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C R E E K V I E W H I G H S C H O O L P T S A , C A R R O L L T O N T X
Volume 15, Issue 5
February 2013
Mustang Round Up
Calling all 8 th graders headed to Creekview next school year! Creekview
faculty invites you and your parents to spend an evening getting to know
the high school and what all it has to offer. Students will be able to tour the
school and get information from administrators, teachers, coaches and
representatives of extracurricular clubs and organizations. Also, PTSA will
conduct an election for a nominating committee to decide on a slate of
officers for the 2013-2014 PTSA Board.
Please join us Feb. 25, 2013 at 6:30 pm in the Creekview Auditorium.
WELCOME
CREEKVIEW MUSTANGS
CLASS OF
2017
12th Annual Gently Used Book Sale
Inside this issue:
CONGRATULATIONS
KAREN SHEA AND GINNY BIGGS
TEXAS PTA LIFE MEMBERS
Creekview Principal 2
Creekview PTSA President 3
PTSA Membership 3, 4, 5
Council Delegates 8, 9
Counselor Corner 14
Parent Education 15
Creekview Calendar 19
Creekview PTSA Board 20
Special points of interest:
Creekview Dominates Reflections
Clothes Closet Needs Donations
Softball Schedule
Kacie’s Run
Creekview Theater
Chevels
Choir, Orchestra and Band
See Page 8 for more details

Creekview Principal—Joe LaPuma
Good afternoon and I hope everyone had a great weekend! I am still thrilled over my recent experiences
this past weekend. Please indulge me while I share a bit about my weekend in San Antonio at
this year's Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention. What a treat it was to be a part of
our A Cappella Choir as they performed at TMEA on Friday. I could not be more proud of a group of
students and teachers. Not only were our students focused and prepared, but they also behaved so
very well! A few of our students even wrote and left thank you notes for the housekeepers who
cleaned their hotel rooms!! The Creekview Choral department has a rich tradition of high
achievement and added to that tradition and reputation with their performance this past Friday at
the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. In front of a large crowd of educators, parents, and other
students from across the United States, the A Cappella delivered with six beautiful pieces. I would
like to thank Tara Sikon, our choral director, and Brian Murray our associate director, for the efforts
and commitment that each of you have made while working with our outstanding students! I would
also like to thank our talented students for their efforts. Hard work and commitment (and of course
talent) can sound so amazingly beautiful!
Our A Cappella Choir is a shining star in our district and a great example of the outstanding
opportunities that are provided to the students in C-FB ISD and at Creekview High School!
In addition to the honor of having our A Cappella Choir performing at TMEA, we also had the
following students perform as members of an all-state band, women’s choir or orchestra:
Samantha Guu- Four year all-state in violin; performed with the All-State Symphony Orchestra
Madison Goad- All-State 5A Texas Concert Band-All-State Bassoon
Mackie Thomas-All State 4A Symphonic Band- All-State Bassoon
Nathan Presson-All State 4A Symphonic Band-All State Baritone Saxophone
Damian Holmes- All State 4A Symphonic Band-All State Tenor Trombone
Amanda Altenhofen-All State Women’s Choir
The month of February also has our spring sports kicking off as well as Creekview students
representing our school at the state wrestling tournament, state academic decathlon, and state DECA
competition.
I would also like to take a moment to thank our parents who were in San Antonio supporting and
chaperoning our students as well as the many parents of the Ac Dec team who were here this
morning as we celebrated their send off to state! Great things are going on at Creekview and
C-FB ISD as we strive for high achievement for all students!
Sincerely,
Principal LaPuma
http://josephlapuma.blogspot.com/
Please see page 20 for the Spanish translation.
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Creekview PTSA President—Angela Jacobs
Please plan to attend our PTSA meeting
on Monday, February 25, 2013 which
will include the election of our
Nominating Committee for the 2013-
2014 school year. This committee will
select the slate of PTSA officers for next
year. Please contact Kay Dowell at
parliamentarian@creekviewptsa.org if
you're interested in serving on the
Nominating Committee, or on next
year's PTSA board.
The evening's program continues the
2012-2013 preparation with "Mustang
Round Up", where 8th graders and their
parents can learn about Creekview
courses and activities.
