Volume 17, Issue 25 April 24, 2015 Amy Northcutt, Principal Dustin Carr, Interim Superintendent BEAR TRACKS Sulphur Bluff School Building Brighter Futures Daily Breakfast Option: Cereal & Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk Grab n Go @ 8:48-9:00 Bkfst Bar & Gogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk Monday, April 27 Breakfast Pancake on a Stick Lunch Pizza, Green Beans, Roasted Carrots Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Chef Salad Tuesday, April 28 Breakfast Sausage Biscuit Lunch Chicken Chucks-Fillets, Potatoes, Broccoli Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Sub Sandwich Wednesday, April 29 Breakfast Cheese Omelet, Toast Lunch Soft Beef Taco, Salad, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Enchiladas Thursday, April 30 Breakfast Donuts Lunch Spaghetti w/meat Sauce, Italian Veggies, Salad Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Quesadilla Friday, May 1 Breakfast Breakfast Pizza Lunch Hamburger on Bun, Potato Crinkles, Pork n Beans Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only Chef Salad Breakfast includes Fruit, Juice, Milk. Lunch includes Fruit, Milk. All menu items subject to change according to availability of foods. Upcoming Events April 24 UIL Academic Contest April 27 5-8 AR Trip to Celebration Station April 28 Baseball @ Como-Pickton April 29 Beta Blood Drive 2-6 May 1 Spring Picture Money Due; PTO s Mother-Son Event 6-9 in Courtyard Many Advance to Regional Track Results from Area 23 & 24-A Track Meet: GIRLS: Tied for 9th place out of 15 schools, 30 points. Morgan Krantz-5th Discus, 1st Shot Put- Advancing; Kendra Jock-2nd Discus- Advancing; Raney Cortez-3rd Discus- Advancing; 4x200 Raney Cortez, Lexi Earley, Emily Guajardo, Tori Dorner-5th Place. BOYS: 2nd Place, 91 points Isaac Foley-4th 100M Dash-Advancing, 6th-200M Dash, 7th High Jump, 4th Long Jump-Advancing; Justin Marshall-7th 100M Dash; Thomas Coberley-3rd-400M Dash- Advancing; Alberto Serrano-4th 800M Run-Advancing; Jacob Watts-6th-800M Run, 5th-1600M Run, 5th-3200M Run; Turner South-7th-3200M Run; Ricky Davis-4th- 110M Hurdles-Advancing, 6th-300M Hurdles; Thomas Coberley-1st Long Jump- Advancing; Justin Goldsmith-1st-Shot Put, 1st Discus-Advancing; Hunter Powers-8th Discus. 4x100-3rd-Isaac Foley, Justin Marshall, Jaden Goldsmith, Dakota Emerson-Advancing. 4x200-Justin Goldsmith, Justin MarshallJaden Goldsmith, Dakota Emerson-Advancing. 4x400-Dakota Emerson, Brennon Seymore, Alberto Serrano, Thomas Coberley- Advancing. Coach Golden says, These young men improved more this week than last. They keep improving, and Coach Hill and I are so proud of their work habits and their improvement. The girls are improving as well. May 1st and 2nd will be Regional at Stephenville, Texas, at Oscar H. Frazier Memorial Track, located at Tarleton State University. (Pictured above are Coach Golden and Coach Hill. See page 2 for team pictures.)
