Tennis. JR. SR. PROM Saturday April 14th

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1 Produced by the BIM 2 Class "The Best and Getting Better" PRODUCED BY THE DESKTOP PUBLISHING CLASS AT MHS Volume 19, Issue #5 MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVE MONDAY, APRIL 19TH 11:30 AM TO 5:30 PM ON THE STAGE VISIT: USE SPONSOR CODE MERIDIAN HS OR CALL RED-CROSS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. PRESENTING DONORS WILL RECEIVE A T-SHIRT. PLEASE BRING YOUR PHOTO ID (16 and younger need to get permission to donate blood--see Mrs. Lohmer) Academic UIL Twenty MHS Academic UIL students are headed to Abilene for Regional competition on Saturday, April 20th. See p. 7 for a list of students and events. Good luck in Abilene! Tennis Ren Rieke is heading to Tennis Regionals next week! For more tennis news, see p. 5. Good luck Ren!! An Elegant Affair JR. SR. PROM Saturday April 14th Grand Courthouse 4:30 p.m. Photos 7 p.m. 8-11: 30 p.m. Buffalo Run Ranch After Prom 12:00-5 a.m. (check-in by 12:30 a.m.) FUMC Life Center T R A C K Congratulations to the following students that competed yesterday at the Area Track meet and will advance to the Regional Meet in two weeks: Girls: Sydney Wright Kasie Olivarri Sonya Mendoza Courtney McCamey Brook Simmons Cassidy Menger Haley Hallmark Guys: Josh Eoff Trinton Jones Jordan Wright Rafael Rodriguez Johnny Lira Zack Etheridge Seth Barker Tyler Etheridge (alt) Nick Prestwood (alt) District results are on p. 4. M

2 Page 2 Girls Basketball Awards Senior Spotlight Most Valuable Player: Tiffany Allen Offensive Player of the Year: Kasie Olivarri 6th Man of the Year: Hannah Kelley 1st Team All-District: Alex Hightower 2nd Team All-District: Haley Hallmark and Sydney Wright Honorable Mention: Jessica Parton, Sonya Mendoza, and Cassidy Menger Academic All-District: Tiffany Allen, Sydney Wright, Hannah Kelley, Jessica Parton, Alex Hightower, and Kasie Olivarri TABC All Region: Tiffany Allen TABC All State: Tiffany Allen TABC Academic All State: Tiffany Allen and Sydney Wright TGCA Academic All State: Sydney Wright Super CenTex 1st Team: Tiffany Allen Super CenTex Honorable Mention: Kasie Olivarri April&May Birthdays Martin Dominguez April 1st Bryce Haney April 5th Faith Grubbs April 7th Chenoa Creppel April 8th Kelly Turner April 14th Sonya Mendoza April 15th Jesus Garza April 16th Briana Dominguez April 17th Stephen McNaught April 18th Laura Orozco April 22nd Marcus Crawford April 24th Jacob Brown April 28th Edgar Lovaton April 28th Lorraine Maldonado April 28th Kelan Gray April 30th Haley Hallmark May 1st Tiffany Allen(Cinco de Mayo)May 5th Amber Grubbs May 7th Tara Warren May 8th Canon Paulson May 10th Heather Smith May 12th Amree Dunn May 13th Rance Grubbs May 14th Logan Malott May 14th May 15th Debbie Ticer May 15th Taylor Poyner May 18th Donna Reyna May 21st Pablo Flores May 22nd Dylan Carr May 24th Mackenzie Errington May 24th Nathan Williams May 27th Chase Bowman May 29th Michael Alan Rasberry was born on March 3, 1994, in Clifton, Texas. He has attended Meridian since Kindergarten. His parents are Bill Rasberry and Nancy Thomas. Michael has participated in Football and Yearbook. He plans to go to MCC for two years then transfer to Stephen F Austin to study Criminal Justice. He currently holds a job at Bosque Auto with his pop. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, being outdoors, making beef jerky, cooking, and riding off road vehicles and bikes! What an adventurous man he is! He likes scary movies and fast food. (Taco Bell!) He LOVES confrontation, women (Tristen ONLY), and Little Debbie s Treats! By: Tifferz