Congratulations to the newest recipients
of the Honorary Texas PTA Life Membership
Award! Ginny Biggs, Creekview,
Associate Principal, and Karen Shea,
long time C-FB volunteer, were
PTSA Membership
Did you know that it's never too late to join the PTSA, so if you haven't
already signed up, you can fill out a form and drop it off at student
services. Membership is only $8.50 for adults, $6.50 for students and
$6.25 for life members. Life members are those who have been
acknowledged by the PTA at a special ceremony.
Also, remember
that seniors who are members of the PTSA are eligible to
apply for a PTSA scholarship at the end of the school year.
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recognized at our January meeting
for their contributions to the
well-being of our students. The
Honorary PTA Life Membership is
one of the highest honors presented
to individuals for outstanding
service to children and youth.
Creekview PTSA offers two $500
scholarships to graduating seniors.
Seniors must be a Creekview PTSA
member by March 1, 2013 to apply,
so join today! The scholarship
application is due April 12, 2013
and is available on the Creekview
website under PTSA. The completed
application may be submitted to
either awards@creekviewptsa.org or
the Creekview Counselors' office.
Are you "Mustang Proud"? PTSA is
now offering a generic "Mustang"
t-shirt so that you can show your
Creekview spirit at any event.
You can find an order form in this
newsletter and also on the PTSA
website. These shirts will also be
sold at Mustang Round Up.
Don’t forget to attend the Used
Book Sale at the end of this
month. See details on page eight
of this newsletter. They have over
65,000 books for sale at this time.
See you at "Mustang Round Up"
on Monday, February 25, 2013
at 6:30 pm in the Creekview
Auditorium.
Go, Mustangs!
Angela Jacobs
PTSA President
president@creekviewptsa.org
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Reflections 2012-2013
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Creekview Dominates!
Congratulations are in order for our students, staff, and administration!
Each year the National PTA sponsors the Reflections contest that “encourages students to explore the arts and express
themselves”. With this year's theme of "Magic of the Moment”, our supportive CHS Administration, outstanding staff,
and highly creative students combined efforts to support 173 entries for the contest at the school level. In each category,
the entries were judged and the school level winners were sent to C-FB PTA Council for the District Level Reflections
Contest.
On January 31, 2013, C-FB Council of PTAs presented its Reflections Contest Awards.
Kaleigh Hayworth, Meredith Alexander, Mackenzie Wilson, Mr. LaPuma,
Ashton Overbeck, Carolyn Kenney, Safa Tariq, Morgan Reiner, Nic
McCutchan, Taylor Rouse
Outstanding Award: Ashton Overbeck, Kaleigh Hayworth, Mackenzie
Wilson, not pictured Joshue Choe and Anna Chainaranont
Creekview had more winners at the Council Level than any other C-FB high school.
Category Title/ Student Award
Literature Melody by Cameron Story Excellence
Literature The Puzzle by Amanda Karasic Honorable Mention
Literature The Moment of a Lifetime by Susy Estevane Merit
Literature The Giggle by Jeena Piriano Excellence
Literature Downtown in Winter by Hanna Bodenhorn Merit
Literature Back into His Arms by Morgan Reiner Honorable Mention
Literature First Set by Nic McCutchin Honorable Mention
Literature Coming Together by Alexandria Ayala Merit
Photography Under the Texas Sky by Safa Tariq Merit
Photography Unconditional Love by Carolyn Kenney Excellence
Photography Generations by Taylor Rouse Merit
Photography Hallows Eve by TaylorRouse Excellence
Photography Mundane Afternoon by Chihun/John Chin Honorable Mention
Visual Arts Resurgence by Michelle Huang Merit
Visual Arts Memoir Day by Zhexin Jiang Excellence
Visual Arts Old Age Magic by Meridith Alexander Merit
Visual Arts Juniper by Marly Chhoeung Excellence
In addition, we had five students who received Outstanding (Overall Award of Excellence). Those have moved on to the
State Level PTA Reflections Contest.
