The CBHS Speech and Debate team, under the direction of Michael Rutledge and Felicia Byrd returned from their latest competition hosted at Clear Lake High School this past weekend with two additional TFA state qualifiers - Andrew Kocen and Kelly Hogg. They join Karl Schaefer with his Domestic Extemporaneous qualification. The specific awards earned by the Wolverine Speech & Debate team include:
Andrew Kocen – 1st place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Nathan Tamburello – 5th place Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Elyssa Klann – 5th place Student Congress
Jessica Cetrone – 8th place Student Congress
Kelly Hogg – 5th place Impromptu Speaking
Elyssa Klann – 2nd place Impromptu Speaking
Kelly Hogg – 4th place Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Rishi Suresh – 3rd place Novice LD Debate
Rishi Suresh – 1st place Novice LD Speaker Award
Madhushree Zope – 2nd place Novice CX Debate
Eric Stone – 2nd place Novice CX Debate
The team still has a number of students waiting in the wings who need only 1-2 points to reach their full qualification – Nathan Tamburello, Dinusha Wijesinghe, Jessica Cetrone. In addition, the team has an even longer list of those who have begun their march toward state and, with great certainty will join this group of scholars at their March meet.
Clear Brook Speech & Debate have entered for the second year in a row the National Public Policy Forum debate competition headed out of New York City through the law firm of Bickel & Brewer, in partnership with New York University. The team of Karl Schaefer, Kelly Hogg, Saurabh Limaye, Skyler Schneider, and Elyssa Klann have advanced to the first elimination round. This contest represents 40 states and 31 countries. They were selected as one of the top 32 teams of over 240 teams who entered.
The Clear Brook Speech and Debate team performed exceptionally this past weekend at Lamar Consolidated High School, bringing home a total of 11 accolades. The wins include two 3rd place awards in LD Debate by Saurabh Limaye and Raveena Bhalara, who both earned 4 state points . Continuing the winning streak were Kelly Hogg and K
arl Schaefer who placed 3rd and 8th respectively in Impromptu Speaking. Not to be outdone, however, Jessica Cetrone placed 1st in Student Congress, for which she earned 8 points toward her 10 point goal for state qualification.
Other winners include Hogg with 6 points, Bhalara with 4 points and Cetrone with 2 points in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking after placing 3rd, 5th and 7th respectively. Andrew Kocen and Nathan Tamburello also accumulated 6 and 2 points in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking as a result of their 4th and 7th respective placings.
Karl Schaefer was the biggest winner of the weekend by bringing home a 2nd place award in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking which earned 8 points, bringing him close to a double state qualification in this event. Karl will be the first of his teammates who will be competing at the yearly state meet in Ysleta, Texas in March. Five additional teammates remain in the wings who hope to qualify in the next few weeks.
The Clear Brook Speech and Debate team returned from Alief Hastings this past weekend with a 3rd place ranking in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking by Karl Schaefer. This earned Karl a total of 7 out of 10 needed state points for Extemporaneous Speaking. Dinusha Wijesinghe and Nathan Tamburello also returned with an additional 2 points needed toward their state goal for Public Forum debate. The team heads to Lamar Consolidated High School this weekend to continue their march toward state qualification.
Virtual Dance Class
On Thursday, October 15, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Clear Creek ISD dance students will participate in a unique experience at Clear Brook High School located at 4607 FM 2351 in Friendswood, TX 77546. With the help of a “virtual connection” students will take a college level class from Richard Alston, a well known modern choreographer from Britain.
When Alston offered to teach a class at the Rice University dance department, he wanted a way to engage with a high school program as well. A virtual dance class will be held at the Clear Brook High School dance department with 60 students. The two dance classes will connect through video conferencing technology. This unusual fine arts opportunity was made possible through the Society of Performing Arts and Nicole Pruitt. Richard Alston’s company will perform at the Wortham Center Theatre in Houston on Friday evening.
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CLEAR BROOK FFA brings home honors from state convention!
Andy Christensen was recognized as the top ambassador in the program. He also received his Lone Star Farmer Degree.
Dianne Neff received her Lone Star Farmer Degree
Sarah Seylar received her Lone Star Farmer Degree
Chris DeLaCruz received his Lone Star Farmer Degree
Megan Garrett received her Lone Star Farmer Degree
Ashley Cates received her Lone Star Farmer Degree
The Chapter received the Golden Horizon Award and a Gold rating on the National Chapter Award.
Chris Stinson will receive his American Farmer Award at the National FFA Convention in October.
The Clear Brook Best Buddies Chapter was recognized as Outstanding Chapter of the Year for the 08-09 school year. They were presented the honor on July 25, 2009 at the 20th Annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference. Click here to read more about CBHS Best Buddies >>
CBHS Yearbook Wins Award The CBHS Yearbook Team won best graphic design and also best overall project for our plans for the 09-10 yearbook. Congratulations to the following students:
Landon Peoples
Elizabeth Clark
Victoria Garces
Elizabeth Scott
Nikaele Simien
The 08-09 Yearbook critiqued by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University, and we were Silver Medalists! This is a huge accomplishment, as we got 895 out of a possible 1000 points!
Project Lead the Way Group Honored
Last spring a team of students from Clear Brook entered a nationwide contest hosted by NASA called “Life and Work on the Moon”. Students were challenged to think about what a human presence on the moon might look like, then develop a two dimensional drawing or three dimensional model.
Clear Brook students Sami Khaleeq, Kenny Lam, Brian Lemke, Karl Schaefer, and Mason Tang worked for several weeks on their design, and used software from the Project Lead The Way laboratory to create a 3D model. Their entry won first place in the 3D category, and earned $750 for Clear Brook High School’s Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) club.
Sami Khaleeq receives a plaque recognizing Clear Brook High School’s entry as the winner in the 3D model category.
In addition, Sami Khaleeq got to go to Washington D.C. this past summer for the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing. Sami got to meet Neil Armstrong, and the chief administrator of NASA, Charles Bolden.