Wildcat Weekly

Palestine Independent School District February 22, 2019 Volume 7: Issue 16

Inside this issue:

from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall Athletics 2

Campus Happenings 3-8

TACE 9-13

Looking Forward 14

GO WILDCATS !

DISTRICT EVENTS

Friday, February 22

Howard Estes Baseball Memorial Tourn.

Softball Lone Star Tourn. @ Whitehouse

5:00p Girls JV1/V Soccer @ Mabank

5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ Mexia

7:00p Boys’ Basketball Area Playoff vs Lorena @ Corsicana HS

Saturday, February 23

Howard Estes Baseball Memorial Tourn.

Softball Lone Star Tourn. @ Whitehouse

11:00a Boys JV2 Soccer @ John Tyler

Monday, February 25

5:00p Boys JV2 Soccer @ Lufkin Hudson

6:00p Girls JV2 Soccer vs Athens @ PHS

Tuesday, February 26

Tennis JV @ Groesbeck

5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ Madisonville

6:00p Girls V Soccer vs Madisonville @ PHS

5:00p Baseball JV vs Madisonville

5:00p Softball JV/V @ Lindale

Spanish Club Story Time

PHS Spanish Club students enjoy providing a story time for children at the Palestine Public Library once each month.

Bi-District Championship for PHS Wildcat Basketball

The PHS Wildcat Varsity Basketball Team played the Jasper Bulldogs on February 19th in the Bi-District round of the playoffs. The Wildcats won the game 82-59, earning the Wildcats the Bi-District Championship title for the second year in a row. Best of luck to the Wildcats as they move on to the Area round of the playoffs tonight vs Lorena in Corsicana. Game: Palestine (Home) vs Lorena (Visitor) When: Friday, February 22, 7:00pm Where: Corsicana High School Gym 3701 TX-22 Corsicana, TX 75110 Cost: $5 adults / $3 students Passes: District / THSCA / TABC / Seniors

Literacy Campaign Davi Killion Ingram, PISD Board Member, and her two daughters, show off the first community outdoor library that is open 24-hours a day, seven days a week located outside Killion’s Collision, 1230 North Link Street in Palestine. The outdoor library is a free standing bookcase with doors that keep the books safe from the elements. Inside the cabinet are books, ranging from early childhood stories to adult novels. Mrs. Ingram taught middle school English for 8 years in Austin, Plano, and Lake Jackson prior to moving back home to Palestine with her family. She began thinking of starting a different kind of library in the community during the 2015 Literacy Festi-val. She didn’t want to take away from the public library, but wanted to make books accessible to people who were unable to get to the library. Their goal is to spread literacy across Texas by putting books in the hands of people of all ages in a new kind of public library. In just a few short months book baskets have been placed inside more than 20 locations in Pales-tine, and they are now awaiting the arrival of a second outdoor library to be placed in another prominent location in town.

Spring Break

March 11-15

Mark your calendar for March 28th to join Purses &

Pearls, a great event hosted by the PISD Education

Foundation to support teacher grants and student schol-

arships. Attendees will have the chance to win lots of

great prizes. Tickets go on sale next week. See you there

for a great time and a great cause.

Boys Basketball Playoff Info: The PHS Wildcat Varsity Basketball Team played the Jasper Bulldogs on February 19th in the Bi-District round of the playoffs. The Wildcats won the game

82-59, earning the Wildcats the Bi-District Championship title for the second year in a row. Best of luck to the Wildcats as they move on to the Area round of

the playoffs tonight vs Lorena in Corsicana. Coach JJ Johnson

Game: Palestine (Home) vs Lorena (Visitor)

When: Friday, February 22, 7:00pm

Where: Corsicana High School Gym

3701 TX-22

Corsicana, TX 75110

Cost: $5 adults / $3 students

Passes: District / THSCA / TABC / Seniors

Girls Soccer

The Varsity Girls Soccer Team opened up district this week vs Crockett. The Ladycats came home with a win and a final score of 11-0.

The team will travel to Mabank tonight with JV starting at 5:30 pm, followed by Varsity at 7:00 pm. Current Record 9-6-5, 2-0 in District.

Coach Luis Hernandez

Boys Soccer

The Varsity soccer team obtained their second win in district last night versus the Westwood lady panthers with a final score of 8-0.

Varsity and JV1 will travel to Mexia tonight with JV1 playing at 5:30 pm and Varsity at 7:00 pm. Current Record 19-0-2, 3-0 in District.

Coach John Absalom

Softball Lone Star Softball Tournament @ Whitehouse, Friday-Saturday, February 22-23.

Baseball Howard Estes Baseball Tournament moved to Madisonville due to rain, Friday-Saturday, February 22-23.

Go Wildcats

Athletic Director: Robby Clark

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Palestine Athletics

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Palestine High School Principal: Stephen Cooksey

Noah Alexander watches his and Katie’s hot air balloon launch in AP Chem class. Palestine Indoor Percussion had a strong showing at their first contest in

Lewisville in February - 4th place with a score of 62.35.

The Kik Kats teamed up to help the Pleasant Hills Children’s Home near Fairfield!

Some vet med students are practicing their clinical exami-nations on small animals for their VMA certifications!

Help congratulate our Win-terguard on advancing and placing 4th at their contest at Midlothian!

And the results are in:

Palestine SkillsUSA students advance to

State Competition!

Anderson County was well represented at the District 5 Food Extravaganza today! Despite cold weather, illnesses, and a super long day...these kids were rock stars! Feeling SO proud!