Literature The Little Fireworks by Anna Chainaranont Outstanding
Photography Recollections by Mackenzie Wilson Outstanding
Musical Composition Blue Moon by Joshua Choe Outstanding
Dance Choreography Awaken From the Dark by Ashton Overbeck Outstanding
Film Production Magical Moments with my Mama by Kaleigh Hayworth Outstanding
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2012-2013 Creekview Reflections Awards
Award of Excellence
*Literature:
Cameron Story
Kristian/Miles Paskel
Christina Jason
Amanda Karasic
Anna Chainaranont
Susy Estevane
Jeena Piriano
Hanna Bodenhorn
Francesca Mollica
Morgan Reiner
Nic McCutchan
Ashley Bennett
Zhexin Jiang
Keaton Yowell
Sierra Salmi
Enrique Villanueva
Alexanderia Ayala
Cali Basnett
Chris Williams
Keny Castro
Abbey Sagcal
Tiffanie Jacob
Michael George
*Dance
Choreography:
Ashton Overbeck
*Musical
Composition:
Joshua Choe
*Film Production:
Kaleigh Hayworth
*Visual Arts:
Michelle Huang
Zhexin Jiang
Meredith Alexander
Tyler Ethridge
Sonja Hunter
Marly Chhoeung
Eduardo Hernandez
*Photography:
Sabrina Jesani
Safa Tariq
Carolyn Kenney
Taylor Rouse
Taylor Rouse
Mackenzi Wilson
Maria Mougridis
Chihun /John Shin
*All Award of Excellence winners
will move on to council.
Literature:
Julie Chrisman
Alyssa Desjardins
Samiha Chowdhury
Madison Goad
Michelle Bresndran
Lauren Selaiden
Irina Hernandez
Spencer Soles
Chandler Renshaw
Alan Tapia
Stepanie Dyess
Caitlin Webb
Rachel Kirchner
Chris Thomson
Cheyenne McDowell
Seena Thomas
Anastasia Fiolova
Jooeun Kung
Yolanda Lindo
Valerie Hernandez
Kaleen Washington
Josh Baber
Rames Martinez
Amazing Creekview Students who
participated in this year’s Reflections.
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Award of Merit Honorable Mention
Dance Choreography:
Alexandria Ayala
Musical Composition:
Samantha Guu
Film Production:
Jennifer Swanson
Visual Arts:
Jenny Nguyen
Darrian Smothers
Victoria Skarpho
Sadia Khatoon
Ariel Strother
Alex Blanco
Mercedes Navarrette
Photography:
Brittany Simer
Taylor Rouse
Eric Wilde
Mehvish Asif
Sofia Tyreman
Morgan Amsler
Sabrina Jesani
Lauren Davis
2012-2013 Creekview Reflections Awards
Literature:
Christina Maxey
Cristina Pop
Alisha Jobe
Nathan Gardner
Sierra Sanchez
Ryan Allo
Jessica Worthington
Haley McKillips
Daniel Shrader
Daniel Shrader
Selene Aravjo
Juliana Jang
Laura Blowey
Maurico Gonzales
Jasmine Speight
Hannah Sherman
Luis Gonzales
Christopher Cabellero
Marco Hernandez
Piyali Pramanik
Jermy Johnson
Attila Szabo
Jesus Perez
Dance Choreography:
Ashley Alvarado
Visual Arts:
Daniel Chin
Dil-Aram Mirshahi
Francisco Gonzales
Nathan Presson
Lauren Antos
Brigid Ludwig
Abraham Park
Photography:
Isabel Meijering
Nabeeha Tariq
Sungkeun Kim
Hannah Lee
Brittany Simer
Sabrina Jesani
Nathan Gardner
Josey Kelsay
Participation
Literature
Nilah Adams
Karina Gonzales
Briana Shavers
Melanie Purdy
Keyton Hooker
Hanna Walker
Jesse Echeverz
Michael Park
Kaylee Donaghey
Jithin Thomas
Will Schleicher
Ryan Becnel
Jermy Dowell
Thang Nguyen
Emily Chavez
Miracle Lewis
Muhammad Sajjad
Jennifer Delgado
Shea Melendez
Stephanie Bell
Kyung Joo
Omar Dabaja
Lexi McCreary
Samuel Powers
Reflection Theme for 2013-2014
Believe, Dream, Inspire
Visual Arts:
Cindy Noh
Kelsey Nguyen
Nick Albino
Ashley Alvarado
Rida Anwar
Julian Dounley
Berlyn Keith
Catherine Reyes
Aaron Thomas
Joseph Ibarra
Annika Turnbow
Jessica Reisner
Murtazg Rizvi
Photography:
Alexiz Magro-Marlo
Sabrina Jesani
Erika Selby
Taylor Rouse
Paige Nelson
Safa Tariq
Justin Joy
Michael Caballero
Itzel Escobedo
Natalia Gomez
Arsalin Lakhani
Alexandra Sorrels
Andrea Ehlers
Lyna Bennacine
Gabriella Frost
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Council Delegates
GENTLY USED BOOK SALE
February 28 – March 3,2013
We need volunteers to help sort and sell the books AND we need volunteers to buy the books so
please let your friends, family and neighbors know about the Gently Used Book Sale.
