CRS STLP National Winners
The CRS STLP won 2nd place in the elementary division of the Siemens "We Can Change the World" national competition.  They won it for their project called Paper Savers, a school-wide paper recycling plan.  To find out more about it click here...

The winter edition of the FOCUS Newsletter is now available at the following link: FOCUS - February 2013.  We hope you enjoy reading about all the great things that are happening this winter in the Ashland Independent School District.

THINKQUEST WINNERS!
The 2010-11 Charles Russell 5th grade ThinkQuest Team were recently awarded 1st place for their OWAP--Obesity Weight Awareness Project.  The team members are:  Madalon Burnside, Ema-Leigh Forbes, Madelyn Hamilton, Ivy Hobbs, Tyler Williams, William Zheng and coaches Mrs. Cynde Elkins and Ms. Sheila Meade.  The team wins a trip to San Francisco, CA, laptop computers, and $5,000 for the school.  The project may be viewed at:  www.thinkquest.org.