The Growl. June In this edition... Graduation 2015 State Champion Speller State Track Meet

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1 The Growl June 2015 In this edition... Graduation 2015 State Champion Speller State Track Meet

2 STATE CHAMPION MHS sophomore Cameron Chaucer Ruland was crowned the 3A State Champion in Spelling and Vocabulary at the State Meet in Austin. He was welcomed home with a standing ovation at the MHS Academic Banquet. Cameron also advanced to the state contest in Number Sense. He placed 21st in that event. Cameron s Spelling coach was Michael Wagner. His Number Sense coaches were Darlene Arp and Allyson Daniels. Congratulations, Cameron!

3 STATE TRACK MEET Blake Ladyman and Caylee Yeager represented MHS at the State Track Meet in Austin. Ladyman competed in the wheelchair division of the 100m and shot put while Yeager ran in both the 100m and 300m Hurdles. Ladymay placed 8th in the 100m with a time of and finished the shot put with a throw of Yeager placed 5th in the 300m Hurdles with a time of 45.9 seconds. She earned a spot on the medal stand by placing 2nd the in 100m Hurdles with a time of seconds. Congratulations to both of these athletes for their accomplishments.

4 JH Principal Award Winners Citizenship Award Edith Martinez & Eric Santander Scholarship Award Ty Finley & Addison White Spirit Award Bella Valdez & David Jaimes

5 National Honor Society 2015 Inductees Front Zac Zajicek, Justin Dean, Blake Boles, Ashley Fehlman, Janet Benitez, Alexsandra Ocampo, Diana Castillo, Hannah Garcia, Sarah Heiner, Alexandra Webb-James, Bethany Binder, Jordan Hilliard, Veronica Torres Middle Essance Porter, Emily Krueger, Kylie Smith, Jaycee Green, Allyson Jacobs, Lindsey Hann, Jessica Lammert, Caylee Yeager, Devon Patterson, Mary Graves, Paula Hoke, Gage Hollingsworth Back Cristian Espinoza, Joshua Coffee, James Lane, Ryan Hering, Ryan Norwood, Brooke Guest, Mason Miller, Emily Morrison, Coby Bess, Moriah Balch, Andrew Taylor, Camryn Thane, Namir Rebollar, Alberto Torres Officers Leah Bates - President Justin Dean - Vice President Camryn Thane - Secretary Brooke Guest - Treasurer Executive Committee Hannah Garcia Sarah Heiner Jessica Lammert James Lane

6 HS Class Favorites Freshmen Bertha Palma & Cooper McCauley Sophomores Sarah Heiner & James Lane Juniors Margaret Tippie & Josh Turner GWAMA Grads Kelsey Smolinsky and Ulysses Hernandez graduated from the Greater Waco Area Manufacturing Academy on May 27. Both earned certification as welders and are ready to enter the workforce or continue their education at TSTC.

7 Senior Superlatives Friendliest Anna Mooney & George Damitz Most Likely to Succeed Hope Lenamon & Kyle Hutchinson Most Dependable Yesenia Solis & Miller Scott Mr. & Miss MHS Stefani Jimenez & Hunter January Most Athletic Tyra Lee & Cory Bowers Class Clowns Kiana Lane & Tracy Gilliam Best Dressed Maria Torres & Jesus Suarez

8 Commencement 2015 Top: The Class of 2015 tossed their caps after receiving their diplomas at Bulldog Stadium on June 5. Eighty-three seniors participated in the graduation ceremony. (McGregor Mirror Photo) Bottom: The graduates gathered at the Baylor University Student Life Center for one last class photo as part of their Project Graduation Celebration.

9 Elementary News Youth Basketball Camp Primary and Elementary students kicked off the summer camp season by attending the Bulldog Youth Basketball Camp. Gardening With Mrs. Gee Mrs. Gee s students participated in the harvest at the school garden located at McGregor Primary. They shared potatoes, zucchini, radishes, and onions with the staff and ate some themselves! Elementary Awards Day May 28 was Awards Day at McGregor Elementary. Students received awards for academic excellence, perfect attendance, and accelerated reading. Three lucky students even won bicycles!

10 Field Day at Hamilton

11 Field Day 2015 Hawaiian Falls Visiting Champ Caylee Yeager paid a visit to Mrs. Houchin s first grade class following her appearance at the State Track Meet. The students donned gold medals in her honor!

12 JH Readers Friday, May 22, 2015, was a great day for reading!! Mrs. Dawn Ramos s reading classes from HG Isbill Jr. High School travelled to the Primary Campus to read to 88 kindergarten students for the first ever Reading Fun! event. The purpose of the EVENT was to help the junior high students improve their reading fluency, become more confident readers, and to serve the community with their newly improved skills.

13 Junior Rocketeers Mrs. Foster and the fourth graders build cardboard rockets for their AR party. The students enjoyed learning about the design and function of each rocket part and then launching their creations.

14 Rockets Over Fredericksburg

15 FFA Award Winners Star Greenhand Brody Schmalriede Star Chapter Farmer Lisa Migala Honorary Chapter Farmer Jerry Niemeier Honorary Chapter Farmer Jason Niemeier Honorary Chapter Farmer John McClaren

16 A Look Back... June MHS principal Herb Cox prepares to present diplomas to the Class of The Growl is a publication of the McGregor ISD and is intended to celebrate the successes and accomplishments of the students, faculty, and staff of the district. Story ideas may be submitted to: jlenamon@mcgregor-isd.org District Administration Kevin Houchin, Superintendent John Hudson/James Lenamon Assistant Superintendents Campus Administration Robert White - High School Principal Paul Miller - Junior High Principal Tonya Burgess - Elementary Principal Cheri Zacharias - Primary Principal McGregor ISD P.O. Box 356 McGregor, TX (254)