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Check out the latest happenings in our December 2024 Ranger Roundup Newsletter.
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Reminder- All District Athletic events are CASHLESS this year. Please see the District Athletic Ticket page to purchase your tickets ahead of time.
https://www.cfisd.net/athletics/tickets
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Get your 24-25 Cook MS yearbook at the lowest price of the year.
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Mark your calendar for the Superintendent's Fun Run on March 29, 2025, at the Berry Center.
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Nov. 26, 2024—The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) named CFISD a 2024 District of Distinction award winner, marking the fourth time the district has earned the prestigious designation. CFISD is among only 96 districts in the state to earn this award.
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November and December's Character Trait is Empathy.
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Oct. 24, 2024—Twenty-three CFISD students have been cast in the Houston Repertoire Ballet’s 26th annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, featuring professional guest artists Léa Fleytoux as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Jake Roxander as the Cavalier, both of the American Ballet Theatre.
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Eleven CFISD music ensembles were named winners of The Foundation of Music Education’s 2024 Mark of Excellence and Citation of Excellence awards in September.
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Check out the latest happenings in our October 2024- Ranger Roundup Newsletter.
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Parents with children enrolled in bilingual or ESL classes at CFISD schools who want to learn English are invited to enroll in district-offered ESL classes for parents. The free classes are offered for three levels of English proficiency: Introduction, Beginner or Intermediate. Registration will take place at the school cafeterias on the first day of class.
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Check out the latest happenings in our September 2024 Ranger Roundup newsletter!
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SchoolCash Online is an easy and safe way to pay for your children’s school fees online. Anytime, anywhere!
Create an account and login to see items specific to your student and their school. Class dues, P.E. uniforms, yearbooks, parking permits, and more!
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For the 2024-2025 school year, changes have been made to the bus service provided by CFISD. Please review the 2024-25 Transportation Plan.
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June 17, 2024—The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees adopted the 2024-2025 budget in the amount of $1,164,278,145 during its regularly scheduled meeting on June 17.
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CFISD has been honored with the 2024 Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) national designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for the seventh consecutive year.
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Representatives from Chick-fil-A on Spring Cypress and Grant roads visited the CFISD Visual and Performing Arts Center on March 6 to give back to fine arts educators throughout the district.
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The Cy-Fair Educational Foundation (CFEF) held its 27th annual Salute to the Stars Gala in honor of CFISD’s 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year honorees March 7 at the Berry Center.
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Nov. 17, 2023—Students from Sampson Elementary School, Sprague Middle School and Cypress Springs High School earned “Best in Show” in the annual Superintendent Holiday Card Contest, selected from 262 entries across all grade levels.
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Nov. 13, 2023—Nine CFISD middle school productions placed and were recognized at the CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contest, held Nov. 1-3 at the Berry Center.
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Oct. 27, 2023—The CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contests will be held Nov. 1-3 in the Berry Center theater (8877 Barker Cypress Road).
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Sept. 5, 2023—A total of 205 community volunteers assisted CFISD bus riders in safely reaching their drop-off points as part of the CFISD Bus Buddies program, Aug. 28-29.
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Aug. 8, 2023—In preparation for the 2023-2024 school year, shoppers can take advantage of the state’s annual tax holiday, scheduled for Aug. 11-13.
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Aug. 8, 2023—The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) named CFISD a 2023 District of Distinction award winner, marking the third time the district has earned the prestigious designation.
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Aug. 4, 2023—In continuing to provide an environmentally conscious and cost-efficient product to CFISD students and the community, the transportation department has acquired 10 electric buses.
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July 17, 2023—The CFISD athletic department has announced its ticketing procedures for the 2023 varsity football season, with season tickets going on sale beginning Monday, July 17.
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