2008-2009 Lumberjacks

Freddie Coggins, Ryan Earls, Shane Horton, ZakJones, Trung Mai, Huy Nguyen, Zack Seekins, and Tommy Than
The Captain is Ryan Earls, C-Captain is Zak Jones

Band

The Symphonic and Honors Bands competed in the UIL Concert/Sightreading contest at Richardson High School.  We are proud to announce that both of our bands earned 1st division ratings in both categories.  For our Honors Band, this was the 18th consecutive year that they earned a 1st division in the concert portion.  This was the 1st time since 2005 that both bands were awarded the UIL Sweepstakes award.

HOSA State Competition

The team of Blake Baker, Emily Snyder, Justin John and Lawrence Jackson won first place at state in Competitive Problem Solving. The team will advance to Nationals in June. Congratulations.

UIL

Congratulations to Jazzay Jabbar for advancing to state in poetry.

Acappella choir, varsity women's choir, and the non-varsity choir each received sweepstakes at the UIL competition.

2008-2009 Cheerleaders

Varsity:
Marshel Anderson, Lauren Bergeron, Kayla Bright, Revean Contreras, Melissa Grogean, Ashlyn Harmon, Taylor Hill, Jordan Pearcy, Nikki Preston, Kris Schkade, Nicole Short, and Morgan Two Crow.

JV:
Lauren Bayse, Tori Crowe, Christina Frey, LaNeysha Johnson, Shelby Lancin, Heather Patterson, Bailey St. Clair, Bailee Stich, Tyler Thomas, Hailee Walker, Taylor Williams

Freshman:
Mackenzie Braak, Kaylie Brickman, Reagan Elan, Natalie Gallion, Andrea Garza, Cherie Ichu, Knedall Roden, Haley Werner

Track

Congratulations to the varsity girls track and field team for a great performance at the GISD District Meet. The team finished second.

District champions for 2008 are:

• Lorianne Pattee - 400 meter dash and 800 meter run
• 4 by 100 meter relay: Kendria Burton, Octavia Fair, Jamelia Cartwright, and Jasmine Godbolt
• 4 by 400 meter relay: Octavia Fair, Jamelia Cartwright, Alisha Allen, and Lorianne Pattee

Silver Medal winners are:

• Kendria Burton: 100 meter hurdles
• Brittani Chaney: high jump
• Shayna McCormick 1600 meter run
• 4 by 200 meter relay: Alisha Allen, Octavia Fair, Jamelia Cartwright, and Jasmine Godbolt

Bronze Medal winners are:

• Kendria Burton: 300 meter hurdles
• Brittani Chaney: 100 meter hurdles
• Shayna McCormick 3200 meter run

Girls Golf

Congratulations to Lindsey Lasater who placed third in the District Golf Tournament on April 2 after shooting her personal best of 85. Lindsey will be advancing to Regionals in Waco.

Art

The Garland Cultural Arts Commission Senior Art Show is currently on display at the Patty Granville Center for the Performing Arts through March 21st. Naaman Art students winning awards are:

• Best of Show: Karl Malaga
• First Place: Karl Malaga and Travis Porter
• Second Place: Leah Taylor
• Homorable Mention: Eddie Harman, Leah Taylor, and Cesar Soto

Band

Yvette Ellis auditioned for and was selected as a member of the prestigious Texas All State Band on flute! This is her 2nd year to achieve this honor.

We are pleased to announce that the following students earned 1st division medals at the UIL Region 3 Solo Contest on Sat. Feb. 9:

Christine Anderson
Lizzy Austin
Corey Azore
Katie Binkley
Lucia Cha
Katerina Coroneos
Brittany Dixon
Christina Flygstad
Steven French
Alex Galvan
Irvin Garza
Ricky Harrison
Juan Interiano
Jessica Jordan
Kameron Keen
Lauren Kessel
Josh Lee
Nathan Lovinggood
Oscar Manzo
Hillary McNeal
Natalie Myers
Chris O'Donnell
Michael Portman
Jose Ramos
Emily Sires
Kelly Tooke
Corbin Tunnell
Trent Turner
NFHS Jazz Band

