Wildcat Weekly
Palestine Independent School District October 11, 2019 Volume 8: Issue 8
Choir Garage Sale 2
Athletics 3
Campus Happenings 4-9
Texas ACE 10-13
Looking Forward 14
Inside this issue:
DISTRICT EVENTS
Friday, October 11 4:30p V/JV/JVB Volleyball
vs Rusk (Home)
7:30p Varsity Football vs Henderson (Home)
Saturday, October 12
Band @ Mabank Marching Contest
6:00p ETX HAS TALENT @ PHS Auditorium
Monday, October 14
COLUMBUS DAY (Not a District Holiday)
Band @ Mineola Marching Contest
Tuesday, October 15 8:00a JV/V Girls/Boys District
Cross Country @ Fairfield
3:00a JH Girls/Boys District Cross Country @ Fairfield
5:00p V/JV/JVB Volleyball @ Fairfield
Thursday, October 17 4:30p JH Football @ Van
5:00p 9th/JV Football vs Van (Home)
Friday, October 18 4:30p V/JV/JVB Volleyball
vs Madisonville (Home)
7:30p Football @ Van
from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall
GO WILDCATS!
Culinary Arts on KETK
PHS Culinary Arts students, Kara Richmond and Carlos
Adame, were interviewed by Cynthia McLaughlin on
KETK/FOX 51 about their experienc-
es as Healthy Youth Ambassadors in
the PISD Culinary Arts 4-H program.
The segment, titled “Seriously Salsa”
also featured Kara and Carlos sharing
healthy salsa recipes.
All-Region Choir
Nineteen PHS Choir students auditioned for the Region 21
Small School All-Region Choir on Saturday, October 5th at
Whitehouse High School. Six of those students advanced to
sing in the Small School All-Region Choir on November 9th
in Carthage. The number of PISD students who advanced this
school year is double
the number from last
year.
First time contenders,
Corbin Hughes and
Skylar Jones, each
earned a spot in the
All-Region Choir and
are alternates for the Pre-Area Contest. Emalyn Nicholson,
Allyson Byrd, Nicholla Webb, and Wesley Smith advanced to
the Pre-Area contest at Lufkin High School on Tuesday,
November 19th. If they make the cut, the students will audition
for the Texas All-State Choir in January. PHS Choir Talent Show
Make Plans for the 4-H Project ShowShow
Fire Prevention
Shows
Presented by Palestine Fire Dept. October 15, 17, & 18
PHS Auditorium
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Welcome back, Wildcat fans! We are excited to kick off the new school year with a full athletic calendar. Our student
athletes have worked hard in preparation for the new season. Cross Country is ready for their first meet in Union
Grove on Saturday, Volleyball is in full swing with the varsity team competing in the Groesbeck tournament today and
tomorrow, Team Tennis hosted their first home match of the season on Thursday, and varsity football will kick off
their season on September 1st versus Mabank. We encourage our fans to come out and support all our fall sports.
As a reminder, please don’t forget Meet the Wildcats, Monday, August 28th, 7:00 p.m., Wildcat Gym! We look forward
to introducing our football, cross country, fall tennis, and volleyball teams, as well as student trainers, band
members, cheerleaders and Kik Kats. Representatives from the PISD Athletic Booster Club will be available, also, to
answer any questions you may have about memberships and volunteer opportunities.
For up to date information, schedules, and upcoming events, please visit the Athletic webpage at
www.palestineschools.org, Departments, Athletics.
WE WILL PUT FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE INFO HERE….COACH ROBINSON IS WORKING ON THAT…..
In Volleyball action:
The Ladycats played Pittsburg at home last Friday night in their first home game of the season. JVB lost a tough
match in 3 ( 25-13, 18-25, 11-15). JVA defeated Pittsburg (25-22, 22-25, 25-23)! The Varsity girls lost in three (20-25, 17-
25, 17-25). Faith Newman picked up 22 digs. McKenzie King had 22 assists. Destiny Mathews had 10 kills while Shayla
Arthur added 8 kills. The Ladycats will resume play in the Eustace tournament playing at 9 am vs. Mabank in the
Championship bracket.
