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February 2016 Volume 2, Issue 4

Bells ISD Newsletter Leading the Way for Student Success!

Inside this Issue . . .

BHS Robotics

FFA

Teacher of the Month

1st Grade Pen Pals

Red River Rumble

All-District Football

Senior Signing Day

100th Day of School

Jump for George

Physics Projects

Senior Accolades

Class Favorites

Junior Beta

Basketball Action

Honor Rolls

Bluebonnet Books

2nd/3rd Graders

Skype

Panther Tracks

Bells High School students made history on

January 16, 2016, at the TCEA Area 10 Robot-

ics competition held in Richardson. Out of four

teams that participated in the competition, BHS

students made history with two teams automat-

ically qualifying for the State tournament to be

held April 30th, in Central Texas.

Team Craniacs consisting of Spencer

Barnes, Garrett Faison, and Sebastian Lopez

won first place in Arena competition. Team

Aqua-Life consisting of Zach Sprayberry and

Hali Williams took second place in the Inven-

tions competition. Team A.L.T with Justin

Ames, Layne Murphree, and Trevor Whitmire,

and Team EZ Slice with Nick Baxley and

Blake LeRond both won third place in each

division. Continued on page 2

BHS Robotics Teams State Bound

Preparing students for life be-

yond their formal education is a

tremendous responsibility of par-

ents and schools. A great deal of

the preparation for a student’s

future begins with academic suc-

cess in all classes. It is extremely

important to read efficiently and

communicate in writing, to know

the history of our nation, to know

the process of math functions, and

to understand the meaning of the

world of science. In addition, art,

music, agriculture, and physical

education enrich our lives and

improve our health.

Our parents have forever sup-

ported and encouraged us to “do

better than they did”. Like our

parents, the BISD staff want our

students’ lives to be as fulfilling

and satisfying as they can be. We

do not want our students to toil in

day-to–day drudgery after gradua-

tion that makes going to work and

supporting themselves and their

family to be an unbearable grind.

Our hope is that while attending

BISD schools, students gain the

opportunity to have choices after

high school graduation, choices

that provide them opportunities for

a rewarding and fulfilling job, an

occupation of choice rather than

one of necessity. As my parents

communicated to me numerous

times growing up, “If you choose

a career you enjoy, you will never

work a day in your life”. Our goal is to encourage and

prepare ALL students to choose a

career of their liking! Whether the

preparation after high school

comes from a technical school,

community college, four-year col-

lege or university, a junior college,

or military service is up to each

graduate. As a school system, our

goal is that, in working with par-

ents cooperatively, students are

ready to make that decision.

Schools and parents must work

together to help our students make

positive, productive choices in life

which unlock the doors to success

and happiness at all levels. All

BISD employees commit to

providing opportunities for stu-

dents to explore careers, colleges

and all avenues that will lead to a

fulfilling life. Children need love,

consistency, and guidance. Let’s

always remember our collective

efforts to provide positive support

to our children, always creating an

encouraging atmosphere that moti-

vates students to strive for the best

in life.

From the Superintendent Mr. Joe Moore

Robotics coach Monica Faber expresses joy over victories.

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After all of the 20 area competitions are

completed throughout the state, the top

third place teams will also qualify for

state competition, so these two teams

may also go to the state competition.

This is the first time teams from Bells

High School have competed in any robot-

ics competitions. In a region consisting

of 80 public school districts and 47 char-

ter school districts, the success BHS stu-

dents had on February 16th was extreme-

ly impressive, especially for a program in

the early years of development.

Coach Monica Faber is very pleased that

not only two of the teams automatically

qualified, but the entire Bells High

School Robotics team may compete on

the state level.

The students participating in the Arena

competition were required to build robots

to complete certain tasks on an obstacle

course. This event is timed and graded

by completion of the task. Besides con-

structing the robots, the students pro-

grammed the robots prior to the event.

