Wildcat Weekly. from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall. Have a great school year! Palestine Independent School District.

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1 October 7, 2016 Volume 5: Issue 6 Palestine Independent School District Inside this issue: Athletics 2 Campus Happenings 3-8 TACE 9-12 Looking Forward 13 UPCOMING EVENTS Friday, October 7 7:30 pm Varsity Football vs. Bullard (Away) Saturday, October 8 9:30 am Junior High Boys & Girls Cross Fairfield Junior High Volleyball Spring Hill Tournament Tuesday, October 11 7:30 am Northside TACE Encouraging Students 5:00 pm Junior High Volleyball vs. Brook Hill (Away) 7:00 pm Varsity Volleyball vs. Athens - Senior Night Monday-Tuesday, October Flu Shot Clinics for Staff Thursday, October 13 Flex Day Friday, October 14 Student/Staff Holiday 4:30 pm Varsity Volleyball vs. Madisonville (Away) Palestine ISD is excited about a new Dental Assistant Program that is available to PHS students through the district s College and Career Readiness Program. The Dental Assistant program increases students employability and provides students who decide to become a Dental Hygienist an easier transition into a dental hygiene school. Sandra Bristow, PHS Health Science Teacher, provides instruction to students in a hands-on setting, where they learn a wide range of job skills from chairside assisting, making impressions of teeth, and procedures for x-rays. Thanks to Jay Herrington, DDS, Judd Langley, DDS, Fred Hernandez, DDS, and Thomas Witte, DDS who have personally trained students within their offices. I would also like to thank Rhonda Anderson, Registered Dental Assistant, for teaching students how to x-ray patients. So far eight students have earned their Dental Assistant Certification and six students are studying to complete their certification. Congratulations to these students for their accomplishment. Wildcat Weekly from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall Palestine High School Business Management students earned valuable business and hospitality experience last Friday as they assisted with the Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. The tournament, which was held at the Wildcat Golf Course, provided PHS students the opportunity to learn many aspects of working at a golf course. The students greeted the Chamber members as they arrived for the 18 hole golf tournament, and the students did an outstanding job throughout the day to ensure that each of the golfers had a first class golf experience. Thank you to the Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce for choosing the Wildcat Golf Course for their tournament, and for helping provide Palestine ISD students with a real-life work experience. Thursday, October 13th is a FLEX Day for PISD students. Dismissal times are: 11:45 am - Washington, Northside & Southside 12:00 pm - Story 12:15 pm - PJHS and PHS Friday, October 14th is a staff and student holiday, so there will not be a Wildcat Weekly next week. The next edition of Wildcat Weekly will come out Friday, October 21st. Have a nice weekend and GO WILDCATS!! Flu Shot Clinics PISD staff members will have the opportunity to receive a flu shot at their campus next week. Date/time for each campus: October 10 7:30-9 am Southside Elem am Central Office 12-1:30 pm Northside Primary 2:30-4:30 pm PHS October 11 7:30-9 am PJHS pm Story Intermediate 1-2 pm Washington ECC PISD Staff Lunch in the Lounge Dates October 10: Washington ECC & A.M. Story Intermediate October 11: Palestine High School October 12: Palestine Junior High Have a great school year!

2 Page 2 Wildcat Weekly Volume 5: Issue 6 Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Robby Clark Palestine Athletics The Palestine Fall Tennis Team swept Mexia 19-0 last week, then clinched the district title this week with a 13-6 win over Madisonville. The team remains undefeated in district play at 5-0. They have one more district match in Athens next Thursday, October 13th. Whether they win or lose at Athens, they will win District either way. Yesterday, Girls and Boys Cross Country Teams competed in the Lindale Invitational. The Varsity Girls Team earned 8th place, and JV came in 5th place. The Varsity Boy s Team came away with a 2nd place finish out of 35 teams, and the JV team came away with a 5th place finish out of 35 teams. Cross Country teams will compete at the District Track Meet on October 18th at 10:00 am in Fairfield. Volleyball played Mexia this week. The Freshman Team played hard and won two of their three games. The JV Team won one game but lost two, the Varsity Team won one game but lost three of their games. The Volleyball Teams are looking forward to Senior Night and their last home game of the season against Athens at home on Tuesday, October 11th. The Freshman Football Team moved to 3-0 in District (6-1) overall with a victory over the Bullard Panthers last night. The Wildcat Varsity Football Team will play Bullard at Bullard High School tonight at 7:30 pm. The team is looking for a big win on the road to keep itself in the running for a playoff spot. Check out the calendar on the front page of the PISD Athletic Department website and come see the Wildcats and Ladycats in action. Let s go WILDCATS! Coach Robby Clark

3 P a ge 3 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 Palestine High School Principal: Dr. William Stewart This past Saturday, the Palestine Wildcat Marching Band competed in the Sunnyvale Marching Invitational in Sunnyvale, Texas. The Wildcat Band had a great preliminary performance and qualified for a second performance in finals. The Wildcat Band finished 10th out of 22 bands. Monday October 10th, the Wildcat Band will compete in the Mineola Marching Invitational and Saturday October 22nd is UIL at SFA. This is an advancement year; if the band earns a Superior Rating at UIL, they will advance to UIL Area, and possibly UIL state marching contest. Mr. Linson s welding students working on Palestine ISD s golf course clubhouse railings. Crazy Chem Club students practicing Aloha Chemical Sunset demo! Mrs. Johnson's Law Enforcement 2 students volunteering their services and increasing community involvements at the National Night Out, a community-police awarenessraising event. The purpose of the National Night Out Event is to build strong partnerships between the police and communities through Crime Prevention Programs.

