NEW ROADS TO RELATIONSHIPS

Paw Press

Electra High School 400 E. Roosevelt Electra, TX 76360 May 2, 2016

Volume 4, Issue 7

Inside this issue:

Entertainment 1

Student Spot-lights

2-3

Senior Spotlights and Events

4-5

Sports 6-7

Reviews and

Crossword 8-9

Providing

Relevant

Individualized

Diverse

Education

The Texas Future Farm-ers of America President, Jason Edmondson of Bur-net, and the First Vice President, Brice Boyd of Hamilton, visited the Electra FFA chapter in mid-April.

The Texas FFA President and First Vice President comprise the Texas FFA Travel Team. A duo that visits more than 300 schools and travels more than 60,000 miles in the Texas FFA Ford truck through the year. They average 15 schools per week. While visiting the Electra chapter, marking as their final meet which totaled their schools vis-ited at 338, they deliv-ered their presentation to the agriculture and jour-nalism high school stu-dents.

Boyd took the lead as he introduced himself to the audience, quickly estab-

lishing himself as the co-median of the two. Ed-mondson stood out as the head speaker, explaining his and his partner's mis-sion to help educate many students about the fun of agriculture and the lifelong skills it had to offer.

The two opened with stating their “R.R.R.” mot-to. Reach New Roads to Relationships. The basis of this was to explore as much as one possibly could as well as help those along the way. This would help build strong and healthy relationships. Edmondson told the audi-ence that the best and quickest way to begin was within the communi-ty. From then on, the smalls steps would soon turn into full strides that would allow the individu-al to expand throughout their connections.

The state officers will conclude their year at the 88th Texas FFA conven-tion in Dallas on July 11th through the 15th, where an expected 12,000 mem-bers and guest will be in attendance.

The Texas FFA has evolved from an organi-zation focusing primarily on production agricul-ture, to a broader-based encompassing organiza-tion that addresses the needs and interests of students in urban and suburban schools in addi-tion to the rural commu-nities from which FFA rose in 1929. The organi-zation is dedicated to making a positive differ-ence in the lives of stu-dents by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career suc-cess through agricultural education. | Gerardo Gonzales

Staff and Upcom-

ing Events 10

HONOR STUDENTS Interview with

Deanna Duensing

Deanna Duensing, a fresh-man, has been a student of Electra ISD her entire life. Deanna’s family includes her mother, Tracie, her dad, Ja-son, and two sisters, Tiffany and Danica. She is also ex-tremely close with her moth-er because she is always there for her. Some of Deanna’s favorite things in-clude any and all music, cof-fee and cookies, and her fa-vorite TV show is Rugrats. Finally, her favorite subject is algebra because she does well in it. Some of her academic accomplishments are going to state in Cross Examination

debate and advancing to re-gionals in Persuasive Extem-poraneous speaking. In her spare time, she practices for debate and other speaking events. Deanna plans to go to college after high school, alt-hough she is unsure of what she wants to be. Also, a dream of her’s is to get ac-cepted into all eight Ivy League colleges. | Christina

Sun

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Caitlyn Martin

HS Student of the

Month

Caitlyn has a lot of hobbies. She loves being in the Tiger Pride Marching Band and playing the clarinet. She vol-unteers her service for the Hotter Than Hell Bike Race every year. She loves to go fishing every chance she gets, and loves going to NASCAR races with her dad. Caitlyn is also very involved in her church. After she graduates, Caitlyn it going to attend Midwestern State University and earn a degree in education.

Andrew Jones

JH Student of the

Month

Andrew’s hobbies include playing sports, hanging out with his friends, sleeping on the weekends and spending time with family. After he graduates from high school, Andrew would like to go to college and have a career in coaching.

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

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JH STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS

“Wise men change,

Fools remain the same.”

-Kevin Gates/Race Garcia

Interview with Chloe Free

Chloe Free is a seventh grad-er here at Electra High school. She plans to become a nurse. She does well in

math, reading, and science. When asked about her family she said “We love each other very much”. She is closest to her mother and grandmother because they do a lot of things together and they love to go shopping. Chloe cares a lot about other people. Going to college to accomplish her goals motivates her to do well in school. She likes to hang out with her friends in her spare time. Her favorite drink is Sprite and her favor-ite class is history because she gets to learn. Chloe plans to attend Midwestern State University to become a nurse

when she graduates. | Isaac

Free

Interview with

Brenn Myers

In 6th grade Brenn Myers was getting bullied, but God got

her through those times and made her faith in Him even stronger. She does well in academics in school. She is closest to her mom. Brenn’s mother has overcome adver-sity. She went back to college after 16 years of raising chil-dren. She encourages and strengthens Brenn’s relation-ship with God. She has al-ways been there for her. Brenn lives with her mom who works at the elementary school and her dad who is a retired Wichita Falls police officer. She enjoys watching TV and studying in her spare time. Her favorite music is country. She likes John Lynn’s steak and sweet tea. Her dream for the future is

to attend Baylor medical school to become an anesthe-

siologist. | Race Garcia

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SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Interview with

Wesley Akers

Wesley Akers is a 2016 class

senior who is about to gradu-

ate from Electra High School.