Volume 17, Issue 25 Track Team Heads to Regionals Above, L-R Morgan Krantz, Tori Dorner, Lexi Earley, Raney Cortez, Kendra Jock, Emily Guajardo. Below L-R Brennon Seymore, Albert Serrano, Turner South, Hunter Powers, Jaden Goldsmith, Justin Marshall, Thomas Coberley, Justin Goldsmith, Kaleb Brown, Dakota Emerson, Jacob Watts, Casey Davis, Isaac Foley, Brenden Greer, Ethan Brown, Marshall Anderson, Joe Forshee, Ricky Davis, Tyler Kelley. (For those advancing, see page 1.) Page 2
Volume 17, Issue 25 Junior High students competed in the Youth Art Contest at Heritage Park Three 8th graders from The Bluff took 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in the Pencil/Pen Drawing division of the contest. Heritage Park Contest Names 3 Winners from The Bluff Alexis Serrano placed first in the contest. Her drawing is an anime picture of two people hugging. As strange as this sounds, says Alexis, I dreamed about this picture. It is one that I had seen before. I drew it from memory. Alexis says that she would really like to be able to draw real people, but she cannot. For her, anime is the next best thing. Her mom, dad, and sister are all very artistic. She wants to study at the Paul Mitchell School of Cosmetology but knows that it is very expensive. Her ideal college experience would be out-of-state just so she can see other parts of the world. She says she must stay within the budget, though. She says she knows that her mom will support her in whatever she does. Alexis Serrano Kiersten Brown Kiersten Brown was awarded 2nd place. She drew Simba from The Lion King. She said that she looked at an old VCR case where there was a small Simba. I like to draw, especially when I m bored, says Kiersten. She says she starts lots of drawings and then stops working on them. Then she will come back to them later. That is how it was with this one Simba from the Lion King. I really wanted to finish that picture. I just really love lions. Sierra says that the whole family likes to draw. She said that her dad got first place in youth competition back when he was in the 8th grade. Mom is really good at drawing. Sierra, Malachi, and Ethan all love to draw. My two brothers have also painted. Kiersten s interests in the arts aren t just with drawing. She also loves music. Her brother Ethan is a songwriter Ethan and her dad. Mom is a singer too. Kiersten says she writes songs a little bit. I want a life lived to the fullest but to continue to live for God and what he wants us to do. I feel like writing is my calling. Kiersten has written a short novel. She says that she was told that a person should write the book that they want to read. So she did just that. It is set in medieval times. It is about a girl who goes on the journey of her life with her caretaker. I love history. You don t understand the present unless you know what happened in the past. I like reading time travel books, mysteries, murder mysteries, adventure, some romance. She likes contemplating which is best the book or the movie. She likes to write non-fiction also. She keeps a journal and writes in it every day. Kiersten also wants to write a book about a journey that a lion cub takes, but the story will parallel the struggles a person encounters. Kiersten would like to get a scholarship and go to Texas A&M and major in writing creative writing and journalism. I did soul-searching and wondered what would make my life have color. Teachers have told me that I write well. I know that I can express my feelings through my writing. She says that she is inspired by family members and would like to write their stories. Lexi Reyes was awarded 3rd place. She says that she just likes to draw. Her picture is of a bedroom with a formal dress displayed. Lexi s dad is Junior Reyes, a graduate of SBISD. Her mom is Kim (Edge) Williams, also a graduate of SBISD. Lexi s future plans include becoming an accountant. She is good at math and thinks she would like that work. She would be interested in going to college anywhere in the country. She plans to apply all over. Lexi said, I want to move away for a while, but eventually I will want to be back in the Sulphur Springs area. (See the drawings on the following page.) Page 3 Lexi Reyes
Volume 17, Issue 25 1st Place Alexis Serrano (left) 2nd Place Kiersten Brown (right) 3rd Place Lexi Reyes (left) Page 4
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Volume 17, Issue 25 Cross Timber Cowboy Church Revival Regular Services: Sundays at 10:30 A.M. April 23, 24, & 25 7:00-8:30 PM Thursday: Message by Rodney Josey with music by Danny Francis and Aaron Parker Friday: Message by Donnie Childress with music by Justin Herod Saturday: Message and Music by Bo Potts Refreshments will be served after the services each night. The church is located off of FM 69N on County Road 3518 (the old Mahoney Methodist Church next to Mahoney Cemetery.) Page 7
