EARLY I.S.D.
Counselor’s
Corner
By: Reca Godfrey
Kaitlyn Levett received the State
Farm Insurance Scholarship for
$1000. She was 1 of 50 in the
state to receive this scholarship
and will go on to qualify for possibly a $3000 or a $10,000 scholarship. There will be a representative here from State Farm at our
awards assembly to present
it to her. Very
proud of her
are her family,
and of course
the wonderful
teachers that
helped to educate her. Pays off
to be a graduate from Early High
School!
Tiffany Hardy Receives
VOD Scholarship
Tiffany Hardy, a senior at EHS, was
the winner of the Scholarship for the
District Voice of Democracy Essay
Contest. Her essay has now advanced
to the next level and has been selected as one of the top ten essays in the
state. She will represent her area at
the state capital on Jan 26-28. Students drafted their essay based on
the 2011-2012 theme: "Is There Pride
in Serving in Our Military?" Students
then recorded their reading of the
draft to a CD. The recording was no
shorter than 3 minutes and no longer
than 5 minutes.
The top winner
will be announced at
Austin on Jan 28
and will receive
an additional
scholarship.
DAR Selects Sarah
Ringler for Scholarship
Sarah Ringler has been chosen as
the recipient of the Daughters of
the American Revolution (DAR)
Scholarship. DAR is a lineage
society that is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to
patriotism, historic preservation,
and education. Sarah was given
two hours to write a 500 word
essay on citizenship. She will be
honored at a DAR Tea..
Word in the Herd
See KTAB VIDEO on EHS Students
http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?
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Winners of the Dragon Invitational
Academic UIL Meet
1st place computer science team:
1st place: Stormy Mauldin,
2nd place: Scott Hurtado, 3rd
place: Morgen Macke (not
pictured)
2nd Place Spelling Team:
TJ Love, Rachel Parks4th, Clarissa Areolla-6th
(Not pictured Kelcie
Hunter.)
Newswriting: Hannah
Horton-6th
Calculators:
Anthony Belli- 6th
Mathematics:
Stormi Mauldin3rd
Persuasive
Speaking: Colten
Meisner-3rd
Informative SpeakingHannah Harkey
Poetry-Colten Meisner3rd
Key Club:
Congratulations to Luke
Broussard who was
elected Lt. Governor for Key Club!
Kassidy Allen, Luke Broussard,
Katie Brown, Ryan Contreras,
Lindy Davis, Rachel Ditmore,
Jacey Guest, Amy Hurtado, Casey
Jessup, Samuel Kinnin, an d Morgan Macke were involved in
promoting literacy in our community as they participated in the
Read and Lead Program at Head
Start in Brownwood. As a fundraiser for DCon (District Convention), members will be selling
Crushes for Valentine’s Day district wide.
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From the Superintendent’s Office:
Congratulations to our Early students who participated in the
Brown County Youth Fair! You certainly saw the benefits of
your hard work! Sincere appreciation goes to Mr. McKibben ,
Mrs. Brandstetter, and Mrs. Cozart for your dedication and for
the endless hours you consistently give to help our students
succeed! Congratulations to Ashley Garrett and the community of Early for keeping the Brown County Youth Fair Queen’s
crown at Early I.S.D. for five of the last seven years!
As the new state assessment, State of Texas Assessment of
Academic Readiness (STAAR), process begins, we encourage
parents to follow our website to learn about the assessment,
how the Texas Education Agency requires the STAAR End-ofCourse results to be utilized, and the plan that Early I.S.D. has
developed for the benefit of our students. The FAQ has been
linked to Early I.S.D.’s website to introduce you to the process.
THANK YOU to all of our students for the manner in which you
continue to represent Early I.S.D.!
Band Students Go Above
and Beyond!
T.J. Love and Ryan Contreras were
selected for the ATSSB Region 7 AllRegion Band. T.J. earned 7th chair on
Tuba and Ryan was 2nd chair on Baritone Saxophone. Ryan also qualified for Area which allowed
him to audition for the All-State Band. At the All-State tryouts,
Ryan placed 3rd and was the second alternate to state. Congratulations!
Choir to the
Next Level!
Congratulations to
Nolan Ethridge on
achieving the position
of first alternate at the
final round of the Texas
All-State Choir Auditions
held at
Midland
High
School
on
January
7,
2012.
