October 16, 2020 VOLUME 9: ISSUE 6 Palestine Independent School District Type to enter text INSIDE THE ISSUE: Athletics 2 Wildcat Weekly Another amazing week is in Palestine High School 3 the books in the Wildcat Nation. We’ve got Ms. A.M. Story 4 Owens’s kindergarten Intermediate School students all eyes and ears as they learn about science and Southside Elementary 5 engineering with Mrs. Quarles School in science lab at Northside Primary School. And we Northside Primary 6 would like to give a big School Wildcat Nation thank you to Southside Baptist Church for ACE allowing Palestine High School 7 to use 3 rooms at their church for seniors to do SAT school day testing to social distance. 8th and 9th grade students were able to use Palestine High School’s auditorium for PSAT testing. What’s going on in your school district? Produced by Palestine High School Printing and Imaging Technology Go Wildcats Palestine Athletics Lance Angel: Athletic Director JV and Varsity Volleyball both won this week.JV won in 2 sets and V won in 5 sets. Jan'Aa Johnson led the team offensively with 11 kills, Monique Thompson added 9 kills and Corian Hudson had 6. Mallory Mitchell had a great night from the serving line with 6 aces, she also led the offense with 14 assists on the night and had 11 digs as well. Rylie Schwab had a team high 13 digs. Aleeya Grayson added 4 aces from the serving line. The Ladycats will travel to Rusk with Varsity playing at 4:30 pm and JV playing after. Both the Freshman and the JV Football Teams came away with wins this week. The Freshman Football Team defeated Henderson 28-21. The JV Football Team defeated Henderson 28-8. These ladies got them a W over Center for their last home game of the season! Palestine High School Dr. William Stewart: Principal The Principles of Law Enforcement class had a visit from Anderson County Sheriff Investigator, Sergeant A. Karriker. We would like to extend our gratitude to the Sheriff's Office and Sgt. Karriker for taking time out of her busy day and visiting with our students. Vocabulary and Spanish with Mrs. Banuelos. Brooke Davis adds a splash of color to her flowers. Mrs. Magee’s Honors Geometry students at PHS determine what makes a tessellation through an investigation of symmetry and pattern blocks. A.M. Story Intermediate School David Richardson: Principal Batman AKA London. Braelon demonstrates his Sax skills. 5th graders learning about force. Markese flew his plane 40 feet! Ms. Hall is pinked out. Southside Elementary School Grace Mancilla: Principal Students in Mrs. Salinas’ class learn about states of matter through root beer floats. Haylie Conner reciting the pledges. Yes, Haylie is out of dress code, she was one of over 300 students who received a “Free Dress Code” pass for earning an “E” in conduct for the first six weeks. Northside Primary School Traci Pridgen : Principal Northside Primary students working together to problem solve! Palestine High School ACE Hallie and Jazlynn practice the water to root beer demonstration. Na'Tasha practicing before recording vocals. Whoopie Pies in Culinary Arts. Robotics hard at work. Palestine Junior High ACE Above and far left: Mr. Jones & Mrs. Shepherd work with STEM Club students on completing an experiment. Bottom Right: Mrs. McKnight’s Coffee Talk Class unboxing their journals! They were so excited to get started! Southside Elementary ACE Students use technology to create the largest/smallest numbers. Students build 3D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks. Try this at home and send me a picture of YOUR largest structure! Math is DELICIOUS when you learn about area and perimeter by making waffles! Do you like Math? Students in Texas ACE at Southside LOVE Math! As I observe Math classrooms in action, I see students who are smiling, “playing” (aka learning), discussing math concepts with each other, and challenging each other to see who can build the largest numbers, the best structure or the yummiest waffle! This is why I love working with Texas ACE and why I believe this grant is SO important to the students of Palestine ISD!.