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Students of the Month

April

Front row: Annabelle Nickels, Elizabeth Ma-Teeter, Sufi Jain, Nila Gobinathan, Sharvi Sharma; Second row: Staci Pariser, Aria Patel, Tessa Jose, Siena Castro, Maya Galliano, Gabriela Pacheco, Ian Kyger; Third row: Claire Lemkey, Harper Cantu, Liliana Rappon, Caleb Van Sice, Jackson Wu, Dylan Ho, Lauren Khan, Haasinee Yampati, Francesca Riviezzo: Fourth row: Mia Sexhus, Seth Petersen, Vihaan Khandelwal, Nicole Leach, Alok Desai, Grace Reading, Zechariah Echols, Rodrigo Zimmermann Sillero; Top row: Alexa Kulak, Avery Schaller, Cullen Thompson, Yusuf Haque, Mehki Walker, Tristan Carson, Anand Satani, Max Erwin, Luke Rojas. Not pictured: Rocco Brunelle, Lucas Grimm, Maren Whitlock, Violet Wolfe.

March

Front row: Presley Blair, Ved Patel, Gabriela Albores, Krish Amin, Steven Bartoe; Second row: Smriti Jasti, Emma Wu, Scarlett DeLaughter, Ananya Makineni, Amelia Kennedy, Siena Castro, Saraia McKeon, Aditi Lingutla, Elizabeth Hammett, Sharan Vangala, Sarina Rao, Zara Ngan; Third row: Alexandra Perez, Prudence Kidd, Fiona King, Caroline Oglesby, Shovan Joshi, Grady Vogel, Zander Whites, Abdulaziz Attar, Besiana Shabanaj, Victoria Carr, Kori Flythe, Aahana Bodiwala; Back row: Santiago Rivera, Knox Tyler, Carter Kendrick, Aiden Gribi, Nicholas Zhang, Cameron Cornish, William Near, Samia Sanders, Hailey Gibson, Reagan Patterson, Milayia Burt, Bradley Hirsch. Not pictured: Graham Barnett, Ava Rozell.

February 

Front row: Anya Asrani, Jaxson Chau, Ayush Mody, Aaron Tomsic, Ashlyn Wiske, Camille Blanchard, Brooklynn Ferrell; Second row: Ryleigh Hamilton, Brooks Roberson, Sneha Athipatla, Sama Kantar, Elena Chen, Jacques Ballay-Linz, Lana Abdelqader, Mason King; Third row: Brooks Gabriel, Walker Butcher, Olivia Graul, Malley Mann, Catherine Choi, Ayesha Rao, Ridgely Snead, Avery Dean, Mariela Saldivar, Andrew Hick, Syed Omar Ahmed, Deeksha Kilaru, Barret Nichols, Meghna Atla, John Mann, Lyla Hyde, Damon Babbel, Preston Hines, Titus Allal, Piper Huggins, Pearson Dance, Xavier Moss. Not pictured: Emberlynn Suitor, Hadley Zartman.

January

Front row: Sarfraz Khan, Winston Snarr, Seraphina Chhadua, Jacob Walker, Ayden Adams, Monroe Allen; Second row: Fontaine Etheridge, Camilla Horsley, Evie Hamilton, Caroline Dickenson, Samy Ayad, Cameron Perez, Alessandra Whittle, Sofia Mantecon, Lyla Charon, Rewa Marthi, Cole Price; Third row: Sreeja Dega, Katie O'Hare, Paige Finch, Blake Speer, Jackson Kelley, Henry Torgerson, Manvik Madrira, Ashlyn Rhodes, Lalaina Yusufzai, Austin Wu, Nash Wills, Ashton Lonibos; Back row: Grayson Porter, Levi Allen, Natalie Schick, Ty Moody, Weston Janbaz, Michael Elendu, Siri Thokala, Elise Etheredge, Caspian Dawkins, Owen Armstrong.