For more news go to http://www.earlyisd.net/EHS/
JASON JONES—QUEEN FOR A DAY!
The Junior Class held a
fundraiser for prom, in
which students placed
money in the bucket of
their favorite “Prom
Queen” candidate.
Band Director, Jason
Jones, “won” the contest, and showcased
his beautiful dress,
tiara, and wand during
both lunches, Friday,
January 20.
CUPCAKE BATTLE: Aimee Lawrence, Lindy Davis, Shayla Simpson,
Kaylon Bonnema, Hannah Horton
2012 Youth
Fair Queen:
Ashley Garrett
Congrats, Jazz Band Students!
Abe Cooper, Albert Bennie, and Ryan Contreras
qualified and participated in the ATSSB Region 7
All-Region Jazz Band. The concert was held
January 21 at Cisco College. All three students
performed an outstanding concert, each taking
improvisation solos. Way to Go!
Save The Date!
*NHS/ITS Induction 8:00 in SAC- Feb. 1
*Southwest Livestock show- Feb. 1-4
*Belles Competition @ San Antonio- Feb. 3-4
*EHS Band UIL Solo and Ensemble —February 4
*San Angelo Stock Show- Feb. 6-11
*CX Debate @ Early- Feb. 8
*San Antonio Stock show- Feb. 12-18
*San Angelo Ag Mechanics Feb. 21-25
*Little Dribblers Tournament- Feb. 27- March 3
*EHS Jazz Band will be having its 1st Annual Evening of Jazz in March TBA
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First Ever EMS OAP
Quote of the Month:
Well, I saw the thing
A comin' out of the sky.
It had a one long horn
And a one big eye.
I commenced to shakin'
And I said "oohwee!”
It looks like a Purple
People Eater to me"
by Sheb Wooley.
...wins 3rd Place in District 6AA!
The first-ever Early Middle School One-Act
Play team won 3rd place at the district
competition on December 1.
Individual Awards:
All-Star Crew: KK Whitley
Honorable Mention All-Star Cast: Tyler
Thompson
All-Star Cast: Madison Horton and Maggie
Word of the Month:
Solferino— of or relating to a
reddish purple.
Random Fact of the
Month:
Early life on Earth might have
been purple. Whereas plants
now use chlorophyll to harness
the sun's rays, ancient microbes used retinol (a form of
vitamin A) to photosynthesis.
Show us your moves!
Early Middle School Drill Team & Cheerleaders will be hosting the annual Valentines
Dance on February 11th at the middle school
gym. The dance will be from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. Tickets are $3.00 in advance and $5.00 at
the door. Dress in your best “Sunday” clothes
(school dress code will be enforced). This will
give you the opportunity to “dress up” for the
dance. Everyone come out and support the
drill team and cheerleaders in our fund raising
efforts.
LIFT
Students
Rank
Early Middle
School Drill
Team & Cheer-
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ranked at the state level. The following teams ranked a 1: the 8th grade team of David Moschool gym. The dance will be from 7:00
rales, Holli Hullum, Jack Donaho, and Patrick Murphy; the 7th and 8th grade team of Beale
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $3.00 in adMadison Gordon, Isaac Martin, Hallie Tyler , Danielle Contreras; the 7th grade team of Caleb
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support
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Cale Wade, Megan Bynum, Tyler Glasscock,
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team of Christian
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the drill team
andgrade
cheerleaders
in our fund
Towell, Tara Glasscock; and two individuals;
8th grade Vernon Zier and 5th grader Madison
raising efforts.
Rhea. The following team ranked a 3: Aaron Koch, Devyn Burns, Preston Ezzell.
During the creative problem
solving
competition
these
teams
generated
challenges
Only Early
Middle
School students
are
allowed
at the
dance.
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sure
and pickthen
your student
up hours completing
and solutions related to “Coral Reefs.”
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ten booklets were evaluated by evaluators throughout the state of Texas.
