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Athletics

Palestine high school

Palestine Junior High

A.M Story Intermediate school

Southside Elementary School

Northside Primary School

Washington Early Childhood Center

TACE Announcements

JANUARY 31, 2014 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 20

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Friday, February 14 – Bad Weather Day – Holiday for Students and Staff

Produced by Palestine High School Printing and Imaging Technology: •Ana Balderas •Rozi Balderas

Wildcat WeeklyMessage from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall

Next Wednesday will mark the 100th day of school, which means we are more than half way through the year. It has been an exciting first semester at Palestine ISD. The District has been fortunate to be able to provide additional learning opportunities with help from the 21st Century Grant Award. The grant provided, twenty-five High School students the opportunity to graduate this past fall, and many students have received additional learning in extended day programs. Not only are staff members spending extra time helping students; students are helping out as well. The Paw Pals Program matches our seniors with Washington Early Childhood Center 4 year old students, and Tutoring Times 2 is a new program in which PJHS eighth grade students who model good behavior

travel to A.M. Story Intermediate each week to provide mentoring for fourth grade students. It is a great thing for students to give their time to help other students become successful. Thank you to our dedicated staff and students for helping make a difference. Tonight the Ladycats and Wildcats basketball teams will play Mexia at PHS, girls soccer will play Chapel Hill here and boys soccer will travel to Athens. The Ladycats softball team is playing a scrimmage game in Jacksonville today, and PHS will host the annual Dogwood Powerlifting Meet tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. at the Palestine Junior High gym with over 200 lifters competing. We wish all of our athletes good luck. Have a great second semester!

Palestine Independent School District

Go Wildcats Palestine Athletics

Lance Angel: Athletic Director

Boys Basketball defeated Groesbeck to improve their district record to 2-2 after 1 round the Boys are in 3rd place and take on Mexia here this Friday.

Boys’ Basketball

Girls Basketball lost a tough one to Groesbeck to fall to 2-5 and are currently in 4th place. The girls will play Mexia here this Friday  If the girls finish in fourth they will play Diboll in the 1st round of the playoffs on Monday, February 10th @ Teneha High School with a 6:30 PM game time.

Girls’ Basketball

Wildcat golfers will be traveling to Tyler to compete in their 1st golf tournament of the 2014 season on Monday, February 3rd. Our girls golf team competed in their 1st tournament of the 2014 season in Diboll on Thursday.  They finished the bitter cold day in 1st place.  Congratulations to Jordan Hafner, Charlee Cockrell, Stacy Kolander, Shelby Drees, and Jessica Ibarra.

Golf

Softball has their first scrimmage vs. Elkhart here on Thursday, January 20th

Softball

We host our annual Dogwood Power Lifting Meet at the Jr High Gym this Saturday starting at 8:30 AM.  Over 200 lifters will compete.

Powerlifting

Boys Soccer lost to Henderson on Tuesday night 1-0.  The boys will play at Athens this Friday.

Boys’ Soccer

The Girls Soccer Team tied Athens on Monday 2-2.  The Girls will play here vs. Chapel Hill this Friday.

Girls’ Soccer

Palestine High School

William Stewart: Principal

We had four student athletes receive All State Honors in Football. ACADEMIC ALL STATE - Brian Gummelt and Ben Luckett were named to the Honorable Mention Academic All State Football Team. Chris Winfield was named to the 2nd Team Academic All State Football Team (Filmer) ALL STATE - Brian Thlang was named 2nd Team Associated Press All State Football Team.

Football

Mrs. Boone’s anatomy students are dissecting pig hearts this week.

PHS students will be participating in PHS YMCA Youth & Government this year. Two of our students were elected last year to serve on the YMCA Youth & Government State Board for this upcoming state convention – Chris Winfield & Abby Earle. Our students meet every Monday from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Our two trial teams also meet every Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Courthouse to work with two of our local attorneys from the District Attorney’s office.  Our State Convention in Austin at the Capital is set for January 30th – February 2nd.  Our students will be participating in Trial Team (where they participate in Mock Trial – attorneys are required to take a test before district, as well as judges), Media (students report on happenings at district and state via newsprint, broadcast media, and cybermedia (blogs, Twitter, Facebook), Legislative (delegates present bills proposing laws or amendments to laws for passage on the floor), State Affairs (delegates are given chosen topics to debate the pro or con issue and try to get passage on the floor), United Nations Model (students are given countries to represent in UN discussions to set tariffs, trade agreements, etc.)  - as well as running for upcoming offices. Thank you for supporting our students and the Youth & Government program which is celebrating its 23rd year here at PHS!

The PHS family teamed up with Carter Blood center once again to give the gift of life. Special thanks to Kathleen Brown and the Palestine High School National Honor Society for all their hard work and preparation for making this event such a success.

