February 26, 2008

Good Morning

• Prayer Requests:
• Mrs. L Kiecke, mother of Kaye Fackrell, on the anniversary of her death.
• Art Galletly, father of Howard Galletly, who is in the hospital in Ft. Worth following a fall.
• Joe McBee, father-in-law of Howard Galletly, who is in the hospital in Tyler following a possible stroke.
• Communion Service: This morning in the chapel at 7:40 a.m.
• TAPPS Regional Music Solos and Ensembles: Today at Grace Community.
• Crusader Band: Students will be out from 8:00 - 11:45 a.m. Teachers and staff can access the attached rosters. The Band competes at 9:00 a.m. then for sight reading at 9:25 a.m. The Jazz Band competes at 10:40. All concerts are at Grace Community Auditorium.
• Crusader Choir: Will be dismissed today at 11:20 a.m. Teachers and staff can access the attached rosters. The Women's Choir willcompete in Sight Reading at 1:00 p.m., the entire choir sight reading at 2:00 p.m. and the Women's Pops at 3:15 p.m. all in the Grace Community Auditorium.
• Finance Council: Meets today at 12 noon at TKG Conference Room.
• Tyler Catholic School System Press Conference for Announcement of the New President, Dr. Charles LeBlanc: Today at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral Center.
• Academic Council Meeting: Today at 3:45 p.m. in room 207.
• Cheerleader Tryout Clinic: Today at 4 p.m.
• TCSS School Board Meeting: Today at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral Office.
• HS Baseball: Today at Troup at 6:00 p.m.
• Did You Know? The largest class in the Tyler Catholic School System is the Class of 2013, currently at 71 students?
• Friday Food Fast: Last Friday, a total of 91 people participated and $234 was raised for Operation Rice Bowl. Special thanks to Bella Obach, Anita Sattler, Patti Jorgenson, Karen Goforth, Sara Dean, Patsy Cogdill, Kathy Renick-Bell, Sharon Brown, and Amy Cole for assisting in the Friday Food Fasted by cooking or serving the food. The next Food Fast is this Friday, February 29, 2008.
• HS District Art Results: Congratulations to Gorman students who placed at the District Art contest Saturday. Winners include: Category #2 Drawing Monochromatic: David Maldonado 6th; Category #6 Computer Generated Design: *Caitlin Dean 2nd and 5th; Category #8 Painting Transparent: *Madison Hill 2nd, *Emily Droder 4th, Claire Lamar 5th ; Category #9 Painting Opaque: David Maldonado Honorable Mention; Category #11 Mixed Media 2D: Cara Massey 5th, Emily Droder Honorable Mention; Category #12 Relief Sculpture: Diana Pemberton 6th; Category #13 Sculpture: *Aza Pace 1st; Category #14 Printmaking: *Aza Pace 1st, *Molly King 3rd; Category #20 Photography-digitally processed: ; Madison Hill 2nd, Madison Hill 6th; Category #21 Photography-digitally manipulated: *Caitlin Dean 1st, *Madison Hill 2nd, *Caitlin Dean 4th, Molly King 5th; Category # 24 On Site Drawing: Aza Pace Honorable Mention; Category # 25 Art History: Andrew Harvey 6th; Overall: Gorman placed 4th at the meet (rising from 5th place in 2007).
• Eighth Grade Parent Meeting: There will be an eighth grade parent meeting Wednesday, February 27 @ 6:00 pm in the cafeteria to make plans for the dance/celebration that follows the eight grade commencement ceremony. For questions, please email Rhona Meads (rmeads@tkgorman.net) or Laurie Turman (lturman@tkgorman.net).
• Yearbook Congratulations: The 2006-2007 Profile yearbook was recently recognized in the Yearbook Yearbook 2008. The Yearbook Yearbook is "an annual publication showcasing exceptional Taylor yearbooks from across the country. The publication displays outstanding examples of cover design, theme development and layout from middle school, high school and college yearbooks." Members of the 2006-2007 staff included: Erin Camp (editor), Chris Brunson, Davie Cox, Rebecca Harry, Brad Negem, Nicolas Ramirez, Will Richey, Patrick Russell, Marty Stocks, Jake Vinson, Jonathan Wies, and Matthew Cates (adviser).
• TKG Scoreboard:
• MS Baseball defeated ETCA 15-0.
• HS Softball lost to Dallas Christian
• Accelerated Reader Update: Congratulations to the 8th grade for winning the AR Class Challenge. The 8th graders will enjoy a pizza lunch to celebrate their success in March. AR update: Please see attachment for details.
• Pre-Registration for 2008-2009 SY: Due Friday, February 29, 2008.
• Top HS Physical Education Bowlers: From Last Friday's Bowl-A-Thon During PE Class
• Ladies: Kaye Fackrell (124); Huyen Vu (97)
• Men: Stephen Ray (146); Michael Droder (124)
• Lone Star Scholars Academy: Housed at Texas Lutheran University, the Lone Star Scholars Academy offers university-level courses for transferable college credit to academically gifted high school students like you. Each LSSA student will participate in one college-level course taught by select TLU faculty and area educators. Tuition, room, board, books, and all associated activity fees and materials costs are included in the price of $750 per session. Need-based scholarships ranging from $100-300 per session are available. Follow this link for more information.
• Sail Caribbean: Sail Caribbean is a summer adventure camp for teenagers. Since 1979, they have lead thousands on summer adventures focusing on learning, leadership and personal growth at their teen sailing camps, scuba camps, marine biology camps and community service camps. Living aboard yachts, teens develop seamanship skills in the British Virgin Islands, Leeward and Windward Islands. Follow this link for further information.
• Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship: The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will be awarding college/university scholarships for the upcoming fall semester. Applications can be found in Mrs. Manley's office and must be post marked by April 10, 2008. Applicants must be members of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, St. Paul, St. Mary Magdalene, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Bonafice or St. Peter Claver.
• Reminder of scholarship deadlines coming up soon: East Texas Communities Foundation , Tyler Junior College General Scholarship , Faulconer Scholarship Program all of which are for residents of Smith county.
• College Visit: A representative from Centenary College of Louisiana will be here on Thursday, February 28th during Junior/Senior lunch.