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www.bellsisd.net December 2016 Volume 3, Issue 3 Inside this Issue . . . Bells ISD Career Fair and Expo Lady Panthers sign letters of intent. PJH Volleyball Panther Basketball Texas Reads One Book BES Penny Drive FFA Leadership Teams Ugly Christmas Sweater Competi- tion at BES BHS Stocking Pro- ject BHS Angel Drive School Nurse News BES Attendance Ad- venture PJH Hands-on Learn- ing in Science BES Academic UIL Competition BISD Veterans Day Celebration Honor Rolls Panther Tracks November 2nd marked another successful day of learning for sec- ondary students at Bells High School and Pritchard Junior High. These campuses hosted their bi- annual Career Fair and Expo. More than 35 different career fields were represented during the course of the event, with many presenters being Bells High School graduates themselves. Prior to the event, students were given an opportunity to select their top choices for careers they want- ed to learn more about at the fair. BHS Counselor, Karri Branam scheduled students into four dif- ferent sessions in which they would rotate throughout the morn- ing. Guests to the event presented 30 minute sessions sharing as much information as possible re- garding their career field. Topics ranged from educational back- ground required for a career, to the various career opportunities one might be afforded based on that career. While many students thought they were just going to hear a very spe- cific presentation on a particular career, they learned that through advancements in technology and an innovative workforce, tradition- al careers have exploded into a job market that offers many different avenues for jobs, fulfilling a varie- ty of interests students may have. In addition, presenters covered rules, regulations, and general preferences that employers follow and are required as part of a given career. Many students realized from the presentations that choices they make now, even while still in high school, may affect their fu- ture job opportunities. For exam- ple, Texas Game Warden, Grant Moore explained to students that being accepted into the Texas Game Warden Academy is not an easy endeavor. Extensive back- ground checks are completed on individuals seeking acceptance into the academy, and if a person wants to pursue this career, any blemish on his/her record may hinder receiving that acceptance. Another presenter, Shari Adams, who has worked for various talent recruiting agencies, explained to students that posts they put on social media today may impact their success in pursing roles as a Hollywood actor/actress. These same lessons were shared by many of the presenters at the career fair. After students attended the morn- ing sessions, the presenters were served a catered lunch before the afternoon Expo began. Several additional career field representa- tives attended the Career Expo, and students from both campuses were given time to walk around and visit participant booths where they had time to chat person- ally with representa- tives from colleges, armed ser- vices, and specific career fields. The 2016 Career Fair and Expo proved to be a wonderful day of learning for Bells students. Pre- senters and participants in the Ex- po extended high praise regarding the organization of the event, the variance of career fields, the be- havior of Bells students and the overall friendliness of the campus culture. Both participants and students expressed that they look forward to the next event in 2018. Career Fair and Expo 2016 Bells ISD Newsletter Leading the Way for Student Success! We’re on the web! bellsisd.net

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December 2016 Volume 3, Issue 3

Inside this Issue . . .

Bells ISD Career Fair

and Expo

Lady Panthers sign

letters of intent.

PJH Volleyball

Panther Basketball

Texas Reads One

Book

BES Penny Drive

FFA Leadership

Teams

Ugly Christmas

Sweater Competi-

tion at BES

BHS Stocking Pro-

ject

BHS Angel Drive

School Nurse News

BES Attendance Ad-

venture

PJH Hands-on Learn-

ing in Science

BES Academic UIL

Competition

BISD Veterans Day

Celebration

Honor Rolls

Panther Tracks

November 2nd marked another

successful day of learning for sec-

ondary students at Bells High

School and Pritchard Junior High.

These campuses hosted their bi-

annual Career Fair and Expo.

More than 35 different career

fields were represented during the

course of the event, with many

presenters being Bells High

School graduates themselves.

Prior to the event, students were

given an opportunity to select their

top choices for careers they want-

ed to learn more about at the fair.

BHS Counselor, Karri Branam

scheduled students into four dif-

ferent sessions in which they

would rotate throughout the morn-

ing. Guests to the event presented

30 minute sessions sharing as

much information as possible re-

garding their career field. Topics

ranged from educational back-

ground required for a career, to the

various career opportunities one

might be afforded based on that

career.

While many students thought they

were just going to hear a very spe-

cific presentation on a particular

career, they learned that through

advancements in technology and

an innovative workforce, tradition-

al careers have exploded into a job

market that offers many different

avenues for jobs, fulfilling a varie-

ty of interests students may have.

In addition, presenters covered

rules, regulations, and general

preferences that employers follow

and are required as part of a given

career. Many students realized

from the presentations that choices

they make now, even while still in

high school, may affect their fu-

ture job opportunities. For exam-

ple, Texas Game Warden, Grant

Moore explained to students that

being accepted into the Texas

Game Warden Academy is not an

easy endeavor. Extensive back-

ground checks are completed on

individuals seeking acceptance

into the academy, and if a person

wants to pursue this career, any

blemish on his/her record may

hinder receiving that acceptance.

