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Join us each week for a brief message from Dr. J.D. Kennedy, McKinney ISD Superintendent of Schools. The video blog provides Dr. Kennedy with an opportunity to discuss issues impacting education, celebrate student and staff accomplishments, and to share exciting plans for the future of McKinney ISD
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Bronco Beat Information
About the Beat
The Bronco Beat is sent out each Friday during the school year to highlight school events, student achievements and sports events as these items are submitted for inclusion.
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Dear Bronco Parents,
As you know your student's safety is of the utmost importance to us and we take that job very seriously. As the popularity of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) gains momentum out in our community, I would like to take a few moments to let you know of a few resources that points out the potential dangers and risks involved with our students using these cigarettes at such a young age. There seems to be a misnomer amongst our young people that these devices are safe and do not have the same harmful effects as regular cigarettes.
http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm172906.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.org/electronic-cigarettes/expert-answers/FAQ-20057776
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1313940
In regards to school policy and how a student is handled when they have one of these electronic cigarettes in their possession, it is the same as if they had a regular cigarette in their possession. The electronic cigarette will be confiscated and will only be released to the parent or guardian. The student will also receive two days of in school suspension. This applies to all of our students even the ones who are 18 years of age or older.
I believe it is a team effort between the school and the parents in keeping our students safe and healthy. Please assist us in educating your students at home about the dangers of these devices and the long term effects it can have on their health. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact myself or your student's house principal for further information.
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Dr. Peirson
Interim Principal
McKinney Boyd High School
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Student Spotlight
Congratulations to Savannah Francis on her last 2 stockshow accomplishments. She made sale with her steers at Fort Worth Stockshow and San Antonio Stockshow. These are rare occurrences when they do happen and she has had it happen twice this year alone.
 
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Student Spotlight
Saturday, February 22, Boyd took 69 students and 98 pieces of artwork to our VASE (Visual Art Scholastic Event) Art contest. This year 61 pieces of artwork received a superior rating. Of the 61 medals received, three students will be advancing to State VASE in April.
Ryan Dunayer _ Christman's student
Avery Edwards_ Thomas' student
Raahil Sha- Kessler's Student
They received two medals from the event and will be traveling to Bryan, TX in April for state competition.
The following list is of students who received a medal at the VASE event:
Ali Baker (2 medals)
Kristi Coburn (2 medals)
Courtney King (1 medal)
Darian Davenport
Lindsay Davis (2 medals)
Kayla Dias (2 medals)
Jessica Doelling (1 medal)
Ryan Dunayer (1 medal, 1 state)
Avery Edwards (1 medal, 1 state)
Adam Emerich (2 medals)
Zach Ennen (2 medals)
Ethan Facio (1 medal)
Simona Fontanazzi (2 medals)
Leslie Garcia (1 medal)
Kalee Garza (1 medal)
Jena Georgopulos (2 medals)
Stevie Glew (2 medals)
Marie Gonzalez (2 medals)
Rebekah Graves (1 medal)
Abi Hasting (1 medal)
Steven Hendrix (2 medals)
Bianca Hursh (2 medals)
Reek Kahler (1 medal)
John Katada (2 medals)
Yunjae Kim (1 medal)
Courtney King (1 medal)
Logan Larsen (2 medals)
Ryan Little (1 medal)
Larissa Logelfo (1 medal)
Kyle Loniewski (1 medal)
Alyson Modene (2 medals)
Manny Mora (1 medal)
Mackenzie O'keefe (1 medal)
Sidney Parks (2 medals)
Suzi Perry (1 medal)
Mackenzi Peterson (2 medals)
Izzi Ramirez (2 medals)
Kendall Rhodes (1 medal)
Morgan Sanders (1 medal)
Collin Schonhoff (2 medals)
Raahil Sha (1 medal, 1 state)
Ingrid Tank (1 medal)
Remi Williams (1 medal)
We want to congratulate all of our hard working artist and wish Raahil, Avery and Ryan luck in State VASE.
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Student Spotlight
Congratulations to Carli Rude. On Saturday, February 22, her artwork "Visual Journal" was selected for the Outstanding Mixed Media award at the annual TVAA High-school art competitions. The piece was one of 75 entered from Boyd and one of almost 900 entered state-wide. Her art along with six others that were accepted will be on display through March 16 at the UT Dallas campus.
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Organizational Spotlight
Please congratulate the ladies of the McKinney Boyd Color Guard! This past Friday (2/21) the guard attended the Lakeview Centennial Winter Guard competition in Garland, TX. The JV winter guard brought home their 2nd trophy of the year and placed 3rd in the Scholastic A class! The Varsity performed an amazing show in front of a packed house and placed 1st in the National A class! The Varsity guard scored the highest score for the entire contest and the entire season! The color guards next competition is Saturday (3/1) at James Bowie High School in Arlington, TX.
