Week of January 22, 2018 Issue 125 SCOTTIE SPORTS Scottie News BASKETBALL CONTINUED: BASKETBALL: The 7th grade boys’ basketball team played a Last night the 8th grade boys’ basketball A team tournament in Westlake over the weekend. The earned a hard fought victory against the visiting team lost the first two games Friday night, but Dobie Roadrunners. After the 1st quarter and bounced back strong with their first win of the down by 5 at halftime, the Scotties rallied back season on Saturday. The Scotties lost the final by using hustle and teamwork to take the lead game of the tournament, but played very hard the after the 3rd quarter. With 24 seconds left to entire way. Coach Bouldin is very proud of the play in the 4th quarter, the Roadrunners tied the teams’ growth early in the season. score at 54. The 7th grade boys’ basketball team played Pushing the ball down the court, Will McGee Dobie last night. The Scotties won the game 71- was fouled while shooting a three-pointer with 37 to earn their second win of the season. The 12 seconds to go. Despite the crowd noise and team got a strong performance from Banyan the pressure of the moment, Will made all three Hunsucker, Miles McCollum, and Micah Thomas. of the free throws and sealed the 57 to 54 Overall, everyone played a great team game with victory for Lamar. Garrett Rodgers finished with solid defense. Next week’s opponent will be 32 points, Will McGee and Brock Fanning Covington on Thursday here at Lamar. The game chipped in 11 points each. will tip off at 6pm. Come be loud and support your Scotties. Go, Scotties! The Scotties are 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in zone play. Next week both 8th grade teams will SOCCER: travel to Covington to battle the Colts in a non- Congratulations to the Lamar girls’ soccer A team zone match up next Thursday. on their 11-0 convincing home opening win against Covington on Saturday. It was cold, and The coaches are super proud of all the players. we were a little short-handed, but the girls made it ENGAGE BEAST MODE! GO, SCOTTIES! look easy. Scoring was led with five goals by Mia Gomez. Kyla Murphy added three goals, Scarlet Thanks to Phil’s Ice House for supplying dinner Frese scored two goals, and Carly Johnson got for our basketball players during the month of on the board with one goal. Ball control and good January. passing were keys to an easy victory, and while our defense was rarely tested, they took care of business to keep Covington scoreless. Way to go, Lady Scotties! Our next A team game is on Saturday at 9:00 at Burnet. The girls’ B team won their first game 5-1 against Covington. The girls dominated the game with two assists by Adela Hernandez and an assist each by Malia Walewski and Sophie West. Two goals were scored by both Sydney Wallace and Malia Walewski, and one by Sofia Dawson. THIS WEEK: ON DOWN THE ROAD (CONTINUED): January 22nd 8th grade panoramic picture 2pm January 22nd Peace Through Pie during February 3 Instrument Discovery Day lunches in the cafeteria 8am band hall and orchestra rooms January 23rd Willy Wonka rehearsal 4pm February 3 Girls’ soccer LMS vs. Webb cafeteria stage at Webb 9am January 24th Open studio 3:40 in rooms February 3 Open studio 10am in rooms 504 and 506 504 and 506 January 24th Willy Wonka rehearsal 4pm February 3 Art booster meeting 1pm in cafeteria stage rooms 504 and 506 January 25th Cheer practice 4pm small February 3 Archery team practice 12:15- gym 2:45 small gym January 25th Willy Wonka rehearsal 4pm cafeteria stage January 25th Boys’ basketball LMS vs. Covington. 7th grade at Lamar, 8th grade at Covington January 27th TMEA All Region Choir auditions 7:30am at Kealing MS January 27th MAC Mardi Grazie 5pm January 28th Archery State Qualifying Tournament 9am big gym ON DOWN THE ROAD: January 29 String Orchestra Pre-UIL Concert 7pm January 30 Willy Wonka Rehearsal 4pm cafeteria stage January 31 Open Studio 3:40pm rooms 504 and 506 TEACHERS IN NEED: January 31 Willy Wonka Rehearsal 4pm cafeteria stage Cold and flu season are here! Teachers are in February 1 Visual Arts majors meetings need of Kleenex for their classrooms. If you are 8am in rooms 504 and 506 willing to donate, you can send them directly to February 1 Willy Wonka rehearsal 4pm the teacher or drop them at the office. They will cafeteria stage be distributed evenly from there. February 1 Cheer practice 4pm small gym February 1 Boy’s Basket Ball LMS vs. Webb 6pm 7th grade at Webb 8th grade at Lamar February 2 Dance Major Field trip to UT PAC 11am February 2 Dance Major Field trip to UT PAC 11am February 2 Valentine’s