Another presenter, Shari Adams,

who has worked for various talent

recruiting agencies, explained to

students that posts they put on

social media today may impact

their success in pursing roles as a

Hollywood actor/actress. These

same lessons were shared by many

of the presenters at the career fair.

After students attended the morn-

ing sessions, the presenters were

served a catered lunch before the

afternoon Expo began. Several

additional career field representa-

tives attended the Career Expo,

and students from both campuses

were given time to walk around

and visit

participant

booths

where they

had time to

chat person-

ally with

representa-

tives from

colleges,

armed ser-

vices, and

specific

career

fields.

The 2016 Career Fair and Expo

proved to be a wonderful day of

learning for Bells students. Pre-

senters and participants in the Ex-

po extended high praise regarding

the organization of the event, the

variance of career fields, the be-

havior of Bells students and the

overall friendliness of the campus

culture. Both participants and

students expressed that they look

forward to the next event in 2018.

Career Fair and Expo 2016

Bells ISD Newsletter Leading the Way for Student Success!

We’re on the web!

bellsisd.net

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Thank you to the individuals, businesses, and organiza-

tions who participated in the 2016 Career Fair and Expo.

Speakers:

Accountant– Shannon Carter, BHS Class of 1994

Actor– Shari Adams, Retired BISD Teacher

Architect – David Baca

Business Owner/Entrepreneur – Amanda Smith, BHS Class

of 1997

Chef – Carrie Kelley

Computer Design – Kevin Couch

Computer Programming/Software Engineer – William Kel-

ley, BHS Class of 2010

Construction – David Taylor

Corporate Administration –Heath Brown, and Rose Marie

Mize

Cosmetology – Marlee Sexton, BHS Class of 2005

Dental Hygienist – Elly Doki

Social Work – Tori Pettit, BHS Class of 2011

Teacher – Regina O’Malley, BHS Class of 1988

Welding – Chance Backest, BHS Class of 1988

Veterinarian – Matt Washburn, BHS Class of 1998

Engineer – David Christman, BHS Class of 1999

Firefighter – Patrick Crites, BHS Class of 2000

Game Warden – Grant Moore, BHS Class of 2005.

Law Enforcement – David Hawley

Lawyer – Laura Wheeler

Mechanic (Electric, Gas and Diesel Power and Parts) –

Travis Waddell

Nurse – Sammi Hicks

Physician’s Assistant – Chad Fair

Physical Therapy – Shelley Smith, BHS Class of 1994

Pilot – Andy Akins

Plumber – Taylor Trainor, BHS Class of 1998

Railroad – Joe Allen Hitsman, BHS Class of 1993

Radiologist – Deloris Rendon, BHS Class of 1993

Realtor – Glenda Gilliam, Retired BISD Teacher

Guests who also participated in the Career Expo:

Animal Shelter – Donna Jones

Bells Police Department – Lee Cully

Cendera Bank – Donna Rowland

Grayson Dental Assisting Program – Tanya Hence

Grayson EMS Program – Brandon Poteet

Grayson Nursing Department – Jamie McKinney and

Lori Hoover

Midwestern State University – Sierra Trenhaile, Ad-

missions Counselor

North Texas Job Corps Center – Pilar Bedolla, Admis-

sions Counselor

Texas A&M University-Commerce – Mayra Sema

Texas Community Center – Morgan Youree

United States Army – Roger E. Gilliland

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PASSION IS THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN HAVING A JOB OR

HAVING A CAREER!

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Congratulations to Kylie Stubbs, Katie Branam, and CJ Crane for their recent signings to extend their sports careers after graduation from BHS.

Pictured left: Kylie, with her parents Kyle and Kristi Stubbs and her softball coach, Kristina Stephens. Kylie has committed to play softball at Rose State College. Pictured center is Katie Branam, with her parents Jimmy Branam and Karri Branam, who also coaches the Bells Lady Panther basketball team. Katie will join the Southeastern Savage Storm in Durant. Pictured at right is CJ Crane with her parents, Corey and Shellie Crane. CJ has signed to play softball at UT Tyler next year. Assistant softball coach, Lisa Johnson is pictured, along with Girls Co-ordinator, Gary Rowland.

BHS Seniors Participate in National Signing Day

Successful Season for PJH Volleyball

Congratulations to Coach Kristina Stephens and her Pritchard

Junior High Lady Panther volleyball team. The team had a 4-3

district record for the season. They also took home the champion-

ship trophy in the district tournament. Way to go Lady Panthers!

