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HELLO BOBCATS,
The 2009-2010 school year could be considered the "Greatest Year in the
History of Hallsville ISD."
The year started with a "State
Championship" in FFA and finished with five (5) individual State
Champions; a CX Debate State Championship
and State
Champion Runner-Up
Teams; the High School UIL Academic Team was State Champion Runner-Up;
and every Campus
and the District receiving "Exemplary"
TAKS Scores.
This is a testimony of the wonderful Students, Staff, School Board,
Parents, and Community of Hallsville ISD!
I am so PROUD
of this School District!
Our
Preliminary TAKS Scores are
in and the following are unofficial ratings for every campus:
Hallsville
Elementary School – Exemplary
Hallsville
Intermediate School – Exemplary
(This is the third year in a row that Hallsville Intermediate School
will receive an Exemplary Rating).
Hallsville
Middle School – Exemplary
(This is the third year in a row that Hallsville Middle School will
receive an Exemplary Rating).
Hallsville
Junior High School – Exemplary
(This is the second year in a row that Hallsville Junior High will
receive an Exemplary Rating).
Hallsville
High School – Exemplary
(It is very rare to find a 4A High School that is Exemplary in the TAKS
Testing era. Hallsville High School might be the only 4A High School in
East Texas to receive an Exemplary Rating).
Hallsville
ISD – Exemplary
(It is very rare to find a 4A School District that is Exemplary in the
TAKS Testing era. Hallsville ISD might be the only 4A School District
in East Texas to receive an Exemplary Rating. Hallsville ISD will join
a very elite group of 4A/5A School Districts with "Exemplary" ratings.
Last year, only five (5) 4A/5A school districts in the entire state
received "Exemplary" ratings from the Texas Education Agency).
We are very proud of these results! Having 5 Exemplary Campuses
Hallsville ISD has the most Exemplary Campuses of any School District
in East Texas. This includes Class 1A
through Class 5A School
Districts!! These great
results are a testimony to the hard work of all
our students and staff members of the Hallsville Independent School
District. Student success is our #1 priority at Hallsville ISD!!
Distinguished
Schools Recognition
Congratulations to Hallsville Intermediate and Hallsville Middle School
for again being named as Title 1 Distinguished Performance Schools.
There were only 35 individual campuses in Region VII recognized.
Hallsville ISD is one of only three 4A districts in Region V11 to have
campuses recognized with this prestigious award. In order to receive
recognition, campuses must have been recognized as Exemplary in 2009,
Exemplary or Recognized in 2008 and Exemplary or Recognized in 2007, as
well as meeting federal AYP standards each year. Meeting each of these
standards for three consecutive years and having exemplary student
achievement is an outstanding accomplishment.
UIL
Academic Competition
Congratulations to the Hallsville High School Academic Team for winning
the District 13-4A UIL Academic Championship for the Second Year in a
Row with a School Record 511 points! The HHS Academic Team won the
Region 2 Academic Championship over Dallas Highland Park! The HHS
Academic Team is also Class 4A State Champion Runner-Up!!!
Congratulations to the High School Team for winning Ten (10) State
Medals. Travis Cormier (LD Debate), Chelsea Hough (Headline Writing),
Neil McCray (CX Debate), and Taylor Wilhite (CX Debate) won Gold Medals
State Champions!!! This is the Fourth Year in a Row that Hallsville
High School is home to an individual Academic "State Champion"! Also
winning state medals are: Andrew Cornish and Tyler Gregston placed 2nd
(Silver Medal) in CX Debate, Travis Cormier (Informative Speaking) and
Rachel Berg (Computer Applications) placed 3rd (Bronze Medal), Neil
McCray placed 4th in Ready Writing, and Neil McCray placed 6th in
Feature Writing!! Congratulations are also in order for the 6th, 7th,
and 8th Grade UIL Academic Teams for winning the District 13-4A UIL
Academic Championship! The 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Academic Teams
combined for a School Record 1,017.5 points! The 6th Grade Academic
Team won the District Championship with a School Record 316 points! The
7th Grade Academic Team won the District Championship with a School
Record 354 points! The 8th Grade Academic Team is District Champion
Runner-Up with a School Record 309 points!
One
Act Play Company
Congratulations to the Hallsville High School One Act Play Company for
winning the District 13-4A Championship, Area Championship, and
advancing to Regionals! Congratulations to the Hallsville Junior High
School One Act Play Company for winning the District 13-4A Championship
for the First Time in School History!
Ladycat
Softball
Congratulations to the Ladycat Softball Team for winning the District
13-4A Championship, Bi-District Championship, Regional Quarter Final
Championship, and advancing to the Regional Semi-Finals! In the
Regional Semi-Finals, the Ladycats handed the #1 Team in the State
their first loss of the year as the Ladycats won their 30th Game of the
season. 30 wins is the mark of an Outstanding Team and the Ladycats had
an Incredible Season!!!
Baseball
Congratulations to the Bobcat Baseball Team for being District Champion
Runner-up and making the Playoffs!
