Week of April 23

The +10 Mindset

Our BRHS Girls Area Track Qualifiers

Academic and athletic competition is a very important part of our mission at Blue Ridge ISD, and this year has been an extremely successful for both academic and athletic competition.  This week, I would like to highlight our success in UIL Track and UIL Academics.

In UIL Academics, BRES won the district championship, BRMS won the district runner-up and BRHS won the district runner-up as well.  For all campuses total team points increased tremendously with BRMS almost doubling their overall point total from last year.  As we head into 3A competition, I am so proud of the work our students and staff have done to be highly successful in academic competition.

In track our HS & MS campuses earned nothing less than District Runner Up success.  Here is a breakdown of our track success:

• HS Varsity Boys - District Runner Up

  

  Our BRHS Boys Area Track Qualifiers

• HS Varsity Girls - District Runner Up
• HS JV Boys - District Champions
• HS JV Girls - District Champions
• MS 8th Boys - District Runner Up
• MS 8th Girls - District Champions
• MS 7th Boys - District Champions
• MS 7th Girls - District Champions

We are extremely proud of our kids and coaches for finishing their last year in 2A competition by finishing 1st or 2nd at the district level, and we look forward to continued success in 3A competition.

At the April Board Meeting

The Board recognized our Teachers of the Year:
Roma Morgan - BRMS, Melissa Stiney & Laura
Larsen - BRES, Not Pictured Derek Gourley - BRHS

At the Monday, April 16 board meeting, the board recognized our teachers of the year and our Area Qualifier track athletes.  The board heard an information report by Pogue Construction on the Construction Manager At-Risk process.  The board also approved updates to the Emergency Operations Plan and Extended Teacher Contracts.  Finally the board approved summer school plans and an additional position for dyslexia for the 2018-2019 school year.

The board discussed giving all staff a minimum 2% raise for the 2018-2019 school year.  This information will be finalized as the budget process continues to be developed in May.  In order to be competitive and to reward our teachers for their hard work, the Blue Ridge ISD Board of Trustees has made it a priority to improve compensation for the district's employees.  At the May board meeting more plans will be shared to increase compensation for all employees.


Anonymous Alerts
Blue Ridge ISD has partnered with Anonymous Alerts so that students and parents can anonymously report threats, illegal drugs, vapes, bullying, cyberbullying or anything that could be of concern to the district.  Please check out the video below to learn more.  

You can download the app directly to your phone. (see icon to the right) and get into BRISD's group with the username as blueridgeisd and password as blueridgeisd.  

If you have questions, please contact your campus principal or Melissa Stiney, our new Director of Instructional Technology.

Upcoming Events

• Fri, Apr 20 - SB at Trenton
  
• Fri, Apr 20 - BB vs Ector HOME
• Sat, Apr 21 - Mother/Son Date Night at BRES
• Tue, Apr 24 - BB at Bland
• Fri, Apr 27 - BB vs Celeste HOME (SENIOR NIGHT)
• Fri, Apr 27 - End of 6 Weeks Grading Period
• Thu, May 3 - Beta Night at Frisco Roughriders
• Thu, May 3 - Band Banquet
• Week of May 7 - STAAR EOC Testing at BRHS
• Week of May 7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
• Mon, May 7 - Special Olympics Banquet
• Tue, May 8 - Athletics Banquet at 6:30 p.m.
• Week of May 14 - STAAR Testing at BRMS & BRES

Calendars

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