Clarinets: Sandra Vasquez – 5th chair, Ashton Angle – 9th chair, Ana Ramirez – 14th chair

Bass Clarinets: Mariana Sanchez – 2nd chair

Tenor Saxophone: Arturo Zamorano – alternate

Trumpets: Jonathan Zavala – 8th chair, Javier Aranda – alternate

F Horn: Brittany Wyatt – 2nd chair

Trombones: Victoria Fuentes – 3rd chair, Austin Bush – 8th chair, David Saenz - 9th chair

Euphonium: Valarie Cogbill – 4th chair

Percussion: Austin Fairris – 5th chair

**Ranchview Girls Swim Way to Top 10 Finish** The Wolves’ swimming and diving girls’ team posted a strong result at the C-FB 8th Annual "Non-TISCA" Invitational, Sat., Nov. 8 at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. The meet featured twenty-three of the top teams in north Texas, including Highland Park, Richardson and Berkner. Ranchview girls’ team finished in eighth place, while the boys’ team did not score. Naomi Muniz broke the school records in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, while Nicole Watson lowered her own record in the 100 freestyle by 1-one hundredth of a second. The girls’ free and medley relays of Watson, Muniz, Cynthia Ponce and Star Lara also posted top 10 finishes.


 * ** Lim Named Athlete of the Week ** ||
 * Junior Swimmer Nina Lim is named the Trojan swimming team's sixth Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performances in the 500 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke over the past two competitions. Lim dropped an incredible 30 seconds in her 500 (6:15.51), and posted a best time in her 100 backstroke (1:12.79) during the past week ||


 * ** Trojans Finish in Top 10 at Championship Meet ** ||
 * The Trojan girls’ swimming & diving team swam to a fourth place finish at the C-FB 8th Annual "Non-TISCA" Invitational held Sat., Nov. 8 at the Standridge Stadium Natatorium. The meet featured twenty-three of the best teams from across north Texas, including Highland Park, Richardson and Berkner. Annie Smith won the girls’ 50 free, which consisted of 108 athletes. Smith was also part of the winning 200 free relay with Katie Palser, Naomi Mizuno and Genette Bergman. The boys’ team earned a strong eighth place finish. Other individual top 10 performers were: Josh Schaeper, Gerri Bergman, Genette Bergman, Kevin Giles, Nina Lim, Katie Palser, Cory Richards, Joanna Withers and Jay Nguyen. ||

9-AAAAA and 10-AAAA district cross country meets were held over the weekend. The Creekview boys’ cross country team took third place to qualify for the Region II meet to be held at Vandergriff Park in Arlington on Sat., Nov. 8. Their scheduled time to run is 9:10 a.m. Leading the Creekview team were two top ten finishers, George Rincon (7th, 16:49.29) and Xavier Davis (8th, 17:02.30). Rounding out the Creekview team were Will Baroni (13th), Jeremy Samuels (16th), Mark Plit (23rd), David Castaneda (34th) and Matt Sullivan (35th). In the girls’ competition, Creekview had one individual qualifier, Brianna Mayorga, who finished in 10th place with a time of 13:41.05. She will run at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday. The Creekview girls finished in fourth place as a team.
 * 9-AAAAA and 10-AAAA Cross Country Regional Qualifiers **

In the 10-AAAA meet, R. L. Turner had one male qualifier, Saul Guadian, who finished in eighth place with a time of 17:48. His regional run is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 8, also at Vandergriff Park in Arlington.

Congratulations to the Turner Cross Country teams. The boys’ and girls’ cross country teams competed in the district meet last Saturday with record results. The girls’ varsity was led by freshman Jeniffer Jimenez who ran a personal best. The boys’ varsity team competed and ran their way to a fourth place team finish, led by Senior and Regional Qualifier Saul Guadian. The Turner boys’ team made their presence felt for the upcoming years. The boys’ Junior Varsity team finished in third place, only nine points out of second place. The girls’ Junior Varsity finished with a strong fifth place. Congrats to all athletes, and “good luck” to Saul this weekend at the Regional Cross Country Meet.
 * Turner Cross Country Runs all the Way **


