Chronicle
Cowboy
McMullen County ISD
Inside this Issue:
NHS Induction
1
FFA
2
Word on the Street
2-10
Senior Interviews
3-10
Artist of the Month
11
News Around the World 11
What’s Hot
11
Academic UIL
12
Youth Rodeo
12
Fun Facts
13
Shooting Sports
13
Here’s to You
13
Honor Rolls
14-15
May Birthdays
16
Calendar
16
Sports
Insert
May 2012
Volume 2, Issue 9
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SOUTH TEXAS INVITATIONAL AND GATEWAY DISTRICT
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS APRIL 4, 2012
Ag Mechanics –7th in Invitational, 3rd in Gateway District: Bubba Franklin-7th
High Individual in Invitational, Trit Lewis, Andrew Zielonka
Greenhand Livestock –16th in Invitational, 3rd in District: Ashley Zetzsche,
RaeAnn Alexander, Mahala Harper
Senior Livestock –8th in Invitational, 4th in District: Ashely Lewis, Amanda Flores, Joaquin Cavazos, Michele
McCartney, Macy Ruiz, Jimm Casas, Kye Maddox
Greenhand Poultry - 3rd in Invitational, 1st in District: Lindy Swaim –9th High in Invitational, 1st High in
District, Donnie Soward –10th High Invit., Fisher White, Austen Serrata, Vicky Hernandez, Danielle
Dawson
Senior Poultry- 3rd in Invitational, 1st in District: Heather Gillin- 5th High in Invitational, 1st High in District,
Clay Atkinson-7th High Invit., Hillary Gillin, Raney Hanks, Jasmyn Smith, Nolan Barnes
FFA
AREA X CDE’S IN LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AG MECHANICS APRIL 11, 2012
Livestock Team- 15th Team Members: Ashely Lewis, Amanda Flores, Joaquin Cavazos, Michele McCartney,
Macy Ruiz, Jimm Casas, Kye Maddox, RaeAnn Alexander, Ashley Zetzsche
Poultry Team –3rd Team Members: Heather Gillin-5th High Individual,
Clay Atkinson- 6th High Individual, Hillary Gillin, Raney Hanks,
Jasmyn Smith, Nolan Barnes, Fisher White, Donnie Soward,
Austen Serrata
Ag Mechanics – 14th Team Members: Bubba Franklin-6th High
Individual, Andrew Zielonka
AREA X MEATS CDE AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY APRIL 14, 2012
Tilden Meats Team - 2nd Team Members Joseph Stanley- 2nd High Individual, Brandon Patterson- 4th High
Individual, Kyle Engelking- 6th High Individual, Mamie Shelton
STATE CDE’S WILL BE ON MAY 5 AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Go Poultry & Meats Teams!
TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE AG MECHANICS SHOW APRIL 30, 2012
Wildlife Water Supply Line Trailer- 1st in Bumper Pull Trailers & Reserve Champion in Trailer Division:
Bubba Franklin, Andrew Zielonka, Destinee Thomas, Trit Lewis
16” Swivel BBQ Pit - 1st in BBQ Pit Class: Bubba Franklin
Hillary Gillin, Brandon Patterson, and Mamie Shelton have all advanced to the Texas FFA State
Scholarship Review in May. They are now part of a pool of 250 applicants from across the state. It is predicted
that approx. 131 FFA members will be called to the state interviews in June.
We will know our youngsters’ status by May 23.
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What is your favorite memory of a
graduating senior?
“At the State FFA LDE competition I did Hillary and
Mamie's makeup before their Ag issues competition, and for
the remainder of the trip, I was known as ‘Miss Paulina
Mitchell.’” - Lindy Swaim, 9th
“I remember Chelsea stopping by the office most mornings
on her way to class. I’m really going to miss our morning
visits.” - Mrs. Haynie
Ethan Barnes
Future Plans: Keep on working.
Impacted You Most: Many people have made an impact on me. This
school is full of memorable people.
10 Years from Now: Maybe a welder.
Favorite Tilden Memory: When we used to go to Pleasanton to
swim in the pool.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Math isn’t for me!
Fear about Graduating: I have no fear, I’m just happy and a little
sad.
Favorite Quote: “Well, if it isn’t __________.”
Anna Castren
Future Plans: I still have 2 more years of high school left in Finland!
Known As: The Foreign Object
Impacted You Most: My real mother; she has taught me to never give
up and to always be myself.
10 Years from Now: Hopefully done with school, working with
something I like… being happy!
Greatest HS Achievement: Becoming Area Champs
Favorite Tilden Memory: Realizing that Valentine’s Day in the States
is so much better… you get yummy cookies.
Greatest Lesson Learned: How to be away from everything you’re
used to and finding new things and people to love.
