Tenaha Independent School District

Good Morning Tigers!! Just a reminder, in order to accommodate our students and staff, Monday and Tuesday we will observe a 2nd/7th period switch! Thank you!!

CONGRATULATIONS to our #12 Lady Tiger for her being named to the 22-23 TABC ALL STATE TEAM!! We are proud of you Kay!!!

THS Juniors and Seniors!! Prom 2023 is just around the corner!! Please read the following information very carefully as you are making preparations: Prom tickets are currently available in the office with Ms. Regina. Juniors and Seniors that have paid their dues do not need to purchase a ticket but they do need to have a ticket. Guest tickets are $20. Tickets must be purchased/picked up by 11:00 on Friday, March 31. All Prom Attendees MUST adhere to the following rules and guidelines in order to participate: 1. Age limit- 9th grade -age 19 ( age will be verified by a copy of ID ) 2. Dues must be paid in full and so does the guest you invite, if they attend this school. 3. A ticket must be bought for a student attending from another school or a Tenaha 9th/10th grader for $20 in the front office before March 31 . 4. Appropriate dress code should be within school guidelines. 5. All males are required to wear shirts and keep them on during the Prom festivities. Females are required to send a picture of their dress to Mrs. Barr before April 1 in order to get it approved. 6. Once you enter the school for the prom festivities you may not go back out of the building unless you are escorted by a staff member. Please remember that this event is a privilege and one that your Prom Committee and TISD Staff enjoy hosting for our students. Please be respectful and plan to attend and have a great time!! If you have any other questions, please see Mrs. Barr.

Attention TIGERNATION!! Next Friday, March 31st, we will EARLY RELEASE at 11:30am to prepare for PROM 2023! Elementary Parent Pick-up will begin at 11:15am. We will be providing sack lunches prior to leaving for all students. Students will not have to make up this day as we have the the state required minutes allotted for in our remaining scheduled days leading up to the end of the school year. Thank you for your attention to this change!

It's MEET DAY TigerNation!! Best of Luck to our Junior High Track Team as they travel to Cushing today to compete in the Cushing Track Meet. We are praying for lots of sunshine and medals!!

Don't forget this is the FINAL week to purchase your 2022-2023 YEARBOOK for just $30!! Orders will be accepted through the end of the school day on Friday. After Friday, books will be $45. All book orders will close April 28, 2023!!! You may order online at www.balfour.com or purchase in person. Order forms are available with Mrs. Huckabee.

Before Spring Break, our High School Track teams kicked off their seasons in Center at the 2023 Retha Swindell Relays. Our teams had a great showing and we are excited for what the remainder of the season holds. We are also extremely proud of these athletes and coaches working together to use multiple sports to keep themselves prepared all year long for upcoming seasons!! Way to work TIGERS!!

Just a reminder that TISD will host our final FAFSA Night of the school year tomorrow evening, Tuesday, at 6pm in the cafeteria. This is a GRADUATION REQUIREMENT for all seniors. Families will need to have their 2021 tax information with them in order to complete the FAFSA information. A financial aide representative from Panola College will be on hand to assist families in the process. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact TISD Counselor, Stacie Barr.

A BIG TIGER SHOUTOUT TO Ja'Tyrian "POOH" Moore for being selected to the 2A TABC All Region Basketball Team!! We are proud of you!!

Welcome Back TIGERS!! We hope you enjoyed your SPRING BREAK and are ready to finish the school year STRONG!! We would like to congratulate our High School and Middle School ladies that will be representing our district this coming school year as cheerleaders: High School Cheerleaders: Tatyana Adams Ty'Kyriana Barnes Ke'Mariaha Belin Kendilyn Bell Meme Dock Lilli Horton Mallary Lampley Marely Perales Aixa Rojas Christal Sparks Middle School Cheerleaders: Mar'keriyah Davis Keyala Giles Jaya Johnson Alana Kelly Shomei Keys Ah'lajah Lawson Kaidynce Polley Raylyne Ross Vanidy Briseno Any student interested in trying out for MASCOT can now sign up in the High School main office with Mrs. Regina.

