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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Special Olympics Area 10 Bowling Tournament

The C-FB ISD Special Olymipians will participate in the Area 10 Bowling Tournament on November 6, 2013. The opening ceremonies for the tournament begins at 9:45am with the bowling beginning at 10am.

This event will take place at USA Bowl located at 10920 Composite Dr., Dallas, TX 75220. The C-FB community is invited to attend and show their support for the 230 participants from our elementary, middle and high schools.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Thompson Elementary Celebrates Fire Prevention Week

2013 Thompson Elementary Celebrates Fire Prevention Week, a photo by C-FB ISD on Flickr.

On Oct. 11, students at Thompson Elementary received a visit from the Carrollton Fire Department. The firefighters gave the students a tour of the fire engine, showed their protective wear that is worn while fighting fires, and went over the basics on what to do when dealing with a fire.

IB World Schools Lend a Hand

On October 2nd, IB World Schools Barbara Bush Middle School and Ranchview High School took part in a Staff Development Service Day. Service is an integral part of the International Baccalaureate programme and our objective was to experience service first hand, and then reflect on how we can integrate it more into our schools.

Students, teachers and administrators from Bush Middle School and Ranchview High School took advantage of an early release day. They divided into two groups and headed out to two different service sites: the North Texas Food Bank and the community garden at Bear Creek Community Church in Irving.

Fifty teachers went to the community garden. The church welcomed us with signs and appreciation and Brother Gerald Taylor, a master gardener at the church, ran through the activities we would be taking part in. Teachers spent the time gardening, constructing planter boxes, and painting the children’s garden and existing planter boxes.

Sixty teachers and administration went to the North Texas Food Bank where they helped in the distribution center to sort food. Teachers sorted 8,000 pounds of food which provides 6,667 meals to hungry North Texans in need.

The groups returned from the two sites, collaborated and discussed ideas on how to promote and integrate community service in classrooms.

Find out more about the IB World School Programme.

Dress for Success Off to a GREAT Start

October 10 was “Dress for Success Day”, on which all Creekview students were encouraged to dress nicely to promote awareness of the project. Students donated 147 pieces of professional attire and donations are still coming in.

Creekview student, Patrick Lyons, in partnership with Metrocrest Social Services has began a non-profit initiative through Creekview High School called Project Dress for Success. The mission of this project is to gather as many interview-quality dress clothing donations as possible. After donations have been collected, they will be distributed to needy families throughout the DFW metroplex area through the Metrocrest Social Services (MSS).

These donations can help individuals secure jobs and move toward self-sufficiency, the mission of both the MSS and Project Dress for Succes. The donation drive runs from October 8-18, but donations will certainly still be accepted after these dates.

For any individuals who do not attend Creekview but would still like to make a donation, just contact Patrick Lyons on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.