September 18, 2015 VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 Palestine Independent School District Type to enter text INSIDE THE ISSUE: Athletics Palestine High School Palestine Junior High A.M. Story Intermediate School 2 3 4 5 Wildcat Weekly Message from our Superintendent: Jason Marshall Southside Elementary 6 School Northside Primary 7 School Washington Early 8 Childhood Center TACE 9 Produced by Palestine High School Printing and Imaging Technology: Tess Shuptrine Malorie Sanders It s hard to believe we are already counting down to the end of the first six weeks, which ends next Friday, September 25th. Encourage students to set goals and give it their best each day throughout the year. I will be visiting the Northside Primary and Southside Elementary campuses next week to share information for Palestine ISD s new five year Strategic Plan, Vision 2020. I will be at Northside Primary on Tuesday, September 22 nd at 5:30 pm in the cafeteria and at Southside Elementary on Thursday, September 24 th at 5:30 pm in the cafeteria. Everyone is invited to attend and share ideas that would benefit the district and students. I encourage everyone to participate in Palestine ISD s Vision 2020 survey that will provide input to guide the district through 2015-2020. The survey is available on the district s website, www.palestineschools.org until Friday, October 2, 2015. Come all Wildcats in your maroon and white to the 8 th Annual Homecoming Parade, Community Pep Rally, and Tailgate Party! Homecoming events will begin on Monday, September 21 st, with a Parade at 6 pm. Parade line up will begin at 5:40 pm in the PHS parking lot area next to the tennis courts. A Pep Rally will follow the Parade at about 6:25 pm at Wildcat Stadium. There will be lots of fun booths at the Tailgate Party beginning at 6:45 pm at the Wildcat Baseball field including face & hair painting, a football throw, water balloon toss, super slide, Wildcat Spin the Wheel, minion bowling, and much more. The Athletic Booster Club will be serving Hamburger and Hot Dog meals for $5.00. You won t want to miss this fun event! Homecoming Football game events will take place on Friday, September 25 th, beginning with the announcement of the Homecoming King and Queen at 7:00 pm. The Wildcats will play the Kaufman Lions at 7:30 pm. Welcome home to the PHS Class of 1975. Come out and enjoy Homecoming events and support the Wildcat Football Team, Band, Cheerleaders, and the Kik-Kat Drill Team. Go Wildcats!
Go Wildcats Palestine Athletics Robby Clark: Athletic Director * FOOTBALL * Our Palestine Wildcats will compete Friday night against the Paris Wildcats in Longview at 7:30 PM. The JV Wildcats lost a tough battle, 25-8, to the Bullard Panthers. The offensive players of the game were Austin Thompson and Caden Lafontaine with one touch down. The defense had multiple players play well. Zachary Morrow, Travel Bryant, Braden Carter, Jakobe Pursley played very hard on defense. The special team players of the game were Jesus DeSantiago and Brendan Howard. The JV Wildcats will be hosted by the Kaufman Lions September 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The Freshman Football team came out and played an exciting, hard fought football game against Farifield, but fell short on the last drive to lose 40 to 32. Josh Williams was the leading scorer with 3 touchdown runs of 70, 7, and 5. Lg Gray had a 12 yard touchdown run and a 65 yard touchdown pass to Gary Reeves. * Cross Country * Boys Varsity Cross Country team competed in the Sam Houston State Invitational this past weekend and placed 5th out of 36 schools!! Manny Romero received a 6th place finish and Chris Rangel finished 10th out of 195 runners!! JV Boys Cross Country team competed in the Grapeland Invitational this weekend and came away with the championship trophy! Top runners were Francis Sis with a 2nd place finish and Riley Harper with a 3rd place finish. This weekend both teams will be competing in the Teague Invitational. * Volleyball * Palestine @ Brownsboro Freshman: Lost 26-28; 12-25; 8-15 Player of the Game: Tati McCullough JV: Lost 10-25; 20-25 Player of the Game: Dominique Lacy Coach Firmin: "We will continue getting better everyday and learn to 'leave it all on the court'." Varsity: Lost 20-25; 27-25; 19-25; 23-25 Player of the Game: Summer Hagan Coach Chapa: "We played awesome!" Summer Hagan: 8 kills, 4 blocks Kierra Wilson: 8 kills, 10 asst. Stevie Ybarra: 11 digs
Palestine High School William Stewart: Principal Sharp s Art Class Mrs. Sharp s art students showing Wildcat pride with chalk designs on campus. Constitution Day PHS students visiting Austin for Constitution Day. Health Science Mrs. Bristow just became certified to administer National Healthcare Exams in Phlebotomy and Medical Assisting! This means students no longer have to travel to be certified and our curriculum is established here at PHS! PHS is now an official National Testing Site! Freshman Duke: Freshman Duchess: Tyler Gray Carmen Aguilar Sophomore Duke: Caden Lafontaine Sophomore Duchess: Megan Hafner Sophomore Duchess: Ashley Middleton Junior Duke: Junior Duchess: Senior King Nominees: Korbin Boles Kishawn Brown Bennett Gierkey Marquis Hernendez Riley King Devonte Mims Rudy Ruiz Carlos Sepulveda Keelan Yarbrough David Yeakey Jose Garcia Martha Moore Senior Queen Nominees: Annie Arambula Courtney Bell Amber Brookings Christina Campos Ayanna Forward Kelsey Hafner Alyssa Howwel Madelon Sander Lacey Tillis Dominique Twine
Palestine Junior High School Stephen Cooksey: Principal TACE The National Junior Honor Society along with the TACE Leading Ladies group traveled to the Cartmell Home for the Elderly on Grandparents Day to deliver handmade cards for the residents. STEM Project Lead the Way classes work on a team building exercise in class. NJHS SCIENCE The 8 th Grade Science classes work on the Periodic Table and the anatomic structure of different elements. Math Students in 7th grade Math Lab working in stations to practice operations with rational numbers. SOCIAL STUDIES Students used excerpts from journal entries of Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca and created murals of what he might have seen when traveling with American Indians in Texas.