Would Have Done Different: Asked for more help when feeling utterly
confused.
Fear about Graduating: I’m not really scared since I get another chance in two years.
Favorite Quote: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than
absolutely boring.” - Marilyn Monroe
“When we went to Regional tennis this year
and Brandon, Mamie, and Joseph and I
called the front desk of the Marriot in
College station from everyone's hotel room
asking random questions just to hear his
AMAZING accent!” - Mariah Mesa, 9th
“When Mikey fell in basketball practice
and Jandrew came running to him yelling
‘I’ll save you Mikey.’ Then when Mikey was
just about to get up Jandrew falls and trips
Mikey. Everyone was laughing, even
Coach Oden!” - Anonymous
“Having conversations in Dual credit
technology with Allie talking about
everything under the sun from the
Kardashian recommended beauty pills to
politics and crazy people.”
- Sarah White, 10th
“Alex always told me I’m so cute!”
- Hailey Groen, PreK
“Anna is nice and pretty; she wears pretty
clothes.” - Taber Garcia, 1st
Colt Cruz
College: University of Incarnate Word
Known As: Being Most Athletic
Impacted You Most: Coach Oden because he taught me to be a better
man.
10 Years from Now: Coaching/Teaching, married with no kids, and
living in a two story house.
Greatest HS Achievement: Getting accepted into UIW.
Favorite Tilden Memory: Every golf practice.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Always respect people and be loyal and
trustworthy.
Would Have Done Different: Not blow out my knee.
Fear about Graduating: Leaving my family, friends, and my girlfriend.
Favorite Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” - Tim Tebow
Nathan Dillard
College: Undecided
Known As: Being Awesome
Impacted You Most: My uncle because he taught me a lot.
10 Years from Now: I’ll be rich.
Greatest HS Achievement: Winning 3rd & 4th in track at the district
meet in shot put and discus.
Favorite Tilden Memory: The day me and J watched Levi fall off the
tire.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Don’t get caught.
Would Have Done Different: Nothing
Fear about Graduating: Loosing all of my friends.
Favorite Quote: “Some days you got it, some days you don’t.”
- Lebron James
“Ethan, Colt, Mikey, Allison, Brandon,
Alex, and Jandrew –A very special class
for me with neat kids. I had ya’ll on 9/11; I
remember having to tell you all about the
terrorist attack and how brave you all
were. I’m proud of the young adults you
have all become!” - Mrs. Swaim
“Myranda used to work at my family’s
restaurant and one night I sprayed her
with our water hoses. We both got
soaked!” - Krislyn Beckett, 6th
“I like Lidia because she rides my bus
and I like that!” - Mattie Bjorgaard, K
“I like Wyatt because he was my reading
buddy and he let me play the piano in the
computer lab. I pretended my book was
the keyboard.” - Joseph Villareal, K
“Brandon is my favorite senior because his
name is my name, he showed us the tractor
race, and read us Dr. Seuss.”
- Brandon Goins, 2nd
“Mr. Harris told us that the 5th period Ag
class is going to paint the very symbolic
blue washers and Hilary told him ‘I can’t
even paint my own nails!’”
- Amanda Flores, 11th
Allison Donnell
College: Texas A&M or University of Texas
Known As: Allie?
Impacted You Most: My parents; they raised me and are pretty much
responsible for who I am today, good or bad.
10 Years from Now: Maybe married, but definitely will have a good
job. Maybe I’ll be the next Erin Andrews. I’ll be bringing home the
bacon.
Greatest HS Achievement: Probably winning our Area game against
Fayetteville.
Favorite Tilden Memory: Taking naps in class, our video watching,
and random tangents in anatomy.
Greatest Lesson Learned: You can’t make others happy unless you’re
happy with yourself first, and also, when in doubt, google it!
Would Have Done Different: I would have not worried so much about
the little things and tried to enjoy my time here a bit more.
Fear about Graduating: Having to gain even more responsibility and the Freshman 15!
Favorite Quote: “You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the
substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.”
- Ralph Marston
Hillary Gillin
College: Texas A&M University
Known As: The Planner; aka the girl with the planner book!
Impacted You Most: Mr. Harris, although sometimes he can get on my nerves, I
can always count on him to make my situation better. He has taught me more than I
could ever imagine.
10 Years from Now: I hope to have a successful career and live in a nice city.
Greatest HS Achievement: Being NHS President for 2 years.
Favorite Tilden Memory: All of the early morning taco runs with Mr. McAfee
and the dual credit students. Gotta love good tacos with good friends.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Not to always look at one thing. It’s
important to look at the whole picture of life. Stressing out about the little things
just isn’t worth it.
Would Have Done Different: I would have played tennis all 4 years.
Fear about Graduating: Not seeing everyone anymore, and not getting any more
of the cafeteria’s delicious breakfast pizza and donuts!