The Gently Used Book Sale is the main fundraiser of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Council
PTA. The book sale increases community awareness of the organization, promotes literacy in our
community, and provides an additional source of revenue for PTA programs, scholarships and
endowments.
Last year's Book Sale was a great success! Proceeds helped fund:
PTA Clothes Closet
PTA Program Grants
Post Prom for Creekview, Ranchview, R.L. Turner and Newman Smith High Schools
Student Scholarships
Teacher Classroom Grants
Student Enrichment Grants
For more information please check out the Gently Used Book Sale link or
Contact Cara Basnett or Jinna Thompson at councildelegate@creekviewPTSA.org
CLOTHES CLOSET
The Clothes Closet needs gently used pants, jeans, uniform pants & coats and they also need new
socks and underwear. If you clean out your closets you can bring everything to the Box in Student
Services or contact Cara Basnett or Jinna Thompson as we will be happy to come to your home and
pick up.
Please contact us if you would like to volunteer to work in the Clothes Closet. Duties involve sorting
donations and on client days, assisting clients and their families in picking out school clothes for
pre-qualified families in need.
If you have any questions please Contact Cara Basnett or Jinna Thompson at:
councildelegate@creekviewPTSA.org
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Creekview Softball Team
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CREEKVIEW SOFTBALL
SCHEDULE 2013
February 22 Friday JV RL Turner HOME 4:30pm
February 22 Friday V Carroll Tournament Southlake TBA
February 23 Saturday V Carroll Tournament Southlake TBA
February 26 Tuesday JV/V Irving Nimitz CFB YOUTH HOME 5:00 /6:30pm
February 28 Thursday V McKinney Tourney McKinney TBA
March 1 Friday V McKinney Tourney McKinney TBA
March 2 Saturday V McKinney Tourney McKinney TBA
March 5 Tuesday JV/V North Forney * HOME 5:00 / 7:00pm
March 8 Friday JV/V West Mesquite * FAMILY NIGHT HOME 5:00 / 7:00pm
March 11 Monday JV/V Smith * Smith 5:00 / 7:00pm
March 13 Wednesday JV/V Forney * HOME 5:00 / 7:00pm
March 19 Tuesday JV/V Poteet * MGSC #1 5:30 / 7:00pm
March 23 Saturday JV/V Highland Park * HP 11:00 /12:30pm
March 26 Tuesday JV/V Terrell * HOME 5:00 / 7:00pm
March 28 Thursday JV/V North Forney * North Forney 5:00 / 7:00pm
April 4 Thursday JV/V West Mesquite * MGSC #3 5:30 / 7:00pm
April 5 Friday JV/V Smith * PINK OUT HOME 5:00 / 7:00pm
April 9 Tuesday JV/V Forney * Warren MS 5:00 / 7:00pm
April 12 Friday JV/V Poteet * HOME 5:00 / 7:00pm
April 17 Wednesday JV/V Highland Park *SENIOR NIGHT HOME 5:00 /7:00pm
April 19 Friday JV/V Terrell * Terrell 5:00 / 7:00pm
Head Coach: Stacey Segal Colors: Red & White Principal: Joe LaPuma
Asst. Coach: Michael Blow Mascot: Mustangs Athletic Coordinator: Jay Cline
Asst. Coach: Matt Schell Phone: 972-968-6719
Athletic Trainer: Rob Sundquist, Daina Gardner
Student Trainer: Shelby Smith
C-FBISD AD: Renee Putter
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Creekview Choir
On January 12, 2013, Amanda Altenhofen was named as first chair Alto I in the Texas All-State
Women’s Choir!!! This is HUGE accomplishment and honor for Amanda. Amanda performed in
the Texas All-State Women’s Choir at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) in San
Antonio on February 15, 2013.
On February 15, 2013, the Creekview High School A Cappella Choir performed at the Texas Music
Educators Association (TMEA) convention in San Antonio. Out of all the Texas choirs that were
submitted, Creekview’s A Cappella was one of only two mixed choirs that were selected to perform.