These robots were not remote control but

pre-programmed to perform the tasks.

Invention competitors had to design a

robot to solve a problem. The BHS teams

built robots for a fish feeder and a fruit

and vegetable slicer. Besides building,

designing and programming the robots,

they had to research the problem, create a

presentation as well as market their idea.

Congratulations to the four teams and

Mrs. Faber for putting BHS on the robot-

ics map.

More details about each event are out-

lined below.

Arena Competition

Teams must construct and program a

robot to perform a set of tasks in the

“arena”. Completion of tasks results in

earning points. BHS had two teams en-

tered in this competition:

Craniacs

This team consisted of Spencer Barnes,

Justin Ames, Garrett Faison. The Crani-

acs earned high score of the day: 550

points! They were the first place team

and will advance to state competition

which will take place in April!

Team A.L.T.

Team A.L.T. team members were Layne

Murphree, Sebastian Lopez, and Trevor

Whitmire. (Joe Fields was unable to

attend competition). Team A.L.T. placed

third. There is a chance they will advance

to state as well. This will be determined

once the scores from all area competi-

tions are tabulated!

Congratulations Mrs. Faber, Craniacs,

and Team A.L.T.!

Inventions

Teams in this competition must devise an

invention using robots. They build a pro-

totype and present their idea to judges.

Imagine entrepreneurs on Shark Tank

trying to get backing for their product;

this gives an idea of what the Inventions

competition is like.

Aqualife

Zac and Hali developed an automatic fish

feeder. It will take

care of a person’s

goldfish if the

person is forgetful

or goes on a trip!

Aqualife placed

second and will

advance to the

state competition

in the spring!

E-Z Slicer

Nick Baxley and

Blake LeRond

came up with the

idea of a robotic

fruit and vegeta-

ble slicer. EZ-

Slicer won third

place.

It was a great day

for BHS! These

students and Mrs. Faber represented

Bells High School, Bells I.S.D., and

Bells, Texas well as they competed at

Region 10 on Saturday, January 16,

2016! By pursuing excellence every day,

their hard work paid off and their Panther

Pride was evident!

BHS Robotics at TCEA Area 2016

Photos taken by Mackenzie Lewis

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Congratulations to BHS Junior Cara

Powers for her recent success at the

Ft. Worth Livestock Show and Ro-

deo.

She recently received 5th in her Class

with her European Cross steer.

Cara is pictured at left with her family

and Bells FFA Advisor, Mr. Colton

Douglas.

BHS Robotics Participants for 2016

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Mrs. Kelley Beach, a first grade

teacher at BES, has been named the

Mad Rock 102.5 Teacher of the

Month. Mrs. Beach received a

plaque and a $500 check.

All teachers selected this year will be

honored at a special banquet at the

end of the school year. At the ban-

quet the Teacher of the Year for

2015-16 will be announced. Congrat-

ulations to Mrs. Beach for this honor.

Congratulations Mrs. Kelley Beach

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Students in Mrs. Brandi Stephens’ 5th grade

math class recently won a pizza party for their

performance in the Think Through Math pro-

gram. Bells Elementary uses TTM to strengthen

students’ math skills. The company held a com-

petition called the “Red River Rumble.” All of

the Texas schools that are members of Think

Through Math competed against Oklahoma

schools. Each week the MVP classes that had

the highest average of passed lessons earned a

$50 gift card to Pizza Hut. Mrs. Stephens’ class

was at the top along with Plano and Hou-

ston. Texas won the “Red River Rumble”!

The first grade reading enrichment

group recently started a pen pal

project with a first grade class in

Van Alstyne ISD. The students are

currently writing their first letters.

“I like doing the pen pal let-

ters because I like writing.

I’m excited to get a letter back

from my pen pal.”

Sydnie Hale

BES 5th Graders Help Texas

Win the Red River Rumble

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Several Bells High School Athletes received hon-

ors for their performances on and off the field last

fall. Congratulations to these young men.