Favorite Quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.”
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
“I remember the day Trit came in, all by
himself, to enroll. I was really impressed
that even though he was living on his own
and working, he wanted to graduate from
high school. I’m really proud of him.”
- Mrs. Haynie
“Allie draining 3’s vs. Fayetteville in the
Area game.” - Coach Taylor
“I remember Ethan always being the quiet
one, and always carrying a Dinosaur book,
and he would give me a whole history
lesson about the dinosaur he liked the
most.” - Cassie Sauceda, 10th
“Anna is in my gym class, she is funny and
nice.” - Sianna Serrata, 1st
Trit Lewis
College: Undecided
Known As: Trit
Impacted You Most: Mr. Harris
10 Years from Now: Working and making good money.
Greatest HS Achievement: Graduating
Favorite Tilden Memory: Hanging out with friends.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Doing work and trying hard can make you
be a successful person.
Would Have Done Different: Judged people better.
Fear about Graduating: Not staying in touch with my friends.
Favorite Quote: “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I
should have been more specific.” - Lily Tomlin
Lidia McBee
College: Coastal Bend College in Beeville or Northwest Vista in
San Antonio
Known As: Class Clown
Impacted You Most: My dad and my brothers because they teach me
what’s right and what’s wrong, and even though I make mistakes, I know
that they’ll always be there for me.
10 Years from Now: Hopefully have a healthy family and be a registered
nurse.
Greatest HS Achievement: Winning our Area game in basketball and
graduating high school.
Favorite Tilden Memory: The last week of school my junior year, it was
the greatest, and always the Labor Day Rodeo.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Watch what you say because your mouth and
attitude can get you into a lot of trouble.
Would Have Done Different: I’d have tried to stay out of trouble and just focus on my grades and really try
to stay out of the drama.
Fear about Graduating: Not being able to see my family and friends as much and not making it in the real
world.
Favorite Quote: “We can’t change the world unless we change ourselves.” - Notorious B.I.G.
“Colt and a group of friends were all in my
room watching a movie and Colt decided to
lay on the dog’s bed instead of using the
furniture!” - Mahala Harper, 9th
“Ethan never left my classroom without
saying ‘Have a nice day.’” - Mrs. Paul
“Wyatt Shelton is very nice.”
- Brett Beyer, 7th
“Allie was the one that could really sing
and dance, a true little princess in kindness
and sharing with her friends. She told us
one day her Grandpa eats too much ice
cream and he was getting fatter and fatter.”
- Mrs. Addie
“Every time me and Lidia went to baseball
games and every car ride!”
- Jayson Smith, 8th
“P.S. I call shotgun!”
Brandon Patterson
College: Texas A&M University
Known As: The Innocent One
Impacted You Most: Mr. Harris because he got me into FFA.
10 Years from Now: Have a career in my field and possibly a family
with a nice home.
Greatest HS Achievement: Making Sate FFA finals 2 years in a row
in Ag Issues.
Favorite Tilden Memory: Taco runs in the morning.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Never procrastinate (too much).
Would Have Done Different: Absolutely nothing.
Fear about Graduating: Going from a small school to a big school.
Favorite Quote: “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would
happen, others make it happen.” - Michael Jordan
Myranda Ruiz
College: Aveda Institute in Corpus Christi
Known As: The Loud One
Impacted You Most: My mom because she has helped me get through
everything and she has taught me so much in life. She is my hero and I
look up to her each and every day.
10 Years from Now: Living a healthy life, owning my own salon, and
possibly married with kids.
Greatest HS Achievement: Graduating!
Favorite Tilden Memory: The last week of junior year or being a senior.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Never give up!
Would Have Done Different: Become a better person.
Fear about Graduating: Leaving my family and friends.
Favorite Quote: “The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own, no apologies
or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours—an amazing journey—and you alone are
responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” - Bob Moawad
“When I first saw Mamie from a distance I
couldn't make out what her shirt said. I
thought it had Chinese writing on it and
since she was with Allie, I thought she was
the foreign exchange student.”
- Hallie Taylor, 6th
“Lidia was my gym teacher and was
always so nice to me.” - Mollee Couch, 1st
“Trit, who hated being in technology class,
turned out to be a whiz in Photoshop, and
taught the others a thing a two.”
- Mrs. Underwood
“Mikey is awesome. He can make a
slam dunk!” - Byron Huerta, 1st
“Brandon always sets up a movie for me to
watch when the adults have a meeting.”
- O’Brien Underwood, K
“I remember this class in 5th grade. I made
them work hard, but I hope we had fun along
the way! This class was and is very smart
and creative. They will succeed in whatever
they choose to do in life.”
