NEWS AND NOTES
**The TAG Foundation has presented the school with a check for $5000! Thank you! 
President of the Dallas TAG Foundation, Kenda North, along with other members,
present a check to Principal Mike Satarino
**Our literary magazine, Inklings, has gone digital! See the latest edition HERE.
**Take a look at the VIDEO produced by the TAG PTSA in cooperation with TAG faculty and students. Special thanks to Kevin Mote at Liquid Video for his expertise and generosity!
**You can also check out a SLIDESHOW of our recruiting presentation to see some of the things that make TAG a great place to be
KOOL KIDS
**DISTRICT UIL COMPETITION**
Calculator Applications - Vincent Tran (4th place)
Current Issues & Events - Chris Tschiemer (3rd place*), Archie Fraser (5th place), Kendall Smaby (6th place)
Computer Science - Alex Upshaw (1st place)
Editorial Writing - Sarah Dowd (3rd place*)
Feature Writing - Soleil Kohl (3rd place*), Mica Kohl (5th place)
Headline Writing - Jillian Jackson (1st place*), Mica Kohl (5th place), Brianna Johnson (6th place)
Literary Criticism - Sarah Dowd (3rd place*), Jillian Jackson (6th place)
Mathematics - Vincent Tran (6th place)
News Writing - Brianna Johnson (4th place)
Poetry Interpretation - Kathryn Odamah (5th place)
Prose Interpretation - Meghan Marks (6th place)
Science - Patrick Moore (6th place)
Social Studies - Alia Eckardt (6th place)
Spelling - Aishwarya Iyer (2nd place*), Sidney Hopkins (3rd place*), Marlaina Wright (5th place*)
*Advanced to regional competition at Baylor University
TEAMS
Calculator Applications (2nd Place)
Current Issues (2nd Place)
Computer Science (2nd Place)
Journalism (2nd Place)
Literary Criticism (2nd Place)
Science (2nd Place)
Spelling (1st Place)
**NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION**
Congratulations to these young scholars!
National Merit Scholars: Spencer Abrams, Becky Bell, Alia Eckardt, Gus Garelick, Alcindor Leadon, Art Leangsuksun, Patrick Moore, Grace Yoo and Lucy Zhang
National Achievement Scholars: Alcindor Leadon and Walter Oliver
National Merit Semi-Finalists: Spencer Abrams, Becky Bell, Alia Eckardt, Gus Garelick, Alcindor Leadon, Art Leangsuksun, Patrick Moore, Grace Yoo and Lucy Zhang
National Achievement Semi-Finalists: Alcindor Leadon and Walter Oliver
National Hispanic Scholars: Josh Barrera, Fatima Frausto, Noah Mendoza and Isabel Perez
National Commended Scholars: Josh Barrera, Drake Carmichael, Laurel Greilich, Alex Hayden, Walter Oliver, Walter Poffenbarger, Eva Rosen, Vincent Tran and Rachel Tucker
National Hispanic Honorable Mention: Ximena Carrera, Jade Chacon, Joseph Griffin, Marco Negrete, Chris Rodriguez and Maria Torres
National Achievement Outstanding Participants: Mary Barclay, Yonatan Getahun and Bethel Kumsa
**The TAG Class of 2012 earned over $12m in scholarships and offers!
**Congratulations to all students who recieved medals and who qualified for regional competition at Baylor University in Waco (April 20-21)! Please see the list of the winners HERE! Thanks to all students who attended and competed in all the different events!
**National Merit Finalists and National Achievement Scholars!!
Congratulations to these TAG seniors who have been named National Merit Finalists:
Joshua Dela Cruz
Samuel Fernandez
Liam McShane
Benjamin Renard
Sheridan Taylor
Congratulations to these TAG seniors who have been named National Achievement Scholars:
Theo Adama
Nicholas Okafor
**Congratulations to the TAG Magnet Destination Imagination teams that participated in the DI Regional tournament at Greenhill School, Addison, last Saturday, February 18. All the teams did outstandingly well, placing 1st or 2nd in the various challenges.
Two of our teams that placed 1st will advance to the state tournament to be held April 13-14, in Corpus Christi, under the theme “Floating with Creativity”. Teams that advance from the state tournament go to the DI Global Finals, to be held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville May 23-27.
TAG teams and their awards are listed below:
•The Real Kids, 1st Place Team, Challenge C, Secondary Level, comprised of -Carmen Maciel, Hershey Pilla, Kendall McCune, Diamdee Johnson and Konrad Witkoski.
•Team Awesome, 1st Place Team, Challenge E, Secondary Level, comprised of Jamie Nguyen, Walter Poffenbarger, Vincent Tran, Brian Tschiemer, Noah Mendoza, Patrick Moore, and Art Leangsuksun.
•The Ladies, 2nd Place Team, Challenge C, Secondary Level, comprised of Nohemi Mora, Yuri Choi, Marlaina Wright, Ezra Calado, Michelle Laundry and Jovahana Avila.