 * Polk **** Middle School **** All-Region Choir Results **

Polk Middle School students auditioned for the All-Region Choir Auditions this past Saturday. The region consists of Carrollton, Frisco, Lewisville, Grapevine, Colleyville, Little Elm, and Carroll. There were 647 singers auditioning for a little over 200 spots this year. The following students were selected for the choir:

7th Grade Treble: Abby Taylor Erin Elliott (alternate) Kathleen Sandoval Peri Hornquist Ellyn Puckett Jaylyn Niswanger (alternate)

8th grade Treble: Jin Jung Ciarry Casey Brooklynn Ross Julie Langdon

Tenor/Bass: Zac Carver Deitrich Gerlt Clay Hensley

**Blalack** **Middle School** **Choir Sweeps All Region**

Blalack Choir made an extremely excellent showing at the All Region Choir Auditions this year. The region competition consists of Carrollton, Frisco, Lewisville, Grapevine, Colleyville, Little Elm, and Carroll. There were 647 singers auditioning for approximately 200 spots and Blalack Middle School placed 35 singers in the choir. This is more than any other middle school at the auditions. The following students placed in the All-Region Choir.

7th grade Soprano I Cherie Jackson - 13th chair

7th Grade Soprano II Katherine Thomas - 23rd chair Bethany Haskew - 25th chair

7th Grade Alto McKenna Miller - 4th chair Amanda Altenhoffen - 10th chair Samantha Hav

8th grade Soprano I Natalia Gomez - 11th chair Abril Lara - 13th Chair Hallie Thompson - 15th chair

8th grade Soprano II Melanie Purdy - 3rd chair Hanna Walker - 8th chair Alex Sorrells - 13th chair Ashley Bennett - 15th chair

8th grade Alto Maddie Wright - 6th chair Sarah Etier - 8th chair Chandler Renshaw - 19th chair Stephanie Dyess - 25th chair Caitlin Webb - 26th chair Ashton Overbeck - 27th chair

Tenor I Blake Rushing - 1st chair Nick Albino - 4th chair Aaron Thomas - 6th chair Sean Jarnagin - 15th chair Justin Joy - Alternate Ricky Villanueva - Alternate

Tenor II Patrick Lyons - 7th chair Nathan Presson - 10th chair Nathan Sims - 12th chair Elezar Villanueva - 13th chair Kevin Garrett - 16th chair Jeremy Stavinoha - 20th chair

Bass Ryan Becnel - 6th chair Christian Mims - 9th chair Josh Baber - 12th chair Dawson Slaby - 15th chair


 * Long **** Middle School ** Choir All-Region Results

This past Saturday, Long Middle School students competed for the All-Region Choir. Please congratulate these students for their wonderful achievement:

Joanna Davila Javier Galvan Tsarina Islam McConnaughy, Justin T. J. Polk Arlena Walcott Anthony Whitfield

**Blalack** **Middle School** **Students Advance to the Region 24 Orchestra** Auditions for the TMEA Region 24 Orchestra were held on Sat., Oct. 18 at Creekview High School. Over 1,000 high school and middle school students from Carrollton-Farmers Branch, The Colony, Frisco, and Lewisville competed for the four different orchestras. Six Blalack Orchestra students qualified for the middle school orchestras: Chamber and Concert. The following students were selected for the Concert Orchestra: Valerie Barron - 6th grade violin, Lydia Kim - 7th grade violin, and Chase Darden - 7th grade cello. The students selected for the next level Chamber Orchestra are: Steffi Lee – 7th grade violin, Jacque Moad – 8th grade violin, and Trevor Schlosser – 7th grade bass. These students will represent Blalack at the Region 24 Clinic and Concert on Dec. 13 and 14 at R. L. Turner High School. At the conclusion of the clinic, a concert will be presented on Sat., Dec. 13 at 4:00 pm. The public is invited to attend this free performance of outstanding young musicians.