Ladycat
Golf
Congratulations to the Ladycat Golf Team for winning the District 13-4A
Championship and advancing to Regionals!
Bobcat
Golf
Congratulations to Nathan Weant for advancing to Regionals for three
years in a row!
Junior
High Track
Congratulations to the 7th Grade Girls Track Team for winning the
District 13-4A Championship with 162.5 points! Congratulations to the
7th Grade Boys Track Team for winning the District 13-4A Championship
with a School Record 202 points! The 7th Grade Boys Track Team won
every track meet this year and went undefeated as a track team!
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Girls Track Team for winning the
District 13-4A Championship for the second year in a row by scoring 188
points! The 8th Grade Girls Track Team won every Track Meet in their
Junior High Career (9 for 9)! They went undefeated as 7th & 8th
Graders!!!
Ladycat
Track
Congratulations to the Ladycat Track Team for winning Third Place at
the District 13-4A Track Meet. Heather Ballew won the Regional Pole
Vault and qualified for the state meet. Darby Graff won third place in
the High Jump at Regionals and was a State Alternate!
Bobcat
Track
Congratulations to the Bobcat Track Team for being District Champion
Runner-up at the District 13-4A Track Meet.Congratulations to Marques
Hicks for winning the Regional and State Championship in the Pole
Vault! Marques is only a sophomore and has a very bright future!
Congratulations to Josh Cochran for winning the Bronze Medal in the
Shot Put at the State Track Meet! Congratulations to Josh Brown for
qualifying for the State Meet in the High Jump!
Band
Congratulations to the High School Band for winning 101 medals at the
UIL Solo and Ensemble Competition. Congratulations to the High School
Wind Ensemble for winning a 1st Division at the UIL Concert Contest.
Congratulations to the 7th Grade Band for winning a 1st Division at the
UIL Sight-Reading Contest. I am proud to announce that the High School
Band got to march in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington,
D.C. The trumpet section was featured playing "Taps" in a moment of
silence in the parade. I am so proud of our Band Program representing
our School District and Community at this very prestigious parade!!! It
was great for other people to see what we already know"We have one of
the best Band Programs in the state and now we have national
exposure."
Choir
Congratulations to the High School Choir for winning 147 medals which
is a School Record at the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Congratulations
to the Non-Varsity Ladies and Varsity Ladies Choirs for winning
"Sweepstakes" at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Competition.
Congratulations to the Varsity Mixed and Non-Varsity Mixed Choirs for
winning "Superior" in the UIL Concert Competition. Congratulations to
the Junior High Treble Choirs who both won "Sweepstakes" at the UIL
Concert and Sight Reading Competition. All six judges gave the choirs a
"1" which is a superior rating…. the best you can win!!!
Drill
Team
Congratulations to the Bobcat Belles for winning Grand Champions at the
Dallas Dance Spectacular Texas Championship.Congratulations to the team
for winning best in category for Jazz, Novelty, and Pom. The team also
won Sweepstakes, Judges Award,Applause Award for most entertaining and
the Audience Appeal Award for novelty. Congratulations to the Bobcat
Belles for winning the following awards at the Showtime’s
South Padre
Drill Team Classic: The team won best in category for Jazz, Novelty,
and Pom. They also won Sweepstakes, Judges Award for most entertaining,
and Audience Appeal for novelty.
Hallsville
FFA
During Farm City Week, our FFA Program was well represented. Out of 122
lots in the sale, Hallsville FFA had 56 and total premium sales
exceeded
100,000! Hallsville FFA members exhibited a total of 13 class winners
in the hog, lamb, goat, and steer shows and had the most projects in
the
premium sale. Ag mechanics exhibitors won 4 classes and won grand and
reserve champion for the 5th consecutive year.
Staff
Appreciation Week
I would like to thank all parent volunteers who helped with the HISD
Staff Appreciation activities! I appreciate our volunteers! Graduation
Celebration The best graduation ceremony in the United States can be
found in Hallsville, Texas. We will continue our "Tradition" of
a GRADUATION CELEBRATION to honor the Class of 2010. Graduation is
scheduled for Friday, June 4, 8:00pm. Our tradition is to honor our
great country with a patriotic theme. The sky again will be filled with
many bursts of color from fireworks during the ceremony. I demand and
want the best for Hallsville students, and this Graduation Ceremony
rewards our seniors in a "first class way."
Senior
Parents
This has been the Best Overall Senior Class during my seven years as
Superintendent. We are honored to have been part of the growth and
development of your most precious possession, and, our hope for the
future. Thank you for sharing your child with us! I appreciate your
support of Hallsville Schools throughout your child’s
educational
years. The future is bright for these graduates of Hallsville ISD. I
pray each senior will have a successful and happy life. High
expectations bring a … Commitment to Excellence!
Children First,
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work!
Bobcat Pride Begins With You!
Tradition + Pride + Hard Work = Success!
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Last Updated ( Jul 14, 2010 at 02:25 PM )
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