•Ker BLam, 2nd Place Team, Challenge D, Secondary Level, comprised of Michael Kipp, Archibald Fraser, Fiona Fraser, Joey Wikelski and Ella Loman
**Sheridan Taylor (Class of 2012), a National Merit Finalist, has been selected as a 2012 recipient of the NCWIT DFW Metroplex Affiliate Award for Aspirations in Computing by the National Center for Women & Information Technology DFW Metroplex Awards Committee.
She will be recognized for her computing-related aspirations and for her demonstrated, outstanding aptitude and interest in information technology/computing; solid leadership ability; good academic history; and plans for post-secondary education. Congratulations for receiveing this distinction.
Sheridan will be recognized at the Metroplex Technology Business Council Tech Industry Luncheon on Friday, April 20, 2012.
You can learn more about NCWIT atwww.ncwit.org. To stay informed about the Award and connect with other girls interested in computing join the Facebook Group, NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.
**The Dallas ISD District Science and Engineering Fair was held Saturday, January 28 at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Congratulations to:
Gwen Edgar (1st Place-Plant Sciences category AND "Best of the Best"-secondary) for her "Sustainable Farming" project
Bhagyashri (Ruby) Pandey (1st Place-Behavioral Science)
**The following TAG students placed at the District Championship Swim Meet last Friday, January 27, and qualified for the Regional Swim competition as members of the Bryan Adams or Woodrow Wilson's swim team. Congrats to:
Abigain Cartwright
Michael Kipp
Patrick Moore
Seth Nelson
Joey Wikelski
**Rising seniors, Sofia Weir and Emma Fullinwider, traveled to El Salvador after receiving a grant from the Omprakash Foundation. They provided training and materials to elementary school children. Click on their names to see their profiles and read about their experiences.
**Rising junior, Sheridan Taylor, organized the Girl Power Conference to empower and encourage middle school girls to pursue their dreams. Her event is featured in Advocate Magazine. See the article here.
**Sara Edris, Class of 2010, was named the 2010 College Board State AP Scholar. The award is given to the top male and female students in each state who achieve scores of three or higher on the greatest number of AP exams and the highest average score on all AP exams taken.
**Donivon Fletcher (Class of 2008) is profiled in this DALLAS MORNING NEWSpiece about his selection as a Bezos Aspen Scholar and his experience at the Aspen Ideas Festival in the summer of 2007.
Fletcher Article
**Donivon Fletcher (Class of 2008) was named a Bezos Aspen Scholar (only 12 high school juniors from across the country are selected) and attended The Aspen Ideas Festival in the summer of 2007. The program is funded by the Bezos Family Foundation.Bezos Scholars Page
**Anne Simons (Class of 2007) is featured in this DALLAS MORNING NEWS piece about her accomplishments as the Texas State AP Female Scholar. Anne is currently attending Brown University.Simons Artlcle
KOOL PROFS
**Our own resident video producers, Miss Greer and Dr. Jensen, have created a gem! If you'd like to see what you missed at the Griffins Got Talent Show, you should order your copy of the DVD TODAY on theTAG PTSA site! You can see a sample of the talent on display HERE. Enjoy!
**Mrs. Deborah Maner, TAG Cluster Coordinator and Science Department Chair is among seven secondary teachers who are the 2010 Texas Instruments Foundation Innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Teaching Awards recipients. The award was created by the Texas Instruments Foundation to honor innovative classroom teachers who are greatly enhancing student achievement and increasing interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. Each recipient will receive $10,000, of which $5,000 is directly awarded to the classroom teacher and the other $5,000 is to be used at the discretion of the teacher for professional development and/or instructional technology.
**Congratulations to Glen Martin (Computer Science) for being named the Siemens Foundation AP Teacher Award Winner for Texas (2006). You can read a description of the award, then click on "2006 Siemens Awards for AP Winners" to see the list. Siemens Foundation Site
**Congratulations to Glen Martin, TAG Computer Science teacher (2007) and Dr. Rebecca Jensen, TAG Physics/Statistics teacher (2008) for their selection as a Texas Instruments Foundation STEM Academy Fellows.TI Foundation Award
KOOL SCHOOL
**US NEWS & WORLD REPORT ranks TAG #1 among 100 Gold Medal Schools in the magazine's recent list of best high schools in the nation. TAG is also ranked third among all magnet schools in the nation.
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT Page
**NEWSWEEK ranks TAG #2 in its list of best public high schools in 2012. TAG was ranked as the top public high school in the nation by NEWSWEEK in 2006, 2007, (#2 in 2008), 2009, 2010 (#2 in 2011, 2012) NEWSWEEK Site
**THE WASHINGTON POST ranks TAG #6 in its list of best public high school in the nation based on the Challenge Index. Washington Post Site
**D MAGAZINE has ranked TAG as the best public school in the area in 2006 (#1 in 2001 and 2003.) The article appears in the April 2006 edition available in the magazine's online archives.
D MAGAZINE Site
NEWS AND NOTES
**Our literary magazine, Inklings, has gone digital! See the latest edition HERE.
**Take a look at the VIDEO produced by the TAG PTSA in cooperation with TAG faculty and students. Special thanks to Kevin Mote at Liquid Video for his expertise and generosity!
**You can also check out a SLIDESHOW of our recruiting presentation to see some of the things that make TAG a great place to be