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December 13, 2019 VOLUME 8: ISSUE 15

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Wildcat WeeklyMessage from our Superintendent: Jason Marshall

What an amazing week we’ve had in Wildcat Nation. It started off with wonderful and festive performances from our bands and choirs. Our soccer and basketball teams have kicked off a new season. With impressive starts all the way around, we look forward to them accomplishing great things. Who can’t help but notice the excitement on our campuses throughout the district? Our students, faculty and staff are filled with the spirit of the season. It sure is exciting to see the good things coming together.

As we wind down towards the close of the semester, there are a few things to make sure to keep in mind. The December 16th School Board Meeting will begin at 6pm in the Board Room, 1007 East Park Avenue. You won’t want to miss all the sports action going on next week. Check out the calendar on page 14 for details. And finally, in case you needed a reminder, there’s an early release scheduled on December the 20th for the Christmas Holidays. We’ve been truly blessed this season. May your Christmas be merry and bright.

Go Wildcats Palestine Athletics

Lance Angel: Athletic Director

Girls’ Basketball Continuing to Have Success!

The Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team fought hard Friday in two games versus top notch opponents. The ladies secured a win over Hearne and came up short against Hitchcock. Jan’Aa Johnson was impressive with clutch rebounds and points in both games. 

Congratulations to the Varsity Girls’ Basketball Team who went 4-1 in the Centerville Tournament over the weekend. Chynna Logan established her dominance over Kerens and helped the team to a 14 point victory. She was a force inside, grabbing rebounds, blocking shots, and making great post moves for easy baskets. The girls had to fight back to grab a victory in the last game of the tournament. They were trailing by 6 points with less than 2 minutes to play. The team’s full court pressure forced Buffalo to turn the ball over 4 times. Those turnovers lead to a layup and several free throws. Ja'Mya Reeves drove to the basket with 5.7 seconds left in regulation time. She got fouled, and made 2 huge free throws to win the game by 1point over Buffalo.

The Junior Varsity Girls’ team put on an impressive performance Tuesday night while beating Buffalo by 19 points. Despite not having a game for 7 days, the girls were extremely aggressive and effective with their full court trapping defense. They showed much improvement on the offensive side of the ball.

Wildcat Soccer The Wildcats played the Hallsville Bobcats in their first scrimmage of the new season. Varsity put together a 3-1 victory. Andy Garcia picked up the first goal of the game on an assist from Diego Farias. JJ Garcia converted a Luis Rangel pass for the second goal. The final goal of the night was scored by Gary Munoz assisted by Lizard Lemus. The Wildcats got off 14 shots while the Bobcats got no shots on goal and scored their lone tally on a penalty kick.

The JVA defeated the JV Bobcats, 10-1. Raul Ramirez scored 4 goals, Yerry Ayala had 2, Ian Garcia, Ismael Rodriguez, Oben Reyes and Drake Gambrell had the other 4. Assists were handed out by Zavas Molina with 3, Garcia with 2, Andres Rodriguez and Luis Rodriguez with one each.

Varsity and JVA travel to Tyler to scrimmage Tyler Lee and Lufkin on Monday.

Freshmen go 1-0 in the Henderson Tournament to take 3rd Place Palestine 49 - Henderson 14 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach Smith: The freshmen played really well on Saturday beating Henderson. Our defense was good. We are continuing to improve and are getting into better shape. We are starting to come together as a team. Congratulations on the boys bringing home the 3rd place trophy.

JV go 2-0 in the Henderson Tournament to take 3rd Place Palestine 95 - Jefferson 28 Palestine 62 - Pine Tree 40 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach Ellis: The boys came out and played awesome on Saturday. It seemed as if everything was clicking and we were playing great. We finished with the 3rd place trophy.

Varsity goes 1-1 Saturday at the Athens Tournament Palestine 72 - Dallas Christian 70 Palestine 57 - Cumberland Academy 43  Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach JJ: The boys played a tough Dallas Christian team and came up short. We are getting better each game and are looking to improve in different areas. We bounced back with a win later in the day over Cumberland.

Freshmen win Palestine 37 - Spring Hill 32 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach Smith: Our guys started out slow, maybe nervous from it being our first home game of the season. We had some mental mistakes in the first half of game in which caused us to trail at half. We made some minor adjustments at half and played as a team. The guys settled in and played more aggressive in the 2nd half to secure the win.

JV win big Palestine 59 - Spring Hill 38 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach Ellis: The boys defense was swarming and we were getting easy baskets. The guys are starting to play more as a team and are getting better.

Varsity goes 1-1 Saturday at Athens Tournament Palestine 51 - Spring Hill 42 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach JJ: The boys played a tough Spring Hill team Tuesday night. Spring Hill is state ranked behind us, but we were up to the challenge. We are starting to get into better shape and play more as a team. We are improving each game and that's what we want right now. 