Mrs. Sikon, Mr. Murray and the A Cappella Choir put in countless hours of rehearsal to perfect
their performance. Congratulations to Mrs. Sikon, Mr. Murray and the A Cappella on an Outstanding
Performance!!!
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Exceptional Needs
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Creekview Orchestra
Chevals of Creekview
Please come support your Creekview Orchestra friends and family as they perform in the Region 24
Orchestra UIL!! Performances will be in the Newman Smith High School auditorium:
Concert/Camerata Orchestra - Wednesday, 2/27/2013 at 9:25 a.m.
Symphonic Full Orchestra - Wednesday, 2/27/2013 at 3:40 p.m.
Philharmonic Orchestra - Thursday, 2/28/2013 at 11:40 a.m.
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Creekview Orchestra has a fundraiser planned for Tuesday, 3/26/2013. Eat a yummy
meal at Cedars Woodfire Grill at 6509 W Park Blvd Plano, TX 75093 between 11:00am
and 9:00pm. Drop your receipt in the bucket and the restaurant will donate a portion of
the proceeds to the Creekview Orchestra!! You can also enjoy some lovely music, played
by a CHS string quartet.
Chevals………Your Sweethearts of Carrollton
This semester is off to great start. The girls are working hard on their new routines for the spring competition
season. The first competition was for the officers, individual and duet performers on February 9, 2013. The
officers include Alex Amerine, Alexandria Ayala, Jordyn Flemons, Lizeth Gil and Natalia Gomez. They
competed in the Showtime International’s DFW Area Championship at Turner High School. They received 1 st
place in Hip Hop and Prop and 2 nd place in Lyrical. Overall, the officers were awarded the prestigious Circle
of Champions award for scoring in the top honors for officer lines.
All of our individual performers did extremely well also. Alex Amerine, Alexandria Ayala, Lizeth Gil and
Jordan Thompson received 1 st division for their solo performances and Jordan and Kathryn received a 1 st
Division for their Duet.
Special Thanks to all that came out to support the girls.
Next will be the local Team competition at Northwest HTE Dance Competition in Fort Worth, TX on March
2, 2013. There the team, officers and individuals will perform. We would love to see as many of our wonderful
parents and friends come to see us perform and cheer us on.
Our final competition will take place over spring break. We will compete in the Showtime National
Competition in Galveston, TX.
Our Spring Dance Clinic will be April 6, 2013, this is a good opportunity to see what it’s like to be a Cheval.
You will learn a dance similar to the try out dance if you are interested in trying out for the team. Tryouts will
be April 12, 2013, for more information see Mrs. Williams or any Cheval.
Our final performance will be the annual Spring Show with the Cheerleaders on May 3 and 4, 2013.
Thanks to all that continue to support our many fundraisers. We just finished our Sweetheart Pancake
breakfast at Applebee’s and our Carnation sales for Valentine’s Day. We also have Chili’s Night the last
Saturday of every month and Wendy’s the 3 rd Wednesday of every month – just mention Chevals when you
pay. Last for this year will be our Spring Flower sale starting on April 12, 2013.
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Creekview Counselor’s Corner
Each year the Educational Foundation gives thousands of dollars in scholarship monies to CFB students in order to
continue life-long learning. This year’s Local Scholarship Application is now available at the following link:
http://sasiportal.cfbisd.edu:2222/localscholarship/localscholarshipmenu.htm
The Creekview Faculty will host Mustang Round-Up on February 25, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. This is an event to
welcome next year’s Ninth grade class. This event will showcase our school….teacher and coaches will be on hand to
answer questions from the Class of 2017!
EXIT TAKS Re-testing will take place the week of March 4-8, 2013. Seniors still needing to pass any portion of the
TAKS will be involved in testing this week!
Registration 2013-2014 will begin in March. Students will be asked to select courses for the following year. Each
student will receive the 2013-2014 C-FB Educational Planning guide and detailed instructions via his/her MAP teacher.
The registration process is extremely important for every student. Students will be required to obtain teacher signatures
for all core classes as well as for level changes such as Pre-AP or AP classes. Additionally, student will obtain a teacher
signature for advanced levels in fine arts, athletics, and other languages. The official registration days will take place on
March 19 th and 21 st , 2013.
