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A community-wide e-newsletter...
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March 6, 2009
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Students at Flour Bluff Elementary School cheer on the high school swim team as they leave for the state competition on February 27-28 in Austin.
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| State Swimming & Diving Team |
Congratulations to the Hornet swimming and diving team on their accomplishments at the UIL State Meet in Austin, Texas on February 27-28. Individual results were as follows:
Chris Prewit - 1st Team All-State 100 Breaststroke, 2nd Team All-State 50 Freestyle; Taylor Orner - 1st Team All-State 1 Meter Diving; Taneesa Morris - 2nd Team All-State 100 Butterfly; Brittany Tennison - 2nd Team All-State 100 Breaststroke Honorable Mention All-State was Taneesa Morris - 200 Freestyle and Kevin Wilson - 200 Freestyle. 2nd Team All-State Relay Teams - (girls) Haley Land, Ceci Mestas-Nunez, Brittany Tennison and Taneesa Morris and (boys) Kevin Wilson, Michael Tracy, Andrew Willias, and Chris Prewit.
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Employees in the Child Nutrition Department give the Hornet swim team a big cheer as they leave the district for the state meet.
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| FBHS State Competition Results |
| Congratulations to the FBHS NJROTC as they win their 15th consecutive Texas State Championship! The state meet was held at Texas A&M College Station on February 27-28. The Seahornets will compete at the Grand National Championship in Daytona, Florida in May. GO SEAHORNETS!
Congratulations also to the FBHS Decathlon Team on their accomplishments at the State UIL competition held in San Antonio. Individual results were: Dylan Keyes - 1st place in Honors Mathematics, Andrew Gurley - 2nd in Speech, Raine Gregus - 3rd in Interview, and Anthony Pabillano - 3rd in Art. Overall the team placed 11th in the State and 8th in Super Quiz.
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| Texas Public School Week |
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Flour Bluff I.S.D. will celebrate Texas Public Schools Week March 9-13. Many activities are planned during the week on each campus including open houses and book fairs. Click here for a list of activities.
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| FBHS Seniors Sign Letters of Intent |
| Congratulations to the following FBHS Seniors who recently signed letters of intent: Patrick Kasperitis signed with Division 2 St. Mary's in San Antonio to play soccer; Allison Monette signed with Wharton Junior College in Wharton to play volleyball; and Cory Foust signed with McMurry University in Abilene to play soccer.
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| Pictured l-r: Charlotte Walker, Doug Beard, Jamie Bevill, Trevor Cook and Anthony Pabillano. |
| FBHS Art Students Advance to State |
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FBHS Art and Digital Graphic Animation classes won 29 regional medals at the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) held February 14.Students receiving regional medals and advancing to State VASE in April are Jamie Bevill, Trevor Cook, Anthony Pabillano and Doug Beard.
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| Pictured l-r: Christian Mitchell, Sawyer Paradise and Morgan Thomas. |
Students receiving regional medals are Sarah Beers, Ariel Edson, Miriah Forester, Christian Mitchell, Lynn Newman, Papasara Supthanon, Morgan Thomas, Sydnie Alexander, Vince Araujo, Kellie Cyrus, Matthew Dargan, Sawyer Paradise, K.K. Powell, and Kathryn Wilkinson. |
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| FBHS Band and Choir students were recently recognized at the February School Board Meeting for their accomplishments at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) competition in February. Pictured front row l-r: Holly Dinh, Eric Cadondon, Ereon Milan., and band director Victor Lara. Back row l-r: Grace Guthrie, Carlton Jarbeaux, and Robert Black. |
| UIL Academic Results |
Students in grades 2-8 competed at the District UIL competition on February 14 in Calallen. For individual results check the UIL page on the district website.
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| Pictured l-r Abigail Trudeau, Estrella Garza, Alex Wallett, Ammarie Wallett and Cindy Holder. |
Pictured l-r: Kacey Cavanaugh, Chloe Rodriguez, Victoria Epstein, Thalia Rigney, Brendan Suckley and Amy Boyd (back row). |
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| Pictured l-r: Ryan Stanley, Devon Baldwin, Chloe Stanley, Julie Johanson, Chase Guerrero, Natanee Wallett, Deanne Purcell, Madison Lopez, and Sal Alvarado. |
Pictured l-r back row: Steven Kyle, Elizabeth Smith, Tristan Guajardo, Thomas Wintermuth, and Kunal Patel. Front row l-r: Kenal Ezell, So Hee Park, Sarah Knowles, Hunter Paradise and Bill Prather. |
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| District Activities |
| FBHS Digital Graphics & Animation, Art I, Art II Electronic Media, and GIS I and II classes will be exhibiting their work in the Noel McArdle Gallery in the Janet F. Harte Library. The show will be open to the public from March 4-29.
Operation Graduation will be holding a golf tournament on Saturday, March 28 at NAS Golf Course beginning at 1:00 p.m. For information and entry forms contact Karen Carden at 442-4294 or Laura Dietze at 215-2517.
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| Hornet Activities |
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Friday 03/06 - Boys Soccer @ Ray
Friday 03/06 - Girls Soccer @ Ray
Friday 03/06 - Softball Tournament
Saturday 03/07 - JH Tennis @ FB
Saturday 03/07 - JV Girls Soccer @ GP
Saturday 03/07 - JH & INT TMSCA Meet
Saturday 03/07 - Operation Graduation Talent Show
Sunday 03/08 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
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Flour Bluff Independent School District
2505 Waldron Road
Corpus Christi, Texas 78418
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(361) 694-9000 phone
(361) 694-9800 fax
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