Pictured left: Landri Hicks, Coach Kristina Stephens, Mia Moore,

Lainie Snavely, Cheznie Hale, Gabby Smith, McKenzie Poe, Jaid-

en Tocquigny, and Carson Gafford.

Visit the Bells Athletics home page for all up-

coming sports schedules. http://www.bellsisd.net/1298_1

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Panther Basketball Updates

The basketball season is in full swing at both secondary

campuses. The #4 ranked Lady Panthers will face the

state ranked Lady Hornets in an exciting game at Dodd

City on Friday night, December 16th.

Both the Panthers and Lady Panthers will play in the

Leonard Holiday Tournament to be held December

28th—December 30th. District play will begin for the

girls team on January 6th with a home game against

Collinsville. The boys will begin district on January

13th at Tom Bean.

The Lady Panthers are currently 12-2 for the season.

They came in 3rd place in the Bells tournament and

were 2nd place in the Pottsboro tournament. Pictured

left, senior, Katie

Branam working to

steal the ball at the

game against Alba

Golden. Pictured

below, Coach Karri

Branam speaks with

intensity to the fo-

cused Lady Pan-

thers.

The Panthers have

just come off of two

weekends of tourna-

ment play. Both the

JV and Varsity

teams participated

in the Farmersville

and Princeton tour-

naments, where they faced some fierce competition.

The teams didn’t come

out on top in several

games, but they

played hard and fo-

cused on preparation

for district play to

begin. During the

last game of the

Princeton tourna-

ment, the varsity

boys team battled

against a team from

Sidney, Australia

that is doing a

“summer tour” in

the USA. Despite a

63-53 loss to the

aussies, the Panthers

played a hard fought

game with the point

spread coming only in the last couple of minutes. At

right, senior Maverick Priest goes for a shot against a

6’10” defender from the Barton Basketball team.

Pictured above: Bells Panthers and Barton Basketball Team

from Sydney, Australia

SUCCESS IS NOT

AN ACCIDENT.

—Stephen Curry

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Coming Spring 2017……….Texas Reads One Book

Bells Elementary students,

teachers, administrators, and

families will be participating in

the Texas Reads One Book pro-

gram. The book selection for

this year’s Texas Reads is The

Lemonade War, by Jacqueline

Davies. The program will kick

off on April 3, 2017 when the

head coach of the Dallas Cow-

boys, Jason Garrett, reads the

first chapter via an exclusive

video-cast. After the launch

date, families are encouraged to

read one chapter each night.

Students will receive their books

before the kick off date in April.

Families will receive activities

to do at home that are centered

around the book. This will be

an exciting event for BES fami-

lies. Mark your calendar for April

3rd!

Thank you BES students for

raising over $1,700 in the

annual penny drive to go to-

ward the Christmas Angel

fund. See pictures and details on

page 10.

Three Bells Panthers Named to Texas Associated Press Class 2A

All-State Football Team Junior, Hunter Hawthorne was named first-team offense by

the associated press. BHS junior, Chance Morse was

named second-team offensive lineman. Sophomore, Bryan

Ponder was named to second-team offense (quarterback).

Congratulations to these Bells Panthers.

Below: Wide-Receiver, Hunter

Hawthorne; Middle: Quarter-

back, Bryan Ponder; Right: Of-

fensive Lineman, Chance Morse

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Greenhand Chapter Conducting – 1st

Bella Smith Ben Branam

Courtney Davidson Garrett Kyle

Madison Lewis Vanessa Flores

Josselyn Grove Mathew Wilson

Jillian Square Robert Berghian

Senior Chapter Conducting – 1st

Zoe Bankston Drew Taylor

Mackenzie Lewis Avery Layton

Sydney Stephens Kennedy Derzapf

Danielle Doggett Charli Waggoner

Jayla Melvin Jayci Burns

Senior Quiz – 1st

Cord Matchett Jayla Melvin

Mackenzie Lewis Drew Shaw

Greenhand Skills- 1st

Jaycee Little Chris Ciaccio

Braden Garcia

Greenhand Creed Speaking-1st

Madison Lewis

Greenhand Quiz – 2nd

Courtney Davidson Ben Branam

Bella Smith Josselyn Grove

Radio Broadcasting – 3rd

Savannah Brown Danielle Doggett

Alexis Williams

Public Relations – 4th

Brooklyn Ragan Haley Snavely

Rylee Hicks Rylee Callan

Senior Creed Speaking – 5th

Haley Snavely

Senior Skills – 5th

Christian Smith Nate Stephens

Keryn Sizemore

Job Interview – 7th

Tyler VanDuser

The top 2 teams in each contest advanced to Area

LDE competitions in Krum on November 19th.

Bells had a total of 6 teams advance to Area, and

then 4 of those teams advanced to State.

Once again, Bells FFA was well-represented at the

state competition in Huntsville in early December.