Credits, Credits, Credits…since registration will take place soon….the topic of “credits” always comes up. Grade
classification and credit attainment are tied together. In order to be classified a certain grade, a student must earn a
certain number of “credits”. Next year’s potential seniors will need 19 credits to be classified as 12 th grade at the start of
the 2013-2014 school year. To earn credits, the student must not only pass the course with a grade of 70 or higher, but
also meet the 90% attendance rule. All students must earn a total of 26 specific credits in order to graduate. To see the
specific credits needed for graduation, please refer to the 2013-2014 C-FB Educational Planning Guide. The graduation
requirements are listed starting on page 23 and continuing to page 25.
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the first step to obtaining financial aid for college
expenses. Financial aid is available to help pay for college, but you have to apply….NOW is the time to apply! Please
take time to complete this activity with your college-bound student. It’s free and the on-line process offer assistance to
users. In order to complete the FAFSA, you will need: driver’s license and social security cards, W-2 forms and other
records of money earned in 2012, US income tax return, current bank statements, business and farm records and stocks,
bonds, and other investment records.
Spring Break 2013 will take place during the week of March 11—15, 2013.
Any junior students that are interested in finding out about dual credit opportunities at Brookhaven Community College
needs to see Mrs. Moss in Student Services to sign up for the meeting with Mr. Smithart. Mr. Smithart will be at CHS on
Friday, March 1 st to speak to future students!
Junior workshops will take place in all 11 th grade ELA classes on March 28, 2013. Juniors will receive information that
is important for a successful senior year!
Junior Juncture will occur on April 8, 2013. All junior parents are encouraged to attend this meeting at CHS. We
will talk about SAT/ACT, college admissions, college choices, etc. We hope you all attend!
Your Counselors,
Vicky Cisneros A-Da
Stacy Lovett De-H
Kanika McClary I-M
Lisa Yaklin N-R
Kerry Smith S-Z
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Parent Education
A sobering thought for any parent, what if our daughters/sons did this......?
www.cnn.com/2013/02/04/health/synthetic-marijuana-irptShare
Feb 5, 2013 – Houston-area teenager Emily Bauer was a normal 16-year-old "full of light and
laughter" until her family says she had serious side effects from smoking synthetic marijuana.
Her family said the drug that landed the Cypress, Texas, teenager, then 16, in the ICU two weeks
earlier wasn't bought from a dealer or offered to her at a party. It was a form of synthetic
weed packaged as "potpourri" that she and friends bought at a gas station.
Best known by the street names "Spice" or "K2," fake weed is an herbal mixture sprayed with
chemicals that's meant to create a high similar to smoking marijuana, according to the National
Institute on Drug Abuse. Advertised as a "legal" alternative to weed, it's often sold as incense or
potpourri and in most states, it's anything but legal.
Synthetic marijuana was linked to 11,406 drug-related emergency department visits in 2010,
according to a first-of-its-kind report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. This is when it first started showing up on health providers' radar, as the
Drug Abuse Warning Network detected a measurable number of emergency visits.
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Creekview Theater
Creekview Theatre has been known as a dynasty--with large scale musicals nominated for both Dallas Summer Musical
High School BEST awards, as well as Betty Buckley High School nominated BEST musical awards. Creekview has
qualified 12 times for UIL state One-Act Play competition, two of which won them state champion and one placed as 2nd
place in AAAA competition.
This year's UIL One-Act Play entry is scenes from The Mai by Marina Carr. This tragic story reveals the cycle of
abandonment through an Irish family and their lives as they are intersected through storytelling. Creekview will be
hosting both zone and district competition and invites everyone to come and support this year’s show. Zone
Competitions are set for March 25, 2013, zone A and March 26, 2013, zone B. Creekview performs in zone B-performance
time at 1:00 p.m. and upon advancement will perform in the district contest March 27, 2013, also held at
Creekview's Auditorium starting at 1:00 p.m.
Awards
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Creekview PTSA Scholarship
The Creekview PTSA awards a Scholarship each year to a deserving senior. Please see Paula Davis in Student Services
and pick up an application. The Application due date is April 15, 2013 and you must be a member of the Creekview
PTSA. If you have not joined, please join by March 1, 2013 to be eligible. To join follow the link below and complete the
Membership form, and return it along with $6.50 to Ms. Davis.
http://cfbportal.schoolwires.net/site/Default.aspx?PageID=15291
2012-2013 Texas State PTA Life Member Recipients for Creekview
Karen Shea and Family
Mrs. Ginny Biggs and Husband
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Creekview Art Department
Creekview Art Department is proud to announce that the following seven students’ works were
selected for the Young Masters Invitational held at the Dallas Museum of Art.
