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District
Receives Loss Prevention Grant
Cushing ISD has been awarded a
loss prevention grant of $3500 from the Texas Association of School
Boards’ Risk Management Fund. TASB is a voluntary nonprofit association
established in 1949 to serve local Texas school districts. The TASB Fund awarded a total of $550,000
in
competitive grants to 206 public school districts and education
entities this year. School
board members are the largest group of publicly elected officials in
the state and the districts they represent serve more than 4.5
million Texas public school students. Cushing ISD will use grant monies
to help implement school safety initiatives and reduce the potential
for property loss.
(photo at left) Cushing ISD
Board of Trustees president Lynda Langham displays the framed award
certificate presented to the district by TASB.
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CHS Track Team
Advances to State -- Veronica
Tipps took first in the 100M and the CHS girls track team took
second in the 4x100 at the Regional Meet on Friday, qualifying
them for the
State Meet on May 9-10 at Mike Myers Stadium, University of Texas,
Austin. Team members are V.
Tipps, B. Loftis, J. Davis, A. Sitton, S. Swearingen, and K. Cook.
The track team will run at
12:00 on Saturday, May 10th. The 100M will take place at 1:00
pm. Map
& directions to the State Meet
In other events, B. Raney did not place in Shot, but got 5th overall in
Regionals in Discus; throwing a personal best of 99 ft 8 in.
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The High School
baseball team is in bi-district playoffs. They will play a
double-header against LaPoyner at Whitehouse ISD baseball field on
Friday, May 2 beginning at 4:00 pm. The second game will start 30
minutes after the first game has ended. If a third game is
necessary, it will be
played on Saturday, May 3rd at 12:00 noon at Whitehouse field.
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The
National Honor Society Induction Ceremony
will be held on Monday, May 12th at 7:00 pm in the HS auditorium.
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The Athletic
Awards banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 20th at 6:00 pm in
the CISD cafeteria,
immediately followed by the awards ceremony in the High School
auditorium. The Athletic Booster Club will provide a catfish
dinner for all high school athletes. Family members, school
personnel, or community members who wish to attend the banquet may
purchase a meal for $5 a plate.
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The
High School Awards ceremony
will be held Thursday, May 22nd at 9:30am in the CHS auditorium,
followed by the Junior High Awards ceremony at 11:30 am.
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First Grade Posters
In first grade, our students learn about communities, including
places to work and to play. First graders in Ms. Parker and Ms.
McCormack's classes created posters illustrating where their mom, dad,
or other family member work. View posters.
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C.J. West, Anna
Laurent, Hillary Hardy and Brook Raney recently attended the Spring
Student Council
meeting in Lufkin. The
theme for the meeting was "One Cause for
Africa." |
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Cushing junior high and high school band
students competed at the UIL Region XXI Solo and Ensemble Competition
on February 8-9.
On the junior high
level, Kolby Branton received a division I rating for solo and Sarafina
Feldman received a division III on her solo. In high school,
Charlotte Pitman received a division I on her memorized solo, advancing
to the UIL State Competition in May. Jesse King, and Allison
Kerss received division I ratings, Laura Carrizales, Brandon Whitehead,
Carrie Langham, and Justin Dickey received division II ratings and Tory
Ross received a division III rating for solo. Laura Carrizales,
Elia Ali, and Sun Jin Kim received a division I rating for
ensemble.
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Cushing Track
teams advance to Regionals. The team competed in the Area
Track Meet at Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin on April 9th. The
relay team took 1st in the 4x100 and 2nd in the 4x200. Team
members are
B. Loftis, V. Tipps, A. Sitton and J. Davis.
Alternate is S. Swearingen. Advancing
to Regional In the individual events are K. Cook (4th in the
two-mile
and 4th in the 800-meter run), B. Loftis (4th in the
200-meter dash), V. Tipps (1st in the 100-meter
dash) and B. Raney (2nd in Discus and 2nd in Shot).
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C.J. West, H.
Hardy and
B. Raney comprise the Cushing HS Girls Discus and Shot Put Team.
Ms. Hardy received a 5th in District and Ms. Raney received a 2nd,
advancing
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Congratulations to
Cushing ISD students who have received a Poetry in Schools Award
from the Rusk County Poetry Society. Students
include: High School students Charlotte Pitman and
Nikki Johnson
and junior high students Josh
Mclain, Collin Ivy, Taylor Smelley, Delta Williamson, Tylor Green, and
Hannah Wallace. Over 500 poems were
entered in the contest. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Special Awards will
be announced at
the Society's formal Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 17th in
Henderson. Each school will receive a copy of the winning poems
in booklet form for their library.
