Wildcats Golf Team Takes Third Place at Rain-Shortened McKinney Tournament Tuesday
The Wildcats Golf Team had to settle for half of a tournament Tuesday (February 11) as rain and lightning plagued a tourney at Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club in McKinney. Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy DeLorge said a lightning delay occurred just as players were starting to play. During the delay rain began to fall. Coach DeLorge said it was also cold and windy with a chill factor in the 30’s. Tournament officials decided to shorten the tournament to 9 holes. Coach DeLorge said the weather made a long course longer and scores were high. Out of 12 teams, the Wildcats finished third. McKinney Christian took first place and Plano East was second. Wildcats senior Colton Bench tied for third place. The Wildcats play next at a regional course preview at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club Monday and Tuesday. Coach DeLorge said the weather might again be bad in Rockwall next week.
Colton Bench: 40 (+4)
Kip Childress: 43 (+7)
Grant Mohesky: 46 (+10)
Rylan Brewer: 49 (+13)
Caleb Kesting: 52 (+16)
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Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo says His Team Played a Really Good Game in District Opener Win Tuesday
Lady Cats Soccer Coach Javier Aguayo passed around compliments to his players as smoothly as his team’s passes in a district opening 6-1 win over Greenville Tuesday night (February 11) at Gerald Prim Stadium. Coach Aguayo said his team played really well. He said they took over the game early and dominated. Coach Aguayo said his team possessed the ball and made no mistakes on defense. On offense Haley Robinson had a three-goal hat trick. Freshman Rebekah Stanley assisted on all three goals. Stanley also scored two goals. Janine Yamaguchi scored a goal after an assist by Ashley Noe. The Lady Cats face Lindale Friday night at The Prim. Lindale lost a squeaker, 1-0, to a good Royse City team Tuesday night.
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Lady Cats Basketball Team Set to Play Lindale for Final District Playoff Spot on Friday
With the Lady Cats Basketball Team’s home loss to Texas High Tuesday night (February 11) coupled with Lindale’s home win against Greenville, the Lady Cats and Lady Eagles ended up tied for the district’s final playoff spot in fourth place. Both teams were 3-7 in district play. The two teams will play for fourth place Friday at 6 p.m. at Emory Rains. The winner of the game will play District 16-5A district champion Jacksonville Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Tyler Junior College. Lindale and the Lady Cats split two district games this season. Lindale won in Sulphur Springs, 60-38 on January 14. The Lady Cats won at Lindale, 49-33 on January 31. There is a good possibility that freshman point guard Kenzie Willis will be able to play Friday. She injured an ankle early in the Texas High game. Lady Cats Coach Brittney Tisdell says she expects her team to give it all they’ve got to defeat Lindale Friday. She says if her team shows up, she expects them to win Friday. Concerning the Texas High loss, Coach Tisdell says Texas High was all over the Lady Cats the entire game. She says she believes her team panicked when Willis was injured. Coach Tisdell says she could not get her team to calm down. She says she believes if her team had been able to calm down, it would have been an entirely different game.
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Miller Grove Lady Hornets Basketball Team Gets District Win Over Savoy Tuesday, 41-24
The Miller Grove Lady Hornets picked up a district win against Savoy Tuesday (February 11), 41-24. Miller Grove steadily built their lead over the first three quarters. The Lady Hornets led 13-8 after the first quarter, 23-11 at the half and 35-17 after three quarters. Savoy outscored the Lady Hornets 7-6 in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t nearly enough. Lauren Bullard and Jorja Bessonett both scored 14 points to lead Miller Grove. Harli Watson had 6 points. Summer Coker scored 3 points. Kaley Dorantes and Lainy Burnett scored 2 points apiece. The Lady Hornets improved their district record to 9-3 and their season record to 13-17.
Wildcats Soccer Team Edges By Greenville, 2-1 on the Road Tuesday Night in District Opener
In weather more fitting for ducks, the Wildcats Soccer Team managed to squeeze past Greenville, 2-1 in the district opener for both teams at Greenville Tuesday night (February 11). The Wildcats scored two unassisted goals, one by Omar Hernandez and one by Alejandro Diasdado. The Wildcats have now played 9 straight games without a loss, a streak that goes back to January 11. Wildcats Coach Alexi called the match really ugly and sloppy due to the weather. He said there was not a lot that the Wildcats could do about it. The Wildcats are 1-0 in district play and 7-4-5 for the season. The Wildcats play at Lindale Friday night.
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Capturing Kids Hearts Recognition
Two primary campuses in Sulphur Springs Independent School District have been recognized as a Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School Nominees, SSISD Assistant Superintendent Kristin Monk reported.
Both Lamary and Travis Primary schools are to be visited for consideration for this award, awarded to schools that reach “the high performing cultural tipping point” using the Flippen Group’s Capturing Kids’ Hearts process.
This process includes connecting kids and teachers for a “significant positive transformational effect” on five key indicators of school performance:
- Decreased Discipline Referrals
- Increased Student Achievement
- Increased Attendance Rates
- Increased Graduation Rates
- Increased Teacher Satisfaction
Systemic transformation takes leadership, mentorship, accountability, and commitment. The process, according to CKH, includes:
- District and campus leadership must model desired behaviors and hold their teams accountable for living out transformational behaviors and processes.
- All campus educators can acquire specific socio-emotional learning techniques and classroom facilitation tools. Once equipped, they will be able to peak student interest, establish collaborative agreements of behavior in every classroom, create high performing groups, increase pro-social skills, create more time on-task, and increase student performance.
- Mentors, or in Flippen Group terms, “Process Champions,” will learn how to support and encourage teammates in using the learned skills and processes.
