Week of October 23

The +10 Mindset - Tiger Band Excellence

The Tiger Band's Quest for Excellence is Achieved!!!

The Tiger Band has been working hard in preparation for the UIL Marching Contest this month.  On Wednesday, October 18, the Tiger band received its FIRST EVER First Division Rating at the UIL Marching Contest in Princeton.  Congratulations to Band Director, David Terry who in his 3rd year has led the band to this tremendous accolade.

This year, Terry has been leading the band to new heights.  At the Ponder contest, the Tiger Band won the following accolades

• Best Band in 1A or 2A
• Best Drum Major in 1A or 2A
• Best Percussion in 1A or 2A
• Best Music in 1A or 2A
• Missed Finals by 6 points and scored about several 3A/4A Bands

We are very proud of the students, Tiger Band Director David Terry and Tiger Band Asst. Director James Carpenter.

RED RIBBON WEEK SCHEDULE (click here)

Upcoming Events

BRHS Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors took the
 PSAT test last week.  The Pre-SAT test is used to prepare kids
for SAT test and to identify National Merit Scholars which
offers kids a great chance for scholarship opportunities.

• Fri, Oct 20 - End of 1st 9 Week Grading Period
• Fri, Oct 20 - HS VB at Bells
• Fri, Oct 20 - HS FB at Bells
• Sat, Oct 21 - Blue Ridge Fall Festival from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Sat, Oct 21 - Green Saturday for HS students from 7 - 11 p.m.
• Mon, Oct 23 - 2nd 9 Weeks Begins
• Mon, Oct 23 - BRES Book Fair Begins
• 
  Mon, Oct 23 - Carter Blood Drive at BRHS
• Tue, Oct 24 - HS VB vs Roxton at HOME (SENIOR NIGHT)
• Thu, Oct 26 - JH / JV Football at Trenton
• Thu, Oct 26 - BRES STAR Night at 6 p.m.
• Fri, Oct 27 - HS Football vs Trenton HOME (SENIOR NIGHT)

Calendars

October is National Principals' Month.  Thank you
to our fantastic principals for all that they do for BRISD.
From L-R (Phillip Lentz - BRMS, Matthew Todd - BRES,
Anthony Figueroa - BRHS, Not Pictured Rene Sawatsky -
BRES - Asst. Principal

District Calendar
Elementary School Calendar
Middle School Calendar
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Character Education is Critical

Coach Wiggins leads the first Man Up Monday
to talk to the boys about developing a strong
character.

At BRISD, our goal is to prepare every student to succeed in life.  Many times we focus on academics, athletics, or some sort of extracurricular preparation.  These things are essential, but without a solid character, talent and accolades will not take you very far.

CONGRATULATIONS TIGER BAND ON YOUR FIRST EVER FIRST DIVISION AT
UIL MARCHING CONTEST

Each campus makes character education a priority, and at Blue Ridge MS Mr. Lentz will be implementing a character ed focus for boys and girls.  Monday will be Man-Up Monday, and Wednesday will be Wonder Woman Wednesday.  Stay tuned to the BRMS Facebook and Twitter pages to learn more about their character education.


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