state bound - tolar high school · principal: brad morgan counselor: joanne wells secretary: linda...

Principal: Brad Morgan

Counselor: Joanne Wells

Secretary: Linda Thacker

301 Rock Church Hwy.

Tolar, TX 76476

P: 254-835-4316

F: 254-835-4237

www.tolarisd.org

THIS WEEK AT THS

MON– BAND SEND OFF 3:00

TUE– BAND PERFORMS STATE PRELIMS 12:45

GIRLS BB@HUCKABAY

FRI– END OF SIX WEEKS

FB @ COLEMAN

SAT– BOYS BB @ BRIDGE-PORT

TOLAR HIGH SCHOOL

2017-2018

Week of

November 6th

STATE BOUND

SEND OFF– LINE 377 AND SEND THE BAND OFF TO

STATE. MONDAY– 3:00.

LIVE STREAM

www.uiltexas.org/music/marching-band/state

Scroll down to “Live Stream” section just about

“Adjudicators”. Click the link and it will take you to “BOX 5 ME-

DIA”. From there click the “Join Now” button and then follow

prompts to get registered and paid. "Session 3 & 4" is what we

will be on. $18 for the day and that will get live stream of 2A Fi-

nals, 3A Prelims, and 3A Finals

IMPORTANT LINKS

AND DOCUMENTS THS WEBSITE

TISD SCHOOL CALENDAR

TISD EVENTS CALENDAR

THS BELL SCHEDULE

TISD STUDENT HANDBOOK

TISD ATTENDANCE POLICY

THS GRADING POLICY

THS DRESS CODE

THS ATHLETICS

THS BAND

FAMILY COMMUNITY CAREER LEADERS OF AMERICA (FCCLA)

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

TISD STAFF DIRECTORY

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Girls Basketball Website:

http://www.tolarisd.org/domain/83

Remind: text @ladyrat to 81010

Facebook: Tolar Lady Rattlers

Basketball

FFA NEWS

FFA Activities

Nov 6-10 Major Hog Validation

Nov 7 Tolar County Entry/Validation

Nov 8 District LDE Contest

Nov 13 Rabbit/Chicken Meeting

FCCLA NEWS

Ruth's Place is in need of afternoon volunteers to

read to and play with children.(817-573-6800)

Please look at the FCCLA fundraiser. We are selling Its

Your Spice through November 30, 2017. All orders should

then be delivered or received by 15 of December. You can

place orders on line or from a student.

tolar.itsyourspice.com

Use the code IYS-622 when you check out

If you order from a student please make checks out to To-

lar FCCLA.

They are trying to earn money to go to the Regional Lead-

ership Conference in February 2018.

Thank you.

From the Counselor

All 10th and 9th graders will be receiving theirs in the com-

ing weeks. Each plan will have next year's course plan high-

lighted along with the endorsement(s) being pursued. Please

review these with your student then sign and return them to

Mrs. Wells. If you have any questions or concerns please feel

free to call, email or come in for a visit.

Testing reminder

Nov 20/21 - TSI testing for Srs, $10/test - sign up in office

Nov 29th - ASVAB career exploration testing for any 10th,

11th, 12th grade student, free of charge - sign up in office

If you have any questions contact Joanne Wells at 254-835-4316 or

jwells@tolarisd.org

MATH

MRS. EVART– bevart@tolarisd.org

ALGEBRA I/ADVANCED GEOMETRY

WEBSITE

Algebra -- Monday through Wednesday we will work on Graphing inequalities in two variables, then finish the

week with Graphing systems of Inequalities.

Geometry -- We will how to learn identify properties of triangles that relate to their Medians, Altitudes, Per-

pendicular Bisectors, and Angle Bisectors. Then the rest of the week focus on specific attributes of each

type that give us information such as the centroid, orthocenter, and circumcenter of triangles.

Band Students**

If you will miss class for band, you are required to come in Monday or Thursday to get the work you miss. You

will also need to get your test back on Thursday and get the corrections turned in Friday at the beginning of

your class.

MRS. gardner– agardner@tolarisd.org

Geometry/Algebra II

WEBSITE

Adv Alg II: Solving Quadratics/Simplifying Square Roots

Geometry: triangle Inequalities/Quadrilaterals

This week students will be learning how to write expository conclusions. Final expository essays are due on

Wednesday

Mr. Jordan– ajordan@tolarisd.org

ALGEBRA II/PRECAL/CALCULUS

WEBSITE

Calculus: We will take a test on Monday over Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates. We will cover several

more derivative topics before taking a 6-weeks test on Friday.

