BBMS Student News for 2007-2008

May 2008: Orchestra Solo & Ensemble Contest

On Saturday May 10, over 100 Bush Orchestra students participated in the CFBISD Middle School Solo & Ensemble Contest at Long MS, and for the 3^rd year in a row, Bush walked away with the MOST medals for superior ratings. This event is really special because students do all the learning, teaching, & rehearsing on their own. The best rating is 1 for superior performance; some students received a special rating of 1-honor for a truly outstanding performance. A rating of 2 is excellent--we had only 7 2s--and a 3 is good--we didn’t have any 3s.

Solo 1-Honors: Violins - Emily Adkins, John Cho, Jasmin Lee, Subramhanya Shankarprasad, Addison Tran, Erin Wei; Violas - Brandon Diaz, Taylor Lehman, Humsini Murali; Cellos - Christopher Colon, Sol Seul Han; Bass - Jackie Harvey-Campos.

Solo 1: Violins - Viviana Anaya, Brenda Anaya, James Andrews, Ramya Chagarlamudi, Habin Chung, Matthew Dawes, Kory Duong, Joshua Gentry, Pardis Ghamasaee, Hae Sol Han, Alen Jacob, Annie Jung, Caroline Killian, Nigel Kim, Chae Yon Jessica Kim, Andrew Lee, Mariana Martinez, Paiam Mashayekhi, Joon Moon, Preston Neilson, Ryan Paik, Gibbran Perez, Narumi Sasaki, Min Seon, David Song, Subham Thakkar, Hedieh Zabiepour, Nicole Zumaya; Violas - Haddy Badjie, Ethan Eismont, Hailey Harvey-Campos, Alexandra Hernandez, Ashley Kim, Paulina Lynch, Elizabeth Nguyen, Sarah Rovi, Lauren Senegal; Cellos - David Jung, Allen Lee, Annah Lee, Megan Loh, Joshua Mullenix, Rupal Sanghavi, Ji Seon, Andrea Silos; Bass - Tyler Weaver.

Ensemble 1: Duets - 6 groups=12 different students; Trios - 5 groups=15 different students; Quartets - 9 groups=36 different students; Quintets - 4 groups=20 different students.

February 2008: Science Fair Winners

6th grade: 1st  Place - Olga Kryguina, Organic or supplement eggshell strength; 2nd-Paulena Lynch, Which drink rots teeth fastest?; 3rd-Narumi Sasaki, Fruit Battery; Honorable Mention-James Andrews, Conduction Experiment; Mathhew Danz, Electromagnet; Mary LaCroix, Predicting weather in Texas; Ryan Neilson, Algae Growth; Sarah Rovi, What light are insects attracted to?

7th grade: 1st Place - Grace Drake, Which catnip do cats like best?; 2nd-Ashley Nguyen, Super Absorbant Fabrics, 3rd-Garland Siebert, Stop Rot; Honorable Mention-Mayra Cansigno, Paw Preference; Niobe Eapen, Does a plant grow better inside or outside?; Pardis Ghamasaee, A tip off the Apple Tree; Rebecca Gotlieb, Electric Hotdog Cooker; Navadha Modha, Rust Race.

8th grade: 1st Place - Min Seon, Rain vs Tap; 2nd-Cameron Howell, Skateboarding Extremes; 3rd-Iqra Jafri, Aerodynamic Drag; Honorable Mention-Rachel Deems, Be Hungry or Healthy; Sheida Karami, Can fear influence your pulse rate?; Audra LaCroix, What type of water will make a plant grow fastest?

October 2007: 7g Football Team Takes District Championship!

Football season is over and the 7th grade football team was undefeated, not giving up a single touchdown. They earned the right to be called district champs for the first time in six years and they are very proud of this accomplishment. We congratulate them on a great season and look forward to hanging the banner in the gym to remind us of this great season.

October 2007: 14 BBMS Orchestra Students in All-Region Orchestra

BBMS Orchestra students did an awesome job at the TMEA Region 24 All-Region Orchestra auditions on Saturday October 13. 28 students in 7^th and 8^th grade auditioned for a spot in the prestigious groups that represent students in C-FBISD, Lewisville ISD, Frisco ISD, and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. The competition was pretty fierce, with about 700 middle school kids from successful 5A programs competing for 184 spots. Setting a new school record, 14 BBMS students were chosen to be members of this year’s All-Region Orchestras. They worked hard, including coming to practices before & after school & on the weekends. We congratulate these high achievers.