The Palestine yearbook committee is pleased to announce this year’s Arc Light yearbook. The smiles and memories of your student’s year at Palestine High School will be remembered forever, and you’ll want to make sure to order and reserve a yearbook today. There’s an “Early Bird” special price of $55 until March 28th, after that you can still secure a copy for only $65. Students can make purchases before school, after school and during lunch with Mr. Carr in CTE 112, or parents can make arrangements by contacting the high school receptionist at 731-8005.

Alicia Guzman and Benjamin Luckett were recognized as

Junior Rotarians for the month of January.

Kayla Mitchell and Christopher Winfield were recognized for being named the PHS Students of the Month for January.

Student of the Month

Junior Rotarians

Yearbook

Blood Drive Anatomy

Youth And Government

Palestine Junior High School

Larissa Loveless: Principal

79 PJH students participate in the A/B Honor Roll Party the last 6 week. These students are doing a fantastic job and were rewarded with a delicious cake and punch party.

Student Mentoring

UIL One Act Play

Duke Program Tutorials

Isaac Fulghum took the ACT last year as a part of the Duke Program and shared some advice this year’s Duke students about testing day. Four of our Duke participants (Hope Grissaffi, Larry Adisa, Kosi Odioka, Alexis Kiser) took the SAT this past Saturday, we will have their results back in the weeks to come.

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all our ONE-ACT PLAY participants and to the following students for having received awards:

• Noel Pouncy and John Micheal Love - “Honorable Mention Awards” • Kassidy Turner, Ashley Middleton and Juliana Huerta - “ALL STAR Cast Members”

Jorge Giron - Tech Award

Starting last Friday, January 24, our Palestine Junior High eighth grade students will be getting the opportunity to go to Story to help tutor fourth grade students. This is a great opportunity for our students to showcase not only the skills they have learned in the classroom, but to learn about leadership and responsibility. Students will rotate every six weeks and be nominated by teachers based on how well they represent our school in character and responsibility.

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Reading

Tutoring Times 2 first met in a wildly successful venture this past Friday at Story Intermediate.  The program pairs eighth graders from PJHS and fourth graders from Story in an academic learning environment.  At the Junior High level, the program serves as an incentive for eighth grade students who must model good behavior in order to be eligible to participate.  Several students from PJHS were nominated by their teachers with only twenty participants selected to take part in the program.  On Fridays, the eighth graders bus over to Story to tutor and mentor some of our fourth graders. This program allows for the development of mentoring relationships between the older and younger students as well as allows for model academic behaviors to be demonstrated by the older students to the younger students.  Scott Tyler helped to organize the program at PJHS with the help of Michelle Moore-Parker at Story.  Mrs. Moore-Parker and Eric Higginbotham work in coordination to facilitate a cross-curricular learning environment for the students on the Story campus.

A.M Story Intermediate School

Amanda Jackson: Principal

Tutorials

On Thursday, January 23, 52 “Dads” and their children enjoyed donuts, coffee, and juice while they learned about Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) at Story. Mr. Quarles explained the program, and several current Watch D.O.G.S. shared their experiences. Ten new Watch D.O.G.S. put their name on the calendar to serve at least one day at Story.  Thanks to all the “Dads” who came out to support Story and the Watch D.O.G.S. Program.

Watch D.O.G.S

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Donuts For Dads

Southside Elementary SchoolStephen Cooksey: Principal

Students are “Diving into Learning” here at Southside Elementary!

“Old Man Winter” came roaring into Palestine and brought a little SNOW with him. Our students were super excited to see all of the “white stuff” on the ground!

Old Man Winter

This week Southside kicked off its Jump Rope for Heart Campaign. A member from the American Heart Association spoke with our students about the importance of a Healthy Heart.

Jump Rope for Heart

Northside Primary School

Barbara Dutton : Principal

Mrs. Mendietta’s Class learns place value.

First Grade Work in Math Journals

First Grade Math Stations Mrs. Hendricks’ class.

Mrs. Pritchett’s Class learns Place Value

Mrs. Tapia’s Bilingual class learns place value.

Washington Early Childhood Center

Rhonda Herrington: Principal

Writing Center

Mrs. Blanks class were practicing their writing skills writing ABC’s in Writing Center

Larning the Letter Q

Mrs. Hardin’s students are practicing writing the letter Q with Q-tips. Great fine motor activity.

While studying the letter Q q, Mrs. Carrizales’ students made Q Quilts in a pattern.

Learning Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales

Students in Mrs. White’s classroom were discovering how Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall and tried to put him back together again.

The Three Little Pigs houses were being constructed in Mrs. Hardin’s class.

