February 27, 2015 Volume 21, Issue #6

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Meridian High School - Where Every Day is an "Awesome" Day!

Congratulations to CX-Debaters!Ale Williams and Darci Gann are the State Alternate team for CX Debate for our District, and the team of Darcy Wyatt and Vicki Perez placed fourth at District. The team of Williams & Gann went 3-0 in prelims while Wyatt & Perez went 2-1 advancing both teams to the finals. Meridian was the only school to get more than one team into the finals. These ladies and Larry Davis deserve a lot of congratulations consider-ing how far they have come in so short of time period.

Testing Dates for STAAR/EOC:• March 30th – 7th grade Writing, English I • March 31st – 7th grade Writing and 8th Reading• April 1st – English II• April 20th – 8th Math• April 21st – 6th and 7th Math, 8th Social Studies• April 22nd – 6th and 7th Reading• April 22nd – 8th Science• May 5th – Algebra I and U. S. History• May 6th - Biology

March 9-13ENJOY.....

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Congratulations to Westin Gor-neau and Pablo Flores for being selected to play in the Heart of Texas FCA Victory Bowl. This football all-star game will be played on June 13th at Waco ISD Stadium. They are supposed to try to raise around $1000.00 each to help with cost. If you would like to help by donating some of the money, please come by the High School Office and sign up. These boys will appreciate your support! Thanks!!

Also Westin Gorneau has been named 3rd Team All State Tight End! Congratulations!

FOOTBALL NEWS

STUDENT PHOTO COMPETITIONGrab your cameras and start shooting for the 2015 Bosque Arts Center Photography Guild Student Photo Competition sponsored by Gearench and Promit. Photos must have been taken by student entrant in the last twelve months and may be in color of B/W. There is a limit of 5 entries per student and the photo must be unframed and unmatted with student informa-tion on the back (name, address, phone, school name, and grade). Print size must be 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 (no border).

Who can enter?Any Bosque County student is eligible.

When is the deadline?April 6, 2015

What are the awards?Judging categories by grade (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)Ribbons and cash awards for:1st ($20), 2nd ($10), 3rd ($5) in each category. Overall Judge's Choice ($25) and Popular Choice ($30) awards.

Contact the Arts Center Office at 675-3724 or Jean Ann Smith for more information or assis-tance at 675-3561.

2/7/15 Venus Bulldog Invitational meet

Maria Harbison- Squat 230 Bench 90 Deadlift 235Jaymee Duarte- Squat 240 Bench 130 Deadlift 250 Estafana Whitmer-Squat 225 Bench 105 Deadlift 230 Nathan Williams- Squat 210 Bench 140 Deadlift 260 Stephen McNaught- Squat 185 Bench 125 Deadlift 240Bob Johnson- Squat 295 Bench 160 Deadlift 315 John Anderson- Squat 320 Bench 210 Deadlift 305 Jaime Reynoso-Squat 390 Bench 235 Deadlift 390

Places Jaymee Duarte 3rd, Es-tafana Whitmer 4th , Nathan Wil-liams 3rd, Bob Johnson 3rd, John Anderson 3rd, Jaime Reynoso 3rd .

Regional Alternates - Estafana Whitmer , Yajaira Garcia , Maria Harbison .

POWERLIFTING

On April 7th at 9:00 a.m.,. the TSI will be given! If you want to take the test, you need to pay $20 to Ms. Robinson prior to April 7th. The TSI Success Initiative is a program mandated by the state of Texas for all Texas public colleges and universities. It is designed to help determine if you are ready for college-level course work in the general areas of reading, writing and math. This program also will help determine what type of course or intervention will best meet your needs to help you become better prepared for college level course work if you are not ready. If you are an incoming college student in Texas, you are required to take the TSI Assessment — unless you are already exempt

TSI on April 7th

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SUMMER LEAGUE BASKETBALL & BASIC FUNDAMENTALS CAMP

HELD AT MHS

REGISTER AT HTTP://BBFUNDAMENTALS.COM

Our Goals in Training At BB Fundamentals, we want to work with players that want to understand the game and increase their basketball IQ.

The game of basketball is 90% mental and 10% physical skills, we would like to assist those players that want to increase their skill levels and have a better chance of playing.

We are not competing with the big basketball camps that have hundreds of players. Our goal is working with JV players that want to make the varsity or varsity players that want to be solid starters.

Skills Training* Rebounding* Defense* Free Throws* Passing

* Ball Handling* Dribbling* Picks / Screens* Shooting Skills* Mental Toughness

Meridian Summer 3-on-3 Basketball LeagueEach of the 8 Girl’s Teams to play each girl’s team once and each of the 8 Boy’s Teams will play each boy’s team once, with Girl’s Teams vs Boy’s Teams in final week. Girls will play on Tuesdays and Boys will play Thursdays until the final week. Game competi-tion will start on Tuesday 6/9/15 and complete on 7/30/15.

