February 22, 2017 Fourth Six Weeks Cougar Connection Brazos High School Newsletter STATE BOUND! Brazos High School academic competitions have gotten off to a strong start in 2017! We have multi- ple student groups advancing to the state competi- tion in their field. TRACTOR TECH The Brazos FFA Tractor Tech team of Joe Buford, Kyle Neiman, and Colten Mayo placed 2nd in the Area III Tractor Tech competition, one point behind As winners, the boys qualify for scholarship money. the first place team. What is Tractor Tech you Congratulations to Ian, Zach, and Deko and their ask? Tractor Tech is three part competition. Team sponsor, Mr. Divin. members appraise components and parts of trac- Debate. CX is a debate over policy. Instead of a one UIL SOLO & ENSEMBLE tors and agricultural implements and make recom- -on-one duel like you saw during the Presidential mendations for services needed and not needed, debates, CX is performed between teams of two, complete a written exam, and finally the team of each taking turns at the stand, asking questions, three members, working as a group, locates and reading evidence, and using forensic skill to argue corrects five deliberately placed malfunctions in a for policy change by the federal diesel fueled tractor and safely navigates the re- government This year’s topic concerned foreign paired tractor through a driving course within the policy; The United States federal government 25 minute time limit. Congratulations to Joe, Col- should substantially increase its economic and/or ten, and Kyle and their FFA sponsor, Mr. Sheffield. diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China. CX debate consists of 8 minute planning and prepa- The Mighty Cougar Band is sending a record TEN ration periods and 3 minute cross examination musicians to the UIL State Solo and Ensemble con- periods during which positives and negatives are test this year!!! In addition to learning their whole attacked or defended. The debate concludes with 5 band competition music, these students learned minute periods of weighing the issues. A forensic additional pieces of music and polished them to judge evaluates the teams’ arguments to deter- perfection. Band students can either enter solos mine whether the affirmative proves that the adop- tion of the resolution would be in the best interests of the United States. Congratulations to Ian and Kyle and their sponsor, Mrs. Divin.

TACS ACADEMIC CHALLENGE The Association of Community Schools holds

an annual academic challenge in which teams of CX DEBATE three students of varying academic ability respond For the first time in ten years, Brazos High School to questions based on the Texas Essential is sending a CX Debate team to the State Debate Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English, mathe- competition. The Brazos CX debate team of Ian matics, science, and social studies. This was the Martin and Kyle Neiman placed second at the dis- first time Brazos High School sent a team to the trict debate meet. CX, or Cross Examination De- TACS Academic Challenge. Our team of three, Ian bate is one of three types of debate. The other two Martin, Zach Walters, and Dekorreon Hodges placed are Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Congressional third at the Regional meet and qualified for state. UPCOMING EVENTS ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP HOURS Thursday, February 23 FFA -HLSR Breeding Heifer Show The State of Texas requires stu- from 3:36—4:36 Monday— BHS @ Tidehaven Tourn. FFA HLSR Market Goats, and Turkey Show BHS Varsity @ Wharton Tourn. 6:30pm BHS Band Boosters dents to be in attendance 90% of Thursday. Seniors must com- FFA Prairie View A&M FFA CDEs Friday, March 17 the time to receive credit for plete all owed make-up hours FFA Day at the Capitol FFA HLSR Market Goats and Breeding Heifer Show classes. Students who have before noon on Friday, June 2, Friday, February 24 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball v Brazosport Christian BHS Softball @ Tidehaven Tourn. 6:00pm BHS Softball v Danbury accumulated more than 10 ab- 2017 in order to be allowed to BHS Varsity Baseball @ Wharton Tourn. 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball v Brazosport Chris- sences per class period will be participate in the graduation BHS @ Wharton tian BHS Track @ Tiger Relays Saturday, March 18 required to make-up time in ceremony. All other students in Saturday, February 25 FFA HLSR Heifer Show order to regain credit. Make-up grades 9-11 must complete make- BHS Softball @ Tidehaven Tourn. Sunday, March 19 hours may be served in the BHS up hours by June 16, 2017 BHS Varsity Baseball @ Wharton Tourn. FFA HLSR Heifer show and Market Swine Show Monday, February 27 FFA HLSR Public Speaking Contest front office Monday—Thursday 5:00pm BHS Cheerleader Tryout Practice 3 Monday, March 20 6:00pm BHS Band after school clinician BHS UIL Computer Science Tuesday, February 28 FFA HLSR