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Last Chance to RSVP to Saturday's All-School Reunion

The Skidmore-Tynan Open Class Reunion will be held at the Tynan Recreation Hall on October 24, 2009. A catered barbecue meal will be served. Beer, sodas, and water will be available for purchase at an open bar operated by the Tynan Hall. Doors will open at 3:00 P.M., with a short meeting at 5 P.M., followed by a catered meal with dancing from 8:30-12 midnight.

It is very important that you RSVP to Margie/Darvin Dieringer (ddringer@thei.net) or call 361-547-2278 ASAP. As soon as you email or call to RSVP, you must send your check for $12 per person to Darvin Dieringer, 9796 FM 888, Skidmore, TX 78389. Make check payable to S-T Reunion.

You must RSVP with money ASAP to reserve your meal.

S-TISD Invites You to Annual Fall Festival

Skidmore-Tynan ISD will be sponsoring a Fall Festival on Saturday, October 31st, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Elementary and Junior High schools, and from 5:00 -10:00 p.m. at the High School.

The Elementary festival will include a toy walk, game booths, 50/50 sales, craft booths, a Moon Walk, picture-taking, and other attractions. The Junior High will provide concession items to include sweets, sausage wraps, sodas, plus the JH VIPS parent organization will be selling snow cones, and ST Bobcat jewelry. The High School festival at the cafeteria and gym will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include Bingo, a cake walk, ring toss, raffles, a jail, a photography booth, and a concession stand.

Barbecue chicken plates will be sold beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the high school. The plates will be sold for $7.00 each and will include one half chicken, potato salad and beans.

S-TISD Fall Festival Booth Info

The Elementary PTC is renting booth spaces at the Fall Festival, Saturday, October 31st. The spaces are 8’x10’ and are located outside the 4th & 5th grade classrooms. Spaces are limited and vendors will be given notice of their assigned areas. Set up will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. Vendors must provide their own tables, supplies to help sell, and canopies may be used, if within booth size limitations. Please call 361-287-3426, ext. 4000 for information on booth rentals.

Booth restrictions are as follows: No food or drinks, no baked goods, no games and no raffles or drawings. Booth rental fee is $20.00 and is non-refundable. In case of inclement weather, booths may be moved to a covered area at the elementary campus or to the front of the cafeteria. Deadline for submission of booth rental form & fee is 3:30 p.m., Friday, October 30. All requests will be reviewed and approved by the elementary school principal.

S-TISD Flu Shot Clinic

The Texas Department of State Health Services will be at the S-TISD Board Room on Thursday, October 15, to give seasonal flu immunizations. The fee is $10.00 for adults. Children's shots are free. Medicade and CHIP can be used or the fee will be waived if someone is unable to pay. The Health Department will give immunizations from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Fire Department Hosts BBQ Benefit

A barbecue plate sale benefiting Brenda Chambers will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25th, at the Skidmore Fire Station at 4th and Refugio Street. Plates are $7.00 and include barbecue chicken, rice, beans, and a dessert. Donations are welcome.

S-TISD Elementary 1st Six Weeks A-Honor Roll

First Grade: Alison Alford, Josalin Bullard, Hailey Clark, Alexia Colmenero, Isaick Estrada, Shannon Gabbert, Syber Garcia, Carly Haggard, Makayla Jones, Quest Loya, Aniesa Medrano, Carson Polasek, Jessica Puente, Juan Rodriguez, Savannah Sabala, Mayra Salas, Reshae Saldivar, Jasmine Terry, Savannah Toelken, Anna Zavala

Second Grade: Alyson Bennett, Colton DeLeon, Conner Favre, Avea Gonzales, Nathaniel Gutierrez, Ryan Massengill, Felix Sebastian Menchaca, John Olivarez, Taylor Pena, Donovan Perez, Logen Schanen, Ayana Vasquez, Caleb Vickery

Third Grade: Alyssa Arroyo, Samuel Benavidez, Madeline Dougherty, Bryan Gonzalez, Bethany Keener, Laikyn Lopez, Stephen Moreno , Matthew Nelson, Kayla Rutkowski, Tyler Salinas, Cole Terry, Daniel Tyrone

Fourth Grade: Katriena Ables, Tristan Benavidez, Alyssa Bennett, MacKenzie Clark, Marina DeLeon, Michelle Flores, Samuel Flores, Timothy Leafty, Taylor Krueger, McKayla Rocha , Kaitlin Saenz, Mary-Katherine Scott, Catrina Soto, Melanie Wolf

Fifth Grade: TeMeranda Arredondo, Joe Boeckel, Grace Calvert, Trey Cantu, Jonathan Carrillo, Casen Conn, Anyya Del Bosque, Vincent Flores, Cullen Hughes, Alyssa Olivarez, Dylan Merritt, Felicia Ortiz, Randi Pace, Jette Polasek, Cassie Reyna, Allyson Ruiz, Hunter Saenz, Kylie Wallace, Madison Woodard, Jasmine Zamora

Ladycats Undefeated in First Half District Volleyball

Ladycat returning lettermen.

