November 12, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What's Happening This Week

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

Special Services to host multi-district Fall Social
The GCISD Special Services staff will host a Fall Social from 6-9 p.m. Monday for current Special Education students, graduates and their families from GCISD, Carroll ISD, Northwest ISD, Keller ISD and Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Members of local support groups are also invited to attend. The event will be at Paradise Cove on Lake Grapevine, 3029 Midway Road in Southlake, courtesy of Tina Kirkpatrick-Hammond. Entertainment will be provided courtesy of local vocalists The Andersons and light refreshments will be served. Information: 817-251-5503. RSVP: Laura Epperson, laura.epperson@gcisd.net.

Grapevine Middle 'mixes it up' during lunch
Students at Grapevine Middle will participate in “National Mix It Up at Lunch” with various events planned during the lunch periods this week to promote tolerance and acceptance of others. Events include performances by GMS theater students, GMS jazz band and the Pony Pride dance/drill team. Radio personalities from MIX 102.9 will be on hand Tuesday to entertain students and guest speaker Max Glauben, a Holocaust survivor, will visit with eighth-graders on Wednesday. Information: Lu Adkins, 817-251-5600.

Cross Timbers Middle PTA hosts Internet safety program
Grapevine Police Sgt. Kim Smith will present "Protecting Your Child from Internet Predators" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Cross Timbers Middle Lecture Hall. The program, hosted by the CTMS PTA, will address common questions regarding Internet safety and discuss the best practices to keep kids safe online. This program is designed for parents and may not be suitable for younger audiences. Therefore, it is recommended that parents make other arrangements for their children during this time. Information: 817-498-2645.

Timberline welcomes grandparents
Grandparents or special friends of Timberline Elementary students are invited to visit their student's classroom on Friday. Students have prepared special projects to show guests during their visit. Visiting times vary depending on grade; please check with your student's teacher for specifics. Information: 817-251-5770.

Cannon students to visit ‘Ice’
Cannon Elementary third-, fourth- and fifth-graders will visit the Ice Sculpture exhibit at the Gaylord Texan on Friday through a partnership with the school and Junior Achievement. Students will tour parts of the hotel before visiting the ice exhibit. Information: 817-251-5503.

Grapevine Elementary celebrates Heritage Day
Second- and third-grade students at Grapevine Elementary will present a special tribute to the history of American musics as part of Heritage Day activities beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Grandparents and special guests are invited to come for the tribute and then stay to visit classrooms. Information: 817-251-5735.

Heritage Elementary celebrates Colonial Day
Heritage Elementary fifth-graders will dress in colonial-period clothing and present special performances on Friday as part of a study of colonial times. Following the program, grandparents and special guests will be invited to visit classrooms to participate in heritage-based, language arts activities with their students. Information: 817-305-4820.

Heritage Elementary, O.C. Taylor face off for G.R.A.C.E.
Teams of students, parents and staff members of Heritage and O.C. Taylor elementary schools will compete in a friendly dodge ball match-up from 4-6 p.m. Friday at Colleyville Middle School gym. Spectators are asked to bring canned food items to support the G.R.A.C.E. Thanksgiving food pantry. The teams will be led by former Texas Rangers baseball stars Bobby Witt, who will lead the HES "Olympian" team, and Rusty Greer, who will head up O.C. Taylor's "Hall of Fame" team. Information: 817-251-5503.

Elementary book fairs
Glenhope Elementary – Nov. 12-16. Open 8:30 am.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:30 a.m.-Noon on Friday.

PTA meetings and activities
Grapevine Elementary – General meeting 6:45 p.m. Thursday, followed by annual talent show for fourth- and fifth-grade students.
Cross Timbers Middle - General meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Internet safety program for parents.


Upcoming Events

GCISD closed for holiday break
All GCISD campuses and administrative offices will be closed from Nov. 19-23 for Thanksgiving break. All facilities will reopen on Nov. 26 and classes will resume as scheduled.


Awards and Announcements

Special Olympians medal in bowling tournament
Twenty-eight GCISD Special Olympians earned gold, silver or bronze medals this past weekend at the Area 11 - Greater Fort Worth Special Olympics Texas Bowling Tournament. Overall, GCISD was represented by 49 athletes from nine campuses. Gold medal winners were: Brittany Hilt, Colleyville Heritage High; Brendan McCullough, Glenhope Elementary; Kelsey Wigginton, CHHS; Callahan Payne, Cannon Elementary; and Ashley Holmblad, CHHS. In addition, 21 athletes earned top-10 ribbons at the tournament.

Red Ribbon Week winners announced
Winners of the District-wide campus decoration contest and student poster contest have been announced. In the campus contest, Colleyville Middle won at the secondary level for its decorations that transformed the school library into a drug education zone, while Dove Elementary won in its division for incorporating the "WILD about being drug free" theme with decorations and a student pledge, "We Invest in Living Drug free." In the student poster contest, first-place winners for each grade level (k-8) are:

• Kindergarten - Luke Smith, Dove Elementary
• First grade - Rosie Hallmark, Colleyville Elementary
• Second grade - Lyon Lee, Colleyville Elementary
• Third grade - Phillip Neal, Dove Elementary
• Fourth grade - Chad Johnson, Dove Elementary
• Fifth grade - Annie Lee, Colleyville Elementary
• Sixth grade - Leslie Dancy, Cross Timbers Middle
• Seventh grade - Kacie German, Cross Timbers Middle
• Eighth grade - Shannon Dulaney, Cross Timbers Middle

GHS Theater accepting donations of formal clothing
The Grapevine High Theater Department is accepting donations of formal and dressy attire to be used in future theater productions. Items needed include prom dresses, tuxedos, men's suits, bridal and attendant gowns, capes, dress shirts, sport coats, vests, shoes and hats. Also needed is clothing made of fabrics such as velvets, brocades, lace and fake fur, and Halloween costumes, wigs, etc., can also be used. Donations may be dropped off at the GHS office, or a pick-up can be arranged by calling 817-251-5279 or sending an email to mustangtheatre@gmail.com.

Foundation awards mini-grants
The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation Prize Patrol recently awarded 15 mini-grants totaling $3,381 to fund projects for 10 GCISD campuses. The complete list of mini-grant recipients for October 2007, as well as several photos, can be found at www.gcisd-k12.org/foundation/recipients.html. Information: Janice Kane, 817-251-5480.