2nd 9 Weeks!

Good afternoon everyone!!

As you have seen from some of the emails that have been sent today you will know that we have much to celebrate!

• Our Speech Team had another great weekend of work winning the St. Mark’s tournament. This tournament has teams from all over the country and is very competitive. The Creekview Mustang defending state champions are an awesome team and proved it again at this tournament! Shep and his students are not only a hard working group, but obviously are very talented team as well!

• The Creekview Band had their UIL performance this weekend at Standridge Stadium and received all 1’s from the judges!! The band looked and sounded awesome as they completed their season on a very positive note! Congrats to this hard working group of students and teachers- Mr. Ruangtip, Mr. Jordan, and Mr. Anker!

• The Moving Ground Dance Department returned from Chattanooga, Tennessee yesterday after attending the Tennessee Dance festival. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee What a wonderful experience for our students to be able to travel and learn from dance instructors from across the U.S. Ashton Overbeck received Honorable Mention for her work in the student choreography showcase!

• Remember that this Wednesday we will have our MAP (Mustang Advisory Period) where we will hand out 1^st 9 weeks report cards as well as have our first CLAY Leadership session. Please review Ms. Biggs email about previewing the materials and having access to a computer for the lesson.

• Red Ribbon Week was kicked off last Friday with a breakfast that involved students from the Lewisville ISD, Coppell ISD, and the Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD. The message is clear- we are in a battle with drugs and we need to do our part to help our students make wise choices. Thank you for participating in the dress up theme each day!

• Attendance & Hall Passes- Teachers- as always, it is critically important that attendance is taken accurately and timely. We have had a couple of incidents over the last two weeks where this was not done and we (Administrators and Law Enforcement) were searching for a student. Also, all students should have a pass if they leave your class. Even if it is a note on a sticky note.

• Thank you to the core area teachers (science, math, social studies, ELA) for scanning their unit assessments on time and for the results that we have seen. Although we believe in continuous improvement, we have seen some very good scores thus far. Keep it up!!!

• On a different note, we will be losing two of our staff members at the end of the week. Math teacher, Andrew Martens and Laura Flores in our records department have both accepted positions outside of education and will be starting at the first of November. Thank you both for your service to the students of C-FB ISD and your friendship. You will be missed!

• Red Ribbon Week- Yes, there are dress themes each day this week and with homecoming next week we’ll get to see more dress up themes as well! If you are participating in one of our dress up themes, yes, jeans are appropriate.

• Congratulations to our tennis team for finishing 3^rd in district!!  This Friday, it is senior night at Standridge where we will recognize the seniors in football, cheerleaders, Wranglers…etc….

• The October 2012 issue of the Mane Event news magazine is out…great job to Ms. Waters and her students!!

• Our fine arts are in full swing…orchestra concert tonight, Choir tomorrow, Musical practice is underway….!!

As you know the school calendar is the best place to find out about the great things that are happening at CHS! Celebrate the great things that you and your students are involved in!!!

Have a great week!

-Joe