The Skidmore-Tynan LadyCat Volleyball team finished the first round of district play Tuesday night with a 5-0 record. The second round starts Friday, October 9, in ‘Taft at 5:00 (varsity only).

Opponent        Game1   Game2   Game3
Taft             25-8   25-10   25-17
Banquete        25-13   25-14   25-17  
Refugio         25-21   25-16   25-14  
Odem            25-14   25-19   25-14  
Bloomington     25-13   25-12   25-20 

Player Totals    ACE  KLL  DIG  AST  BLK
Rachel Mengers     -   62    -    -    -
Celina Acosta      -   21    -    -    -
D'Anne Wilder      -   20   12   78    -
Jennifer Pueblo   12    -   12    -    -
Kathy Acosta       9   13   13    -    -
Aaliyah East       8    -    -    -    -
Kathy Mireles      8    -    -    -    -
Brittany Garza     -    -    -   26    -

District Record: 5-0

Historical Society Mailbox Bank Fundraiser

The Skidmore Historical Society's latest fundraiser offers you a chance to own a piece of local history. Museum members recently salvaged a bank of old post office box doors from Skidmore's original post office at the corner of Sullivan and 4th Street. The boxes are being converted into rustic cedar coin banks and are available for a $25.00 donation to the Skidmore Historical Society. Contact Carol DuBois at 287-3449 to place your order. If you are old enough to remember your old box number, you can request it on a first-come first-serve basis.

S-TISD Announces Ceremony to Honor Wayne K. DuBose

Skidmore-Tynan ISD has taken official action to name its newest gymnasium in honor of Wayne K. DuBose. Family, friends, former students, and the school district community are invited to a ceremony and official unveiling of the Wayne K. DuBose Gymnasium during Skidmore-Tynan ISD’s Homecoming Weekend. The ceremony will take place prior to the Homecoming Game on Friday, October 23, at 5:30 p.m., at the district’s Special Events Center.

The husband of Mavournee DuBose and the father of David DuBose of Austin and Jacque Kosmin of Dallas (both Skidmore-Tynan ISD graduates), Mr. DuBose served the district for 38 years as a principal, teacher, coach, club sponsor, photographer, and mentor. He voluntarily served Skidmore-Tynan ISD as a photographer and publicist for several years after his retirement from the district. He is a past-president of the Texas High School Girls Coaching Association and is in the Hall of Honor of the Coastal Bend Coaches Association.

For additional details or question please contact the High School Office at (361) 287-3426 extension 3000.

Bobcats 24 - Eagles 12

#33 Jordon Carter running in for a touchdown (Photo by Chris Hall)

The Bobcats traveled to Beeville to face off against the Pettus Eagles in what has become and annual showdown. The Cats ended the 3rd Quarter tied 12 - 12 versus the Eagles before busting the game open in the 4th.

Passing         ATT CPT YRD TDS INT LNG
Rudy Hernandez    3   2  11   -   -  -- 

Rushing         ATT YDS TDS LNG
Jordan Carter    16 135   1  54
Alex Gonzales    10  82   1  40
Rudy Hernandez   10  38   1  15
Joe Casarez       3   6   1   3
Sonny Hernandez   1  25   -  25
Sterling McHorse  1   8   -   8

Receiving       REC YDS TDS LNG
Zach Hall         1   3   -   3
Rene Jimenez      1   8   -   8

Kicking          FG  XP
Gavin Vandever    -   2

Defense        SOLO AST INT  FF  RF SCK  BK
Joe Casarez       9   4   -   1   -   -   -
John Arrisola     5   -   -   -   -   -   -
Gavin Vandever    4   -   -   -   -   -   -
Adam Perez        4   -   -   -   -   -   -
Sonny Hernandez   2   -   1   -   -   -   -
Philip Hughes     2   1   -   -   -   -   - 
Alejandro Perez   2   -   -   -   -   -   -
Woody Herrera     1   1   -   -   -   -   - 
George Garcia     1   1   -   -   -   -   - 
Zach Hall         1   -   -   -   -   -   -
J.D. White        1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Javier Barrientes 1   -   -   -   -   -   -
Chance Schirmer   1   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Matt Hernandez    -   1   -   -   -   -   - 

SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles,
TFL: Tackle for Loss, INT: Interception, SCK: Sack,
FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumble Recoveries,
BUP: Broken Up Passes, BK: Blocked Kicks