Congratulations to the Class of 2007! Congratulations also to the teachers, faculty and staff across FBISD who together have been successful in helping 380 students achieve their high school diploma. We hope that you will be able to attend the commencement exercises on May 24 at the American Bank Center Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Congratulations also to valedictorian Gus Hernandez and salutatorian Katy Gonzalez. Gus transferred to FBISD in the fifth grade and has been accepted to the Naval Academy. Katy who has been at FBISD since kindergarten plans to attend Yale University. As of this date, over four million dollars in scholarship money has been awarded to the Class of 2007.

GO HORNETS! Every Student is Worth My Best!

Congratulations to the Flour Bluff Elementary School math teams. Both the third and fourth grade teams won 2nd place at the AIMS Math meet on May 11, 2007. Results for the meet are as follows:

3rd Grade: 2nd place in Number Sense; 2nd place in General Math. Individual results: Number Sense - Cory Kyle (2nd) and Chris Cureton (5th). General Math - Natenee Wallett (1st), Chris Cureton and Alex Green (2nd), Thomas Jandrey (4th), Chloe Talley and Caleb Ferguson (7th), Shayne Jones (8th) and Chase Miller (9th).

4th Grade: 2nd place in Number Sense; 2nd place in General Math. Individual results: Number Sense - Rachel Johnstone (3rd) and Joshua Rasche (5th). General Math - Ryan Stanley (1st), Rachel Johnstone (3rd), and Joshua Rasche (9th).

Preliminary spring TAKS Scores have been released from the Texas Education Agency. The second administration of the TAKS Grade 5 Math was given May 15 and these results will be added to the preliminary scores for accountability purposes.

*Fifth grade scores from the first administration only

Grade	Subject	FBISD	State
3	Reading	96	93
3	Math	85	82
4	Writing	87	91
4	Reading	89	84
4	Math	90	86
5	Reading	90	89
5	Math	85*	85
5	Science	82	77
6	Reading	94	92
6	Math	85	79
7	Reading	85	85
7	Writing	94	93
7	Math	82	76
8	Reading	91	89
8	Math	74	71
8	Science	80	70
8	Social Studies	86	87
9	Reading	95	86
9	Math	64	60
10	ELA	92	84
10	Math	65	63
10	Science	67	58
10	Social Studies	92	86
Exit	ELA	95	90
Exit	Math	90	80
Exit	Science	81	77
Exit	Social Studies	96	94

The Summer TAKS testing schedule is as follows:

Congratulations to our Campus Teachers of the Year: Kim Brandt, Early Childhood Center; Annette Smith, Primary School; Crystal Lindsay, Elementary School; Cynthia DeHoyos, Intermediate School; Nancy Busby, Junior High; and Susan McConnell, High School. At the Employee Recognition Breakfast on May 24, two of these candidates will be named District Teacher of the Year. As District Teacher of the Year they will each receive $500 and go on to represent FBISD at the Regional level for Secondary and Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Kim Brandt Early Childhood Center	Annette Smith Primary School	Crystal Lindsay Elementary School
Cynthia DeHoyos Intermediate School	Nancy Busby Junior High School	Susan McConnell High School

Congratulations to the Junior High Swim Team on their District and State Swimming competitions. Both the boys and girls teams took the District Championship and both took second place at the State meet. For individual results, click on the junior high swimming page of the district website. Congratulations to Coach Bucy and Coach Thiele for a great successful year!

Recently the Port Aransas Community Theatre held auditions for a summer production of "Into the Woods Junior." Of the cast of approximately twenty, nine of the actors are Flour Bluff ISD students. They include: Chritian Harper, Brittney Russell, Crystal Costadoni, Aaron Cooper, and McKenzie Meadows all students at FBJH; Gabriella Sanchez, Shelby Harper, and Patrick Rikke from FB Intermediate; and Matthew Rikke from FB Elementary. Performances are scheduled July 19-22 and July 26-29. Congratulations to our Hornet theater students!

The 2006-2007 school year is coming to an end. On August 8, 2006, we joined together to discuss and share our thoughts regarding our vision ~ Every Student is Worth My Best! Together, we clarified what our vision means. A few statements were:

• Teach school pride.
• Give praise.
• Treat students as a part of our family.
• Look for opportunities to have a positive influence on our students.
• Go the extra mile for a smile.
• Greet them with a positive attitude.
• Respect the students and they will respect you back.

I want to extend my sincere appreciation for your outstanding leadership of students this year. Thank you for living and modeling the vision ~ Every Student is Worth My Best! I wish you a wonderful and restful summer.

~ Dr. Carbajal

Monday 5/21 - Primary Awards 8:15; 9:00; 9:45 am & 1:45 pm
Monday 5/21 - Operation Graduation Meeting @ HS
Tuesday 5/22 - TAKS Blowout @ Elementary
Tuesday 5/22 - Intermediate Awards: 5th grade 9:30; 6th grade 1:30 @ Auditorium
Wednesday 5/23 - Last Day of School
Wednesday 5/23 - Early Out: ECC, Primary & Elementary 1:00 pm; Intermediate 11:30 am; Junior High 11:15 am; High School 11:30 pm
Thursday 5/24 - Employee Service Awards @ HS Cafetorium
Thursday 5/24 - High School Graduation - 7:30 pm American Bank Center Arena
Thursday 5/24- Operation Graduation @ CC Athletic Club
Friday 5/25 - Librarians' End of Year Luncheon
Monday 5/28 - Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday 5/31 - School Board Meeting 6 pm