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A community-wide e-newsletter...
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May 15, 2009
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| Author's Tea Collaboration |
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Students in Ms. Rogers 7th and 8th grade Academy English class collaborated with students from Ms. Skrobarczyk's second grade class for an Author's Tea. The English Academy students mentored the second graders this past semester by helping them write a short story and getting it printed and illustrated. To celebrate the publications, they held an Author's Tea in the junior high library and divided into small groups and read their stories.
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| SMARTer Kids Foundation Awards Grant |
| Congratulations to Melissa Mott, FB Intermediate 6th grade teacher, for being selected to participate in SMARTer Kids Foundation of Canada Connections 2009-2010 program. Eight teachers were chosen from Canada, United States and Mexico to participate. During the 2009-2010 school year, FB sixth graders will have the unique opportunity to connect with other children their age from across Canada and the United States. Participating students and teachers from various geographical areas will explore differences and similarities helping them develop common understandings, friendships and respect. The technology training is a significant component of the program, and training will begin with the start of the 2009-2010 school year. |
| Beach to Bay Hornets |
| Flour Bluff Elementary School is proud to announce for the first time they will have six teams running in the Beach to Bay Run on Saturday, May 16. Coach Amy Seeds, sponsor of the Elementary Running Club, has been working with students after school getting them ready for the run. Students participating are: RC#1 - Jake Chapman, Brendan Suckley, Quinn Taylor, Santiago Trevino, Devin Burlingame, Brian Amirault; RC#2 - Celia Martinez, Gabrielle Costain, Maddy Rendon, Kelsey Trudeau, Destiny Rickmann, Hannah Hornbeck; RC#3 - Ian Nelson, Aaron Cagle, Matthew Rikke, Jack Weaver, Collin Protzeller, Colin Featherby; RC#4 - Lauren Lascaro, Alexis Tanner, Kaleigh Leckbee, Jennifer Kininmonth, Rebecca DeLeon, Jamie Flores; RC#5 - Ethan Herrick, Jamie Sifford, Mark Shula, Dylan Dunn, Zachary Vigil, Kevin Moss; RC#6 - Haley Stinchcomb, Kelsi Price, Fallyn Herrick, Kaitlin Howse, Caitlyn Estrada and Emily Ratkowiak. Good Luck Hornets! |
| Darley Signs Letter of Intent |
| Flour Bluff Senior, Ashley Darley, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on a four-year scholarship. Friends and family gathered in the high school teaching theater to celebrate her signing. Good luck Ashley! |
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Pictured l-r: Crystal Trujillo, Martha Sauceda, Marisol Chavez,
and Marsha Turner.
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| NASA Space Camp |
| Marisol Chavez, a fifth grade student at Flour Bluff Intermediate, was awarded one of three scholarships in the Coastal Bend to attend an all expense paid trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama this summer. The scholarship was made possible by grants awarded by the Starbase Atlantis Program based on NAS Corpus Christi. Marisol wrote an essay and developed an idea for a science project as part of her application to the camp. Marisol participated in the Starbase Atlantis program as a fifth grader at FB Intermediate. Officials from Starbase Atlantis made a surprise visit to Marisol and her science teacher on May 8 and announced she has been selected.
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Women's Division Running: l-r: Melissa Johnson, 3rd place, Jessica Layton, 2nd place and Megan Chance, 1st place.
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Men's Division Running: l-r: Anthony Goralczyk, 3rd place, Kyle Lamourex, 2nd place, and Scott Trudeau, 1st place.
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Women's Division Walk: l-r: Joy Motsinger, 3rd place, Laura Cazalas, 1st place, and Chris Brown, 3rd place.
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Men's Walk l-r: Ethan Lewallen, tied for 1st, David Barganski, tied for 2nd, Jessie Ybarra, tied for 1st, and Edgar VanGeem, tied for second.
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| Wellness Walk Run |
| Approximately 70 employees and a few spouses participated in the 2009 Spring Wellness Walk/Run held at Hornet Stadium on May 9. Trophies were awarded to the top three places in men's and women's divisions of walking and running. Gift cards to area restaurants and a grand prize of a $50 gift card were awarded as door prizes and each participant received a commemorative t-shirt. |
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| FB Nutrition Department Receives Awards |
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The Child Nutrition Program of FBISD was recently awarded two certificates of excellence from the Education Service Center Region 2. The department received a 100% rating in participation following the guidelines by the Department of Agriculture as part of an audit given every five years. The other certificate was a result of receiving 100% compliance rating for following the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program guidelines. Yvette Jacinto, Director of Child Nutrition Program at FBISD was on hand to receive the awards. |
| Hornet Activities |
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Friday 05/15 - Regional Track Meet @ S.A.
Saturday 05/16 - Regional Track Meet @ S.A.
Sunday 05/17 - Operation Graduation Kick-ball Tournament
Monday 05/18 - Intermediate Band Concert
Tuesday 05/19 - JH Band Concert
Wednesday 05/20 - Thespian Society Induction
Wednesday 05/20 - Elementary Awards
Thursday 05/21 - Primary Awards
Thursday 05/21 - JH Awards
Thursday 05/21 - School Board Meeting
Friday 05/22 - Pre-K and Kindergarten Awards
Friday 05/22 - Intermediate Field Day
Friday 05/22 - End of Year JH Band Bash
Monday 05/25 - Memorial Day Holiday
Monday 05/25 - State UIL Competition
Tuesday 05/26 - Intermediate Awards
Wednesday 05/27 - Talent Show @ Elementary
Thursday 05/28 - Last Day of School, Graduation & Early Release
Thursday 05/28 - Employee Service Awards
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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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