Lewisville Independent School District | Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
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FMHS Physics Students Go Up
Students Ride Campus Elevator to Test Newton's Second Law of Motion
 As Willy Wonka said, "An elevator can only go up and down, but the Wonkavator can go sideways, slantways, longways and backways...Just press the button, and zing you are off!" Flower Mound High School Advanced Placement (AP) Physics students may not being going sideways or slantways, but for a recent class experiment, they had the opportunity to zing in the campus elevator to learn more about Isaac Newton's Second Law of Motion - the net force of an object is equal to the rate of change.
"The one good thing about this experiment is that it covers a lot of things and students learn it is not the normal force or the gravitational force that is affecting the acceleration of the elevator, but that it is the net force that affects the acceleration," FMHS science teacher Anne Wilhite said. "Plus, students get the chance to get out of the classroom and apply what they learn using a real-world application."
Read on to see what the students discovered here. To see more photos from the lesson, click here.
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Forest Vista's Curious Scientists
First Graders Use Quick Response Codes to Examine Tools.
 Recently, 1st graders in Lisa Steele's class at Forest Vista Elementary could be found exploring science tools, but in a fun and engaging way.
To learn more about what tools the class will use throughout the year for science experiments, Steele's students used iPads, thanks to LISD's 1:X initiative, to scan QR (quick response) codes to instantly learn more about thermometers, beakers, magnifying glasses, etc.
"We wanted to give students time to explore science tools and be able to identify a tool saying its name when I showed it to them," Steele said.
After reviewing each tool, students discussed its uses and how different scientists use them for different purposes. Students quickly noted the differences and similarities between the tools to items they use at home.
"My mom loves to use measuring cups when she cooks," student Lilly Blackmon said.
"That's not the kind of thermometer I put in my mouth when I am sick," student Luke Cole said.
To see more pictures from this engaging lesson, click here.
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LISD Cuts Ribbon for Westside Aquatic Center
Jaguars Swimming and Diving Athletes Call State-of-the-Art Facility Home
 Lewisville ISD celebrated its brand new, $22 million, state-of-the-art Westside Aquatic Center with a ribbon cutting Sept. 30. The event featured performances from Lewisville High School, Flower Mound High School and Marcus High School swimming and diving athletes.
"To be able to show off such a wonderful facility and elite athletes to our administration and community was truly an experience beyond words," Facility Director and Marcus High School head coach Shannon Gillespy said. "My favorite part was watching the facial expressions as guests walked in the door - true 'mouth dropping' expressions."
Among guests in attendance were LISD Board of Trustees members, LISD Leadership members, State Representative Ron Simmons, Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce President Ray Hernandez, Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce President Lori Walker, principals, coaches, parents and local media.
Read on here. See more photos here.
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Go Jaguars!
Teacher, Student Highlights from Jaguar Nation
Mound Showdown Football Game Pictures
Check out the latest photos of the FMHS vs. MHS "Mound Showdown" football game, here.
FMHS vs. McKinney Boyd - Football Pictures
To see pictures from the FMHS Homecoming Game vs. McKinney Boyd High School, click here.
FMHS Band Takes 3rd Place at Bands of America Regional Competition
Congratulations to FMHS band for winning 3rd place at the Bands of America Denton Regional Competition! Way to go, Jaguars! Overall, Lewisville ISD swept the top three places in finals with Hebron High School winning 1st place and Marcus High School winning 2nd. Way to go, LISD Bands!
 FMHS Alumni Featured in Cross Timbers Gazette
Recently, The Cross Timbers Gazette featured FMHS alum Ensign Trenton Layne, who is currently serving aboard USS John S. McCain. Read the article here. And FMHS alum, Lt. Jimmy Jones, who is currently serving with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 41 Seahawks, the Navy's Fleet Replacement Squadron dedicated to training new MH-60R helicopter pilots and aircrew. Read the article here.
Schools Earn Prestigious National Music Awards
Congratulations to the following campuses for being named National and Commended Winners in The Foundation for Music Education (TFME)'s 2014 Mark of Excellence Project: Shadow Ridge Middle School Honor Winds and Flower Mound High School Wind Symphony. Learn more about the award here. Way to go, SRMS and FMHS!
 Flower Mound Rotary and Neon Night 5K
The Flower Mound Rotary and LISD West Zone schools hosted the second annual Neon Night 5K and Festival at Heritage Park in Flower Mound on Oct. 4. This fun community event offered free activities for children, live music, a washer tournament and a Neon Night 5K! Way to go, MHS and FMHS feeder pattern schools! See more pictures from the event here.
FMHS Wrestling Coach Inducted into National Hall of Fame
Congratulations to FMHS Wrestling Head Coach Steve Davis, who is set to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla. Nice job, Coach Davis!
