Grapevine High GHS students are invited to the Corral, the best post-game party in town. On Friday, Oct. 10, the Corral theme will be Casino Night. Admission of $5 includes food, DJ, beverages, plus a ticket to cash in for chips. Students must present a GHS ID. The Corral is safe post-game activity sponsored by the GHS PTSA. (end)

Bransford Elementary Congratulations to all of the participants in Bransford Elementary's 5th Annual Fun Run held on Sept. 27. Results are as follows:

Kindergarten: 1st place boy: Parker Wolfe 1st place girl: Laney Hagen 2nd place boy: Michael Hilebrand 2nd place girl: Kirsten Carter

1st Grade: 1st place boy: Sean Grace 1st place girl: Kaycie Alexander 2nd place boy: Daniel Strok 2nd place girl: Marla Jacobson 3rd place boy: Christopher Merle 3rd place girl: Kelly Pederson

2nd Grade: 1st place boy: John Johnson 1st place girl: Chandler Clark 2nd place boy: Jaren Gonzales 2nd place girl: Erica Atchison 3rd place boy: Hunter Pitts 3rd place girl: Logan Brandt

3rd Grade: 1st place boy: Sean Bruton 1st place girl: Heather Roberts 2nd place boy: Ty Hightower 2nd place girl: Camry Cross 3rd place boy: Nicholas Carter 3rd place girl: Kenzie Wolfe

4th Grade: 1st place boy: Dylan Johnson (2nd place finisher overall) 1st place girl: Courtney Dion (3rd place finisher overall) 2nd place boy: Will French 2nd place girl: Christina Dion 3rd place boy: Zach Martin 3rd place girl: Abby Hagen

5th Grade: 1st place boy: Christian Clark (1st place overall) 1st place girl: Abby Dorman 2nd place boy: Miguel Balli 2nd place girl: Faina Carter 3rd place boy: Jack Mahoney 3rd place girl: Emily Gates (end)

Dove Elementary Calendar of Events

Oct. 8 - Windsuit Wednesday Oct. 10 - Crazy Sock Day/ Jeans - End of first 9 weeks Oct. 13 - School Holiday Oct. 14-24 - ITBS testing Grades 2,3,5 Oct. 14 - Cookie Dough Sale Kick-off Oct. 15 - Positive Proof Program - 8:15 a.m. - Report Cards Oct. 17 - Spirit Day! Oct. 21 - CEC meeting - 3:20 p.m. in the library - Picture Retakes Oct. 22 - Windsuit Wednesday Oct. 24 - Best Overall Day! - Fall Festival 6-9 p.m. Oct. 26-30 - Red Ribbon Week Oct. 28 - PTA meeting - 6:45 p.m. in the cafeteria ( 4th grade program) Oct. 29 - Cookie Dough orders due Oct. 31 - Spirit Day

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Colleyville Elementary Fifth grade students who want to be tellers, bookkeepers, managers, public relations personnel, marketing agents or set up crews at Colleyville Bucks and Coins National Bank will interview on Monday, Oct. 6, and Tuesday, Oct. 7. Sherry Inman of Consumer Credit Counseling Services will be holding the interviews. New employees for the 2003 – 2004 school year will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and will train on Oct. 17. (end)

The Colleyville Bucks and Coins National Bank will open for new accounts only on Wednesday, Oct. 22. During the morning, all students new to CES will have an opportunity to open an interest-free savings account with Washington Mutual through the CES student-run bank. Returning students who have decided to open accounts may do so on Oct. 22. The bank will open for regular banking on Monday, Oct. 29 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (end)

The Colleyville Elementary School Chess Club will meet on Monday, Oct. 20, from 3–4 p.m. in the media center. (end)

The Missoula Children’s Theatre, the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre, will return to CES the week of Oct. 20. Auditions for parts in “The Frog Prince” will be held on Oct. 20, from 3:15-5:15 p.m. in the cafeteria. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the auditions. A cast of approximately 50 children will be selected. Rehearsals will be on Tuesday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Oct. 24, from 3:15-7:15 p.m. daily with a final dress rehearsal being held on Saturday morning.

The performance will be on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Tickets, a $5 each, will be on sale at the school to help defray the costs of bringing MCT to town.

A tour team arrives in town with a set, lights, costumes, props and make-up, everything it takes to put on a play…except the cast. The team holds an open audition and casts 50-60 local students to perform in the production. The show is rehearsed throughout the week and a public performance is presented on Saturday. All MCT shows are original adaptations of classic children’s stories and fairytales…a twist on the classic stories that you know and love. Photographers welcomed. (end)

Kindergarten students at Colleyville Elementary will visit the Henrietta Apple Orchard in Keller on Tuesday, Oct. 21. While at the orchard the students will learn how a working farm and orchard operate. They will also learn about the seasons of the apple tree, the life of pumpkins, where honey comes from, and will view a butterfly garden. They will return to the school at about 1:30 p.m. (end)

The State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) Phase IV Training will be offered at Colleyville Elementary on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the media center. Parents of special needs students are asked to attend. Training dates on other campuses are available upon request. (end)

Heritage Elementary On Monday, Oct. 6, all fifth grade students will display their three-dimensional explorer projects. Teachers, parents, and HES students are invited to the "Gallery Showing" in the library throughout the day. (end)

HES "Sub Sandwich Students" have been working on reading 200 pages to earn parts of a sub sandwich. Parents will serve the celebration lunch on Friday, Oct. 17 during the lunch hour. (end)

On Friday, Oct. 21, fifth grade students will celebrate Colonial Days, with parent volunteers conducting mini-workshops throughout the day to simulate Colonial American life. These workshops will include quilting, candle making, and using quill pens. Students are encouraged to dress the part of a Colonial American child and a special lunch will be served to make the day more memorable.