BB Fundamentals Camp: Prior to the Summer League, there is a BB Fundamentals Camp for basketball fundamentals/skills that would benefit any player wanting to increase their skills that they would use during these summer games. This camp would be on four (4) consecutive Saturdays on April 18, April 25, May 2 and May 9 for five (5) hours each day. This camp cost $90.00 per person for 20 hours of fundamentals training.

Saturday February 28 at 6pm, Records quiz competition for county fair.

Sunday afternoon 3/1 and Monday afternoon 3/2 (if needed), We will be clipping and fitting for the county show.

Wednesday 3/4, Cakes for Cash Bake Sale to be turned in by the exhibitor between 4-5:30 pm in Clifton.

Thursday 3/5 at 1pm, begin check in and weigh in show projects at county show.

Friday 3/6, project shows begin at 8 am and will go on until about 8 pm.

Saturday 3/7, heifer show begins at 8 am, sale plaque photos mid morning, sale at noon for those that qualify.

Houston and Austin livestock shows. Monday 3/9 afternoon, will clip ani-mals for Houston/Austin.

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PERFECT ATTENDANCE4th SIX WEEKS

6th Grade Chris DixonVictor Garza Jayden Lambright Norah LiraCynthia MaldonadoLuis MartinezVioleta MunozVictor Orozco Teagan Smith 7th GradeMatthew BracknellDakota CassidyJada CrawfordDelani EdwardsReese ErringtonChance GarriottIsabel GarzaMadisyn HicksHector NeriDe'Marius ParksOmar RamirezMatthew RosasMichelle Santamaria OrtizLiberty StaufferCody Warren

8th GradeHunter BridgefarmerDanny Cassidy Jaxon DennisJonathan Gomez Yesenia NeriJoshua ReneauBlaine Taylor

9th GradeWilliam EdwardsDarci GannBrittney MitchellJustin Noland

10th GradeMackenzie ErringtonReece GarriottJoseph NolandEric RabagoNathan Williams

11th GradeBailey BowersLatham HensleyMonica RamosKrist Warren

12th GradeKalyn AtchisonJuan ChavezJarred ChildersYajaira GarciaJonas Renobato

Ennio Concert 2015

VARSITY CHEER & MASCOT TRYOUTS

Varsity Cheerleader and Mascot tryouts will be held on Saturday, March 28th.

Spanish 2 Classes are going to the Ennio Concert on Monday, March 2nd at Midway High School.

12 Words (To help you on STAAR and EOC):

Trace means to outlineAnalyze break it downInfer read between the linesEvaluate to judgeFormulate build, createDescribe tell me all about itSupport back it upExplain tell me whySummarize the short version (or text it to me)Compare how things are alikeContrast how things are differentPredict think about the future

**Find video samples of the song on YouTube by searching for “Larry Bell 12 Words dance uploaded by Brian Kennedy.”

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Boys All-District Basketball Selections

1st Team All-DistrictTyler Wright

Dallas Anderson

2nd Team All-DistrictWestin Gorneau

Clayton Pinkerton

Honorable Mention All-District

Bailey Bowers Ethan Hightower

YearbookYearbooks for sale for $53. Buy one before the price goes up. In order to order a yearbook, see yearbook staff or go to www.jostens.com. Type in your school name and information in blanks provided.

Art

Congratulations to Darci Gann for being selected as a 2015-2016 Heart Of Texas Fair and Rodeo Sweetheart! Sweet-hearts help promote, support, and represent the HOT Fair and Rodeo as public relations ambassadors at various com-munity events including festi-vals, fundraisers, benefits, and parades. Additionally they must volunteer a minimum of 100 hours of community ser-vice. Way to go Darci!!

HOT Fair and Rodeo Sweetheart

This six weeks we finished the mardi gra masks and the clay circle with friends sculpture. Now the art classes are working on a project that contains wire and plaster.

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Senior Spotlight

Ale Williams was born on December 14, 1996 in Cle-burne, Texas to Patsy and Charlie Williams. She has one older sister, Stevi Re Williams. She has attended Meridian ISD since kindergarten. She participates in track (discus, shot put), playing the alto saxophone and being the sec-tion leader in the MHS Band of Gold, and Academic UIL (Per-suasive extemp, CX Debate, Poetry, and Social Studies). Her plan after high school is to go to Texas Tech University to become a Crimi-nal Justice Attorney. She cur-rently works at the Brookshire Brother’s deli. Her hobbies are read-ing, writing, and singing. Her favorite book- Fantasies and Fan Fictions; favorite movie-"Benny and Joon;" favorite bands- One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer; and her favorite quote-"To know even one life has breathed easier because you had lived- that is to have succeeded,” RWE.

