Fine Arts News. PJHS Choir

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1 October 19, 2018 Volume 7: Issue 7 Palestine Independent School District Inside this issue: Athletics 2 Campus Happenings 3-8 TACE 9-14 Wildcat Weekly from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall Looking Forward 15 DISTRICT EVENTS Friday, October 19 4:30p HS Volleyball vs Rusk (Home) 7:30p Football vs Van (Home) **THE FIRST 500 WILDCAT FANS ** will receive SPIRIT TOWELS!!! Monday, October 22 8:00a Regional Cross SHSU 5:00p JH Volleyball vs Rusk (Home) Tuesday, October 23 5:00p HS Volleyball vs Mexia (Home) Thursday, October 25 4:30p JH Carthage 5:00p 9th/JV Football vs Carthage (Home) 5:30p Northside PTO Fall Fest Friday, October 26 7:30p Varsity Carthage PHS Choir Jazz Band Fine Arts News PHS choir students attended the Region 21 All-Region competition on September 29th in Whitehouse. Three soprano students; Allyson Byrd, Emyalyn Nicholson and Abby Berwanger, advanced to Pre-Area competition on November 8th in Jacksonville. The students will also perform at the Region 21 Choir Clinic and Concert in Carthage on Saturday, November 10th as part of the Region 21 High School All-Region Choir. Faustino Lara earned 2nd chair trumpet in the ATSSB Region 21 All-Region Jazz Band. Faustino advanced to Area and will compete for a chance at the All-State Jazz Band in November. PJHS Choir The Palestine Junior High Choir competed in the Region 21 Middle School All-Region Choir Contest. Mary Ellie Homann earned 20th chair for Soprano I. The following students earned Soprano II chair spots; Rachael Oldham (11th), Natalee Middleton (19th), Emma Morris (21st), and Alexis Collins (25th). Tenor chair spots were earned by Damian Dela- Cruz (4th), D Marcus Polk (7th), and Uriel Castillo (9th). 13th Consecutive District Title for PHS Boys Cross Country PHS Varsity Boys Cross Country won their 13th District Championship in a row at the District Meet in Fairfield on October 9th. The Wildcats earned a perfect score of 15 with PHS runners taking all places from 1st to 7th. Varsity runners are Michael Guzman, Luis Rangel, Daniel Sanchez, Alexis Mendoza, Michael Chaidez, Grant Attaway, and Garrett Bowden. The team will compete at Regionals on Monday, October 22nd, 1:00 pm at Sam Houston State University. JV Boys Cross Country also won a District title with a perfect score of 15. Palestine runners took all places from 1st to 10th place. Top JV runners are Jonathan Sanchez, Armando Gante, Raul Ramirez, Jose Sanchez, and Cristian Castillo. PHS Varsity Girls Cross Country finished in 3rd place as a team at the District Meet. The Ladycats were led by Izabel Simien, who finished in 11th place, followed by Iris Chavez, Jennifer Aguilar, Laura Cabrera, and Lauren Rocha. JV girls earned 2nd place led by Anahi Hernandez in 5th place, followed by Caitlyn Martinez, Lesley Chavez, Paula Rangel, and Jennifer Rodriguez. GO WILDCATS!

