January 6, 2017 Volume 5: Issue 12 Palestine Independent School District Inside this issue: Athletics 2 Campus Happenings 3-7 Looking Forward 8 Wildcat Weekly from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall UPCOMING EVENTS Monday, January 9 5:00p Jr. High Girls & Boys Mexia Tuesday, January 10 Madisonville (Home-BOP Night) Thursday, January 12 Boys Soccer - Wildcat Classic (Jan 12-14) 6:00p NEHS Induction Ceremony Story Cafeteria Friday, January 13 Athens 5:00p Girls F Slocum Basketball vs. Athens On behalf of the Palestine ISD Board of Trustees, Administration, and Staff, we wish each of you a Happy New Year and would like to welcome everyone back to school for the spring semester. We hope the winter break was a wonderful time for you and your family and that you had time for a little rest and relaxation! We accomplished a lot during the 2016 school year, so I am excited to see what we can achieve in 2017. District administrators and I met this week to review 2016 and spent time setting goals for the remainder of the year. I believe that through our continuous determination and commitment to ensuring that all students are prepared to meet their next set of life s challenges; Palestine ISD students can and will achieve educational and personal success. Thank you staff and students for all that you do each day. We have more work to do, and we ll do it together! Happy New Year!
P a ge 2 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 12 Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Robby Clark Palestine Athletics Ladycat Basketball @ Henderson Tuesday, January 3rd was a good night for the Ladycats basketball program. The JV Team played the Henderson Lady Lions and won 26-22 with great performances by Chynna Logan and Mashayla Jordan. The Varsity Team beat the Lions 59-52 with outstanding performances by Dominique Lacy and Destiny Matthews in the frontcourt. Jessie Storment and Jaila Cook played great in the backcourt. Anytime you go to Henderson and beat the Lions who were an area round playoff team last year, it is fuel for the district. Coach Ross Wildcat Basketball @ Van The Freshman Team played a close one against Van but lost by 1 point in overtime. Player of the game was Eric Carthen. The JV Team lost a tough hard fought game. They battled back from an early deficit to make a late run, but we couldn t hold on to the lead. Player of the game was Marvin Sholz. The Varsity Team lost 61-52. I was really proud of our post play. We will rebound and learn from this game. Player of the game was Quinton Cook who scored 15 points. Coach Johnson Makevian Calhoun Woodman Classic - Player of the Game Wildcat Soccer Congratulations to the Boys Soccer Team for their preseason ranking of #1 in the state of Texas by the High School Soccer Coaches Association. The Wildcats open up their season this Thursday through Saturday (January 5-7) in the Hallsville Tournament. Good luck to the team and thank you to everyone for all the support! Coach Absalom
P a ge 3 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 12 Palestine High School Principal: Dr. William Stewart Please congratulate the following TAFE members for their success at Gladewater Regional competition: Inside Our School video by Kannon Hardwick and Ryan Hall Ethical Dilemma - Allyson Byrd, Morgan Lasiter, Diana Soto, Jessica Ramirez Children's Literature - Bethany Giron Teacher Created Materials Elementary School - Diana Soto Teacher Created Materials Middle School - Allyson Byrd and Morgan Lasiter Teacher Created Materials High School - Diana Soto and Jessica Ramirez Creative Lecture - Rahael Egbe All of these projects advanced to State! Braden Carter creating a Wildcat Baseball digital logo in Mr. Cotten s Architecture and Design class. Kaycie Kincade is a FULLY CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT! Here comes NURSING SCHOOL! Hannah Singletary and Paige Bain have earned their first of three state board certificates to become Registered Dental Assistants! Spencer Moore welding hinges on a trailer storage compartment door in Mr. Linson s Ag. Mechanics class. Michala Landers working on Blackboard for her dual credit college course.
P a ge 4 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 12 A.M. Story Intermediate Principal: Jaime Clark Story 6th Grade Band Christmas Concert Story Fall PTO Fundraiser Limo Ride Winners Enjoying lunch at Mazzio s!
