April 2014 - Meridian ISD

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Meridian High School - Where Every Day is an "Awesome" Day!
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April 18, 2014
ACADEMIC UIL
Shannon Maddox
advanced to the State
Semifinals 1A,2A,3A of the UIL
Academic Pilot Contest "UIL
Young Filmakers Festival" with
his narrative entry "The Hopper."
Over 495 films
were submitted overall for
this contest and
there were over
100 entries in
his category.
Well done,
Shannon!
The Carter Blood Care Blood drive
is scheduled for Monday, April 21st
from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Volume 20, Issue #6
UIL ACADEMIC REGIONALS
Advancing to regional Academic UIL on May 1-3
include:
Kacie Jones
Darren Arnold
Shannon Maddox
Kalyn Atchison
Brandy Vailes (alt)
Nick Doughty
Morgan Williams
Kensie Hall
Darcy Wyatt
Ashlee Hooks
See page 5 for details.
Tuesday, April 22nd --
6th Grade & 7th Grade Math
8th Grade Social Studies
Wednesday, April 23rd -- 6th Grade &
7th Grade Reading
8th Grade Science
Juniors and Seniors do not have to come to school
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 22-23.
MAY STAAR
M
Monday-Friday May 5th - May 9th:
Algebra I, Biology, US History EOC's
Tuesday, May 13th - 8th Grade Math Retest
Please Give so that Others May Live
Wednesday, May 14th -- 8th Grade Reading Retest
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SPOTLIGHT ON
ETHAN SHARP
Ethan Sharp was
born January 12, 1996, in
Fort Worth Texas. He has
attended Meridian ISD for
the last 6 years. His parents
are Michael and Dawn
Sharp. He has two brothers
and one sister. They are
Ben, Preston, and Hope.
He plans to
attend TSTC to become a
pilot. He currently holds
several jobs after school.
He works at Simple
Simons Pizza, Meridian
Livestock Barn, and the
Gatesville Livestock Barn.
His favorite hobbies are
shooting guns, fishing
when he has the time,
working, hunting on the
weekends, and going
mudding right after it rains.
His favorite color is camo.
His favorite brand of camo
is Mossy Oak.
April 18, 2014
Reverse Litter
Baseball The Meridian Yellow Jacket
baseball team has
had a very good
season throughout this whole
year. After losing
to Whitney and
Reicher, they have
been on a winning streak.
They beat Hamilton and Blum
the last two games they have
played. The Jackets were
supposed to play Bosqueville
this past week, but due to bad
weather conditions they had to
delay the game until Wednesday April 16th. They lost to
Bosqueville which means they
will have to play Valley Mills
next week to see if they will
get the second or third spot
in the playoffs. If they beat
Valley Mills, they will get the
second place spot. If they lose,
they will get the third place
spot. The Jackets would love
for all their fans to come out
and support them as they make
their way into the playoffs.
TEN ON TUESDAY! Reverse Litter is
bringing awareness to the
consequences that littering
can have on waterways.
Join us in the movement
to clean up our communities and prevent litter from
clogging and polluting our
waters. Pledge to pick up
10 pieces of litter every
Tuesday. Think about it.
You absentmindedly drop
a straw wrapper at a ball
game or open your car door
and your stash of trash falls
to the curb. You throw a
cup into the bed of your
pick-up and drive off only
to see it fly out in your
rearview mirror. It happens,
we’ve all done it. And we
can all make the effort to
reduce these unintentional
acts of littering so that
those napkins, receipts and
the trash in the back of our
pick-ups doesn’t become
litter in our waterways.
Ten on Tuesday encourages businesses, schools,
community groups and
individuals to reverse litter
by picking up 10 pieces of
trash and recyclable materials each and ever Tuesday
from now on.
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PROM KING AND PROM QUEEN
April 18, 2014
PROM PRINCE AND
PROM PRINCESS
"Where the
Blacktop
Ends"
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April 18, 2014
One Act Play did
not advance to district; however, they
did an outstanding job
and the following received awards at zone
competition.
Senior Spotlight
Anselmo Reynoso was born in
San Luis Potosi on March 6th,
1995.
He has attended Meridian
ISD since Pre-K. His parents
are Pedro Reynoso and Clara
Reynoso. He has three brothers
and sisters (Felix, Selina, and
Jaime Reynoso).
His extracurricular activities are
Cross Country, Football,
Basketball, and Track (2 mile
and 1 mile).
He plans to become an electrician. He plans to go to TSTC for
college and he is wants to work
in Dallas. He is currently holding a job at the nursing home.
