Jacket Gazette. Index. NJHS FOOD DRIVE Begins November 1st to benefit the Meridian "Helping Hands" 2010 Homecoming Queen Misha Simmons

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1 "The Best and Getting Better" Jacket Gazette PRODUCED BY THE DESKTOP PUBLISHING CLASS AT MHS October 22, 2010 Volume 18, Issue #1 Index October 22, 2010 DRUG-FREE Monday - October 25th "Team Up Against Drugs" All students wear their favorite sports team shirt. WEEK Page 2: Danielle Davalos Spotlight FFA Jonathan Felan Spotlight 2010 Homecoming Queen Misha Simmons Homecoming Court Angelica Alvizo Tannah Malott Lindsey Prestwood Taylor Townley Homecoming King Miguel Estrada NJHS FOOD DRIVE Begins November 1st to benefit the Meridian "Helping Hands" Tuesday - October 26th "Texans Give Drugs The Boot" SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY MISS TEXAS!! All students dress up Texas, with boots, hats, and bandanas. Wednesday - October 27th "Say NO to Drugs & YES to College" All students wear their favorite college shirt. Thursday - October 28th "Red Day" All students wear RED to support drug free week. Friday - October 29th "Put a Lid on Drugs" All students can wear a hat. Page 3: Cross Country National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society Page 4: Angelica Alvizo Spotlight October-November Birthdays Blackout Pep Rally Page 5: Anissa Chapa Spotlight Jr. Poet Laureate Page 6: HS Academic UIL JH Academic UIL M Page 7: Miguel Estrada Spotlight Varsity Football Counselor News Page 8: Varsity & JV Basketball JV Football JH Football Happy Halloween!

2 Jacket Gazette Page 2 October 22, 2010 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT FFA Senior Spotlight Danielle Davalos was born December 22, 1992, in Clifton, Texas. She has attended Meridian her whole life except her sophomore year. Her parents are Jeanne and Sylvestor Ramirez. Danielle participates in Band and Academic UIL. In band Danielle plays the clarinet and in Academic UIL, she participates in spelling, computer science, and prose and poetry. Her plan after high school is to attend University of Texas at Arlington to become a Pediatrician. Her hobbies are hanging out with her best friend Regan!! Also she enjoys playing the piano!!! Her favorite color is red and food is pizza! Her favorite class is 6th period speech class with Regan, Kelby, and Rafael!!! By: Jelly (: The competitors for the State Fair were Austin Crawford, Dana Mize, and Whitney Finch showing hogs. Kelsey Bracknell, Misha Simmons, and Whitney Finch showed lambs. Jermey Seay, Whitney Finch, and Nic Bracknell showed goats. For the Heart of Texas Fair Tristin Carnley showed a heifer. Whitney Finch, Gabby Garza, Jermy Seay, Misha Simmons, and Christina Ticer showed lambs. The next show will most likely be at the Robinson Jackpot November 13th. The FFA dues are $20.00 and need to be payed by October 22nd. The lamb and goat validations are October 26th at the barn. Hog validation is November 22nd at the barn. By: T.J. Allen Jonathan Michael Felan was born on March 10, 1993, in Granbury, Texas. He has attended Meridian ISD all his life. His parents are Mike and Sarah Felan. He has participated in cross country, basketball, and track (3200 and 1600 meter run). His hobbies are chilling, and staying on his couch and watching tv. After graduation from highs chool, he plans to attend TSTC for graphic design. By: Cody Smith

3 Jacket Gazette Page 3 October 22, 2010 Cross Country Santo Meet October 6th JH Boys Pablo Flores - 1st Latham Hensley - 2nd JV Boys Anselmo Reynoso - JV Girls Kassie Olivarri - 1st Lindsey Prestwood - 4th Mykala Madson - 7th Relix Reynoso - 8th Congratulations!! Junior Varsity and Varsity Cross Country District starts Monday at Santo at 3:30 p.m. GOOD LUCK!!!! NHS Officers President - Jacob Ransom Vice-President - Misha Simmons Secretary - Whitney Finch Treasurer - Christina Ticer Reporter - Zane Payne ChairPersons: American Red Cross Blood Drive - Billy Miller Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator - Felix Reynoso Valentine Fundraiser Coordinator - Brandi Maher An Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup was held on Wednesday, October 13th NJHS Officers President - Brandy Vailes Vice-President - Morgan Poston Secretary/Treasurer - Candace McCamey Other Members: Nick Doughty Logan Farrar Maria Harbison Christian Radde

4 Jacket Gazette Page 4 October 22, 2010 October Birthdays!!! November Birthdays!!! Senior Spotlight Angelica Alvizo aka Jelly was born May 26, 1993, in Cleburne, Texas. She has attended Meridian ISD all her life. Her parents are Jose and Sonia Alvizo. The extracurricular activities that she participates in includes Cross Country, Basketball, and Track (shot and discus). While she participated in Band she started off playing the clarinet then switched off to the bass clarinet. She also participates in UIL (Pros/Poetry). Her plans after high school are to attend Tarleton State and become a Physical Therapist Assistant in a hospital. She currently has a job at Bunkhouse BBQ. Jelly has been working there for a year and 5 months and also says that she has the greatest boss. Her hobbies are hanging out with friends, family and the BF! Also she likes going to the movies and lots of fun other stuff. She loves playing with her brother Noah and also chillen with the BTGBC Krew oh and Amanda! She likes Twizzlers, Big Red, Wing Stop, Olive Garden and Red Lobster. "I love food" she says. Her favorite color is pink, favorite pets include her dog, Princess, and her cat, McQueen, and her favorite movies are the Twilight Series!!! Billy Miller Oct.1st Alexandria Taylor Oct. 2nd Kelsey Bracknell Oct. 4th Jordan T. Felan Oct. 4th Gabby Garza Oct. 6th Garrett Garza Oct. 6th Wrangler Jones Oct. 7th Jacob Hart Oct. 8th Mona Ortiz Oct. 10th Josh Eoff Oct. 13th Makensie Hall Oct. 14th Michael Hampton Oct. 14th Nathyn Kittelson Oct. 15th Alberto Guerrero Oct. 16th Zach Norris Oct. 20th Jacob Ransom Oct. 21st Eduardo Sarinana Oct. 22nd Austin Crawford Oct. 26th Courtney McCamey Oct. 26th Bowin Terrell Oct. 28th Tyler Norris Oct. 29th Arturo Rodriguez Oct. 31st Candace McCamey Nov. 5th Juan Chavez Nov. 7th Tallie Saladiner Nov. 7th Jordan I. Felan Nov. 8th Hannah Kelley Nov. 9th Jarett Carpenter Nov. 10th Megan Santillian Nov. 10th Ashlee Hooks Nov. 11th Jordan Wright Nov. 18th Felix Reynoso Nov. 20th Ellary Bible Nov. 22nd Kelsey Holden Nov. 27th Regan Ledbetter Nov. 27th Jaime Reynoso Nov. 27th Jess Godwin Nov. 29th BLACK OUT Pep Rally By: Stella (:

