S-TJH First in District UIL Meet

The Skidmore-Tynan Junior High school UIL team placed 1st in the District 30-AA meet. Students placing in individual events were:

Number Sense
6th Grade - Catie Alford, 5th
7th Grade - Nathan Magana 2nd, Amelia Lockhart 3rd

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Science
7th Grade - Adrian Castaneda 3rd, Lauren Kaeser 4th

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Spelling
6th Grade - Rebekah Colle 3rd
8th Grade - Nicholas Hughes 1st, Kelsea Tyran 4th

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Impromptu Speaking
7th Grade - Aaron Hughes 2nd, Reid Carrillo 3rd
8th Grade - Zach Mortensen 3rd

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Social Studies
7th Grade - Reid Carrillo 1st, Michael Rutkowski 2nd
8th Grade - Nicholas Hughes 1st, Tyler Fink 4th

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Art
6th Grade - Kyle Gabbert 1st, Alex Rocha 2nd (tie), Mike Huerta 4th
7th Grade - Brittany Herrera 3rd, Cameron Pace 6th
8th Grade - Clarissa Soto 1st, Brandon East 3rd

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Maps, Charts & Graphs
6th Grade - Tony Olivares 1st, Rebekah Colle 2nd, David Reyna 4th
7th Grade - Cameron Pace 4th
8th Grade - Cody Spires 4th, Ryan Martinez 5th

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Dictionary Skills
6th Grade - Kyle Gabbert 2nd, Alex Rocha 4th
7th Grade - Leigh Ledbetter 1st, Nathan Magana 3rd
8th Grade - Mikaila Chambers 1st, Courtney Leonard 2nd, Brandon Medrano 4th

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Modern Oratory
7th Grade - Lauren Ramos 1st
8th Grade - LaVonne Hanson 2nd, Kyle Scotten 5th

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Mathematics
7th Grade - Fred Guajardo 1st, Caleb Davis 3rd
8th Grade - Kelsea Tyran 3rd, Clarissa Soto 3rd (tie)

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Oral Reading
7th Grade - Caleb Davis 1st, Laruen Ramos 2nd
8th Grade - Zach Mortensen 2nd

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Listening Skills
6th Grade - Tony Olivares 1st, Rebekah Colle 4th
7th Grade - Leigh Ledbetter 3rd, Eddie Salas 5th, Nathaniel Serrano 6th
8th Grade - Tyler Fink 2nd, Mikaila Chambers 6th

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Ready Writing
7th Grade - Adam Gonzales 1st
8th Grade - Corinne Ott 2nd, Kelsea Tyran 6th

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Editorial Writing
7th Grade - Amy Berthold 1st, India Aguilar 3rd.

S-T Elementary 1st at District UIL Meet

Skidmore-Tynan Elementary hosted the District 30-AA Elementary UIL Meet on Saturday, December 6th, and captured 1st place with 356 points. Banquete took 2nd place with 288 points and Odem came in 3rd with 271 points. S-T elementary students placed in all but two of twenty one UIL events.

An Awards Assembly will take place after the holidays to recognize the accomplishments of these students. The school faculty and staff are very proud of the students and appreciate the support and encouragement from the parents.

Football All-District Awardees Announced

With Refugio's defeat by Blanco, coach Arroyo can finally release the official 30-AA All-District picks for the 2008 football season.

OFFENSE- FIRST TEAM
Alex Gonzales - Running Back (Unanimous)
Matt Hernandez - Offensive Line

OFFENSE- SECOND TEAM
Robert Brown - Tight End
Taylor Long - Offensive Line

OFFENSE – HONORABLE MENTION
Rudy Hernandez - Quarterback
Jordan Carter - Running Back
Zach Hall - Wide Receiver
Jonathan Murphy - Center

DEFENSE – FIRST TEAM
Zach Petrus - Outside Linebacker
Chris Patrova - Secondary

DEFENSE – SECOND TEAM
Mark Salinas - Defensive Line
Joe Casarez - Inside Linebacker
Zach Hall - Secondary

DEFENSE – HONORABLE MENTION
Chance Schirmer - Defensive Line
John Arrisola - Defensive End
Kevin Shumake - Inside Linebacker
Alejandro Perez - Secondary

SPECIAL TEAMS – FIRST TEAM
Chris Patrova - Returner
Gavin Vandever - Specialist

ACADEMIC ALL DISTRICT – 90 OR ABOVE AVERAGE
John Arrisola
Robert Brown
Connor McCarn
Chris Patrova
Zach Petrus
Sal Soto
Jared Wilkinson

S-TISD Tax Rate Approved

Voters voiced overwhelming support for the proposed S-TISD tax rate in Friday's special election. Ballots cast in favor of the new tax rate totaled 218 to 120 against. Similar measures were defeated in Pettus and Beeville. With approval of the proposed rate, S-TISD will receive an estimated 280,000 in state matching funds and avoid forced budget cuts to programs and personnel.

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Future Bobcat Shines in Pee Wee Football League

It must run in the family. Andrew Casarez, brother of Bobcat varsity fullback and linebacker Joe Manuel Casarez, had a breakout year playing in Beeville's Pop Warner football league. The Skidmore-Tynan 6th grader scored 20 touchdowns and rushed for over 1200 yards – leading the team to the Regional Championships.

Andrew played with Beeville's Mighty Mites his first three years - making the championships each year but not quite claiming the title. In 2007, Andrew played for the Junior Pee Wee team that advanced to the state quarter finals only to lose 8-0 to an Austin team in a hard-fought defensive battle. This year, Andrew's team won the South Texas Pee Wee Championship game against the Corpus Christi Sharks 22-18 in George West. The team advanced to the Regional playoffs where they were defeated 25-23 by the previously unscored-upon North McAllen Chargers. Andrew scored all three touchdowns in the game, one of which was a 90 yard run.

The coaches for the Beeville championship Pee Wee team were: head coach Val Amador, assistant coaches Joe Casarez, Greg Cuevas, Jeremy Cuevas, Ruben Cuevas, Mitch Eliott, Orlando Gonzales, Aldo Morin, Joe Morin, Joe Trevino, and Rico Martinez.