November

First row: Savina Dang, Sydney Dickheiser, Madison Fry, Ramzie Aberasturia, Dylan Karmali, Aiden Garrison, Ansh Dhillon; Middle row: Isabelle Mantecon, Gianna Dorma, Sienna Sowin, Summer Kyle, Arnav Tomar, Brandon Chen, Avery Meurer, Aylin Marburg, Gavin Castanon, Braydon Davis; Back row: Elody Charron, Katie Sun, Zlata Kotlyarova, Charlie Bass, Demarcus Ware, Jonathon Boktor, Maddox Moore, Jack Paschall, Derek Zoller. Not pictured: Elody Charron, Harrison Harper, Sophie Lund, Andie Nelson, Riley Patak.

October

Front row: Layla Stark, Sydney Alderson Second row: Aleeza Waheed, Elle Valdez, Mckenzie Wolf; Third row: Tyler Mehta, Aliana Franco, Sanah Rajesh, Brielle Hughes; Fourth row: Tagg Jeppson, Ayperi Xierali, Noah Ayad, Connor Anstiss; Fifth row: Deepika Pothineni, Ian Klontz, Srinitya Badireddi, Barrett Wilson; Sixth row: Gia Brossman, Enayah Kayani, Faye Nudel-Shinder; Seventh row: Jax Johnson, Vivian Terry, Isabella Wilson; Eighth row: Attie Buitendacht, Aiven Ilin, Liam Giles, Berkley Gentry; Ninth row: Elleigh Huggins, Poppy Veccia, Julia Zartman; Tenth row: Genevieve Grimm, Kingsley Fisher,Dakota Damron; Eleventh row: Rylee Tekell, Stella LaBarbera, Malynn Hubbard; Back row: Cole Cunningham, Martin Westgaard, Hudson Elliott.

September

Front row: Finley Blair, Ethan Pan, Michelle Liu, Katherine Krone, Carson Stacy, Stadler DiGiovanni, Victor Chen, Roland Kovaleski; Middle row: Riley Fongers, Emily Jiang, Landry Caple, Elizabeth Paschall, Landry Killian, Nilaani Vasanth, Clara Witt, Haley Rylee, Isla Laverock, Aira Parganiha; Back row: Gianna Brossman, Boston Laird, Rockston Blair, Stella Wall, Sama Alkhoury, Wendi Chan,, JJ Rothman, Lok Kei Lau, Olivia Rylee, Colton Headrick. Not pictured: Audrey Hinkle, Kellan Kim, Cecily Ray.

Students of the Week

Week of April 21

Front row: Jack Bissonette, Manya Bala, Peyton Roberts, Milly Maggi; Middle row: Shirika Subedi, Anna Berrett, Hayden Christ, Shrivika Subedi; Dylan Karmali; Back row: Abigail Daniel, Jack Colombo, Louis Cary, Nathaniel Pryce, Rylee Tekell. Not pictured: Jax Johnson.

Week of April 14

Front row: Anna Iak, Jiya Amin; Middle row: Juhi Patel, Thomas Roberson, Lively Baldridge, Jackson Williams,; Back row: Oliver Bazemore, Anupam Dutta Roy, Juliette Petkovic, Zlata Kotlyarova, Braeden Dolce.

Week of April 7

Front row: Owen Fritzel, Chaley Sells, Claire Bowman, Riaan Kanitkar, Terra Darden, Sanvi Patel; Back row: Raphael Almog, Nehal Lingala, Jonah Everett, Emilien Calvary Juarez, Kostya Kostanovskii.

Week of March 24

Front row: Sharvi Sharma, Clara Hall, Sunny Little, Braden Bormaster; Middle row: Zoey Bruce, Briahna Johnson, Noah Heinrich, Layla Alomar, Maiya Abraham, Tessa Velarde; Back row: Graham Thompson, Mauricio Martinez, Lucas Grimm, Frank Bernardo, Owen Borst, Nihar Dodla.