Pre-Calculus: We will take a test on Monday over graphing polynomials. We will then cover the Fundamental

Theorem of Algebra and Linear Factorization Theorem before taking a 6-weeks test on Friday.

Algebra II: We will take a test on Monday over matrix addition, subtraction, and multiplication. We will con-

tinue to discuss different matrix techniques before taking a 6-weeks test on Friday.

Math Courses

engineering & science Courses

SCIENCE

MS. NOWELL– dnowell@tolarisd.org

BIOLOGY/ADVANCED BIOLOGY/ADVANCED CHEMISTRY/ADVANCED A&P/AP PHYSICS

WEBSITE

Biology will wrap up cell organelles with a test on Thursday. They will spend the first of the week working on

their review.

Advanced chemistry will continue their study of the periodic table. They will do a coloring activity and then

move on to periodic trends.

Human A&P will finish studying bones with a test on Tuesday. They will then take a skeleton test on Thurs-

day and start joints and bone articulations on Friday.

AP Physics will finish their use of forces to investigate Newton's 3 Laws. They will take a test over these

laws on Friday as well as turn in their force investigation lab.

Regular chemistry will finish up the quantum atom and take a test over it on Friday.

MR. GRIFFITH– jud.griffith@tolarisd.org

ADVANCED PHYSICS/EDPS/EDP

WEBSITE

Engineering Design and Presentation / Concepts of Engineering:

Students will work on their Product Evolution research project.

Advanced Engineering Design and Presentation 2:

Students continue working on the hovercraft design project.

Advanced Physics:

We will continue to learn about Newton’s Second Law of motion, Momentum, and Impulse.

Advanced Engineering Design and Problem Solving:

Students will focus back on Simple Machines and Mechanical advantage.

English II-Students will read and analyze multiple persuasive texts

MRS. JORDAN– MJORDAN@TOLARISD.ORG

BIOLOGY/FORENSICS

WEBSITE

Biology-We will be taking a test this Thursday over Cells. We will be reviewing on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Band students, come by room Monday to get the review for the test. Be expecting to take your test on Friday!

Chemistry- We will be learning how to write electron configurations and test over it on Thursday. Band stu-

dents, come by room Monday to get the notes you'll be missing. You will be expected to test on Friday!

English Language Arts Courses

English

MRS. LEVER– clever@tolarisd.org

ELA I/ADVANCED ELA I

WEBSITE

This week students will be learning how to write expository conclusions. Final expository essays are due on

Wednesday and will count as a major grade . We will also finish The House on Mango Street in English I on

Thursday or Friday, but the book won't be tested until the next week. Advanced English I students will con-

tinue their study of Fahrenheit 451. We will also be reviewing apostrophe usage in contractions.

MRS. CANTU- lcantu@tolarisd.org

ELA III/ DUAL CREDIT ELA III AND IV

WEBSITE

MRS. WEINECKE– MWEINECKE@TOLARISD.ORG

ELA II/ADVANCED ELA II/ ELA IV

WEBSITE

Advanced English II-Students will close read William Lloyd Garrison's No Compromise with the Evil of Slav-

ery and analyze the author's tone in a speech.

English IV: Students will revise and edit the rough draft of a process explanation and turn in the final draft

on Friday.

Social Studies COURSES

Social Studies

MR. LOWRY– clowry@tolarisd.org

U.S. HISTORY/WORLD HISTORY

WEBSITE

U.S. History -- "Progressive Presidents: Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson" Trust-Buster/Square Deal, Bull Moose Party,

'New Freedom,' 16th Amendment, Federal Reserve, Nat. Park Service, Susan B. Anthony, Art/Literature of pe-

riod (Whistler, Remington, Jack London...)

World History -- 3 Early Chinese Dynasties (1000 BCE-200 CE) -- Zhou, Qin, & Han: Mandate of Heaven, Confu-

cius, Daoism, 'Wall' begins, Terra-cotta warriors, merit system, Silk Road.

COACH LEFEVRE– llefevre@tolarisd.org

WORLD HISTORY/DC GOVERNMENT

WEBSITE

Government - Presidential Research with Power point presentation

World History - Early Greece and Greek City-States

Spanish courses

Spanish

MRS. SLAUGHTER-jslaughter@tolarisd.org

SPANISH 1 AND 2

WEBSITE

LESSON PLANS - Spanish 1 & 2 Classes – 2nd 6 weeks – week 5 of 5 weeks -WEEK OF November 6 - 10

