May Campus Updates

Elementary Schools

Students had a wonderful time at the sixth grade track meet. Athletes showed off their many talents and placed in various events.
Sixth grade band students earned 1st division at the Rockwall ISD Music Festival.
Sixth grade choir students placed 1st at the Rockwall ISD Music Festival.
May 16th, the Jones teachers will host the second annual Jones Jaguar 2013 Senior Reception. All graduating former Jones students are welcome to join us for the celebration from 4:30 until 6:00 pm in the Jones library.

The Nebbie Impact Club is a small group of 5th grade students that meet weekly to discuss various topics that affect the school. The group works together to identify and problem solve issues that students are facing while at school. These fifth graders participate in fun team building activities, which in turn help make a lasting impact at Nebbie. April 26, 2013, the Impact Club went to each Nebbie classroom and challenged every student to “Pay it Forward” to others. They also are beginning a “21 Day Challenge” to challenge the students to take a stand against bullying. Each day, the Impact Club will present a different aspect of bullying on the announcements and how to stand up for yourself and others.
The 6th grade choir and band students received 1st division trophies by receiving all ones at their recent festival. The Nebbie band performed as a stand-alone band and brought home this honor. Congratulations to the students and their teachers.

30 Reinhardt 4th Graders were selected to have their poems published in the 2013 Edition of the Young American Poetry Digest.

The Symphonic and Honors Bands competed at the Region 3 UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest at Forney H.S. The Symphonic Band earned a 1st division for their prepared music on stage and a 2nd division on their sight reading piece. The Honors Band once again earned a 1st division on stage and in the sight reading room, and brought home another sweepstakes trophy!
Congratulations to 7th grader Hanor Smith, who out of 64,000 students who participated in this year’s talent search scored in the top 2% of his peers. Hanor will be honored for this achievement at the Duke University Grand Recognition Ceremony at Duke University in May.
April 17th, Aerospace classes got the opportunity to tour a medical helicopter and talk with the flight crew at CMS.

Congratulations to all the Cain students who participated in the Regional Academic Pentathlon on April 27th:

Hanor Smith – 1st place in 7th grade Scholastic Math; 1st place in 7th grade Scholastic overall
Adriana Palacios-Blanco – 2nd place in 8th grade Scholastic Math
8th grade top performers – Elizabeth Gersch, Adriana Palacios-Blanco and Tyler Hecks.
7th grade top performers – Jinah Mullins and Hanor Smith

Congratulations to the following students who placed at recent art shows:

Jose Aguilar, 8th grade, “Best of Show” Rockwall County Youth Art Fair
Kailey Burr, 8th grade, “First Place” Rockwall County Youth Art Fair
Katie Layton, 7th grade, “Best of Show” RISD District Art Show/ Painting; Emily Mastronardi, 8th grade 1st place; Kailey Burr 8th grade 2nd place; Alyssa Ochotorena 8th grade 3rd place
Dalton Tasset, 8th grade, First Place RISD District Art Show/ Black and White Drawing; Emily Mastronardi 2nd place
Sage Buchanan, 7th grade, Second Place RISD District Art Show/ Mixed Media; Alyssa Ochotorena 4th place
Emily Mastronardi, 8th grade, Second Place RISD District Art Show/ watercolor

Congratulations to the following students who placed in the RISD Digital Media Fair for 7th-8th grade:

1st place Original Art – Sage Buchanan and Camryn Lovett
3rd place Original Art – Jack Giffen and Sharif Shalabi
1st place Digital Video (90 seconds- 3 minutes) – Matthew Miller, Cameron Clover and Sarah Garza
2nd place Digital Video (90 seconds- 3 minutes) – Kyler Blain, Bridget Griesbach, Patrick Sinclair and Emily Miller
1st place Digital Video (maximum 90 seconds) – Emma Grabenhorst and Nathan Metts
2nd place Digital Video (maximum 90 seconds) – Michael Kergosien, Katie Layton, Sara Regian and Taylor Thompson
3rd place Digital Video (maximum 90 seconds) – Olivia Parmelly, Kayla Cook, Isaac Brown and Robert Schull
2nd place Desktop Publishing – Kayla Cook and Allison Stilley
2nd place Digital Audio – Madeleine Miller and Chloe Tasset
3rd place Digital Audio – Brycen Hoover and Michael Jarrett
2nd place Digital Photo Editing – Brooke Ballard and Ryann Irby