3 Page 3 Senior Spotlight OAP News FFA News "Her Senior Year" By Cody Moree Blaire has everything good looks, popularity, a brain. It's her senior year, and she's going to be valedictorian. No one is surprised when she is chosen Homecoming Queen at the season's final football game. Her friends are delighted everybody likes her. And then Blaire finds out that she has cancer. Zone Awards All-Star Cast J.C. Peeples Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Chase Bowman Kasidi Gorneau Christina Ticer All-Star Crew Kacie Jones Taylor Dannielle Poyner was born May 18, 1994, in Andrews, Texas. Her parents are Tommy & Dawn Poyner. She has gone to Meridian ISD all of her life. Taylor is in Academic UIL and PHP. Taylor enjoys eating, going to Ranger s games, & spending time with friends. Her favorite color is lime green, she has a wide variety of favorite foods, & she loves her Best Friend, Sadie Brianne. Taylor will be attending Hill College to become a nurse. She will do great things! NJHS NJHS inductions will be held on Friday, May 4th at 2 p.m. Potential candidates must have a GPA of 93 and be voted on by the NJHS Faculty Advisory Council which selects members on the basis of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Seventh grade students must have attended MJHS for at least one full semester in order to be eligible for membership. PAGE BY: SADIE DAVIS Dairy Cattle - 11th Dist Ag Mechanics - 2nd Dist & 4th Area Zane P - 6th Livestock - 9th Dist Poultry - 5th Dist STATE QUALIFIERS Range&Pasture -1st Dist & 1st Area Hannah K- 2nd Jennifer P- 3rd Christina T- 6th Ag Mech Zane Payne Austin Crawford Nic Bracknell Poultry Blake Gebhardt Jess Godwin Dax Gann Joe Madson Livestock Katelyn Wallace Jessica Ramsey Morgan Poston Dairy Cattle Katie Cowles Kasidi Gorneau Kelsy Bracknell Range Jennifer Parton Hannah Kelley Christina Ticer Jessica Parton On Tuesday, April 11th, twenty-eight Meridian FFA students tagged in for the 2012 Central Texas Youth Fair for competition on June 9th and 10th. Entries include 15 lambs, 3 goats and 14 pigs.

4 Senior Spotlight Page 4 Track Results Jeremy Ryan Seay, son of Ricky and Mindia Seay, was born on January 23, 1994, under a rock in Cleburne, Texas (his dad told me). Jeremy has attended Meridian School since kindergarden. Throughout his high school years, he has participated in many activities such as: Football Basketball Power lifting Track- Hurdles Band- Alto Saxaphone FFA His plans after high school are to go to college at Tarleton in Stephenville, Texas, to become an Ag teacher. Jeremy's hobbies are shooting guns, blowing stuff up, fishing, and eating...anything. His favorite things are: Brook- His beautiful girlfriend Food- Pizza and chicken nuggets (cooked by Brook) Football Jeremy's all time favorite thing is to hang out with Brook--he loves making her smile! JV Boys Division-5th 100 M Dash-Mark Flores-4th 200 M Dash-Mark Flores-4th Blake Gebhardt-5th 400 M Dash- Mark Flores-2nd Blake Gebhardt-5th Shot Put- Chad Crawford-1st High Jump-Blake Gebhardt-1st JV Girls Division-2nd 100 M Dash-Maria Harbison-4th 200 M Dash-Maria Harbison-6th 400 M Dash-Chelsea Shipman-3rd Ale Williams-5th 1600 M Run-Laura Orozco-6th 4x200 M Relay-Maria Harbison, Ale Williams, Laura Orozco, and Chelsea Shipman-1st Shot Put- Chelsea Shipman-1st Kacie Jones-2nd Ale Williams-3rd Discus-Chelsea Shipman-1st Ale Williams-4th Kacie Jones-6th Varsity Boys Division-1st 100 M Dash-Trinton Jones-3rd 200 M Dash-Zach Etheridge-4th 400 M Dash-Jordan Wright-3rd Lucas Ramsey-6th 800 M Run-Johnny Lira-3rd Anthony Flores-5th 1600 M Run-Johnny Lira-3rd Pablo Flores-6th 3200 M Run-Pablo Flores-3rd Anselmo Reynoso-6th 110 M Hurdles-Chase Bowman-6th 300 M Hurdles-Josh Eoff-1st Seth Barker-3rd 4x100 M Relay-Josh Eoff, Trinton Jones, Johnny Lira, and Lucas Ramsey-2nd 4x200 M Relay-, Rafael Rodriguez, Zach Etheridge, and Tyler Etheridge-3rd 4x400 M Relay-Josh Eoff, Trinton Jones, Zach Etheridge, and Rafael Rodriguez-1st Long Jump-Josh Eoff-3rd Adrian Rapoz-4th Discus-Zach Etheridge-3rd Albert Guerrero-6th Triple Jump-Rafael Rodriguez-1st High Jump--3rd Pole Vault-Seth Barker-1st Varsity Girls Division-2nd 400 M Dash-Sydney Wright-1st Kasie Olivarri-3rd 100 M Hurdles-Brook Simmons-4th Heidi Shelby-5th 300 M Hurdles-Brook Simmons-5th Heidi Shelby-6th 4x100 M Relay-Sonya Mendoza, Kasie Olivarri, Courtney McCamey, and Sydney Wright-2nd 4x200 M Relay-Cassidy Menger, Heidi Shelby, Brandy Vailes, and Courtney McCamey-5th 4x400 M Relay-Sonya Mendoza, Kasie Olivarri, Courtney McCamey, and Sydney Wright-3rd Long Jump-Sydney Wright-1st Kasie Olivarri-5th Shot Put-Haley Hallmark-2nd Discus-Makaela Etheridge-6th Triple Jump-Sydney Wright-1st High Jump-Kasie Olivarrie-6th Pole Vault-Cassidy Menger-2nd Courtney McCamey-4th Tara Warren-5th Page by: Amree Dunn