Co Offensive MVP Derrick Ponder

1st Team WR Hunter Hawthorne

1st Team WR Ethan Sanford

2nd Team WR Chris Hall

2nd Team TE Newman Montgomery

1st Team OL Dayton Daniel

1st Team LB Jace Lester

2nd Team DB Garrett Baker

Honorable Mention DL Garrett Hill

Academic All-District Football

Ethan Sanford

Derrick Ponder

Dylan Babbitt

Bruce Chartier

Christian Smith

Josh Melvin

Chance Morse

Lane Isom

Academic All-State Football

Honorable Mention Ethan Sanford

1st Team Derrick Ponder

2nd Team Dylan Babbitt

2nd Team Josh Melvin

AP All-State Football

2nd Team QB Derrick Ponder

2nd Team WR Hunter Hawthorne

All-District Football Honors

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Congratulations to the following BHS seniors who re-

cently participated in National Signing Day. Cheyenne McMillen signed with the University of

Maine-Presque Isle to play volleyball. Lane Isom signed with Southeastern Oklahoma State

University to play football. Derrick Ponder signed with Navarro Junior College to

play football.

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They are in our schools every day. Usu-

ally, they are the first to arrive and the last to

leave. They move all over the school build-

ings. At times, they jump from campus to

campus. Everyone sees them, sometimes we

forget to acknowledge them. They take pride

in their work. They love our students and

teachers. They support all of all of us. Who

are these hidden treasures? They are our

cafeteria ladies, our custodians, our bus driv-

ers, and our maintenance folks. The recent death of my friend Catfish

caused me to pause and reflect on these

amazing, often overlooked folks here at

BISD. I still expect to hear Catfish whistling

in the lounge as he takes a break, drinking

his RC Cola. Some days, when he whistled a

hymn I knew, I’d surprise him and begin

singing along. When the whistling stopped, I

always knew it would be just a few minutes

before his head popped in and with a giant

smile, he’d say, “Hey Mrs. Ivers, how are

you today?” You couldn’t help but offer up a

big smile in return and then respond. As I

watched our Panthers play basketball that

first Tuesday after his passing, there was a

void in not having him come in and sit down

to start cheering on his Panthers! Catfish is

missed, but, he impacted many young lives

by simply finding joy in his work and loving

every kid he came into contact with!

Bells ISD has been so blessed with this

wonderful group of people who genuinely

love kids and want the very best for them.

Shannon, Lisa and their crew cook the very

best food they can with the resources and

regulations they must follow. Their smiles

and breakfasts in the morning brighten many

a day and life. There are times, I’m sure, that

these sweet ladies realize the lunch they are

serving is likely the last food some students

will enjoy until they are served breakfast the

next morning. Although you’d never get

them to admit it, I’ve seen those kids get a

little larger serving, and there’s nothing

wrong with that. After all, Bells kids are our

kids. There are so many who quietly impact

lives. Frank, Kendell, and Eddie keep our

buildings in good repair. With over 200

folks in a building for at least eight hours a

day, working toilets create a much nicer en-

vironment than that same building with

plumbing issues! I don’t know of another school with

someone like Jackie Eller, who happily

laughs and jokes with students while going

around the room to collect their trash. She

sneaks behind me and grabs my trash or

even my lunch containers before I even

know she is there! If I have dishes from

home, those are snagged and returned to me

clean and dry.

Dave, Shirley, and Lowell keep the

floors shining like glass. Lillian and Floyd

sneak candy to kids and work long hours

even when the community is using BISD

buildings. Floyd often shares tidbits about

being an

engineer,

while Lilli-

an will run

any 5K we

ever spon-

sor. De-

wayne is

often seen

singing for

his “lunch”

as students

give him

potato

chips for a

song. Although he can never be replaced, I

have a feeling Catfish would be excited to

know the “new guy” Charlie, also known as

Elvis, (you’ll understand when you meet

him, in fact, he is a real live Elvis imperson-

ator right here in Bells!) is taking great care

of his youngest friends. He, like Dewayne, is

caught singing to the kids!