Boys’ Basketball: Taking it to the Nets - State Rank #15

Go Wildcats Palestine Athletics

Lance Angel: Athletic Director

Freshmen Win in Palestine Tournament Palestine 40 - Lindale 27 Palestine 47 - Mexia31 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach Smith: The boys played a good game against Lindale. Overall we played as a team and finished the game strong. The Mexia game was a very intense game. They team responded well and played the best game so far this season. Played swarming defense and moved the ball well on offense. We will work on getting better this week. Go Cats!

JV plays Saturday in Palestine Tournament Palestine - bye Player of the Game:  Coach Ellis: The boys received bye in tournament and will play Saturday in semi-finals.

Varsity wins big against Teague Palestine 73 - Teague 39 Player of the Game: Wildcats Coach JJ: The boys got after it from the start. Defensive intensity was there and we are starting to get our legs underneath us. We will take on #3 state ranked Argyle at 10:30 in the Fairfield Tournament on Friday. Go Wildcats!

Palestine High School

Dr. William Stewart: Principal

Top: Chem Club members with the Chemistree. A Wildcat Nation tradition! Who remembers Mrs. Brown’s Chemistree?

Congratulations to Raeley Johnson for placing 8th at State in written competition. She has completed her Dental Assisting Certification with UT San Antonio one year ahead of schedule.

Dekedryn Butler received his Dental Assisting Certification in Mrs. Bristow's Dental Assisting Class. Dr. Witte, DDS of Palestine, is the Community Partner who donates his time to train and mentor students within the PHS Dental Department.

Please join the Wildcat Nation in congratulating Palestine High School Law Enforcement Practicum students as they attained Introduction to Incident Command System ICS-100 certification.

National Honor Society inductees have a crazy dress up day. Tons of fun!

Palestine Junior High School

Joseph Mason: Principal

Palestine Junior High School National Junior Honor Society prepares for the annual Toys for Tots Drive. We have set a school goal for 200 toys and we are well on our way to reaching it!

A.M. Story Intermediate School

David Richardson: Principal

5th grade won the Whobilation decoration contest.

5th grade ramp.

4th grade students designed and decorated their own gingerbread houses.

Southside Elementary School Grace Mancilla: Principal

Left Column: Mrs. Lazarine’s class creating reindeer cookies.

Center: PHS choir students visited Southside during lunch to share some holiday music.

Bottom: Oseph Bishop and Travis Owasu were recognized for going above and beyond to show kindness to other students.

Northside Primary School

Barbara Dutton : Principal

Independent writers at Northside wrote their own letters to Santa!

Northside staff enjoyed fabulous food and fellowship that was provided by the PTO and volunteers!

Washington Early Childhood Center

Shelia Bradley: Principal

Pin the heart on the Grinch.

“It’s because I’m green, isn’t it?”

Ms. Carrizales and her class wishing everyone a Happy Grinch Day!

“I don’t need anything more for Christmas than this right here. My family.” The Grinch

The Grinch welcomes car riders to Washington!

Palestine High School ACE

All hands on deck in the Foodie Club kitchen.

Magee’s ACE math assistance.

ACE Robotics testing their bots.

Palestine Junior High ACE

PJHS Masterminds Club learning team building skills, problem solving, and critical thinking with Skip-Bo and Farkle Wars! Let the games begin!

Parent Meeting Crafting Holiday Ornaments

Parent meetings are held twice a month at the Junior High in the cafeteria @ 6PM. Find time to make some lasting memories with your family! These events are free. Please register at the Junior High or by contacting the ACE coordinator. rchapman@palestineschools.org 903.727.2632

Palestine A.M. Story ACE

Below: Students use acrylics in art class to paint Santa on canvases.

Above: Students create Christmas paper chains.

Right: The culinary class makes reindeer food for the Whobilation Event.

Southside Elementary ACE

This is the last week of Texas ACE until January 13, 2020 and the students of Texas ACE-Southside want to wish you  a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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December Looking Forward

Wildcat Basketball @ Houston County Tournament (Varsity)

Wildcat Basketball @ Houston County Tournament (Varsity)

Wildcat Basketball @ Houston County Tournament (Varsity)

4:00pm Wildcat Soccer Scrimmage JV1 against Lufkin and REL

4:00pm Wildcat Soccer Scrimmage Varsity against Lufkin and REL

6:00pm School Board Meeting

5:00pm (Away) Wildcat Basketball @ Whitehouse

5:30pm Ladycat Soccer JV2@Brownsboro

6:00pm Boys Soccer Scrimmage JV2 @ Brownsboro

4:30pm Wildcat Soccer Scrimmage JV1/Varsity @ Home against Kaufman

5:00pm Ladycat Soccer JV/V @Nacogdoches

12:00pm (Away) Wildcat Basketball @ Mabank (9th, JV, V)

12:00pm Early Dismissal

2:00pm (Home) Girls Basketball Game vs. Center