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Students
and staff recognize GCISD Board
In
conjunction with School Board Recognition Month
in January, the 7-member GCISD Board of Trustees
will be honored at the year's first board meeting on
Jan. 13. GCISD is joining other districts across the
state to gratefully acknowledge its school board's
commitment to the community and schools. The
recognition will include special thanks from
students, campus staff and administration.
“When
you think of the challenges that lie ahead for GCISD,
it is remarkable that each of these board members
has volunteered to dedicate extensive time and
effort to help lead GCISD to even higher levels of
academic achievement," said Dr. Kevin Singer,
GCISD Superintendent. "The board has an
extraordinary responsibility, with every decision it
makes affecting the present and future of our
children."
Serving
on GCISD's Board of Trustees are: Tim Raine,
president; John Eubanks, vice president; Nancy
Coplen, secretary; Jesse Rodr
í
guez; Fiona Sigalla; Freda Ward; and Charlie Warner.
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PTA's
Founders' Day celebration planned
GCISD Council of PTAs Founders' Day Luncheon
will be held on Thursday, Feb. 20, 10:30 a.m.,
honoring PTA leaders of the past, present and
future. The luncheon will feature guest speaker Dr.
Nat Cooper of the Center for Character Development,
the PTA awards presentation and a silent auction.
Tickets
are $15 per person or $100 for a table of 8. An
early bird discount for table purchases is available
when the table reservations are made by Jan. 15. To
purchase tickets are for more information, contact
Terese De Fore, 817/267-4580 or Terese1029@aol.com.
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Jennings
to serve dual principal roles
Paul Jennings,
principal at Silver Lake Elementary in Grapevine, is
wearing two principal hats through the rest of the
school year, as he has assumed the additional
leadership role of principal at Timberline
Elementary.
Timberline's principal Sandee Houston retired on
Jan. 1.
"Being
principal of one school is challenging enough, but I
believe that Paul will successfully lead these two
schools through the rest of the school year,"
said Dr. Kevin Singer, superintendent. "Paul's
many years of experience as a principal, his rapport
with students, staff and parents, and his unique
sense of humor will guide him in this
experience."
An
employee of GCISD since 1975, Dr. Jennings has been
principal much of that time, working at Colleyville
Middle, Cross Timbers Middle and Silver Lake
Elementary. He began work at the district as a
speech and language pathologist at Cannon, then
taught fourth grade there. His career path also
included the job of director of Special and
Personnel Services, and in his early years with the
district he often drove a school bus and worked with
the ground maintenance crew during summers.
Prior
to joining the GCISD staff, Dr. Jennings was
curriculum director for Hillsboro ISD, worked with
the Texas Education Agency's Bus Driver Training
program and was a consultant for bi-lingual and
migrant education programs in the north Texas area.
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Adult
ESL classes will begin again on Tuesday, Jan.
14. Classes are every Tuesday & Thursday from
5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at GHS in room 101. Classes are
free.
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Colleyville
Elementary
The Missoula Children's Theatre, the nation's
largest touring children's theatre, will return
to CES the week of Jan. 13. Auditions for parts in
"Hansel and Gretel" will be held on Jan.
13, from 3:15 - 5:15 p.m. in the cafeteria. Some of
the cast members will be asked to stay for a
rehearsal immediately following the auditions. A
cast of approximately 50 children will be selected.
Rehearsals will be on Tuesday, Jan. 14 - Thursday,
Jan. 16, from 3:15 - 7:15 daily.
The
performance will be on Friday, Jan. 17, in the
school cafeteria at 7 p.m. To help defray the costs
of bringing MCT to CES, tickets will be sold for $5
in the school office and at the door.
A
tour team arrives with a set, lights, costumes,
props and make-up, everything it takes to put on a
play…except the cast. The team holds an open
audition and casts 50-60 local students to perform
in the production. The show is rehearsed throughout
the week and a public performance is presented on
Friday. All MCT shows are original adaptations of
classic children's stories and fairytales…a twist
on the classic stories that you know and love.