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New Tool
Following in the footsteps of Dallas ISD and Ft Worth ISD (and several others) McKinney Boyd now has it's own Pinterest site with a video version of the APG, important Web sites, Student Victories, Required Reading, and MUCH MUCH more!
Click on the image below to go to our Pinterest site!
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Dress Code
As spring is upon us, so is the need to renew our awareness of the district dress code. Starting Monday, March 3, students who wear head coverings inside the building during school hours without a Cultural/Religious reason will have their head wear (baseball hats, kerchiefs, ski caps, skull caps etc.) confiscated. The first offense will result in the head wear being returned at the end of the day with a warning. Any additional offenses will result in the head wear only being given to parents/guardians with any normal discipline actions necessary. Please understand that this is not a change in dress code, but rather a change in how an offense will be handled.
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Minshew Reunion
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Verification of Enrollment and Attendance(VOE)
This is the time of year that students are requesting a Verification of Enrollment and Attendance (VOE).
Below are the requirements that your student will need to follow in order to receive a VOE.
1. Request a VOE through their House Office.
2. Student's attendance must be in good standing-in attendance 90%of the time(no more than 9 absences).
3. A 24-hour notification is required to process your student's request.
4. After the VOE has been processed,a student is more than welcome to pickup in their House Office.
5. A VOE is good for 30 days.
6. A student's signature is required on the VOE.
If you have any questions, please contact your student's House Office. Thank you!
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Green Cord Opportunities
On Saturday, March 1st, the Wolford Elementary PTA is hosting its annual talent show at Evans Middle School at 6998 West Eldorado Parkway. We are looking for high schoolers who'd like to help with decorations and setup. The hours would be from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. We need at least 3-4 volunteers. If you're interested, please contact julieluton@att.net.
Johnson Elementary PTA: On March 1st we are holding our first 1-mile walk/fun run and 5K fundraiser at the school. We are looking for help at our water station, cutting timing chips from those running in the 5K, food table and registration table. It will be a very fun and easy way to get hours all while helping out in the community. Use the Sign-Up Genius link below to sign up for a spot!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0545A9A62DA31-rjepta/15660849
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Click the image above for details
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HAC Update!
We have had several calls regarding users not being able to login into HAC with their password. The update that we received last night (2/27) now enforces case sensitivity with regards to HAC passwords. HAC accounts that become locked will unlock after 1 hour.
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College & Military Visits
The updated college/military visit calendar is [Here]
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From the Librarian's Desk
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Site of the Week
BrainyQuote
http://www.brainyquote.com/
"Share our extensive collection of famous quotes by authors, celebrities, newsmakers, and more. Enjoy our Quotes of the Day on the web, Facebook, and blogs."
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Library Scholarship
Attention BOYD $eniors !!
Did you know that the MISD library staff sponsors a scholarship? If you are applying for scholarships through the McKinney Education Foundation, check out the requirements for the library scholarship. It's a chance to write about a favorite book and possibly earn some extra money for college. For more information contact Karen Miller at kamiller@mckinneyisd.net.
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Save the date: March 21st 2014During all lunch periods
Boyd's Annual Relay for Life Head Shaving Event!
Great Clips from the Target Shopping Plaza at 380 and 75 will be teaming up with McKinney Boyd High school again and raising funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life.
We will have some very BRAVE faculty volunteers for the head shaving event as well as the opportunity for students to shave their heads in support of the fight against cancer!
A suggested donation of $30 for a head shave is requested. Permission is required for students who would like to participate. Please click on link for attachment.
Relay for Life McKinney event is April 25th. For more information: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY14PL?pg=entry&fr_id=61268
Nichole Warren RN McKinney Boyd High School Nurse Clinic A102 nwarren@mckinneyisd.net 469-302-3414 phone 469-302-3567 fax |
JV Tennis
The JV Tennis was competitive in the Coppell Tournament with several players playing deep into their respective brackets, despite some cold, windy weather!
Congratulations to Brynne Thomas and Tessa Randal for placing 3rd in Girls A Doubles and to Hailey Rodgers for winning the consolation bracket of Girls A Singles!
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Mens Soccer
Recap Last Friday Feb 21st.
JV2 lost to Jesuit 3-0.
JV beat Plano East 4-1. Goals: Lewis on a PK, Powers a header, Webb off a throw in from Lewis, and Medina with an assist from Powers.
Varsity beat Plano East 2-1 with goals scored by: Pablo Jaimes and Hayden Brown. Assists made by: Connor Kennedy and Takudzwa Tafireyi.
Recap Tuesday
JV2 lost to McKinney High 2-1, Boyd goal scored by Corey Fish Assisted by Jose Nava.
JV beat McKinney High 1-0 on a goal by Thomas Biesemeier the assist from Michael Lewis at the 51 minute mark of the game. Shutout by Michael Ragusa with help from his back line: Patrick Fullerton, John Katada, Matthew Siddall, Issac Turner, Nicholas Lassiter.
