February 8, 2019 Volume 7: Issue 14 Palestine Independent School District
Inside this issue: Wildcat Weekly Athletics 2 Campus Happenings 3-8 from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall TACE 9-14
Looking Forward 15 PHS Swim Team Wildcat Nation Basketball
PHS Swim Team members, John Berry, Colyer The Wildcat Nation went all out this week to pack President’s Day LaFontaine, Sam Veneris, and Sydney Veneris the gym for the Ladycat and Wildcat Basketball competed at the district meet in Palestine High Teams. With the support of the entire community Student & Staff School's first year to have a swim team. Sydney and a lot of hard work, both girls and boys have Veneris advanced to Regional Competition. The qualified for the Bi-District playoffs. The Ladycats Holiday district is thankful to Mrs. Katherine Newton, PHS will enter the playoffs with a district record of 3-4. The team will take on Huntington at 6:00 pm on Swim Team Instructor for her service to the swim Monday, February 12th at Wells High School. Monday, team. February 18 The State Ranked #12 Wildcats ended the regular season with a record of 23-3, and have brought home the District Championship. The Wildcats’ Bi-District playoff opponent will be determined DISTRICT EVENTS following the outcome of games for other school Friday, February 8 districts. Tennis V @ Robinson Tourn.
4:30p Soccer JV1/V @ Kilgore Who says
4:30p Baseball @ Spring Hill Cats can’t
Saturday, February 9 Swim? 7:30a ACT Tests
Monday, February 11 4:00p Softball vs Nac @ PHS Thank you
5:00p Boys JV1 Soccer @ Grand Saline PISD Board of Trustees for all you do! Tuesday, February 12 Tennis JV @ Madisonville Tourn. We appreciate your dedication and 5:00p HS Boys Basketball vs Fairfield @ PHS commitment
V Soccer @ Crockett-5:30 Boys/7:00 Girls to students and staff.
4:30 Baseball vs J’Ville
Thursday, February 14 Ladycat Invitational Softball Tourn.
Friday, February 15 Student Holiday/Staff Development
Monday, February 18 Student & Staff Holiday GO WILDCATS !
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Go Wildcats
Athletic Director: Robby Clark
Palestine Athletics
Girls Basketball Varsity Bi-District playoff information:
Palestine vs. Huntington February 11, 2019 - 6pm Wells High School
Coach Jozette Jenkins Coach Jenkins awarded the Career Point Award to Destiny Matthews for accumulating 2000 points in her four years at PHS.
Boys Basketball The Wildcats defeated the Rusk Eagles on February 5th and secured Wildcat Basketball the District Championship. The last time the Wildcats clinched this title Record 23-3 was fifteen years ago. State Rank #12
Bi-District playoff opponent will be determined following games this weekend. District Standings: Palestine 7-0 The Wildcat Varsity Basketball Team has been selected to play in the Madisonville 2-5 Whataburger Playoff Preview against #5 ranked Grandview. The game Fairfield 4-2 will be played at Mansfield Legacy High School at 7:00 pm on February 15th. Mexia 3-3 Rusk 0-6 Coach JJ Johnson
Boys Soccer The 4A #1 Wildcats (15-0-2) defeated the 5A #9 Mt. Pleasant Tigers, 3-2, Friday night. Jose Sanchez started the scoring on a pass from Jonathan Sanchez. The Tigers struck back to take the lead with two goals. Javier Leonor tied the game on a goal assisted by Yoriel Reyes. Will James scored the game winner on a Leonor corner. Varsity will be back in action on Friday, February 15th against the 4A #7 Kilgore Bulldogs in Kilgore.
JVA defeated Mt. Pleasant JV, 2-1. Raul Ramirez scored both goals on assists from Luis Castillo and Michael Chaidez. The team will host Henderson on Tuesday, February 12th.
Coach John Absalom
Girls Soccer Ladycat Soccer supporting Season Record: Varsity 5-6-5 Junior Varsity 5-2-3 Athens ISD. JV will be back in action on Tuesday, February 12th in Madisonville. Varsity will travel to Crockett to begin district play at 7:15 on Friday, February 15th.
Coach Luis Hernandez
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Palestine High School
Principal: Stephen Cooksey
Theater students are taking notes and reading “The Theatre and You.”
Mrs. Bristow’s health science students increasing their vocabulary.
Coach Baker’s students are learning about electronics.
Balancing equations in Mrs. Lawson’s Chemistry class
Haylen Link and Halie Johnson working on water colors in Mrs. Sharp’s Art class.
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Palestine Junior High School
Principal: Joseph Mason
The PJHS choir took 12 junior high students to compete in Whitehouse on Friday, February 1st at the Junior High Solo & Ensemble Contest. Ten of the students had never competed at this level, and all of the students did an outstanding job!
Damian De La Cruz, Andrew Miller, Aiden Nicholson, DeMarcus Polk, and Luke Webb scored a Superior rating on their solos. Brandey Hearn scored an Excellent rating on her solo performance. Alexis Collins, Lamya Cottman, Maria Lopez, Catie Potter, Rachael Oldham, and Kitrina Sutton scored an Excellent rating on their high school level ensemble.
