Dear Keller ISD Families and Friends,


Welcome to the February 20th edition of Keller Independent School District E-News.

District News

2009 NATIONAL MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS

The National Merit® Scholarship Program has determined that the following students have met all requirements to advance to Finalists standing in the 2009 Competition for National Merit® Scholarships. All finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2009. The selection of some 8,200 Merit Scholarships® winners from the group of more than 15,000 Finalists is now in progress. In March, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation will begin mailing scholarship offers to winners. Major news media announcements of Merit Scholar® designees will be made by NMSC in April, May, and July.

Congratulations to these outstanding students:

Central High School:
Myung Hun Choi
Jason D. John
Harold Westin King

Fossil Ridge High School:
Pamela Dobberstein
Melissa Rondon

Keller High School:
Gaurav M. Chattree
Stephen A. Cline
Hannah J. Corning
Grace E. Goble
Soo Lee
Christopher W. Miller

2009 NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT® SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST

Central High School senior Joseph C. Washington has advanced to Finalist standings in the 2009 National Achievement® Scholarship Program by demonstrating through outstanding performance potential for future academic success. All finalists will be considered for National Achievement Scholarships to be offered to outstanding Black American students in 2009. The selection of some 800 Achievement Scholarship® winners from the Finalist group is now in progress. In late February, the National Achievement Program will begin mailing scholarship offers to winners. The names of the Achievement Scholar® designees will be sent to news media for announcement in early April.

KELLER ISD HOSTS UIL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTESTS

1,716 Keller ISD students participated over two weekends in district-wide UIL Academic Contests. All 21 elementary campuses competed, divided into three divisions by school size. Each intermediate and middle school competed in their school divisions. Students competed in math, science, writing, social studies, spelling, speaking, art, and music competitions. Students placing first through sixth place were awarded medals and accumulated sweepstakes points for their school.

The Keller ISD UIL Academic Sweepstakes Champion Schools in each division are:

Elementary Small School:
Eagle Ridge Elementary


Elementary Medium School:
Park Glen Elementary


Elementary Large School:

Bette Perot Elementary


Intermediate School:

Parkwood Hill Intermediate


Middle School:

Indian Springs Middle

Keller ISD high schools will compete in UIL District 5-5A competition on April 4.

KISD STUDENTS TAKE 1ST AND 2ND PLACE IN AREA SPELLING BEE

Bear Creek Intermediate 5th Grader Chase Sanford won the Area 13 Spelling Bee on Feb. 2nd. The bee brought together all campus winners from Keller ISD and Northwest ISD.

Chase spelled "bradycardia" and "cayenne" correctly in succession to win the beat and edge out fellow KISD speller Michael Lee of Parkwood Hill who was named runner-up. Michael was awarded a $250 savings bond, and Chase received a $500 savings bond for winning the bee. Savings bonds were provided by KISD parents, Samuel Carr and Richard Rambo.

Chase will represent KISD at the Fort Worth Regional Spelling Bee on March 24 at Will Rogers Coliseum. The winner of that bee will advance to the National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.


Keller ISD