Weeks of March 3 & March 10

Front row: Andy Tate, Aaryan Jasani, Nia Gobinathan, Aliana Franco, Carolina Di Prima, Camden Le, Caroline Boyle; Back row: Maha Askari, Aylin Marburg, Sabian Sanders, Allivia Diaz-Shell, Brielle Hughes, Serena Castro, Reyansh Gupta, Jack Tullier. Not pictured: Maddox Burchfield, Isla Hargrove, Lucas Horton, Briahna Johnson, Faith Reeves.

Week of February 10

Front row: Sneha Athipatla, JT Walker, Lauren Pilgrim, Marley Ward, Asheera Espina; Back row: Veeksha, Arepalli, Sally Mao, Zain Nawab, Clara Hobby.

Week of February 3

Front row: Samy Ayad, Maren Whitlock, Elizabeth Langston, Ella Chen, Hudson Merkord; Back row: Nash Gray, Andrew Reekers, Marcos Irizarry, Carder January, Brandon Lewis.

Week of January 20

Front row: Emily O'Hare, Aiza Hussain, Jackson Dowling, Cole Price, Winston Snarr; Middle row: Ved Patel, Cason Lonibos, Elody Charron. Grace Daniel, Lukas Carroll, Brandon Lewis; Back row: Paislee Messick, Alex Hudak, Martin Westgaard, Graham Barnett, Hudson Scheer. Not pictured: Cash Cain.

Week of January 13

Front row: Jaycob Echols.Ashley Hadley, Brooklynn Ferrell; Back row: Liam Giles, Abby Porter, Aarav Chamakura, Ved Dave. Not pictured: Alishba Khan, Alex Perez, Ava Rozell.

Week of January 6

Front row: Tyler Seay, Besa Shabanaj, Ava Hubbard, Madelyn Ferreira; Back row: Presley Mims, Max Erwin, Ashwin Sathy, Jaden Lo, Olivia Wulfurt. Not pictured: Lola Amoia.

Week of December 16

Front row: Ellie Kim, Meghan Shafer; Back row: Julia Zartman, Jackson Berrios, Mahiya Patel.

Week of December 9

First row: Cecily Ray, Ella Davenport, Ella Bowen, Madison Smejkal, Austin Picard, Simar Kantor; Back row: Jiya Singh, Eric Zhong, Hunter Taber, Eyad Ismail, Bennett Pace, Timothy Ton-That.

Week of December 2

First row: Beckett Copper , Charlotte Lutterbach, Reagan Britton, Avery Meurer, Hadley Zartman, Ananya Makineni; Back row: Maddox Butler, Adlan Jaime-Pabon, Jackson Kelley, Drew Mitchell, Rhett Wilson, Wiley Mahone.

Week of November 18

First row: Oliver Beers, Andrew Barbe; Middle row: Julia Sharp, Evan Polarek, Braeden Lonibos, CJ Walker, Payton Roberts; Back row: Chloe Hurley, Nora Farden, Jacob Seifert, Kai Cameron, Agustin Eyherabide Pons,Stephanie Sanchez. Not pictured: Olivia D'Amico, Alexis Goode, Colton Holtmeier.

Week of November 11

Siri Thokala, Catherine Choi, Wyatt Arolofo, Ryker Paclibare, Tristan Lawrence, Akshar Kunda, Charlie Holmes, Santiago Rivera. Not pictured: Millie Black, Olivia Comrie, Harrison Harper, Carter Morrison.

Week of November 4

Front row: Philopateer Boshra, Camille Blanchard, Monroe Allen; Middle row: Phoebe Kim, Aditi Sankara, John Wellen, Arli Campbell; Back row: Trinity Baker, Stella Kemper, Michael Elendu, Reagan Coburn, Hailey Rylee.

Week of October 21

Front row: Koury Bear, Owen Handy, Ara Slavin, Jameson Lake; Back row: Maddox Moore, Rocco Brunelle, Alaia Harrington, Logan Agren, Laith Massoud; Not pictured: Coleman Bear, Haayoon Cho, Jaycie De La Rosa, Jack Pardue.

