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Wildcat Weekly
Palestine Independent School District February 16, 2018 Volume 6: Issue 18
Athletics 2
Campus Happenings 3-8
TACE 9-13
Looking Forward 14
Inside this issue:
DISTRICT EVENTS
Monday, February 19
Presidents’ Day Student/Staff Holiday
5:00p Baseball vs J’Ville (Home)
Tuesday, February 20
JV Tennis @ Madisonville Tournament
4:00p Softball JV @ Lindale
5:00p Softball V
vs West Rusk (Home)
5:30p Boys V Soccer vs Cumberland Academy (Home)
7:00p Girls JV1 Soccer
vs Cumberland Academy (Home)
7:30p Boys Basketball Playoff vs. China Springs @ Ennis
Thursday, February 22
Baseball JV/M @ J’Ville Tourn.
Baseball V @ Howard Estes Tourn.
Softball @ Lone Star Tyler Tourn.
6:00p Boys JV2 Soccer @ Lufkin Hudson
Friday, February 23
Baseball JV/M @ J’Ville Tourn.
Baseball V @ Howard Estes Tourn.
3:30 HS Track @ Madisonville Practice Track Meet
6:00p Softball vs Groesbeck (Home)
5:30p Girls JV1/V Soccer @ Athens
7:00p Boys V Soccer vs Athens (Home) JV1 @ 5:30p
from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall
GO WILDCATS!
Three Palestine High School students; Brandon Galloway, Rylee Davis, and Alyson Alva-rez were surprised and excited to learn that they had been awarded the Presidential Fellows Scholarship during a pep rally hosted by UT Tyler on February 8th at Palestine High School.
Angie Copeland of UT Tyler presented the scholarships to the students as their families watched proudly. The scholar-ship will pay for tuition, fees, housing, and books for a full four years at UT Tyler.
Congratulations to the students and their parents for this outstanding achievement.
TSTC Welding Competition
PHS welding students participat-
ed in the SkillsUSA welding
competition at Texas State
Technical College in Waco on
February 9th.
Two teams, made up of Mario
Aleman and Jesus Marquez,
and Ana Gallegos and Colton
Croft won Blue Ribbons
with their welding projects which
qualifies them to advance to
the state SkillsUSA Competition
later this spring.
Aleman and Marquez also
brought home additional honors
with their project selected as
Best of Show.
3 PHS Students Receive UT Tyler Scholarships
Palestine ISD will
be closed in
observance of the
Presidents’ Day
holiday on Monday,
February 19th.
The district will
reopen on Tues-
day, February 20th
at the regular time.
The Wildcat
Basketball Team
will play China
Springs in the
playoffs on Tues-
day, February 20th
at 7:30 pm. The
game will be played
at Ennis High
School located at
1445 Lake Bardwell
Drive in Ennis, Tex-
as. Good luck to
the team!
Happy Presidents’
Day, and I hope
everyone enjoys
their three day
weekend!
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Welcome back, Wildcat fans! We are excited to kick off the new school year with a full athletic calendar. Our student
athletes have worked hard in preparation for the new season. Cross Country is ready for their first meet in Union
Grove on Saturday, Volleyball is in full swing with the varsity team competing in the Groesbeck tournament today and
tomorrow, Team Tennis hosted their first home match of the season on Thursday, and varsity football will kick off
their season on September 1st versus Mabank. We encourage our fans to come out and support all our fall sports.
As a reminder, please don’t forget Meet the Wildcats, Monday, August 28th, 7:00 p.m., Wildcat Gym! We look forward
to introducing our football, cross country, fall tennis, and volleyball teams, as well as student trainers, band
members, cheerleaders and Kik Kats. Representatives from the PISD Athletic Booster Club will be available, also, to
answer any questions you may have about memberships and volunteer opportunities.
For up to date information, schedules, and upcoming events, please visit the Athletic webpage at
www.palestineschools.org, Departments, Athletics.
WE WILL PUT FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE INFO HERE….COACH ROBINSON IS WORKING ON THAT…..
In Volleyball action:
The Ladycats played Pittsburg at home last Friday night in their first home game of the season. JVB lost a tough
match in 3 ( 25-13, 18-25, 11-15). JVA defeated Pittsburg (25-22, 22-25, 25-23)! The Varsity girls lost in three (20-25, 17-
25, 17-25). Faith Newman picked up 22 digs. McKenzie King had 22 assists. Destiny Mathews had 10 kills while Shayla
Arthur added 8 kills. The Ladycats will resume play in the Eustace tournament playing at 9 am vs. Mabank in the
Championship bracket.
The Ladycats hosted Alba-Golden Tuesday night. The JVB team fought hard in a 3 game match, but came up short (25
-20, 21-25, 23-25). Our JVA team won in exciting fashion coming from behind in the 3rd set to win (15-25, 25-16, 25-20)!
Our varsity girls showed heart and fight in their 5 game match with Alba-Golden. We came up short, but very proud of
the effort the girls gave (26-24, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 12-15). We will be playing in the Groesbeck tournament this Friday
and Saturday!
Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Robby Clark
Palestine Athletics
The
Boys Soccer:
The Wildcat Soccer Team is ranked #1 in the State of Texas for all classifications including 5A and 6A squads. The team is also currently ranked #33 in the nation.
Boys Basketball:
Varsity vs Madisonville on Tuesday, February 13th The Wildcats came out and played hard from the tip and won with a score of 44-42. I would like to thank all for the support as we gear up for the playoffs and go Wildcats! Coach JJ Johnson Final District Standings: Athens 7-1 Madisonville 5-3 Palestine 4-4 Fairfield 2-6 Mexia 2-6
Boys Basketball Playoff Information
Palestine Wildcats vs China Springs Tuesday, February 20th
Location: Ennis High School Gymnasium
1405 Lk Bardwell Dr. Ennis, TX 75119 Gate Fee: Adults $5.00 Students $3.00
Start Time: 8:00 pm
Baseball: Congratulations to Will McBride on receiving a baseball scholarship from Luna Community College in Las Vegas,
New Mexico. Will signed a letter of intent to play at Luna this week surrounded by his family, teammates and
coaches.
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Palestine High School Principal: Dr. William Stewart
On Saturday, February 10th, 23 members of the Palestine High School Band participated in the UIL Region 21 Solo and Ensemble contest. 14 students earned "Excellent" ratings, and 11 students earned "Superior" ratings and will advance to UIL State Solo and Ensemble contest to be held in May. State advancing students:
Jeff Cotten's SkillsUSA Opening and Closing Ceremo-nies contest District 5 Gold Medal winners. Ashley Kiser, Jessica Valdez, Vianey Gloria, Angeli Rodriguez, Jeff Cotten, Ana Olguin, Elizabeth Torres, and Lucero Velazquez.
Congratulations to Taylor Kelly on being awarded
Outstanding Delegate
at the Youth & Government State Conference.
TROMBONE TRIO Connor Chaffins Tristyn Coody David Oliver PIANO SOLO Alex Shiller
FLUTE QUARTET Daniel Arzola Kaitlyn Smith BreAnna Donnell Allison Gonzalez TRUMPET TRIO Joe Banuelos Faustino Lara Jesus Marquez
PHS Instructional
Practices student,
Abigail Castillo,
working with
elementary
students.
CNA students using balloons,
shaving cream and razors in their lab to
practice the techniques of shaving.
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Palestine Junior High School
Principal: Stephen Cooksey
Mrs. Lacy’s class
studied Marti
Gras and
decorated masks
this week.
The 8th Grade Science classes
learned about the moon phases
and created diagrams with
Oreo cookies.
Mrs. Woody’s 7th grade Reading
class had a debate vs. the
administrative staff on the
Pros and Cons of the
student dress code.
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A.M. Story Intermediate
Principal: Jaime Clark
Story is blessed to have the best
counselor, Mrs. Tracie Chapa!
Positive Office Referrals!
Luke has been at Children’s Hospital since September
with numerous chemo treatments and recently just
received a bone marrow transplant.
Instead of Luke saying “why me?”, Luke is taking the
time to think of and help others by starting a charity
(#LUKESTRONG) to help families like his.
Luke is asking for NEW items to make care packages
to give to families when they find their “world turned
upside down” overnight. He wants to help them with
care packages since these families spend hours, days,
nights, weeks and even months inside hospitals.
Listed below are items that you can donate starting
Monday, February 12th and ending on Wednesday,
February 28th. There will be boxes in the office at
Story for students to drop these items off.
Devotional books
Small toys
Games
Books
Coloring book & crayons
Snacks
Disposable toothbrushes
Kids toothpaste
Lemon drops
Movies
Q-tips
Nail clippers
Fingernail files
Screwdriver
Can opener
Batteries
Fragrance free lotion
Medicated lip balm
Hand sanitizer
Flushable wipes
Blanket
On September 11, 2017, Luke
was diagnosed with Acute
Myeloid Leukemia. A trip to
the doctor for high fever,
coughing and an earache
turned his world upside down.
You never think this will
happen to your child.
Soft socks
Nail care kit
Simple crafts
Notepads and pens
Gum
Soap
Travel size shampoo & conditioner
Visa gift cards
Lint roller
Water bottles
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Southside Elementary Principal: Grace Mancilla
Valentine’s Day
at Southside Elementary
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Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton
KEY students took their stuffed animals to the Palestine Public Library for a sleepover.
Mr. Quarles brought the stuffed animals home the next day
and shared their adventures during their sleepover at the library.
Northside students love reading their library books!
Over 72 men attended the
3rd Annual WatchDOGS
Donuts with Dad breakfast.
Many signed up to serve as
WatchDOGS this spring.
Library time is very important on our cam-pus.
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Washington E.C.C. Principal: Sheila Bradley
Students and teachers working
hard on CLI and MOY testing.
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PALESTINE ISD TACE
Northside Primary TACE Center
Northside Career Readiness class has learned about building a structure
and turning that structure into a retail business.
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PALESTINE ISD TACE
Southside Elementary TACE Center
Junior Master Gardner class
Planting seeds with Mr. Strudivant
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PALESTINE ISD TACE
A.M. Story Intermediate TACE STEM Center
Painted
Cookie
Fun
Happy
Valentine’s
Day!
