Windthorst Independent School District

April 1, 2011-April 15, 2011

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CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the following students for being chosen to have their essays published in the spring 2011 Creative Communication anthology. Their parents should be extremely proud because only a limited number of essays are chosen. These students wrote the essays in Mrs. Vieth’s English class.

Sadie Anderle (4th grade) “My Grandma’s House”

Tim Lofland (5th grade) “What am I?” description of a school bus

Katherine Pitman (5th grade) “Only one Hour”

Coby Schroeder (5th grade) “What is in my Brown Bag?” description of a cookie cutter

Kaycie Toft (5th grade) “Untested Learning”

Andrea Mankins (5th grade) “What am I?” description of a stapler April 1, 2011-April 15, 2011

For more information please check out our website at www.windthorstisd.net

Non-Discrimination Statement: Windthorst ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to or employment in its education program or activities. This is in accordance with Federal Law including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture policy. This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly: To file a complaint of discrimination or to receive a copy of the grievance policy of the district, please contact Windthorst Principal Jean Ashton at P.O. Box 190, Windthorst, TX 76389; or you may call (940) 423-6679 or fax (940) 423-6505. You may also write to the Office for Civil Rights, Dallas Office, U.S. Department of Education, 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201, Telephone (214) 880-2459, Fax (214) 880-3082, TDD: (214) 880-2456, Email: [email protected] Counselor’s Corner:

JUNIORS MAY TAKE ONE FREE ACT OR SAT TEST ON THE TEST DATES BELOW. THERE IS A LIMITED SUPPLY OF VOUCHERS SO SEE MRS. TACKETT EARLY. THE ACT DEADLINE IS QUICKLY APPROACHING!

ACT Test Dates: Registration Deadline: April 9, 2011 March 4, 2011 June 11, 2011 May 6, 2011 register at www.actstudent.org Windthorst High School testing center code # 230890

SAT Test Dates: Registration Deadline May 7, 2011 April 8, 2011 June 4, 2011 May 6, 2011 register at www.sat.collegeboard.com

The Texas Common Application is available at www.applytexas.org This one application may be used for any state universities and many 2 year colleges.

Windthorst School Code: 447592 April 1, 2011-April 15, 2011

College Days: Texas State University- Feb.19, April 16 www.admissions.txstate.edu/visit/bobcat-days

Scholarship Search: www.schoolsoup.com www.fastweb.com

SCHOLARSHIPS: Windthorst Federal Credit Union-Applications are available in Mrs. Tackett's office. Deadline is May, 19th.

Andrew B. Roewe Memorial Scholarship- Eligible to a WHS graduate or graduating senior. Application deadline is April 1st and can be found at www.roewescholarship.org

Archer County Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship Essay- Guidelines are in Mrs. Tackett's office and deadline is April 29th.

Texas Tech Alumni Association- Applications are in the office and due by March 15th.

Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation-This application includes the Bingo Kinder & White’s Scholarship. The application can be found at www.wfacf.org and deadline is March 15, 2011.

Archer County Farm Bureau- Application is at www.txfb.org. Deadline is March 18, 2011.

Catholic Life Insurance- Applications are available in Mrs. Tackett's office and are due March 1, 2011. To be eligible, students must be a Catholic Life Insurance member.

Fort Worth Scottish Rite Foundation-Applications are available online at www.fortworthscottishrite.org/Scholarships.html You must be a senior and deadline is March 1, 2011

2011 Texas Elks State Assoc.- Available to seniors. Applications are online or in Mrs. Tackett's office. Deadline is March 4th.

Texas Elks State Association Essay Contest- This is available to any high school student. Deadline is Feb.28th. Applications are online at www.texaselks.org or in Mrs. Tackett's office.