2 P a ge 2 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Robby Clark Palestine Athletics Tonight will be a great night under the Friday Night Lights as the Wildcats take on the Van Vandals! Kick-Off at 7:30 pm at Wildcat Stadium. First 500 fans will receive fan spirit towels!! Thank you Jeff Atkinson and Texas Farm Bureau for your generous contribution of the spirit towels. We will also be celebrating youth sports as they join the Wildcats when they enter the field! Tennis The Fall Tennis Team won in thrilling fashion 10-9 over Robinson in the area round of the playoffs on Wednesday, October 17th. The team will play Center on Monday, October 22nd in the regional quarterfinals in Henderson. Raheal Egbe was the hero on Wednesday, winning the decisive match in a third-set tiebreaker. The boys doubles team of Alex Shiller/Grant Shiller and Seth Sheeley/Gage Concilio both won in a third-set tiebreaker earlier in the match. Camryn Lupo and Monique Ybarra also won in doubles to give Palestine a 5-3 lead after the doubles portion of the match. Seth and Gage both won in boys singles and Monique and Camryn Lupo won in girls singles. Raheal's match was the last one on the courts with the teams tied 9-9. Raheal lost the first set, but battled back to win the second set to even the score. With everyone on both teams watching, she was tied 6-6 in the third set tiebreaker when she won three straight to take the lead and finished winning 10-7 to capture the playoff win for the Wildcats. Coach Scott Tyler Volleyball The Ladycat Volleyball Team traveled to Trinity tonight JV won in 2 (25-9, 25-22). Varsity won in 3 (25-9, 25-10, 25-15). Shayla Arthur, Ke'Ondra White and Ka'Zem Wood each had 5 kills. Ja'Bria Simmons added 4 kills. Katie Litynesky led the offense with 14 assists. Raina Hanzik, Savanna Harris and Ke'Ondra White each had 4 digs on the night. Gabby Moore and Katie Litynesky both had 3 aces from the serving line. Volleyball will be back in action against district opponent Rusk today at 4:30 pm. Coach Janae Evans Cross Country The Varsity Boys Cross Country Team won their 13th District Title in a row. The Wildcats had a perfect score of 15 with runners taking all places from 1st to 7th. Varsity runners are Michael Guzman, Luis Rangel, Daniel Sanchez, Alexis Mendoza, Michael Chaidez, Grant Attaway, and Garrett Bowden. The team will compete at Regionals on Monday, October 22nd, 1:00 pm at Sam Houston State University. JV Boys Cross Country also won a district championship with a perfect score of 15. Palestine had runners taking all places from 1st to 10th place. Top JV runners were Jonathan Sanchez, Armando Gante, Raul Ramirez, Jose Sanchez and Cristian Castillo. Coach John Absalom Varsity Girls Cross Country finished in 3rd place and earned a spot in the Regional Meet for the 14th year in a row. The Ladycats were led by Izabel Simien, who finished in 11th place, followed by Iris Chavez, Jennifer Aguilar, Laura Cabrera, and Lauren Rocha. JV Girls Cross Country earned 2nd place. The team was led by Anahi Hernandez who finished in 5th place, followed by Caitlyn Martinez, Lesley Chavez, Paola Rangel, and Jennifer Rodriguez. Coach Luis Hernandez

3 P a ge 3 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Palestine High School Principal: Stephen Cooksey AP Environmental students toured the aquarium and the rain forest pyramid. Makaylin Cooper creating an abstract painting of the school. Adrian Villalobos performs the reappearing pumpkin demo in Chem Club. AP Chemistry Alchemist Salma Ruiz turns pennies into silver and gold. Mrs. Hooe directing honors music in preparation for the upcoming UIL contest. Palestine FFA members attending Ag Awareness Day at the State Fair of Texas. Palestine High School FFA President Kaitlyn Pierson holding a one day old Dorper lamb at the Birthing Barn during Ag Awareness Day at the State Fair of Texas.

4 P a ge 4 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Palestine Junior High School Principal: Joseph Mason PJHS took 20 of our most dedicated Junior High students to compete in the Region 21 Middle School All-Region Choir contest. The following 8 students advanced to sing in the Region 21 All-Region Choir in Carthage on November 10th: Soprano I - Mary Ellie Homann 20th chair Soprano II - Rachael Oldham 11th chair, Natalee Middleton 19th chair, Emma Morris 21st chair, and Alexis Collins 25th chair Tenor - Damian DelaCruz 4th chair, D'Marcus Polk 7th chair, and Uriel Castillo 9th chair Junior High Administrators treated teachers for the fantastic 1 st Six Weeks. Junior High Cross Country Teams finished a GREAT Season this week. Boys Cross Country finished as District Champions, and Girls Cross Country came in 3rd Place at the District meet and had a great season! Mr. Escobedo took one for the Cross Country team and kept his promise of letting the team shave his head if they won the district meet.

5 P a ge 5 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 A.M. Story Intermediate Principal: Jaime Clark 4 th Graders attended a Fire Prevention Assembly at the Palestine Civic Center. 1 st Six Weeks Incentive Day was a success with outdoor activities and board games! Positive Office Referrals Daniel Kennedy Jason Burgess E Oyna Brown Jamarious Johnson QQT review of multiplying by tens, hundreds and thousands in Mrs. Thigpen s 4 th Grade Launch class!

6 P a ge 6 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Southside Elementary Principal: Grace Mancilla Southside Students attended the Fire Safety & Prevention program presented by the Palestine Fire Department. There were over 1,000 students in attendance. Students from Mrs. Carnell s class enjoying the new equipment on the playground. Special thanks to the PISD Maintenance Department for putting on the finishing touches at the beginning of the year. Third grade LAUNCH students engaged in a candy corn tower STEM challenge with Mrs. Marino and Mrs. Foote.

