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CFISD CANCELATIONS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

No Author — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:26:00 CST

Due to inclement weather, all CFISD student after-school activities (including SAT testing at Jersey Village High School, Cy-Fair High School and Langham High School) have been canceled for Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5 until 1 p.m.

THIRTY-NINE NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS NAMED

No Author — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:05:00 CST

Thirty-nine CFISD students have been confirmed as semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The finalists will be honored at a National Merit recognition program at the Berry Center on Monday, Jan. 11, 2009�along with Commended, National Hispanic and National Achievement scholars.

AP SCHOLARS RECOGNIZED BY COLLEGE BOARD

No Author — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:58:00 CST

One-hundred fifty-one CFISD students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level AP Exam.

CY WOODS VICTORIOUS IN NATIONAL JOURNALISM COMPETITION

No Author — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:29:00 CST

The Cypress Woods High School yearbook and newspaper
staffs left their mark on the Journalism Education Association (JEA) /
National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Fall National High School Journalism Convention, held Nov. 12-15 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C.

VOTES CANVASSED FROM NOV. 3 TRUSTEE ELECTION

No Author — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:57:00 CST

The official votes from the Nov. 3 election for Board of Trustees Positions 3 and 4 were canvassed during a special-called meeting on Monday, Nov. 16 in the Board Room of the Instructional Support Center.

STUDENTS PLACE IN PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

No Author — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST

Twenty-one CFISD high school students received awards at the 2009 Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) Fall Contest on Saturday, Nov. 7.

SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES

No Author — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:50:00 CST

Many CFISD schools honored the service of United States veterans and active duty military throughout the last week in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2009.

SCHOOLS GARNER GOLD PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

No Author — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:44:00 CST

Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District received Gold Performance Acknowledgements from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Thursday, Nov. 5 for attendance rate and TAKS achievement.

STICE RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AMONG ATHLETIC DIRECTORS

No Author — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:37:00 CST

CFISD associate director of athletics and coordinator for secondary physical education Sheri Stice will be recognized with a National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Citation during the 40th annual National Athletic Directors Conference on Dec. 14 in Dallas.

DISTRICT TO HOST LEGO ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT

No Author — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:51:00 CST

The Science, Technology, Aerospace and Robotics Society (STARS) of Cypress will host a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) qualifying tournament on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Cypress Springs High School.
The competition will feature 45 teams of 9- to 14-year-old students from as far away as Laredo who will attempt to qualify for a regional tournament in Pearland in December.

MORRIS, WOODUL ELECTED TO TRUSTEE POSITIONS 3 AND 4

No Author — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:10:00 CST

Unofficial results from Tuesday�s election for two seats on the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees indicate that Bill Morris was elected to Position 3 and incumbent Lida Woodul was re-elected to Position 4.

MARCHING BANDS END COMPETITION SEASON ON HIGH NOTE

No Author — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:31:00 CST

CFISD marching bands have enjoyed late-season success in their 2009 fall marching competitions.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS WIN DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY MEET

No Author — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:07:00 CST

Cross country teams from three CFISD middle schools won their respective races in the District 15-5A Middle School Meet on Thursday, Oct. 29.

FUN RUN WRAPS UP WITH HIGH PARTICIPATION

No Author — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:40:00 CST

The 18th annual Health Organization of Physical Educators (H.O.P.E.) Fun Run was held on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Langham Creek High School track.

FAMILY FITNESS NIGHT PROMOTES ACTIVITY AT DURYEA

No Author — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:33:00 CST

Duryea Elementary School opened its doors to students and their families on Monday night for its first annual Family Fitness Night, which featured a healthy eating presentation from CFISD Child Nutrition Education Coordinator Emmy Andrepont.

JVHS STUDENT COMMENDED FOR LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS

No Author — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:12:00 CST

Jersey Village High School senior Natalie Brown�s humble persona makes her unwilling to be called a hero. Her actions on Thursday, Oct. 8 would prove otherwise.

During her Early Childhood Professions (ECP) 2-hour block class that day, Brown was monitoring the playground when she noticed one of the pre-school students, Frankie Escalante, having an allergic reaction. When she spotted a rapid development of hives on the 4-year-old�s body, she knew he had been stung by a wasp.

DISTRICT OFFERS SERVICE ACADEMY NIGHT NOV. 17

No Author — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:16:00 CST

CFISD�s Military Service Academy Night will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Road).

CY CREEK THEATRE TO PERFORM AT STATE CONVENTION

No Author — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:45:00 CST

The Cypress Creek High School Theatre Department�s production of Pippin was selected to perform at the Texas State Thespian Convention on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Corpus Christi.

BOUNDARY MEETING SET FOR NOV. 16; DISTRICT SEEKS COMMUNITY INPUT

No Author — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:29:00 CST

With the planned opening of two elementary schools in the fall, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD will hold a special-called meeting of the Board of Trustees on Monday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Instructional Support Center (10300 Jones Road) to discuss options for elementary school attendance boundaries.

STUDENTS WIN JOURNALISM AWARDS AT TAJE FALL FIESTA

No Author — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:44:00 CST

Students from Cypress Falls, Cy-Fair and Cypress Creek high schools brought home several awards from the Texas Association of Journalism Educators (TAJE) Fall Fiesta, held Oct. 17-19 in San Antonio.

TEA RECOGNIZES CFISD FOR DROPOUT PREVENTION, RECOVERY

No Author — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:19:00 CST

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recognized Cypress-Fairbanks ISD as one of 16 Texas school districts in its annual Best Practices Clearinghouse for the district�s dedication to dropout prevention and recovery.

CFFCU TO UNDERWRITE UPCOMING SALUTE TO THE STARS GALA

No Author — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:14:00 CST

The 2009 Salute to the Stars Gala will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Road), honoring CFISD�s 2008 Spotlight Teachers.

JERSEY VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL WINS LARGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAM AWARD AT RACE FOR THE CURE

No Author — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 CST

For the second consecutive year, Jersey Village High School won the Largest Public School Team award at the 19th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Jersey Village had 132 participants in the 2009 race, expanding upon their winning total of 86 from 2008.

CFISD CELEBRATES NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK WITH HEALTHY EATING

No Author — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:39:00 CST

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD is hosting �All-Star School Lunch,� a campaign to help students learn the importance of eating healthy school lunches and staying active during National School Lunch Week, Oct. 12-16, 2009.