- Mrs. McAfee
Alexandria Sauceda
College: Coastal Bend College Pleasanton
Known As: Friendly and a Hard Worker
Impacted You Most: My mom and dad because they push me to do
my best and they support me through good times and hard times.
10 Years from Now: Hopefully being a successful nurse and changing
peoples’ lives.
Greatest HS Achievement: Passing my 4 exit level tests and passing
Ms. Dempsey’s hard history class.
Favorite Tilden Memory: Going to school here my whole life,
making new friends and going to Vacation Bible School.
Greatest Lesson Learned: You can do anything as long as you
believe and give it your all.
Would Have Done Different: Nothing because I feel I have done my
best, and where I failed I picked up my head and learned from it.
Fear about Graduating: Growing up and facing the real world alone and making new friends in college.
Favorite Quote: “Our success and happiness depends partly on our choice of friends, companions, associates,
and co-workers. When possible choose wisely. It’s up to you.” - Unknown
Mamie Shelton
College: Texas A&M University
Known As: The Bottomless Pit
Impacted You Most: My parents; they have made me the person I am today.
10 Years from Now: I hope to have started a career, established a home, and
possibly even started a small family.
Greatest HS Achievement: Winning our Area basketball game and advancing
to the Regional Quarterfinals.
Favorite Tilden Memory: I would have to say our taco runs just about every
other morning during 1st period.
Greatest Lesson Learned: You only live once so don’t take life so seriously
because it takes away from the fun.
Would Have Done Different: Stressed less so that high school would have been more enjoyable.
Fear about Graduating: Gaining tons of weight and being completely on my own.
Favorite Quote: “You’ve got to have the guts to not be afraid to screw up. The guys who win are the ones
who are not afraid to mess up. And that comes right from the heart.” - Anonymous
“I remember at the pep rally in February
Colt threw a candy bag to Mikey, and he
missed it and it hit me right on my neck.”
- Charlsie Harris, 6th
“I remember when Mamie and Wyatt
rescued a tiny puppy and grew up to be a
big dog.” - Mrs. Haynie
“I like the games Alex made for our
SMART board.” - Hunter Hasette, K
“Chelsea was always running around
taking pictures.” - Erin Atkinson, 5th
“Wyatt would always tell the truth even though
he knew there would be consequences for not
completing his homework. He is a very honest
young man. He also always liked to leave
messages for me on the white board.”
- Mrs. Paul
“I like the way Allie talks.” - Shelby Slavinski, 1st
Wyatt Shelton
College: Coastal Bend in Beeville
Known As: Gilligan; I’m always doing dumb and crazy things.
Impacted You Most: Definitely family and friends, but mostly Mrs. Paul
because she taught me the meaning of never say I can’t do something
when all you have to do is try.
10 Years from Now: I hope to be in the Army serving my country and if
not, working in the oil field with my cousin.
Greatest HS Achievement: Graduating
Favorite Tilden Memory: Getting to work with my dad and sister at the
McMullen Sherriff's Office.
Greatest Lesson Learned: Never tell Allie.
Would Have Done Different: Nothing; I like the way everything is now.
Fear about Graduating: Never getting to see my friends again.
Favorite Quote: “If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success.” - Author Unknown
Jandrew Spence
College: Texas State Technical College in Waco
Known As: The Careless One
Impacted You Most: My grandmother.
10 Years from Now: The successful business owner of an auto mechanics
shop.
Greatest HS Achievement: Almost getting done with it.
Favorite Tilden Memory: Missing school to go to the Lil Wayne concert
in Dallas.
Greatest Lesson Learned: You have to view things from every angle.
Would Have Done Different: Studied more and gotten better grades.
Fear about Graduating: Leaving friends and not being successful.
Favorite Quote: “I’m on the road to riches, there’s just a little traffic.” - Lil Wayne
“I will never forget about Jandew in PreK;
for the Christmas play we were using the
glue gun and the mask didn’t have time to
cool down. He put it on his nose and the
results were a perfect red heart. The
perfect little heart will never be forgotten.”
- Mrs. Addie
“I like Colt helping me in basketball. I also
LOVE Alex.” - Travis Lehman, PreK
“Wyatt Shelton is an awesome friend, is
never mean, and is like a brother to me.”
- Skeeter Garza, 5th
“My favorite memory is when we had Anna
come over and speak in Finnish, Swedish,
and French. It was really cool.”
- Tannah Walker, 5th
“I remember when Ross came to enroll
Hillary and her sister in elementary school.
He told us they were perfect, and we now
know that he was right.” - Mrs. Haynie
“Lidia McBee is pretty and nice. She is an
awesome volleyball player and babysitter.”
- Ryleigh Kuehlem, 1st
Chelsea Wise
College: San Antonio Community College
Known As: The Quiet One
Impacted You Most: My parents for believing in my and my
photography and for helping me with what I need to get where I want
in life.