Mrs. Henry’s 7th grade class had fun creating game boards as part of a writing project.
Thank you, Whataburger! PJHS Band PJHS All A Honor Roll students received Whataburger gift cards. All Region Band Qualifiers
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A.M. Story Intermediate
Principal: Jaime Clark
We will miss you Mrs. Huff! Mrs. Thigpen’s 4th Grade Launch Tallest Snowman STEM challenge!
Thank you to Mario’s Mexican Grill for donating books to Mrs. Barrera’s 4th Grade class!
BOP performance at UT Tyler Positive Office Referrals! Kelsey Grayson & Adrian Ramirez Great job!
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Southside Elementary
Principal: Grace Mancilla
Mrs. Lazarine’s class has been studying camouflaged animals.
Third grade students have been studying 3 dimensional shapes in math.
Southside staff and students celebrated the 100th Day of School on Tuesday, January 29th.
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Northside Primary
Principal: Barbara Dutton
The Northside family had a great day of fun and learning on the 100th Day of School.
Students were enthralled by Over 120 men attended Northside’s annual the vocal and piano perfor- mance by musicians from WatchDOGS Donuts with Dad. the Piatagorski Foundation.
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Washington Early Childhood Center
Principal: Sheila Bradley
WECC students & teachers had a blast at the Red Carpet Event.
Everyone danced the night away!
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Library time is very important on our cam- pus.
We like to grow our own vegetables.
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Northside TACE
Texas ACE and WATCHDOGS work together to involve dads in the daily happenings at Northside. Many dads spend the day volunteering in classrooms, library, cafeteria, car rider line, listening to students read, etc. Dads who can't spend the day will often volunteer before school so they can still make it to work! Thank you, Dads, for your participation in the lives of our students!
Library time is very important on our cam- pus.
We like to grow our own vegetables. Students continue to learn about using recycled materials to make a project. These two students completed their project and were very proud! When you visit Northside school, you will see many different projects displayed in the glass cases in the foyer.
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Southside TACE
Library time is very important on our cam- pus.
Students in Mrs. Rodger’s Texas ACE class were given a challenge to see who could create the tallest structure, using marshmallows and dry spaghetti.
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A.M. Story TACE
Library time is very important on our cam- pus.
Morning Texas ACE students sending support and prayers to fellow classmates and school district in Athens.
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PJHS TACE
The “I Have A Voice” class!
Library time is very important on our cam- pus.
We like to grow our own vegetables.
Palestine Painted Cookie parent meeting-FUN!
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PHS TACE
Monday Math Day
and Chess Club joins in!
Library time is very important on our cam- pus.
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Looking Forward
February - March 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tennis V @ Robinson 7:30a TSI Tests Tourn.
4:30p Soccer JV1/V @ Kilgore
4:30p Baseball @ Spring Hill 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4:00p Softball JV/V vs Tennis JV @ End of 4th Six Weeks Ladycat V Softball Ladycat V Softball Nacogdoches @ PHS Madisonville Tourn. Invitational Tourn. Invitational Tourn. Ladycat V Softball Tennis V @ Robert E 5:00p Soccer JV1 4:30p Baseball vs Invitational Tourn. Lee Tourn. Powerlifting @ Grand Saline HS Jacksonville 4:30p Baseball @ Pine Tree HS Cancelled: Soccer @ Whitehouse 5:00p Boys Basketball @ Carlisle Soccer @ New Waverly: vs Fairfield @ PHS 4:00p Boys 7:00p Girls Soccer @ Crockett: 7:30p Boys Basketball 5:30p Boys vs Grandview @ Legacy 7:00p Girls HS, Mansfield 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Student & Staff Holiday 5:00p Softball JV/V Howard Estes Base- Howard Estes Baseball Howard Estes Base- @ Corsicana ball Memorial Tourn. Memorial Tourn. ball Memorial Tourn. 5:00p Baseball JV vs Softball Lone Star Chapel Hill Soccer vs Westwood Softball Lone Star Tourn. @ Whitehouse Softball Lone Star 5:30p Boys 6:00p Boys Soccer JV1 Tourn. Tennis V @ Kaufman Tourn. @ Whitehouse 7:00p Girls @ Whitehouse 5:00p Girls JV1/V vs John Tyler @ PHS Soccer @ Mabank 11:00a Boys JV2 7:00p Regular Board 5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ John Tyler Meeting Soccer @ Mexia 24 25 26 27 28 1 2
5:00p Boys JV2 Soccer Tennis JV 1:45p Senior Class Softball V @ Johnson Tennis V @ Wills Point Softball V @ Johnson @ Lufkin Hudson @ Groesbeck Pictures County Invitational County Invitational 5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer vs Crockett 6:00p Girls JV2 Soccer Soccer @ Madisonville @ PHS-5:30p Powerlifting Girls vs Athens @ PHS 6:00p Girls V Soccer Girls/7:00p Boys Regional Meet vs Madisonville @ PHS Softball V @ Johnson 5:00p Baseball JV vs County Invitational Madisonville 5:00p Softball JV/V Baseball V @ Rosebud @ Lindale Lott Tourn.