The Ladycats hosted Alba-Golden Tuesday night. The JVB team fought hard in a 3 game match, but came up short (25
-20, 21-25, 23-25). Our JVA team won in exciting fashion coming from behind in the 3rd set to win (15-25, 25-16, 25-20)!
Our varsity girls showed heart and fight in their 5 game match with Alba-Golden. We came up short, but very proud of
the effort the girls gave (26-24, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 12-15). We will be playing in the Groesbeck tournament this Friday
and Saturday!
Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Lance Angel
Palestine Athletics
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Welcome back, Wildcat fans! We are excited to kick off the new school year with a full athletic calendar. Our student
athletes have worked hard in preparation for the new season. Cross Country is ready for their first meet in Union
Grove on Saturday, Volleyball is in full swing with the varsity team competing in the Groesbeck tournament today and
tomorrow, Team Tennis hosted their first home match of the season on Thursday, and varsity football will kick off
their season on September 1st versus Mabank. We encourage our fans to come out and support all our fall sports.
As a reminder, please don’t forget Meet the Wildcats, Monday, August 28th, 7:00 p.m., Wildcat Gym! We look forward
to introducing our football, cross country, fall tennis, and volleyball teams, as well as student trainers, band
members, cheerleaders and Kik Kats. Representatives from the PISD Athletic Booster Club will be available, also, to
answer any questions you may have about memberships and volunteer opportunities.
For up to date information, schedules, and upcoming events, please visit the Athletic webpage at
www.palestineschools.org, Departments, Athletics.
WE WILL PUT FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE INFO HERE….COACH ROBINSON IS WORKING ON THAT…..
In Volleyball action:
The Ladycats played Pittsburg at home last Friday night in their first home game of the season. JVB lost a tough
match in 3 ( 25-13, 18-25, 11-15). JVA defeated Pittsburg (25-22, 22-25, 25-23)! The Varsity girls lost in three (20-25, 17-
25, 17-25). Faith Newman picked up 22 digs. McKenzie King had 22 assists. Destiny Mathews had 10 kills while Shayla
Arthur added 8 kills. The Ladycats will resume play in the Eustace tournament playing at 9 am vs. Mabank in the
Championship bracket.
The Ladycats hosted Alba-Golden Tuesday night. The JVB team fought hard in a 3 game match, but came up short (25
-20, 21-25, 23-25). Our JVA team won in exciting fashion coming from behind in the 3rd set to win (15-25, 25-16, 25-20)!
Our varsity girls showed heart and fight in their 5 game match with Alba-Golden. We came up short, but very proud of
the effort the girls gave (26-24, 15-25, 25-23, 22-25, 12-15). We will be playing in the Groesbeck tournament this Friday
and Saturday!
Go Wildcats Athletic Director: Lance Angel
Palestine Athletics
Volleyball The Ladycats came home with a win over Mexia in 4 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18) on Tuesday, October 8th. Shayla Arthur had 18 kills, 3 blocks and 11 digs on the night. Ke’Ondra White added 6 kills and 8 digs. Jan’Aa Johnson and Ka’Zem Wood each added 5 kills. Raina Hanzik led the defense with 16 kills. Ka’Zem Wood had 22 assists in the night while Katie Litynesky added 10 assists. The team will play Rusk at home on Friday, October 11th to finish up the first round of district play.