5 Page 5 Senior Spotlight: Felix Reynoso Boys Basketball Honors 1st Team All District- Justin Gurrerro 2nd Team All District- Today we are going to take an inside look at the life of Felix Reynoso AKA Big Phil. She was born in San Luis, Mexico, on November 20, She really wishes she was born on November 18th (her favorite date). Felix has attended Meridian ISD all her life, here is where she learned to speak English without an accent. Even though she has trouble pronouncing easy words like "sandwich," we like to make her think she s doing well. Her parents are Pedro and Clara Reynoso. She has two brothers, Anselmo and Jaime, and a younger sister named Selina. While in high school, she has participated in Cross Country and Track (for two years). She has also participated in Academic UIL, is a PHP member, and is the National Honor Society Secretary. After graduating Felix plans to attend Tarleton State University to study nursing and become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She will room with Tiffany Allen and Kasie Olivarri. Felix currently works at Brookshire s as a cashier, where she was voted "most likely to stay and become a manager with 10 kids." Her hobbies include chillin with her homes, jamming out to music, and eating. She has a huge unhealthy obsession with Chris Brown and her new found love, Justin Bieber, with his new grown voice. To sum this all up Felix is a great person and you should consider yourself lucky, if you can call her your friend; I know I do. GET OUT ME MIND! TENNIS This year the tennis team led by head coach, Coach Kay, experienced another great year. At the district meet, all members competed extremely hard. Singles competitors Trinton Jones, Tyler Etheridge and Ale Williams came up just short in the medal sweepstakes. For the second year in a row mixed doubles team Billy Miller and Felix Reynoso and singles player Ren Rieke clenched third place finishes. It was a fun year and Coach Kay is excited about the talent coming up in the years to come. Defensive Co MVP- Zane Payne Newcomer of the Year- Adrian Rapoz Academic All District- BillyMiller Albert Guerrero Zane Payne Honorable Mention- Johnathan Lira Page By: LIL BILL

6 Page 6 National Honor Society Members of the NHS voluneered at the Jewels 'N Jeans Library Fundraiser dinner on Saturday, March 31st, and at the Masonic Lodge's 150 year anniversary program and chili supper. Albert Guerrero and Felix Reynoso helped at both events. Brandi Maher, Billy Miller, Zane Payne, and Sydney Wright helped at the Library Fundraiser. Albert and Felix helping at the Masonic Chili Supper The last American Red Cross blood drive for this school year will be held on Monday, April 16th, from 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sixteen year-olds are eligible to donate, provided they fill out a special Red Cross form and get their parents permission and signature. Everyone donating blood needs to eat a good breakfast, drink plenty of fluids, and bring a photo ID. NHS inductions will be held on Monday, May 7th at 10 a.m. Potential candidates must have a GPA of 94 and be voted on by the NHS Faculty Advisory Council which selects members on the basis of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students must have attended MHS for at least one full semester and be a sophomore, junior, or senior in order to be eligible for membership. Golf News The Golf team has been to 4 tournaments. Ryan Nieuwenhuis has achieved: 3rd in Baird 1st in Glen Rose 5th in Glen Rose And is leading by 10 strokes in District! The Girls are doing well. BAND NEWS Drum Major auditions will be held on Tuesday, April 17th. On May 3rd, the middle school band will be going to the Pride of Texas Music Festival. The softball girls are 1-4 in district and their next game is on Friday, April 13, in Meridian vs. Goldthwaite. Come watch and support your girls, as they play hard and try to win their second district game. YEARBOOK NEWS To pay for or purchase your yearbook, go to the MHS school website and click on the above link. To add your photos for the yearbook staff to use, go to the MHS school web site and click on the above link.