The Senior Chapter Conducting Team placed 3rd

at the State level with an amazing score of 989. It

is worthy to note that the 1st and 2nd place finish-

ers were both large 6A districts out of Lubbock and

Houston. Several other large districts finished in

the top 10. The Greenhand Chapter Conducting

Team finished 4th with a score of 962. This team

also did an amazing job. Bells also placed 8th in

Greenhand Creed Speaking, and 12th in Greenhand

Quiz.

Congratulations to all of the Bells FFA students for

another successful competition season. Many of

these students are gearing up for show season and

various spring competitions.

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FFA Leadership Teams Advance in Fall Competitions

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Fun

Bells Elementary staff held their annual Ugly

Christmas Sweater competition on December 12th. As

is usually the case, the staff was very creative and

festive for the day. Judges proclaimed Kindergarten

teacher, Lara Massey, this year’s winner of the Ugly

Sweater contest. Modeling their sweaters in the

picture at right are Kinder teachers Paula Azevedo,

Lara Massey, and Sheryl Ciaccio. At left are Pam

Pettit and Debbie

Richards. Below, Mrs.

Gann and Mrs.

O’Malley stop for

pictures.

Christmas Holidays December 19th—January 2nd

(January 2nd is a Staff Day; no school for

students.)

First Grade Writing Fun

Bells Elementary first graders cele-

brated Grinch Day by reading the

story How the Grinch Stole Christ-

mas. They also brainstormed adjec-

tives that described the Grinch and

completed a story map. The day

was concluded with a writing activi-

ty on ways to make the Grinch grin.

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Symbolic Stockings

Sophomore English

teacher, Mrs. Deanne Clark re-

cently assigned the annual sym-

bolism stocking project to her

English II students. The students

have been studying the literary

device: symbolism. Students had

to choose at least five symbols to

represent themselves and create a

stocking. Students presented

their stockings to the class.

From the School Nurse

Reye’s Syndrome

Epidemiological research has shown an association between the development of Reye’s Syn-drome and the use of Aspirin (a salicylate compound) for treat-ing the symptoms of a flu like illness, chicken pox, colds, upper respiratory illnesses, etc. Reye’s Syndrome is a serious life threatening condition that caus-es confusion, swelling of the brain, and liver damage. Early signs of Reye’s Syndrome are continuous vomiting, listless-ness, loss of energy, aggressive-ness, confusion and irrational behavior after an illness.

The United States Surgeon Gen-eral, the Food and Drug Admin-istration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that aspirin and as-pirin containing products not be given to children under 19 years of age during fever causing ill-ness or a viral illness. Acetylsalicylate is another word for aspirin. Some medication la-bels may use other words for as-pirin such as acetylsalicylate ac-id, salicylic acid, or salicylate. Medications containing aspirin that should not be given to chil-dren under the age of 19 years of age are Pepto Bismol, Alka Selt-zer, Ascriptin, BC Powder, Do-

an’s, Ecotrin, Kaopectate, Maalox, Pamprin, low dose Aspirin, Do-an’s Pills, Anacin, Bufferin, and some nausea medications. Herbs that contain aspirin Willow Bark, Spiraea, Medadowsweet, and Ne-am.

Children, tweens, and teens

should check with a parent be-fore taking any medication. If

you suspect your child may have

Reye’s Syndrome, take them to

the Emergency Room right away.

Other important information may be found on the nurse’s

website at http://www.bellsisd.net/10109_2.

Bells High School Students of the Month for November 9th Grade—Vanessa Flores and Drake Spears 10th Grade—Avery Layton and Sebastian Lopez 11th Grade—Megan Hardin and Drew Taylor 12th Grade—Kinley Ives and Bruce Chartier

Congratulations students!

BHS students recently held their

annual money drive for Christ-

mas Angels. The student body

raised over $4000.00 to go to-

ward Christmas Angels. Mr.

Weger had challenged the clas-

ses to try and raise at least $800

in order to be awarded a field

trip to Stonebriar Mall. The sen-

iors and sophomores far exceed-

ed this goal. Thank you to the

BHS stu-

dent body

and faculty

for support-

ing the

Christmas

Angel drive

and helping

to give to

those in

need in our

community.

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Minecraft Attendance Adventure at BES

Congratulations to Mrs. Stanek’s

class. They won the October attendance contest

as 99.4% of the class was present during the

contest period. The reward was that Minecrafter

Stanek and her “incredible group of minecrafters”

got to dress up like Minecraft characters and go on

an adventure of creating. Fourth graders had a

blast with this activity!

Annual Bells Elementary Penny Drive BES students raised $1,824.96 this year in their Angel Penny drive! All of this money remains at BES

and is used to help local students who might find themselves in need. For example, this year, some of

the money along with money raised by the BHS PALS program went to the purchase of new coats for

students. Part of the money will also go to the purchase of hams that will be sent home with each BES

family who is a part of our Christmas Angel program.