We often overlook the treasure we have

been blessed with by having these amazing

folks and all the others I haven’t named who

help us all-students and teachers- be better at

our jobs by making certain we are well taken

care of.

I have to get busy….when my trash can

is empty, Jackie accuses me of not working

hard enough! Anyone have any trash I may

borrow?

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Kindergarten celebrated

the 100th day of school on

Friday, February 5th.

Teachers and students cele-

brated this special day by

dressing up as hundred year

olds. They also incorpo-

rated math counting lessons

and other learning activities

as part of their celebration.

Of course, they had special

snacks, too!

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Jump for George

Kindergarten through 5th

grade students that had

prompt and perfect attend-

ance for the first semester

had their names placed in a

drawing. The winner got to

“Jump for George” and keep

the $1.00 bills that equaled

the distance they jumped.

We will have another “Jump

for George” for the kids that

have prompt and perfect at-

tendance for the second se-

mester.

5th grade - Darren

Holcomb

Kindergarten - Seghen

Hinds

1st grade—Addyson Kimberling

2nd grade—Abby Little

3rd grade—Marjayce Cooper

4th grade—Joey Simmons

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Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a Pulitzer Prize win-

ning cartoonist best known for his zany invention cartoons.

He graduated from the University of California-Berkley with

a degree in engineering. After moving from California to

New York City, his cartoons became widely published. Rube

Goldberg is the only person ever to be listed in Merriam

Webster Dictionary as an adjective. It’s estimated that he

produced a staggering 50,000 cartoons in his lifetime.

(Source: www. Rubegoldberg.com) His name has become synonymous with machines that

are absurdly over engineered and complete a simple task.

Using project based learning, Mrs. Tillman’s physics classes

have just completed designing and building their own Rube

Goldberg machines! The project has forced students to think

outside of the box and engineer their machines. They have

also had to think about and apply many different physics

concepts such as inertia, friction, gravity, force, etc. The stu-

dents have done an excellent job of designing and building

their machines from materials they have gathered

from home and from school.

If you are interested

in learning more about

Rube Goldberg and his

machines, follow these

links. Information about Mr.

Goldberg along with a

gallery of his work:

https://

www.rubegoldberg.com/artwork/how-to-get-rid-of-a-mouse-

2/?c=45 World record Rube Goldberg machine in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7f2zdQ3hc

Music video featuring a Rube Goldberg machine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

BHS Physics Students Create Machines

BHS Robotics Teams Visit BES During the week of February 15th, our

award winning, state competition bound

BHS Robotics teams and their coach, Mrs.

Monica Faber, visited third, fourth, and fifth

graders at BES during their Exploration

time. The four teams introduced by Mrs.

Faber presented their projects and engaged

the elementary students with demonstra-

tions. Each team explained how they came

up with their ideas, used critical thinking

and problem-solving skills to fix design and

programming problems encountered, and

the importance of keeping project journals.

Students were also given the opportunity to

view each of the projects up close and ask

the team members questions after the

presentations. The visit inspired many ele-

mentary students and sparked their interest

in being on the BHS Robotics team in the

future!

Spring

Break

Week

March

7th—11th

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Bells High School 2015-2016 Senior Accolades

Mr. and Ms. BHS: Dylan Babbitt and

Bailey Wornhor

Best Smile: Catie Beal and Dylan Babbitt

Most Athletic: Bailey Wornhor and

Ethan Sanford

Most Friendly: Jessa Harrison and

Ryan Retan

Most Intelligent: Dez Davidson and

Derrick Ponder

Most Likely to Succeed: Emily Summers and

Jace Lester

Most Optimistic:

Courtney Spence and Mason Hall

Spring

Break

Week

March

7th—11th

Seniors 2016

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The Pritchard Jr. High Student Council and Jr. Beta

teamed up to collect canned goods and non-perishables

for the Bells/Savoy Community Center. 1st picture:

Cayden Huffman, Jr. Beta Vice-President, Cheznie

Hale, Student Council Vice-President, Ben Branam,

Student Council President, and Matthew Wilson, Jr. Be-

ta President.