Cross Country
On Saturday October 5th, the PHS Girls Cross Country Teams competed at the Fairfield Invitational Meet where the varsity team finished in 3rd place. The Ladycats were led by Suzy Francia (12th) , Kacie Danchak (15th), Helena Lara (19th), Samantha Chaidez (22nd) and Karina Gutierrez (23rd). JV Girls Cross Country earned 1st place and were led by Camila Dominguez, who finished in 3rd place, followed by Celeste Lara in 4th, Izabel Simien in 5th, Brenda Trevino in 6th, and Laura Cabrera in 7th place. The Wildcat Varsity Boys Cross Country Team won its 4th meet in a row in Lindale on Thursday, October 3rd, while JV finished 2nd to 5A Kaufman. Luis Rangel (2nd), Michael Guzman (5th), Michael Chaidez (10th), Garrett Bowden (14th) and Luis Castillo (18th) were the top finishers for varsity. There were 157 runners in the varsity race. In the JV race, the top finishers were Nefthali Rubalcava (14th), JJ Garcia (16th), Diego Farias (18th), Oben Reyes (19th) and Adrian Oliva (20th). There were 193 runners in the JV race. Cross Country Teams will be back in action at the District Meet on Tuesday, October 15th at Fairfield High School.
Swimming
The PHS Swim Team participated in the PCA Invitational in Lufkin on Sat, October 5th. Our two
Palestine swimmers had a strong showing in the following events: Sydney Veneris competed
in the 50 freestyle and the 200 IM. Colyer LaFontaine competed in the 50 freestyle and the 100
backstroke
Lindale Eagles Cross Country Invitational - Oct 3, 2019
Palestine Varsity: 1st Place
Palestine JV: 2nd Place
Football
The Wildcat Football Team will begin district play
vs the Henderson Lion’s tonight (Friday, October 11).
CBTX Player of the Homecoming
Game, Tayon Huntley.
Tayon had a “pick six”, a 72-yard
interception return to put the
Wildcats on the scoreboard in the
first half for their first touchdown.
Tennis PHS Team Tennis Team finished 2nd in District this year by beating Madisonville on Wednesday,
October 9th. The team will play a Bi District Match vs Carthage - Tuesday, October 15th
at 4:00 pm in Jacksonville.
At tonight’s Palestine vs Henderson game, Wildcat Football Fans will receive a rally towel at the gate, so let’s rally the team on to a big win!
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Palestine High School Principal: Dr. William Stewart
Palestine FFA at the Texas State Fair
Mr. Moseley’s World Geography class learning about
the post World War II Baby Boom
Palestine High School APES class having a
great time at the aquarium at Moody Gardens.
Mrs. Banuelos’
Spanish class
working
on verb
conjugations
Brynna McGuire, Idali Flores,
& Maribel Hernandez enjoying
a day at the Texas State Fair
with Big Tex.
Kara Richmond and Carlos Adam represented
Palestine High School Culinary Arts
and Anderson County 4H
on East Texas Live at KETK/Fox 51.
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Palestine Junior High School
Principal: Joseph Mason
Damian De La Cruz placed 7th chair in the tenor sec-tion. Aiden Nicholson took 12th chair in the bass sec-tion; and, Uriel Castillo took 18th chair in the bass section. All 3 students will sing in the Region 21 Middle School All-Region Tenor-Bass Choir in Carthage on Saturday, November 9th.
The PJHS 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Team
placed 2nd at the Leon Volleyball Tournament.
NJHS student’s attending a college webinar
to see what colleges fit their needs.
Rhonda Herrington, PISD Fine Arts Director, with 3 PJHS choir students at the Region 21 Middle School
All-Region contest this past Saturday in Bullard.
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A.M. Story Intermediate
Principal: David Richardson
Tracing Fun
Mrs. Bearden’s Art Class
Recess Time
Working hard in
Mrs. Reagan’s Math Class
These students received a positive office
referral for good behavior and
for showing outstanding character traits!
Mrs. Liljequist’s Science Class
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Southside Elementary Principal: Grace Mancilla
PHS student, Chloe, is working with small groups of students at Southside
using the Fountas and Pinnell word study lessons.
The PHS students have also been leading a critical thinking
and coding class during enrichment time for LAUNCH students.
