April 7, 2017 Volume 5: Issue 22 Palestine Independent School District Inside this issue: Athletics 2 Campus Happenings 3-8 TACE 9-12 Wildcat Weekly from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall Looking Forward 13 UIL 18-4A District Track Meet Next Week @ PHS April 12th - 8:00 am April 13th - 6:00 pm GO PALESTINE TRACK! UPCOMING EVENTS Monday, April 10 Begin 6th Six Weeks JH District Track Meet @ Fairfield 8:00 am District Golf Tournament @ Athens Tuesday, April 11 8:00 am District Golf Tournament Round 2 @ Athens 6:30 pm Pre-UIL Band Concert Thursday, April 13 Flex Day 8:00 pm Softball vs. Madisonville (Home-Senior Night) 8:00 pm Baseball vs. Madisonville (Home-Senior Night) Friday, April 14 Good Friday Holiday 4:30 pm JV Baseball vs. Madisonville (Home) UIL District Academic Meet The UIL 18-4A District Academic Meet was held on Friday, March 31st in Athens. A lot goes into preparing students for UIL Academic events each year. Many thanks to the students, as well as, the sponsors and coaches for all the work that is done outside the regular school day to prepare for competition. The district placed first in Current Issues and Events and Computer Science, second in Science and Social Studies, and Charlee Cockrell was the Top Biology scorer. We wish the best to the following students who will advance to the Regional Spring Meet in Huntsville next week: Speech and Debate/LD Debate: Charlee Cockrell and Nicholas Dominguez Informative Speaking and Biology: Charlee Cockrell District Academic Meet Winners Soccer News The Wildcat Soccer Team had a great season this year but unfortunately lost to the Kilgore Bulldogs in the Regional round of the playoffs this week. It was a tough loss to a tough team. Although we know that the team was focused on another state championship for Palestine Wildcat Soccer, the PISD family is so proud of all that the team accomplished this season. 25 wins, 1 loss, and 3 ties, and 55 straight wins over the past two seasons was not easy. We are proud of our Wildcat Soccer Team! On Tuesday, April 4th, the Ladycat Soccer Team won the Regional Quarterfinal round of the playoffs with a score of 2-0 over Pleasant Grove. This win advances the team to the semifinal round of the Regional Tournament this Friday, April 7th at 1:30 pm in Tyler, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium located at 609 Fair Park Drive, Tyler, Texas 75702. Go Ladycats! Happy Spring! Region 7 Invention Convention Students at A.M. Story Intermediate have been busy creating inventions to benefit their community and possibly the world. This week, the students took their inventions to Kilgore to compete in the Region 7 Invention Convention. Story students won 1st place for Effective Display, Potential Benefit to Society, and Prototype Performance in Division 1, and earned 3rd place overall in Division 1. In Division 2, Story came in 3rd place for Innovative Design. These students are on their way to becoming innovators which has always been and always will be the way to a better world. Next Week Palestine ISD will begin the final six weeks of the 2016-2017 school year on Monday, April 10th. A Flex day will be held next Thursday, April 13th. On April 13th students will be released early according to the following schedule: 11:45 am WECC, NS, & SS 12:00 pm Story 12:15 pm PJH & PJH The district will be closed for the Good Friday holiday next Friday, April 14th. Due to the holiday next Friday, Wildcat Weekly will take a break. Stay tuned for more news from PISD when Wildcat Weekly returns on Friday, April 21st!
P a ge 2 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Robby Clark Palestine Athletics Tennis The Palestine JV tennis team participated in the JV tournament on Monday in Madisonville with every Palestine player coming home with a medal. Taylor Kelly took first in girls singles to lead Palestine. Lily Nolan and Morgan Lasiter took second in girls doubles; Salvador Castillo was fourth in boys singles; Raheal Egbe and Carlos Adame were fourth in mixed doubles and Clara Moellers and Shana Fitzgerald were sixth in girls doubles. The Palestine girls took second place overall as a team. The Varsity Tennis Team will compete in the District Tournament this week in Madisonville. Coach Scott Tyler Track The Wildcats competed well in the Madisonville Relays this week. This was a very competitive Track Meet. The Wildcats Varsity Team won the Team Championship scoring 163 points. The Junior Varsity also won the Team Championship scoring 143 points. The outstanding Varsity performer was Irric Deyon with a 1st place in the 100 meter and 1st place in the Long Jump. The outstanding Junior Varsity performer was Tre Calhoun with 1st place in the 100 meter and 1st place in the 4x100 Meter Relay. The Wildcats will compete in the District Track Meet on April 12th and 13th at PHS. Come out and support your Wildcats. Thank you for the support. Coach Darold Turner Upcoming Events Monday, April 10 Junior High Track Meet Fairfield Monday, April 10, 8:00 am District Golf Tournament Athens Monday, April 10, 5:00 pm JVB Softball Edgewood Tuesday, April 11, 8:00 am District Golf Tournament Round 2 Athens Tuesday, April 11, 5:30 pm V Softball vs. Kerens (Senior Night) Palestine Weds-Thur, April 12-13 District Track Meet Palestine Friday, April 14, 4:30 pm JV Baseball vs. Madisonville Palestine Thursday, April 13, 8:00 pm V Softball vs. Madisonville Palestine Thursday, April 13, 8:00 pm V Baseball vs. Madisonville Palestine
P a ge 3 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 Palestine High School Principal: Dr. William Stewart Romeo, Oh Romeo Coach Tyler s class working on Romeo and Juliet quote project. You ll find it in the Big Book British Literature class discussion with Mrs. McComas. It Pays to Increase your Vocabulary. Vocabulary study in Mr. Storment s History class. What are the Chances? Sample distribution project in Mrs. Nolan s Statistics class.