PJH Junior Beta Students Give to the Community

More Bells High School 2015-2016 Accolades

Junior Favorites Cheyanne Connor &

Bruce Chartier

Sophomore Favorites: Dezeray Poe &

Hunter Hawthorne

Freshman Favorites: Jayci Burns & Angel Medina

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The Bells Lady Panther 7th

grade team finished the season with

a 10 win 2 loss record. They went

10-0 in District play. Their only

losses came during the Bells Junior

High Tournament.

The Bells Lady Panther 8th

grade team finished the season with

an 11 win 3 loss record. One loss

came during the Bells Junior High

Tournament, and two losses during

the District Tournament to become

the Junior High Girls Champions of

District 13AA.

Playing for the 7th grade team were

Abbie Dorris, Emily Washburn,

Landry Hicks, Lainie Snavely,

Mckenzie Poe, Carson Gafford,

Jaden Tocquigny, Gabby Smith,

Kaden Arnold, and Meagan Hewittt.

The 8th grade team members were

Victoria Azevedo, Mia Moore, Bella

Smith, Marlee Martin, Zoe Spray-

berry, Cheznie Hale, Josselyn

Grove, Cheyenne Floyd, Vanessa

Flores, Courtney Davidson, Jaycee

Little, and Elsie Hooten. Hattie

Powell was the manager this season.

Meredith Thomas and Gary Row-

land coached the teams this season.

The 7th grade boys finished the

season with a 11-1 record and 9-0 in

district. That record includes wins

over 3A Howe and 4A Aubrey. The

lone loss of the year came to 4A Ce-

lina. The 7th grade Panthers came in

3rd in the Celina tournament despite

being the smallest school. Players

include: Aiden Brown, Tanner

Carter, Ethan Cooper, Carson How-

ard, Cayden Huffman, Tryston Mal-

lory, Ashton Martin, Cole Moore,

Carson Miller, Landon Nelson, Ben

Stephens, Wyatt Stephens, Chisum

Priest, and Austin Young

Junior High Basketball Teams Dominate the District

2015-16 Basketball Action Continues into Post-Season for Panthers

and Lady Panthers

The Bells Panthers competed in Bi-District

playoffs for the first time in many, many years. This

team ended its 13AA season with a 13-12 record and

faced Martin’s Mill on February 22nd, at Sulphur

Springs High School. Despite an upsetting loss, the

Panthers wrangled with Martin’s Mill for three quar-

ters, only allowing a six to ten point lead. It wasn’t

until the fourth quarter that Martin’s Mill gained a

larger lead and went on to defeat the Panthers. This

was a great season for the Panthers, with most losses

being only by a small margin.

The Bells Lady Panthers soared past Quinlan Boles

in Bi-District and Clarksville in Area playoffs. They

faced Union Grove in the Regional Quarter Finals

and will travel to the Regional Tournament for the

second year in a row where they will face the Muen-

ster Lady Hornets on Friday, February 26th. Good

luck Lady Panthers!!!