The following local scholarship guidelines are now available in Mrs. Tackett's office: Howard Neeb Memorial- Due April 21st. Windthorst All Sport Booster Club- Due May 4th Paul and Mary Schenk Memorial- Due April 29th Head and Oliver Ranches- Due April 21st Michelle Berend Cannedy Memorial- Due April 29th

Trojan Basketball Honors 1st Team All-District : Dylan Stallcup Jacob Johnson 2nd Team All-District : Ty Duncan 6th Man Award : Derek Mankins Academic All-District : Kellen Green Lucas Veitenheimer Derek Mankins Regan Veitenheimer Academic All-State : Regan Veitenheimer Congratulations to these young men.

Windthorst fifth graders recently completed a program called Spotlight on Smokeless (SOS) offered through the Region 2 Prevention Resource Center in Abilene. They learned about the dangers of using smokeless tobacco and other tobacco products. After the program was completed, the students wrote letters of thanks and to inform the directors what they learned through the program. The letters were appreciated by the staff. On March 23, 2011 (Tobacco Free Kid’s Day), Windthorst 5th graders were presented with a t-shirt, bookmarks, stickers, poster and more for their hard work by Lakeshia White and Kristi Le who came from Abilene. Great Job 5th graders!

Trojanette Track The Trojanette track team opened up their 2011 track season by getting 2nd place in the Panther Relay track meet in Seymour. The team finished with 141 total points. Here are the results:

3200M Run: Danielle Anderle 400M Relay: 4th place 53.59 Lynsey Neeb, Lexi Koetter, Ruth Estrada, Jayme Weatherred 800M Run: 3rd place Katie Pennartz 2:39, Danielle Anderle 100M Hurdles: 2nd Jayme Weatherred 18.0, 3rd place Abby Wolf 18.67, 4th place Bailey Schlumpf 19.07 100M Dash: 1st place Lexi Koetter 13.28, Rebecca Wolf, Katie Veitenheimer 800M Relay: 3rd place Carli Clifton, Lynsey Neeb, Ruth Estrada Lexi Koetter 1:55 400M Dash: 6th place Sara Krahl 71.6, Stefanie Sanchez, Lexi Hilbers, Haley Bounds 300M Hurdles: 2nd place Jayme Weatherred 53.59, 3rd place Abby Wolf 53.9, 6th place Rebecca Wolf 56.0 200M Dash: Lynsey Neeb, Carli Clifton, Rebecca Wolf 1600M Run: 3rd place Katie Pennartz 6:00 1600M Relay 4th place Carli Clifton, Sara Krahl, Ruth Estrada, Abby Wolf 4:41 Discus: 5th place Logan Pennartz 83’7 ¼, 6th place Brooke Dillon 76’2, Kelsey Hise High Jump: tie 2nd and 3rd Leslie Schroeder 4’10, Jayme Weatherred 4’10, Abby Wolf Long Jump: 1st place Lexi Koetter 16’2 ½, 4th place Lynsey Neeb 14’9 ¾, 5th place Jayme Weatherred 14’8 ¼ Shot Put: 1st place Kelsey Hise 32’6, 3rd place Brooke Dillon 31’6 1/4, 5th place Paige Dillon 30’6 ¼ Triple Jump: 3rd place Lynsey Neeb 32’4 ¼, Rebecca Wolf, Carli Clifton April 1, 2011-April 15, 2011

Spartanette Track News The 7th and 8th grade Spartanette track teams opened up their 2011 season on March 7th by traveling to Nocona. Both teams placed 5th in their respective divisions. Here are the individual results:

7th grade 2400M Run: 2nd place Kolbi Martin 11:02 400M Relay: 4th place: Tarah Zotz, Blakely Berend, McKenna George, Darian Berend 1:02 800M Run: 6th place Cy Schroeder 3:08, Blair Berend 100M Hurdles: 5th place Sydni Clifton 20.18, Breann Schreiber, Katie Conrady 100M Dash: Tarah Zotz, McKenna George, Sydney Wolf 800M Relay: 4th place Tarah Zotz, Jenna Glawe, McKenna George, Blakely Berend 2:14 400M Dash: Darian Berend, Madison Krahl, Ashley Wells 300M Hurdles: 2nd place Sydni Clifton 58.23, 5th place Breann Schreiber 1:01, Katie Conrady 200M Dash: Blakely Berend, Madison Krahl, Sydney Wolf 1600M Run: 3rd place Kobli Martin 7:00, Blair Berend 1600M Relay: 3rd place Breann Schreiber, Darian Berend, Cy Schroeder, Sydni Clifton 5:11 Discus: Darian Berend, Kylie Berend, Katie Nichols High Jump: 4th place Breann Schreiber 4’2, Cy Schroeder, Tarah Zotz Long Jump:1st place Sydni Clifton 13’3 ½, McKenna George, Blakely Berend Shot Put: Katie Nichols, Kylie Berend, Lauren Carcano Triple Jump: 5th place Sydni Clifton 25’, Breann Schreiber, Katie Conrady

8th Grade 2400M Run: 3rd place Rebecca Herrera 10:48 400M Relay: 5th place Ashley Latham, Macy Southard, Whitney Simmons, Christina Olivaros 1:03 800M Run: Rachel Conrady 100M Hurdles: 2nd place Baylee Morath 19.58, Phia Stallcup 100M Dash: Ashley Latham, Whitney Simmons, Kaitlyn Veitenheimer 800M Relay: 5th place Christina Olivaros, Clemen Valdez, Rebecca Herrera, Rachel Conrady 2:17 400M Dash: 5th place Clemen Valdez 1:18, Christina Olivaros, Dalton Hammond 300M Hurdles: 6th place Baylee Morath 1:01, Phia Stallcup 200M Dash: Macy Southard, Dalton Hammond 1600M Run: 3rd place Rebecca Herrera 6:34 1600M Relay: 5th place Clemen Valdez, Phia Stallcup, Christina Olivaros, Rachel Conrady 5:25 Discus: 1st place Haven Canada 89’4, 5th place Rachel Anderle 63’10, 6th place Whitney Simmons 63’2 Long Jump:6th place Rebecca Herrera 12’ ½, Phia Stallcup, Rachel Conrady Shot Put: 2nd place Haven Canada 33’10, Whitney Simmons, Kaitlyn Veitenheimer Triple Jump: Rachel Conrady, Ashley Latham, Dalton Hammond

Upcoming TAKS testing dates March 1- Grade 4 & 7 Writing Grade 9 Reading Grade 10 & 11 English Language Arts April 4- Grade 5 & 8 Math April 5- Grade 5 & 8 Reading April 25- LAT Math April 26- LAT Reading Grades 3, 4, 6, 7, &10 Math April 27- Grades 3, 4, 6, 7 Reading Grade 11 Math April 28- Grades 5, 8, 10, & 11 Science Grade 9 Math April 29- Grades 8, 10, & 11 Social Studies May 17- Grades 5 & 8 Math retest May 18- Grades 5 & 8 Reading retest FFA PLANT SALE APRIL 16TH Windthorst Ag Department will be having their 2nd annual greenhouse sale Sunday, April 10, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the school greenhouse located behind the library building. Bedding plants and hanging baskets will be for sale. Come support the Ag department and get plants to make your yard ready for spring & summer! Windthorst FFA Members Receive Scholarships Three Windthorst FFA Members have received scholarships from the2011 Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Calf Scramble. Marshall Luig won a $4,000 scholarship, Carter Crain won a $3,000 scholarship and Trevor Vaughn won a $2,000 scholarship. These recipients caught calves at the 2010 Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo which gave them a $500 certificate to purchase a heifer to show at the 2011 stock show. Besides caring for their heifer throughout the year, they were also required to write correspondence monthly to their calf scramble sponsor. These FFA members were chosen for these scholarships for their outstanding work and communication with their sponsors. Windthorst AG Mechanics Results The Windthorst FFA Ag Mechanics teams participated in the San Antonio Livestock Show Ag Mechanics Contest on February 19, 2011 and in the Houston Livestock Show Ag Mechanics contest on March 19, 2011. Windthorst FFA did a great job with their projects this year and will be showing their projects to the community on April 1, 2011 at the Friends of the FFA fish fry at the school cafeteria. April 1, 2011-April 15, 2011