Newman Smith's girls swimming & diving team took down a strong district rival at the C-FB ISD natatorium Tues., Oct. 28. Annie Smith, Genette Bergman, Gerri Bergman and Joanna Withers all tallied individual and relay victories to help the Trojans surpass Rockwall 92-51. The girls’ team also beat Trinity Christian Academy (96-42) to improve to 7 wins and 3 losses. The boys’ team lost to Rockwall (115-42), but grabbed a victory over TCA (73-40) to move to 6 wins and 4 losses.
 * Trojan Girls Bring Down the Wall **

**Creekview Volleyball Team Advances to Play-offs**

The first play-off game is Creekview vs. Sachse at JJ Pearce High School, 1600 N. Coit Rd, on Tues., Nov. 4 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.

Congratulations to Ranchview High School volleyball as they ended the regular season as Co-Champions of District 11-AAA with a record of 10 wins and two losses. They will have a play-off match with Castleberry High School to determine who will have the first place seed out of 11-AAA this Fri., Oct. 31, at 5:30 p.m. at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst. Ticket prices are $3.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.
 * Ranchview Volleyball Team Named District Co-Champions **

** Ranchview High School Band Places Sixth at UIL Area Marching Competitio **** n ** This past Saturday, the Ranchview Band traveled to Birdville Stadium to compete in the UIL Area B Marching Competition. In order to qualify for UIL Area marching, each band must earn a First Division, Superior, Rating at the UIL Region Marching Contest. Twenty-one bands from around the DFW Metroplex were in attendance. The Ranchview Band marched in semi-finals and earned a sixth place position. The band advanced to finals and competed against the top 10 bands. The Ranchview High School Band maintained its sixth place position. This marks another “first” for the Ranchview Band. This means that the Ranchview Band is one of the top 30 bands in the State of Texas.

= = Creekview High School Orchestra Students Advance to All-Region This past Saturday All-Region Orchestra auditions were held at Creekview High School. Creekview had 20 students place in the region orchestras.

Symphony Orchestra Deborah Ko Amy Gulliksen Jerry So Zach Stiefel Sarah Blue Catherine McKenas Jialing Fang Amanda Ewen Hannah Green Martin Lazo Cory Banks

Philharmonic Orchestra Margaret Miller Sreejon Sen Ethan Parent Jaibock Lee Connor Kehl Ethan Abels Andrew Hermonat Keena Hilliard Alaura Sylvis

Smith Band and Troyanns Place in Marching Festival The Newman Smith High School Trojan Band and Troyanns participated in the Birdville ISD Marching Festival. This festival included a field of 28 bands from across the Metroplex. The Trojan Band performed their best show of the season and placed second in the 4A class during the preliminary competition. In addition, the Smith drum line was awarded ‘Outstanding Percussion’ in the 4A class. The Trojan Band then advanced to the evening’s Finals Competition as one of the top 10 bands of the day and placed sixth. The Trojan Band and Troyanns will conclude their contest season this Sat., Oct. 18 at the UIL Marching Contest held at Standridge Stadium, 1330 W. Valwood Parkway, Carrollton. Performance time is 7:00 p.m. All faculty, staff, and fans are invited to come cheer the Trojan Band and Troyanns on to another first division performance.

Smith High School All-Region Choir Results

Thirty-two Newman Smith High School choir members auditioned for the TMEA Region XXIV All-Region Choirs. Thirteen singers and 3 alternates were selected to perform, with 7 singers selected to compete at Pre-Area in November.

__All-Region Treble Choir__ Ashley Avona, Senior Brittany Cusic, Senior Alycia Hinojos, Senior Hayley Vaughan, Sophomore Deja Mason, Freshman Reagan McGregor, Junior

__All-Region Mixed Choir__ Christa Schmidt, Freshman (Pre-Area) Natalie Manning, Sophomore (Pre-Area) Charles Maina, Senior (Pre-Area) Danny Coonce, Sophomore (Pre-Area) Dylan Duell, Sophomore (Pre-Area) Connor Campbell, Sophomore (Pre-Area) Kevin Smith, Junior (Pre-Area)

__Alternates to Pre-Area__ Jacori Greer, Senior Ryan Davis, Senior Marcell Bryant, Senior

C-FB ISD Announces 2009 National Hispanic Recognition Program Award Recipients

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is proud to announce the award recipients in the 2009 National Hispanic Recognition program through the National Merit Scholarship Program.