4 Page 4 Wildcat Weekly Volume 5: Issue 6 Palestine Junior High School Principal: Stephen Cooksey Last week PJH students participated in a GOLD OUT Pep Rally in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness. 7th grader, Jordan Jenkins talked to students about childhood Cancer. A group of National Junior Honor Society students visited residents at the Cartmell Nursing Home where they played some rounds of BINGO! Mrs. Moore Parker s Art Classes hard at work creating colorful pieces to be displayed at the Palestine City Hall NJHS supported the Paint Palestine Pink Run this weekend and had a blast watching one of their NJHS sponsors, Mrs. Sanchez, run the 11 mile race.

5 P a ge 5 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 A.M. Story Intermediate Principal: Jaime Clark 4 th Grade Story students attended a Fire Prevention Presentation by the Palestine Fire Dept. SPARKY and Palestine Firemen speak to the 4th Graders about Fire Prevention Safety. Mrs. McCoy s class touring the Fire Truck at the Fire Prevention Presentation! Students touring the Palestine Regional Medical Center Ambus Punt, Pass, and Kick!

6 P a ge 6 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 Southside Elementary Principal: Melissa Molandes Southside students love Mr. Hall and Ms. Lupe! Students created a banner for them on Custodian Appreciation Day. Southside recognized and celebrated students who received all A Honor Roll, A/B Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance. Southside students rocked out the GOLD SHIRTS for Childhood Cancer Awareness.

7 P a ge 7 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton Personal Responsibility is Developed Early Picking out books at the Book Fair All dressed up for Picture Day Being a helper in Art Learning about instruments in Music Exercise and fun at PE

8 P a ge 8 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 Washington ECC Principal: Sheila Bradley Wearing PINK in support of Breast Cancer Awareness

9 P a ge 9 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 PALESTINE ISD TACE Northside Primary TACE Center Northside TACE kids are Wise Owls! Southside Elementary TACE Center Beyond Science at Southside Studying Fiction Southside Signers Everyone loves Moby Max!

10 P a ge 10 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 Culinary Arts students enjoyed making Taco Spaghetti Pie during their TACE class. PALESTINE ISD TACE Palestine Junior High School TACE STEM Center Palestine High School TACE College and Career Center PHS students and parents met with teachers, administrators, and the TACE Coordinator to discuss their student s academic plan and their successes during report card pickup.

11 P a ge 11 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 PALESTINE ISD TACE Pumpkin Painting at National Night Out

12 P a ge 12 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 PALESTINE ISD TACE TACE Family Engagement Program Upcoming Events Parent Activity Calendar - October 2016 Center Day Parent Meeting/Workshop Hour Palestine High School TACE College and Career Center Palestine Junior High School STEM Center A.M. Story STEM Center Southside Elementary TACE Literacy Center 4 th National Night Out (Palestine Mall) 5-7 pm 17 th FAFSA & Financial Aid for College 5:30 pm 25 th Dealing with Stress and the Family (PHS Room A132) 5:30 pm 12 th Cooking with Chef MiMi (Wildcat Café) 5-7 pm 20 th Dance Club Performance (PJHS Gym) 2:30 pm 11 th Family Movie 5:30 pm 25 th Cyber-Safety 5:30 pm 13 th Canvas Painting 6pm 29 th dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls) 4pm 11 Encouraging Students (in Lounge) 7:30-8:30 am Northside TACE Literacy Center 25 Families Making Fall Decorations 5:30-7pm For more information please contact: Mrs. Robin Chapman at: or rchapman@palestineschools.org; or visit our website

13 P a ge 13 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 6 Looking Forward October-November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Columbus Day (Regular School Day) 7:30a Northside TACE Encouraging Students Student & Staff Holiday 5:00p Junior High- Vball vs. Brook Hill (Away) 4:30p V-Vball vs. Madisonville (Away) 7:00p V-Vball vs. Athens (Home) Senior Night Football Open Week :00p Junior High- Vball vs. Madisonville (Home) 5:30p PHS FAFSA Workshop for Parents 10:00a Boys & Girls District Cross Fairfield 7:00p V-Vball vs. Fairfield (Away) 4:30p Junior High Football vs. Chapel Hill (Home) 5:00p 9th & JV Football vs. Chapel Hill (Away) 4:30p V-Vball vs. Athens (Away) 7:30p Wildcat Football vs. Chapel Hill (Home) Foam Finger Night 7:30a ACT PHS 7:30p Honk Jr. PHS Auditorium :30p Honk Jr. PHS Auditorium 7:00p School Board Meeting 5:00p Junior High- Vball vs. Fairfield (Away) 5:30p Northside TACE Families Making Fall Decorations 4:30p Junior High Football vs. Carthage (Away) 5:00p 9th & JV Football vs. Carthage (Home) 7:30p Wildcat Football vs. Carthage (Away) :30p Junior High Football vs. Henderson (Home) 5:00p 9th & JV Football vs. Henderson (Away) 4 7:30p Wildcat Football vs. Henderson (Home) Senior Night 5