Week of October 14

Front row: Acadia Lester, Emory Glaves, Noah Abbasi, Srikari Katta; Middle row: Prudy Kidd, Calvin Haney, Delaney Hunt, Sophia Rao, Mya Boutchantharaj; Back row: Summer Kyle, Chloe Cain, Jillian Saloum, Kemper Serrault, Beckett Mackey, Harrison Shaw; Not pictured: Zara Ngan.

Week of October 7

Front row: Abdulaziz Attar, Ashton Lonibus, Yousef Jrebi, Millie Black, Sarina Rao; Back row: Trevor Bartholomae,Arthur Dos Santos, Owen Armstrong, Krishiv Modi, Tessa Jose. Not pictured: Wilson Lemmerman.

Week of September 30

Front row: Azra Quevedo, Jeremiah Carpenter, Kooper Allen; Middle row: Mason Smejkal, Elle Valdez, Samil Thompson, Palmer McCoart; Back row: Freddie Wood, Jackson Murphy, Jake Elias, Nolan Chitwood, Milayia Burt.

Teacher of the Year

Rebekah Beard

 

Dragon of the Month

February - Lorren Dutcher

December/January - Rebekah Beard

November - Heather Renegar

October - Melody Lundy

September - Jessica Colombo

Dragon Achievements

BPA competes at National Leadership Conference in Orlando

Congratulations to the 46 students who advanced to the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference Championship. They competed in over 15 categories against other students from across the nation and China. Many placed in the top 10 of their specialty area and several placed in the top 3. Between presentations, they enjoyed Disney Springs and Magic Kingdom.

BPA NLC Results

 

Etheredge receives NJHS Outstanding Achievement Award

Congratulations to Elise Etheredge for receiving the National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Award. 

This award honors students who rock it in all five NJHS pillars: scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship.

UIL Academics wins District

The Academic UIL team brought home another first place trophy with a 766 points , with 2^nd place coming in at 250 points.

UIL Competitors and Places

The Flame Yearbook featured in Jostens Look Book

The 2023 yearbook produced by Darcy Adams and  the 2023-2024 yearbook staff is featured in Jostens Look Book. The Flame is being showcased in this national annual publication for the third consecutive year. Celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage, the Jostens Look Book honors the important role well-crafted yearbooks play in helping schools chronicle the experiences, stories, and achievements most relevant to students and that academic year. A panel of judges, comprised of nationally recognized scholastic journalism professionals and award-winning yearbook advisers, carefully selected the best spreads, and covers from outstanding yearbooks printed by Jostens. Look Book 2024 showcases  2023 spring delivery yearbooks.

Odyssey of the Mind going to World's

Wendi Chang, Emma Nguyen (Dawson), Bradley Hirsch, Conner Pang, Arnav Tomer, Colton Headrick and Savina Dang. They won 1st place in Odyssey of the Mind State competition in Houston on March 29, advancing to World competition on May 21-24, taking place at Michigan State University this year. 

BPA qualifies for Nationals

Over 50 presentations held February 28-March 2 qualified for Nationals that will be in Orlando May 7-11. Congratulations to all the students who made it to state. For results, click HERE.

Science Bowl competes in College Station

Three teams competed in the Regional Science Bowl held in College Station. This is some of the toughest competition because the questions asked are high school and college level. Team One won their first match 206-0. All three teams made it to the sweet 16, with the top team moving on to the round of 12. We could not be any more proud of these students.

NJHS takes Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

The group of NJHS students raised $1200 for Special Olympics by taking the plunge at NRH20.

Nilaani Vasanth finishes Top 10 at Regionals Spelling Bee

Clubs raise over $1800 for LAPD Relief Fund

BPA qualifies for State

Members competed at district on January 18 to qualify for state that will be held in Dallas February 27-March 1.