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Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton
Using the balance in the Science Lab
Inquiring minds at Northside!
Northside students are working hard!
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Washington E.C.C. Principal: Sheila Bradley
WECC Book Fair
Thanks to everyone who helped support our book fair!
WECC went gold
to show support
for Childhood Cancer Awareness. Down Syndrome Awareness Month
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Northside Primary ACE
Students are busy preparing for the 4-H Showcase at the end of the month.
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Southside Elementary ACE
Texas ACE students at Southside Elementary are preparing
their Fall gardens! Right now they are learning how to prepare
the soil for proper growth. Soon, they will get to plant their
seeds! They make their own hypothesis and monitor the pro-
gress of their seeds each day.
Lego Math is one
of our favorite
things to do!
“Lego Math”
to learn easy ways
YOU can use
Legos at home too!
Our STEM class learned how water moves or “walks” up the paper towels into
empty jars through a process called capillary action! The jars fill up with water
until the water levels of all the jars are equal.
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PJHS ACE
Living the Club Life at the JH
Book Club posing,
Cat Chat creating activity for their Jeopardy Game at a local nursing home,
Ladies and Men's coffee talks with special guest speaker Mr. Baker,
Cooking Club decorating cookies,
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PHS ACE
Robotics Club designing and coding
PHS Welding building goat pens
Friction and gravity demonstration in Chem Club Tennis Club back on the courts!
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Looking Forward
October - November 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
6 7
5:00p JH Volleyball vs Madisonville (Home)
8
5:00p JV/V Volleyball @ Mexia
9 9:00a Fire Prevention Show@ PHS Auditorium
10 9:00a Fire Prevention Show@ PHS Auditori-um 4:30p JH Football vs
Henderson (Home)
5:00p 9th/JV Football
@ Henderson
11 9:00a Fire Prevention Show@ PHS Auditori-um 4:30p V/JV/JVB Vol-leyball vs Rusk (Home) 7:30p Varsity Football vs Henderson (Home)
12 Band @ Mabank Marching Contest 6:00p ETX HAS TALENT @ PHS Auditorium
13 14 COLUMBUS DAY Band @ Mineola March-ing Contest
15 8:00a JV/V Girls/Boys Cross Country District @ Fairfield 9:00a Fire Prevention Show@ PHS Auditorium 3:00a JH Girls/Boys Cross Country District @ Fairfield 5:00p V/JV/JVB Volley-ball @ Fairfield
16 NATIONAL BOSS’ DAY
17 9:00a Fire Prevention Show@ PHS Auditori-um 4:30p JH Football @ Van 5:00p 9th/JV Football vs Van (Home)
18 9:00a Fire Prevention Show@ PHS Auditori-um 4:30p V/JV/JVB Vol-leyball vs Madisonville (Home) 7:30p Football @ Van
19 7:00p Dogwood Jamboree @ PHS Auditorium All Region Band XXI Marching @ SFA
20 21 6:00p Regular Board Meeting
22 5:00p V/JV/JVB Volley-ball @ Grand Saline
23 24 4:30p JH Football
vs Carthage (Home)
5:00p 9th/JV Football
@ Carthage
25 4:30p V/JV/JVB Vol-leyball vs Mexia (Home) 7:30p Football vs Carthage (Home)
26 Hot Pepper Festival & Parade
27 28
29 5:00p JV/V Volleyball @ Mexia
30 31 4:30p JH Football vs Henderson (Home)
5:00p 9th/JV Football
@ Henderson
7:00p Theatre Fall Production – Musical Comedy Murders of 1920
1 4:30p V/JV/JVB Vol-leyball vs Rusk (Home) 7:30p Varsity Football vs Henderson (Home)
2 Band @ Mabank March-ing Contest 8-4p PHS Choir Garage Sale
7:00p Theatre Fall Production – Musical Comedy Murders of 1920