Livestock Judging STATE BOUND, CONTINUED 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball @ Palacios FFA HLSR Market Swine Show 6:30pm BHS Varsity Baseball @ Palacios FFA State Tractor Tech Contest or small groups, ensembles, in the competition. Students can select 7:00pm BMS 8th Grade Parent Meeting 7:00pm Brazos ISD School Board Meeting from three different levels of difficulty when preparing their selections, Wednesday, March 1 Tuesday, March 21 7:30am BMS Book Fair FFA HLSR Market Swine Show Class I, Class II, or Class III. Students who earn the top Division I rating 4:30pm BHS/BMS Cheerleader Tryouts 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball @ Hitchcock on a Class I solo or ensemble are eligible to participate in the State Thursday, March 2 5:00pm BHS Softball @ Hitchcock Solo and Ensemble competition. The trio of Katherine Knight, Lauren BHS JV Baseball @ Palacios Tourn. 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball @ Hitchcock Sadoski, and Leslie Kim performed the Class I Flute Trio # 2 by James BHS Softball @ Schulenburg Tourn. Wednesday, March 22 BHS Varsity Baseball @ Rice Consolidated Tourn. 24AAA UIL District Academic Meet Hook . The trumpet trio of Amanda Rincon Morales, Carlos Gonzales, BHS Track @ Rice Relays 24AAA UIL Writing Events and Cody Kelner performed the Class I Suscepit Israel by J.S. Bach. Friday, March 3 FFA HLSR Market Swine Show The low brass trio consisting of Ian Martin on euphonium, Aaron Cerda BHS JV Baseball @ Palacios Tourn. 3:45pm BMS Band rehearsal with clinician BHS Softball @ Schulenburg Tourn. Thursday, March 23 on euphonium, and Daniel Cerda on tuba performed the Class I selec- BHS Varsity Baseball @ Rice Consolidated Tourn. BHS Track @ Diershke Relays tion Tower Music by Brian Israel. Finally, percussion soloist, Johnaton BHS Tennis @ Sommerville FFA HLSR Market Swine Show Laureano performed the Class I High Voltage Multi-Percussion Solo by Saturday, March 4 Friday, March 24 BHS JV Baseball @ Palacios Tourn. FFA HLSR Agricultural Mechanics Show Brad Meyer. Congratulations to Katherine, Lauren, Leslie, Amanda, BHS Softball @ Schulenburg Tourn. BHS Tennis @ Waller Carlos, Cody, Ian, Aaron, Daniel, and Johnaton and their sponsors Mr. BHS Varsity Baseball @ Rice Consolidated Tourn. BMS Track @ Raider Relays Jamison and Mrs. Wells. BHS Tennis @ Sommerville 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball v LaMarque FFA Texas A&M Judging Clinics 6:00pm BHS Softball v LaMarque Monday, March 6 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball v LaMarque March 28, English I BHS Boys @ Flatonia Saturday, March 25 March 30, English II 7:00pm Project Graduation 2017 FFA HLSR Agricultural Mechanics Show STAAR END OF Tuesday, March 7 Bi-District OAP Monday, May 1—Algebra 8:00am BHS Band UIL Concert & Sight Reading Sunday, March 26 Tuesday, May 2—Biology Contest FFA HLSR Agricultural Mechanics Show COURSE EXAMS Wednesday, May 3—US History 3:30pm BMS CM Jackson Relays Monday, March 27 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball v Boling 24AAA District Tennis 5:30pm BHS Softball v Van Vleck Tuesday, March 28 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball v Boling English I EOC Wednesday, March 8 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball @ East Bernard BHS Girls Golf @ Flatonia 6:00pm BHS Softball @ East Bernard BHS Tennis 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball @ East Bernard 5:00pm BHS Open House Wednesday, March 29 7:00pm FFA HLSR Horse Judging Contest 24AAA District Tennis March Thursday, March 9 BHS Tennis QUAD Meet 24AAA District OAP Thursday, March 30 8 BHS Cougar Relays BHS Track 1:00pm BHS One Act Play Performance English II EOC 5:00- 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball v West Houston Thunder Friday, March 31 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball v West Houston 8:30am TSTC Open House Field Trip 6:00 Friday, March 10 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball @ Rice Consolidated 9:00am BHS FFA @ HLSR 6:00pm BHS Softball @ Rice Consolidated 5:30pm BHS Softball v Tidehaven JV/V 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball @ Rice Consolidated Saturday, March 11 Saturday, April 1 24AAA District CX FFA Area 3 FFA CDEs Wednesday, April 5 BHS Powerlifting @ West Monday, April 3 BHS District Tennis @ Wharton FFA HLSR Floriculture Contest 24AAA District Golf Thursday, April 6 Tuesday, March 14 7:00pm Project Graduation 2017 BHS District Tennis @ Wharton 11:00am BHS Varsity Baseball @ Bellville Tuesday, April 4 BHS Track 6:00pm BHS Softball v Rice FFA SFA CDE Invitationals Friday, April 7 Wednesday, March 15 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball v Danbury End of 5th Six Weeks FFA HLSR Market Goats and Broiler Show 6:00pm BHS Softball v Danbury 4:30pm BHS JV Baseball v Hitchcock Thursday, March 16 7:00pm BHS Varsity Baseball v Danbury 6:00pm BHS Softball v Hitchcock