Amy Northcutt, Principal John McCullough, Superintendent ... · BEAR TRACKS Sulphur Bluff School —Building Brighter Futures Amy Northcutt, Principal John McCullough, Superintendent

BEAR TRACKS Sulphur Bluff School —Building Brighter Futures

Amy Northcutt, Principal John McCullough, Superintendent

Daily Breakfast Option: Grab n Go: Ce-

real, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk

Monday, Sept. 30

Breakfast—French Toast

Lunch—Pizza, roasted Carrots, Green

Beans

Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Corn

Dog

Tuesday, Oct. 1

Breakfast—Bkst Taco

Lunch—chicken Alfredo, Vegetable

Blend, Blackeyed Peas

Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Pizza

Wednesday, Oct. 2

Breakfast—Croissant/Ham

Lunch—BBQ Sandwich, Sweet Potato

Fries, Cole Slaw

Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Popcorn

Chicken

Thursday, Oct. 3

Breakfast—Pancakes, Sausage Links

Lunch—Soft Beef Tacos, Salad, Spanish

Rice, Refried Beans

Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—Steak

Fingers

Friday, Oct. 4. 20

Breakfast—Breakfast Pizza

Lunch—Ckn Stew, Carrot Sticks,

Cheese, Cornbread, Crackers

Alternate Entrée for 6-12 Only—None

September 27, 2013 Volume 16, Issue 4

Upcoming Events

Sept. 30 JH VB here at 5:00.

Oct. 1 VB here 4:00; JH base-

ball here 4:30

Oct. 2 OAP Auditions 4 PM,

Rm. 305

Oct. 4 VB w Detroit 4:00

Fall Festival Crafts

Show Entries—Tori

Dorner, pictured above,

along with Lacey Cal-

houn, Mardi Fite, and

Sierra Swanson create

Decorated Ghost cupcakes

that were awarded a 1st

Place in last week-end’s

Hopkins County Fall Fes-

tival. See pages 2-3 also

for more entries, including

3 Best of Show award

winners..

FOR INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR FOR INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR Volume 16, Issue 4

FCCLA Best of Show Win-

ners in Hopkins County Fall

Festival include Taylor Josey,

Marshall Anderson, and Tyler

Cannon’s Chocolate Cookies;

Casey Gore, Hailey Waid,

Nicole Ryman, Yesenia Casti-

llo, and Sydney Evans’s 2-

tiered Tipsy-Topsy Halloween

Cake; and Sarah Williams’s

recycled comic books costume.

All other entries from Sulphur

Bluff’s FCCLA were awarded

1st places. Those included

Lacey Calhoun, Mardi Tie,

Tori Dorner, and Sierra Swan-

son’s Decorated Ghost cup-

cakes; Hailey Halbert, Summer

Fischer, Yesenia Castillo, and

Katelyn Allen’s Monster Deco-

rated Cake; Angie Alvarez’s

Fancy Decorated Cake; Judy

Brown and Kadee Anderson’s

Decorated Owl Cupcakes;

Cheyenne Bryant, Kaci Powers,

Maycee Potts, Shelbi Hurley,

and Skylar Evans’s 3-tiered

Decorated Cake; Kendra Jock,

McKenna Duncan, and Lexi

Earley’s 2-tiered Decorated

Spider Cake; Katelyn McDon-

ald and Sarah Williams’s Deco-

rated Truck with Pumpkins

Cake; Brian Sauer and Aline

Hernandez’s Decorated Pump-

kin Cake; Taylor Self, Isaac

Bennett, Cole Massey, and

Chasen Beaver’s Chocolate

Chip Pizza Cookies; and Alexis

Greer and Edie Lambe’s Blos-

som Cookies. Congratulations

to all the winners!

