bragging headlines..."all dressed up and nowhere to go" by maria simpson was auctioned for...
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3/20/15
"Dirty Boots & Southern
Roots" by Camille
Matzke was auctioned for
$25,000
"Well Hello There"
by David Tran was
auctioned for $24,000
Bragging Headlines
"All dressed up and
nowhere to go" by Maria
Simpson was auctioned
for $18,000
"Three Sassy Ladies" by
Shelbi Booth was
auctioned for $16,000
Congratulations to these
amazing art students!!!
Out of nearly 300,000
entries, 10 BWood students
won the honor of having
their work displayed at the
Houston Livestock Show &
Rodeo. Five of these
talented artists also
auctioned their pieces!
Click Here to read more
about their fantastic art.
"Southern Simplicity"
by Morgan Platt was
auctioned for $20,000
Out of all of the elementary division winners for the
Houston Livestock & Rodeo Art show winners from the
surrounding Houston area (around 300) there are a
handful chosen by Reliant Energy for the Power of Art
voting contest. ONLY the top 3 most voted on
artworks receive $1,000 for their school art program
and $1,000 for the district art program. Rasco Middle
School is fortunate enough to have TWO students in
this contest. It goes from March 9th to April 3rd. Vote
daily for our two students at rodeo.myreliant.com/
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo District
Competition Lake Jackson Intermediate Winners
are Avery Watkins (Best of Show) and Lisa Ebach
(Gold Medalist). Both girls received a Glassell school
scholarship for the summer. Congratulations girls!
A.P. Beutel had 356 students & staff that participated in collecting donations for
the American Heart Association. They raised $12,000! Every Beutel student
participates on the day of Jump Rope for Heart regardless of whether or not they
brought money because they are all Heart Hero's.
EXPORTER POWER!
Boys Powerlifting team won the
Class 4A division 2
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!
Congratulations to Coach Brad
Nelson for being named Regional
Coach of the Year!
Awesome Job Exporters!!!
A BIG thank you to BISD standouts, now NFL players, MJ White (Carolina Panthers) and
Darren Woodard (Arizona Cardinals), partnering with former area pros Kevin Garrett and Cedric
Mack, for hosting a skills
camp for area kids at Hopper
field this past weekend!
Gentlemen, thank you for
making a DIFFERENCE in
the lives of kids!
Congratulations to both our Lady
Exporters Soccer and Exporter
Boys’ Soccer! They beat Bay City
to become District Champs!
Way to go BPort Boy's Golf! The
team finished 2nd overall in The
Calhoun Invitational Tournament
on Monday with Ethan Angel
finishing 1st and Austin Closs
finishing 5th. Way to go, Exporters!
Anchor Down!
Thank you Chris Moore for your great big
shout out to our BPort coaches and
student athletes. (And we agree - they are
doing a great job!) BISD is the place to
BE! Please click below to read Chris
Moore’s letter to the editor.
Letters to the editor for March 9, 2015
THEFACTS.COM
Congratulations Lady Bucs Basketball point
guard Richelle Velez on earning All-District
First Team recognition, and guard Mikayla
Traweek on earning Second Team honors!
Brittany Rosenbohm
Executive Director
Brazosport ISD
Education Foundation
BISD foundation sets $400K goal to fund grant program!
Be a part of it! For information about BISD's Education Foundation and how to
contribute to the Founders’ Campaign, call 979-730-7000 or visit
www.brazosportisd.net/educationfoundation
BISD is the place to BE!
A huge thanks to Stripes for their
contribution to Velasco’s
community garden. Velasco choir
did a wonderful job at the ribbon
cutting and had great representation
from SFA, FIS, and B'port. It was a
true community celebration!
Congratulations to Brazoswood Lady Buc
pitcher Madison Philips will continue her
softball career at the University of Texas at
Tyler next season. Philips, sitting, is joined by,
back row, from left, Brazoswood Lady Buc
head coach Laura Oltman, assistant coach
Stacy Neiswander, father Chris Philips and
mother Faith Philips.
Three BPort students traveled to Dallas to
compete at Business Professionals of America
state competition. Michael Green placed 9th in
Basic Office Systems & Procedures. Also
competing was Jacob Mageors in Graphic Design
Promotion and Briar Smith in Advanced Office
Systems & Procedures.
They participated in the Internship Program
where they volunteered at least 3 hours of their
time to help the conference run smoothly. They
also competed in Open Events, which are
multiple choice tests over a variety of business
related topics.
First graders at O.M. Roberts Elementary
learned about Children's Dental Health
Month in February. To help us celebrate, Dr.
Bell, DDS, and Dr. Crocker DDS donated
110 toothbrushes to our first grade students.
Thank you Dr. Bell and Dr. Crocker!
Ms. Rutledge's Jane Long Elementary
kindergarten class received Honorable Mention
in the Milk Carton Construction Contest for the
Brazosport ISD Operations and Child Nutrition
Services. They made a Milk Robot with Muscles
that said "Milk Makes You Strong". Great job
guys!!
Brazoswood High School
Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year
Cheryl Roberts
T.W. Ogg Elementary School
Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year
Kimberly Ziehl
Bess Brannen Elementary
Elementary Principal of the Year
Julie Evans
Brazosport High School
Secondary Principal of the Year
Jennifer Gonzalez
BISD recognizes elementary and secondary principals and assistant principals who go beyond the day-to-day demands of their positions, utilizing exceptional leadership skills.
Teachers, students, former students, parents, administrators, and members of the
community were encouraged to submit nominations.
All four of our winners were announced during the March 17th Board Meeting.
Congratulations to BISD’s Principals and Assistant Principals of they Year!
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On March 17, 2015, Cedric Mack was inducted into the Exporter
Baseball Hall of Fame. Mr. Mack is a 1979 graduate of Brazosport High
School where he participated in Baseball, Football, Basketball,
Orchestra, and Jazz Band, receiving all-state honors in Baseball,
Football, Orchestra and Band. He was drafted out of high school by the
New York Yankees, but chose to go to Baylor University to play
Baseball and Football. In football, Mr. Mack garnered all SWC
conference honors. Upon graduation, Cedric Mack was signed by the St.
Louis Cardinals of the NFL and played for ten seasons. Since retirement
from the NFL, Mr. Mack has become a high school teacher and coach.
Mr. Mack resides in Lake Jackson and teaches and coaches football and golf
at Angleton High School. Cedric Mack joins prior inductees Ronnie Broaddus, Brad
Thomas, and RB Carroll. A plaque commemorating this honor is mounted on the
concession stand wall at the entrance to Exporter Field. Congratulations Cedric and thank you for
modeling excellence for student-athletes at Brazosport High School.
Caleb Bendit, a junior
at Brazoswood HS
has been selected to
star in a new show
airing this fall on
NBC. The show
"Game of Silence" will
be shot in Atlanta,
GA. He will be co-
starring as a young
Daryl. We are very
excited for Caleb and
his new adventure in
life.
Madison Lemons of
Jane Long
Elementary
received a 1st place
medal in a coloring
contest for The
Facts.
Way to go Madison!!
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Energy Improvement Award Winner
Congratulations goes to the staff of Brazoswood High School for earning the monthly Energy Im-provement award this month. Brazoswood came in with a savings of 19% from December 2014 to January 2015. Lanier Middle School came In second place with a savings of 17.5% and Jane Long Elementary placed third with 14.7%.
Pictured below accepting the award are Interim Superintendent Danny Massey, Brazoswood Principal Tracie Phillips, and Energy Specialist Randy Whitten.