5 Jacket Gazette Page 5 October 22, 2010 Senior Spotlight Jr. Poet Laureata Senior Spotlight Anissa Chapa or Nici, to her friends, was born January 1st, 1993 to Roszan and Gene Reina in Clifton, Texas. She has attended Meridian every year except 1st grade. She is the power lifting manager, plays golf, plays the sax in band and, she showed goats in the county fair. Nici plans to be an elementary music teacher. To reach this position she wants to go to college at MCC but she wants to march with the Baylor Band through the MCC Music Program. Nici currently holds a job as a babysitter for local mothers whenever they need help. Her hobbies include babysitting, marching in band, having bible study with Dana, Deb, Kelsey, Tallie, and Mrs. Patpool, hanging out with her buddies, talking to Regan in 7th period, hanging out with her youth minister and his family, making new friends, and telling people about The Lord. Her favorites include Dana & Silvia, her puppy, Dollie Ann, the Baylor Marching Band, and the color orange. By: Jonesboro Nikki Valetine is the first student to have ever been awarded the honor of Junior Poet Laureate of Bosque County. Sherrod Fieldon bestowed this honor to her on August 31,2010. She will be the Jr. poet Laureate for one academic year. The MHS freshman says she writes for any occasion. Any students in the 9th grade and higher can enter for next year s Jr. Poet Laureate in April Only one will be named per year. by Audriana Ortiz Jordan Felan was born October 4, 1992 in Clifton Texas. Jordan has attended Meridian ISD, since Pre-K. His Parents are Rachel and Buster Felan. Jordan has participated in Power Lifting, Baseball, Golf, FFA, Band he played the saxophone, and Academic UIL he did Debate. Jordan s plans after high school are to serve our country in the Army as an Army Ranger. Jordan s hobbies are hunting, fishing, and playing the guitar. His favorite food is Chinese food and favorite color is blue. Favorite quote is, Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds. BobMarley By: Edgar Vergara Yearbooks are on sale for $55 please see Coach Finstad or annual staff. By. Elizabeth

6 Jacket Gazette Page 6 October 22, 2010 HS ACADEMIC UIL District CX Debate Feb.4 State CX/-March at UT Austin District Academic Meet March 28& 30 at Goldthwaite Regional Meet April in Abilene Zone One Act Play March 25 District OAP March 31 State Academics May 6-8 The coaches for academic events are as follows: Ms. Ables- Accounting, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Calculator Applications; Mrs. Avance Social Studies; Mr. Davis- CX Debate, and Prose & Poetry Interpretation; Ms. Gann- Extemporaneous Speaking; Coach Lee- Literary Criticism; Mrs. Lohmer Computer Science, Computer Applications and Spelling /Vocabulary ; Mrs. Massingill- Journalism; Mr. Norman Science; Mrs. Sasser OAP ; Mr. Starnes Current Issues and Events; Coach Voss-Ready Writing Practice Meet Schedule Contest Date Entry Deadline Drop Date Special Info China Spring 11/6 10/29 11/1 Salado 12/11 TBA TBA Speech & Debate only Midway 1/15 TBA TBA All Events Brock 1/22 TBA TBA All Events Glen Rose 1/28-29 TBA TBA CX& LD held 1/28 PM Grandview 2/5 TBA TBA All Events Ennis 2/12 TBA TBA All Events by Elizabeth Benitez Mrs. Crofts Dictionary Skills 7&8 Mr. Davis Oral Reading (Poetry) 7&8 Coach Fields Maps, Graphs, & Charts 7&8 Social Studies 7&8 Coach Finstad Art 7&8 Ms.Gann Impromptu Speaking 7&8 Modern Oratory 7&8 Coach Hastings Science 7&8 Mrs.Lohmer Spelling 7&8 Mrs.Massingill Editorial Writing Mrs. Parsons Number Sense 7&8 Calculator Applications 7&8 Mathematics 7&8 Mrs.Sasser Ready Writing 7&8 Mrs.Ticer Listening 7&8 JH ACADEMIC UIL District Meet-Thursday Dec. 2 & Tuesday Dec. 7 Practices during activity period. Schedules are posted. Announcements will remind the team of the event that will practice each day. by Elizabeth Benitez