After graduation Wesley

plans to use the Department

of Assistive and Rehabilita-

tive Services (DARS) ,a to

become an electrician. The

one thing he is most scared

about is that he will be a

freshman all over again in

college.

One of the things Wesley will

miss is that he would be leav-

ing the high school band, the

sports that he plays, and go-

ing into the real world, Wes-

ley has been in band since 5th

grade and has always en-

joyed it, all the trips and con-

tests he went to, all the

friends he met and his cur-

rent position as the Band

Den Mother. In sports he will

mainly miss the coaches and

running with the Cross

Country team and team-

mates. The one thing Wesley

won’t miss is the school

work for his classes.

Wesley also plans on having

a family of his own and chil-

dren that he can raise ….. a

role much like the Den Moth-

er he is in band class. Wesley

feels the Junior High stu-

dents seem to be the group

who needs the most disci-

pline. Wesley just might

change his mind about that

when he has junior high stu-

dents of his own! | Gabriel

Barrera

Interview with

Latosha Williams

Senior Latosha Williams has

been going to Electra High

School for nine years. Her

favorite class is with Coach

Keller’s for Economics be-

cause the students there

make it more interesting.

She also works at the Hospi-

tal. She is a registration spe-

cialist meaning she can make

the appointments and helps

with the medical records. In

her spare time she likes to

sleep since she is so busy

most of the time. Latosha

enjoys swimming and hang-

ing out with her friends when

she is awake! | Chris DeLe-

on

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EVENTS

Food Drive

The Junior National Honor

Society conducted a Food

Drive during the month of

March to benefit the Electra

Food Bank. Members are

Natalia Hollis, Rachel

Brockriede, Shane Hopkins,

Dallas Letcher, Gabe Easter,

Brenn Myers, Aliana Hat-

field, Rayla Rich, Lauren

Thomas, and Bailey Perez. |

Destiny Morales

FFA Livestock

Kayla Cryer, Abigail DeLizio,

Peyton Grimes, Ashlyn Prick-

ett, and Breanna Arnold

competed in the area Live-

stock Judging contest on

April 11. The team placed 5th

in district and the 25th in Ar-

ea. Congratulations! | Desti-

ny Morales

8th Grade AR Pizza

Party

On April 1, the 8th grade AR

(Accelerated Reader) win-

ners held a pizza party. Pizza

and awards were handed out

by Mrs. Keys in the old

home economics room on

the third floor. | Destiny

Morales

Regional UIL Meet

The event was held at Gray-

son County Community Col-

lege in Denison, TX on April

21st and 22nd. Top 3 district

winners – 8 districts in our

region so 24 school compet-

ed for the opportunity to

compete at the state level.

| Destiny Morales

Wichita Falls

Times and Record

News Star Awards

This month, the Wichita

Falls Times and Record

News presented their “Star

Awards”. These awards are

given to the outstanding stu-

dents in multiple categories.

Drake Cooper was nominat-

ed and won in the Athletics

category. Hannah Daniel was

nominated and won in the

Performing Arts category.

Congratulations to the both

of them. | Destiny Morales

After competing at the district level, Randy Wyatt competed in the State Austin Citizen Bee

SPORTS

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Track Update

The Electra Tigers competed in the District Track Meet at Olney and won the District Cham-

pionship. It was a tightly contested meet until the last race with Electra scoring 191 points

followed by Windthorst 186, Olney 113, Archer City 62, Seymour 37 and Petrolia 15.

Varsity Results:

Shot – Xavier Waggoner – 1st – 40’ 6”, Clayton Holmes – 2nd -40’ 5.75”

Disc – Clayton Holmes – 98’ 7”

High Jump – Xavier Waggoner – 1st – 5’ 6, Levi Fillmore – 3rd – 5’ 6

Pole Vault – Brady Doss – 1st – 11’, Jason Hopkins – 5th -8’ 6”, Matt Patterson – 6th – 7’

Long Jump – Markeis Lee – 4th – 19’ 9”

Triple Jump – Zairy Hargrove – 2nd – 37’ 11.5”, Markeis Lee – 3rd – 37’ 10.5”, Levi Fillmore

– 5th – 35’ 2.75”

3200 – Wesley Akers – 6th – 13.45.93

400 Relay – 1st – 45.00 – Andrew Marsh, Markeis Lee, Zairy Hargrove, Clayton Holmes

800m Run – Andrew Marsh – 1st – 2:13.44, Johnathan Barrera – 3rd – 2:15.59

100m Dash – Clayton Holmes – 1st – 11.65

100 Hurdles – Xavier Waggoner – 1st – 17.02, Bobby Doss – 4th – 18.40, Levi Fillmore – 5th

– 18.78

800m Relay – 1st – 1:35.28 – Brady Doss, Clayton Holmes, Markeis Lee, Zairy Hargrove