10 Years from Now: Either having my own photography business or
taking photos for magazines.
Greatest HS Achievement: Graduating
Favorite Tilden Memory: Pranking the classes below us last year with
silly string.
Greatest Lesson Learned: You need to learn how to control yourself
and know what you need to do in order to succeed.
Would Have Done Different: I would have participated more in extra
curricular activities.
Fear about Graduating: None, I’m excited to graduate.
Favorite Quote: “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” - Anonymous
“I remember Myranda taking on the job of
the school animal control officer her senior
year and doing a really fine job of it.”
- Mrs. Haynie
“When me, Allie, Anna, Mamie, and Hillary
went to New York City we rode in those bike
carriages on the way to Central Park. Our
drivers were racing down the street through
traffic and we almost flipped!”
- Jordan Stephenson, 8th
“I remember a time when Colt was watching
us during class when Mrs. Dawson was
busy. He started asking everyone what they
were supposed to be doing, but it was
funny because he asked us one person at a
time.” - Evelyn Garza, 5th
“Alex has helped us so much in our P.K.
class. She does a fabulous job and the kids
love her.” - Mrs. Addie
“Jandrew and Mikey were my policemen on
the playground in 1st grade. They would
always tell me what everyone else was
doing wrong.” - Mrs. Gonzales
“My favorite memory of Colt is when he
went to the San Antonio Rodeo with me.”
- Luke Ridgeway, K
“My favorite memory is when Allie & Mamie
would come stay at the house with Timry.
The girls would make silly videos and
would dress up like guys and dance all
crazy! I love these girls like they were my
own and I will miss seeing them in the
hallways.” - Mrs. Bel
“When Brandon was three, I remember him
performing the king of all temper tantrums
in front of the school, which his father
seemed not to notice. I have yet to see a
better one. Good job!” - Mrs. Haynie
“Chelsea is such a talented photographer. I
was so impressed by her portraits and
published work when she showed them to
me. I hope she sticks with it and makes her
dreams come true.” - Mrs. Underwood
“Lidia is just so fun with me. I like to play
with her a lot!” - Cassidy Slavinski, K
“Myranda, me, and some other people were
messing around with the microphone in the
new gym.” - Erin Atkinson, 5th
“Anna does exercises with us during PE.”
- Traeger Hamilton, 1st
By Lindy Swaim & Cassie Sauceda
Artists of
the Month
Mia Bowser &
Alexia DeLaGarza
Edna Hernandez &
Cecilia Sanchez
News
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By: Sarah White
the World
The beating of a white man by a group
of African Americans is not being
seen as hate crime, even though one
witness claimed hearing the comment,
“Now that’s justice for Trayvon.”
The 1st round of the NFL Draft had the Colts pick
Andrew Luck of Stanford as the first pick of the night.
Robert Griffin III of Baylor was second for the
Redskins and Trent Richardson of Alabama was
third for the Browns.
The Supreme Court is debating on the
legality of the Arizona Immigration Law.
Arizona Senator Russell Pearce thinks it
will be a 5-3 vote in favor of Arizona.
Newt Gingrich plans to formally leave the Republican presidential
race next Tuesday after completing his North Carolina schedule.
HTV-2, an
aircraft that goes
20 times the
speed of sound,
crashed into the
Pacific after going so
fast that it peeled the
skin from its
structure.
By: Sarah White
⇒ Country
Song: Drink On It - Blake Shelton
⇒ Pop Song: We Are Young - fun. (featuring Janelle Monae)
⇒ Most Downloaded Song: Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye (featuring Kimbra)
⇒ TV Show: American Idol (Wednesday)
⇒ Box Office Movie: Think Like A Man
⇒ Downloaded Movie: Contraband
⇒ Top Free iPhone App: Viddy
⇒ Top Paid iPhone App: Angry Birds Space
A woman from Coahuila, Mexico
is pregnant with nine babies - six
girls and three boys - after
undergoing fertility treatments.
The successful delivery of the
nonuplets, due on May 20, would
be one of the highest multiple
births ever recorded, beating out
Nadya Suleman’s octuplets
in 2009.
Poetry Interpretation
Feature Writing
1st Joseph Stanley
4th Hillary Gillin
Prose Interpretation
Literary Criticism
1st Allison Donnell
3rd Mariah Mesa
4th Jasmyn Smith
5th Ashely Lewis
6th Joseph Stanley
Computer Science
News Writing
4th Allison Donnell
6th Anna Castren
1st Brandon Patterson
2nd Donnie Soward
3rd Fisher White
Headline Writing
Computer Applications
Editorial Writing
5th Amanda Flores
6th Michele McCartney
4th Mamie Shelton
6th Heather Gillin
5th Ashely Lewis
Poetry Interpretation
1st Joseph Stanley
HIGH SCHOOL RODEO
Lindy Swaim
Pole bending – 22.2 (4th)
Barrels - 16.9 (7th)
Ribbons -10.2 (3rd)
J.H. SCHOOL RODEO
Lauren Workman
Barrels( 17.5)
Straight( 12th)
Poles (12th)
Junior Joseph Stanley is
congratulated by
Regional UIL Director
Mark Bernier for placing
1st in his event.