7 Jacket Gazette Page 7 October 22, 2010 SENOIR SPOTLIGHT An Angel, Miguel A. Estrada, was born March in Clifton, Texas. He has attended Meridian since kindergarten. The proud parents of this fine young stuna are Audrey Davenport and Miguel Estrada. He has three sisters: Mica, Sonya, and Adri. Star athlete has participated in Football and Basketball. He plans to be a coach after school. He wants to attend Navarro College or maybe Hill College. His hobbies include chilling with friends, hanging out with family, sleeping, looking for the latest music, shopping, stunning and looking fresh 24/7. His favorite movies are CB4, Juice and Home Of The Brave. His favorite food is Mexican food and favorite thing to do is play football and shop for shoes. His favorite Rappers are Lil Wayne and 50cent and his favorite color is blue!!!! Ladies can find him on facebook By A.Y V a r s i t y F o o t b a l l Varsity Football has had a pretty rough year but they have not let it stop them. They play hard ever play. Unfortunately they fell short to Baird last game 24 to 20. They played a hard game and it just slipped away. This week we face Ranger and our guys are ready for a beat down and to win this game. By:CodySmith Counselor News *Coca cola scholarship Oct 31 (Seniors Only ) *Dar Good Citizen and Scholarship Essay contest. Open to seniors Preliminary application before Nov 9. *Ale s Formal Wear alsformalwear.com/schoolapp *Many scholarships available see Mrs. Mynarcik * SAT-Dec 4 register by Nov 5 late Nov 19 *ACT Dec 11 register by Nov 5 late Nov 19 by A.Y

8 Jacket Gazette Page 8 October 22, 2010 JV and Varsity Basketball After school practice started October 20th. October 30th the JV girls and Varsity girls will have their first scrimmage here against Walnut Springs and Little River Academy. JV FOOTBALL The JV has led a very promising year so far. Their record stands at 6-1. They look like a very good team, a little rough around the edges, but the coaches seem to be smoothing out and polishing them into a well organized team. This week they had a game against Ranger and won! Sophomore Will Speer made a touchdown off of an intercepted pass! Great job! Sophomores Jorge Flores and Jonathan Lira lead the tackles so far this year. By: Jonesboro Junior High Football Junior High started District last Thursday vs Baird. Both 7th and 8th grade teams had a rough loss, but kept fighting till the end. This week Junior High have been working hard, to face Ranger. Unfortunately, they came up short. Junior High will have a home game against Cross Plains 5 PM next week. Come out and support the junior high jackets. By: Edgar Vergara 4th ANNUAL MEET THE JACKETS SPAGHETTI SUPPER WHEN: October 26th Intra-squad Scrimmage begins at 5:30 p.m. -- Dinner served at 6:00 p.m. COST: $5.00--all you can eat spaghetti, salad, bread and drink Cake Raffle begins at 6:45 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the Lady Jacket Basketball program BY: Jelly (: Happy Halloween!!! Have fun and be safe.

9 "The Best and Getting Better" Jacket Gazette PRODUCED BY THE DESKTOP PUBLISHING CLASS AT MHS November 5, 2010 Volume 18, Issue #1 Lady Jacket Basketball (vs. Rio Vista) andnjhs!! Index Canned Food Drive!!!! November 5, 2010 Friday, Nov. 12th Admission - Adults - 4 Cans Students - 3 Cans FOOD DRIVE HAT DAY ON FRIDAY! (November 5, 12, 19) The Meridian National Junior High Honor Society in conjunction with the junior class is sponsoring a can food drive HAT DAY. Beginning Friday, November 5th and continuing each Friday until November 19 (3 weeks) will be food drive hat day! To wear a hat with the brim facing forward, bring 2 cans. To wear a hat any other way, bring 10 cans. Come help us help the North Bosque County Food Bank and their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive! Food For Families!!! NJHS FOOD DRIVE "Food for Families" began November 1st and continues through November 19th. Competitions between classes: averaged cans per student to determine winner. Prizes will be awarded to the winning class. Competition between faculty/ staff: also average cans/team members participating. Losing team provides treats in the workroom for winning team. Help support our local food pantry, the North Bosque Helping Hands, by donating food or cash. Look for flyers to see what items are needed the most. Page 2: Varsity Football Mason Holloway Spotlight Football Central Texas Honor Roll (Waco-Tribune Herald) Yearbook News Page 3: Juan Galindo Spotlight HS Academic UIL Band News Page 4: Kelsey Holden Spotlight JH Academic UIL Art/Spanish Page 5: MHS Mock Election National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society Page 6: FFA Varsity Cheerleaders Senior Shirt Whitney Finch Sportlight M Page 7: Dakota Hall Spotlight Junior High Football Miss Texas JV Football Counselor News Page 8: Girls Basketball HS/JH District Cross Country Theatre Arts

10 Jacket Gazette Page 2 November 5, 2010 Varsity Football Varsity football is on a roll now that they beat Ranger and beat Cross Plains last Friday 33 to 19. They are fighting hard for a play-off spot and are trying their hardest to do what they can get keep the season going. Friday, we play Gorman so come out and support our guys and help us win that play-off spot to make it a good season... By: Cody Smith Senior Spotlight Mason Holloway was born April 1, 1993, in Covington, Tennessee. He has attended Meridian since Kindergarten. His parents are Justin and Cherie Gann. He has participated in football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, and cheerleading for the powder puff game. After graduation from high school, he wants to attend Tarleton State University to be a physical therapist or personal trainer. His hobbies are hanging out with Jesus. His favorite brand of clothing is "Ed Hardy," favorite movie is "Never Back Down," and favorite sport is football. By: Cody Smith Football Central Texas Honor Roll Waco-Tribune Herald Sunday, August 29, 2010 Honorable Mention for offense - Ren Rieke. Sunday September,26, 2010 Honorable Mention for defense - Scotty Shartle. Sunday, October 31,2010 Central Texas Honor Roll for offense - Juan Galindo (21 carries, 197 yards, 2-pt conv.) T.J. Allen YEARBOOK NEWS Picture re-takes are on Wednesday, November 17th