400m Dash – Andrew Marsh – 2nd – 54.69

300 Hurdles – Brady Doss – 2nd– 43.15, Bobby Doss – 4th – 44.20

200m Dash – Markeis Lee – 5th – 24.72

1600m Run – Johnathan Barrera – 1st – 5:01.60

1600m Relay – 4th – 4:04.37 – Brady Doss, Levi Fillmore, Montana Hernandez, Johnathan

Barrera

JV Results:

Shot – Bodi Gilbert – 4th – 31’ 2.5”, Bradley Byrd – 6th – 31’ 10”

Long Jump – Brian Josefy – 2nd – 17’ 1”

100m Dash – Brian Josefy – 2nd – 12.75

200m Dash – Brian Josefy – 5th – 26.17

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SPORTS We are proud of our all kids and the effort that they gave yesterday. We had a lot of kids pre-

form at their best which is what you need to win a District Championship. All the kids that

finished 4th or higher will go on to compete next Wednesday at the Area Meet in Mineral

Wells.

Track Regionals:

Competing in the Regional Meet in Dallas on April 30th for the Tigers will be

800m Run – Andrew Marsh

110m Hurdles – Xavier Waggoner

100m Dash – Clayton Holmes

800m Relay – Brady Doss, Clayton Holmes, Markeis Lee, Zairy Hargrove

1600m run – Johnathan Barrera

Pole Vault – Brady Doss

Shot – Xavier Waggoner, Clayton Holmes

Results will follow in next publication

Softball Update

The Lady Tigers wrapped up their softball season last Friday, when they travelled to Olney. The Lady Tigers ended the season on a good note, winning 18-8. This was one of our

best games of the year. I was very proud of the girls and happy that the seniors went out with a victory.

Stats:

Alexa Daniel – 3x5, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 stolen base

Breanna Arnold – 2x5, 2 RBI, 3 runs, 1 walk

Alyssa Waggoner – 3x6, 3 RBI, 3 Runs, 1 stolen base

Ashlyn Prickett – 3x6, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, 1 stolen base

Rebecca Unruh – 2x2, 2 runs, 2 walks, 3 stolen bases

Abby DeLizio – 3 RBI

Macy Marsh – 1x5, 1 walk

Cristin Martin – 3x6, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 stolen base

Breann Staley – 1 walk

Hannah McGraw – 2 walk, 3 runs

Reagan Taylor – 1 run

REVIEWS

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Supergirl

As the planet Krypton was

dying a little girl named Kara

was sent away to earth along

with her cousin, and as they

were escaping Krypton dies,

knocking Kara’s escape pot

off course into a space void.

As she finally arrives on earth, Kara sees her cousin grown up and had become Superman and was adopted by a normal family to live a

normal life. Over the years she has lived a normal life as a normal woman with a job as an assistant at CatCo, until an accident happened that made her reveal herself to the world and had become Supergirl. After her reveal lance to the world, super vil-lains had arose along with Kara’s aunt and uncle with a plan to destroy Earth.

When her aunt Astra dies her uncle Non gets furious and seeks revenge on Kara. One night Kara notices that everyone is being Mind con-trolled by a device called Myriad to control the earth and is part of the plan to de-stroy Earth. To save Earth Kara had to push a spaceship prison called Ft. Roz into space to stop Myriad.

As the plan was succeeded

Kara later gets a promotion

at CatCo and later receives

bad news about the after ef-

fects of Myriad which can

causes death to the humans

by destroying the human

brain from the controlled

cerebral cord in the brain.

| Gabriel Barrera

The Family

Ten years ago, a politician’s

youngest son Adam Warren

was kidnapped and pre-

sumed dead. When suddenly

he makes a shocking return.

As Adam is welcomed back

by his family, suspicion start

to emerge about his true

identity, along with secrets,

heartache, and betrayal.

Adam’s mother, Claire War-ren, has found a way to use his disappearance and return as a way to fuel her political

aspirations for her run for governor, but struggles to keep her imploding family together as it falls apart. First Claire finds out Adam isn’t really Adam. Then her husband files for divorce. Then her daughter had sent out inappropriate text mes-sages from her father and detective Nina Meyer to a journalist and has been put out on public news.

Their neighbor Hank Asher is a suspect for Adams disap-pearance. As a registered sex offender, it is hard for him to get along with the family, because before Adam’s dis-appearance they used to play together before and after he went to school.

The man that really took

Adam is back in town and is

causing trouble with the

family and Adam, as one

time the police had tried to

catch him he later on es-

capes, but leaves evidence

for the police buy throwing

away his blue jacket and are

one step closer to catching

him and probably bringing

peace with the family and

Adam. | Gabriel Barrera

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2015-2016

The Paw Press Staff

Gabriel Barrera

Christopher DeLeon

Isaac Free

Race Garcia

Gerardo Gonzales

Destiny Morales

Brandon Rodgers

Christina Sun

Rebecca Unruh

Moderator: Mrs. Nancy Moede

Upcoming Events

May 2nd— First Baptist Senior Dinner @ 6 P.M.

May 3rd—Algebra I EOC

May 4th—U.S. History EOC

May 5th—Biology EOC, Spanish II & III Celebration

May 7th—Prom