TACE Announcements

Upcoming Events

Palestine High School TACE Program invites you to the MATH & SCIENCE Parent Night. Tuesday, February 11th, 2014 at 6:00 PM. High School Cafeteria

Palestine High School TACE Program invites all Palestine ISD parents to register for Knitting classes. Classes will be held on Wednesday beginning February 12 at 6 pm, in High School Room 222.

For more information please contact: Mrs. Linda Holmes at: 903-727-2627 ext. 4004 or e-mail: lholmes@palestineschools.org

TACE CafeHome and Safety Child

On January 24th, the TACE Café began. This hour is a casual social hour for parents to enjoy coffee, get to know one another and share ideas and tips on a variety of topics related to parenting, healthy living and school.

Mrs. Alcauter, Hilda and Jesus Garcia-Castillo, Ms. Bethany and Mr. Luis Giron, Mrs. Olga Rodriguez, Mrs. Lucy Sanchez during the TACE Café event.

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The Northside TACE center held a “Home and Safety Child” workshop with the collaboration of the Palestine Fire Department.

The firefighters gave recommendations and tips to avoid accidents and fires in the home, especially in the kitchen, where fires often start. They also spoke about where place to fire alarms, and define safety areas in case of an evacuation.

Mrs. Barbara Dutton, the Northside Principal, gave some security tips to use to be safe in the parking lot.

F i r emen speak t o parents about home and child safety.

Center Day Parent Meeting/Workshop Hours

Palestine High School TACE College and Career Center

11 Math/Science Night 6:00-7:00 pm

13 Dance for Couples 6:00-8:00 pm

18 Archery Parent/Child 4:00-6:00 pm

20 Black History Program 6:00-8:00 pm

25 Cooking class Parent/Child 4:00-6:00 pm

Palestine Junior High School TACE STEM Center

Week of Feb. 1327th Parent conferences.

Parent conferences will be scheduled and held during the day.

25 Black History Program 9:00-10:00 am

25 Black History Program and Tour of Palestine High School

6:00-7:00 pm

Story TACE STEM Center

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Make a Valentine card for your child

11:00 am —12:00 pm

12 5th Grade

Make a Valentine card for your child

11:30 am —12:30 pm

13 6th Grade

Make a Valentine card for your child

12:00 pm —1:00 pm

Southside Elementary TACE Literacy Center

13 Study Island at home 5:30-6:15 pm

27 AR at home 5:30-6:15 pm

Northside TACE

Literacy Center

11 Techniques for Encouraging Student Achievement

1:00-2:-00 pm

25 Information on student testing at the primary level

1:00-2:00 pm

TACE PALESTINE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES—FEBRUARY 2014

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FEBRUARY Looking Forward

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Ladycats Softball Tourn. @ Carthage

Bad Weather Day – Holiday for Students and Staff

5:30 pm - Ladycat Varsity Soccer @ Jacksonville/4:00 pm - JV 1 & 2 @ Home

7:00 pm – Wildcat Varsity Soccer @ Jacksonville/JV @ Home

5:30 pm – Wildcat Baseball @ Whitehouse

Ladycats Softball Tourn. @ Carthage

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1:30 pm - Southside Valentine’s Parties !Tennis Tourn. @ Groesbeck !9:00 am - Golf @ Eagles Bluff !Ladycats Softball Tourn. @ Carthage

5:00 pm – Wildcat Basketball @ Rusk

5:30 pm – Ladycat Varsity Soccer @ Nacogdoches/JV1 @ Home

7:00 pm – Wildcat Varsity Soccer @ Nacogdoches/JV @ Home

5:00 pm – Ladycats Softball @ Bryan

5:00 pm – Wildcat Baseball vs. Madisonville (Home)

5:00 pm – JH Basketball vs. Fairfield (Boys @ Home/Girls Away) !4:00 pm – HS Girls Soccer vs. John Tyler (Home) !4:30 pm – Wildcat Baseball vs. Athens (Home) !9:00 am - Golf @ Emerald Bay

100th Day of School Celebration-Washington

5:00 pm – HS Boys & Girls Basketball Fairfield !3:45 pm - Ladycats Softball – Athens/Grapeland Scrimmage (Home) !5:30 pm – HS Boys Soccer vs. Corsicana (Home)

100th Day of School HS Registration

Deadline for March 8 SAT !HS Boys & Girls Soccer vs. Hudson (Home) !Ladycats Softball Kennard Scrimmage (Away) !5:00 pm – Wildcat Baseball @ Chapel Hill

ACT Test at PHS !HS Indoor Drumline @ Coppell HS !8:00 am - Powerlifting Meet @ Malakoff !11:00 am - HS Girls JV1 Soccer @ Crockett !12:30 pm - HS Girls JV2 Soccer vs. Robert E. Lee (Home) !11:00 am – HS Boys Soccer vs. Van (Home)