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The Cushing Band
Boosters will sponsor two junior high and two high school
students for the SFA Summer Band Camp. The Cushing Band Boosters
is also offering a college scholarship opportunity to Cushing High
School graduating seniors who wish to apply. All applications
should be turned in to the Cushing band director no later than April
28, 2008. For forms and more information, visit the Bearkat Band Page.
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voting for the Cushing ISD School Board election will take place
Monday, April 28 through Tuesday, May 6 in
the CISD Board Room. Extended voting hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. will be available on Monday, April 28 and Monday, May
5. Election Day is
Saturday, May 10th. Polls will be open 7:00 a.m – 7:00
p.m. Cushing
Independent School District and the City of Cushing will hold their
elections jointly at the school this day. |
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Let it snow! Cushing students woke
up to a special treat on Friday before spring break - it was
snowing! Although the snow didn't stay long, students enjoyed it
while they could.
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First graders in Linda McCormack's class
peruse the flyer for
Cushing Library's book fair which took place
March 24-27.
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Dr. Tifani
Shuttlesworth, DDS,
recently visited Cushing
library and spoke with elementary students about good dental hygiene. Each
February, the American Dental
Association sponsors National Children’s Dental Health Month to raise
awareness about the importance of oral health. Dr. Shuttlesworth is a 1999 graduate of Cushing
High School and daughter of Cushing ISD librarian, Valori Poskey.
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Cushing High
School seniors Nathan Beavers, Adam Berry, Lindsey Cade, CJ
Cochrane, Justin Doles, Meghan Gaddis, Sammi Jo Pruitt, and Rachel
Rawlinson were recognized and honored as NOBLE scholars Monday
night at a banquet in Nacogdoches. Also honored but unable to
attend were Karly Porter and Trent Rogers. NOBLE Scholars
(Nacogdoches County Opportunity for Better Learning Excellence)
recognizes students who enroll in advanced classes that help prepare
them for college.
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Senior Adam Berry
was recognized as Cushing High School DAR Good Citizen at a luncheon in
Nacogdoches on Monday, March 3rd. Also receiving an
award was sixth grader K. Crysup. She received the DAR Thatcher
Award for good citizenship. Both of these students were nominated
and selected by the faculty of Cushing School.
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A letter to parents
concerning the Cushing
ISD Food & Nutrition Policy. |
You still have
time to order
your 2008 Bearkat Yearbook. Click to print a 2008 Yearbook
order form
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Congratulations to
Daric Egan and Adam Berry, chosen as 2nd Team All-District for Boys
District 20A Basketball. All-District Honorable Mentions
were awarded to Caleb Davis, Keith Minter, and Hunter Kesinger.
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The students and
faculty at Cushing ISD recently presented a gift basket filled with
gift certificates, DVDs and other goodies to the Fergerson family.
Their dad, John Fergerson, is a U.S. Marine and a graduate of Cushing
ISD. John is currently on his third deployment to Iraq. The
basket was a way of saying thank you for the sacrifice John and
his family have made the past few years. John is a hero
because he is protecting our country. His children are heroes because
they are giving up time with their dad so that we can be safe. Gifts
were provided through donations from students and faculty at Cushing
ISD, Cushing Food Mart, Cushing Florist, Beckham Hardware, and Boren
Tax Service.
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Students in Scott
Dee’s high school Physics class recently completed their “Crash Test
Dummies” project. Students had to construct a vehicle that
could transport and protect its passengers (two large grade A eggs) as
they traveled down an inclined ramp and across a length of floor to
crash into a concrete wall. The winning vehicle was determined by
mass, length, and velocity; faster, lighter, and smaller vehicles
received the highest scores. Vehicles had to be constructed
exclusively from wood and paper, except for the wheels and axles.
The “passengers” were secured in the vehicles with seatbelts (lengths
of string). A few "passengers" actually survived their trip
down the ramp.
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Congratulations to
the Cushing 7&8 year-old Little Dribblers team on winning the
tournament at Douglass on February 16th. Shown at left are
Hudson W., Braydon G., Trey C., Tristan M., DiAngelo B., Austin D.,
Jace A., Cody W., and Dustin D. Coaches are Shawn Austin and
Brandy Davis.
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Congratulations to
Janice Magee, Cushing JH/HS math teacher, on being selected as a
presenter for the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics
Teaching (CAMT). The conference is sponsored jointly by
the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Texas Association of
Supervisors of Mathematics, and the Texas Section of the Mathematical
Association of America. The three-day conference will take place
in Dallas in July. The CAMT invites outstanding, practicing
mathematics teachers to present ideas for teaching that they have found
effective in their classrooms. Mrs. Magee will be presenting two
sessions: Impossible Integers - using the number line to discover
integer rules; and A, B, C, or D? - teaching students how to detect
misleading or incorrect multiple choice answers on the TAKS test.