BES students have huge hearts. They worked very hard, and made sacrifices in order to assist others!

BES Student Council Officers are Kate Waldrip, Kinley Weger, Kaison

Branham, and Holden Trainor. Mrs. LaDonna Stanek and Mrs. Tishia

Crump are student council advisors.

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Hands-on Learning in Junior High

Science Students in Mrs. Kristina Nelson’s science classes

are accustomed to engaging experiences. During

Halloween week, students did experiments looking

for the signs of a chemical reaction in each experi-

ment. They did dry ice experiments, roasting

marshmallows over alcohol burners, and disassem-

bled glow sticks to witness the release of light ener-

gy.

Thank you to Brookshire’s Grocery in Bonham for

donating the dry ice for the experiments.

In December, the

students were learn-

ing about force and

speed. To help learn

these concepts, the

students pictured

below performed

static can races.

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Bells Elementary Finishes Second Place Overall at the 2016 UIL Meet

SECOND GRADE

Chess Puzzles, 3rd place team

Savannah Blanton, 2nd place

Henlie Crites, 4th place

Fred Flyger

Carlito Atchley - Alt

Coach, Leesa Walker

Creative Writing

Logan Little, 4th place

Savannah Blanton, 3rd place

Addyson Kimberling

Donaven Dominguez – Alt,

Coach Leesa Walker

Story Telling

Jace Weger, 2nd place

Jaycee Gabel

Gracie Ballew

Braylon Pedigo – Alt

Coach Angie Stevens

THIRD GRADE

Chess Puzzles

Waylon Mutchler, 3rd place

Kalob Loftice

Luke McGehee

Gram Jager – Alt

Coach, Vicki Russell

Music Memory , 2nd place team

Isabella Williams

Raelynn Hensley

Jessalyn Edwards, 6th place

Coach, Rob Novak

Ready Writing

Amelia Carter

Reese Middleton, 1st place

Avery Taraba, 2nd place

Jessalyn Edwards - Alt

Coach, Vicki Kight

Spelling, 3rd place team

Reese Middleton, 1st place

Mia Sizemore

Avery Taraba

Raelynn Hensley – Alt

Coach, Vicki Kight

Story Telling

Abby Little, 3rd place

Amelia Carter, 5th place

Addyson Oliver

Isabella Williams – Alt

Coaches, Regina O’Malley and

Michelle Bennie

FOURTH GRADE

Art, 2nd place team

Bailey Floyd, 3rd place

Abigail Marsh, 4th place

Laykin Little, 5th place

Gracie Moore, 6th place

Courtney Kinsey - Alt

Coach Angela Novak

Chess Puzzles, 1st place team

Ethan Lewis, 2nd place

Tucker Crites, 4th place

Anthony Leonard, 5th place

J. W. Tindall – Alt

Coaches, Melissa Flyger and 4th

grade teachers

Music Memory , 2nd place team

Laykin Little, 4th place

Emery Howard, 6th place

Macy Hicks

Coach, Rob Novak

Number Sense, 1st place team

Bailey Floyd, 1st place

Peyton Washburn, 2nd place

Ethan Lewis, 4th place

Brian Usrey – Alt

Coach, Crissi Sprayberry

Oral Reading

Hannah Cooper, 3rd place

Kenzie Severson, 2nd place

Emery Howard

Laykin Little – Alt

Coach, Gina Cooper

Ready Writing

Ava Brown

Macy Hicks, 5th place

Madison Melton, 6th place

Mackenzie Melton – Alt

Coach, LaDonna Stanek

Spelling, 3rd place team

J. W. Tindall, 3rd place

Peyton Washburn

Ethan Floyd

Austin Draper – Alt

Coach, LaDonna Stanek

FIFTH GRADE

Art, 2nd place team

Kaiden Mullinex, 4th place

Kate Waldrip, 5th place

Malloree Meek

Coach, Angela Novak

Chess Puzzles, 1st place team

Shelton Burden, 1st place

Cole Richardson, 5th place

Hayden Corbin

Seth Starr – Alt

Coach, Melissa Flyger

Dictionary Skills, 1st place team

Jacie Kyle, 1st place

Bailee Dorris, 3rd place

Kate Waldrip

Mackenzie Fisher - Alt

Coach, Tishia Crump

Listening Skills Anzley Poe, 4th place

Colton Fuller

Tommy McKinney, 5th place

Riley Rolen – Alt

Coach, Brandi Stephens

Maps, Graphs, and Charts, 2nd place

team

Drake Daniels

Kaison Branham, 3rd place

Austin Mayhew, 6th place

Kaiden Mullinix - Alt Coach, Tishia

Crump

Music Memory, 2nd place team

Hannah Hayes, 2nd place

Kinley Weger, 3rd place

Blayze Massey

Emily Rose – Alt

Coach, Rob Novak

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Number Sense

Lucas Hamner

Titan Tillman