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Joshua Choe for Music Theory
Adea Dounley for Drawing
Kristin Wright for 2D Design
Silvia Zapata-Schleischer for 2D Design
Zachary Gray, for 3D Design
Sungkeun Kim, for 3D Design
Christine Nghe for 3D Design
At the reception held on February 5, 2013, Richard Kim won 3 rd place for studio art and Joshua
Choe won 2 nd place for Music Theory. You may see all their art work and listen to Joshua’s original
music at the websites provided below:
The Dallas Morning News site with all of the Dallas Museum of Art’s Young Masters exhibition content is now online and can be found at
http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/headlines/20130131-see-hear-and-read-the-talented-dallas-area-art-submissions-for-the-youngmasters-exhibition.ece
The DMN page includes links to all of the Young Masters Exhibition content, including a page of Young Masters’ artist statements, digital
portraits, music compositions and art history essays. (http://artsblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/meet-the-young-talented-artists-featured-inthe-young-masters-exhibition.html/).
Post Prom
Calling All
Senior Parents!!!!!!
Your HELP is need to plan and fundraise for the
Class of 2013 Post Prom. Contact Sylvianna
MacIntyre at postprom@creekviewPTSA.org to
volunteer for YOUR senior!!!!
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Creekview Calendar
Date Event Time/Location
2/25/2013 PTSA Mustang Roundup 6:30 p.m. Auditorium
2/27/2013 Region 24 UIL—Concert/Camerata Orchestra 9:25 a.m. Newman Smith HS
2/27/2013 Region 24 UIL—Symphonic Full Orchestra 3:40 p.m. Newman Smith HS
2/28/2013 Region 24 UIL—Philharmonic Orchestra 11:40 a.m. Newman Smith HS
2/28—3/3/2013 Gently Used Book Sale Old Denton/Frankford Road
3/2/2013 Clothes Closet—Volunteer Day 9-11 a.m. Standridge
3/2/2013 Chevals—Northwest HTE Dan Competition Fort Worth
3/4/2013 TAKS Exit Level—ELA
3/8/2013 CHS Post-Prom Burger Cook-0ut CHS
3/11-15/2013 Spring Break
3/19 & 3/21/2013 2013-2014 Official Registration Days
3/23/2013 Kacie’s Run—5K and 1 Mile Family Fun Run 8:00 a.m. Standridge
3/27/2013 Report Cards distributed to Students
3/28/2013 Junior Workshop in 11th grade ELA classes
4/1-5/2013 STARR/EOC ELA Testing
4/6/2013 Chevals—Spring Dance Clinic
4/6/2013 CHS Post-Prom Garage Sale CHS Parking Lot
4/8/2013 Junior Juncture 7:00 p.m. Cafeteria
4/12/2013 Chevals—Spring Flower Sale begins
4/12/2013 Chevals Tryouts
4/15/2013 Creekview PTSA Scholarship Applications DUE
4/22-25/2013 EXIT TAKS Testing
4/29/2013 Crimson Honors Assembly
5/1/2013 Senior Honors Breakfast (Invitation Only)
5/3-5/4/2013 Annual Spring Show—Chevals, Cheerleaders and Wranglers
5/6-5/17/2013 STARR/EOC Testing
5/18/2013 Senior Prom
5/19/2013 Post Prom Main Event, 12:30 a.m.—4:30 a.m.
5/31/2013 Senior Awards Assembly and Senior Walk CHS
6/9/2013 Class of 2013 Graduation University of North Texas
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Creekview Principal—Joe LaPuma
Buenas tardes y espero que todo mundo haya tenido un grandioso fin de semana! Todavía me siento emocionado
con mis experiencias el pasado fin de semana. Es para mí un placer compartir un poco de mi fin de semana
en San Antonio en la Clínica/Convención Texas Music Educators Association. Fue maravilloso haber
podido disfrutar a nuestro Coro A Cappella quienes participaron el viernes en la TMEA. No podría estar más
orgulloso de este grupo de estudiantes y maestros. Quienes además de ser nuestros estudiantes, enfocados y
bien preparados ¡también tuvieron un comportamiento excelente! ¡Inclusive algunos de ellos escribieron notas
de agradecimiento a las camaristas! El departamento de Coro de Creekview siempre ha tenido grandes logros
y con su presentación el pasado viernes en el Centro de Convenciones Henry B. Gonzalez, ha aumentado
dicha reputación. Frente a una gran audiencia de educadores, padres y otros estudiantes de todos los Estados
Unidos, el grupo de A Cappella, nos deleitó con seis bellas piezas. Quiero agradecer a Tara Sikon, nuestra directora
del coro y a Brian Murray nuestro director asociado, por sus esfuerzos y compromiso trabajando con
nuestros destacados estudiantes. También quiero agradecerles a nuestros talentosos estudiantes por sus esfuerzos.
