COLT TRAX

October 14th, 2016

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2016 - 2017 Colt Trax Staff

Sweetwater Middle School Vol. 1 Issue 1

This year we have put together a great group of

journalist to bring you your weekly news. We will be

reporting on everything from sports to current events.

Our staff this year is:

Claire Paty – Managing Editor

Jackson Dodd – Copy Editor

Tyler Marlett – News Editor

Ren Nelson –Graphics Editor

Maddie Terral – Advertising Manager

Kaylei Moncada - Reporter

Avery Parsons - Reporter

Eric Martinez –Reporter

Kaylea Perez – Reporter

Leighann Castellanos – Reporter

Paris Houston – Reporter

Mackenzie Hawkins – Photographer

Tabatha Baugh – Photographer

This staff member was the first female to ride a steer

in the Lamesa Rodeo and was the Fisher Co. Rodeo

Queen in 1982. She has six grandchildren and another

expected to make their grand appearance in May. She

loves to snow ski and vacation in Ruidoso, NM. She

raises longhorns, koi, goldfish and goats and has been on

our campus for 24 years.

If you know who this incredible staff member is, stop by

Coach C.’s classroom and see if you won!

Teacher Spotlight

For our teacher spotlight this week we interviewed Coach

Lowry, volleyball coach and beloved math teacher. One

of the many things we learned about Coach Lowry is that

she has two children. One named Michael, age 14, and

another Matthew, age 20. Speaking of children, we asked

if she had any pets and she has three, named Domino,

Oreo, and Cowboy. Coach Lowry’s favorite book is

Reach For The Summit by Pat Summit. Even though

she’s new to us, she has been teaching for 21 years at

other schools! Coach Lowry is a farm girl; she has owned

sheep and cows. Like a lot of people, her favorite sport

to watch is basketball. Coach Lowry stated she would be

a lawyer if she didn't fulfill her dream of being a teacher.

Now you know a little bit more about our own Coach

Lowry, and hopefully you will learn more about her

throughout the year!

Written by: Tabatha Baugh

Birthdays

These people are getting older this week! Be sure to wish

them a happy birthday when you see them in the hall.

Jadon Reddic 15th

Kamrynn Workman 15th

Haley Ramirez 18th

Jasmine Gilbert 21st

Jade Pinkerton 21st

Mariela Longoria 22nd

Maurice Williams 22nd

UIL Events

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This year SMS will host the UIL competition. The

competition will be held on December 7th. If you would

like to compete in an event, contact the coach. The

Deadline to sign up for an event is October 21st.

Art: Ms. Rawlings

Calculator: Mr. Hopple

Dictionary: Ms. Hamlin

Editorial Writing: Ms. McElyea

Listening Skills: Ms. Cleckler

Maps, Graphs and Charts: Ms. Barela

Mathematics: Ms. Terry

6th Number Sense: Mr. Hopple

7th & 8th Number Sense: Ms. Moore

Oral Reading: Ms. Boynton

Ready Writing: Coach C.

Science I: Ms. Womble

Science II: Ms. Allen

6th Music Memory: Mr. Gudino

Social Studies: Mr. Withrow

6th Spelling: Ms. Riddle

7th & 8th Spelling: Ms. Harrison

Chess: Mr. Faucett

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Student Spotlight

The numbers are in, and it looks like Sparkle

Nation, led by Rachael Sparks, is the winner for

this six weeks! They had a grand total of 462

points! Sparkle Nation will get to take a trip to

the corn maze! It is sure to be a fun time for this

group of kids.

Sparkle Nation includes Leader Rachael Sparks,

Vanessa Bugarin, Lily Campa, Chis Dang,

Caitlin Figueroa, Kelsy Hernandez, Sophia

Rivera, Whitney Whisenant, Amia Perez, Bailey

Roys, Jade Pinkerton, Kaden Andrews,

Mackenzie Hawkins, Matthew Pena, Morgan

Pointer, Robert Blakeley, Victoria Neri, Gabby

Pena, Jaren Hernandez, Logan Cornutt, Marlee

Hicks, Ridley Reed, Sergio Gonzalez, and Seth

Garcia.

Continued on page 6.

PEX Team Winners

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For this week’s student spotlight the staff chose Danner

Foust. Danner is currently an eighth grader on campus.

He is involved in many extracurricular activities which

include football, band, basketball, track, TMSCA and

UIL Chess. Danner is the PEX leader for the 25 pilots

team and is very active in his youth group at Trinity

Baptist. When we interviewed Danner, he told us a few

anecdotes. He said the leg on his bed broke, and they

didn’t have anything to fix it, so his parents used a can of

ravioli to hold it up! Now, if he gets hungry in the middle

of the night he won’t have to go to the kitchen. Danner

also enjoys the outdoors. He stated that he loves to fish

and used to have a pet deer named Piper. One of Danner’s

many talents is solving a rubrics cube in under a minute.