Holden Trainor

Colton Fuller – Alt

Coach, Brandi Stephens

Oral Reading

Kinley Weger, 5th place

Hayden Blount

Brooklyn McKinney, 6th place

Chloe Russom – Alt

Coach, David Marsh

Ready Writing

Chloe Russum

Faith Pinnick

Jamie Barnes

Hailey Trainor – Alt

Coach, Carla Norris

Social Studies

Kolby Stubbs

Gavin Pedigo

Natalia Robles

Jaxon Kinkade – Alt

Coach, Janna Melvin

Spelling, 3rd place team

Gavin Kyle

Jacie Kyle, 5th place

Wiley Lastor

Rachel Metcalf – Alt

Coach, David Marsh

Sixth grade participates in the UIL

events with the elementary school.

Their results are listed below.

SIXTH GRADE

Art, 2nd place team

Jeffrey McKinney

Kylee Beach, 6th place

Sarah Cooper

Kori Wilson

Emily Wilson

Coach, Kristina Nelson

Calculator Applications, 3rd place

team

Ashlyn Fox

Autumn Lane

Kylee Beach

Jeffrey McKinney – Alt

Coach, Lisa Johnson

Dictionary Skills

Spencer Hinds

Grady Waldrip

Terra Woodson

Jenri Lopez – Alt

Coach, Carol Brandt

Editorial Writing Sarah Cooper

Megan Severson

Taryn Haliburton

Colt Stone – Alt

Coach, April Bellows

Listening Skills , 2nd place team

Spencer Hinds, 1st place

Aiden Neal, 3rd place

Makena Hartline

Sarah Bankston – Alt

Coach, Amber Trainor

Maps, Graphs, and Charts, 3rd

place team

Preston Carter, 4th place

Cooper Smith, 6th place

Grady Waldrip

Dawson Hensley – Alt

Coach, Debbie Westbrook

Chess Puzzles, 3rd place team

Julian Garcia

Davis Durham

Fisher Simons

Jenri Lopez – Alt

Coach, Will Steger

Mathematics , 2nd place team

Jonathan Cox, 1st place

Preston Carter, 6th place

Brock Baker

Ansley Campbell - Alt

Coach, Spencer Brewer

Music Memory , 1st place team

Ansley Campbell, 1st place

Sarah Cooper, 2nd place

Blair Baker, 3rd place

Coach, Deb Beaver

Number Sense, 3rd place team

Preston Carter, 6th place

Brayden Taylor

Spencer Hinds

Jeffrey McKinney - Alt

Coach, Karlee Hall

Oral Reading

Kori Wilson, 4th place

Sarah Cooper

Teryn Haliburton, 6th place

Cody Branam – Alt

Coach, Debbie Westbrook

Ready Writing

Ashlyn Fox

Emily Wilson, 5th place

Hailey Jacobs

Kori Wilson - Alt

Coach, April Bellows

Social Studies

Jeffrey McKinney

Emily Wilson

Ashlyn Fox

Preston Carter - Alt

Coach, Amber Trainor

Spelling

Jeffrey McKinney

Payton Cole

Sarah Bankston

Coach, Donna Nichols

Bells Elementary Finishes Second Place Overall at the 2016 UIL Meet

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Once again, Bells students

and faculty welcomed Veterans

for the annual program where we

honor those who have served our

country in the armed services.

This year the campuses

combined their programs and

held a district-wide celebration in

the BHS gynmasium. Students

and teachers came together to

perform songs and speeches that

would show our Veterans how

much we appreciate them and

honor their dedicated service to

our country. Over eighty

veterans were in attendance at

the program, and many more

guests came to honor their loved

ones who had served and have

already passed. The Bells

Elementary Student Council

organized the program and

introduced each participant in the

event. This year’s special guest

was Colonel Carl Bilderback,

retired U.S. Air Force. Colonel

Bilderback gave a very moving

speech with highlights from his

time of service in the air force

and the many reasons we should

be proud to be Americans. It

was a wonderful day at Bells

ISD, and we appreciate all who

helped with the program and

those who came to participate

and share their experiences. Guests were served breakfast

before the program by the

elementary student council and

PTO. After the program, they

were treated to a nice luncheon

hosted by the Bells High School

Student Council.

2016 Veterans Day Celebration in Bells ISD

Every year the Bells Elementary Stu-

dent Council holds an essay competi-

tion centered on Veterans Day. This

year’s essay contest winners were Dyl-

lan Washburn (2nd and 3rd grade win-

ner) pictured above, and Ethan Lewis

(4th and 5th grade winner) pictured at

right.

