Week of January 22

The +10 Mindset

Congratulations Kendall McCarley
for being accepted to the University

of Texas in Austin!

The 3rd 6 weeks formative assessments will be coming to an end this week, and the data from them gives us an indication if your student is making progress toward reaching their +10 goal in their subjects.  Please take a few minutes this week to visit with your child about their progress on these important assessments.

If you have questions about your child's progress, I encourage you to reach out to your child's teachers or principal.  They will be glad to help you.




FFA Excellence

Welcome our new 7th Grade English Language Arts teacher,
Erin Hale, to our district.  She is a recent graduate of the
University of North Texas with a Masters degree in English.

On the first week back from Christmas break, the FFA program competed in the Collin County Leslie Packard and Bob Bean for their hard work in preparing the students to exhibit their projects.  Additionally, I would like to thank our parents who put in countless hours of hard work behind the scenes to ensure that their kids are successful.  Finally, I would like to congratulate the students for their hard work, preparation, and dedication.  There is no doubt that every student learned many valuable lessons from this experience that will prepare them for even more success in life.
Livestock Show, and they did amazing.  

From Mrs. Packard - I am extremely proud of all of the hard work and effort that they put into these projects each and every day, and as you will see it paid off!  These BRFFA kids who made sale successfully earned nearly $27,000 in our county auction, and we can't wait to see what else we accomplish in during this year's major livestock shows. We as a chapter appreciate your support for our program and your willingness to work around our busy stock show schedules. If you see these kids around this week please give them a hard earned congratulations!

Swine:

• Kelsie Kennon: 2nd place Black OPB, 4th place Cross
• Jimmy Fortner: 1st place Duroc, 3rd place Cross, Reserve Champion Jr. Showmanship
• Gillian Fortner: 1st place Hamp, Breed Champion Hamp, 2nd place cross
• Kolbe Gelvin: 3rd place Hamp, 5th place Cross
• Garrett Varner: 3rd place York
• Blake Rushing: 1st place Cross, 5th place York
• Josie Gonzales: 4th place Cross

Rabbits: 

• Kailea Jenkins: 4th place Sr. Broken Holland Lop Doe
• Dannika Lovell: 1st place Sr. Tortoise Mini Rex Buck, Best of Variety
• Kyle Chrisenberry: 1st place Intermediate Californian Buck
• Dominik Lovell: 2nd place Intermediate Californian Buck
• Lauren Pearson: 2nd place Jr. American Fuzzy Lop Buck
• Shelby Price: 2nd place Sr. Dwarf Hotot Buck

Sheep:

• Kaitlyn Garner: 1st place Breeding Sheep, Grand Champion Breeding Sheep, 1st place Medium Wool, Champion Medium Wool, Champion Market Lamb
• Carson Garner: Second place Breeding Sheep, Reserve Champion Breeding Sheep, 1st place Medium Wool
• Edward Steven Williams: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place commercial sheep
• Karley Rowe: 3rd place Finewool Sheep
• Abigail Sullivan: 11th place Medium Wool
• Catarina Martinez: 10th place Medium Wool
• Haley Sonntag: 9th place Medium Wool

Goats: 

• Kayden Graham: 8th place market wether
• Angel Garcia: 5th place market wether
• Colton Pimpsner: 5th place market wether

Cattle: 

• Kaitlyn Garner: 1st place class 2 Beefmaster Heifer, 1st place class 4 Beefmaster Heifer, Breed Champion Beefmaster Heifer
• Carson Garner: 1st place class 3 Beefmaster Heifer, 2nd place class 2 Beefmaster Heifer, Reserve Champion Beefmaster Heifer
• Josie Gonzales: 2nd place Brangus Heifer
• Reyna Delgadillo: 1st place Horned Hereford, Reserve Champion Horned Hereford, 2nd place Polled Hereford
• Ross Feagins: 1st place Horned Hereford, Breed Champion Horned Hereford, 1st place Polled Hereford, Breed Champion Polled Hereford, 8th place Exotic Steer
• Katherine Henric: 1st place Maine Anjou Heifer, Breed Champion Maine Anjou, 7th place Exotic Steer 
• JR Armbrister: 1st place class 3 Simmental Heifer, 2nd place class 2 Simmental Heifer
• Shelby Price: 2nd place American Cross Steer
• Ashley Swift: 4th place American Cross Steer
• Kelsie Kennon: 1st place American Cross Steer
• KC Swift: 1st place British Steer, Reserve Champion British Division Steer

Shop:

• Katherine Henric: 2nd place in the outdoor furniture division
• Charlie Joiner: 1st place & Division Champion 

Upcoming Events

Cursive handwriting is being
taught to our students at BRES.

• Fri, Jan 19 - HS BB vs Honey Grove AWAY
• Sat, Jan 20 - Boys Powerlifting at S&S ISD
• Tue, Jan 23 - HS BB vs Wolfe City HERE
• Thu, Jan 25 - JH BB vs Celeste AWAY
• Fri, Jan 26 - HS BB vs Trenton AWAY
• Sat, Jan 27 - Boys & Girls Powerlifting at Gainesville ISD
• Tue, Jan 30 - HS BB vs Bland HERE
• Thu, Feb 1 - JH BB vs Wolfe City HERE
• Fri, Fb 2 - HS BB vs Celeste AWAY
• Sat, Feb 3 - JH BB Tournament
• Mon, Feb 5 - Baseball @ Farmersville
• Tue, Feb 6 - HS BB vs Honey Grove HOME
• Wed, Feb 7 - CX Debate at Honey Grove
• Fri, Feb 9 - Boys HS BB vs Wolfe City AWAY
• Fri, Feb 9 - Father / Daughter Softball Game 
• Sat, Feb 10 - Softball Scrimmage vs Leonard HERE
• Sat, Feb 10 - Powerlifting at Whitesboro

Calendars

District Calendar
Elementary School Calendar
Middle School Calendar
High School Calendar



Emergency Text Message

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Election Information

The March primaries are coming quickly, and I wanted to share information about the election.  Here is how you can register to vote.  The deadline to register is February 5.  Early voting begins on February 20, and election day is March 6.  

Your Input Matters
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