JV record in district is now 2-2-1
Varsity
After giving up a corner kick goal early in the 1st half, the Broncos showed composure and discipline the rest of the way. Cody Spitzer provides the lone goal for Boyd with a nice volley finish from about 30 yards out. And the game ended as a 1-1 tie.
At the end of the first half of District play Boyd sits at 3-0-2
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Ladies Soccer
Girls soccer whipped up on cross-town rival McKinney High beating them by a score of 4-0. Sydnie Dolzine and Taylor Cobb both had great nights! Sydnie scored a Hat Trick (3 goals) and Taylor Cobb had a hand in all 4 goals by assisting 3 of them and drawing the foul for the PK for the 4th goal. Sarah Norman also got on the scoreboard tonight scoring 1 goal.
The Lady Broncos improved their district record to 4-1, 13-2-1 overall and are in 2nd place going into the 2nd round of district. The Broncos will face Plano West on Friday at Plano Clark Stadium. The winner of that game will be in 1st place.
Come out and support!
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Ladies Golf
The Lady Broncos battled cold, windy conditions to win the MISD Oak Hollow Invitational. Great job Lady Broncos!
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Bowling
Please congratulate these hardworking students for the accomplishments.
Boys and Girls Bronco Bowling Teams are heading to the regional tournament this Sunday at Allen Bowl!!!!!!!!!!
The Girls finished 2nd in district, finishing their last match with the satisfying victory over the 1st place team!! The team is lead by Junior Christie Draper averaging 208 and finished 2nd in singles and Senior Christine Koeppe averaging 192 and finished 3rd in singles, both qualified for the regional signals tournament. The rest of this powerhouse team is Katriel Klein, Shaden Vega, Hailyn Williams, Lauren Bate, and Taylor Chrispherson.
The Boys finished 4th in district and will move on to the regional tournament. they are lead by Ashton Pirkle with an average of 196 and sophomore Zach Keoppe with an average of 184. The rest of the team Cameron Taylor, Cade Bourque, Shane Link, Alex Hudson, and Jake Lumenti. Going into the last match, the boys were in a 3way tie for the fourth and final slot. They started with an impressive 5-2 lead and only need to win two of the team games. The first games they won by a single pin, lost the second, then proved they deserved to go to regional by rallying to defeat the current 2nd place team. This was a very exciting match.
Great Work Bowling Broncos.
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Baseball
The Bronco baseball team started the season off right by winning the McKinney Boyd / Prosper Baseball Tournament, with a current record of 6-0. The baseball team had victories over the following:
Frisco Heritage 9-1
JJ Pearce 10-0
Richardson Berkner 10-0
Fort Bend Ridgepoint 7-2
Lake Dallas 10-2
Coppell 4-3
Each win was a complete team effort. Please come out and support the baseball team as we host another tournament this weekend starting on Thursday and running through Saturday night.
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Softball
Maddy Von Hagel's triple propels Boyd Lady Broncos Varsity past Frisco, 9-5
Four first-inning runs helped The Lady Broncos to a 9-5 win over Frisco on Tuesday.
Bailey-Jo Jones got a hit in each of her two at bats. She tripled in the first inning and singled in the second inning.
Riley Wagner recorded the win for Boyd. She allowed two runs over four innings. She struck out three, walked one and surrendered five hits.
Boyd Lady Broncos Varsity's Maddy Von Hagel, Bailey-Jo, Carly Nicklas and Casandra Heller combined for seven hits and four RBIs.
Boyd defeats Hebron after late game single, 9-4
Boyd and Hebron volleyed the lead five times on Thursday, but the Lady Broncos came out on top for a 9-4 win on Thursday.
Boyd finally managed to grab the lead after a strong third inning. The Lady Broncos scored on an RBI single by Riley Wagner plating Carly Nicklas.
Jill Nicklas racked up two RBIs on three hits for Boyd. She singled in the first, third, and sixth innings.
Riley got it done on the rubber on the way to a win. She allowed four runs over seven innings. She struck out five, walked four and surrendered seven hits.
It didn't take long for Boyd to answer as they scored two runs in the first. The Lady Broncos Varsity scored on an error and an RBI double by Bailey-Jo Jones.
Boyd didn't give up the lead after the third inning. Additional runs came from two doubles.
The Lady Broncos tacked on another four runs in the sixth. Izzy Pate's single got things going, scoring Riley. That was followed up by Jill's single, plating Izzy and Casandra Heller.
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PTO
The Parent Teacher Organization is excited for the new year at McKinney Boyd High School. The PTO is here to be a voice for the parents, to serve our students and to support our staff in hopes of contributing to the best high school experience possible. Joining is easy and there is no time commitment, though volunteers are always welcome. Please clink on this link to join, we need your support!
http://www.orgsites.com/tx/boydpto/index.html
GO BRONCOS!
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