- Every faculty member must be committed to utilizing the processes and techniques until breakthrough occurs.
Students and staff greet each other every day positively with high fives. There are also times designated for students to talk about a “good thing” in their lives or at school. Students find ways to encourage each other, while holding each other accountable for negative behavior without being overly negative. The idea is to build relationships among students and staff, as well as with parents, to improve communication and help better reach and equip students to deal with the many things in their home and school lives.
All SSISD elementary teachers receive training in this process. Students from the various campuses have attended school board meetings to talk about CKH on their campus.
Representatives from the Flippen Group are slated to visit the CKH National Showcase Schools nominees by the end of the month to determine whether each receives the official designation.
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Lady Cats Soccer Win Big In District Opener
Lady Cats Soccer Team Opens District Play With Dominating 6-1 Victory over Greenville at The Prim
The Lady Cats Soccer Team opened district play in fine fashion defeating the Greenville Lady Lions, 6-1 Tuesday night (February 11) at Gerald Prim Stadium. Lady Cat Haley Robinson scored the first three Lady Cats goals in the contest. Freshman Rebekah Stanley assisted on all three of the hat trick goals. Stanley scored the fourth Lady Cats goal unassisted. Janine Yamaguchi scored the fifth Lady Cats goal assisted by Ashley Noe. Stanley scored her second goal of the night and sixth for the Lady Cats on a penalty kick. Lady Cats Coach Javier Aguayo said he was very proud of the results He said the Lady Cats played as a team. Coach Aguayo said the varsity controlled the game from the first half and had more possession of the ball than the Lady Lions. Coach Aguayo said there were no mistakes from the Lady Cats defense. He said he was happy with the results and the way the Lady Cats played Tuesday night. The Lady Cats, 1-0 in district play and 5-6-1 for the season, host Lindale at The Prim Friday night.
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Tira News For Feb. 12, 2020
Janie Lewis reported that North Hopkins collected canned goods for the Tira Food Pantry recently. Fans were allowed free entry to a basketball game, with the donation of a canned food item. She says the five boxes of food were delivered to the Community Center last Thursday.
Joyce Dodd added that Martha Payton and her brother, Von, gave a monetary donation to the pantry. We always appreciate the contributions to the cause.
We woke up to snow on Thursday morning. It wasn’t much and didn’t last long, but it was pretty.
Tammy Muse shared that her boyfriend, Mike Belz, “caught some good fish on the lake” recently. She shared pictures of the fish and the snow.
Tiffany and Perry Gilbert and Jaidyn Joslin came from Malvern, Arkansas on Friday evening. Kenden Joslin and Emma Hall joined us for supper that evening. The next day, Jim and Sandra Vaughn and Johnny, Cindy and Thomas Vaughn came from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, to visit with Chip and Jim’s mother, Grace, and with all of us. Linda Ellen Vaughn of Dallas came, too. Tiffany, Perry, Jaidyn, Chip and I went to Rylan Joslin’s basketball game in Miller Grove. Malcolm and his friend, Melinda, and her children were there, too, along with Rylan’s mother, Laiken. Landon was at home with Brailon, who was sick, and Slaiden.
Rylan’s team played well and they won their game. After the game, Jaidyn went with Malcolm to spend the rest of the weekend with him.
We returned home to enjoy the lunch that Jim and Sandra brought and visit with them, before they left to spend some time with John and Linda Vaughn. Linda Ellen stayed for a while, before returning home that afternoon.
Chip, Grace, Tiffany, Perry, and I went out to eat that evening, and then we went to church the next morning. Tiffany and Perry left our church and picked Grace up to go to Posey Baptist Church with them. They stayed through lunch and we watched game shows and played Tribond before they left for Arkansas later that afternoon.
I always need and appreciate input from my friends to help keep me informed of news in our community. If you have any news pertaining to Tira residents, past or present, please contact me, Jan Vaughn, at 903-438-6688 or [email protected].
9 Personnel Decisions Approved For SSISD
Nine personnel decisions were approved this week by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees at their regular February meeting. An order calling for a May 2 election was also approved by the school board.
Personnel
Early notice of retirement was accepted from Nancy Harris, district speech therapist; Cheryl Blount, pre-kindergarten teacher at Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center; and Norman Sanders, middle school campus police officer.
Three resignations were accepted as well. Lamar Primary kindergarten teacher Nickole Brown’s resignation will become effective March 6. Middle School PE teacher and coach Justin Stout’s resignation became effective Feb. 6. High School English teacher Mary Kate Wilder English’s resignation become effective Feb. 24.
Three new personnel were also approved for hire as well. Mary Ebarb was approved as a Title I aide at Travis Primary. Sandra Nowlin was approved as a Special Education aide at High School. Michael Rhodes was also approved to become the Auto Tech teacher at High School for the 2020-2021 school year.
Election
Trustees also at the Feb. 10 meeting approved an order for a May 2 election for two seats on the school board. The only two candidates who have filed candidacy were incumbents Robert Cody and Robbin Vaughn. Filing for this election continues through 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Tax Office at SSISD Administration Building, 631 Connally St.
If an election becomes necessary, it will be held in conjunction with the Sulphur Springs City Council Election on May 2 at City Hall, 201 North Davis St. Early voting would be held weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20-April 28, with the exception of April 21 and April 23, when voting hours are extended from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mail applications must be received no later than April 17.
Sheila Funderburk and Michael Wolfe would be election judge and alternate. Gale Roberts is the early voting clerk, with Lesa Smith, Jody Price and Ashley Floyd as alternates.
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