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PALESTINE ISD TACE
Palestine Junior High School TACE STEM Center
Choir TACE
with Mrs. Leslie Hooe, PHS Choir
Valentine's Candy Bouquet Event
Mardi Gras Cookie Event
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PALESTINE ISD TACE
Palestine High School TACE College and Career Readiness Center
Welding students brought home Best in Show
at SkillsUSA with their Ducks Unlimited grill.
TACE has created an opportunity for
the students to spend more time
in the shop after school.
Art Club making altered books
Glee Club preparing for a flash mob
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Looking Forward
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
11 12
5:00p JH Boys Basket-ball vs Mexia (Home)
13 JV Tennis @ Madisonville Tourn. 4:30p Baseball @ J’Ville 5:00p Boys Basketball @ Madisonville 5:30p Girls JV1/V Soccer @ Chapel Hill 6:00p Boys JV2 Soccer vs Mexia (Home)
14
15 Softball @ Killeen Tournament
16 FLEX Day
End 4th Six Weeks
Softball @ Killeen Tournament
Baseball @ Whitehouse
5:30p Girls V Soccer @ Bullard/JV2 @ Pittsburgh
7:00p Boys Soccer vs Mineola (Home) JV1
17 Softball @ Killeen Tournament
18 19 Presidents’ Day Student/Staff Holiday
5:00p Baseball vs J’Ville (Home)
20 JV Tennis @ Madi-sonville Tournament 4:00p Softball JV @ Lindale 5:00p Softball V vs West Rusk (Home) 5:30p Boys V Soccer vs Cumberland Acad-emy (Home) 7:00p Girls JV1 Soccer vs Cumberland Acad-emy (Home) 7:30p Boys Basket-ball Playoff vs. China Springs @ Ennis High School
21
22 Baseball JV/M @ J’Ville Tourn.
Baseball V @ Howard Estes Tourn.
Softball @ Lone Star Tyler Tourn.
6:00p Boys JV2 Soccer @ Lufkin Hudson
23
Baseball JV/M @ J’Ville Tourn.
Baseball V @ Howard Estes Tourn.
3:30 HS Track @ Madisonville Practice Track Meet
6:00p Softball vs Groesbeck (Home)
5:30p Girls JV1/V Soccer @ Athens
7:00p Boys V Soccer vs Athens (Home) -JV1 @ 5:30p
J6-9p H Spring Dance
24 8:00a PHS ACT & TSI
Baseball JV/M @ J’ville Tourn.
Baseball V @ Howard Estes Tourn.
Softball @ Lone Star Tyler Tourn.
11:00a Boys JV2 Soccer vs Van (Home)
25 26 UIL Debate & Speech
4:00p Softball Pictures @ Main Gym
5:00p Baseball M/JV @ Jacksonville
5:30p Girls JV1 Soccer @ Crockett
6:00p Softball JVB vs. Bishop TK Gorman (Home)
6:00p Boys JV1 Soccer @ Mexia
7:00 pm Regular Board Meeting
27 JV Tennis @ Groesbeck Tourn. 4:30p Softball V vs Italy (Home) 4:30p Softball JV @ Frankston 5:30p Northside Math Night
28
1 Baseball M/JV @ Athens Tourney
Baseball V @ Tyler Tourney
Softball JV @ Longview Tournament
Softball V @ Center-ville Tourn.
3:30p HS Track @ Fairfield Track Meet
5:30p Girls JV2 Soccer @ Navasota
6:00p Boys JV2 Soccer vs Hudson (Home)
2
Baseball M/JV @ Athens Tourney
Baseball V @ Tyler Tourney
Softball JV @ Longview Tourna-ment
Softball V @ Center-ville Tourn.
Tennis V @ Madi-sonville Tournament
3:30p JH Track @ Fairfield Track Meet
5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ Chapel Hill
5:30p Girls JV1/V Soccer vs Chapel Hill
3 Baseball M/JV @ Athens Tourney
Baseball V @ Tyler Tourney
Softball JV @ Longview Tourna-ment
Softball V @ Center-ville Tourn.
Tennis V @ SFA (Hudson Tourna-ment)
11:30a Boys JV2 Soccer @ Van
4 5 3:30p Junior High @ Crockett Track Meet
4:30p Softball JV vs Oakwood (Home)
5:15p Baseball M/JV @ Athens
5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ Mineola
5:30p Girls JV2 Soccer @ Pittsburg
6:00p Girls V Soccer vs. Bullard (Home)
6 Tennis JV @ Center Tournament
6:00p Baseball V @ John Tyler
7:00p Girls JV1 Soccer vs Crockett
7 8 High School One Act Play Practice
Baseball V @ Buffalo Tourney
3:30p HS Track @ Bullard Track Meet
9 10:00a High School One Act Play Contest
Baseball V @ Buffalo Tourney
5:00p Softball JV/V vs Nacogdoches (Home)
6:00p Girls JV2 Soccer @ Wascom
7:00p Boys V Soccer vs Cumberland (Home)
10 Baseball V @ Buffalo Tourney
February-March 2018