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Superintendent’s Honor Roll Third Grade Hannah Cooper, Cody Darnell, Austin Draper, Allie Hale,

Gracie Moore, Elly May Priest, Hayden Taylor, Peyton

Washburn, Suzanne Flyger, Laykin Little, Abigail Marsh,

Robert Montgomery, Cierra Tongate, Ava Brown, Colt

Crane, Anthony Leonard, Ethan Lewis, J.W. Tindall, Mi-

randa Whiting

Fourth Grade Shelton Burden, Jacie Kyle, Lucas Hamner, Titan Tillman,

Tristan Gardner, Gavin Kyle, Kaiden Mullinix, Anzley Poe,

Kate Waldrip, Kinley Weger

Fifth Grade Kylee Beach , Preston Carter, Sarah Cooper, Ashlyn Fox,

Dawson Hensley, Cooper Smith, Brayden Taylor, Grady

Waldrip, Ansley Campbell, Jonathan Cox, Serrena Galvan,

Spencer Hinds, Aiden Neal

Sixth Grade James Anthony, Sophia Blount, Hannah Bondarenko, Sara

Clapp, Quinton Douglas, Mandie Kyle, Grace Marsh, Lan-

dan Morse, Jaden Nelson, Canyon Payne, Kaden Pyle,

Spencer Roberts, Blake Rolen, Gracie Simpson, Lisa Suth-

erland, Eli Taylor, Kerigan Wegley and Brenna Williams

Seventh Grade Carl Besario, Tanner Carter, Derek Chartier, Ethan Cooper,

Carson Gafford, Cheznie Hale, Maegan Hewitt, Landri

Hicks, Carson Howard, Hunter Howard, Cayden Huffman,

Trystan Mallory, Zoey Mcarty, Johan Medina, Mia Moore,

Landon Nelson, Zayden Owen, Chisum Priest, Gabriella

Smith, Benson Stephens, Jaiden Tocquigny, Hayden Trai-

nor, Thomas Weaver and Hannah Wolf

Eighth Grade

Robert Berghian, Ben Branam, Courtney Davidson, Cade

Doggett, Vanessa Flores, Cheyenne Floyd, Dylan Gard,

Hanna Gonzalez, Josselyn Grove, Racheal Jones, Rhyan

Krueger, Garrett Kyle, Summer Lane, Madison Lewis, Jay-

cee Little, Blake Peters, Mackenzie Robinson, Isabella

Smith, Drake Spears, Zoe Sprayberry, Addison Wegley and

Matthew Wilson

Class of 2019 (Freshmen) Owen Beck, Carson Branham, Krisilan Brown, Jayci Burns,

Morgan Callan, Emma Cobb, Matthew Conner, Candice

Coufal, Jillian Defries, Kennedy Derzapf, Brittany Doring,

Garrett Faison, Alyssa Garner, Alexis Grove, Makinzie

Hackett, Jalen Hartline, Avery Layton, Sebastian Lopez,

Cassandra Mulkey, Breanna Neal, Lauren Nichols, Eli Nor-

ris, Dylan Porter, Lara Potts,Daisy Robles, Joshua Shaw,

Thomas Sifuentes, Christian Smith, Haley Snavely, Tanner

Thomas, Charli Waggoner

Class of 2018 (Sophomores) Jorge Arevalo, Garrett Baker, Emma Bass, Nicholas

Baxley, Savannah Brown, Jake Bulanek, Nathan Clark,

Mikaela Doggett, Larissa Flores, Kinley Gafford, Megan

Hardin, Rylee Hicks, Baileigh Massey, Colby Meek, Jayla

Melvin, Chance Morse, Wade Rolen, Piper Simons, Sarah

Smart, Amanda Soza, Zachary Sprayberry, Samantha Stan-

ley, Andrew Taylor, Ashton Tocquigny, Tyler Van Duser

Class of 2017 (Juniors) Keisha Arellano, Zoe Bankston, Emily Beck, Kaitlyn Bra-

nam, Megan Burgess, Bruce Chartier, Kamdyn Clark,

Cheyenne Connor, Courtney Crane, Jolieann Crisp, Jacob

Cunliffe, Leeanna Glatt, Kinley Ives, Heather Jones,

Brieana Kirkham, Riley Kruger, Makenzie Lewis, Cord

Matchett, Layne Murphree, Alexis Powell, Cara Powers,

Maverick Priest, Brooklyn Ragan, Cassidy Scott, Jacob

Shaw, Sidney Stephens, Bailey Stowers, Kylie Stubbs,

Alexys Ward, Richard Weaver, Trevor Whitmire

Class of 2016 (Seniors) Shannon Atchley, Dylan Babbitt, Catie Beall, Jonah Brown,