Spanish 1: Car story using current vocab – se sube al coche, se baja del coche, maneja rápidamente, lenta-

mente, a la izquierda, ¿Me puedes llevar? tiene que ir, quiere ir, sale de la casa; New Memory Recitation: La

araña pequeñita ; Video: Me gusta leer ; Numbers! Memory work: La araña pequeñita with recitation grade ;

finish video “Food for the Ancestors”

Spanish 2:

Story of the week: El ladrón re-visited – talk through with power point; write up, writing quiz ; memory work:

Adiós rhyme ; Video: volar with fill-in ; some number practice ; objective worksheet over preterite regulars

LADD. Finish video “Food for the Ancestors”

MRS. CLICK– GCLICK@TOLARISD.ORG

WEBSITE

Family and consumer science and art

Family and Consumer Science

MRS. RAYBON-craybon@tolarisd.org

PRINCPLES OF HOSPITALITY/ CULINARY ARTS/LIFETIME NUTRITION/FOOD SCIENCE

WEBSITE

Hospitality and Tourism students were give the rubric for their USA Trip Planning project. Their trip must last

at least 5 nights and may be in any state except Texas. It must be a state not a territory. This project will be

due on November 15, 2017 at the end of class. 2/3 of the grade will come from the actual project and 1/3 will

come from their presentation. Please encourage your student to work on this project ahead of time and to

prepare their presentation as well.

Culinary Arts students will be learning about pie making and then produce their choice of pie to bring home

for you to try. Ask them which type of pie they chose. I would love to hear from you about what you think

about their baking efforts. They should be bringing them home by the 17th of November.

Art COACH RHODES– misty@tolarisd.org

ART I AND II/ YEARBOOK/CLASS COORDINATOR

WEBSITE

Business & TECHNOLOGY COURSES

TECHNOLOGY COACH JOHNSON– jjohnson@tolarisd.org

BIM/FINACIAL MATH/ANIMATION

WEBSITE

Business Info. Managment

MRS. WHITELEY– cwhiteley@tolarisd.org

BIM

WEBSITE

BIM

Students will start the Microsoft Excel unit using the ICEV program.

FFA-AGRICULTURE-MANUFACTURING COURSES

MR. NEWTON– nnewton@tolarisd.org

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION/ANIMAL SCIENCE/VET TECH

WEBSITE

MR. DAMERAU– cdamerau@tolarisd.org

AG. MECHANICS-ANIMAL SCIENCE-AG POWER SYSTEMS

WEBSITE

Class Activities

1st Period - Finish Ag Math Projects

2nd Period - Finish Welding Projects

3rd Period - Finish Welding Projects

4th Period - Finish Welding Projects

5th Period - Finish Welding Projects

6th Period - Finish Welding Projects

7th Period - Continue Class Projects

Rattler band news

MR. YERIGAN– byerigan@tolarisd.org

HS and JH BAND

WEBSITE

www.tolarbands.com

Remind Text Message System

For HS Band, text @hsrattlers to 81010

For Cologuard, text @guardths to 81010

THS REMIND 101 TEXT ALERTS

REMIND 101 IS A TEXT ALERT SYSTEM USED BY MANY OF OUR TEACHER,

CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EXTRA CURRICULAR TEAMS. REMIND 101

ALLOWS TEACHERS, SPONSORS, AND COACHES TO RELAY INFORMATION

SAFELY. NO “REAL” PHONE NUMBERS ARE SHARED. USERS HAVE THE

ABILITY TO SEND MESSAGES BACK AND FORTH IF NEEDED. TEACHERS

AND SPONSORS USE REMIND 101 TO INFORM STUDENTS AND PARENTS

ABOUT: UPCOMING TESTS-GAME SCHEDULES-PRACTICE TIMES-BAD

WEATHER INFORMATION-Q AND A SESSIONS– AND ETC. IF YOU ARE IN-

TERESTED IN SIGNING UP BELOW IS INFORMATION FOR SOME OF THE

THS REMINDS. SIMPLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO SIGN UP

FOR THE REMINDS THAT YOU WANT TO RECEIVE VIA TEXT.

(MOST CODES REQUIRE TO TO TEXT @——— TO THE NUMBER 81010.

TOLAR HIGH SCHOOL NEWS– TEXT @tolarhs to 81010

BAND– TEXT @hsrattlers TO 81010

FFA– TEXT @ffatolar TO 81010

FCCLA– TEXT @rattlerfcs TO 81010

NHS– TEXT @b82edb TO 81010

MRS. WELLS (THS COUNSELOR) CLASS INFO

SENIORS– TEXT @179519 TO 81010

JUNIORS– TEXT @179519a TO 81010

SOPHOMORES– TEXT @179519ad TO 81010

FRESHMAN– TEXT @kgfed8 TO 81010