11 Jacket Gazette Page 3 November 5, 2010 Senior Spotlight HS ACADEMIC UIL District CX Debate Feb.4 State CX/-March at UT Austin District Academic Meet March 28& 30 at Goldthwaite Regional Meet April in Abilene Zone One Act Play March 25 District OAP March 31 State Academics May 6-8 Juan Ricardo Galindo was born March 2, 1992, in Clifton, Texas. He has attended Meridian since kindergarten. His parents are Angie and Ricky Galindo. He has participated in football, baseball and track. He wants to attend the University of Texas. His hobbies include watching movies, playing games, and lifting weights. His favorite foods are pizza, Chinese, and he loves Taco Bell. BY A.Y BENCHMARK TESTING Benchmark testing will be done on Monday, November 8th for Reading and on Tuesday, November 9th for Math. The coaches for academic events are as follows: Ms. Ables- Accounting, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Calculator Applications; Mrs. Avance Social Studies; Mr. Davis- CX Debate, and Prose & Poetry Interpretation; Ms. Gann- Extemporaneous Speaking; Coach Lee- Literary Criticism; Mrs. Lohmer Computer Science, Computer Applications and Spelling /Vocabulary; Mrs. Massingill-Journalism; Mr. Norman Science; Mrs. Sasser OAP ; Mr. Starnes Current Issues and Events; Coach Voss- Ready Writing There will be a practice meet on Saturday, November 6th in China Springs for speech and debate. This year, the school board bought the band new uniforms. By: KASIE:) Band News

12 Jacket Gazette Page 4 November 5, 2010 Kelsey Holden Spotlight Senior Kelsey Holden was born in November 27, 1992, in Temple, Texas. She has been attending this school since 7th grade. Her parents are James and Connie Holden. Kelsey played softball in her sophomore year, basketball, and was a member of FCA, and band (clarinet). Kelsey s plans after high school are to attend Navarro College. She has worked at Bunkhouse for a year and 8 months. Her favorite places to eat are Olive Garden, Chili's, On the Border, and China Wok. Her Favorite movie is "Twilight." She loves going to Sonic with Reagan. She likes sitting at lunch with Danielle, hanging with Jelly, and Estella. Her hobbies are babysitting, going to church in the evenings and doing Bible study. She likes to eat pizza. By Mona Ortiz JH ACADEMIC UIL Mrs. Crofts Dictionary Skills 7&8 Mr. Davis Oral Reading (Poetry) 7&8 Coach Fields Maps, Graphs, & Charts 7&8 Social Studies 7&8 Coach Finstad Art 7&8 Ms.Gann Impromptu Speaking 7&8 Modern Oratory 7&8 Coach Hastings Science 7&8 Mrs.Lohmer Spelling 7&8 Mrs.Massingill Editorial Writing Mrs. Parsons Number Sense 7&8 Calculator Applications 7&8 Mathematics 7&8 Mrs.Sasser Ready Writing 7&8 Mrs.Ticer Listening 7&8 District Meet-Thursday Dec. 2 & Tuesday Dec. 7 The junior high district meet contest will be held here with the school day ending at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 2nd, and Tuesday, December 7th. Practices for JH academic events will be held during activity period. Schedules are posted. Announcements will remind the team of the event that will practice each day. Art/Spanish The art classes are working on their projects on painting their artist famous art pieces. Spanish made masks for Dia de los Muertos.

13 Jacket Gazette Page 5 November 5, 2010 MOCK National Honor Society National Junior Honor Society 2010 MHS GOVERNOR: William White (D) 18 Rick Perry (R) 57 Katherine Glass (L) 9 Deb Shafto (G) 4 US House of Representative: Chet Edwards (D) 32 Bill Flores (R) 49 Richard Kelly (L) 7 On Wednesday, October 13th, NHS members picked up their Adopt-A- Highway Hwy Participants included Whitney Finch, Brandi Maher, Billy Miller, Zane Payne, Jacob Ransom, Misha Simmons, Felix Reynoso, and Christina Ticer. On Saturday, October 23rd, NHS members helped out at the National BBQ Cook-off fun run and helped pass out trophies to the parade winners. Members helping in the fun run included Billy Miller, Zane Payne, Misha Simmons, Felix Reynoso, and Christina Ticer. Christina, Billy, and Felix also helped pass out trophies to the parade winners. By: Jelly (: The Meridian National Junior High Honor Society in conjunction with the Meridian Athletic Department is sponsoring a can food night at the Lake Jacket Basketball game on November 12th. On the first three Friday's in November, students can bring 2 cans to wear a hat thanks to the Junior class. Food drive competition between grades began November 1st. The winning grade (7-12) will be rewarded with a prize. Additionally, there will be competition between faculty and coaching staff. Help us help the North Bosque County Food Bank ("Helping Hands") and their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. By: Jelly (:

14 Jacket Gazette Page 6 November 5, 2010 FFA (Mon.) District (Wed.) Christmas Orders Due (Sat.) Area Hillsboro (Mon.) Hog Validation Barn By: Kasie(: Varsity Cheerleaders Cheerleading Captian Senior Tannah Mallot and her squad are working hard to finish off the season with pep-rallies and spirited send-offs. They are working hard to make the senior pep rally amazing for our 2011 seniors, and hopefully soon preparing for many more pep-rallies for the play offs. by Mona Ortiz Senior 2011 Shirt Senior Spotlight Whitney Jo Finch was born January 14, 1993, in Amarillo, Texas. She has attended Meridian ISD since 6th grade and her parents are David and Tonya Finch. Her extracurricular activities include being a trainer in power lifting, FFA, NHS, PALS and BAND. Her career goal after high school is to be a zoologist, go to West Texas A&M then to A&M. Her hobbies are showing sheep, pigs, and goats. Her best friends are Silvia, Dana, Nici & Danielle. Her favorite things are: food is Chinese, season is fall, Coaches are Lee & VanZandt,and her favorite song is "Felt Good On My Lips" by Tim Mcgraw. By: Stella(:

