CFISD STUDENT OF THE WEEK: LINDSEY RAU

Cypress Creek High School senior Lindsey Rau is ranked in the top 2 percent of her class while participating in extracurricular activities such as cheerleading, student council and National Honor Society. A big animal advocate who can’t stand to see dogs running loose in streets, Rau plans to study either accounting or engineering at Texas A&M University in 2015.

 

School: Cypress Creek High School

Age: 17

Grade: 12
 

Accomplishments: Will graduate with honors on the Distinguished Graduate Plan; ranked in top 2 percent of class; cheerleader three years: varsity co-captain and social officer; junior varsity co-captain; Mu Alpha Theta president; member of National Honor Society, two years: social officer and member; student council; Sparks; four-year distinguished honor roll recipient; received President’s Volunteer Service Awards — bronze, sophomore year and silver, junior year for volunteer hours.

Favorite class: Cheer. “Coach LeClaire is the best coach and teacher (I have her for AP government too). She keeps things real. All of the girls on both Varsity and JV are a lot of fun and we have a good time in cheer class.”

Favorite things to do after class: “I like to go home and just chill out before I have to start my homework.”

Favorite song: Blank Space by Taylor Swift

Favorite website: Wanelo. “I like to shop and they have really cute stuff.”

Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds.“I think it’s really interesting how they profile the criminals and I really like all the characters that make up the FBI team.”

Favorite movie: She’s the Man. “I love this movie: it’s funny, it’s a classic—it has lots of good lines that are fun to repeat and laugh about. It never gets old.”

Ambition: “I plan on attending Texas A&M University in the fall of 2015. I am going to major in accounting or engineering of some type.”

What topics/things are you passionate about? “I am passionate about doing my best in everything I do. I like math, volunteering and helping animals. I don’t like it when I see dogs running loose, especially near busy streets. I usually stop and try to help in some way.”

What inspires you? “My parents, my sister and my teachers inspire me. I see how hard work pays off. They are good role models and I want to be one too. I also love how good it feels to help other people.”

What three things can’t you live without? God, my family—including my dogs and my cell phone.

What are you most looking forward to this year? “I am enjoying being a senior and I am looking forward to graduating and participating in all the fun senior activities that are planned for the rest of my time here at Cy Creek.”

 

Speech & Debate Tournament Results

The past two weekends, the Cypress Creek Speech & Debate Team competed at multiple tournaments: The Abilene Swing (Abilene and Cooper HS) and the Jersey Village HS

 

Tournament. Results from the last two weekends include:

• Tournament Champion, Public Forum Debate, Haley Henson & Thomas Linden (Abilene)
• Tournament Champion, Original Oratory, Avneet Randhawa (Abilene)
• Tournament Champion, Congressional Debate, Harland Ashby (Jersey Village)
• Tournament Champion, Dramatic Interpretation, Avneet Randhawa (Jersey Village)
• 2nd Place, Public Forum Debate, Haley Henson& Thomas Linden (Cooper)
• 2nd Place, Original Oratory, Avneet Randhawa (Jersey Village)
• 3rd Place (Semi-Finals), Public Forum Debate, Haley Henson & Thomas Linden (Jersey Village)
• 3rd Place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Danny Lehmann (Jersey Village)
• 3rd Place, Original Oratory, Avneet Randhawa (Cooper)
• 3rd Place, Impromptu Speaking, Danny Lehmann (Jersey Village)
• 4th Place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Colin Price (Jersey Village)
• 4th Place, Poetry Interpretation, Avneet Randhawa (Cooper)
• 4th Place, Prose Interpretation, Avneet Randhawa (Cooper)
• 4th Place, Congressional Debate, Richard Galvan (Abilene)
• 4th Place, Poetry Interpretation, Sky Nguyen (Jersey Village)
• 6th Place, Novice Original Oratory, Juan Mendoza (Jersey Village)
• 7th Place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Haley Henson (Jersey Village)
• 7th Place, Impromptu Speaking, Colin Price (Jersey Village)
• 8th Place, Novice Original Oratory, Collin Goemmer (Jersey Village)
• Quarter-Finals, Public Forum Debate, Chloe Knox& Riley Williams (Cooper)
• Quarter-Finals, Policy Debate, Danny Lehmann& Colin Price (Cooper)

Runners qualify for Academic All District 17-6A Cross Country Team

More than 120 student athletes from all 10 CFISD high schools qualified for the Academic All-District 17-6A Cross Country Team, released Dec. 8.

Runners named to the academic all-district team finished the season in good standing and earned a composite weighted grade point average of 5.5 or higher for all classes for the two identified six weeks that make up the majority of their regular season.

The following Cy Creek  student athletes qualified for the academic all-district team:

Cypress Creek	Avant	Sarah	9
Cypress Creek	Deakins	Katie	10
Cypress Creek	DeRouen	Megan	9
Cypress Creek	Hilpert	Allison	10
Cypress Creek	Lee	Kaytie	11
Cypress Creek	Long	Kendra	12
Cypress Creek	Michals	Morgan	10
Cypress Creek	Parmley	Jamie	11

Texas Thespian Festival Winners

Seventy-five CFISD high school theatre arts students received first- and second-place rankings at the Texas Thespian Festival, held Nov. 20-22 in Dallas.

Students receiving these designations have qualified for the national competition, sponsored by the Educational Theatre Association, scheduled for June 20-27 at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb.

The following Cy Creek students earned Second Place Awards:

• April Palm, Cypress Creek – Solo Musical;
• Ally Fleischhauer and Courtlin Parisher, Cypress Creek – Duet Musical;
• Kayli Hamilton, Cypress Creek – Set Design;
• Travis Hilton, Cypress Creek – Sound Design;
• Samantha Sandacz, Cypress Creek – Stage Management;

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Jordan Hicks Named To Preseason All-American Team

Two CFISD baseball players have been selected to the 2015 National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) High School Pre-Season All-American First Team.

Langham Creek High School senior outfielder Tyler Rand and Cypress Creek High School senior pitcher Jordan Hicks are among 25 high school players in the nation chosen for the first team honors.

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