This program was established in 1983 to identify exceptional Hispanic/Latino high school students. This year, the National Hispanic Recognition program recognized nearly 5,000 students selected from a pool of over 200,000 individuals who took the 2007 PSAT/NMSQT.

The 2009 C-FB ISD National Hispanic Recognition recipients are:


 * == Creekview High School == || == Newman Smith High School == || == R. L. Turner High School == ||
 * Austin Islam – Honorable Mention || Christian Ayala – Honorable Mention || Madison Gayton – Scholar ||
 * || Daisy Estrada – Honorable Mention || Stephanie Rios – Honorable Mention ||
 * || Amber-Rae Grijalva – Honorable Mention ||  ||

= = = Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Announces 2009 Achievement Scholars and Outstanding Participants = The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is pleased to announce the 2009 Achievement Scholar Semifinalists and Outstanding Participants in the 45th Annual Achievement Scholarship Competition. The Achievement Scholars and Outstanding Participants are:

C-FB ISD Achievement Scholars are a part of 1,600 Black American high school seniors who have been designated Semifinalists in the 45th annual Achievement Scholarship® competition. These scholastically talented students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship awards, worth some $2.5 million.
 * == Creekview High School == || == Ranchview High School == || == R. L. Turner High School == ||
 * Grace Culver – Achievement Scholar || Omolewa Akinyode – Outstanding Participants || Jeziel Jones – Achievement Scholar ||
 * Jade Ramlal – Achievement Scholar || Brooke Bennett – Outstanding Participants || Roselle Nnaji – Achievement Scholar ||
 * || Maria Estrada – Outstanding Participants ||  ||
 * || Michelle Nwoha – Outstanding Participants ||  ||

C-FB ISD Announces 2009 National Merit Commended **Students**

The Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is proud to announce the Commended students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship program.

**High School** || **Ranchview** **High School** || ** Newman Smith High School ** || **R.** **L. Turner** **High School** || These Commended students were selected from over 1.5 million young adults who took the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during their junior year in high school. Commended students and National Merit Semifinalists were selected from the 50,000 highest scorers on the PSAT. From the 2007 PSAT, approximately 16,000 students nationwide were selected National Merit Semifinalists on a state representational basis. The other 34,000 high performers were named Commended students.
 * **Creekview**
 * Robert Cline || Michelle Green || Brittany Dye || Michael Bortnyck ||
 * Jialing Fang || Swetha Mandaloju || Daisy Estrada || Derek Chui ||
 * Austin Islam || David Willcutts || Mark Hubbard || Charuta Gavankar ||
 * Brianna Mitchell ||  || Michael Hubbard || Stephen Massey ||
 * Jeremy Samuels ||  || Adam Powers || Carolyn Nghe ||
 * ||  || Rachel Reeves || Roselle Nnaji ||
 * ||  || Jordan Schraeder || Evan Runyon ||
 * ||  ||   || Catherine Spohnheimer ||
 * ||  ||   || Elizabeth Travis ||

**TAGT Recognizes a Texas Leader and C-FB ISD Parent in Gifted Education** Every year, the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented awards outstanding Texans for committing to the benefit of all gifted children, contributing time and effort in support of this commitment, and encouraging shared leadership and global participation in its achievement. This year a parent in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD received the award: The awardees will receive their awards on November 13th, 2008, during the first General Session at the Annual TAGT Professional Development Conference: Awakening the Gifts Within, held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel and Convention Center. For more information, contact TAGT at 512-499-8248, or on the web at [|www.txgifted.org].
 * **Mary Lovell of Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD** as Outstanding Parent of the Gifted, sponsored by South Texas Money Management


 * Polk Students Make All-District Orchestra **

The following Polk Middle School orchestra students auditioned for and are a part of All-District Orchestra. Polk had 32 students achieve this honor – 12 more than any other school in the district. Theses hard-working students are now one step closer to their ultimate goal – making the All Region Orchestra.