Good luck
at State!
Jordan Stephenson
Poles –21.4(3rd)
Barrels– 16(3rd)
Goat tying– 10.9 (1st)
Straights– 9.1 (3rd)
Big congratulations to Jordan who won the
Jr. All-Around Cowgirl in Sinton! Way to
go Jordan!
By Vicky Hernandez
A Koala Bear sleeps
22 hours a day.
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A toaster uses almost as much
energy as a full-sized oven.
All babies are color blind when they are born.
A toothpick is the object most often
choked on by Americans.
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a
4 foot tall child inside.
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.
All clams start out as males and some decide to
become females at some point and their life.
Shooting Sports District Competition
“Duct tape is like
the Force.
It has a light side,
a dark side, and it
holds the world
together.”
Postal League
Senior Team: 1st Trey Kuenstler- 1st High Point Individual, Joaquin Cavazos- 3rd High Point Individual, Jimm
Casas
Intermediate Team: 1st Sarita Cavazos- 2nd High Point Individual, Heather Haines- 3rd High Point Individual,
Marc Casas
District Small Bore Rifle:
Senior Team: 1st Trey Kuenstler- 1st High Point Individual, Joaquin Cavazos- 2nd High Point Individual, Jimm
Casas (They are advancing to the State Rifle Match at Texas Tech University in June)
Intermediate Team: 1st Sarita Cavazos- 1st High Point Individual, Heather Haines, Marc Casas, Raleigh Oden
3-D Archery: Raleigh Oden 3rd place
By: Dave Underwood
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Josh Merrill & Shane Quintanilla for cooking the BBQ for the school’s scholarship fundraiser for
Valley Telephone.
All employees who helped work the Valley Telephone meal.
Trooper Walker for helping with Seat Belt Safety around the school.
Max’s Café for hosting the NHS Induction Banquet.
All A
3rd:
Krista Cantu
Kaylie Measels
Grace Odem
4th:
Brenda Beyer
Garrett Blaha
Baily Dawson
Jasmine Garcia
Emilee Grumbles
Cotton Harris
Cheston Oden
Cayden Turner
5th:
Erin Atkinson
Garrett Cole
6th:
Marc Casas
Courtney Cole
Charlsie Harris
8th:
Sarita Cavazos
Emily McAfee
Jordan Stephenson
10th:
Joaquin Cavazos
Heather Gillin
Sarah White
11th:
Amanda Flores
Ashley Lewis
Jasmyn Smith
Joseph Stanley
12th:
Ethan Barnes
Anna Castren
Allison Donnell
Hillary Gillin
Brandon Paterson
Mamie Shelton
A&B
8th:
8th
Lisa Chatman
Sydnea Ray
Landon Thornton
Heather Haines
Mitchell Park
Jayson Smith
Iris Villareal
Taryn Walker
4th:
4th
9th:
9th
3rd:
Tristan Alexander
Morgan Brosig
Harrison Drought
Rodrigo Garcia
Rhea Garza
Jesus Hernandez
Joshua Reyna
5th:
5th
Dustin Allen
Skeeter Garza
Alexis Lopez
Colton McCartney
Logan Ridgeway
Tristan Voldan
Tannah Walker
Kiley Wilson
Blake Zielonka
6th:
6th
Tyler Allen
Ashley Cloud
Cheyene Garza
Lawson Henicke
Kiersie Hopes
Raleigh Oden
Makinna Serrata
Hallie Taylor
Tiffani Thornton
7th:
7th
Peyton Atkinson
Mirza Bazan
Mia Bowser
Guadalupe Cordova
Carter Garcia
Colton Gonzales
Covy Harper
Sage Johnson
Blaye Lee
RaeAnn Alexander
Victoria Hernandez
Donnie Soward
Lindy Swaim
10th:
10th
Cowboy Pride
Pre K:
Travis Lehman
Kimberlee Esquivel
Kinder:
Jody Belz
O’Brien Underwood
1st:
Marissa Blanco
William Melendez
Clay Atkinson
Cheyenne Cruz
Raney Hanks
2nd:
Rudy Mesa
Zowee Latham
11th:
11th
3rd:
Jadon Kemp
Grace Oden
Kyle Engelking
Michele McCartney
12th:
12th
Nathan Dillard
Trit Lewis
Wyatt Shelton
Jandrew Spence
4th:
Jesus Hernandez