SAVE the DATE
WO R D I N T H E H E R D
Yantis
Cast & Crew of “The Magic Well” :
KK Whitley – Co-Manager
Lily Reagan- Co-Manager & Prologue
Austin Frakes- Stage Crew & Lighting Tech
April Burch- Dragon
Mark Benton- Old King Cole
Madison Horton- Old Woman
Tyler Thompson- Old Man
Danielle ContrerasTown Poet
Taylor Turner- Town
Fool
Maggie Yantis- Old Hag
Cassie Durden- Mrs.
Blinky
Asa Welker- Prince Arlo
Marlow
Andrea Contreras- Tissy
Erin Anderson- Prissy
Meagan RichmondLissy
Garrett Marsh- Frog
Geek Squad Shines Again!
Early Middle School dominated the
leader board at the Region 15 Robotics contest by placing 3rd, 4th
and 5th; therefore sending TWO
teams to state. Early Middle School
was the highest ranking school at
the meet; as well as posted the
highest single match score of
680! Mrs. Hull is extremely proud
of all of her
teams at
the
meet. Way
to go Early
Middle
School!
February:
February 11th: Valentine’s
Dance (7-9 P.M.)
E A R LY E L E M E N TA RY
E X E M P L A RY C A M P U S
Word in the Herd
Who were you on this day in history?
Mrs. Taylor’s 5th grade social studies classes went back
in time to the New England Colony of Massachusetts. Each student got to research and “become” a
New England Puritan man or woman. Students created
projects like old fashioned letters and advertisements
depending on their role in the colony. Then they held
an old fashioned Puritan town meeting with governor
John Winthrop residing. The students portraying leaders had to prepare speeches. If the student was a minister, they had to give a “sermon.” Students had to
follow town meeting procedures; politely asking, “May
I have the floor?” Topics at the town meeting included
these questions: Should
we expel Anne
Hutchinson
from the colony? Should we
allow citizens
to have consent
in the government? Farmers, fishermen,
and shipbuilders reported on their different industries. They even
had a constable who helped keep the peace during the
meeting. The following were town meeting decisions:
Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson were expelled
from the colony (in keeping with history). Thomas
Hooker gathered followers and decided to leave Massachusetts Colony and start a new colony called Con-
They all had a lot of fun dressing
up as Puritans and acting out history!
necticut.
Letters From Home
On January 4th,
the 5th grade
teachers received
3 letters from a
soldier serving in
Afghanistan. He
was responding
to the letters Ms.
Grimes’ 5th grade
writing classes
had prepared in the fall. Each student wrote a letter
and drew a picture to send to a soldier. Eric Olson responded and even sent a patch from his brigade/ company. We are so honored and thrilled to have received
these letters and we continue to support our troops all
over the world! The three students who were sent a
response were AJ Brightman, Alexis Brightman, and
Pattimae Meeks.
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Multiplication Tournament
Tuesdie Richmond’s fourth grade math students at Early Elem.
have been learning and practicing their multiplication
facts through a
game called Multiplication Baseball. This game then develops into a series of mini tournaments in
class that leads to the 4th Grade Multiplication Tournament where only the top 25
compete for medals.
Twenty-five fourth
grade students competed in the 4th
Grade Multiplication
Tournament!
Save the Dates in February:
2nd - Boys PIPS
9th - Mobile Dentist
17th - Jump Rope For Heart at 9 A.M.
The Early third grade students have been
studying matter in science. Students created a “Crazy Colloid” made up of water
and cornstarch to experiment with to determine if it was a liquid or a
solid when mixed. Students were intrigued
with the different experiments, because
they were able to see that the substance
was a solid but also proved to be a liquid,
too. Pictured are just a few of the students
who participated in the experiment. Left to
right- Kolby Godfrey, Aaron Calloway, Lane
Kellar, Kyler Dreith, and Hailey Sliger.
Crazy Colloids
Great Artistry!!
Earlier in the year, Mrs. Taylor’s 5th grade students learned
about the southwest United States and the
colony of New Spain in social studies. As a
part of the lesson, the 5th grade students at
Early Elementary studied Tejanos and participated in a state-wide coloring contest
honoring Tejano heritage. Alaine Cooney,
from Mrs. Hagood’s homeroom, won first
place! She was awarded an enlarged
poster of her drawing, a certificate, posters, and a $25.00 cash prize award. We
are thrilled that Alaine won such a honor!