Maggie Aznavour – 8th Grade Viola

Sam Chang – 7th Grade Cello

Eunice Chang – 8th Grade Cello

Ausbert Dixson – 8th Grade Bass

Zyanya Franco – 7th Grade Violin

Ana Garcia – 7th Grade Cello

Marcos Garcia Vega – 7th Grade Bass

Kathryn Goldstein – 8th Grade Violin

Nicholas Grandell – 7th Grade Cello

David Gumbert – 8th Grade Cello

Elizabeth Hahn – 6th Grade Violin

Tyler Hammer – 8th Grade Viola

Jeffrey Hong – 7th Grade Violin

Peri Hornquist – 7th Grade Cello

Antoinette Iroko – 8th Grade Viola

Michelle Johnson – 7th Grade Violin

Dennis Kamara – 8th Grade Cello

Raven Lanuza-Brown – 7th Grade Violin

Lizette Mares – 7th Grade Violin

Haley Morris – 8th Grade Viola

Jaylyn Niswanger – 7th Grade Violin

Taelor Oppliger – 8th Grade Violin

Bryan Park – 7th Grade Cello

Henry Prieto – 8th Grade Violin

Morgan Pulliam – 8th Grade Violin

Brooke Ross – 8th Grade Violin

Katrina Sidwell – 8th Grade Cello

Henry Song – 8th Grade Cello

Courtney Spencer – 8th Grade Violin

Will Vlasak – 7th Grade Cello

Phillip Vuong – 8th Grade Viola

Adam Wedesky – 8th Grade Violin

Ranchview High School Band students earn positions in the TMEA Region Jazz Band
This past Saturday, two Ranchview High School students competed in the Texas Music Educator’s Association (TMEA) Region Jazz Band Auditions. This is the first time in the history of Ranchview High School that band students competed in a TMEA event. The level of competition is very difficult and the spots in the Region Jazz band are sought after by many students throughout the DFW Metroplex.

Brad Kirkham, 11th, Trumpet, earned 7th chair Nick Poulides, 11th, Guitar, earned 2nd chair

Each of these Ranchview High School Band students will get to perform with the All-Region Jazz Band.

More Newman Smith Students Make Jazz Ensemble Than Any Other School
Recently, over 100 students from 10 area high schools competed for a spot in the All-Region Jazz Ensemble. Newman Smith High School had 12 students and two alternates selected for the Ensemble. This number represents the most of any school in the region. The student musicians will work with an outstanding clinician and present a concert on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the R. L. Turner auditorium. Congratulations to the following Smith Jazz Ensemble members for being selected to the All-Region Jazz Ensemble:

Trey Langley 1st chair trumpet 1st band Philip Black 2nd chair trumpet 1st band Scott Schmidt 4th chair trumpet 1st band Amanda Bateman 1st chair trumpet 2nd band

Brett Wyatt 1st chair trombone 1st band Clint Wyatt 2nd chair trombone 1st band Carlos Vargas alternate trombone

Jessica Le 2nd chair bass trombone 1st band

Chris Ayala 2nd chair alto sax 1st band

Brandon Bateman 1st chair tenor sax 1st band John Nichols 2nd chair tenor sax 2nd band

Christian Dorn 1st chair drums 2nd band

Jeffrey Ou piano 2nd band

Tyler Smith alternate bass

Congratulations to Karl Jones for having his manuscript **//"The Strange Case of Mole Airlines Flight 1023"//** published in the Journal of Chemical Education!

= Mustang Success at Grand Prairie = The Creekview Speech and Debate Team competed at the Grand Prairie Speech Tournament this past weekend. Creekview High School placed second overall out of 27 schools. Senior Lawryn LaCroix was the Top Overall in Interpretation. The team had 24 semifinalists. Finalist placings were: Sumair Ahmed - Seventh place Student Congress Jennifer Chacon - Seventh place Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Mariah Moses & Carley Walker - Seventh place Duet Acting Sumair Ahmed - Fifth place Origianl Oratory Jennifer Camacho - Fourth Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Nellsyn Hill - Third place Dramatic Interpretation Nellsyn Hill - Third place Humorous Interpretation Alejandro Martinez - Third place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Lawryn LaCroix - Second place Poetry Reading Matt King & Lawryn LaCroix - First place Duo Interpretation Matt King & Taylor Kowald - First Place Duet Acting Lawryn LaCroix - First place Prose Lawryn LaCroix - First place Dramatic Interpretation Alejandro Martinez - First place Original Oratory Creekview currently has 2 qualifications to the State Meet. They are: Michael Broz, Senior - Original Oratory Lawryn LaCroix, Senior - Dramatic Interpretation