15 Jacket Gazette Page 7 November 5, 2010 Senior Spotlight Dakota Gage Hall was born March 7, 1993, in Hillsboro, Texas. Dakota has attended Meridian his whole life. His parents are Chad and Lisa Hall. He has participated in football, basketball, and in track he ran the 110 and the 300 hurdles. Dakota s plans after high school are to go to Culinary School (Cordon Bleu) or go to a university (Texas State). His hobbies are hanging out with Tannah, hunting, cooking, eating, and hanging out with friends. His favorite movie is Back to the Future, favorite food is Cajun food, and favorite TV show is "Looney Tunes." By:Edgar Vergara Junior High Football The Junior High had a great victory against the Cross Plains Buffaloes last Thursday night. Last night they ended the season with a 30-0 loss to Gorman. Miss Texas Meridian High School and Elementary students and staff had the opportunity to meet Miss Texas during Drug Free Week. By: Stella (: JV Football The JV Football team is done with their season. Their record stands at 7-1 (7-0 if you don t count the game against 4-A school Burleson). They led a very successful year and are disappointed to see the season end the way it did. They had two games canceled in two weeks. Their defensive line was a force to be reckoned with; the defensive team of Will Speer and Josh Miller pushed through the line most plays and wreaked total havoc in the backfield. But all in all the team was very well put together at the end of the season. By: Jonesboro Counselor News Texan Tours are special open house days that are designed for you and your family to see everything Tarleton State University has to offer. The Tarleton Tour November 6th starts at 9:00a.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m. Please leave your event evaluations at the Afternoon Sessions. For detailed information and to reserve your place, register online at www. tarleton.edu/welcome By: Jonesboro

16 Jacket Gazette Page 8 November 5, 2010 Girls Basketball Girl Basketball players have been working really hard to get where they want to go. All the pouring sweat and pumping up those weights really paid off on their first scrimmage on October 30th against Walnut and Little River Academy where the Lady Jackets beasted on the court. They have many goals they want to achieve as a team so they put in their 100% effort every day after school. Lady Jackets will have their 2nd Scrimmage on November 6 th in Dublin starting at 6 p.m.. SO COME SUPPORT OUR LADY JACKETS!!!! GOOD LUCK LADYS!! By : JElly (: DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY Varsity Girls - 3rd place team *Kasie Olivarri-7th Lindsey Prestwood-12th Mykala Madson-18th Felix Reynoso-20th Haley Hallmark-21st Noemi Monrreal-22nd Tara Warren-25th Varsity Boys *Jonathan Lira-4th *Jonathan Felan-8th *Anselmo Reynoso-10th Jorge Flores-11th Jeremy Seay-14th *Individual medalist Regional Cross Country is Saturday, November 6th. Good Luck! JV Girls *Sydney Wright-4th *Wendy Orozco-7th *Holly Chenault-10th Regan Ledbetter-11th Jennifer Parton-12th Taylor Townley-13th Angelica Alvizo-17th Tiffany Allen-18th Hannah Kelley-19th *Individual Medalist By.Elizabeth Benitez JUNIOR HIGH CROSS COUNTRY The junior high had district last week and they competed hard. Places earned by 7th grade girls included Krista Warren-2nd, Jacky Portillio-7th, Sierra Childers-16th, Ashlee Hooks-17th, Morgan Marshall- 25th, Donna Reyes-26th, Eden Carson-28th, and Alex Taylor- 33rd. For the 8th grade girls, places were earned by Sonya Mendoza-10th, Courtney McCamey-13th, Heidi Shelby- 14th, Morgan Poston-16th, Brandy Vailes-18th, Candace McCamey-19th, Chelsea Shipman-20th. For the junior high boys you had Pablo Flores-3rd, and Latham Hensley-6th. T.J. Allen Theater Arts The theater arts will be doing a play before Christmas break on December 14th. The comedy play will take place at Dracula s Boarding House. Characters that are in the play include Count Dracula- Juan Galindo, Renfield- Chase Bowman, Lou- Dax Gann, Casey- Arturo Rodriguez, Lydia- Kasidi Gorneau, Elena- Heather Smith, Shy- Samantha Polley, and Girl-Holly Chenault. Admission will be $1.00. T.J. Allen.

17 "The Best and Getting Better" Jacket Gazette PRODUCED BY THE DESKTOP PUBLISHING CLASS AT MHS March 11, 2011 Volume 18, Issue #4 Index March 11, Varsity Cheerleaders Tristen Carnley (10th) Makensie Hall (10th) Candace McCamey (9th) Sonya Mendoza (9th) Cassi Menger (9th) Heidi Shelby (9th) Brook Simmons (11th) Brandy Vailes (9th) Katelyn Wallace (10th) Tara Warren (10th) Mascot "Awesome": Sadie Davis (12th) Music Manager: Kacie Jones (10th) POWERLIFTING Congratulations to Silvia Martinez for advancimg to state. Silvia's state meet will be on March 19th, in Corpus Christi. See more Powerlifting news on page 11. SPRING BREAK March See p. 8 for "Fun Things to Do During Spring Break!" Page 2: Softball Quote of the Week Baseball Counselor News Page 3: Attn: Srs & Jrs Say NO to Bullying Misha Simmons Senior Spotlight Page 4: FFA Scotty Shartle Senior Spotlight Top 5 Ways to Make Money No End to Success! Think Outside the Box! Page 5: Art Lindsey Prestwood Sr Spotlight High School Track Page 6: Girls Basketball Stephanie Ramirez Senior Spotlight Golf Band Page 7: Peer Pressure Page 8: February & March Birthdays Fun Things to Do During Spring Break Trivia Page 9: Jacob Ransom Senior Spotlight Academic UIL Keep our School Clean Page 10: One Act Play Yearbook T-Shirts M Page 11: JH Cheelreaders Powerlifting Drinking & Driving Page 12: Poetry by Nikki Valentine Samantha Polley Senior Spotlight