P a ge 5 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 12 Southside Elementary Principal: Melissa Molandes UIL 2016 Results 2 nd grade Ryder Perkins Marlee Everhart Jacob Perez Nova Curry Emiliano Gonzales Abby Cotton 6 th place Spelling and 5 th place Creative Writing 2 nd place Creative Writing 2 nd place Chess Puzzle 1 st place Music Memory 1 st place Music Memory 3 rd place Music Memory Mrs. Hazel s Carolers Music Memory Team 1 st place Nova Curry, Emilano Gonzales, Abby Cotton, Heidi Bailes and Kierstyn Campbell 3rd grade Ariana Coody 1 st place spelling Daniel Delgado 2 nd place spelling Zack Sheridan 3 rd place spelling Jayden Davis 2 nd place chess puzzle Kyleigh Butler 3 rd place Storytelling Spelling Team 1 st Place Ariana Coody, Daniel Delgado, Zack Sheridan, Alexi Guitz Limo Ride! Mr. Hall and his helpers! Music Memory Team 4 th place Symphony Jordan, Kayson Poe, Jaylee Jenkins, Gemma Garcia and Ariana Coody
P a ge 6 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 12 Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton Northside Science Lab is getting a makeover. Thanks Mrs. King and Mrs. Willoughby! High sellers for the PTO Fundraiser went to lunch in a stretch limousine. Kindergarten classes visited Yesterland Farms
Page 7 Wildcat Weekly Volume 5: Issue 12 Washington E.C.C. Principal: Sheila Bradley Recapture the many fun activities we had in 2016! I would like to thank staff for a Wonderful 2016, looking forward to a Fantastic 2017!!!! NERD DAY PUMPKIN UNIT CRAZY SOCK DAY PJ DAY HUNTING FOR THE GINGERBREAD MAN DR. PEPPER DAY FIRST STORYBOOK CHARACTER PARADE PLEDGES AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING COMMUNITY HELPERS McDonald s Fundraiser
P a ge 8 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 12 Looking Forward Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat New Year s Day 1 2 Staff Return to Work Students Return to School January 2017 3 4 5 Girls Soccer - East Texas Shootout (Jan 5-7) Boys Soccer - Hallsville Tourney (Jan 5-7) 6 Australia Hudson 7 Girls Soccer - East Texas Shootout (Jan 5-7) Boys Soccer - Hallsville Tourney (Jan 5-7) 8 9 5:00p Jr. High Mexia (Girls Away/Boys Home) 10 Madisonville (Home- BOP Night) 5:30p Girls JV1/V Soccer vs. Whitehouse 11 12 Boys Soccer - Wildcat Classic (Jan 12-14) Girls Soccer - Forney Tournament (Jan 12-14) 6:00p NEHS Induction Ceremony Story Cafeteria 13 Athens 5:00p Girls F Basketball vs. Slocum Athens 5:30p Girls JV2 Soccer vs. Gladewater 14 Boys Soccer - Wildcat Classic (Jan 12-14) Girls Soccer - Forney Tournament (Jan 12-14) 15 16 Martin Luther King Holiday Student/ Staff Holiday 5:00p Girls JV2 Soccer vs. Madisonville 6:00p Boys JV2 Soccer vs. Carlisle 17 Mexia (Home-BOP Night) Mexia 5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer vs. Henderson 18 19 Boys V Soccer - Terrell Tourney (Jan 19-21) Girls JV1/V Soccer - Longview Tournament (Jan 19-21) Boys JV1 Soccer - Robert E. Lee Tourney (Jan 19-21) 5:00p Jr. High Boys Tatum 20 8:00a UIL Academic Meet - PHS 5:00p Girls F/JV/V Fairfield Fairfield 21 8:00a UIL Academic Meet - PHS Girls JV1/V Soccer - Longview Tournament (Jan 19-21) Boys V Soccer - Terrell Tourney (Jan 19-21) Boys JV1 Soccer - Robert E. Lee Tourney (Jan 19-21) Jr. High Boys Basketball Tatum Tournament 22 23 5:00p Jr. High Basketball vs. Madisonville (Girls Home/Boys Away) 5:00p Girls JV2 Soccer vs. Robert E. Lee 6:30p Boys JV2 Soccer vs. Robert E. Lee 7:00p School Board Meeting 24 Tatum 5:00p Girls JV1/V Soccer vs. Hudson 5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer vs. Whitehouse 25 26 PHS Blood Drive Boys JV1 & 2 Soccer - Ennis Tourney (Jan 26-28) Jr. High Girls Basketball Fairfield Tournament 4:00p Girls JV2 Soccer vs. Carlisle 5:30p PHS Showcase 27 Madisonville 5:00p Boys JV/V Basketball vs. Madisonville 5:00p Girls JV1/V Soccer vs. Nacogdoches 5:30p Boys JV2/V Soccer vs. Lindale 28 Boys JV1 & 2 Soccer- Ennis Tourney (Jan 26-28) 29 30 5:00p Jr. High Basketball vs. Fairfield (Girls Away/Boys Home) 31 5:00p Girls F Basketball vs. Slocum Athens (Home-BOP Night) Athens 5:30p Girls JV1/V Soccer vs. Lindale 5:30p Boys JV 1/V Soccer vs. J Ville