FMHS Choir All-Region Choir Results
FMHS recently had 18 Mixed-Choir and 13 Treble Choir singers advance to the Texas Music Educator Association (TMEA)'s All-Region Choir. Congratulations to the follow students:
Mixed All-Region Choir: Hannah Hyden, Lizzy Hanna, Sarah Moore, Elizabeth Lester, Hannah Marcoe, Halle Magee, Shelby Stroud, Kiana Fithian, Ajay Thatte, Max Ary, Nick Ramirez, Nidhish Lokesh, Jeremy Rohwer, Henrik Zetterstrom, Patrick Olfers, Alex Urrutia, Colton Williams and Peter Mungiguerra.
Treble All-Region Choir: Hannah Deeley, Tara Nathanson, Allison Parker, Rachel Ditzig, Doyel Das, Julia Crocco, Victoria Perkins, Caitlin Geiger, Ana Santos, Katie Domagala, Amanda Weaver, Laura Jimenez and Allison Heerwagen.
Way to go, FMHS Choir students!
 Donald Elementary Lessons Rock Donald Elementary 5th graders were recently spotted creating their digital passports! Check out the photo to the left that Donald posted to their Twitter account.
Also, as seen on Donald's Facebook page are some really cute pictures of 5th graders in Mrs. Johnson's class, who were underwater archaeologists collecting and researching artifacts from a sunken ship. Very cool stuff, Donald!  FMHS Black Box Opens
FMHS recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the school's new black box theatre on Thursday, Oct. 2 right before its first performance of The Dining Room - a comedy about manners written by American playwright A. R. Gurney. FMHS Debate Team Success
FMHS and FMHS 9 students came home with successful results from the Newman Smith Debate Tournament held Sept. 26-27. Congratulations to the following students: Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate Semi-finals: Priya Tharwala and Michelle Fang; Quarter-finals: Jack Stinger and Addison Xu; and Sweet 16: Shreyoshi Das, Riley Rhodes, Michael Kinder, Varsha Kodali, Danielle Song and Taylor Wood.
Novice Public Forum Debate
2nd place: Teja Kommera and Soham Rawal; and Quarter-finals: Chase Hood and Adhi Kalimuthu.
Novice Extemporaneous Speaking
2nd place: Rohit Reddy; 3rd place: Charles Guo; 4th place: Alex Han; 6th place: Chase Hood; and 7th place: Michael Kinder.
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Sweet 16: Chase Stober
Varsity Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd place and State Qualifier: Chase Stober
 FMHS Science Club Students Support Liberty's Science Night
FMHS Science Club students were recently spotted at Liberty Elementary helping out with the campus' Science Night! Way to partner together, FMHS and Liberty! See more pictures here.
Greenwell Featured in Cross Timbers Gazette
Check out this article about Liberty Elementary Principal Tim Greenwell, who was recently featured in The Cross Timbers Gazette. Read the article here.
Give 'em a Follow!
Don't forget to follow your campus' Facebook and Twitter accounts for on-the-go highlights!
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Jaguar Varsity Scoreboard
Scores from Flower Mound High School Sporting Events
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| | Boys' Cross Country | 9/27 | Cougar Classic | 3rd | | Boys' Cross Country | 10/4 | McNeil Invitational | 3rd | | Girls' Cross Country | 9/27 | Cougar Classic | 2rd | | Girls' Cross Country | 10/4 | McNeil Invitational | 8th | | Football | 9/26 | Plano | L | | Football | 10/3 | Marcus | L: 14-24 | | Boys' Tennis | 9/23 | Hebron | W: 16-3 | | Boys' Tennis | 10/3 | Aledo | W:19-0 | | Girls' Tennis | 9/23 | Hebron | W: 16-3 | | Girls' Tennis | 10/3 | Aledo | W: 19-0 | | Swim & Dive | 9/25 | Frisco | 1st, 4th, 6th & 13th | | Swim & Dive | 10/4 | Ranger Relay Invitational | W:5-1 | | Volleyball | 9/26 | Plano West | W | | Volleyball | 9/30 | Plano East | W | | Volleyball | 10/3 | McKinney Boyd | L |
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Events & Announcements
What's Happening in Jaguar Nation?
Time to Tailgate
FMHS' Football Booster Club is coordinating a tailgate event for every home and away varsity football game. The booster club encourages everyone to get involved to build community, spirit and support for FMHS. All home tailgating events will be held behind the FMHS field house underneath the big tree 5 - 6:30 p.m. To sign up and get involved, click here.
 Focus on the Future Starfish Café Dates; Starfish Coffee Shop Now Open
Focus on the Future will host Starfish Café Oct. 15, 29, Nov. 5, 19 and Dec. 10 at Purnell Support Center (136 W. Purnell St., Lewisville) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Starfish Café is a student center business training program for young adults, ages 18-21, with all abilities that helps them gain meaningful employment skills in the restaurant and hospitality industries. They prepare four popular menu items (baked potato, chicken quesadilla, turkey club sandwich and grilled chicken Caesar salad) with a dessert and beverage choice for a $7 donation. All proceeds provide opportunities for developing new skills. For reservations, email starfishcreations@lisd.net. Also, Focus on the Future recently opened the Starfish Coffee Shop in the Purnell lobby. Selections include Keurig coffees and teas, fresh baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies and Otis Spunkmeyer muffins. Prices range from $1-$1.50 per item and hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information
FMHS Theatre Improv Troupe Performance - Oct. 9
Come see the FMHS Theatre Improv Troupe perform in the new FMHS black box theatre (3411 Peters Colony Road, Flower Mound) on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. Admission is five canned goods or a $5 donation for CCA.