18 Jacket Gazette Page 2 March 11, 2011 Softball Although the Meridian Lady Yellow Jackets softball team are 0-2, they are fighting really hard in their games. Whether they lose or win, every game is a hard fought fight for the girls and they want you all to know that So come on out and support them! By: Cody Smith Counselor News If you would like to discuss anything with me, you are welcome to come to my office at any time. Thank you, Jennifer Mynarcik Quote of the Week! If you want what you have never had, you have to do what you have never done. By: Todd Doughty Baseball The yellowjackets season has started off pretty good. Even though they lost a key player and friend Will Speer due to a dirt bike accident. He is currently doing well and is coming out to every game supporting his team and friends. The jackets, however are doing well. They are- 4-2 in post-season right now and 0-1 in district losing a hard fought game to Moody. The game started off rocky with a couple errors letting them get 2 runs fast in the first inning. But like Coach says you have to play hard every play no slacking and you have to come together and help each other out to win the game and it will be all okay. By: Cody Smith

19 Jacket Gazette Page 3 March 11, 2011 ATTENTION SR. AND JR.!! Seniors, there are scholarship deadlines coming up so make sure you go apply for them NOW! There is a lot of money out there for college waiting for YOU! You just have to keep searching for them. One website you can go to is Also, seniors, you should already have a general idea on what college you are planning to attend, but you need to know registration dates, financial aid deadlines, and your living situation. There is only three months left in your high school journey then it s off to college. So make your first step and start applying for scholarships!!! As for the juniors, some may just think about is, I can t wait till summer comes. That s not all to worry about, in three months you all will be seniors and start looking for colleges. So why not start now!! Start taking your ACT & SAT in the summer and later in your senior year because you may improve your score. Right now start thinking about what university or jr. college you would like to attend. Research that college to see what you need, such as what scores you need to make on your ACT or SAT to get in that particular college. During the summer, visit the colleges you would be interest in to see if you like campus and the teachers, as well as the students. At the beginning of your senior year start applying for scholarships there s plenty of money out for you!!! SAY NO TO BULLYING!! Bullying is a big problem. It can make kids feel hurt, scared, sick, lonely, embarrassed and sad. Bullies may hurt young children such as calling them names, and pushing them around. Some bullies come from families where everyone is fighting and shouting all the time. They may think that being angry, calling names, and pushing people around is a normal way to act. Some bullies have been bullied themselves. Bullies often pick on someone they think they can have power over. They might pick on kids who get upset easily or who have trouble sticking up for themselves. Getting a big reaction out of someone can make bullies feel like they have the power they want. Sometimes bullies pick on someone who is smarter than they are or different from them in some way. Sometimes bullies just pick on a kid for no reason at all. They feel really insecure about themselves and feel if they pick on others they get self esteem to put others down. There are many teens and children commiting suicide because they are being bullied at school so much. Preventing bullying helps children realize that they have someone who cares about them. Stand tall and be brave, feel good about yourself. There is also help for kids being bullied. If you are one of them, go to the counselor and talk to her about it. BY: JELLY (: Senior Spotlight Misha Simmons was born July 30, 1993 in San Antonio Texas. She has attended Meridian since 4th grade. Her parents are Patty and Corey Allen. She has participated in FFA, NHS (Vice President ), and Academic UIL (Journalism). Misha is also in PALS, and is the Athletic Trainer for football, basketball, baseball, and power lifting. After high school Mish plans to become an Acute Therapy Nurse. She will be attending the University of Mary- Hardin Baylor. She currently holds a job after school at the Meridian Tribune as the Sports Photographer. By: JELLY(: BY:JELLY (:

20 Jacket Gazette Page 4 March 11, 2010 FFA Senior Spotlight Top 5 Ways to Make Money 1. Selling Stuff On ebay 2. Blogging 3. Designing and Selling t-shirts March 14- Houston March 21-Austin 4. Freelancing 5. Taking Surveys By A.Y No end to success Scotty Shartle was born in Austin Texas, July 7, He been attending Meridian for 3years. His parent is Christine Shartle. He participates in football, power lifting and track. He loves to be with his family, hanging out with his friends and playing sports. His plans after high school are to go to Hill College and earn a degree for welding.!!!! by A.Y Success is not the triumph over regress, Success is the power to suppress. Success is not the money or the fame, Success is, knowing you are still the same. Success is not the power or the pride. Success is the knowing how to hide. Success is not a gift or gain, Success is accepting and believing in your name. Success is not a point or goal to seek, Success is, believing you have never reached the peak. Success is Written by Jeff Rushton Think OutSide The Box!!!!! Dress made out of M&M wrappers!!!!!!

21 Jacket Gazette Page 5 March 11, 2011 Art The art students have been working on different types of projects to submit in Waco for an art contest. Student artwork with be framed and displayed at ESC Region 12 in Waco. Anyone can enter. Submit to: ESC Region W. Loop 340 Waco, Texas By: Kasie:) Senior Spotlight Lindsey Prestwood was born January 29, 1993 in Salem, Virginia. She is the daughter of Deleen Hyatt & Jim Prestwood. She has attended Meridian for 3&1/2 years. Since Lindsey has attended to Meridian, she has participated in PALS, Softball, Cross Country, & track in which she does the 4x200m relay, 4x400m relay, & has been a State Qualifier for the 4x100m relay. She is very excited about college. After high school, she plans to attend the University of North Texas and enter into something in the medical field. She currently does not have a job but works at the pool as a lifeguard during the summer. For Lindsey s hobbies, she likes to hang out with her friends & family, play with her puppies, watch movies & shop. Her favorite food is Mexican, favorite person is Tannah, favorite sport is track, & her favorite new shows are Jersey Shore & Pretty Little Lairs. By: Kasie:) High School Track *MAR. 11 COMANCHE INVITATIONAL *MAR SPRING BREAK (TBA) *MAR. 26 STRAIGHT A RELAYS *MAR. 31/APR. 2 HAMILTON INVITATIONAL *APR.4 15-A DISTRICT SCRATCH MEETING *April A DISTRICT MEET (MERIDIAN) By. Kasie:)

