Dear EnCana USA:

I would like to thank you for your investment in the High-Flying Excitement and a Knockout Message presented by Officer Christopher Bianez and Sgt. Lindy Privett.  Slidell elementary school appreciates your participation in presenting programs like these to our public schools.  As a small rural school funding for bullying prevention is scarce, although we as educators know the importance. 

Slidell Elementary and its staff would like to say Thank you for the donation on our behalf and hope that you continue your participation in programs like these in the future.

Sincerely,

Marsha L. Griggs

Slidell Elementary Principal

Dear EnCana USA,

I personally would like to thank you for supporting the program High Flying Excitement with a Knockout held at Dodd Intermediate school  in Krum ISD.  The program taught students a great message, “To be buddies, not bullies.”  I believe all children need to be taught core values and virtues so that our school and communities have better citizens.

Officer Bianez and Sergeant Privett entertained our students while teaching important principles. 

My hope is that you will continue funding this meaningful, worthwhile program at Dodd Intermediate.

Thank you for your support that enabled our “Little Bobcats” to be exposed to such a great message!

Sincerely,

Kristi Emery

4th Grade Teacher, Dodd Intermediate,

Krum ISD

Dear EnCana USA:

On behalf of my Kindergarten class we would like to Thank you for sponsoring the program High-Flying Excitement and a Knockout Message! by Officer Christopher Bianez and Sgt. Lindy Privett. We had the privilege of seeing it yesterday morning. The message was “ being a buddy, and not a bully”. What an incredible message to send to our kids these first few weeks of school as we learn rules and procedures and make new friends. The kids went on and on all day about the trampoline and martial arts. They loved it. When we discussed the message later in the day, they were able to repeat it and understood what it meant. That says a lot for these two guys, they were here less than a hour and made a huge impact on these kids and it will serve as a reminder all year as we continue to learn about working together.

I would encourage you to continue sponsoring programs like this. Anything that makes that big of difference to the kids is well worth the time and the resources.

Thank you for your contribution and positive effect on our kids and therefore our community.

Sincerely,

Lyndi Stupka

Kindergarten Teacher

Dyer Elementary

Krum TX

EnCana USA,

I want to let you know how much our students learned from Officer Christopher Bianez and Sgt. Lindy Privett. The High-Flying Excitement and a Knockout Message! program that they presented on our campus was Be Buddies, Not Bullies. Officer Bianez and Sgt. Privett kept the students attention throughout the entire program. The students have been referring to the information that they learned during the program. We have even had parents call about how excited their kids were when they picked them up from school.

Thank you for sponsoring the program. Without your sponsorship it would not have been possible for our students to have the opportunity to see the program. I am looking forward to planning future programs with Officer Christopher Bianez and Sgt. Lindy Privett.

Thank you,

Mindy Markum

O.A. Peterson Elementary School

2000 Winter Hawk Drive

Ft. Worth, TX  76248

Dear ENCANA USA,

Thank you for making it possible to have “High-Flying Excitement and a Knockout Message” in our school.  The program certainly lived up to its name.  The level of excitement rocked the walls of Coder Elementary and the message of being a buddy and not a bully was well received.  Officers Bianez and Privett are great.  Even with such a large amount of equipment, the set-up and take down went smoothly without any disruption to our school routine.  My guidance lessons this year center around “bullying,” so the message the officers presented added a new dimension to the lessons our students will continue to get through this school year.  In a time of tight budgets, your generosity in funding such a powerful program is greatly appreciated.  We hope you will continue to provide this kind of support to our schools.

Sincerely,

Connie Pentecost, Counselor

Coder Elementary

Aledo, Texas 

Dear EnCana USA:

I am a 3rd grade teacher at Bridgeport Intermediate in Bridgeport, Texas. I want to thank so much for the sponsorship of officer Bianez and Sgt. Privett. which allowed them to perform at our school.