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Left: Rob Novak, Bill

Wheeler, Pam Neal, and

Yalonda Ivers sing “An

American Tribute.”

Middle picture: BES Kinder-

gartner’s sing “If I Could Be An Ea-

gle.”

Above: Colonel Carl Bilderback

speaks to students, teachers, admin-

istrators, and guests at the program.

Left: BHS Student Council serves

program guests a lunch of fried

chicken, sides, and desserts.

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Superintendent’s Honor Roll

3rd Grade

Easton Branam, Emma Brinlee, Rendon Campbell,

Amelia Carter, Jessalyn Edwards, Braylee Gallier,

Easton Hartline, Raelynn Hensley, Marcus Holcomb,

Gram Jager, Anna Kinnkade, Abbigail Little, Kalob

Loftice, Luke McGehee, Reese Middleton, Addyson

Oliver, Mia Sizemore,

Ty Stern, Avery Taraba, Rhett Traweek, Dyllan Wash-

burn, Landon Wilson, Rylan Wilson,

Natilee Wooten

4th Grade

Ava Brown, Hannah Cooper, Colt Crane, Tucker

Crites, Austin Draper, Bailey Floyd, Ethan Floyd,

Suzanne Flyger, Allie Hale, Macyn Hicks, Tyler Kitch-

ens, Anthony Leonard, Ethan Lewis, Laykin Little, Ab-

igail Marsh, Madison Melton, RJ Montgomery, Gracie

Moore, Elly May Priest, Laura Simmons, Katie Spears,

Zayne Tardif, Hayden Taylor, JW Tindall, Brian

Usrey, Peyton Washburn

5th Grade

Jacie Kyle, Faith Pinnick, Titan Tillman

6th Grade

Kylee Beach, Ansley Campbell, Preston Carter, Sarah

Cooper, Jonathan Cox, Ashlyn Fox, Aiden Neal,

Brigette Saxon, and Colton Stone.

7th Grade

Hannah Bondarenko, Quinton Douglas, Walker

Durham, Grace Marsh, Jaden Nelson, Blake Rolen, Eli

Taylor, and Kerrigan Wegley

8th Grade

Kayton Arnold, Carl Besario, Armando Carrillo, Ethan

Cooper, Alexa Foy, Carson Gafford, Cheznie Hale,

Maegan Hewitt, Landri Hicks, Carson Howard, Hunter

Howard, Zoey McCarty, Johan Medina, Mia Moore,

Konder Morris, Landon Nelson, Logan Saxon, Gabby

Smith, Ben Stephens, and Hayden Trainor.

Class of 2020

Victoria Azevedo, Mackenzie Blodgett, Benham Bra-

nam, Kaitlyn Burgess, Courtney Davidson, Vanessa

Flores, Chyenne Floyd, Dylan Gard, Josselyn Grove,

Elsie Hooten, Rhyan Krueger, Garrett Kyle, Summer

Lane, Hayden Lerond, Madison Lewis, Jaycee Little,

Wrangler Priest, Mackenzie Robinson, Isabella Smith,

Zoe Sprayberry, Jillian Square, Matthew Wilson

Class of 2019

Carson Branham, Krisilan Brown, Emma Cobb, Jillian

Defries, Kennedy Derzapf, Garrett Faison, Brandon

Garcia, Macauley Lamb, Avery Layton, Eli Norris,

Dylan Porter, Lara Potts, Kerynn Sizemire, Christian

Smith, Haley Snavely

Class of 2018

Jorge Arevalo, Emma Bass, Savannah Brown, Jake

Bulanek, Nathan Clark, Mikaela Dogget, Jason Dow-

len, Larissa Flores, Kinley Gafford, Meagan Hardin,

Rylee Hicks, Samuel McCreary, Jayla Melvin, Piper

Simons, Zachary Sprayberry, Samantha Stanley, An-

drew Taylor, Tyler Van Duser

Class of 2017

Keisha Arellano, Zoe Bankston, Kaitlyn Branam,

Bruce Chartier, Cheyanne Connor, Jacob Cunliffe,

Leeanna Glatt, Kinley Ives, Heather Jones, Mackenzie

Lewis, Cord Matchett, Hannah Ponder, Brooklyn Ra-

gan, Bailey Stowers

First Nine Week Honor Rolls

January 2nd Student Holiday–

Teacher Professional Development

January 16th Student Holiday-Teacher Workday

February 20th Student Holiday—

Teacher Professional Development

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Principal’s Honor Rolls 3rd Grade Shane Allen-Vinson, Jason Breeze, Bailey Brown,