LISD West Zone Parent Education Summit - Oct. 10
LISD's West Zone Assistant Principals would like for parents to join them for their inaugural parent education summit, "A Window into 21st Century Learning." During the event, parents will have the opportunity to learn and see some of the differences between learning in a traditional classroom and learning in a 21st century classroom. The event will be held Friday, Oct.10 at 7:30 a.m. at the new Flower Mound High School 9th Grade Campus (3411 Peters Colony Road, Flower Mound). This opportunity is being made available to the first 200 people. Register online here.
 FMHS Pink Out Parade & Football Game - Oct. 17
On Friday, Oct. 17, FMHS will host its annual "Pink Out" football game versus Hebron High School. The community is also invited to participate in FMHS' Pink-Out parade around the FMHS track at 5:30 p.m.
 SMU Women's Classic Swim & Dive Meet - Oct. 17 & 18
LISD's Westside Aquatic Center is hosting Southern Methodist University Women's 21st Annual Classic Swim & Dive Meet at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18 (1750 Duncan Lane, Lewisville). For only a $5 admission ticket, come watch the six top Division 1 NCAA swim and dive teams compete for the title right in our backyard! FMHS Rosettes Dance Camp - Oct. 18
Calling all kindergartners through 8th graders, the FMHS Rosettes Drill Team will be hosting their annual Fall Dance Camp on Saturday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the FMHS cafeteria. For more information and to register for this fun opportunity, visit www.fmhsrosettes.com. LISD Welcomes Back Educational Technologist Leader November - Oct. 21  Back by popular demand, LISD welcomes famed educational technologist and best-selling author Alan November to lead two "Parent University" (Parent U) learning opportunities for all LISD parents on Oct. 21.
Parents will have the opportunity to attend a session with November, who will present "How Every Home Supports Their Child's Learning - A Parent Survival Guide to the Digital World." Sessions will be held at 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. in LISD's Bolin Administrative Center (1565 W. Main St., Lewisville). Please feel free to brownbag a lunch or dinner.
November's sessions will cover:
- Critical thinking on the Internet
- Managing and learning from social media
- When parents should say "Yes" and "No"
- Turning digital fear and anxiety into digital hope and excitement
- Creating a safe and digital learning environment and
- How the digital world improves learning
LISD's Parent U program offers a variety of sessions held throughout the school year. For more information, contact the Office of Public Relations and Community Relations at info@lisd.net.
Middle School Parent University - Oct. 22
Lamar Middle School will be hosting its annual Middle School Parent University Oct. 22, 6-9 p.m. - an engaging parent program presenting hot topics like digital citizenship, healthy teen relationships, anxiety, depression and much more! Any parent of a middle school child is welcomed to attend this free event. Also, free childcare will be available for children ages 5-12. For more information, click here.
FMHS Football Booster Chili's Night Fundraiser - Oct. 22
FMHS' football booster is hosting its Chili's Night fundraiser Wednesday, Oct. 22 (1901 Long Prairie Road #100, Flower Mound). For more information, click here.
 FMHS 9 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Oct. 28
FMHS 9's dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony will be Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. (3411 Peters Colony Road, Flower Mound)! Don't miss this opportunity to see one of the most state-of-the-art campuses in the United States. All guests are welcomed to refreshments and a guided tour of the building.
Fall Classic Chess Tournament - Nov. 1
Lewisville Elementary (285 Country Ridge Road) will host its Fall Classic Chess Tournament Nov. 1 beginning at 9:30 a.m. The format is five-round Swiss, non-elimination. The entry fee is $15 for rated players and $5 for non-rated. Play is open to all LISD students and all levels of players in Dallas-Fort Worth area (kindergarten-12th grade). Trophies will be awarded. A concession stand will be available. Students may also bring a sack lunch. To fill out sign-up form, click here. For more information, call 469.713.5995 or email rascony@lisd.net.
Get Involved with Destination Imagination Destination Imagination (DI) is now forming teams for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. DI is a 21st century learning program that encourages students to have fun, take risks, focus and frame challenges while incorporating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); the arts; and service learning. DI is a LISD-sponsored program for all students, fueled by parent volunteers. For more information, contact LISD's DI Coordinator Robin Napier at napierr@lisd.net or 469-948-8201.
To see more family activities in the area, visit the FMHS Community Activities page on LISD.net.
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Elizabeth Haas
West Zone Communications Coordinator1800 Timber Creek Road Flower Mound, Texas 75028
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