A.M. Story Intermediate School Jamie Clark: Principal Extracurriculars continue to keep students excited and engaged. Pictured are Mrs. Bell s music class, TACE robotics led by Mr. Buell, and the artistic talents of Marlene Ruiz in Mrs. Nethery s art class. Story Intermediate staff and students were visited by Nicole and NED this week. The pair talked about character and leadership. Story Intermediate staff and students were also visited by the Palestine Wildcat Varsity Cheerleaders. N: Never give up E: Encourage others D: Do your best
Southside Elementary School Melissa Molandes:Principal College Day College Day discussions, Mrs. Moore-Parker says UT is #1. Dance and Music Dance moves in music. Fitness Getting fit is fun at SS. Art Making Paper Mache in art.
Northside Primary School Barbara Dutton : Principal NORTHSIDE ACADEMIC OPEN HOUSE
Washington Early Childhood Center Shelia Bradley: Principal Importance Of Sense Of Hearing Students Hiding During Lockdown Nurse Taking Height and Weight Grandparents Day Reading Process
PALESTINE ISD TACE Southside Elementary Palestine High School Students working hard at Driver s Ed Mrs. Magee s Math Students Mum-tastic! Class with Mrs. Main & Mrs. Matthews. Students show their teachers all the awesome mums they are working. Palestine Junior High School The Arts and Crafts class taught by Mrs. Burgess prepared items to display and researched facts for Hispanic Heritage Month. PJHS TACE students creating simple machines. HS TACE dance class preparing to perform at our first pep rally.
PALESTINE ISD TACE Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Mrs. Estrada s Class making piñatas to decorate the tables. Mrs. Roger s Class making piñatas for the award at the dance contest for children. Northside student doing her senorita for the Hispanic Heritage Celebration. Mexican ranchero singer Ël Faraón de Guanajuato with the winners of the dance contest for children Gracias a todos los que participaron en nuestra celebración del Mes de la Hispanidad. Thank you very much to all who participated in our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Knitting Club You can register at any time, just go to class and fill your request. Classes will be held on Wednesdays from September 23 to December 9, @ 6 to 7:30 pm. High School Room A222, with Mrs. Jordan. In our celebration, we could not miss the traditional Mariachi Lara Band. They delighted us with Mexican songs such as El Jarabe Tapatío, Cucurrucú Paloma. Great demonstration of their talents!
PALESTINE ISD TACE Center Day Parent Meeting/Workshop Hour Palestine Junior High School STEM Center 23 Character Development (#27) 5:30-6:30 pm 22 District Vision with Mr. Marshall 5:30-6:30 pm Northside Cafeteria A. M. Story TACE STEM Center 28 Skyward Access for Parents 5:30-6:30 pm Library Southside Elementary TACE Literacy Center 24 District Vision with Mr. Marshall 5:30-6:30 pm Cafeteria Northside TACE Literacy Center 22 District Vision with Mr. Marshall 5:30 pm Cafeteria 30 How to Encourage your Student 1:30 pm For more information please contact: Mr. Tupac Alcauter at: 903-731-8000 ext. 1266 or e-mail: talcauter@palestineschools.org; o r v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e www.tacepalestine.weebly.com
Looking Forward September-October Type to enter text Type to enter text 20 21 22 23 24 5 PM F/JV/V Volleyball Match 5 PM 7th Grade Football Game 5:30 PM District Vision Meeting at Northside 6 PM Adult English Classes 5:30 PM Junior High TACE Family Engagement. 3:30 PM Varsity Football Meeting 5 PM 8th Grade Football game 25 26 7 AM - 3 PM Palestine School of Business, Speaker Series, Jonathan Cary 7:00 PM - PHS Homecoming Festivities begin 7:30 PM Varsity Football game vs. Kaufman 8:30 AM Dogwood Invitational 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 5 PM Junior High Volleyball Match 6 PM - 9 PM Regular Board Meeting 5 PM F/JV/V Volleyball Match 8 AM- 1 PM LifeSkills Teacher s Meeting 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM Report Card Pickup 4:30 PM F/JV/V Volleyball Match 7:30 AM SAT Testing