Cameron Perez wins 2nd for the 2024 American Protege International Piano and Strings competition

8th grader Cameron Perez won 2nd place for the 2024 American Protege International Piano and Strings competition. He  performed at Carnegie Hall in NY the weekend of Dec. 14.

All-Region Band

We are super proud of all the students who auditioned for the All-Region Band. The preparation process has been a long road, but every student benefitted from the journey.

The following students have been selected to an All Region Band:

Clarinet:

Wendi Chan, Wind Symphony (1^st Chair in the Region!)

Austin Wu, Wind Symphony

Mariela Saldivar, Symphonic Band

Ella Chen, Symphonic Band

Katie Krone, 1^st Alternate

Bassoon:

Katie Sun, Concert Band

Colton Headrick Concert Band

Saxophones:

JJ Rothman, Wind Symphony

Lukas Carroll, Symphonic Band

Krishiv Modi, Concert Band

Vachan Dave, Symphonic Band

Ian Klontz, Symphonic Band

Trumpet:

Jack Tullier, Concert Band

Trombone:

Sharan Vangala, Wind Symphony

Joshua Clendaniel, Symphonic Band

Beckett Copper, Concert Band

Alex Hudak, 1^st Alternate

Euphonium:

Noah Ayad, Wind Symphony

Akshar Kunda, Concert Band

Kelton Bartoe, 1^st Alternate

Tuba:

Tobi Adekola, Symphonic Band

JJ Wu, Symphonic Band

Percussion:

Will Near, Symphonic Band

Jonah Everett, Concert Band

Camden Le, Concert Band

 

All-Region Choir

The Carroll Choir department participated in the All-Region Choir auditions. Six Carroll students competed against over 300 7th and 8th graders all across the region. Each student had to sing a cut from two different songs for judges that they prepared on their own. Four students made one of the Region Choirs. 

Concert Treble Choir:

Sarina Rao - Soprano 1 - Chair 1

Sophie Lund - Alto 1 - Chair 2

Tessa Jose - Soprano 2 - Chair 5

Honor Treble Choir:

Rukmini Nandy - Soprano 2 - Chair 10

All-District Band

Congratulations to the band students selected to be in the 2024 CISD All-District Honor Band.  These students will attend a clinic during the school day on Nov. 13, followed by a concert that evening at CSHS. It's going to be a fantastic day.

• Flute – Lauren Pilgrim, Sreeja Dega
• Oboe – Eric Zhong, Conner Pang
• Bassoon – Colton Headrick, Katie Sun
• Clarinet – Wendi Chan (1^st chair), Austin Wu, Ella Chen, Aahana Bodiwala
• Alto Sax – JJ Rothman, Lukas Carroll, Krishiv Modi
• Tenor Sax – Vachan Dave
• Bari Sax – Ian Klontz (1^st chair)
• Trumpet – Jack Tullier, Louis Cary
• French Horn – Kei Lau
• Trombone – Sharan Vangala (1^st chair), Beckett Copper, Yusuf Haque, Alex Hudak
• Euphonium – Noah Ayad
• Percussion – Will Near, Jonah Everett, Jacob Seifert

NJHS Induction

Top 3 Spelling Bee Winners

1st Place: Nilaani Vasanth (8)

2nd Place: Manvik Madrira (7)

3rd Place: Akshara Murugappan (8)

The Flame Yearbook

After careful review by a professional judge, the CMS 2023-2024 yearbook has been nominated for a Star from the Interscholastic League Press Conference. Since 1925, UIL has honored journalistic excellence across Texas through ILPC contests. With this nomination, we are proud to count your publication among the best of the best. Hundreds of publications will be reviewed by our judges this fall. At that point, nominees will then move on to a second round of judging by a panel of journalism education professionals. Winners of the Bronze, Silver and Gold Stars will be announced at the ILPC Spring Convention  in April.

With appreciation,

Alyssa Boehringer ILPC Director UIL Journalism Director