7 Page 7 The Meridian Baseball Team is off to a good start in District. Their current overall record is 7-5 followed by a district record of 4-2. They played a great game last week against Valley Mills coming out with a great 5-0 victory. Our Jackets got revenge against Abbott last Friday night. Everyone come out at support our baseball players for their upcoming games. Waco Tribune Stats Justin Guerrero Leading Strikeouts - 79 ERA -.21 Pitching Wins - 5 Stolen Bases - 12 Will Speer Batting Average The academic UIL team finished in 2 nd place at the district meet held this week in Goldthwaite.There was a total of 20 students that qualified for the regional meet in Abilene. Individuals qualify for the regional meet by finishing first, second, or third; individual qualifiers include: Sadie Davis - 1st/Poetry Blake Gebhardt - 3 rd /Social Studies Jordan Felan - 1 st /Number Sense Kensie Hall - 2 nd /LD Debate, 6 th /Persuasive Speaking Kacie Jones - 2 nd /Headline, 2 nd /News, 4 th /Feature Mykala Madson - 1 st /Current Issues & Events, 1st/ Literary Criticism Billy Miller - 2 nd /Number Sense, 6 th /Calculator Josh Miller - 2 nd /Ready Writing Jennifer Parton - 2 nd /Literary Criticism JC Peeples -3 rd /Informative Speaking, 3 rd /Poetry Christina Ticer - 1 st /Editorial Writing, 1 st /Spelling &Vocabulary, 5 th /Computer Applications First Place Team Regional Qualifiers include: VITAL LINKS Vital Links (for 7th grade students) will be held May A major goal of the Vital Link program is to help today's students venture outside the classroom to experience how learning is applied in the workplace. The Vital Link program developed by the American Business Conference s Education Task Force, is based on the principle that students can be motivated to learn in school if they understand the relationship between school achievement and success in the workplace. Current Issues&Events - Nic Bracknell, Blake Gebhardt, Mykala Madson and Bowin Terrell Literary Criticism - Mykala Madson, Jessica Parton, Victoria Tarango, and Morgan Williams Number Sense - Jordan Felan, Billy Miller, Felix Reynoso and Ale Williams Spelling and Vocabulary - Kasidi Gorneau, Jessica Parton, Lucas Ramsey, and Christina Ticer By: Felix "BoutThatLife" Reynoso

8 Page 8 April 13, Honor Roll 4th Six Weeks A Honor Roll AB Honor Roll 7th Grade Andrew Berg Mackenzie Errington Carson Gebhardt Kaitlyn Lively Makayla Meador Randa Norton Victoria Perez Sydney Purcell Leslie Ramirez Seth Riney Hope Sharp 8th Grade Bubba Bible Bailey Bowers Jarett Carpenter Elizabeth Dulaney Blaine Glass Kyler Gray Ethan Hightower Ashlee Hooks Jace Love Manuel Neri Madison Prestwood Joshua Smith Emily Speer Alexandria Taylor Lauren Taylor Krista Warren 9th Grade Kalyn Atchison 10th Grade Lucas Ramsey Katelyn Wallace 11th Grade Chase Bowman Blake Gebhardt Hannah Kelley Joseph Madson Mykala Madson Ryan Nieuwenhuis Jennifer Parton Brook Simmons Will Speer 12th Grade Billy Miller Zane Payne Taylor Poyner Felix Reynoso Christina Ticer 7th Grade Chase Aikens Jacob Brown Joshwa Chatfield Elizabeth Chavez Ricardo Gonzalez Bob Johnson Logan Malott Joseph Noland Victor Rabago Courtney Roberts Pablo Rodriguez Natalie Rowland Kate Starnes Bradley Wallace Gabriella Zarate 8th Grade Eden Carson Sierra Childers Cameron Crawford Wade Dalby Dion Estrada Mark Flores Michael Hampton Latham Hensey Sarah Kennedy Morgan Marshall Jacqueline Hernandez Donna Reyna 9th Grade Darren Arnold Chenoa Creppel Nic Doughty Logan Farrar Maria Harbison Bailey Jay Morgan Poston Christian Radde Chelsea Shipman Morgan Williams 10th Grade Seth Barker Chris Barnett Makensie Hall Kacie Jones Brannan Love Dani Munoz Wendy Orozco Angelica Rodriguez Tara Warren 11th Grade Amree Dunn Colton Felan Jordan Felan Kasidi Gorneau Sara Mize Jessica Parton Tallie Saladiner Jacob Smith Brenda Zeni 12th Grade Tiffany Allen Albert Guerrero Justin Guerrero Alex Hightower Trinton Jones Brandi Maher Kasie Olivarri Ren Rieke Sydney Wright