Choir

At the annual UIL Choir Solo and Ensemble Competition, the following students received a 1st division/superior at the contest. Please congratulate them if you see them!
Ebele Achu, Noni Achu, Tyler Barnett, Keaton Cizek, Alex Coles, Brandon Deatherage, Ethan Dunn, Maddisson Elizardo, Abigail Elkins, Leslie Fletcher, Jacob Grogean, James Havlock, Jonny Jackson, Zak Jones, Ashlin Koleth, Alex Labrada, Amelia Law, Jacob Lofland, Marie Manio, Madeline Martin, Meredith Martin, Nick Miller, Chelsea Powers, Cullen Prince, Roarke Prince, Rachael Proctor, Shelby Sweetser, Shannan Vanderburgh, Hailee Walker, Keslie Ward, Connor Weaver, Kathleen Willey, and Julianne Wilson

Ethan Dunn and Jacob Lofland auditioned for the prestigious Texas All-State Choir and both were selected to be members of the group. This is a tremendous honor for them and for Naaman Forest High School. Please congratulate them when you see them.

Naaman Forest Senior Becomes First GISD National Finalist in FFA Floriculture

Maria Puente, a senior at Naaman Forest High School, is the first GISD student to earn National Finalist honors in the Floriculture Proficiency Award, given by the Future Farmers of America. Read more.

Academic Decathlon

The Decathlon teams competed in the district meet at Sachse. They brought home a total of 55 medals. Every student who competed won at least one medal. TJ Sokale led the teams with 8 medals. Danille Mills earned 7, Marilyn Thomas 6, Nam Nguyen and Barbara Grimes 5 each, Nick Miller 4, Christina Le, Ann Marie Scott and Yu Hsuan Liao earned 3 each. David Dukich, Isaiah Cole, Morgan Weaver, Sarah Petkovsek, Hillary Chamberlin, Michael Pyryt, Travis Dickey, Tyler Murray, and Huong Thai won team medals. Congratulations to all of those who worked so hard.

Volleyball

Congratulations to senior Jessica Bell on signing a full scholarship to play volleyball next season at East Central Oklahoma.

Football

Congratulations to the varsity football team for making the playoffs!

Band

Please congratulate the following NFHS Band students for earning placement in the TMEA Region 3 All Region Bands. Out of nearly 1200 students auditioning, these students excelled in their auditions:

Yvette Ellis- flute
Carolina Hernandez- clarinet
Marianne Weber- clarinet
Chris O'Donnell- alto saxophone
Tyler Murray- bass clarinet
Brittany Dixon- trumpet
Christine Anderson- french horn
Tyler Creel- french horn
Kyle Ferguson- euphonium
Kameron Keen (alternate)- trumpet

In addition, Yvette, Christine and Brittany have been certified to compete in the Area C audition in Jan. for a chance to make the prestigious All State Band. All 3 of them were also selected to perform in the wind section of the All Region Orchestra.

Please congratulate the following 9th grade band students for being selected to the Region 3 All Region Band:

• Patrick Crank- Trumpet
• Oscar Manzo- Trombone
• Steven French- Baritone
• Katie Binkley- Flute Alternate
• Michael Portman- Trombone Alternate

FFA

The Naaman Forest FFA competed Saturday, November 17thh in the Area FFA Leadership Development Event Contests at Krum High School. We are proud to announce the following results:

• Junior Skills Team finished 11th -Julene Bell, Andrew Cordova, and Sandra Drummond
• Public Relations team 9th - Maria Puente, Emily Galvan, and Triana Urena
• Radio Broadcast 6th - Julene Bell, Stephen Due, and Sarah Petkovsek
• Senior Skills Team finished 4th - Chris Castaneda, Matt Fernandez, Alex Alvarez, and Stephen Due
• Job Interview 4th - Maria Puente
• Agriculture Issues 2nd - Natalie Stacy, Sarah Petkovsek, and Will Wegner. Advance to state!

Please Congratulate all these students. Ms. Crawford, Mr. Closs, and Mrs. Forbes are so proud of you!

 

Volleyball

Congratulations to the following varsity volleyball players for being named to the All-District Team.

First team

Jessica Bell, Brooke Bailey

Second team

Taylor Wycoff, Jessica Brown

Honorable Mention

Izabella Roman, Christina Cooper, Rebecca Murphy

The following ladies made Academic All District Volleyball
Izabella Roman, Jessica Bell, Rebecca Murphy, Bernadette Krasnig, Jessica Brown, Christina Cooper, and Bailey Lawson.

Band

Our band earned their 17^th consecutive UIL first division!