¡El arduo trabajo y compromiso (y por supuesto talento) puede sonar increíblemente hermosos!
Nuestro Coro A Cappella es una resplandeciente estrella en nuestro distrito ¡y un gran ejemplo de las increíbles
oportunidades que tienen nuestros estudiantes en C-FB ISD y en la Preparatoria de Creekview!
Además de haber tenido el honor de que nuestro Coro A Cappella se presentara en TMEA, también tuvimos a
los siguientes estudiantes integrantes de la banda a nivel estatal, el coro de mujeres y la orquesta.
Samantha Guu – Ganadora estatal por cuatro años en violín y participante de la Orquesta Sinfónica Estatal.
Madison Goad – 5A Banda de Conciertos de Texas Estatal- All-State Bassoon
Mackie Thomas -4A Banda Sinfónica Estatal – All-State Bassoon
Nathan Presson – 4A Banda Sinfónica Estatal – All-State Baritone Saxophone
Damian Holmes – 4A Banda Sinfónica Estatal – All-State Tenor Trombone
Amanda Altenhofen – Coro de Mujeres Estatal
El mes de febrero también ha sido el inicio de los deportes de primavera y la participación de los estudiantes
representando a Creekview en el torneo de lucha libre del estado, decatlón académico estatal y la competencia
estatal de DECA.
También quiero aprovechar para agradecerles a los padres que nos apoyaron siendo chaperones en San Antonio,
así como a muchos de los padres del equipo Ac Dec que estuvieron aquí esta mañana ¡para celebrar la
participación de los estudiantes a nivel de estado! ¡Grandes cosas suceden en Creekview y en C-FBISD por
nuestro esfuerzo para que nuestros estudiantes alcancen grandes logros!
Cordialmente,
LaPuma, Director
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Creekview PTSA Board
President Angela Jacobs President@CreekviewPTSA.org
First Vice President Cheryl Williams VicePresident@CreekviewPTSA.org
Secretary Leigh Huseman Secretary@CreekviewPTSA.org
Treasurer Cindy Caughron Treasurer@CreekviewPTSA.org
Historian Tina Flatt Historian@CreekviewPTSA.org
Parliamentarian Kay Dowell Parliamentarian@CreekviewPTSA.org
Council Delegate Jinna Thompson CouncilDelegate@CreekviewPTSA.org
Council Delegate Cara Basnett CouncilDelegate@CreekviewPTSA.org
Arts in Education Sandy Sagcal ArtsinEducation@CreekviewPTSA.org
Awards Karen Franklin Awards@CreekviewPTSA.org
Budget and Finance Kelley Cordray BudgetandFinance@CreekviewPTSA.org
Directory Sabina Reddig Directory@CreekviewPTSA.org
Exceptional Needs Joan Lyons ExceptionalNeeds@CreekviewPTSA.org
Hospitality Karen Shea Hospitality@CreekviewPTSA.org
Hospitality (Aide) Jan McKinney HospitalityAide@CreekviewPTSA.org
Membership Bev Wilcocks Membership@CreekviewPTSA.org
Newsletter Dana Ingram Newsletter@CreekviewPTSA.org
Parent Education Alex Sagcal ParentEducation@CreekviewPTSA.org
Post Prom Sylvianna MacIntyre PostProm@CreekviewPTSA.org
Programs Sara Wood Programs@CreekviewPTSA.org
Volunteers Brian Johnson Volunteers@CreekviewPTSA.org
Webmaster Baby Raley Webmaster@CreekviewPTSA.org
Youth Protection vacant YouthProtection@CreekviewPTSA.org
Principal Joe LaPuma lapumaj@cfbisd.edu
Student Representatives: 12th— Morgan Reiner
11th—Bethany Haskew
10th— Tony Sutherland
9th— Brianna Caughron
CREEKVIEW
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Creekview High School PTSA. Please address
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Dana Ingram, Newsletter Editor.
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