Last Saturday, the East Dallas/ White Rock community came together for The Cougar Creek Clean-up project and it was a huge success! With over 200 participants from the Bryan Adams feeder schools, community members, our ED, Dr. Hughes, our Board Trustee, Mr. Micciche, and our very own amazing students and teachers we cleaned over 200 yards of the creek behind the athletic fields. Community members were elated about the turn out and the overall collaborative effort to improve the hidden treasure that borders our community neighbors on Peavy and Newcombe. Huge shout out to our student council members for organizing the event and our sponsors Mary Ann Suhl and Alexandria Harwood for facilitating the project. This was truly a collaborative effort that involved the city, the district, our feeder pattern, and our community members.

Thank you!

Last week, Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy Senior, Julissa Cardona, was honored at the 2016 Dream Ball Gala with the Nancy Lieberman Scholarship. The award amount was for $10,000 and she was given a chance to meet very influential people, including Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones. Julissa is a very deserving student who demonstrates the character and academic qualities that model excellence!

Thirty-six students from the Introduction to Engineering class in the Academy of Engineering at Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy had an opportunity to tour and visit with the engineers at Philips Lighting Corporation. The students were able to visit the plant where major lighting events are designed and created. The work-site visit included a mini-light show demonstrating the various components used in shows such as Beijing Olympics and The Rolling Stones World Tour. It was a great experience for the students and they really enjoyed themselves. 

This past Saturday, the Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy was well represented by two DI Teams at the State Competition. The team Tacos and Dog competed in the Scientific Challenge, In Plain Sight, and was amazing in their performance of their solution. The team members are Cesar Garcia, Lily Vu, Mario Mendez, Diego Talavera, Carolina Salmeron, Matthew Figueroa, and Andres Garcia. The Project Outreach team, Superior Nobility, will advance to Globals on May 23 - 29, 2016 with the project focusing on Vehicular Heatstroke in children. The team members are Gabriel Gomez, Jorge Pompa, Celine Espinoza, Leslie Calvillo, and Claudia Hernandez. The team had an amazing performance and placed third in their category. Congratulations to all of the participants!

The Bryan Adams High School Leadership Academy BAnd and Belles spent time at several feeder pattern schools last week, getting them excited for the STAAR test. The BAnd played and the Belles danced at pep rallies at schools such as Gill Elementary and Hill Middle School. Students cheered on and were very hype as they prepared to take on the STAAR test this week!