His hobbies are fishing, hanging
out with his firends, and making
money
Senior Spotlight
Lucas Ramsey
He was born in Louisville on
January 3, 1996. His parents are
Dena and Rodney Creppel. His
brother and sister are Josh and
Jessica Ramsey.
Andrew Berg and
Mackenzie Errington
received All-Star Cast.
Bailey Jay received
Honorable Mention.
Kacie Jones received
All-Star Crew.
He participates in power lifting,
FFA, NHS, track, and PHP.
He is also in UIL where he
does Spelling/Vocabulary and
Computer Apps. In track he does
to 400 and 200 meter dash.
His career goal is to become a
computer engineer. He plans on
attending Tarleton for college.
His hobbies are reading, origami,
and hanging with friends. His
favorites are the movie "League
of Extraordinary Gentlemen",
the Percy Jackson series, and
seafood.
Happy Easter everybody!
I hope everybody has a good
weekend.
created by:
Cheyenne McNaught
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ACADEMIC UIL
Congratulations to Meridian’s Literary Criticism team of Morgan Williams,
Ashlee Hooks, Kalyn Atchison, and Darcy
Wyatt that won the district competition on March 24, qualifying for
the regional academic meet. Individually, Kalyn placed 5th, Morgan
was 3rd, and Darcy brought home a gold medal. Also qualifying for
regionals was Nick Doughty, who had the high score in Physics.
The science team of Doughty, Darren Arnold, Shannon Maddox, Mackenzie Dulaney, Bailey Jay, and Manuel Neri placed 2nd
with Darren placing 4th individually. In persuasive speaking, Vicky
Perez finished 6th, and in informative speaking, Kelsey Bracknell
was 4th.
The following students qualified for the regional academic
meet on March 26 at the district competition in Goldthwaite: Kensie Hall/1st LD Debate; Kacie Jones/3rd Headline, 6th Editorial,
4th News; Shannon Maddox/2nd place Current Events; Darren
Arnold/2nd LD Debate; Kalyn Atchison/1st Ready Writing; & Darcy
Wyatt/2nd Headline.
Other team members who added points to Meridian’s 3rd
place finish included Brandy Vailes/4th Poetry; Morgan Williams/4th
Editorial, 4th Ready Writing; Alex Taylor/5th Prose; & Krista
Warren/6th Feature. The Current Events team of Maddox, Katelyn
Wallace, and Dylan Carr finished 2nd.
Samantha
Williams
placed
2nd Medalist at
District
and
advanced to Regional Golf on
April 14 and 15th. She shot
111 on the first day and 108 on
the second day. Although she
didn't advance, she played well. Other members of the
golf team this year included:
Randa Norton, Hope Sharp, and
Stephen McNaught.
Golf News
April 18, 2014
Art News
These past few days the
art class has been working
on their masks and now
they are working on
pottery.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
NICK PRESTWOOD
Nick Prestwood was
born on March 27, 1996, in
Springfield, Missouri, to Jim
and Deleen Prestwood. He has
1 sister, Lindsey.
At MISD (which he has
attended for the last 7 years), he
has participated in football, basketball, baseball, and in track
(4x400, 4x200, 4m relay, long
jump, 400m dash and 200m
dash). His hobbies include hunting and fishing and he loves all
sports.
He plans to play football
for Tarleton State University
this fall.
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April 18, 2014
Spanish News
Senior Spotlight
Laura Orozco
Laura was born April 22,
1995 in Mexico. She has attended Meridian ISD since 2000.
Laura’s parents are Rosalinda &
Laura Orozco. She has 4 sisters
& 3 brothers. Laura’s extracurricular activities include cross
country, basketball, and track.
Her plans after school
are to become an RN and she
plans to go to MCC to achieve
her goal. Laura currently holds a
job after school at El Jardin. Her
hobbies are having fun, spending time with her little boy, and
spending time with her family as
well. Her favorite thing is being
a Mommy.
April Birthdays
Martin Dominguez 4/1
Amberrae Hodges 4/3
Mrs. Parsons 4/3
Bryce Haney 4/5
Faith Grubbs 4/7
Bryson Laughlin 4/12
Darci Gann 4/13
Nathaniel Lira 4/13
Kelly Turner 4/14
Sonya Mendoza 4/15
Reece Garriott 4/16
Stephen McNaught 4/18
Mr. Starnes 4/20
Laura Orozco 4/22
Marcus Crawford 4/24
Martin Lira 4/24
Patrick Milam 4/25
Dakota Mynarcik 4/25
Jacob Brown 4/28
Edgar Lovaton 4/28
Lorraine Maldonado 4/28
COUNSELOR NEWS
Attention: All Juniors! Registration deadline for summer 2014 ACT
and SAT is May 9, 2014.
