The Flour Bluff ISD Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc., surprised nine teachers and one campus on November 26, awarding $13,300 in teacher and campus grants. Teacher grants were awarded to: Rachelle Fabela and Lori Keitt, ECC - $2,500 to create a reading culture by having interactive activities involving community members reading; Kristine Holloway and Annette Smith, Primary School - $1,500 for a cardiovascular fitness program to teach bicycle safety; Kellie Griffin, Intermediate School - $2,000 to create an extracurricular journalism club that functions as a real newspaper company; Susan Gowens and Amy Caldwell, Intermediate School - $1,650 each to purchase mobile science lab stations for classroom experiments; and Kelly Kimball and Pam Pailes, Junior High and High School - $3,000 to create a summer theater workshop that focuses on all aspects of theater.

Lacy Harrelson & Margaret Slaughter	Kristine Holloway & Annette Smith
Lori Keitt and Dr. Julie Carbajal	Kellie Griffin
Susan Gowens	Pam Pailes and Kelly Kimball

A Campus Grant was awarded to Flour Bluff High School teachers Margaret Slaughter, Beth Huckabee and Charlotte Walker to sponsor a day trip to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to complete a study on American Art.

FBHS English teacher Susan McConnell and several of her students attended the Literary Reading Series at the Art Museum of South Texas on November 10, 2007. Ethan Canin read from his newly completed novel, American, America. He was introduced by his former student Bret Anthony Johnston, who is now Director of Creative Writing at Harvard. Bret Johnston has presented writing workshops at Flour Bluff High School in the past.

The Student Nutrition Department and Aramark held a reading contest recently and awarded five FBISD students $20 gift cards to Barnes and Nobles. These students were entered into a drawing after reading a book of their choice. There were over 500 entries at the Early Childhood Center alone! Read Hornets Read!

Pictured from top to bottom: Katelyn Noack, ECC; William Beckman, Primary/Elementary; Dylan Stephens, Intermediate; Natalie Rogers, Junior High; and Joanne Davis, UPHS.

Food Drive

The Student Nutrition Department and Aramark is sponsoring a food drive for the holidays. Donate (3) nonperishable food items or (1) toy between December 3-14, and receive a ticket for a chance to win a $50 holiday gift card from Wal-Mart. Items may be dropped in the green Food Bank barrels located in your school cafeteria. Fill out the ticket and return it to a food service worker at your school before the end of the contest. There is no limit on the amount you can donate. Not only do you have a chance to win a great prize, you also have a chance to make a difference in someone’s life who may not be as fortunate.

Congratulations to the Intermediate School Math/Science team and their sponsor Ann Kwiatkowski for coming home with the Sweepstakes trophy at the Eisenhower Middle School Meet in San Antonio on November 17. This meet is a middle school competition, and they partner with FBJH during the competition. The fifth graders must compete at the 6th grade level, and they do it Hornet style! In addition to the Sweepstakes award, the team won 35 individual awards.

6th Grade Results:
Calculator: Stewart Belle - 1st; Lizzie Smith - 3rd; Andre Abeto - 4th; Christina Gray - 8th; Kendal Ezell - 9th. General Math: Stewart Belle - 5th; Christina Gray - 6th; Molly Chapman - 9th. Number Sense: Andre Abeto - 2nd; Thomas Wintermute - 3rd; Kendal Ezell - 4th; Stewart Belle - 5th; Lizzie Smith - 6th. Science: Jared Harris - 3rd; Lizzie Smith - 5th; Thomas Wintermute - 6th; Nick Hathaway - 10th. Dictionary: Lizzie Smith - 1st; Christina Gray - 8th; Kendal Ezell - 9th; Kunal Patel - 10th. History: Andre Abeto - 4th; Molly Chapman - 5th. Maps, Charts, Graphs: Kendal Ezell - 9th; Mason Carrell - 10th. Spelling: Andre Abeto - 4th; Jared Harris - 6th.

5th Grade Results:
Calculator: 3-way tie for 5th - Caroline Ellis, Rachel Johnstone, and Ryan Stanley; Brian Williams - 10th. Number Sense: Rachel Johnstone - 10th. Science: Joshua Rasche - 4th; Jacob Schreiber - 7th; Ryan Stanley - 8th.

At the November 17 TMEA Region 14 All-District High School Band Auditions, 31 FBHS students made the All-District Band and 25 advanced to the All-Region Band competition to be held in December. GO BAND GO! Results were as follows:

All-District Band:
Flute:1st-Yong Min Ho, 2nd-Mary Ann Gonzalez, 3rd-Holly Dinh, 4th-Samantha Honors, 5th-Allison Clark, 6th-Alicia Renck
Oboe: 2nd-Julia Cabral
Bb Clarinet: 1st-Monica Leal, 2nd–Angela Gray, 7th-Kristin Rivard, 11th-Nesreen Gusbi, 12th-Julia Teck
Alto Saxophone: 5th-Ryan Sanders, 8th-Hosanna Caraballo
Bari Saxophone: 3rd-Trevor Cook
Trumpet: 4th-Christa Rasor, 5th-Matthew Carter, 10th-Doug Beard, 14th-Kiel Graves
French Horn:: 3rd-Grace Guthrie, 4th-Carlton Jarbeaux, 5th-Claire Ellis, 6th-Ellie Gillum, 9th-Seth Dye
Tenor Trombone: 1st-Steven Keener
Bass Trombone: 1st-Vincent Cruz
Euphonium: 1st-Joseph Reyes
Tuba: 2nd-Richard Wright, 3rd-Chase Campbell (8th Grade), 9th-Ryan Rowe, 10th-Ian Lawson

All-Region Band:

Flute:: Yong Min Ho, Mary Ann Gonzalez, Holly Dinh, Samantha Honors, Allison Clark, Alicia Renck
Oboe: Julia Cabral
Bb Clarinet - Monica Leal, Angela Gray, Kristin Rivard, Nesreen Gusbi, Julia Teck
Alto Saxophone: Ryan Sanders
Trumpet: Christa Rasor, Matthew Carter, Doug Beard
French Horn: Grace Guthrie, Carlton Jarbeaux, Claire Ellis, Ellie Gillum
Tenor Trombone: Steven Keener
Bass Trombone: Vincent Cruz
Euphonium: Joseph Reyes
Tuba: Richard Wright, Chase Campbell (8th Grade)

Don't miss out on the wonderful holiday programs scheduled at FBISD during the month of December. Click on the Holiday Program button on the index page of the district website for a schedule of campus events. Happy Holidays Hornets!

Friday 11/30 - HS Robotics @ State Meet in Lubbock
Friday 11/30 - HS Boys Basketball @ CCISD Tournament
Friday 11/30 - JH Boys Basketball @ CCISD Tournament
Friday 11/30 - Academic Decathlon Meet @ King HS
Saturday 12/1 - HS Robotics @ State Meet in Lubbock
Saturday 12/1- HS Boys Basketball @ CCISD Tournament
Saturday 12/1 - JH Boys Basketball @ CCISD Tournament
Saturday 12/1 - TMEA Region Tryouts @ Alice
Saturday 12/1 - Academic Decathlon Meet @ King HS