Campus News 3-5-07

What’s Happening This Week
• Activities underway for Texas Public Schools Week
GCISD students and educators are celebrating Texas Public Schools Week from March 5-9 with a variety of activities. Parents and community members are invited to visit classrooms and participate in open house events as part of this celebration. A complete list of campus-specific activities is available from each campus or on campus web pages. For highlights, visit http://www.gcisd-k12.org/pr/news0607/txpsweek.htm.

• GCISD Driver’s Education
A second session of GCISD Driver’s Education has been added and registration continues through April 12. The course runs Mondays through Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. April 23-May 15 in room 106 at Grapevine High School. Registration will be accepted from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the front offices of both Grapevine and Colleyville Heritage high schools, as well as the Office of Continuing Education, 736 E. Northwest Highway in Grapevine. Cost is $315 for GCISD students and $365 for out-of-district students, plus a $15 non-refundable registration fee. Information: 817-251-5525.

• PTA/PTSA meetings
Grapevine High – General meeting and 2007-2008 officer elections, 6 p.m. March 5 in the Student Activity Center. GHS Open House event will follow at 6:30 p.m.

• Students to perform with Grammy-winning percussionist
The GCISD Percussion Club presents “Latin Funk,” a percussion concert at 7 p.m. March 9 in the Colleyville Heritage High School Auditorium. Middle and high school students will be performing with Grammy Award-winning drummer Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, a world-renowned percussion artist who has performed with musicians including Carlos Santana, Steve Winwood and Tito Puente. A reception will follow the concert. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the door or from any CHHS percussion student. Information: Jeff Ausdemore, 817-305-4725.

Upcoming Calendar Items
• GCISD Spring Break
GCISD campuses and administrative offices will be closed March 12-16 for spring break. Classes and office hours will resume Monday, March 19.

• GCISD District Art Show highlights student artwork
Artwork created by students through GCISD will be on display March 19-30 throughout the GCISD Administration building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue in Grapevine, as part of the annual District Art Show. Each year, GCISD features selected artwork of elementary, middle and high school students, and one piece of student artwork is selected for purchase by the District to be framed and added to permanent display in the Administration building halls. Trustees will recognize the winning artwork and student artist during their regular meeting March 26. The public is invited to this free exhibit. Information: 817-251-5503.

Awards and Announcements
• Student project selected by reading council
Second-grader Fernando Miranda of Timberline Elementary has been selected as one of the winners of a contest sponsored by the Reading Recovery Council of North America (RRCNA). The contest recognizes the writing and illustrations of Reading Recovery and Descubriendo la Lectura (DLL) students. Fernando’s winning entry was selected to be reproduced as note cards for RRCNA. Fernando was a first-grade student in Soñia Galvan’s classroom when he entered the contest. His DLL teacher was Sandra Conner and principal is Dr. Rob Thornell.

• CMS yearbook staff honored
The Colleyville Middle School yearbook staff received an Award of Excellence from Taylor Publishing for its accomplishments in yearbook design and coverage. Yearbooks published by Taylor for the 2005-2006 school year were evaluated for cover design, theme development and layout design. Taylor Publishing recognizes only the top 5 percent of yearbooks staffs for outstanding yearbook achievement.

• GCISD educator selected for Transatlantic Outreach Program
Grapevine High School social studies teacher Margaret Telford has been selected to travel to Germany this summer as a member of one of the Transatlantic Outreach Program’s study/travel tours. The program offers all-expense-paid tours to Germany for social studies educators who then contribute lesson plans to the program and provide in-service training to other educators to teach about modern Germany.