Their message was outstanding and presented in such an entertaining way. The kids were truly impressed by their skills. Following the assembly, I could tell from their discussions with me that they really took the message to heart. They were able to express how important it is to not “bully”. They were really excited, and I, as an educator, felt it was very worthwhile.

Thank you so much for your contribution to our youth.

Kelley Richardson

Bridgeport Intermediate

3rd grade

Dear EnCana staff,

Our school’s recent performance of “Be Buddies Not Bullies,” was amazing!  The students and staff were entertained and informed the entire time!  What an amazing way to carry out a crucial message to our student body!  The message was clear and helpful for the students to understand!  The staff didn’t want to leave the assembly, and that NEVER happens!  We were so lucky to have this presentation at our school for many reasons.  This is a brand new school and we just opened this year!  Without much extra money or any PTA funds, without the EnCana grant our students could not have benefited from this amazing message.  We are so thankful to EnCana for allowing this message to be brought to our schools and into the communities around us.  The students and staff are grateful and we would be so lucky to have these wonderful officers come speak and perform in our school again next year.  Thank you for your time and assistance in providing such a fantastic presentation to our students!  Here are so comments from Sendera Ranch Elementary after the show! 

Sincerely,

Laura Robertson

School Counselor

Sendera Ranch Elementary

FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM RENO ELEMENTARY

“The "Be Buddies, Not Bullies" presentation given by the High-Flying presenters was fabulous. The kids were extremely entertained while they took in the message about having a positive attitude and looking out for each other. It is important that we continually reiterate this message to them. It has a positive impact on the students' school environment and experience. Thank you for sponsoring this for us. We will all reap the benefits.”

Sherryl Standley

3rd Grade Teacher

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“I thought that the program kept the kids entertained but also delivered a powerful message!”

Nicki Chesney 3rd Grade Teacher

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“I thought that the program kept the kids entertained but also delivered a powerful message!”

Nicki Chesney 3rd Grade Teacher

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ENCANA USA

Thank you for the amazing program.  The students loved the talented police officers.

We do character education throughout the year.  It is great to connect our learning to such an exciting program.

Paula Whiteman, Kindergarten

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Dear ENCANA USA,

Thank you for coming to our campus again this year. The way you present the information is so entertaining as well as getting the point across. I don’t think that we have had any one topic of visitor that could hold PK3, PK4, Kindergartens and 1st graders attention for that long. I hope we have the opportunity to come back and visit next year.

Thank you,

Joy Murphy

1st grade teacher

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Encana USA:

     I want to express my appreciation for your sponsorship of the school program Cornerstones of Character.  The students were fully engaged in a very important message while being entertained at the same time.  What a great reinforcement of the character traits we are teaching in our classrooms!  Please consider sponsoring the officers again next year.  The students are still talking about what a wonderful show it was.

Sincerely,Marty Findley, First Grade

Dear EnCana USA,

I would like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to you for funding the High Flying Excitement program that visited our school last week.  The positive message embedded within the energetic performance was phenomenal!  This is the second year this program has visited our school, and the second time I’ve seen the results of the show in my classroom.  My students were able to remember all four character traits this year, as well as describe each to me once we got back to the classroom.  The officers emphasized the importance of a message we concentrate on all year long, which was wonderful for our students at Reno Elementary to see.

I would also like the praise the efforts of Officer Bianez and Officer Privett. They have a wonderful rapport with the children, and are able to keep them focused and entertained for the entire forty-five minutes.  I am amazed at the extra time and effort these two gentleman put in to shaping the future of our children.  I am also a parent of a Kindergartener, who came home and had to have her “go-go juice” that night so she could get the energy she needed!  I believe our children will always remember the program they saw.

Again, thank you for allowing our school to experience this “knockout” performance, and I hope you will continue to make it possible for more children to hear the message next year at Reno Elementary. Your desire to reach out to the community is greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Cheryl Terrett

2nd Grade Teacher

Reno Elementary

Springtown ISD