The Tiger Yearbook Staff took a road trip to Dallas yesterday after the whirlwind that is the first semester of the school year and all the work that encompasses for a yearbook staff!!! This is the first year since COVID that the Balfour plant has allowed in person tours, so the staff was excited to get a first hand view of how our books are printed and put together for the very first time by their yearbook rep, Wendy Dobson. Not only were they able to see the Komori presses at work, along with the individual name stamping and pressing of each book and diploma that will soon be delivered and handed out all across the nation, but they also found a really cool "college wall" that they just had to stop and take photos in front of before leaving. They left with some great ideas to incorporate into their current book, along with new knowledge and appreciation for what our production team does behind the scenes to get our books pieced together each year as we work on them here in Tenaha. They were then treated to lunch by Balfour before heading back home. A huge shout out to one of TISD's newest certified CDL/bus drivers, Mrs. Colette DePriest for doing an AMAZING job getting us to and from Dallas on the charter!! Driving all those horse trailers definitely paid off:) If you see a yearbook staff member, please tell them what a great job they do. These students are at every event. They work incredibly hard and do so without any recognition or awards. They love being a part of the school culture and creating something that students and the community will have for many years to remember and cherish. Great job Tiger Staff...keep making a difference!

There will be an Immunization Clinic on April 4th for current Juniors who will be Seniors next year and current 5th graders that will be 6th graders next year; or any other student who needs to catch up on their immunizations. Please sign up at the link below by March 30th. If you have any other questions, you may contact the TISD Director of Health Services, Cheryl Flournoy. https://form.jotform.com/auroraconcepts/student-vaccine-consent?School=Tenaha%20ISD

Tuesday, our Junior High Track Teams competed at the Elysian Fields Track Meet. They had a great showing for their first meet and brought home a lot of hardware!! Here are the results: Boys: 7th Grade 100M Dash Kori Miles - 2nd Brayden Garcia - 6th Makias Norris - 5th 200M Dash Kori Miles - 4th Makias Norris - 5th 800M Run Christian Mendoza - 1st 1600 M Run David Loredo - 1st 2400 M Run David Loredo - 1st 110M Hurdles Jayden Goodson - 1st Cameron Shofner - 2nd 300M Hurdles Clayton Creech - 1st Cameron Shofner - 2nd 4x100M Relay Jesus Flores, Kori Miles, Jayden Goodson, Clayton Creech - 1st 4x200M Relay Oswaldo Magana, Brayden Garcia, Jayden Goodson, Jesus Flores - 1st 4x400M Relay Brayden Garcia, Clayton Creech, Jesus Flores, Oswaldo Magana - 2nd Long Jump Jayden Goodson - 4th Kori Miles - 3rd Shot Put Makais Norris - 1st Bryce Fountain - 2nd Zaykivious Tutt - 3rd Triple Jump Clayton Creech - 1st High Jump Jayden Goodson - 2nd 8th Grade: 100M Dash Richard Dempsey - 4th Caleb Caballero - 5th 200M Dash Quentin Goodson - 3rd 400M Dash Martin Flores - 5th 300M Hurdles Tydarrin Landon - 1st 4x100M Relay Quentin Goodson, Tydarrin Landon, Ciro Sandoval, Richard Sanchez - 3rd 4x200M Relay Martin Flores, Quentin Goodson, Ciro Sandoval, Jesus Hernandez - 2nd 4x400M Relay Richard Sanchez, Tydarrin Landon, Ciro Sandoval, Martin Flores - 2nd Shot Put Keren Cato - 6th Discus Elias Lazaro - 5th Girls Results: Jacelyn Aguilar 6th(100m) Ana Balladares 4th(Disc) Julia Beatrice 6th(200m) Kendilyn Bell 1st(Shot Put) - 1st(4x400) Markerian Davis 2nd(4x200) Elsa Flores 5th(100m) Miriam Flores 1st(2400m) Nancy Flores 4th(800m) Evelyn Galvan 1st(4x100) - 4th(100m) Addison Gilchrist 2nd(2400) - 2nd(1600m) Keyala Giles 1st(HighJump) - 5th(LongJump) - 1st(4x100) - 2nd(800) - 1st(4x400) Jaya Johnson 2nd(4x200) - 4th(400m) Tambrea Kelly 2nd(HighJump) - 1st(LongJump) - 1st(4x100) - 1st(100H) Shomei Keys 1st(4x100) - 2nd(4x200) - 5th(400m) Jessica Martinez 6th(LongJump) - 2nd(4x200) - 4th(200m) Makayla McFadden 4th(100H) Verranza Mendez 3rd(2400) - 3rd(1600m) Axia Rojas 5th(Disc) Dalinda Segovia 3rd(SP) - 6th(Disc) Kimberly Tovar 3rd(400m) - 1st(4x400) Great job TIGERS!! Our High School Track Teams travel to Center to compete tomorrow! (*Results and Photos submitted by TISD Coaching Staff)

