8th Grade Field Trip Reminders:
-Be at school by 6:30 AM tomorrow
-Dress warm
-No phones/head phones/backpacks
8th graders experimenting with forces using paper airplanes.
Congratulations to our 8th-grade football team on their 38-08 victory over Winona last night! Great job guys, and congratulations to all of our coaches and players on successful volleyball, cross country, cheerleading, and football seasons this fall!!
Coach Lingo and the Varsity Volleyball Team defeated Dallas Maddison last night in the Bi-District Playoff Game. The team’s next game will be Thursday. Good luck Lady Dogs!!
Boys’ Basketball players: YOU will have practices next week at 6:30 am each day here at the JH/HS Gym.
This week is our last football game. We play Winona at home at 5:00. Our spirit day is Tie Dye or Tie day. Tie up the Wildcats!
Our Top Dog Competition continues and with our Box Tops results added in: 6th grade has 1080 points, 7th grade has 1177 points, and the 8th grade took the lead with 1197 points. Let’s see if you can TIE it up this week!!
Mr. Nikia Smith, with Longview PARTS (Parents & Adolescents Recovery Treatment Services), was on campus today talking to our junior high school students about the dangers of vaping.
Special thanks to Melanie Whitehurst at Wood County Juvenile Probation for recommending Mr. Nikia Smith as a speaker! Mr. Smith presented in an entertaining way a very serious and relevant topic to today's teens.
Congratulations to Mrs. Ashley Kennedy-Veach's 5th period class for winning our box-top competition! Enjoy your pizza party!
November menus
Happy Halloween!
8th graders worked to "escape" while reviewing chemical formulas and equations this week. Some escaped, some didn't, but they all had fun collaborating and of course taking the pictures! 😊
6th grade students had some fun on Halloween week writing campfire stories. Students sat fireside and shared their stories today!
Mrs. Guest gave a wonderful presentation for our QJH students.
Students having fun on the Pride Trip today!
Due to the threat of rain, Trunk or Treat has been moved to Thursday, October 31st 5:30-7:00. It will still be held at the First United Methodist Church. The Builders’ Club will not be able to participate due to the JH Football game and the possible volleyball playoff game. The candy that was donated for this event will be donated to the FUMC to be distributed among those that can participate.
We do not have a girls’ sports event this week, but we will have a football game in Alba-Golden Thursday. Thursday’s spirit day is Costume Day. Remember that all costumes need to be within dress code, masks are not allowed, but face painting is okay as long as it goes along with the costume.
Our Top Dog race is heating up after last week’s spirit days and competition yell. The 6th grade has 969 points, the 8th grade has 1,045 and the 7th grade took the lead by posting 1,078 points. Keep up your winning BULLDOG SPIRIT!!
Anyone wanting to donate candy for our Builders’ Club Trunk or Treat can bring it to Ms. Ballard, Ms. Pence or Ms. Reyes by Tuesday afternoon. Trunk or Treat will be held at the First United Methodist Church Parking Lot on Wednesday, October 30th from 5:30-7:30.
REMEMBER ...our Box Tops competition between our 5th-period classes is going until Oct 30th! Bring your clipped Box Tops to your 5th-period teacher, and help your 5th-period class win a PIZZA Party!!