FOR INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR FOR INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL MIKE @ 214-674-3742 OR

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Junior High- Another week another good performance by the Jr. High Cross Country team. They finished as a team with a total score of 59 which was low enough to get them third place. Chapel Hill and Bland finished ahead of them this week. Jacob Watts won the race with a time of 12 min-utes and 1 second, Alberto Serrano was on his heals again finishing 3rd with a time of 12 minutes and 25 seconds. Brennon Sey-more came in 7th place with a time of 13 minutes and 12 seconds. Isaac Foley and Turner South rounded out the team with Isaac finishing 23rd overall with a 14 min-ute and 23 second finish and Turner finish-ing 24th overall with a 14 minute and 24 second finish. I was really proud of the boys coming out and performing well at this meet. This meet had different ele-ments that came into play during the race that made it challenging but our boys stepped up and rose to the occasion. Assistant coach Dylan Foster did a really good job helping me out and keeping the times and motivation of the boys up. High School- We did not have enough for a team this week but we had four individuals that showed up ready to run and performed really well. Thomas took 3rd place overall in the JV race with a time of 21 minutes and 35 seconds. Joseph Granack finished with a time of 26 minutes and 16 seconds, Hudson Northcutt finished with a time of 26 minutes and 53 seconds, and Dillon Huie finished with a time of 33 minutes and 25 sec-onds. I was really proud of these boys for showing up and competing. It shows heart to come out and compete every week instead of taking the easy way out. This race the elements played a huge role. Ten minutes into the race the bottom fell out of the sky and turned half the race into a mud slide. The boys shifted into 4X4 and finished strong. On Saturday, September

28, the Cross Country boys will compete in Mt. Pleasant at the Titus County Fair Invitational.


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Hunter Safety Course

Taught by Mr. Abner, Ag Teacher

Tentatively Scheduled for 3rd Week in October, Beginning 10-14

$15/person

A Hunter Safety Course is required for anyone born af-

ter 1971 or if hunting out-of-state.

For questions or to register, contact Mr. Abner at 903-

945-2460, Extension 3006.

Minimum age to be certified

is 9 years old. Younger chil-

dren are also welcome to

attend at no charge if ac-

companied by parent.

Open to all

interested

parties.

Wanted

Used Bluff

T-Shirts

Bring to Miss

Bridget ASAP

SULPHUR

BLUFF

BEARS

Health Halbert, Supporter of SBSF wins the bid on a con-

tainer full of Halloween treasures at September 14’s annual

banquet and auction. Mr. Halbert has been a supporter of the

scholarship foundation for years. See pages 6-7 for more Sul-

phur Bluff Scholarship Foundation information.


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SBSF Welcomes Full House Sulphur Bluff

Scholarship Foun-

dation held its an-

nual banquet and

auction Saturday,

September 14. They

raised $12,800. Pic-

tured at left is

Frankie Cooper,

foundation presi-

dent, explaining

how the foundation

works. Dylan DiDo-

nato, one of last

year’s seniors, re-

ceived an SBSF

scholarship last

year. He is attending

Paris Junior College

for his first semester

of college. SB stu-

dents always serve

as pictured top.


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Alumni, Friends Support The Bluff


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These Girls

Are On Fire! Junior High Volleyball plays every Monday

night. On Monday, September 30, we play Maud

here at 5:00.


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JH Baseball Plays

Monday—JH Baseball

improved their record to

2-2 last Monday against

Miller Grove. Each

member of the team con-

tributed to the victory.

The boys are working

hard and we are looking

forward to a strong finish

to our season. The Bears

play in Avery at 4:30 on

Monday, September

30th. The Bears end their

season at home against

Roxton on October 7th at

4:30. Pictured left is Joe

Forshee.


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New Members Inducted into Beta

Eight new members were inducted into the Beta Club in a cere-

mony this week. Only students who are sophomore or higher are

invited into Beta. And among those students, each must be recom-

mended by teachers and must have attained a 90 average in their

coursework. Then that average and a commendable character must

be maintained. The new inductees this year are L-R above: Shelby

Williams, Kadee Anderson, Yesenia Castillo, Tori Dorner, Skylar

Evans, Hudson Northcutt, Taylor Self, Cody Vance.

Recycle your old, used printer and

toner cartridges. Proceeds will be

used to buy needed classroom materi-

als. See Mrs. Weeks for donations or

questions.


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Help Sulphur Bluff Go Green

Volume 16, Issue 4

5th & 6th Grade Students Need Your Help As They

Study Eco-Friendly Practices

Recycle Your Old DriedRecycle Your Old DriedRecycle Your Old DriedRecycle Your Old Dried----Up MarkersUp MarkersUp MarkersUp Markers They will be sent to Crayola, who will

use them to make into clean-burning

fuel. Collection boxes will be set up in

the office and by Mrs. Weeks’ class-

room.