Courtney Bulanek, Aaron Crawford, Brittani Cunliffe, De-

siree’ Davidson, Jasmine Epperson, Joseph Fields, James

Hall, Brandon Isom, Cassidy Jeffery, Kimberly Jones, Jace

Lester, Jarred Marquez, Shayla McKnight, Cheyenne

McMillen, Josh Melvin, Katelyn Metcalf, Donielle Neal,

Codi Pederson-Hamilton, Derrick Ponder, Ryan Retan,

Marshall Roesler, Ethan Sanford, Garrett Stringfellow,

Connor Strouse, Emily Summers, Bailey Wornhor, Aaron

Zarn

Third Six Weeks Honor Roll

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Principal’s Honor Roll Third Grade Tucker Crites, Laura Simmons, Lance Wilson, Brandon

Brewster, Marjayce Cooper, Katie Spears, Brian Usrey,

Alyssa Anaya, Emery Howard, Bradic Carter, Ethan Floyd,

Olivia Galvan, Macyn Hicks, Caleb Kumler, Alexis Lenzi,

Mackenzie Severson, Addison Stiltner, Ava Vaughan

Fourth Grade Jamie Barnes, Drake daniels, Gavin Elton, Colton Fuller,

Wiley Lastor, Blayze Massey, Rachel Metcalf, Natalia Ro-

bles, Riley Rolen, Hayden Blount, Kaison Branham, Hayden

Corbin, Bailee Dorris, Jayson Gill, Hannah Hayes, Gerrit

Holt, Austin Lemley, Easton Neal, Cole Richardson, Emily

Rose, Kallie Spindle, Devin Weaver, Kendal Clark, Alyssa

Hensley, Austin Mayhew, Malloree Meek, Hailey Trainor,

Holden Trainor, Emilee Wooten

Fifth Grade Robbie Ballew, Brady Bounds, Cierra Garnsey, Makena

Hartline, Autumn Lane, Jenri Lopez, Jeffrey McKinney,

Olivia Head, Lane Kendrick, Ashlyn Perez, Zachry Suther-

land, Alexa Wallace, Madison Ball, Will Brewster, Carter

Montgomery, Dakota Robinson, Colt Stone, Kori Wilson

Sixth Grade Sophia Allen, Alicia Elam, Justine Norris and Emily Sand-

ers.

Seventh Grade

Kayton Arnold, Saebra Blackburn, Armando Carrillo, Edu-

ardo Carrillo, McKenzie Poe, Lainie Snavely and Wyatt

Stephens.

Eighth Grade Victoria Azevedo, Bradon Garcia, Elsie Hooten, Stevie

James, Hayden LeRond, Marlee Martin, Anthony Nicely,

David Olfers, Braden Oliver, Wrangler Priest, Tyler Sanders

and Jillian Square.

Class of 2019 (Freshmen) Chesney Blount, Trevor Coglon, Brandon Garcia, Cody

Garnsey, Zachary Gill, Kyla Neal, Taylor O’Bier, Laney

Rice, Heaven Sharp, Alexyss Williams

Class of 2018 (Sophomores) Spencer Barnes, Jason Dowlen, Gabriel Garcia, Dylan Hall,

Hunter Hawthorne, Stephen Hinds, Evin Hughes, Blake Ler-

ond, John Miller, Jaden Powell, Stephanie Simpson, Ashley

Sloan

Class of 2017 (Juniors) Rebekah Crawford, Hanna Ponder, Katlyn Poindexter

Class of 2016 (Seniors)

