December 10, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What's Happening This Week

GCISD Board of Trustees meeting
The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees will meet Monday for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at the GCISD Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave. in Grapevine. Open session begins at 7 p.m. Information: 817-251-5503.

Heritage Elementary family night at CiCi's
Cici's Pizza in Grapevine is hosting an appreciation night for Heritage Elementary families on Tuesday, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting HES. All HES families are encouraged to dine out and support their school. Information: 817-305-4820.

GHS plans meeting for ESL students, parents
The Grapevine High School ESL department will host its second meeting for students in the English for Speakers of Other Languages program and their parents and teachers. The meeting will feature involvement opportunities, the online Family Access program, student grades and upcoming testing dates. The meeting will be 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Regional Place Apartments, 3037 Mustang Drive. Holiday refreshments will be served. Information: 817-251-5497.

Holiday band, choir performances
Colleyville Middle - Band concert, 5 p.m. Dec. 11; Choir concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 18.
Grapevine Elementary - Choir concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 13.
Heritage Elementary -- Choir concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 13.
Colleyville Heritage High -- Choir concert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17.
Grapevine High – Band concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 10.

Shown here, the CHHS Ovation Jazz Choir ready for the holidays.

CHHS hosts theatre workshop for kids
The Colleyville Heritage High Theatre Department will host its fourth-annual Children's Theatre Workshop for students in grades kindergarten through fifth. Students will participate in a variety of theatre activities, and will present a special performance for parents at the end of the workshop. The program is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at CHHS. Cost is $50 and includes lunch and T-shirt for each participant. Registration forms are available online at chhspanthertheater.org. Information: 817-305-4752.


Upcoming Events

GCISD early dismissal for students, closed for winter break
GCISD students will enjoy early dismissal on Dec. 20, the last day before winter break. Elementary students will be released at 11:30 a.m., middle school students will be released at Noon and high schools will release students at 12:30 p.m. All GCISD campuses and administrative offices will be closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1 for the winter break. Employees will return Jan. 2 for staff development and students will return Jan. 3.


Awards and Announcements

Bridges receives endowment with Foundation
The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation has received a $10,000 endowment gift designated for Bridges Learning Center from the Hook Family of Grapevine. This endowment will now be invested to benefit teachers and students at Bridges. Information: Janice Kane, Foundation executive director, 817-251-5481.

GHS takes sweepstakes award in debate, oral interpretation competition
Members of the Grapevine High debate and oral interpretation teams won the sweepstakes award this past weekend at the Coppell Cowboy Invitational, and several students earned top-five spots in individual competitions. Results include:

• Will Hix - first place, Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate; Domestic Extemporaneous; first-place speaker, Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate; and qualified for state.
• Leslie Berntsen - first place, Student Congress and qualified for state.
• Eric Frazier - first place speaker, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate; third place, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate and qualified for state.
• Eric Wey - third place speaker, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate.
• Julian Melendez - third place, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate; fourth-place speaker, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate.
• Mark Schmitz - ninth-place speaker, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate.
• Quarterfinalists - Eric Wey and Mark Schmitz, Varsity Cross-Examination Debate; Emily Mims and Sebastian Barnes, Novice Cross-Examination Debate.
• Finalists - Sophia Charania and Pritam Shah, Student Congress.
• Casey Williams and Jordan Hughes - first place, Duo Interpretation.
• Scott Morgan and David Snodgrass - second place, Duo Interpretation.
• Lauren Hughes and Elliot Kramer - fifth place, Duo Interpretation.
• Caroline Brenner - third place, Humorous Interpretation.
• Scott Morgan - fourth place, Humorous Interpretation.
• Landry Ayres - sixth place, Humorous Interpretation.