Saturday, April 4th

Meridian Community

Pump Up The Blood Supply

Friday, March 27, 20159:00 AM-3:00 PM

Meridian High School Carter BloodCare Bus

Contact:

Joy Lohmer(254)435-2723

Visit GreatPartnersRewards.org to keep track of your points and redeem them for awesome experi-ences, like the chance to win a scholarship.

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Congratulations to the MHS Lady Jacket Basketball team on a great season. The following young la-dies were exemplary in their play and in the classroom as demon-strated by the following honors:

Defensive MVP-Sydney Purcell-Sophomore

6th Man Award-Morgan Poston-Senior

Coach of the Year-Chris Hicks

...1st Team

Ashlee Hooks-JrAbby Stauffer-Soph

2nd TeamChristian Radde-Sr

Carson Gebhardt-SophHonorable Mention

Eden Carson-Jr

Academic All DistrictMorgan Poston-SrChristian Radde-SrAshlee Hooks-JrEden Carson-Jr

Carson Gebhardt-SophSydney Purcell-SophSelina Reynoso-Fr

Girls Basketball

Honors

Morgan Williams was born in Granbury on July 24, 1997, to Sharon and Quinton Williams. She has one sister, Kahe Moses. She has attended Meridian ISD for 7 years (since 6th grade). She plays the clari-net in the MHS Band of Gold and is Drum Major. She does Academic UIL Literary Criti-cism and One-Act Play. She is also a member of the NHS. After she graduates she wants to attend the University of MaryHardin-Baylor and become a band director at a high school. She enjoys reading, playing clarinet, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family. Her favorite book is The Book Thief. Her favorite movis is "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy." Her favorite song is "Greater" by: Mercy Me.

Senior Spotlight

Tennis Teams:Doubles Female: Jaymee Duarte and Gabby Zarate

Doubles Female: Mackenzie Errington and Alex Taylor

Doubles Female: Selina Reynoso and Randa Norton

Doubles Female: Darcy Wyatt and Brooke Taylor

Mixed Doubles: Vicky Perez and Ricky Dashner

Mixed Doubles: Jaymee Duarte and Bob Johnson

Doubles Male: Jarron Sims and John Anderson

Singles:Tracen Dickens Seth Riney

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MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL “A” HONOR ROLL

4th SIX WEEKS 6th GRADEWayne BarnettNorah LiraVioleta MunozNatalee Rabago

7th GRADEDakota CassidyChance GarriottHayden HewittMadisyn HicksLiberty Stauffer

8th GRADERiley DirskeBlaine Taylor

9th GRADEDarci GannEmma HooksMatthew MartinSelina ReynosoEstafanaWhitmer

10th GRADEMackenzie ErringtonSydney PurcellBradley WallaceDarcy Wyatt

11th GRADEHadley ButlerLauren ButlerAshlee HooksJace LoveKrista Warren 12th GRADEKalyn AtchisonCierra BowenMaria HarbisonBailey JayMorgan PostonChristian RaddeChelsea ShipmanBrandy VailesMorgan Williams

MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL “AB” HONOR ROLL

4th SIX WEEKS6th GRADEChris DixonVictor GarzaAnthony GonzalezElyse HerreraHannah JermstadShayla JonesJadyn LambrightCynthia MaldonadoJulian MonrrealMadelyn RobertsHolly Shaw

7th GRADEMatthew BracknellZakary DirkseDelani EdwardsReese ErringtonIsabel GarzaCaleb LawTierney McLennanHector NeriOmar RamirezMatthew Rosas Baylee RowlandZane TaylorCody Warren

8th GRADEHunter Bridgefarmer Danny CassidyJaxon DennisKatie DulaneyBrendan MachacJose H. MaldonadoDerek MallotYesenia NeriMurphy Stauffer

9th GRADEManuel AcevedoJohn Anderson Jaydan DicksWilliam EdwardsBaylee HerreraMaegen JonesBrittney MitchellJustin NolandLogan RoseberryBrooke TaylorWilliam Wehmeyer

10th GRADEChase AikensTanisha CrawfordJason DashnerReece GarriottCarson GebhardtAmberrae HodgesBob JohnsonCrystal MonrrealJoseph NolandRanda NortonVictoria PerezEric RabagoLeslie RamirezSeth RineyCourtney RobertsNatalee Rowland

11th GRADEBailey BowersEden CarsonLatham HensleyDakota IveyJosh SmithEmily SpeerAlexandria TaylorLauren Tweedle

12th GRADEDarren Arnold Jarred ChildersLogan FarrarPablo FloresJesus GarzaWestin GorneauBrandon HaneyBryce HaneyCaitlin MalottPatrick MilamJonas RenobatoAlejandra Williams