How crazy is that? If you see Danner in the hall be sure

to congratulate him on being this week’s student

spotlight!

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Sports Highlights

Yesterday, the SMS tennis team faced Bigspring and

dominated on the courts. They won 31 out of 38 matches

bringing home the win by a landslide.

8th Grade Boys Singles

Jacob Roden 6-0

Calen Hughes 6-4

Max Berry 6-2

Bryan Hill 6-4

Michael Malone 4-2

8th Grade Boys Doubles

Jacob Roden & Max Berry 6-3

Calen Hughes & Bryan Hill 6-4

Dyllan Lindsey & Michael Malone 7-3

8th Grade Girls Singles

Maribel Tovar 6-0

Dellaney Gholson 8-6

Maribel Tovar 6-0

8th Grade Girls Doubles

Kynzie Avalos & Maribel Tovar 6-2

Kynzie Avalos & Dellaney Gholson 6-2

Maribel Tovar & Kynzie Avalos 6-2

7th Grade Boys Singles

Austin Ramirez 6-0

Matthew Pena 6-0

Brandon Harrell 6-3

7th Grade Boys Doubles

Matthew Pena & Austin Ramirez 6-0

Antonio Balderas & Brandon Harrell 6-4

7th Grade Girls Singles

Leighann Castellanos 6-1

Makayla Gilmore 2-1

Tabatha Baugh 6-4

Paula Tovar 6-3

Jaden Humphries 4-0

Kaylei Moncada 6-4

7th Grade Girls Doubles

Leighann Castellanos & Tabatha Baugh 6-1

Paula Tovar & Jaden Humphries 6-3

Kaylei Moncada & Robyn Brooks 6-4

Tabatha Baugh & Leighann Castellanos 6-0

Paula Tovar & Jaden Humphries 6-2

Paula Tovar & Jaden Humphries 6-1

The volleyball team faced San Angelo Lincoln and

brought home eight wins, making Colt Nation very

proud.

8th Grade Red Team

26-24

25-17

25-14

8th Grade White Team

25-11

25-19

7th Grade Red Team

25-16

24-26

7th Grade White Team

25-13

25-17

The Football team played Fort Stockton and won all of

their games. They really played their hearts out, and it

payed off. The coaches are very proud of how the kids

came out and executed each play called. Great efforts

were shown by all teams. What a great day to be a Colt!

7th Grade Red

16-14

7th Grade White

32 -0

8th Grade Red

36-6

8th Grade White

42-6

Pep Rally Highlights

Yesterday’s Pink-out pep rally was a huge hit! The

English teachers did an amazing rap to pump up the

football players for their game, and the faculty and staff

did an awesome dance to Juju on that Beat.

Coach Locklar gave an emotional speech that put things

into perspective for a lot of students.

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Jordan Figeroa received 50 dollars from Roscoe State

Bank for winning the ribbon toss.

The band was on fire and won the spirit stick for their

outstanding participation.

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The Raiders, led by Jackson Dodd finished in second

place for this six weeks with 452 points. They will get to

travel to the park and enjoy a cookout!

The Raiders include leader Jackson Dodd, Almarissa

McCann, Caleb Tricoli, Hadyn Rotan, Hannah Nixon,

Jacob Gonzales, Jada Jackson, Joseph Milner, Macy

Newberry, Savannah Little, Brycen Horn, Claire Paty,

Devyn Davis, Harrison Foster, Leo Holsey, Levi Little,

Noah Hannah, Trey Jimenez, Tyler Marlett, Aaron

Gutierrez, Andy Hermosillo, Cazilyn Solis, Melinda

Ramos, and Tristen Patterson.

Code Blue, led by Maddie Terral finished in third place

for the six weeks with 429 points. They will get to enjoy

a coke and popcorn pass.

Code Blue includes leader Maddie Terral, August

Melcer, Bethanee Rodriguez, Dawna Bates, Dominic

Thacker, Eduardo Resendiz, Harmony Martinez, Jacob

Spencer, Jennifer Segura, Mark Holland, Monica Hall,

Amber Magee, Antonio Neri, Claudia Castillo, Elizabeth

Silva, Madyson Robertson, Mayra Cavarrubias, Patrica

Silva, Aubri Espinoza, Calen Hughes, Noemy Diaz,

Reanna Nelson, and Tahvea Soelter.