The CFISD Board of Trustees approved the namesake for Elementary School No. 59, Ollie Mae Byrd Elementary School, during its regularly scheduled meeting on April 4.
Several CFISD color guard teams from band programs earned awards at the Texas Color Guard Circuit (TCGC) State Championships, held April 6-7 at Reed Arena at Texas A&M University.
Wells ES fifth grade student Vir Lagad placed third at the Houston Community College Regional Spelling Bee on March 23 and will represent CFISD and the Greater Houston area at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Nine CFISD theatre students were recently selected to advance to the UIL State Theatrical Design Contest, set for May 10-11 at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center.
Copeland ES won the annual Name That Book competition, held March 26 at the Berry Center.
Five CFISD high school productions were selected from the District 16-6A and District 17-6A UIL One-Act Play competitions to advance to the UIL Bi-District One-Act Play contests.
Bridgeland HS Robotics Team 77786B and Cypress Ridge HS Robotics Team 16329C have both qualified for the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship, set for April 25-27 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
Cypress Lakes HS Head Custodian Marlen Oliva de Sandoval has been nominated for the 2023-2024 LifeChanger of the Year Award.
Jersey Village HS senior Nasim Aleem was named state champion in the Program Oral Interpretation (POI) competition at the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Championship.