Joslyn Penny
5th:
Skeeter Garza
Evelyn Garza
6th:
Marc Casas
Cora Lopez
Cowboy Character
Pre K: Alayna Villareal
Kinder: Ashton Garza
1st: Luke Melendez
2nd: Logan Stewart
3rd: Julianne Ramon
4th: Joshua Reyna
5th: Blake Zielonka
6th: Elijah Reyna
By: Lindy Swaim
Honor Roll
5th Six Weeks
2011-2012
75 Point Club
2nd
PK
5th
12th
James Contreras
Madalyn Little
Kimberlee Esquivel
Matthew Little
Travis Lehman
Nathan Little
Dustin Allen
Evelyn Garza
Kaitlyn Poth
Erin Atkinson
Skeeter Garza
Logan Ridgeway
Gabriel Cordova
Alexis Lopez
Brandon Patterson
Wyatt Shelton
Chelsea Wise
6th
25 Point Club
1st
KG
Kaiyden Inman
Tate Turner
Luke Ridgeway
Joseph Villareal
Justyn Thornton
1st
Marissa Blanco
Emily Measels
Brayden Serrata
Taber Garcia
William Melendez
Rozlin Haynie
Jaidyen Naylor
2nd
Graham Blaha
Aaron Lewis
Brannan Woelfel
Cayden Diaz
Dylan Masingale
Brandon Goins
Caina Sneed
3rd
Krista Cantu
Landon Thornton
Lisa Chatman
Kaylie Measels
4th
Tristan Alexander
Cheston Oden
Cayden Turner
Garrett Blaha
Joslyn Penny
Cotton Harris
Joshua Reyna
Tyler Allen
Cheyene Garza
Clayton Hunter
Ashleigh Cloud
Charlsie Harris
Makinna Serrata
Krislyn Beckett
Lawson Henicke
Tiffani Thornton
Kay Bjorgaard
Aaron Lewis
Carsyn Woodin
3rd
Krista Cantu
4th
Bailey Dawson
Joshua Reyna
5th
Taber Garcia
Ryleigh Kuehlem
Brayden Serrata
Lillian Schulz
2nd
Erin Atkinson
Evelyn Garza
Skeeter Garza
Alexis Lopez
6th
Kiersie Hopes
100 POINT CLUB
2nd
Bailey Garcia
Charity Harris
Allison Rowe
4th
3rd
Jesus Hernandez
Kaylie Measels
6th
5th
Ethan Grumbles
Clayton Hunter
Blake Zielonka
Calli Cruz
Iris Villarreal
Christian Garza
Heather Haines
50 Point Club
1st
Courtney Cole
9th
7th
Guadalupe Cordova
Carter Garcia
8th
RaeAnn Alexander
Austin Serrata
Chris Chatman
Ashley Zetzsche
Stetson Gaines
10th
Cheyenne Cruz
Trenton Ruhmann
Heather Gillin
Raney Hanks
11th
Kyle Engelking
Michele McCartney
Amanda Flores
Joseph Stanley
Ashely Lewis
Andrew Zielonka
6th
Malachi Mixon
150 POINT CLUB
4th
2nd
Cotton Harris
Zowee Latham
Brannan Woelfel
5th
3rd
6th
Julianne Ramon
Marc Casas
4th
250 POINT CLUB
6th
Garrett Blaha
Corynn Davidson
Joshua Reyna
5th
Dustin Allen
Dakota Morgan
Tristan Voldan
Kiley Wilson
6th
Lawson Henicke
Elijah Reyna
Makinna Serrata
Tiffani Thornton
Colton McCartney
Hallie Taylor
500 POINT CLUB
6th
Charlsie Harris
MILLIONAIRE’S CLUB
4th
Cotton Harris
5th
Colton McCartney
6th
Marc Casas
Alyxis Delgado
Cassie Sauceda
Daniel Steward
Ashton Garza
Allison Donnell
Case Cole
Logan Ridgeway
Carter Garcia
Tucker Smith
Iris Villarreal
Mahala Harper
Students:
Blaye Lee
Madalynn Collier
Cassidy Slavinski
Troy Allen
Phillip Hooper
Amber Chatman
Payton Atkinson
Gabriel Cordova
Mia Bowser
Colt Cruz
Faculty:
Mark Chatman
Louisa Lee
Rebecca McCartney
Tracie Taylor
Lisa Atkinson
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Graduation 7pm
By Marianne Ramon
Varsity Track
Girls District:
2nd Overall
200 Meter Dash
7th Hailey Ruiz
400 Meter Dash
1st Mamie Shelton
800 Meter Dash
1st Mamie Shelton
7th Amanda Flores
100 Meter Hurdles
1st Allison Donnell
300 Meter Hurdles
1st Allison Donnell
4x100 Meter Relay (2nd)
Danielle Dawson
Heather Gillian
Hailey Ruiz
Jasmyn Smith
4x200 Meter Relay (2nd)
Danielle Dawson
Heather Gillian
Hailey Ruiz
Jasmyn Smith
4x400 Meter Relay (1st)
Danielle Dawson
Allison Donnell
Heather Gillian
Jasmyn Smith
High Jump
1st Heather Gillian
Long Jump
1st Allison Donnell
Triple Jump