Attention: All Seniors! Printed copies of all PDF scholarship applications are available on the wall located to the left as you walk into
the main high school doors (across from Ms. Garza's office). They
are organized by DUE DATES, You can also look on the Meridian
High School Counselor's Corner on the school web site.
Sra. Carpentera quiere decir
MUCHISMAS GRACIAS a
todos que votaron en el concurso
de cinta. íQué divertido! EL 16
de abril celebramos el cumpleaños de Selena Quintanilla Pérez,
una de nuestras cantantes favoritas.
En la clase de español uno, apredenmos las palabras de familia.
En las clase de español dos,
aprendemos verbos de imperfect
y palabras de niñez.
En la clase de español tres,
aprendemos palabras de trabajo
y comunidad.
High School SoftBall
Meridian softball girls won
their game against Richland
Springs! Our softball girls are
also playing against San Saba
to break the tie-breaker on
Monday April 21st, 2014 to
see who is going to playoffs.
Good Luck Softball Girls!
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April 18, 2014
Meridian District Track Meet Results
JV BOYS
Track meet Overall
6th Meridian
points
VARSITY BOYS
54
400 Meter Dash
5th Joseph Noland1:02.55
110 Meter Hurdles
1st Charles Anz
15.68
300 Meter Hurdles
1st Charles Anz
44.46
Long Jump
5th Heston Jermstad
15’-11”
Shot put
4th Westin Gorneau
35’-7 ½”
Discus
1st Westin Gorneau
3rd Josh Ramsey
101’-11”
94’-5”
Pole Vault
1st Nathan Williams
8’-0”
JV GIRLS
Track Meet Overall
2nd Meridian
100 Meter Dash
2nd Aryn Norris
200 Meter Dash
3rd Aryn Norris
800 Meter Run
4th Elizabeth Chavez
5th Crystal Monrreal
1600 Meter Run
2nd Elizabeth Chavez
3rd Crystal Monrreal
Long Jump
2nd Aryn Norris
High Jump
1st Hope Sharp
Shot Put
2nd Jaymee Duarte
3rd Kelly Turner
Discus
1st Kelly Turner
2nd Jaymee Duarte
5th Skyler McClellan
86
14.14
32.13
3:12.79
3:24.05
7:21.11
7:34.59
14’-7 ½”
4’-4”
23’-3 ½”
22’-10 ¾”
69’-11”
68’-5”
55’-5”
Track Meet Overall
2nd Meridian
119
100 Meter Dash
5th Carson Gebhardt 13.73
200 Meter Dash
6th Lauren Butler 29.71
400 Meter Dash
3rd Sydney Purcell 1:06.00 Advancing to Area
6th Ashlee Hooks 1:08.00
100 Meter Dash
6th Marcus Crawford 11.86
200 Meter Dash
4th James Vaughn 24.87
400 Meter Dash
6th Pablo Flores
56.85
800 Meter Run
5th Pablo Flores
2:14.8
6th Darren Arnold
2:17.85
1600 Meter Run
3rd Latham Hensley 5:20.55 Advances to Area
6th Darren Arnold
5:34.5
3200 Meter Run
1st Latham Hensley 11:59.85 Advances to Area
110 Meter Hurdles
2nd Jarett Carpenter 16.64 Advances to Area
300 Meter Hurdles
2nd Jarett Carpenter 44.45 Advances to Area
4x100 Meter Relay
3rd Marcus Crawford 46.12 Advances to Area
James Vaughn
Blaine Glass
Nick Prestwood
4x200 Meter Relay
4th Marcus Crawford 1:40.71 Advances to Area
James Vaughn
Blaine Glass
Nick Prestwood
4x400 Meter Relay
6th Latham Hensley3:59.01
Pablo Flores
Bailey Bowers
Jaime Reynoso
Long Jump
1st Nick Prestwood 21’-9” Advancing to Area
3rd Jarett Carpenter 21’-5 ¾” Advancing to Area
Triple Jump
2nd Jarett Carpenter42’-9 ¾” Advancing to Area
3rd Bailey Bowers 40’-8” Advancing to Area
High Jump
1st Jarett Carpenter 5’-10” Advancing to Area
2nd Adrian Rapoz 5’-8”
Advancing to Area
Pole Vault
3rd Bailey Bowers 12’-0”
VARSITY GIRLS
Track Meet overall
4th Meridian
110.5
Advancing to Area
Discus
6th Ethan Sedberry 104’-3” Advancing to Area