Long Teacher Receives Special Certifications
Dan F. Long Middle School is proud to announce that language arts teacher, //Mary Berry,// has earned certification from the State Board for Educator Certification as both a Reading Specialist and a Master Reading Teacher. Both certifications are for grades K through 12. = =

Newman Smith Senior Named to Commandant’s Own Marine Drum & Bugle Corps
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dan F. Long Middle School would like to congratulate Newman Smith senior, //Philip Black,// on being selected for a position with the Commandant’s Own Marine Drum & Bugle Corps in Washington D.C. Philip is the son of Long Band Director, John Black, and a former student at Long.

Senior Michael Broz took Top Overall Speaker in the tournament. The team had 48 semifinalist placings. Final placings were as follows: Matt King - Eighth place Humorous Interp Mitchell Ferguson - Eighth place Dramatic Interp Michael Broz - Seventh place Student Congress Mitchell Ferguson -Seventh place Humorous Interp Jennifer Chacon - Sixth place Original Oratory Alejandro Martinez - Sixth place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Sumair Ahmed - Fourth place Original Oratory Jennifer Camacho - Fourth place Impromptu Speaking Brent Morrell - Fourth place Novice Extemporaneous Speaking Margo Noble - Fourth place Poetry Reading Matt King & Lawryn LaCroix - Third place Duo Interpretation Alejandro Martinez - Third place Original Oratory Lawryn LaCroix - Second place Prose Reading Michael Broz - First place Impromptu Speaking Michael Broz - First place Original Oratory Lawryn LaCroix - First Dramatic Interp

C-FB ISD National Merit Semifinalists Announced
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD is proud to announce the thirteen semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship program. Dr. Annette Griffin, superintendent of schools, said, "These students are to be commended for their success. I am so proud of each one of them. These students exemplify the district's vision of preparing all students to be college-ready." The 2009 National Merit Semifinalists are:

According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, "More than 1.5 million juniors in over 21,000 high schools entered the 2009 National Merit Program by taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test." The National Merit Scholarship Corporation released that there are 16,000 semifinalists in the 54th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program who have an opportunity to compete for 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards totaling $35 million. [|National Merit Scholarship Program]
 * **Creekview** || **Newman Smith** || **R. L. Turner** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Katherine Allen || Christian Ayala || Preston Cale ||
 * Laura Anderson || Neeraj Bhatia || James Wahawisan ||
 * Collin Byrnes || Meagan Hair || Joy Lee ||
 * Melissa Smith || Wade Hensley ||  ||
 * || Gray Jackson ||  ||
 * || Kody Jackson ||  ||

**R. L. Turner Celebrates the 2008 HOSA National Award Winners**
As the new school year begins, the student organization Health Occupational Students of America (HOSA), part of The Academy of BioMedical Professions Academy at R. L. Turner High School, is celebrating the success of five competitors at this year’s National Leadership Conference, held from June 18 through June 21.

Academy student, Preston Cale, competing in Researched Persuasive Speaking, took the bronze medal, sweeping third place against hundreds of other national competitors.

The BioMedical Debate team consisting of Derek Chui, Charuta Gavankar, Hussain Lalani, and Samir Ruxmohan, placed fourth, beating out twenty other teams at national competition and hundreds of other teams nation-wide.

The competition, held in downtown Dallas at the Sheraton Hotel, marked HOSA’s 32nd annual competition, and another consecutive year of the BioMed Academy’s representation at the National Leadership Conference. “This coming year, we’re gearing up for more community service, and we look forward to competing and representing our Academy, Turner High School, and C-FB ISD with pride,” noted Derek Chui, vice-president of the HOSA organization.

Sponsors of HOSA are: Christina Kloss, Phyllis Mabbitt and Jacque Tindel.

**Business Department Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting**

==== The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for is comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. ==== An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR. This has been presented to Bonnie Halsey, executive director of finance. The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.