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Volume 17, Issue 25 Teacher Appreciation Week! Dear Parents, Teacher Appreciation Week is fast-approaching! It is the week of May 4th through 8th. Every year Sulphur Bluff PTO does something extra special that week for all of our AMAZING teachers and staff members. Our teachers and staff members go above and beyond every day for our kids. It is time for us to step up and show them our greatest appreciation! To make this year GREAT, we are going to need your help! We have attached a list of what we are doing each day and what we need help with per grade. If you are able to help in any way, please fill out the form and return to school by Wednesday, April 29th. If you think you will not have time to purchase any of the items on the list, you can always give any amount of donation that we can put toward these items. We need formsturned in by that date so we can prepare for items that we are purchasing. It is important that you provide your phone number on the form. If we have severalparents bringing the same thing, I will contact you to bring something different. Thank you so much in advance for your help and cooperation! Please encourage your student to thank their teacher, write them a note, anything to make their teacher feel loved and appreciated! Thank you, Sulphur Bluff s Very Own Fantastic Four PTO Teacher Appreciation Sign-Up Sheet Muffin Mania Monday-Pre K, 4th, and 9th Grades Muffins, Juice/Milk, Any type of breakfast food (breakfast casserole, crepes, donuts, etc.) Sweet Tooth Tuesday-Kinder, 5th, and 10th grades Desserts!Desserts! Desserts! Soft Drinks Juan Pablo Wednesday-1st, 6th, and 11th grades Any money donation would be great. (Please send money in envelope marked SB PTO teacher appreciation.) Sweet Tea! Soft Drinks! Thank You Thursday 2nd, 7th, and 12th grades We will be making up gift bags for each teacher/staff member. There are 45 staff members all together. You can do 1 of 2 things: 1) Bring 45 small items to be put in bags. Examples of items would be notepads, pens, pencils, canned drinks, hand sanitizers, expo markers, candles, any type of gift. You could also get with other parents in your student s class to help with cost. (Note: These would need to be brought to us by Friday, May 1st, so we have plenty of time to place in bags.) 2) Any money donations for us to purchase items to go in bag. (Please send money in envelope marked SB PTO teacher appreciation and send to school no later than Friday, May 1st.) Finger Food Friday 3rd and 8th grades Any type of finger food. Soft drinks/tea. Parent Name: Phone # Grade student(s) is/are in Item that you will be bringing Page 9
Volume 17, Issue 25 Date Change to Next Friday! Mom & Son Event Next Fri., May 1, 6-9 in Courtyard 6th Grades & Under Moms $10 in advance/ $15 $15 @ event Kids Free! Lots of Food! Lots of Games! Lots of Fun! Fun! 5th & 6th Grade Students Need Your Help As They Study Eco-Friendly Practices Recycle Your Old Dried-Up Markers They will be sent to Crayola, who will use them to make into cleanburning fuel. Collection boxes will be set up in the office and by Mrs. Weeks classroom. Help Sulphur Bluff Go Green Recycle your old, used printer and toner cartridges. Proceeds will be used to buy needed classroom materials. See Mrs. Weeks for donations or questions. Page 10
Volume 17, Issue 25 Beta s April Events Beta Begins Coke Tab Drive Class with most tabs wins a party. Beta Blood Drive APRIL 29 Page 11
Ag Shop Plant Sale *Tomatoes (Brandywine, Celebrity, Beefy Boy, etc.) *Squash and Eggplant *Peppers (Jalapeno, Banana, Cayenne, Bell) We are in the last two months of school and need to work on reaching a ZERO (0) balance on Meal Accounts. All CHARGES must be paid by MAY 15. Little Dribbler Awards Banquet After that point meals must be paid for on a weekly basis so that we do not have outstanding balances when school is out. May 15 @ 6 PM
Poor Man s Theatre May 3 @ 4:00 PM One Act Play Performance The Secret Life of Mildred Wild Supper Included Donations Accepted New Gym (We plan to be through in time for church services.) Hailey Halbert, r ight, cr eated this apr on using skills she used in her Homemaking classes. The apron is made from a pair of old blue jeans. The pockets are outlined with finishing fabric. The bib and tie are a coordinating fabric on which the edges were serged.