ATTENTION TIGERS!! Tomorrow morning we will observe a slight SCHEDULE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: We will have a 1st and 7th PERIOD FLIP to allow our Middle School Band space and time leave for Pre-UIL. Students should report to 7th Period at 7:55 when the bell rings in the morning. Tomorrow afternoon during the regularly scheduled 7th period class, they will attend their 1st period class. This will be for tomorrow ONLY (Tuesday, March 7th). Thank you for your flexibility and patience!!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Varsity Boys Basketball team and coaches as All District Honors were announced this week!! If you see these young men, please make sure to give them a pat on the back and job well done for an outstanding season! We look forward to seeing where next season takes you!!

YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE NOW!! The 2022-2023 yearbook can now be purchased. The yearbook staff is still hard at work documenting and capturing all of the exciting moments of the school year to ensure that you have a one of a kind book to cherish in the years to come. If you purchase your book before March 24th, yearbooks are ONLY $30!! After March 24th, yearbooks may be purchased for $45 until April 28th. There will be no books sold beyond this date!! There are additional add-ons that you may purchase for your book including personalized Name Stamping, autograph sections, protective coverings and much more!! Order forms were sent home this week with all students, however, you may also order online at www.balfour.com. Just go to YEARBOOK and search Tenaha Schools. If you choose to pay with cash or check, please return the completed order for to the office, your homeroom teacher or Mrs. Huckabee. All checks should be made out to TISD. Thank you for BUYING A YEARBOOK!!!

As Black History Month comes to a close, we wanted to share what some of our teachers did this month with their classes. English students in Mrs. Silvey's classes read articles, speeches or poems about the following icons: Martin Luther King Condoleeza Rice Serena Williams Pele Kobe Bryant Langston Hughes Each student researched a Black American icon who made a direct contribution to history. They each chose a name, some more familiar than others, then they were to create a puzzle piece with the following information from their research: a picture, a diagram or symbol of their contribution, a summary of why they are important to our history, birth and death dates (although some are still living), and cite the sources they used according to MLA format. The pieces are on display in the High School hallway so that everyone can see what these individuals did and become more educated about the accomplishments and contributions of these notable Black Americans. Thank you Mrs. Silvey for going above and beyond to incorporate this within your daily curriculum!!

Congratulations to our February Students and Staff of the Month: Paraprofessionals: Cindy Moreno & Lupita Sandoval First Grade Students: A'Tracelyn Evans & Jamon Moore Sophomore Students: CJ Suell & Shelby Eubank Great job Tigers!! Thank you for being AWESOME!! Our Elementary Students were treated to a McDonalds meal courtesy of TES and our staff & high school students will have a BBQ Luncheon this Friday courtesy of Moodyville BBQ & Steaks in Center!

We have some NEW WHEELS in Tenaha ISD!!! You'll notice TWO NEW BUSES transporting our Tigers to and from school within the next couple of weeks courtesy of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The district submitted a TERP (Texas Emissions Reduction Plan) grant for the Texas Clean School Bus initiative. We're incredibly thankful and excited to add these buses to our current fleet!!

Our Tigers have been celebrating Read Across America this week by dressing up in honor of Dr. Seuss books!! Monday was Fox in Socks - Crazy Sock Day and today, Many Colored Days - wear your favorite color. Tomorrow, we pay tribute to Cat in the Hat by wearing hats!! Join us the rest of the week for the Read Across America Celebration!!