22 Jacket Gazette Page 6 March 11, 2011 Girls Varsity Basketball! The Girls had a good season for the year of The Lady Jackets (27-6 overall, 9-1 in district) were District Champs and made it past Area by beating Dallas Gateway (43-40). By beating them, the Lady's set the new school record with 27 wins and made it to the Regional Quaterfinals. But the road for the Lady's ended, loosing to #6 ranked in State Muenster (29-19). Good job Lady Jackets! GOLF Team includes: Girls: Nici Chapa, and Sammy Williams Boys: Ryan Nieuwenhuis, Jordan I. Felan, Jordan T. Felan, Seth Barker, and Kiley Word. They all attended a golf tournament in Glen Rose on March 7th. The following placed: 7th Nici Chapa, 4th Ryan N., 5th Kiley Word, and the boys team placed 3rd overall. Senior Spotlight Stephanie Ramirez was born in Clifton, Texas. She has attended Meridian ISD since pre-k. Stephanie's parents are Christina Martinez and Eligio Ramirez. Stephanie plans to go to work after high school and is unsure of her career goals. by Audriana Ortiz Band News Three students have achieved the honor of playing in the Centex Honor Band. Pictured above are Morgan Williams Danielle Davalos, and Bowen Terrell, Congratulations!.In May the band will perform at the "Seasons Music Festival" in San Antonio Texas. by Audriana ortiz

23 Jacket Gazette Page 7 March 11, 2011 Peer Pressure How would you define Peer Pressure? Something people do when they are too scared to try something on their own so they pressure someone else into doing it. -Ashlee When you are greatly influenced by someone to do something you aren't choosing to do yourself. -Sydney What's your opinion on Peer Pressure? Every teen goes through it sooner or later. Being pressured is a hard situation to be in, but always stand strong in what you believe in. -Jelly I don't agree with peer pressure, because I think everyone should have the right to do and think whatever they prefer. -Lindsey Have you ever been pressured to do something you didn't want to do and how did you handle it? Yes, I have been pressured to do something I know I shouldn t do and I just simply said no. I was called names because I didn t do it, but I didn t care because I knew it was wrong and I stood up for what I believed in. No, I normally don't like to listen to people and do what they tell me. I have my own mind. By: Stella

24 Jacket Gazette Page 8 March 11, 2011 March Birthdays March Birthdays T.J.Allen-3/2 Juan Galindo-3/2 Kaycie Crawford-3/3 Cassidy Menger-3/3 Michael Rasberry-3/3 Dax Gann-3/6 Anselmo Reynoso-3/6 Dakota Hall-3/7 Jonathan Felan-3/10 Estella Guerrero-3/16 Christina Ticer-3/16 Nick Prestwood-3/27 Miguel Estrada - 3/30 February Birthdays Birthdays February Kyler Gray-2/3 Kasandra Olivarri-2/5 Jonathan Lira-2/11 Chance Henderson-2/14 Ethan Hightower-2/17 Tyler Browning-2/18 Rebecca Flippin-2/18 Yajaira Garcia-2/18 Jace Love-2/18 Austin Petty-2/22 Samantha Polley-2/22 Karla Flores-2/23 Madison Preswood-2/23 Seth Barker-2/24 Joseph Madson-2/24 Mykala Madson-2/24 Sarah Hightower-2/26 Kamree Kuykenell-2/27 Fun Things to do during Spring Break There are a lot of fun things to do during spring break. But if you re having trouble thinking of something to do, I have a few things you should think about. How about going swimming or go to Lake Whitney or the Meridian State Park just so you can get out of your house and have some fun in some nice fresh air. Or if you really want to have some fun,you can go to the city and go to the mall. If you re a person that loves roller coasters, you can go to Six Flags Over Texas. Or if you re a person that loves to go outside, you can go to one of the Texas- State Parks so that you can go camping and have fun. Here are 10 fun facts about trivia that are very interesting about animals. 1)A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times its own weight each year. Trivia 2)A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat. 3)A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't. 4)A father sea catfish keeps the eggs of his young in his mouth until they are ready to hatch. He will not eat until his young are born, which may take several weeks. 5)A quarter of the horses in the US died of a vast virus epidemic in )A rat can last longer without water than a camel can. 7)A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second 8)An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts. 9)An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 10)Beaver teeth are so sharp that Native Americans once used them as knife blades. And those are ten fun facts about animal trivia. by: T.J. Allen

25 Jacket Gazette Page 9 March 11, 2011 Senior Spotlight: Jacob Ransom Jacob Ransom was born on October 21st 1992 in Waco, Texas. He has attended Meridian ISD all of his life. His parents are Deanna and Jay. He participates in cross country, football, baseball, tennis,and track, where he runs the 3200 and the 1600 meter, band, where he played the drums, FFA, NHS, Academic UIL, where he does science and debate, and PALS. After high school Jacob hopes to go to The University of Miami to become a neurosurgeon. He currently holds a job at Royal Ranch. He loves to eat at Buffalo Wild wings. CX Debate The CX debate team of Kasidi Gorneau and JC Peeples finished third at the district tournament held February 11, at Hill College in Cleburne. After finsihing the prelim rounds with two wins and a loss, the team was ranked third going into the semifinals and paired against the second team from Itasca. Gorneau and Peeples lost the semifinal debate on a 2-1 split ballot, but in the next round they were able to defeat a team from Deleon in a unanimous decision. As a result of the third place finish, the team will be the alternates to the state tournament to be held in March at The University of Texas at Austin. Page By:Jonesboro Keep Our School Clean The responsibility of keeping our school clean belongs to all of us not just the custodial staff. Students are requested to use the several garbage bins that are placed by the doors to deposit their papers or uneaten food items. This helps keep our grounds in the same high standard of cleanliness as the remainder of the community. Students who find broken glass or other strange and dangerous looking objects should not touch them but report these to a teacher. To help maintain the quality of life and education at School, we ask everyone to accept responsibility for the care and maintenance of school property. Academic UIL The MHS academic team has not been resting on the weekends over the past month. With four invitational meets over a 5 week period, competitors have gained experience. This practice season began at Midway HS in Waco on January 15. Only a small part of the team made the trip, and no one placed in the top six. The next week, the team traveled to Brock. Ten students competed. In Literary Criticism, Mykala Madson placed 5th and her teammate Jennifer Parten placed 6th in Poetry Interpretation, Taylor Poyner finished 6th and Jc Peeples took 3rd place. January ended with a practice meet at Glen Rose on the 29th where Peeples collected his second bronze medal in Poetry Interp. Christina Ticer picked up a 6th place in the Spelling/Vocab contest, Nic Bracknell was 5th in Current Events, and Hannah Kelley finished 5th in tje underclass division of Calculator App. On February 12, the team traveled to Lampasas and Ethan Sharp placed 1st in the Freshman division of the Mathematics contest. Peeples also placed 3rd in poetry at the Aledo meet held on March 5th.

