Cy Woods Athletes Sign with Colleges - Seven Cypress Woods High School senior athletes signed national letters of
intent to play collegiate athletics for the 2009-10 school year during a
signing party in the Cypress Woods gymnasium.
Volleyball players Caleigh McCorquodale and Shannon McClean signed with Texas State University and the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, respectively. Swimmer Seraphina Van signed with Purdue University. From the baseball team, Michael Hilliard signed with Sam Houston State University, Jeremy Fant signed with Rice University and Andy Lada and
Casey Grayson signed with Navarro College.
TMEA Honors All-State Music Students - Forty-four students from Cypress Fairbanks ISD were selected to the Texas
Music Educators Association All-State Band, Choir and Orchestra
—the result of an elimination process that began in November.
Achieving all-state status is the highest honor a music student may achieve. The
students were selected from thousands of students statewide. The all-state
groups are comprised of about 1 percent of all the music students in Texas.
The following CFISD students, indicated by musical instrument or part, were
selected: Cy-Fair High School
– Katelyn Freeman, Alto 1; Sarrah Galentine, Soprano 1; Audrey Lee,
Violin 1; John Dorin, Bass 2; Evan Key, Bass 1; Cypress Creek High School – David Trujillo, Bass clarinet; Kevin Smith, Tenor 2; Krystal Hargrove, Soprano 1; Daniel Cruz, Oboe; Luke Lehman, Alto clarinet; Tim McMillan,
Contrabass clarinet; and Tyler Meyer, Bass clarinet; Cypress Falls High School – Owen Amadin, Alto 2; Angela Li, Violin 2; Lindsay Lymer, Alto 2; Chaz Robilotto, Tenor 2; Cypress Lakes High School – Eliodoro Castillo, Bass 2; Cypress Ranch High School – Sarah Guhl, Clarinet; Cypress Ridge High School – Elaine Lowry, Oboe; Sean Stultz, Tenor 1; Cypress Springs High School – Sierah Ayala, Alto 1; Alan McAda, Trumpet; Jaren Reyes, Euphonium; Cypress Woods High School – Kathryn Bannon, Soprano 1; Kelsey Carpenter, Clarinet; Jakora Frazier, Alto 2; Andie Roeder, Harp; Ahsley Scrambray, Trombone; Brandon Custer, Percussion; Ryan Finke, Clarinet; Alex Jensen, Tenor 1; Robert Lares, Trumpet; Sid Quinsaat, Tenor 1; Jersey Village High School – Amanda Hogan, Viola; Alison Moscoso, Alto 1; Amanda Weise, Trombone; Alex Bruce, Tenor 1; Luke Holt, Percussion; Colin Lee, French horn; Matt Mazzola, Tenor 2; Ian Paige, French horn; Joseph Sliepka, Piano; and Langham Creek High School – Andrew Burns, Bass 2; and Paul Norris, Clarinet.
The students will perform at the TMEA 2009 Clinic and Convention, to be held
Feb. 11-14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.
OfficeMax Recognizes Lowery Teacher - Lowery Elementary School art teacher Anna Jones was selected as the OfficeMax Teacher of the Year this fall.
Mario Fuentes, a representative from OfficeMax, surprised Jones at the school in October with
a certificate and several gifts including flowers, a new office chair, digital
camera with memory cards and a box of classroom supplies to use in her art
classes.
Peggy Bateman, Lowery secretary to the principal, nominated Jones for the award. “Anna was so surprised. She is deserving of this award as she sees every student
in our building and makes such a positive impact on their lives,
” Bateman said.
