Results of the TAFE competition this past weekend:

22 Western Hills students competed in various educational competitions against 450 other TAFE students in Area 10. Our students were professional, prepared, and excellent!

The following students advanced to the TAFE state competition in March. Please congratulate these students as this is not a easy thing to do. They were competing against some of the most competitive schools in the state of Texas!

Isha Muya-Children’s Literature (Pre-K)
Stephanie Garcia- Chapter Yearbook
Arturo Salgado- Chapter Yearbook
Tara Enriquez- Portfolio
Ariyona Williams- Teacher Created Materials, Educator Rising Moment
Alejandra Martinez- Public Speaking
Arly Mendez- Inside Our Schools
Diana Mora Mosquera- Inside Our Schools
Te’Audra Robertson- Inside Our Schools
Jaqueline Guzman- Teacher Created Materials
Karen Medina- Project Visualize-Educational Awareness
Andrea Torres- Project Visualize-Educational Awareness
Gabby Huckleberry- Lesson Plan & Delivery-ARTS, Project Visualize-Teacher Appreciation
Iyanu McNatt- Differentiated Lesson Plan, Project Visualize- Teacher Appreciation
Lizeth Ramirez- Differentiated Lesson Plan

Special THANKS to Cougar Pride Foundation for providing the students with snack bags and to Mrs. Martinez and Mr. Posey for judging and chaperoning!

Twenty-two Western Hills students competed in various educational competitions against 450 other TAFE students in Area 10 at Brewer High School this past weekend. Our students were professional, prepared, and excellent!

The following students advanced to the TAFE state competition in March. Please congratulate these students as this is not a easy thing to do. They were competing against some of the most competitive schools in the state of Texas!

Isha Muya-Children’s Literature (Pre-K)
Stephanie Garcia- Chapter Yearbook
Arturo Salgado- Chapter Yearbook
Tara Enriquez- Portfolio
Ariyona Williams- Teacher Created Materials, Educator Rising Moment
Alejandra Martinez- Public Speaking
Arly Mendez- Inside Our Schools
Diana Mora Mosquera- Inside Our Schools
Te’Audra Robertson- Inside Our Schools
Jaqueline Guzman- Teacher Created Materials
Karen Medina- Project Visualize-Educational Awareness
Andrea Torres- Project Visualize-Educational Awareness
Gabby Huckleberry- Lesson Plan & Delivery-ARTS, Project Visualize-Teacher Appreciation
Iyanu McNatt- Differentiated Lesson Plan, Project Visualize- Teacher Appreciation
Lizeth Ramirez- Differentiated Lesson Plan

Special THANKS to Cougar Pride Foundation for providing the students with snack bags and to Mrs. Martinez and Mr. Posey for judging and chaperoning!

The WHHS Aspiring Educators are excited on their first day as interns at Ridglea Hills Elementary! Ridglea Hills is one of six amazing elementary schools that partner with the WHHS Education and Training program. Thank you to all of our partnering elementary schools: Waverly Park, Luella Merrett, Benbrook, Western Hills, Ridglea Hills and Western Hills Primary! 

Please congratulate AMYA WILLIAMS and NESTALGIA LEE. These two ladies competed in the Texas Association of Future Educators state competition and were awesome! Both girls were professional and well prepared for their presentations.

Also, please congratulate VALERIA LOZANO as she was elected as Area 10 TAFE Vice President. Valeria will not only be a representative of Western Hills, but also 73 school districts in our area!  

Today our students competed in the Region 11b TAFE competition. They were amazing, and represented Western Hills with class! The following students placed in their competitions and will be headed to state competition February 20th in McAllen, Texas:

Linda Mendoza
Exploring Non-Core Teaching Careers
Interactive Bulletin Board- High School

Tyshj’nique West
Interactive Bulletin Board-High School
Lesson Plan and Delivery-Art

Kennedy Hall
Interactive Bulletin Board- Middle School Children’s Literature Pre-k

Amya Williams
Chapter Yearbook
Inside Our Schools 

Sara Baker
Chapter Yearbook
Inside Our Schools

Anniecia Lafferty
Chapter Yearbook

Otoniel Caraveo
Lesson Plan and Delivery- CTE 

Yadira Lagunas
Interactive Bulletin Board-Elementary

Ashley Belisle
Interactive Bulletin Board-Elementary

Amanda Clark
Interactive Bulletin Board- Middle School

Despite all the cold weather this morning, your Cougar Broadcasting Network crew and the WHC-R radio crew took on the TCU campus this morning. There, they met with Professor Dustin Hahn who teaches Video Production and Sports Broadcasting at the Bob Shieffer College of Communication (Shout out to Katie Fonville for this connection!). The crew was able to witness a live radio broadcast from KTCU-FM 88.7 The Choice, tour the university's studio, and learn about college expectations. 

The crew also had the great privilege of taking a tour of the CBS 11 studio and getting to interact with all the great people with this organization. The crew learned about job expectations and requirements to enter in this field...and PAID job internships through the station for college!!! Shout out to Ms. Patty for being our middle woman to get the connection on the tour!

All in all, the production crew received high praises from both Fort Worth iconic establishments on their behavior and presence. 

And a final shout out to Mr. Bielss and Mrs. Brown (Copen) on being a part to making today a successful day for these students!

April 25-27
Tyshj’nique West, region 11B vice president,  traveled to Spicewood, Texas to participate in the 2019 Texas Association of Future Educators state/region officer training workshop. This exclusive retreat for TAFE leaders across the state of Texas is designed to give our student officers an opportunity to develop leadership skills, participate in team building activities, and work together collaboratively to plan their regional conferences. The conference was a success and gave Tyshj’nique tools to leader her TAFE region into the upcoming school year.

February 28-March 2, 2019
We had 14 students competing in events at the Texas Association of Future Educators state competition. We walked away with some winners!

1^st place--Interactive Bulletin Board-Secondary:
Linda Mendoza and Tyshj’nique West 

2^nd Place—Interactive Bulletin Board-Secondary:
Keia Ferralez and Tia Deaver 

2^nd Place—Chapter Yearbook:
Paula Gonzalez and Yana Begma

and Tyshj'nique West was voted REGION 11B TAFE Vice President for the 2019-2020 school year.