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Wildcat Weekly

Palestine Independent School District December 14, 2018 Volume 7: Issue 12

Inside this issue:

from the Superintendent: Jason Marshall

Athletics 2

Campus Happenings 3-8

TACE 9-14

Looking Forward 15

GO WILDCATS !

DISTRICT EVENTS

Friday, December 14

5:00p HS Basketball Boys vs Central Pollock (Home)/

Girls @ Ennis

5:30p HS Boys Soccer Alumni Matches

Saturday, December 15

7:30a TSI Tests

JH Basketball Tournament @ Lufkin

12:00p Girls Soccer Alumni Game

Monday, December 17

JH Girls Basketball vs Oakwood (Home)

6:00p Regular Board Meeting

Tuesday, December 18

5:00p HS Girls Basketball @ Kerens

5:00p HS Boys Basketball @ Center

Thursday, December 20

End 3rd Six Weeks

Early Release 5:00p HS Boys Basketball vs Mabank

(Home)

PHS Choir & Band

Christmas Concerts

The sounds of Christmas filled the air at Choir and

Band Christmas Concerts this week. Leslie Hooe, Choir

Director and Adrian Alonso, Band Director have worked

with their students all fall to perfect their performances.

Thank you PHS Choir & Band for an evening of

Christmas Joy!

Sweet holiday carolers

from Washington ECC

were out and about visiting

in the Wildcat Nation

this week.

PISD Staff Appreciation

Thank you

PISD Board of Trustees

& Administration

for getting out on a rainy day

to hand out incentives to staff!

Christmas Break

Thurs, December 20

Early Release

Fri, Dec 21 - Thur, Jan 3

Christmas Break

Fri, Jan 4

Student Holiday/

Staff Development

Mon, Jan 7

Campuses Reopen

PHS Girls’ Basketball

Go Wildcats

Athletic Director: Robby Clark

Wi ldcat Weekly Volume 7: Issue 12

Palestine Athletics

JV Results:

Player of the Game: Ellisha Turner

The JV team played at the Crandall Tournament on

Dec. 1st. Despite being a young team they are progressing well.

Varsity Results: 8-9

Player of the Tourney: Destiny Mathews

The varsity girls competed in the Brownsboro East Texas Shootout

this past weekend and finished with 3 wins vs. Van, Crandall and

Port Neches Grove and 1 loss vs. Texas High. Tourney.

Leading scorer(s): Destiny Mathews 87 pts., Jabria Simmons 49

pts., JMya Reeves 22pts.

Coach Jenkins

The Girls’ Basketball Teams traveled to Texas College in Tyler to support our own Jaila Cook, a Class of 2018 standout who now attends Arlington Baptist College in Arlington, Texas).

Jaila is a member of the Women's Basketball Team and is doing well in college.

PJHS Girls’ Basketball celebrated

following a win!


Palestine High School Principal: Stephen Cooksey

Palestine High School Band Christmas Concert

Robotics students working on the newest build.

Palestine High School Dental Society

National Honor Society welcomes new members and dresses them up!


Palestine Junior High School Principal: Joseph Mason

On Monday, the PJH Choir participated in the annual

PISD Fine Arts Department Winter Concert.

PJHS began 12 days of Christmas Appreciation for teachers last

week. Teachers got surprised with a Hot Chocolate station on

wheels, Tuesday and a waffle bar on Thursday.

This week our PJHS students participated in Academic UIL

Competition. 23 Students traveled to Rusk on Tuesday, and on

Thursday, 66 students participated in UIL Academics.

The PJHS Bands

displayed their talent

at the Christmas

Winter Showcase.

All Region Qualifiers

that will be participat-

ing in the All Region

Concert next spring.

were recognized.


A.M. Story Intermediate

Principal: Jaime Clark

Gabriel Alonso Kelasia Cole

Duanna Wardell Janice Towns

Positive Office Referrals

WHO-BILATION WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!

Imagine Mars

& Kagan Structures

UIL Bound

Good luck

A.M. Story

Intermediate!


Southside Elementary Principal: Grace Mancilla

Top earners in this year’s campus fundraiser were treated to a limo ride

and lunch at Mazzio’s.

The Rotary Club delivered dictionaries to every

student on the Southside campus.

Southside students modeling their

Accelerated Reader shirts. These

students were the first to reach 50 AR

points for the year.


Northside Primary Principal: Barbara Dutton

The PHS Choir came caroling at lunch.

Teachers enjoyed their Christmas Luncheon. Thank you to the Northside PTO parents.

Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

Positive Office Referrals


Washington Early Childhood Center Principal: Sheila Bradley

W.E.C.C sends a big

THANK YOU to the

PHS Choir & Mrs. Hooe

for coming to sing to us.

W.E.C.C enjoyed pajamas and a movie!

Students working hard during small groups

Library time is very important on our cam-pus.


We like to grow our own vegetables.




Northside TACE

Well, the big man in the red suit came to visit Texas ACE kids at Northside because they have been so good.

Santa had a rather long list. Hope he can get it all done by Christmas!



Southside TACE

Southside students are working on creating decorations for

“A Curious Christmas” Party on December 18, 2018 from 5:30-7:00 pm!

Scissors, Glue and Glitter too!

Fun was had by all!



A.M. Story TACE

Texas ACE fourth graders

practicing fraction skills

to help prepare for CBA#3.




PJHS TACE

Our students are so proud

of themselves!

Before-- Working our magic!

After!




PHS TACE

PHS Texas ACE Glee Club accompanying combined PJHS and PHS Choirs during the Christmas Concert using Orff instruments.

Friends and family take their seats as combined PHS and PJHS choirs take the stage for an evening of Holiday music!


Page 15 Wi ldcat Weekly Volume 7: Issue 12

Looking Forward

December 2018 - January 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

9

10 4:00p JH Basketball vs Rusk: Girls @ Rusk/Boys (Home) 6:30p Choir Christmas Concert

11 JH Academics @ Rusk JH & FBC Rusk 5:00p HS Basketball: Boys vs Whitehouse (Home) Girls @ Van 6:30p Band Christmas Concert

12

13 JH Academics @ Rusk JH & FBC Rusk 10:00a JH Basketball @ Lufkin Tournament

14 5:00p HS Basketball Boys vs Central Pollock (Home)/ Girls @ Ennis 5:30p HS Boys Soccer Alumni Matches

15 7:30a TSI Tests JH Basketball Tourna-ment @ Lufkin 12:00p Girls Soccer Alumni Game

16 17 JH Girls Basketball vs Oakwood (Home) 6:00p Regular Board Meeting

18 5:00p HS Girls Basketball @ Kerens 5:00p HS Boys Basketball @ Center

19

20 End 3rd Six Weeks Early Release

21 Student Holiday/Online Staff Development 5:00p HS Boys Basket-ball vs Mabank (Home)

22 WINTER Begins

23 24 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

25 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY


27 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 3:00p HS Girls Soccer vs John Tyler (Home)


10:00a HS Girls Soccer vs Henderson (Home) 2:00p HS Boys Soccer Scrimmage @ Wildcat Stadium

29 9:30a HS Boys Soccer Scrimmage vs REL & Lufkin @ Wildcat Stadium

30 31 1 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY/ NEW YEARS DAY 5:00p HS JV/V Girls Basketball @ Henderson

2 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

3 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Girls V Soccer Home Tournament

4 Student Holiday/ Teacher Work Day Girls V Soccer Home Tournament

5 Girls V Soccer Home Tournament

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