P a ge 4 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 Palestine Junior High School Principal: Stephen Cooksey Mrs. Oranch s 8 th Grade class work on their reading strategies. The Junior High Year Book students are traveling around town looking for sponsors for this year s yearbook! Mrs. Hardinson s 7 th grade Pre-AP Math Class work on understanding the constant of probability.
P a ge 5 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 A.M. Story Intermediate Principal: Jaime Clark The STORY Robotics Team that traveled to Iowa this week to compete in the state competition displayed their work at the March board meeting. Good Luck to them! Mrs. Bell s Choir Class performing at the STAAR Pep Rally! TACE presented Bags & Baskets for our March Family activity. Thank you to Vicky Braly of Braly Builders Supply who taught the class. Story students and family members had a great time! We have the best custodians at Story. Taking a Selfie! Believe in Your #SELFIE is our STAAR theme for this year. 4 th & 5 th Graders enjoyed a STAAR Pep Rally to get our students pumped up for their STAAR Tests!
P a ge 6 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 Southside Elementary Principal: Melissa Molandes TWO BAD ANTS - Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Gore, and Ms. Kendrick have a reenactment of the story. Ms. Brantley s class made a tree describing the 3 branches of government. Sitting on desk earning more AR points
Page 7 Wildcat Weekly Volume 5: Issue 22 Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton Mrs. Moers students learn their shapes in creative ways. Northside students welcome Spring in the Rose Garden. Kindergartners are learning to skate in P.E. Mrs. Carroll s students made S mores as they learned about halves, quarters, and fair shares.
P a ge 8 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 Washington E.C.C. Principal: Sheila Bradley WECC had a blast at CURIOUS!!
P a ge 9 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 PALESTINE ISD TACE Northside Primary TACE Center Northside TACE April Family Paint Night
Page 10 Wildcat Weekly PALESTINE ISD TACE Southside Elementary TACE Center Building Bridges in Tech Lab Volume 5: Issue 22
P a ge 11 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 PALESTINE ISD TACE A.M. Story Intermediate TACE STEM Center Story TACE Spanish Club
P a ge 12 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 PALESTINE ISD TACE Palestine High School TACE College & Career Readiness Center Good luck to PHS Robotics Team in the CREATE US OPEN ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP in Councils Bluffs, Iowa where the team will be competing in April.
P a ge 13 Wildcat Weekly V olume 5: I ss u e 22 Looking Forward April - May 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 JH Track Meet - Madisonville JV Tennis District Tournament 5:00p Maroon Baseball vs. Van (Home) 6:00p JVB Softball vs. Elkhart (Away) 1:00p Northside TACE Academic Encouragement Athens (Away) 6:00p V Softball vs. Athens (Away) 7:00p V Baseball vs. Athens (Away) 4 5 6 V Tennis - District Tournament 3:00p Track & Field - Madisonville HS End of 5th Six Weeks V Tennis District Tournament Mexia (Away) 7 5:00p V/JV Softball vs. Mexia (Away) 7:00p V Baseball vs. Mexia (Away) 7:30a ACT Testing 10:00a & 12:00p JV Softball Double Header vs. Cameron Yoe (Home) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Begin 6 th Six Weeks JH District Track Meet @ Fairfield 8:00a District Golf Tournament @ Athens 5:00p JVB Softball vs. Edgewood (Away) 8:00a District Golf Tournament Round 2 @ Athens 6:30p Pre UIL Band Concert High School District Track Meet Flex Day High School District Track Meet WECC Field Day 8:00p Softball vs. Madisonville (Home- Senior Night) Good Friday Student & Staff Holiday Madisonville (Home) 5:00p Youth & Government Banquet @ Wildcat Café 8:00p Baseball vs. Madisonville (Home) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Alto (Home) 4:00p JV Softball vs. TK Gorman (Away) 4:00p Athletic Physicals Athens (Home) 7:00p School Board Meeting Fairfield (Away) 7:00p Baseball vs. Athens (Home) 7:00p Baseball vs. Fairfield (Away) 23 24 25 26 27 6:00p CTE Compass Awards 28 2A Regional Track & Field Cushing (Home) 29 2A Regional Track & Field 7:00p Baseball vs. Cushing (Home)-Senior Night) 30 1 2 5:30p Northside Art Show 3 4 Northside Safety Town 5 6 6:30p Coronation 8-12p Prom