26 Jacket Gazette Page 10 March 11, 2011 One Act Play: Small Actors By: Stephen Gregg Produced by Special Arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois Emily desperately wants to play Juliet in her high school s production of Romeo and Juliet. Instead, she gets a one-line, four word role. When she tells her parents that she has the lead, things spin way out of control in this funny and touching play about the roles we play in theater and in life. CHARACTERS Emily/ Chorus: Heather Smith Kesia/Friar/Chorus: Samantha Polley Jason/Sampson/Chorus: Blake Gebhardt Wendy/Juliet/ Chorus: Taylor Poyner Laura: Christina Ticer Romeo/Chrus: Taylor Townley Paul: Jordan Felan Mr. Phelps: JC Peeples Samuel: Samantha Williams Director: Emilie Sasser Assistant Director: Debbie Ticer ASSORTED CAST MEMBERS Tallie Saladiner: Benvolio Albert Guerrero: Prince Gabby Garza: Mercutio CREW/ALTERNATES: Caroline Brady Danielle Davalos Gabby Garza Sylvia Martinez By: Jonda Kay Raborn ANNUAL STAFF

27 Jacket Gazette Page 11 March 11, 2011 JH Cheerleaders th Grade Sydney Purcell Randa Norton Darcy Wyatt Hope Sharp Carson Gebhardt Kaitlyn Lively 8th Grade Alex Taylor Ashlee Hooks Morgan Marshall Krista Warren Lauren Tweedle Jacky Portillo Assistant: Lauren Halbert Congratulations!! Power Lifting Jesus Pinon has placed 1st place every meet. At the Venus meet Scotty Shartle placed 2nd, Silvia Martinez, Amanda Yguerabide, and Brandi Mayer placed 4th. Jesus, Silvia, Scotty, and Jeremy advanced to regionals. Good Job! To everybody else there's always next year to get better and advance. Keep up the good work. The boys Regional Meet is in Riesel on March 12th. Congratulations to Silvia Martinez for advancing to state. Silvia's state meet will be March 19th, in Corpus Christi so go out and support her. Drinking and Driving Prom is April 30, very soon so everybody needs to start thinking about the consequences of making the wrong decisions. Every twenty two minutes, someone dies in an alcohol related motor vehicle accident. Drinking and driving is an extremely severe issue in today's society, especially amongst teenagers, yet many people do not realize how damaging the decision of driving a motor vehicle after a night of drinking actually is. The numbers go even lower in age in some cases such as, one in every ten 12 to 13 year old uses alcohol at least once a month. Teenagers are inexperienced drivers to begin with, and when alcohol is added to the mix, it produces statistics such as, of all the fatalities involving teenage drivers, sixty percent of them were alcohol related. One of the most shocking numbers by far is five hundred and twenty two adolescence, who were either the age of 14 or younger, were arrested for drinking and driving in one year, and one hundred and thirteen of them were under the age of ten. The consequences are getting a DWI, or causing yourself or somebody a serious injury or death. By: Edgar Vergara

28 Jacket Gazette Page 12 March 11, 2011 Poetry by Nikki Valentine Tennis "Curse the Bell" The dreaded sound of a school bell Rings in my ears forevermore. As I walk into this seven hour well, I look back in prayer at the exit door. I drag my feet to the breakfast table. I nearly crawl to see my first teacher. To stay awake, I'm barely able. At least this one's not a preacher. Finally the next bell rings. I sit up and wipe my drool. In a rush, I grab my things. It's so hard to stay in school. Seven periods go by. Then I run to catch my bus. By now I'm sure that I could cry. I sleep so that I cannot cuss. Maybe if they made it snappy, School days wouldn't be so crappy. To keep calm, it's complicated. Because teachers think they're sophisticated. After all these years, we have forgotten Why our brains are so rotten. When the final bell rings and school is done We sit and stare up at the sun. We beg for a pencil in our eye So we can go see the school nurse Pray that we might even die To avoid the school bell's ringing curse. Senior Spotlight Samantha Polley was born on February 22, 1993 in San Antonio Texas. She is the daughter of Tara Henderson and J.R. Polley. She has attended Meridian ISD since kindergarten. She participates in Academic UIL One Act Play. Her plans after high school are to go to Hill College and then MCC to become an X-ray technician. Her hobbies are spending time with her boyfriend and hanging out with her friends and shopping. By: Elizabeth Benitez Doubles Billy Miller and Felix Reynoso Angie Rodriguez and Dani Munoz Ren Rieke and Jacob Ransom Josh Eoff and Jesus Pinon Singles Mason Holloway Trinton Jones Dates March 10th at Waco Regional Tennis Court March 24th at Waco Regional Tennis Court District in Brownwood April 4th and 11th By: Elizabeth Benitez