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R.J. McCormack's
photograph Saved Alot By
Switching (at left) has been selected by The International
Library of Photography selection committee. R.J.'s photograph has
already advanced to semi-finalist in the Nature category in the
International Open Amateur Photography Contest and is now entered into
the final competition where he has the chance of winning one of 114
cash prizes. This photograph will be published in the book Endless Journeys that is scheduled
for publication in the Spring of 2008. Congratulations R.J.!
Vote for R.J.'s picture online
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Cushing ISD faculty got into the spirit of
things during Tuesday's pep rally for the GalKats district basketball
playoff game. Staff members donned uniforms to play against the
varsity girls team. They even had their own cheerleading squad.
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Cushing third
grade classes have been learning about celebrations and festivals
around the world. They are discovering how a celebration
can reflect the culture of the area in which it takes place. To
help them relate to this learning in a fun way, they celebrated Mardi
Gras Month in February by creating their own floats and masks and
holding a parade through the elementary hallways. At left:
Cushing third graders display their Mardi Gras floats. More photos>
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The
Senior Class has been taking orders for gift bags to be delivered on
Valentine's Day.
Proceeds from the fundraiser
will go toward the senior class trip. (photo at left) Seniors
help assemble gift bags.
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Cushing Elementary
Pre-K, Kindergarten and first graders celebrated the 100th Day of
School on February 1st. Students had fun commemorating the
day in a 100 different ways. Kindergarten classes made crowns
with 100 polka-dots. First grade classes had a counting party, with
each student bringing 100 items (pencils, paper clips, M&M's,
marshmallows, etc.) Students also released 100 helium balloons
with messages attached. The message on the cards asks the person who
finds the balloon to write the class and let them know how far it
traveled. Students have already received one response - from a
lady in San Augustine, who found the balloon on her husband's hunting
lease. Interestingly, the school also received a letter from a lady in
Belle Bower, Louisiana, who found a balloon on her husband's Louisiana
hunting lease. The balloon was released last year, on January 26,
2007. She found it on January 27th, 2008, exactly a year and a
day after the balloon was released!
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NFL player Chris Johnson visited Cushing ISD on February 6th to
speak with Cushing secondary school students about personal
responsibility and life choices. Johnson is a graduate of Pine
Tree High School in Longview and currently plays for the Oakland
Raiders.
photo at left: Johnson
signs autographs for students after the assembly.
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 Fuller votes
for his favorite book during the Texas Bluebonnet Book voting party
hosted by librarian Valori Poskey for students in grades 3-6. 78
students read 5 or more books, qualifying to vote for their favorite
book in the state-wide Bluebonnet Book election. Special
congratulations to the ten students who read all 20 books!
The Texas
Bluebonnet Award reading program was established to encourage Texas children
to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers
of discrimination, and identify their favorite books.
151,107 students voted statewide.
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 Congratulations to
Sammi Jo Pruitt, Rachel Rawlinson, Adam Berry, Justin Doles, Veronica
Tipps, C.J. Cochrane, and Jimmy Sustaita, seniors chosen as State Farm
Scholar Athletes. To qualify a student must be active in a major
sport and have at least a 3.0 GPA. These students are eligible to
compete for a $1000 scholarship from State Farm.
Congratulations to
juniors Elia Ali and Hillary Hardy, selected to attend the Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards Camp in January. Only 20 students
from Nacogdoches County are selected to represent Fredonia Rotary Club.
Congratulations to
Adam Berry, selected to receive the DAR Good Citizen Award for Cushing
High School. Adam will receive a certificate and pin, and is
eligible to compete in the DAR Good Citizen Scholarship contest.
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 ParentConnection -
a new way to
keep up with your students' grades - is now available.
CISD parents can now view their students' grades online. Please note: Student information
will be kept private. Parents will only be able to view the
grades for students for which they have legal guardianship.
Parents will not be able to see any student's grades other than their
own. The only access will be through a private login name and
password that will be provided to applicants who have been verified as
legal guardians. You can gain online access to your child's
grades by completing and signing the ParentConnection
form and returning it to the
campus secretary. Forms can be faxed to 936-326-4131.
Printed copies of the form are also available in the campus offices.
You will receive your login information in 6-10 business days from the
date you turned in the form. If you have any questions please
feel free to contact the campus principal.
(Adobe Reader is required to download the form - get
it free here). |
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