C-FB ISD Seniors Exceed State and National Scores on SAT
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District's (C-FB ISD) vision is that all students will graduate college-ready. The C-FB ISD high school seniors continue to excel on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT ) which includes a writing section with a multiple choice and an essay portion. The seniors in C-FB ISD out-scored students in the state and nation. The combined score for C-FB ISD seniors was 1530 compared to 1511 for the nation and 1473 for the state. Dr. Annette Griffin, superintendent of schools, said, “The district's focus on college readiness is helping students to prepare for college entrance exams like the SAT. The partnerships between students, parents and teachers in C-FB ISD are very successful and these SAT results are an example of that success. ” C-FB ISD schools offer many tools to prepare students for college. One tool the district uses is the PSAT Readiness Program. The PSAT measures critical reading skills, and math problem-solving skills, and writing skills. Students can access practice essay prompts and questions with answer explanations from school or home. [|PSAT Preparation Information]


 * ** Campus ** || ** Count ** || ** Reading ** || ** Math ** || ** Writing ** || ** Combined ** ||
 * Turner High School || 142 || 498 || 545 || 504 || 1547 ||
 * Smith High School || 227 || 512 || 524 || 515 || 1551 ||
 * Creekview High School || 320 || 503 || 538 || 501 || 1542 ||
 * Ranchview High School || 92 || 458 || 505 || 455 || 1418 ||
 * District || 781 || 499 || 531 || 500 || 1530 ||
 * National || 1,518,859 || 502 || 515 || 494 || 1511 ||
 * Texas || 137,024 || 488 || 505 || 480 || 1473 ||
 * National || 1,518,859 || 502 || 515 || 494 || 1511 ||
 * Texas || 137,024 || 488 || 505 || 480 || 1473 ||

Creekview High School Speech Team is Off to a Great Start
This past weekend the Creekview Speech Team competed at the Plano Senior Speech Tournament. There were 26 schools in competition. Creekview placed fif th in O verall Sweepstakes.

Individual placings were as follows: Mitchell Ferguson - Fifth Place Storytelling Sumair Ahmed - Fourth Place Original Oratory Lawryn LaCroix - Fourth Place Prose Reading Mariah Moses & Carley Walker - Fourth Place Duet Acting Alejando Martinez - Third Place Original Oratory Lawryn LaCroix - First Place Dramatic Interpretation Nellsyn Hill - First Place Humorous Interpretation Michael Broz - First Place Original Oratory

Business Group Names its Honor Roll Schools; Four C-FB ISD Schools Make the List
The Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) announced that 298 public schools across the state had earned recognition on the 2008 TBEC Honor Roll. The TBEC Honor Roll is the most prestigious award for sustained, academic excellence in Texas. “Schools get on our Honor Roll the old fashioned way,” said Jack Lowe, TBEC’s former Board Chairman, “they earn it.” Four Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (C-FB ISD) schools made the Honor Roll. The schools named were Blalack Middle School, Kent Elementary, McCoy Elementary, and Rainwater Elementary. "C-FB ISD staff members are innovative leaders in learning. This award acknowledges their leadership in the area of academic excellence. " said Dr. Annette Griffin, superintendent of schools. School are recognized for demonstrating three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations. Honor Roll schools also have the highest percentage of students performing at the state's most rigorous standard - commended- in every subject. The Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) will recognize 298 Texas public schools for outstanding academic achievement at its 9th Annual Honor Roll Schools Celebration November 10 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. For more information, visit [|TBEC Honor Roll.]

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The Perry Honor Band, the top performing band from DeWitt Perry Middle School, made history this summer when it became the first C-FB ISD band to reach the Finals level in the State Honor Band Competition. To accomplish this feat the band entered a recording of three contest tunes in the Region competition. Two bands advance to the Area level. Recordings are judged by five accomplished judges. Perry placed first and advanced to the Area level. Perry placed second thus securing a position at the coveted State level, the first time any C-FB ISD band has advanced. Last week, at the Texas Bandmasters convention in San Antonio, the final level of judging occurred. Of over 310 eligible middle school bands, only 14 outstanding bands remained, two representatives from each of the seven Areas in the state. Perry's recording placed 12th overall. The Perry Bands are proudly directed by Paul Schmidt and Richard Sullivan. The Perry Middle School band is composed of 59 seventh and eighth grade students.======