For ticket information or information about the
program, call the school office at 817/788-4440.
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The
Colleyville Elementary School Chess Club will
meet on Monday, Jan. 13, from 3-4 p.m. in the media
center.
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Colleyville
Elementary Campus Excellence Committee will
meet on Tuesday, January 14, at 4 p.m. in the media
center. Notify the school office if you have topics
for the Open Forum.
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The
executive board of the Colleyville Elementary
School PTA will hold its monthly meeting on
Thursday, Jan. 16, at 9:15 a.m..
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The
PTA Environmental Committee will host a Tree
Planting Ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 1
p.m. in honor of Arbor Day.
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Second
graders from Colleyville Elementary will participate
in the School Days Tour Program at the 2003
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show on
Thursday, Jan. 23. In addition to the tour the
students will participate in "Planet
Agriculture" presented by TXU. This interactive
exhibit, produced by the Texas Farm Bureau, presents
ways of linking students through sight, sound and
touch with their daily involvement with agriculture
- well beyond the necessities of food and clothing.
Other educational activities include an FFA
Children's Barnyard, a milking parlor demonstration
and the TexasBank Petting Zoo. This field trip
supports the science curriculum in second grade.
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Cannon
Elementary
Cannon
PTA and Carrabba's Italian Grill will host the 3rd
annual Spaghetti Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 23, 7 -
8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Tickets are $5/adults or
$2 for children 12 and under.
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Photo
op
The Cannon Elementary Choir will sing the
National Anthem at the Texas Tornados game on
Friday, Jan. 17, as part of a week's worth of
activities with the Texas Tornado team and coaches.
January 13 - 17 has been named Texas Tornado Week
at Cannon and the coach and players will be visiting
the school several times during the week, including
Jan. 13 for a motivational assembly and Jan. 16 in
the P.E. classes. The Friday night game is at the
Blue Line Ice Complex and begins at 7:30 p.m.
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Cannon's
school counselor, Shirley Peterson, will be
presenting "Parenting with Love and Logic
classes" beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 22
from 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. and again on Thursday, Jan. 23
from 6-7:30 p.m. The classes will be held every
Wednesday and Thursday until March 6. For more
information, call 817/251-5680.
Other
upcoming activities at Cannon:
Wednesday, Jan. 15 - CiCi's Pizza Night
Wednesday, Jan. 23 - PTA Meeting
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Colleyville
Middle
Parents are
invited to attend a special program, "A
Guide to Successful High School Planning and
Beyond,"on
Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Colleyville Middle
School cafeteria. Facilitated by the CMS counseling
department, the program will feature information on
how to plan for a student's academic future, the
differences in Pre-AP and Gifted/Talented
qualifications, as well as the academic programs
offered at the high schools.
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CMS
winners from the PTA reflections contest are:
Literature
First Place: Alyssa Dais
Second Place: Sahrich Charania
Third Place: Ashley DiMarzo
Music
First Place: Patrick Thomas
Photography
First Place: Nikki Britten
Visual
Arts
First Place: Layne Lynch
Second Place: Ashley DiMarzo
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Students
who improve their grade point averages at least five
points from the previous reporting period are
eligible for the new 5-Up Club. Students can
take their report cards to the cafeteria during
lunch time and receive rewards. For additional
information, contact Julie Hanson 817/685-2942.
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Grapevine
Middle
"Everything
you need to know about inhalants," a
program for adults only, will be presented by Robin
Davis, GCISD student advocate on Jan. 28th, 6:30-8
p.m. in the Lecture Hall of Grapevine Middle School.
For more information, call Sharon Greene,
817/251-5660.
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Colleyville
Heritage High
The CHHS Panther Chorale will perform with the
GRAMMY award winning Orchestra of voices-Chanticleer
on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Bass
Performance Hall in Fort Worth. For more information
contact Director Danny Detrick at 817/358-4726.