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Word
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Exemplary Campus
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Katie Brown Amanda Harris Hunter Hull Logan Speck Grady Benton Joel Justice
Youth Fair
Champions 2012
Division place
2012 Miss Brown County Youth Fair
Grand Champion Market Lamb
Grand Champion Steer
Grand Champion Swine
Grand Champion Goat
High Point Senior Homemaking
Reserve Champion Senior Canning
Champion Senior Clothing
Reserve Intermediate High Point
Homemaking
Reserve Intermediate Clothing
Junior Rabbit Champion Showmanship
Champion Senior Crafts
Reserve Champion Senior Crafts
Champion Intermediate Crafts
Champion Junior Food
Champion Intermediate Clothing
Student
Ashley Garrett
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Hannah Sweatman
Rayme Walters
Samantha Garrett
Briana Smith
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Courtnie Smith
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Cy Tongate Crystal Ochoa
UIL District Champs!
The following Early Primary and Early Elementary students were recognized as District
Champs at UIL.The students traveled to Coleman where they participated in many different
academic competitions. Congrats!
*Fifth Grade- Thomas Kinnin (1st –Art), Jonathan Morales (5th-Art and 6th-Listening), Sydney Neel (2nd-Dictionary Skills), Juni Ejere (3rd-Dictionary Skills; 4th-Map, Graph, Charts),
Ryleigh Dalleh (5th-Dictionary Skills), Cameron Hill (3rd-Listening and 3rd- Maps, Graphs,
Charts), Kai McClary (5th- Listening), Madison Bleth (1st-Number Sense), Alaine Cooney (3rdSpelling and 5th Ready Writing), Arielle Gilmore (1st-Oral Reading), Alex Dodson (2ndMaps,Graph,Charts), Kendel Beck (3rd-Social Studies), and Darovin Showalter (5th-Social
Studies).
*Fourth Grade- Carlos Moreno (1st- Number Sense), Megan Bynum (1st-Ready Writing; 1st
-Music), Nathan Mitchell (1st Music), and Macey Jacobs (4th-Oral Reading).
*Third Grade-Michelle Cabrera (4th-Music), Skyler Moore (1st-Spelling), Tex Ejere (3rdSpelling), Aaron Callaway (2nd-Ready Writing), Tenlee Kelcy (1st-Oral Reading), Kailee Love
(3rd-Oral Reading), Lane Kellar (1st-Storytelling), and Cassidy Perkins (3rd-Storytelling).
*Second Grade-Kate Yantis (1st-Creative Writing), and Mikaela Johnson (2nd-Creative
Writing)
Leeza Huspeth
Hunter Hull
Hannah Hull
Chloe Clowdus
Beale Madison Gordon
Champion Junior Clothing
Grand Champion Mare Horse
Reserve Champion Gelding Horse
Sr. Champion Showmanship Horse
Reserve Champion Mare Horse
Junior Champion Showmanship Horse
Junior Champion Showmanship Steer
Senior Champion Showmanship Steer
Senior Champion Showmanship Heifer
Vance Cady Gordon
Kaylen Bonnema
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Cy Tongate
Hayden Barker
Will Eddeman
Jacey Guest
Kassidy Barker
Junior Champion Canning
Reserve Champion Breeding Doe Goat
Kate Hoffman
Shay Glenn
Champion Buck Rabbit
Champion Doe Rabbit
Reserve Champion Doe Rabbit
Junior Champion Ram Sheep
Champion & Reserve Ewe Sheep
Junior Champion Showmanship Angora
Reagan Kirby
Rylie Philpot
Macie Mills
Colton Edgar
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Megan Richmond
Save the Dates in February:
Feb 6-10th - National School Counselors Week
Feb 7th - 1st grade musical, 6 pm in large gym
Feb 9th - Jump Rope for Heart assembly at 9:00 am
Feb 14th - Valentine’s Day class parties... watch for teacher notes
Feb 17th- Jump Rope for Heart & End 4th six weeks
Feb 20-24th - parent conferences… watch for notes from teachers
23rd- PTC meeting @ noon
March 6-7 - Mobile Dentist Program… watch for notes from teachers
March 8th - Open House & PTC Book Fair
Winner of the 3rd Six Weeks Perfect
Attendance Bicycle Miguel Cabrera
Mrs. Castillo’s Pre-K class.