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Palestine Junior High School

Principal: Joseph Mason

Each cookie cream is carved out to represent a different phase change.

Mrs. Reeves’, 8th Grade ELA Class read Ben-Hur out loud.

Mrs. Calhoun’s Book Club is diving into another great book this week.

The Girls started “On the Come Up” by Angie Thomas.

Mr. Perez’s 8th Grade History class learn about the industrial revolution and gel a hand on experience on a typewriter thanks to Mrs. Christi Morgan.

8th Grade Science students work on a Moon Phases lab with Oreo cookies.

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A.M. Story Intermediate

Principal: Jaime Clark

Elizabeth & Amilda

in Mrs. Bacon’s morning TACE!

6th Graders learning to weave

Positive Office Referrals!

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Southside Elementary Principal: Grace Mancilla

Students in Mrs. Foote's class learned about James Earl Jones,

the voice of Darth Vadar from Star Wars and Mufasa

from The Lion King during a guided reading activity.

James Earl Jones went from having a stutter as a child to an

actor famous for his recognizable voice.

LAUNCH students engineering free-standing structures.

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Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton

Teachers made their own Valentine’s Cards.

We had a great time celebrating

Valentine’s Day

Getting ready for the Spring Art Show

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Washington Early Childhood Center Principal: Sheila Bradley

WECC ENJOYING VALENTINE PARTIES

WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Mrs. White’s class is learning how to make Peanut Butter just like George Washington Carver!

These students in

Mrs. Carrizales’ class

have joined her 100 Club!

Library time is very important on our cam-pus.

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We like to grow our own vegetables.

Library time is very important on our cam-pus.

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We like to grow our own vegetables.

Northside TACE

Our mornings are busy in Texas ACE!

The Morning Exterminator group is a selected group of students

who are working on specific social-emotional skills along with their academics.

Students read to an adult/peer, do cardio exercise, work in their journals

and on problem-solving skills such as puzzles!

We have a great beginning to our day!

Library time is very important on our cam-pus.

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Southside TACE

Southside morning Texas ACE students enjoy learning math while playing addition BINGO!

Library time is very important on our cam-pus.

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We like to grow our own vegetables.

PJHS TACE

Parents generously shared the few leftover cookies they had with the students, who enjoyed

decorating them, as well as writing a letter of gratitude to their parents, during crafts class!

PJHS Palestine Painted Cookie Night is ALWAYS a favorite!

Library time is very important on our cam-pus.

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PHS TACE

Taylor Kelly practices in a mock debate

during Debate Club.

Active participation during ELA Prep on Make-up Mondays!

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Looking Forward

February - March 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

17 18 Student & Staff Holiday

5:00p Baseball JV vs

Chapel Hill

6:00p Boys Soccer JV1

vs John Tyler @ PHS

19 5:00p Softball JV/V

@ Corsicana

Soccer vs Westwood 5:30p Boys 7:00p Girls 7:00p Boys Basketball Bi-District Playoff vs Jasper @ Nacogdo-ches HS

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21 Howard Estes Base-ball Memorial Tourn. Softball Lone Star Tourn. @ Whitehouse 7:00p Regular Board Meeting

22 Howard Estes Baseball Memorial Tourn. Softball Lone Star Tourn. @ Whitehouse Tennis V @ Kaufman 5:00p Girls JV1/V Soccer @ Mabank 5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ Mexia 7:00p Boys’ Basketball Area Playoff vs Lorena @ Corsicana HS

23 Howard Estes Base-ball Memorial Tourn. Softball Lone Star Tourn. @ Whitehouse 11:00a Boys JV2 Soccer @ John Tyler

24 25 5:00p Boys JV2 Soccer @ Lufkin Hudson 6:00p Girls JV2 Soccer vs Athens @ PHS

26 Tennis JV @ Groesbeck 5:30p Boys JV1/V Soccer @ Madisonville 6:00p Girls V Soccer vs Madisonville @ PHS 5:00p Baseball JV vs Madisonville 5:00p Softball JV/V @ Lindale

27 1:45p Senior Class Pictures

28 Softball V @ Johnson County Invitational

1 Tennis V @ Wills Point Soccer vs Crockett @ PHS-5:30p Girls/7:00p Boys Softball V @ Johnson County Invitational Baseball V @ Rosebud Lott Tourn.

2 Softball V @ Johnson County Invitational Baseball V @ Rose-bud Lott Tourn. Powerlifting Girls Regional Meet

3 4 5:00p Baseball JV vs Mexia 6:00p Boys JV2 Soccer vs Hudson @ PHS

5 Soccer vs New Waverly @ PHS-4:00p Boys JV1/5:30p Girls V/7:00p Boys V

6 7 6:00p Girls JV2 Soccer @ Athens

8 1:00p High School District One Act Play Soccer: 4:30p JV2 Boys @ Bullard/5:30p V Girls & 7:00p V Boys @ Westwood

9 7:45a SAT Test

10 SPRING FORWARD (Move clocks up 1 hour at 2 am)

11 SPRING BREAK 5:30p Girls JV/V Soccer vs Chapel Hill @ PHS

12 SPRING BREAK

5:30p Boys JV/V Soc-cer vs Mexia @ PHS

13 SPRING BREAK

14 SPRING BREAK

15 SPRING BREAK 1:00p Baseball V @ Grand Saline 2:00 Soccer V Girls vs Diamond Hill-Jarvis 4:00p Softball JV/V vs Chapel Hill @ PHS

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