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"Bells
Are Ringing!" to be performed at Colleyville
Heritage High
The world sings, the stage swings to the
wonderful fun of the fabulous musical comedy
"Bells Are Ringing!" The Colleyville
Heritage High School Departments of Drama, Choir and
Band proudly present the smash musical that broke
Broadway records for three years.
"Bells Are Ringing!" is the 1956 Tony
Award winning romantic musical comedy about a New
York City answering service called Susanswerphone.
Ella Peterson is the switchboard Cinderella who
finds her fella and can't stay out of the lives of
her unseen subscribers. She feels that people should
care about one another every day, the same way they
seem to care only in times of crisis. Ella's clients
may enjoy her personalized attention, but her cousin
Sue, the owner of Susanswerphone, warns Ella to stop
meddling in the lives of her clients, particularly
playboy/playwright Jeffery Moss. Although Jeffery
has only encountered Ella as the voice of
63-year-old "Mom," Ella dreams of a
telephone love affair, admitting that for her, it's
a perfect relationship.
Ella
plays a gallery of colorful characters in her quest
to help other subscribers, like the dentist who
composes songs, the live wire actor who's always
getting the busy signal, and once in a while a wrong
number like Sandor who uses Susanswerphone as a
front for his bookie ring. Love! Lunacy! Gangsters
and Gowns! Songs that dazzle and delight, like the
timeless hits "Just in Time" and "The
Party's Over." Book and lyrics are by Betty
Comden and Adolph Green, music by Jule Styne.
Natalie
Berry
and David Smith star as Ella and
Jeffery. Also starring Leanne Olson as Sue
and Ted Dollar as Sandor. The cast includes Demarest
Thompson, Ian Bangs, Daniel Maitland, David Capps,
Brian Brissman, Chase Thomas, Eric Cullather,
Michael Mischo, Jessica Novak, Kendall Kirkham,
Chris McCall, Sammy Hans, Allison Beall, Jessica
Addy, Jamie Arendt, Jeff Baron, Lee Bond, Catie
Choate, Erin Ritch, Megan Gaffney, Ben Isham,
Mallory Kirkham, Matt Lester, Katie Lynch, Jenny
Lyons, Nick Moore, Whitney Pickett, Brian Retchless,
Emo Rosas, Amanda Saunders, Scott Saunders, Meghan
Schutte, Courtney Ussery and Brooke
Yarborough.
Under the artistic direction of Jennifer Phagan,
musical direction by Danny Detrick,
choreography by Jami Martin, and orchestra
led by Jennifer Vowels, "Bells Are
Ringing!" runs Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1, 6, 7 and 8
at CHHS. Curtain is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are now on
sale and may be purchased for $6 in advance or $8 at
the door. All seats are reserved and you may reserve
tickets by calling 817/358-4732 and leave a message
on the voice mail or pick up your tickets at the
theater box office.
Don't
miss this all-American musical that has it all - a
great score, comedy, style and intimacy. "Bells
Are Ringing!" at CHHS, it will touch your
heart!
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Note: Photo ops should be schduled with Jennifer
Phagan at 817/358-4732 or jennifer.phagan@gcisd.net.
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Grapevine
High
Grapevine High School will have a pep rally on
Jan. 24 to honor award winning band director, Steve
Andre, and award winning cheerleaders.
Steve
is one of fifteen recipients for the 2002
University Interscholastic League Sponsor Excellence
Award. Many nominations from schools across the
state were considered from faculty members who have
impressive interscholastic accomplishments and
service. Steve's talents, abilities and commitment
to the students deserve high praise. Grapevine High
School's peers, students, and administrators take
great pride in this achievement. During the
assembly, one of the UIL directors will present
Steve with a distinctive trophy and a $1000 check.
The
GHS cheerleaders were recently named ???
The
public is invited to see the GHS cheerleaders
perform their competition routines on Monday, Jan.
13, 7:30 p.m. in the main gym.
Students
participating in winter sports (soccer, wrestling
and basketball) will be introduced, as well.
Students will be on a pep rally bell schedule for
that day.
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