Cross Country

Congratulations to the girls cross country team for winning their second consecutive District Championship!! Top finishers: Lorianne Pattee 5th place, Katie Thompson 6th place, Dana Pearson 8th place, Shayna McCormick 9th place, Christina Polk 14th place, Chandler Scoggins 21st, and Brittani Chaney 25th.

On the boy's side, Josh Goode finished 5th.

The girls team qualified to run in the Regional Meet and Josh Goode qualified as an individual.

Tennis

Congratulations! Our tennis team is the district champion!

Varsity Team

Ruben Sandoval	Gabe Sandoval	Airron Williams	Victor Tran
Viet Nguyen	Tony Le	Hung Tran	Jordan Flores
Steven Nguyen	Orlando Galviz	Tuan Nguyen	Anh Nguyen
Khang Le	Kristina Davidson	Jolene Manlapaz	Carissa Krisle
Vanessa Rivera	Chelsea Lockhart	Monique Sandhu	Abigail Elkins
Romina Pekas	Bao Tran	Rubi Resendiz	Angie Vongprachanh
Christine Pham	Kathleen Willey

 

Volleyball

The volleyball team is in third place and will be in the playoffs. Congratulations. The volleyball game will be Tuesday, October 30 at 7:00 at the Special Events Center.

Choir

Congratulations to the following singers who are members of the 2007-08 TMEA Region III All-Region Choir:

• Ethan Dunn
• Mackenzie Lane
• Jacob Lofland
• Meredith Martin
• Rachael Proctor
• Shelby Sweetser
• Keslie Ward
• Connor Weaver
• Kathleen Willey

And... special congratulations to Ethan, Mackenzie, Jacob, and Shelby on advancing to pre-area choir auditions.

Horticulture

The following Naaman Horticulture students placed in the First Men's Garden Club of Dallas Fall Garden Show:

• DJ Bufkin - First place, Foliage Plant
• Brandon Bilbrey - First place, Bonsia
• Alex Alvarez - First place, Chili Peppers and First place, Sweet Peppers
• Will Wegner - First place, Jalepenos and First place, Bell Pepers

Homecoming

Please congratulate t he following students:

Homecoming Court

Blake Baker Taylor Birdwell Tony Cao Lloyd Dorsey Tony Drew Jacob Lofland Noah Ragan Chris Shinault Blaine Smith Hank Wells

Alyssa Champagne Sara Coburn Cassie Crosson Ashleigh McDeavitt Heather Murray Rachael Proctor Alesia Romero Holly Salter Morgan Thomas Brittani Wilkins

The Homecoming King and Queen will be announced at the Pre-game Show, 7:00 on October 26

 

Speech & Debate Team

The Speech & Debate Team recently competed in the Newman Smith tournament in Carrollton. Advancing to the semi-finals were: Jazzay Jabbar, Kelsey Rasor, Ann Marie Scott, and Stacy Varghese. Moving on to the finals were: Jazzay Jabbar (2nd place Poetry) and Ann Marie Scott (6th place Impromptu Speaking). Congratulations to our Speech & Debate Team for such a strong showing.

AP Scholars

AP Scholar is awarded to students who received grades of 3 or higher on 3 AP Exams. These students have achieved this honor:

• Blake Baker
• Chis Castaneda
• Diane Hua
• Marie Manio
• Rachael Proctor
• Noah Ragan Schmalz
• Ruben Sandoval
• Emily Snyder
• Hung Tran

AP Scholar With Honors is awarded to students who received grades of 3 or higher on 4 or more AP Exams. These students have achieved this honor:

• Adam Aly
• Yu Hsuan Liao

Lady Ranger Golf

Congratulations to the Lady Ranger Golf Team for winning their first tournament. Great job Carol Blanton for winning individual medalist and to Lindsey Lasater and Ashleigh McDeavitt for also placing in the top 5.

Talent Show

The winners of the Talent Show are:

1. the Justice Kids
2. Latin Extreme Cadets
3. Jacob Lofland

Band

We are pleased to announce that Brittany Dixon and Christine Anderson were recently selected as members of the TMEA Region 3 All Region Jazz Band. Christine placed first on bass guitar and Brittney placed third on trumpet. They will perform in concert on Nov. 17 at a location TBA. Congratulations.

Coach Smithey,

Had her 300^th career victory when the Ladies Ranger volleyball team won their game on Tuesday, September 11.

 

 

Last updated: April 22, 2008
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