Following are the results of the two shows: San Antonio Results: Houston Results: Portable Seed Cleaner, built by Marshall Luig, Portable Seed Cleaner, built by Marshall Luig, Regan Veitenheimer, and Trevor Vaughn: 1st in Regan Veitenheimer, and Trevor Vaughn: 1st in Class & Overall winner in project documentation Class & Agriculture Machinery Division Manure Scraper, Built by Brent Hemmi and Reserve Champion Hunter Morath: Blue Ribbon Manure Scraper, Built by Brent Hemmi and Lamb Working Chute, built by Dalton Anderle Hunter Morath: 4th in class and Derek Mankins: Blue Ribbon Lamb Working Chute, built by Dalton Anderle Livestock Panels, built by Jacob Meurer and and Derek Mankins: Blue Ribbon Dustin Schreiber: Red Ribbon Livestock Panels, built by Jacob Meurer and Calf Mobility Unit, built by Kelsey Hise, Darby Dustin Schreiber: Blue Ribbon Anderle and Kristi Gresham: 4th in Class Calf Mobility Unit, built by Kelsey Hise, Darby Anderle and Kristi Gresham: Blue Ribbon 32’ Gooseneck Cattle Trailer, built by Austin Blagg, Carter Crain and Dusty Talley: 3rd in class FFA Calf Scramble Results FFA Members calf scrambled at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo and at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Winners from the Fort Worth calf scramble received $500 to purchase a heifer to show at the 2012 stock show. Houston winners received $1250 to purchase a heifer or steer to show at the 2012 show and after meeting all yearly requirements they will receive an additional $250. Winners from the 2011 Calf Scramble Contests are: Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo: Carter Crain Chase Schreiber Adam Hoff Jacob Meurer Trevor Vaughn Dustin Schreiber Dylan Stallcup Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo: Joe Hoegger Dustin Schreiber Dalton Anderle Jacob Meurer Trevor Vaughn HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW RESULTS Windthorst FFA had several members show their livestock projects recently at the Houston Livestock Show. Results for the dairy show are: Joe Hoegger, Jr. Show Grand Champion and Open show champion Jersey, Clayton Wolf, 3rd place, Gavin Steinberger 1st place and Reserve Junior Calf, Gage Steinberger 1st in class and Open Show Reserve Champion, Garrett Steinberger 1st place and Grand Champion Open and Junior Show Holstein. Calf Scramble Show Results are: Adam Hoff, Grand Champion Holstein and Reserve Champion Overall Dairy Scramble Calf, Carter Crain, 6th in class, Nathan Scheffe, 4th in class, and Regan Veitenheimer, 5th in class. Kelsey Hise also participated in the Crossbred Barrow show. Congratulations to all these students! WINDTHORST FFA AG 381 TRAP SHOOT Windthorst FFA’s Trap team hosted the first annual Windthorst FFA Ag 381 Trap Shoot in Archer City at the Archer County Shooting Sports Complex on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The team consists of Austin Blagg, Carter Crain, KJ Nichols and Dusty Talley. Five schools were represented at the shoot: Windthorst, Holliday, Harrold, New Diana and Wills Point. Windthorst’s team won overall with a score of 247 clays broken and received custom made belt buckles. Wills Point was 2nd place with a score of 242 and New Diana placed 3rd with a score of 154. Dusty Talley was High Point Individual over all 17 students who competed and also received a custom made belt buckle for his accomplishment. Second and Third place teams and individuals received monogrammed shell bags. The Windthorst FFA Trap team would like to thank their sponsors for making this event possible! Lonestar Milk Transport sponsored all the awards; Schenk Oil – Jake & Patty Schenk, Academy and Riverstar Farms for sponsoring the meal; and the Archer County Shooting Sports Complex for allowing us to use their facilities! Thanks again for making this such a successful shoot!