day dance 5-7pm Cafeteria COUNSELORS’ CORNER: COUNSELORS’ CORNER CONTINUED: MOY (Middle of the Year) Benchmark Testing: January 20 Social Studies 6th, 7th and 8th grades CHILDREN & TEEN GROUPS FORMING Elementary and Middle Schoolers with an Ill Parent WHO: For children in kindergarten-8th grade who are new to Wonders & Worries and have a parent with an illness. Separate Current 8th grade students and groups for middle school and elementary parents/guardians: school-aged children. WHAT: Groups will consist of age- If you are interested in applying for a transfer for appropriate education about illness, your student for next year, please see the expressive games and activities, and attached flyer, 2018-2019 Transfer Information. If beneficial coping strategies. you are unsure which school your student is WHERE: At the Wonders & Worries main zoned for, you can look it up on the AISD website office (9101 Burnet Rd., Suite 107, Austin, under the tab SCHOOLS and "find your assigned TX 78758) school" or at this WHEN: 6 weekly sessions starting Saturday, link: https://www.austinisd.org/schools/sara. If January 27 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. you still have questions, call the Office of Student For more information Services at 512-414-1726 or see Ms. McLaughlin, email [email protected] or call 8th grade counselor. 512-329-5757, ext. 207. Middle and High Schoolers with an Ill Parent or Who Have Lost a Parent WHO: For current Wonders & Worries tweens/teens in 6th-12th grades who have a parent with an ongoing illness or have experienced the death of a parent. WHAT: Groups will consist of age- appropriate education about illness, expressive games and activities, and beneficial coping strategies. WHERE: At the Wonders & Worries main office (9101 Burnet Rd., Suite 107, Austin, TX 78758) WHEN: On the 2nd Thursday and 4th Monday of every month from 6:15-7:30 p.m. Tweens and Teens can attend one or both monthly gatherings. For more information, email Kim Fryar at [email protected] or call 512-329-5757, ext. 207. YEARBOOK: AVID: YEARBOOK PRICE GOING UP FEB. 1! On Friday, January 12, 2018, the 6th and 7th grade AVID students went on a college field trip to Hey, Scotties, ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK Concordia University. The tour started off TODAY! The price goes up to $40 on February by meeting a former AVID classmate of Ms. Geis from McCallum High School class of 2008. Students 1st. Yearbooks are $35 if you order now. Order were excited to meet Ms. T'Asia and hear about online at www.balfour.com. You will receive how AVID impacted her life and how she got to an email confirmation. Keep this email -- it is your where she is today (working at Concordia while receipt. If you DO NOT receive an e-mail earning her graduate degree from there). From confirmation, your order did not go through. here, students were able to explore the campus with Ms. Geis and Ms. Green on a self-guided tour. We If you would prefer to pay with a check or cash, finished off our time at Concordia in the chapel order forms are available in the office. hearing an admission presentation with other local Please contact Rachel Dietz if you have any middle school students. questions. 512-841-0113 or [email protected] After all the walking we did, we sure were hungry. We headed over to McDonald's for a yummy lunch and some AVID family bonding time. BONESHAKERS RUN CLUB: Hi Scottie Families, Overall it was a great day! “The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.” –John Bingham Our spring run club is starting back up! We're working on some big challenges this semester and will be setting goals to help keep us focused during workouts. Some of us will be working toward running a lap or mile without stopping while some are training to break a few Lamar records! You don’t have to be a “runner,” but you do have to be willing to work hard and help cheer on your teammates when practice gets a bit tough. Official Start Date: Tuesday, January 23rd Meet Time: Tues/Thurs 4pm-5:15pm (we are ending practice a bit earlier this semester) Race We’re Training For: Daisy 5k held at Camp Mabry Fee: $100, scholarships are available Register Online: Visit http://boneshaker.org/program/run- clubs/ Let’s get shakin’! Coach Contreras and Coach Reyes Ms. Lacy All grade levels: Project Lead the Way: Engineering A Conversation with Ms. Lacy What made you decide to work in an educational environment? I studied engineering and worked in it all throughout college, but at the same time I was running a summer camp for teenagers and involved with youth programs.