Heaton Halbert, 1st Grader, Loves to Read—He was happy to

see the Book Fair come our way. He couldn’t put his new book

down.

Mrs. Brown reports that it was a successful book fair. Books and

supplies sold totaled $1589.95. This translates to 50 new books

for our library plus Scholastic Dollars left over to begin purchas-

ing books in the spring also when the library will hold another

Book Fair. “Thanks to all who participated in our Book Fair. It

really made a difference for our library,” says Mrs. Brown.


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Our Soldiers need you! Help by donating a few of

these essential items:

*Beef Jerky or Slim Jims

*Powder Drink Mix

*Sunflower Seeds & Pumpkin

Seeds

*Nuts: Peanuts, Mixed Nuts

*Microwave Food (Popcorn,

Chef-Boy-R-Dee, Mac ‘n

Cheese)

*Rice Krispie Treats

*Oatmeal Packs

*Caffeinated Gum

*Toiletries

*Hand Sanitizer

*Body Wash, Liquid Soap, Facial

Cleanser

*Deodorant

*Lip Balm

*Tissues

*Sunblock, Vitamin E, Aloe

Vera Gel

*Toothbrushes & Tooth-

paste

*Cough Drops

*Band Aids, Gauze Pads,

First Aid Kits

*Batteries

*Pre-Paid Phone Cards

*Religious Booklets, Small

Bibles, Inspirational Read-

ings

*K-9: Dog Treats, Dog Toys,

Dog Shampoo, Flea Collars

*Most Importantly, Cards *Most Importantly, Cards *Most Importantly, Cards *Most Importantly, Cards

and Letters!and Letters!and Letters!and Letters!


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It’s Worth Shouting About

PTO Begins Year With

$13,269.89 New by-laws have been put into place by the Sulphur Bluff Parent-Teacher

Organization. If you would like a copy, the PTO will be happy to provide

you with one at their next meeting. They also will be amending the scholar-

ship section later.

Much new business was discussed. The Pumpkin Patch is Friday, October

18, 2013. PTO NEEDS volunteers. Set up is on Thursday, October 17.

The Halloween Carnival is October 25, 2013. Each class through 6th

grade will have a basket for the silent/live auction. These baskets need per-

sonal touches. Make them themed and get the kids involved. The auction

will be during intermission of Bingo. PTO will need donations of baked

goods and Bingo prizes for the carnival. The junior class will be in charge

of the stew. Five dollars from each class will pay for clean-up of the school

after the carnival. Teachers will need to have a booth. The teachers will

have the option for either 10% of their booth funds will go to PTO or 50%

of the basket will go to PTO. Teachers are also responsible for prizes at

their booth. Tickets for the carnival will be sold for a week before the carni-

val so that you can save if you buy early.

There will be a BBQ Sack Lunch sale at Fix and Feed in either October or

November.

PTO is buying a snow cone machine for $476 at Sam’s. There will be a

$10 usage fee to replenish syrups.

PTO will have Family Fun Nights with Pizza Bingo and Movie Nights.

They are holding contests for kids for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.

They will decorate a Feather for Thanksgiving, a candy cane for Christmas,

and an Easter egg for Easter. Students can also look forward to a Father-

Daughter Dance and a Valentine’s Day Dance. A talent show was also

discussed.

The funding of AR parties through 8th grade and providing funds per child

for either $10 or $15 was tabled until the next meeting.

The PTO will be purchasing a big book easel for grades PK-K.

PTO will be helping to purchase two new Promethean boards—one for

Mrs. Moore’s classroom and one for Mrs. Wheat’s classroom. Mr. McCul-

lough said that he appreciates the partnership and support PTO has shown

to the school in helping to provide this technology for our students.

KFC

Kids For Christ!

Friday, September 27, 2013

at Sulphur Bluff Assembly of God

6:00-8:00 PM

Join us for FREE

PIZZA! Games! KIDS CHURCH!!

Play an Instrument? Bring It! We want to see you there!

Any questions contact Jacob Jones @ (903) 715-0772

I Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believ-

ers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.


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