HEB ISD School & Family Magazine April/May 2016 | Page 28

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What’s happening
around the district

Bell Manor Elementary students, teachers, and parents celebrated Dr. Seuss and Read Across
America Day. All grades participated by heading out to Pennington Field to enjoy the sunny
day and a good book!

At the 2016 HEB ISD Geography Challenge, 1st place went to Maverick Ganzo of
Wilshire Elementary, 2nd place to Eli Hance of Bedford Junior High, and 3rd to
Samia Tas-nim of Euless Junior High.
This year’s Jump 4 Joy was a wonderful success! The annual event celebrates
the talents of HEB ISD Visual & Performing Arts students with performances and
a si e t art au tio The pro eeds e efit the H
Fa i upport ervi es
Department and their work to support homeless students.

Harwood Junior High's 7th grade B girls basketball team went undefeated this
season on their way to a Big 12 championship. Coach Kristen Hancock’s Lady
Hawks had an overall record of 9-0.
The L.D. Bell High School Lady Raiders basketball team enjoyed some team time
serving dinner at the Agape Meal at Broadway Baptist Church in Ft Worth. This is
a weekly banquet hosted for the local homeless & underprivileged community in
downtown Ft Worth.

Myles Turner, of the NBA’s Indiana
Pacers, spoke to students at a Central
Junior High pep rally about his
time at Central and emphasized the
importance of hard work. The Mayor of
Euless, Linda Martin, proclaimed the
day “Myles Turner Day”, and Turner
a arded the first es Tur er A ard
to CJH standout Jaxson Kapellusch.

Members of Trinity High School’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Jr. Chapter attended the Texas A&M University Junior College Day tour
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program. The event promoted STEM education and provided college
preparation workshops to help ease the transition from high school to college.