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2011 - 2012 January Highlights

Grapevine – Colleyville ISD. 2011 - 2012 January Highlights. 2011-2012 District Highlights. GCISD starts the New Year with School Board Recognition Month. The GCISD Board of Trustees was recognized at its January meeting in conjunction with School Board Recognition Month in Texas.

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2011 - 2012 January Highlights

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  1. Grapevine – Colleyville ISD 2011 - 2012January Highlights

  2. 2011-2012District Highlights GCISD starts the New Year with School Board Recognition Month The GCISD Board of Trustees was recognized at its January meeting in conjunction with School Board Recognition Month in Texas. 2011-12 Board of TrusteesBottom row, left to right: Becky St. John, Charlie Warner and Lisa Pardo. Top row, left to right: Leon Leal, Karen Deakin, Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan, Jorge Rodríguez and Jessie G. Rodríguez.

  3. 2011-2012District Highlights Board candidate filing begins Feb. 4; election set for May 12 GCISD’s Board of Trustees election has been set for May 12, 2012, with early voting April 30-May 8. Three-year terms expire for places 1 & 2 of the Board of Trustees. Charlie Warner serves in Place 1 and Becky St. John serves in Place 2. Candidates for the Board of Trustees may file for a place on the ballot February 4-March 5.

  4. 2011-2012District Highlights Bond update presented at January Board meeting Preliminary site construction has begun at three campuses as part of the GCISD 2011 Bond Program. At Bear Creek Elementary, planned work includes fournew classrooms, renovation of Special Services classroom bathrooms and expansion of the clinic space. ColleyvilleMiddle will have a new multipurpose room, configuration changes within the boys locker rooms, as well as elevator replacement and installation of new fire sprinklers. Silver Lake will receive a five classroom addition plus three additional resource rooms, two toilet rooms and a storage/electrical room.

  5. 2011-2012District Highlights All-State Band and Choir members selected Seven band students have been selected as members of the Texas Music Educators Association’s All-State Band and seven choir students have been named to the TMEA’s All-State Choir. Auditions were held at Abilene Christian University on Jan. 7 at the Area competition. The All-State students will attend clinics and perform a final concert in February in conjunction with the Texas Music Educator’s Association In-Service and Conference held in San Antonio in February.

  6. 2011-2012District Highlights GHS Robotics team on its way to finals Grapevine Green robotics team from Grapevine High School earned first place in its challenge at the TCEA Robotics Competition held on Jan. 14 at Allen High School. Members of the first place team, BrendonClevenger, Daniel Goodwin and Matthew Warren won first place in the Region 11 Course Challenge and will advance to the Texas Computer Education Association State Competition in April. GHS teacher Jim Faulkner is coach of the Green Team.

  7. 2011-2012District Highlights 2012 Reflections winners announced Several students who participated in the PTA’s Reflections contest recently received good news, as 13 lucky winners will be moving on to the state competition in Austin. The Reflections contest is a fine arts competition that lets students showcase their skills through different art forms, including literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, dance choreography and film/video. This year’s theme for Reflections was “Diversity Means…” Congratulations to these students and good luck in Austin!

  8. 2011-2012District Highlights Student Holidays to Note Upcoming holidays / breaks in the GCISD student calendar include: February20—President’s Day Holiday February21—Professional Learning Day / No school for students March 12-16—District Spring Break

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