7 P a ge 7 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton Dads and kids had a great time at our 4th WatchDOGS Dad and Kid Pizza night. Over 30 men secured a date to serve as WatchDOG this year. Mrs. Schoppe s Coding Class is hard at work. Every Northside classroom got to choose a pumpkin to decorate.

8 P a ge 8 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Washington Early Childhood Center Principal: Sheila Bradley W.E.C.C Wearing Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Washington Students Enjoyed saying the Pledge for our School Board W.E.C.C sends a big Thank You To all our Community Helpers who helped make our week exciting!

9 P a ge 9 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Library time is very important on our campus. We like to grow our own vegetables.

10 P a ge 10 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Northside TACE Northside TACE students work on positive behavior in the Morning Exterminator class. They use cardio machines, journal, problem-solve and have one on one time with instructor to set goals. Library time is very important on our campus. We like to grow our own vegetables. Students are preparing for the upcoming 4-H project show. Students are hard at work on their individual projects.

11 P a ge 11 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Southside TACE Library time is very important on our campus. Southside held their first 4H meeting on October 1 st. Despite the rain, parents and students came to hear about our new partnership. Preston Strudivant provided 4H club information to parents and discussed the upcoming 4H Project Show. Students had the opportunity to share their ideas during the meeting. Students talked about bug displays, animal care, using recycled items and more..it s going to be great!

12 P a ge 12 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 A.M. Story TACE Students are attentive and receive excellent academic help during morning TACE. This week students started the 4-H Cooking class with Ms. Lacy. Their first dish was homemade pizza! Students come early in the morning for TACE and work fervently on their math assignments with Ms. Reagan. Library time is very important on our campus. Students in morning TACE were hard at work on math with Ms. Reagan. Students receive a healthy snack when they attend TACE in order to help them continue to focus on their studies.

13 P a ge 13 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 PJHS TACE 4-H Sewing class preparing for the 4-H Project Show during the Hot Pepper Festival. Library time is very important on our campus. We like to grow our own vegetables.

14 P a ge 14 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 PHS TACE Chem Club testing flammable solid dusts. Library time is very important on our campus. Working on Safe Food handling certification in Foodie Club. We like to grow our own vegetables.

15 P a ge 15 Wildcat Weekly V olume 7: I ss u e 7 Looking Forward October - November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Flu Shot Clinic: Southside PJHS & PHS PISD Admin 7:00p Regular Board Meeting 8:00a Regional Cross SHSU 5:00p JH Volleyball vs Rusk (Home) 16 Flu Shot Clinic: WECC, Northside, & Story 4:30p HS Trinity 5:30p NS Canvas Paint 5:30p SS Painted Bags 6:00p PJHS TACE Painted Cookies 23 5:00p HS Volleyball vs Mexia (Home) 17 6:00p PJHS TACE Painted Bags :00p Tennis Area Playoffs vs Robinson 4:30p JH Football vs Van (Home) 5:00p 9 th /JV Van 4:30p JH Carthage 5:00p 9th/JV Football vs Carthage (Home) 5:30p Northside PTO Fall Fest 19 4:30p HS Volleyball vs Rusk (Home) 7:30p Varsity Football vs Van (Home) 26 7:30p Varsity Carthage 20 7:00p Dogwood PHS Auditorium 27 7:30a ACT/TSI Tests 8:00a Boys/Girls PHS :00 & 6:30p Aladdin PHS Auditorium Halloween 4:30p JH Kilgore 5:00p 9th/JV Football vs Kilgore (Home) 5:00p Girls Basketball vs Corsicana 7:30p Varsity Kilgore 7:30a TSI/SAT Tests 8:00a Girls PHS 10:00a Boys Basketball John Tyler 10:00a Boys State Cross Country Meet 6:30p Aladdin Jr PHS Audi FALL BACK (Move clocks back 1 hour at 2 am) 2:00p Aladdin PHS Auditorium 7:30a Blood PHS 5:00p JH Girls Oakwood ELECTION: Anderson County (Voting Facilities: PISD Board Room/PHS/ WECC) 5:00p Girls Basketball vs Carthage Girls Basketball Corsicana Tourney 4:30p JH Football vs Chapel Hill (Home) 5:00p 9 th /JV Chapel Hill End 2 nd Six Weeks 10:00a Veterans Day PHS Auditorium Girls Basketball Corsicana Tourney 7:30p Varsity Football vs Chapel Hill (Home) 7:30a TSI Tests 8:00a Girls Basketball Corsicana Tourney 1:00p Girls V Alba Golden