Our Great City

Don't miss out on a great golf deal for a good cause - the CEC's Annual Golf Classic is scheduled for Tuesday, September 14 at Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club. For just $125 per person you'll enjoy lunch, a round of golf, a premium golf shirt plus other gifts and a steak dinner from Outback. You'll also have the chance to win great prizes. Registration & lunch start at 11:30am and golfers tee off at 1:00pm. Sponsorships are also available and include recognition and playing positions. Click here for sponsorship levels and benefits. The Early Bird special is good through August 15. Call or email Brandy today to register: 817-281-1164 x.114 or brandy@thecec.org.

The Colleyville Public Library invites you to join them as they celebrate the

2010 Summer Reading Program Grand Finale! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Outside in front of the Library/City Hall,**FREE Admission** with Special Guest: Oink the Library Pig!

Music & Refreshments! Inflatable Rides! Face Painting & Balloons! Petting Zoo & Pony Rides! Children’s Crafts! Fun Games & Activities!

Special Activities by: Indian Princess and Guides Program T.O.T. (Teams of Tomorrow)

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD has maintained a rating of Recognized for 2010 under the state accountability system. In addition, nine GCISD schools achieved the state’s highest rating of Exemplary. School and district ratings were released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.

“I am so proud of our students, teachers, parents and volunteers,” said Dr. Robin Ryan, Superintendent. “Our schools continue to make academic progress and that is a direct reflection of the hard work of everyone involved in educating our students.”

Schools earning Exemplary ratings are Bransford Elementary, Colleyville Elementary, Dove Elementary, Glenhope Elementary, Grapevine Elementary, Heritage Elementary, O.C. Taylor Elementary, Silver Lake Elementary, and Colleyville Middle School.

There is a Parents' Night Out tonight, Friday July 30th @ 6:00 to 11:00pm at the Advanced Martial Arts Institute, family center. It's open to all students and friends or family members that are not current students are welcome to attend. The cost is just $30 for the first child and $10 for each additional sibling.

They provide all the martial arts fun and games, pizza, drinks and popcorn for movie time. This event is very popular and usually fills quickly, so if you are interested, please call 817-281-3600 to reserve a slot.

GRACE expects to supply more than 600 children with a backpack and all the school supplies they'll need to start the year off right. With the first day of school just over a month away, it's time to start collecting those backpacks!

Registration is open through August 7 for the Grapevine Baseball and Softball Association. After that, a late fee will be required. To find out more or to register online, click on the logo below. 

Join the Grapevine/Colleyville Education Foundations as a community in celebrating the arrival of outstanding new educators joining the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD team.

“A Texas Star Welcome” luncheon hosted by the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation will be held on Wednesday, August 11, 2010, at the Grapevine Convention Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sponsorships are available at a variety of participation levels. Individual tickets can be purchased for $20.