800 Meter Run
5th Abby Stauffer 2:54.16
6th Ashlee Hooks 2:57.16
100 Meter Hurdles
1st Courntey McCamey
Advancing to Area
5th Carson Gebhardt
6th Mackenzie Errington
300 Meter Hurdles
4th Courtney McCamey
Advancing to Area
6th Mackenzie Errington
16.99
18.74
19.47
52.12
54.42
4x200 Meter Relay
3rd Lauren Butler 1:52.99 Advancing to Area
Krista Warren
Hadley Butler
Brandy Vailes
4x400 Meter Relay
3rd Lauren Butler 4:35.36 Advancing to Area
Christian Radde
Ashlee Hooks
Sydney Purcell
Long Jump
4th Carson Gebhardt 16’-1 ½” Advancing to Area
6th Courtney McCamey 15’-0”
Triple Jump
3rd Sydney Purcell 31’-0 ½” Advancing to Area
5th Krista Warren 30’-10 ½”
High Jump
2nd Ashlee Hooks 4’-10” Advancing to Area
5th Cassidy Menger4’-6”
Pole Vault
2nd Courtney McCamey 8’-6” Advancing to Area
3rd Cassidy Menger
8’-6” Advancing to Area
4th Carson Gebhardt
8’-0” Advancing to Area
Shot Put
3rd Makaela Etheridge 31’-10” Advancing to Area
Discus
3rd Makaela Etheridge 83’-2”Advancing to Area
5th Ale Williams
78’-5”
6th Chelsea Shipman 76’-5”
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April 18, 2014
Area Track Meet Results
Varsity Boys
Overall total
3rd Meridian
86
200 Meter Dash
5th James Vaughn
23.58
1600 Meter Run
3rd Latham Hensley
3200 Meter Run
1st Latham Hensley
110 Meter Hurdles
5th Jarett Carpenter
300 Meter Hurdles
4th Jarett Carpenter
4x100 Meter Relay
4th James Vaughn
Marcus Crawford
Blain Glass
Nick Prestwood
4x200 Meter Relay
3rd James Vaughn
Marcus Crawford
Blaine Glass
Nick Prestwood
Long Jump
1st Nick Prestwood
2nd Jarett Carpenter
Triple Jump
3rd Jarett Carpenter
4th Bailey Bowers
High Jump
2nd Jarett Carpenter
7th Adrian Rapoz
Pole Vault
3rd Bailey Bowers
Varsity Girls
Overall total
4th Meridian
70
11:15.08 Advancing to Regional
400 Meter Dash
4th Sydney Purcell
1:04.25 Advancing to Regional
16.9
100 Meter Hurdles
1st Courtney McCamey
300 Meter Hurdles
3rd Courtney McCamey
5:13.28 Advancing to Regional
43.79
Advancing to Regional
45.64
Advancing to Regional
1:36.19 Advancing to Regional
21’-4 ¼” Advancing to Regional
19’-7 ¾” Advancing to Regional
42’-10” Advancing to Regional
41’-0 ½” Advancing to Regional
5’-10” Advancing to Regional
5’-4”
4x200 Meter Relay
4th Lauren Butler
Krista Warren
Hadley Butler
Brandy Vailes
Long Jump
1st Carson Gebhardt
Triple Jump
5th Sydney Purcell
High Jump
2nd Ashlee Hooks
16.39 Advancing to Regional
50.22
Advancing to Regional
1:54.24 Advancing to Regional
15’-10 ¼” Advancing to Regional
31’-3 ½”
4’-10” Advancing to Regional
Pole Vault
2nd Cassidy Menger
3rd Carson Gebhardt
4th Courtney McCamey
8’-6”
8’-0”
7’-6”
Shot Put
4th Makaela Etheridge 31’-3 ½” Advancing to Regional
Advancing to Regional
Advancing to Regional
Advancing to Regional
12’-0” Advancing to Regional
RUN FOR THE HILLS -- 5K and 1K FUN RUN/WALK
This event is sponsored by the Rotary Club and all proceeds from this event will help
support scholarships for deserving graduating seniors throughout Bosque County.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014
Entry forms are available at the MHS
Location:
Clifton City Park
Office. Drop off completed forms
Check-in Time:
8-8:45 A.M.
at First Security State Bank or mail
1K Fun Run/Walk Start Time: 8:45 A.M.
to Robert Phillips, P. O. Box 224,
5K Start Time:
9:00 A.M.
Clifton, TX 76634