Rylin Brown, Acie Burden, Chad Derrick, Bryan Elton,

Adalynn Elk, Hailee Fouse, Deven Giles, Will Heatley,

Dash Hewitt, Kenadi Hitsman, Jaikob Jacobs, Natalie

Lamb, Haley Love, Rachel McCarthy, Tyler Mendez,

Jesse Mercado, Laney Moore, Waylon Mutchler, Ridge

Owens, Alissa Rose, Archer Simons, Emily Smith, An-

na Tillman, Cayden Usrey, Haven Victory, Isabella

Williams

4th Grade Brandon Brewster, Jackson Brokaw, Summer Burch-

field, Bradic Carter, Marjayce Cooper, Brooklyn

Hodge, Emery Howard, Caleb Kumler, Jacob Lashley,

Mackenzie Melton, Carly Motley, Cera Sanchez, Emily

Severson, Mackenzie Severson, Tyson Stanglin, Ava

Vaughan, BreAnna Wilson

5th Grade Jamie Barnes, Hayden Blount, Kaison Branham, Shel-

ton Burden, Hayden Corbin, Kendal Clark, Drake Dan-

iels, Bailee Dorris, Gavin Elton, Colton Fuller, Tristan

Gardner, Lucas Hamner, Alyssa Hensley, Gavin Kyle,

Austin Mayhew, Malloree Meek, Kaiden Mullinux,

Anzley Poe, Cole Richardson, Natalia Robles, Holden

Trainor, Kate Waldrip, Devin Weaver, Kinley Weger

6th Grade

Blair Baker, Brock Baker, Madison Ball, Robbie

Ballew, Brooklyn Blodgett, Davis Durham, Dawson

Hensley, Spencer Hinds, Patricia Jacobs, Lane

Kendrick, Autumn Lane, Jenri Lopez, Jeffery McKin-

ney, Cooper Smith, Brayden Taylor, Grady Waldrip,

Alexa Wallace, Kori Wilson, and Terra Woodson

7th Grade

Kevan Anthony, Elijah Beck, Sarah Clapp, Luke Gar-

ner, Shellby Harwell, Mandie Kyle, Landan Morse,

Justine Norris, Kaden Pyle, Emily Sanders, and Gracie

Simpson

8th Grade

Saebra Blackburn, Aidan Brown, Eduardo Carrillo,

Tanner Carter, Derek Chartier, Austin Connor, Abbie

Dorris, Kodi Groth, Sasha Lewis, Trystan Mallory,

Carson Miller, Cole Moore, Kyla Moseley, Zayden

Owens, McKenzie Poe, Chisum Priest, Maddie St

Amour, Jaiden Tocquigny, Hank Weaver, and Hannah

Wolf.

Class of 2020

Robert Berghian, Makayla Capps, Cade Doggett,

Bradon Garcia, Ariana Gonzales, Hanna Gonzalez, Ste-

vie James, Racheal Jones, Marlee Martin, Victoria

Monk, David Olfers, Braden Oliver, Blake Peters, Aus-

tin Pierce, Tyler Sanders, Drake Spears, Scott Straw

Class of 2019

Owen Beck, Chesney Blount, Jayci Burns, Morgan

Callan, Matthew Conner, Candice Coufal, Steven

Crawford, Brittany Doring, Alyssa Garner, Alexis

Grove, Dustin Hardin, Jalen Hartline, Kason Huschke,

Lucchese Little, Sebastian Lopez, Destiny McKinney,

Cassandra Mulkey, Kyla Neal, Lauren Nichols, Bryan

Ponder, Daisy Robles, Caitey Sawyer, Joshua Shaw,

Nathaniel Stephens, Charli Waggoner, Alexyss Wil-

liams

Class of 2018

Garrett Baker, Spencer Barnes, Nicholas Baxley, Ga-

briel Garcia, Dylan Hall, Garrett Hill, Blake Lerond,

Baileigh Massey, Phillip McGehee, Colby Meek,

Chance Morse, Jaden Powell, Sarah Smart, Ashton

Tocquigny

Class of 2017

Megan Burgess, Kamdyn Clark, Courtney Crane, Jo-

lieann Crisp, Caleb England, Montana Faulkner, Riley

Krueger, Layne Murphree, Alexis Powell, Cara Pow-

ers, Maverick Priest, Cassidy Scott, Jacob Shaw, Sid-

ney Stephens, Kylie Stubbs, Alexys Ward, Richard

Weaver, Trevor Whitmire, Danielle Yelton-Brown

Bells High School Honor Roll Determination Guidelines

Superintendent’s Honor Roll: Student must have a grade average of 92

or above with no grade below 90. Principal’s Honor Roll: Student must

have a grade average of 90 or above with no grade below an 80. When averaging for Honor Rolls, P.E., Athletics, and Band are not included. To

receive a certificate at the end of the year for either Honor Roll, the student must maintain the status for each 9 week grading period.

First Nine Week Honor Rolls