January 23, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What's Happening This Week

Texas Rangers to visit Cannon Elementary
Two Texas Rangers baseball players and Rangers' mascot "Captain" will visit students at Cannon Elementary on Friday as part of the Rangers' Winter Caravan program. The Rangers will speak to students in grades pre-kindergarten through five about the importance of education. Information: 817-251-5750.

Silver Lake families invited to movie night
The Silver Lake Elementary PTA is sponsoring a family movie night beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the school. The featured movie will be "Ratatouille." Students, parents and families are invited to wear pajamas and bring blankets, sleeping bags and pillows. Admission is free, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Information: 817-251-5750.

Bear Creek collecting socks for soldiers
The fifth-grade Community Kids at Bear Creek Elementary are encouraging BCES families to donate socks to send to U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq. Students will be collecting socks through Monday. Information: 817-305-4853.

Registration underway for Driver's Ed course
Registration is underway for the spring session of GCISD Driver's Education. The session runs Monday-Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 28-Feb. 25 in room 106 at Grapevine High. Cost is $315 for GCISD students, $365 for out-of-district students, pluse a $15 non-refundable registration fee. Information: 817-251-5525. Download a flyer about Driver's Ed.


Upcoming Events

GCISD high school cheerleading meeting scheduled
An informational meeting for parents of any student interested in trying out for cheerleader at Colleyville Heritage High or Grapevine High for the 2008-2009 school year is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. January 30 in the cafeteria at Heritage Middle School. Applications are due February 13. Information: 817-251-5641. Additional Information

GHS theater presents 'Into The Woods'
Grapevine High Theatre students will present the musical "Into The Woods" in six performances beginning Jan. 31. Show times are 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Jan. 31, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 1, 7 p.m. Feb. 2 and 2 p.m. Feb. 3. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens and $5 for children under age 7. Tickets and information: 817-251-5279.

CHHS theater presents 'Bye Bye Birdie'
Theater students at Colleyville Heritage High will present the musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie" in six performances beginning Feb. 1. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1-2, 7-9 and 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and can be purchased online at www.chhspanthertheater.org or in person at the CHHS Box Office. Information: 817-305-4752.

CHHS Panteras to present 'Showcase of Dance'
The Colleyville Heritage High Panteras dance team will present a Spring Fling Showcase of Dance from 2-5 p.m. Feb. 2 in the CHHS Main Gym. The 70-member team will perform dances showcasing styles including modern, lyrical, jazz and prop. The Pantherettes junior varsity team will entertain with jazz, modern and pompom routines. Other performers will include the Panteras and Pantherettes officers, CHHS dance classes, Colleyville Middle and Heritage Middle dance teams, and dancers from local studios. The public is invited and admission is $5. Information: 817-305-4762.

GHS Fillies gear up for annual 5K and Fun Run
Registration is underway for the eighth-annual Fillie Trot 5K, 1-mile and Fun Run, scheduled for Feb. 2 at Oak Grove Park near Lake Grapevine. This annual event benefits the Beth DePertuis Memorial Fund and the Grapevine High Fillies dance team. Early registration fee is $15 per person, $12 each for teams of 10 or more. All entry fees are an additional $5 after Jan. 28. Registration is available online at http://Active.com, keywords "Fillie Trot." Registration and information is also available via email to fillietrot08@verizon.net or by calling 972-898-2055.

CHHS Curriculum Nights planned
Curriculum Night for current Colleyville Heritage High freshmen, sophomores and juniors to plan next year's class schedules will be Feb. 4. Eighth grade students who will be attending CHHS in the fall will have an opportunity to visit with teachers and discuss ninth-grade courses on Feb. 11. Information: 817-305-4700.

GHS Project Graduation planning underway
The next meeting of the Grapevine High School Project Graduation Committee will be 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at the new Colleyville Elementary. Additional meeting dates are March 10, April 14 and May 12. Information: Kay Bradshaw, 817-656-1923.

PTA/PTSA meetings and activities
Grapevine High - General meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 28 in the GHS Library. Program is "Party 101 - Not Always What You Think" with guest presenter Officer Mike Kirchenbaeur of the Grapevine Police Department.


Awards and Announcements

CHHS artists to exhibit in Dallas Museum of Art
Six Colleyville Heritage High studio art students have been selected to participate in the 2008 Young Masters Juried Exhibition, which showcases artwork from talented Dallas-area high school Advanced Placement art students. A total of 37 pieces were selected for this year's exhibition out of 244 entries. CHHS students invited to exhibit are Ryan Filipski, Sabrina Luce, Sarah May, Davis Rutkauskas, Laura Schnitzius and Julia Sladden. GHS students Kristen Benton and Lauren Fink also were selected, and were recognized in the January 14 issue of FastNews Around the District. The Young Masters artwork will be on display from Feb. 29-April 13 at the Dallas Museum of Art. The Young Masters program is sponsored by Advanced Placement Strategies, Inc., and the O'Donnell Foundation.

CMS Spelling Bee winner named
Eighth-grader Lydia Lee won Colleyville Middle's annual Spelling Bee and will represent CMS and GCISD in the area bee in February at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth. Runner up was sixth-grader Ryan Hoffman. Congratulations to Lee and all the CMS top spellers.

High school debaters earn top honors
Debate students at Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high schools have earned top-10 finishes in recent tournaments. The GHS policy debate team of Jacob Quinn and Amy Schade won first in varsity cross-examination debate at the Grand Prairie tournament and also qualified for the state meet. With their qualifying, GHS is the first public or private school to qualify six policy debate teams to the state tournament. The CHHS Lincoln Douglas debate team made a strong showing at the Churchill tournament in San Antonio. Individual recognition goes to: Arti Bhatia, top eight; Rahim Sayani, top four; and Khurram Ali, second place. Bhatia also was named the winner of the Naegilin Award, which recognizes the senior debater who best exemplifies teamwork, character, community service and excellence in speech and debate.

PTA Council scholarship applications available
The GCISD Council of PTAs scholarship application for graduating seniors is now available online. Students from Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high schools who are on track to graduate in May need to complete the application and return it to the GHS or CHHS counseling office by Noon on March 31. The application is available at www.gcisdcouncilofptas.org.