Casey Gill, Jessa Harrison, Matthew Waldrip

Bluebonnet Book Award Party

Bells Elementary recently held their annual Bluebonnet celebration in the library. They had a huge

number of kids that read enough Bluebonnet books to qualify to vote. Participants celebrated "reading

for pleasure" and enjoyed a yummy pizza party! Mrs. Pam Pettit hosted this event in the BES in the

library. The following students participated: Peyton Washburn, Tucker Crites, Elly May Priest, Olivia Galvan, Kenzie

Severson, Emery Howard, Katie Spears, Alyssa Anaya, Laykin Little, Abigail Marsh, Suzanne Flyger, Courtney Kinsey,

Emily Rose, Gerrit Holt, Jenri Lopez Trejo, Tyler Alan, Jeffrey McKinney, Preston Carter, Spencer Hinds, Madison Ball,

Serena Galvan, Carter Montgomery, Ansley Campbell, Alexa Wallace, Terra Woodson, Kylee Beach, Colt Stone, Megan

Severson, and Jonathon Cox.

Each year, 20 books are chosen as the “Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List” by the TBA selection committee. If

students read a minimum of five books from the current master list (or have the books read aloud to them), they have the

opportunity to vote for their favorite title during the month of

January each year. The author of the book receiving the most

votes statewide is declared the winner of the Texas Bluebon-

net Award.

The Texas Bluebonnet Award went to... Hill, Laban Carrick.

2013. When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Crea-

tion of Hip Hop. Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III. New

York: Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan. Hardcover:

9781596435407.

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Bells ISD Administration Office

1550 Ole Ambrose Rd.

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.7721

Superintendent

Joe Moore

Administrative Assistant

Heather Waldrip

Assistant Superintendent

Tricia Meek

Business Manager

Marilyn Steger

Business Assistant

Louise Sanford

Bells Elementary

110 Scott Rd.

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.7725

Principal

DeAn Jeffrey

Assistant Principal

Melissa Flyger

Student Advisor

Carla Norris

Campus Secretary

Stephanie Hinds

Pritchard Junior High

1510 Ole Ambrose Rd

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.4835

Principal

Will Steger

Counselor

Kristi Stubbs

Campus Secretary

Cindy Moore

Bells High School

1500 Ole Ambrose Rd

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.7315

Principal

Josh Weger

Assistant Principal/Counselor

Yalonda Ivers

Campus Secretary

Lori Flores

PEIMS Coordinator

Sharon Blount

Virtual Learning Helps BES Second and Third Graders

Learn about Texas

Ms. Julie Owens' second grade class and Ms. Vicki Kight's third grade

class participated in a Mystery Skype with BISD Technology Director, Mrs. Sherry

Stowe, on Thursday, February 4th. The third graders skyped with Mrs. Stowe at

10:00am and the second graders skyped with her at 10:45am. Each class asked Mrs.

Stowe ten questions to narrow down her location. At the end of the question/answer

time, the students in both classes correctly guessed that Mrs. Stowe was in Austin,

Texas and learned a few facts about the city too. Since Mrs. Stowe was attending the

Texas Computer Education Association Conference in Austin, the students were

treated to a demonstration of Little-

Bits electronic kits for kids by a

fourth grader from Spring Branch

ISD named Deya. Mrs. Stowe even

got to play with the LittleBits! Then,

they got to see a 3D Printer in action

that was printing the topography of

the Gulf of Mexico. Other objects

that the printer had printed were on

display such as a topographic map of

Texas, busts of Yoda, flowers, nuts

and bolts, wrenches, sculptures, and

much more. The students also got to

see Mrs. Stowe chased by a life-

sized, remote controlled Minecraft

Creeper! The fifteen minute Mys-

tery Skype was engaging, fun, and

educational for the students. Mrs.

Stowe hopes to create more virtual

field trip opportunities like this for

classes throughout the district.

Bells ISD Board of Trustees Election

Election Day May 7, 2016

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

April 25, 2016 - May 3, 2016

Early Voting 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on regular business days