1st Mamie Shelton
Shot Put
7th Destinee Thomas
Discus Throw
2nd Destinee Thomas
7th Anna Castren
Boys District:
7th Overall
100 Meter Dash
3rd Nolan Barnes
Shot Put
3rd Nathan Dillard
4th Nolan Barnes
Discus Throw
3rd Nolan Barnes
4th Nathan Dillard
Area
Allie Donnell
2nd-100 Hurdles
2nd- 300h Hurdles
2nd- Long Jump
5th- 4x400 Relay
Mamie Shelton
2nd- 800m
4th- 400m
5th-4x400 Relay
5th– Triple Jump
Heather Gillin
1st– High Jump
5th-4x100 Relay
Destinee Thomas
4th– Discus Throw
Jasmyn Smith
5th– 4x100 Relay
5th - 4x400 Relay
Hailey Ruiz
5th– 4x100 Relay
Danielle Dawson
5th– 4x100 Relay
5th- 4x400 Relay
6th– Triple Jump
Regionals
Heather Gillin
1st High Jump
Allie Donnell
3rd 300 Hurdles
4th 100 Hurdles
Mamie Shelton
4th 800m
Congrats
Heather,
who is
headed to
State!
THE SPORTS PAGE
JH TENNIS
Beeville Tournament:
st
♦ 1 Girls Singles Sarita Cavazos
st
♦ 1 Boys Singles Conner Dawson
st
♦ 1 Girls Doubles Heather Haines &
Jordan Stephenson
nd
♦ 2 Girls Doubles Emily McAfee &
Taryn Walker
nd
♦ 2 Boys Doubles Tyler Gunter &
Jason Smith
th
♦ 4 Girls Singles Lily Arredondo
District Tennis:
st
♦ 1 8th Girls Singles Sarita Cavazos
st
♦ 1 8th Girls Doubles
Singles: Heather Haines &
Jordan Stephenson
♦ 2nd Emily McAfee &
Taryn Walker
♦ 1st 8th Boys Singles
Conner Dawson
♦ 1st 8th Boys Doubles Tyler
Gunter & Jayson Smith
♦ 1st 7th Girls Singles Lily
Arredondo
♦ 2nd Alexia DeLaGarza
♦ 4th 7th Boys Singles
Colton Gonzales
GOLF
Clay Atkinson of McMullen
County High School traveled to
Brenham to compete in the 1A
Regional golf tournament held on
April 16th and 17th. Clay shot an 82
on the 1st day which put him 7 strokes
behind the leader headed into the
second and final day of competition.
On the Second day of competition
Clay had one of his best rounds all
year shooting a 72 which overtook the
leader by one stroke to win the Regional Championship. Winning
the Regional championship qualifies Clay to compete in the State
Tournament held at the Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin on
May 3rd and 4th.
JV/ VARSITY TENNIS
Refugio Tennis Results:
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1st Mixed Doubles Brandon Patterson & Mamie Shelton
•
3rd Girls Singles Mariah Mesa
Varsity District Tennis Tournament:
• 1st Mixed Doubles Brandon Patterson & Mamie Shelton
• 3rd Mixed Doubles Hillary Gillin and Joseph Stanley
rd
• 3 Girls Singles Mariah Mesa
• 4th Boys Singles Jandrew Spence
Jr. Varsity District Results:
st
• 1 Girls Doubles Ashley Meyers & Brady Palacios
nd
• 2 Girls Doubles RaeAnn Alexander & Ashley Zetzsche
rd
• 3 Boys Doubles Trey Kuenstler & Chase Watt
Regional Quarter Finalists:
Brandon Patterson & Mamie Shelton, our Mixed
Coach Addie Stewart thanks her tennis teams for Doubles Team, competed in College Station at the Regional
meet on April 18th. They won against Tenahal in their first
all their hard work this season and is looking
match then played Mason in the quarter finals with the
forward to next year. A special thanks to all the number two seeded team at the Regional meet. As a result
parents for helping make this season a success. of this competition Mason won the mixed doubles 1st place
A HUGE thank you to my Assistant Coach Abbi advancing them to state. These two senior athletes
performed at their best abilities throughout this regional
Saunders for all her dedication this season.
tournament and tennis 2012 year.
BY: KYE MADDOX