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Upcoming Events
May 8
Reward Splash Day 5-8
May 9
Reward Splash Day K-4
8th Banquet 6:30
AR Points Due for Top Points
May 13
5th & 8th Math TAKS ReTest
May 14
Progress Reports
May 15
School Board Meeting 7 pm
May 16
Last Day to Check Out Library
Books
May 19
NJHS Induction 6 pm
May 21
Student Council Election
May 22
Extracurricular Banquet
6:30 pm
May 23
8th Grade Fun Trip
All Library Books Due
5th Six Weeks Events
Damon ISD
2007-2008 Issue
Damon ISD School News
Britney Kasmir re-
ceived the honor of 3rd
place overall high
point winner in the
girl’s division. Britney
hurdled her way to a
first place finish in the
100M Hurdles. She
also received first
place in the Discus
event and 5th in the
200M run. Brenna
Helton walked away
with 2 medals placing
2nd in the 800M run
and 3rd in the 1600M.
She also placed 4th in
the Long Jump event.
Earning a third place
medal in two events
was LeAnna Frazier;
Shot Put and Discus.
Angel Enriquez ran
her way to a 3rd place
medal and 4th place fin-
ish in the 800M run and
1600M run respectively.
Sara Martinez threw her
way to a 4th place finish
in the Shot Put event
and crossed the finish
line in 6th place in the
400M dash.
A relay team consisting
of Britney Kasmir,
Brenna Helton, Sara
Martinez, and Angel
Enriquez participated in
the 4 X 200M Relay and
soared to a second place
finish!
What a way to end the
2008 season! Awesome
Job Athletes!
Track Team Brings Home 17 Medals That is correct! You
are not reading it
wrong-17 medals! Im-
pressive! On Saturday,
April 5th, the Damon
Bobcat Track Team
traveled to West Co-
lumbia to participate
in the Firehouse Re-
lays. Receiving overall
high point individual
for the boys was Dusty
Mikel. Dusty received
4 first place medals for
outrunning everyone
in the 100M dash, 400M
dash, 800 M run and
throwing the furthest
in Shot Put. Dusty also
received 4th place in
the Discus event.
Chance Schneider also
did an outstanding job
in the Discus event
sailing the discus far
enough for a 1st place
medal. Chance also
placed 5th in the Shot
Put event. Running
his way to a second
place medal in the
1600M run and a 6th
place finish in the
800M run was Brandon
Irvin. Pictured Back Row: Coach Josh Abbe, Dusty Mikel, Angel
Enriquez, LeAnna Frazier, Chance Schneider, Britney Kas-
mir, Coach Nancy Matejka Front Row: Brenna Helton,
Sara Martinez, and Brandon Irvin
DISD Receives $4,000 Safety Grant
Page 2
Students in grades K-2 journey to Gal-
veston on Tuesday, April 29 to visit the
sea turtles. Students were given a first
hand look at sea turtles along with in-
teresting facts. Stu-
dents ended the trip
with a picnic lunch
on the Galveston Sea
Wall.
K-2 Visit Sea Turtles in Galveston
For the fifth year in a row, Damon ISD received a $4,000 safety
grant. Mr. Chuck Kennedy presented a check to Mrs. Spearow
and Mr. Haley on April 29, 2008. This money will go toward pur-
chasing an additional security camera for the computer lab and
for the purchase and installation of a new panic door for the
back of the gym. In years past, the safety grant has gone to-
ward purchasing the protective fence around the electric poles
in front of the school, a high-
rise ladder for the gym so we
can fix windows, change
lights, and maintain the AC
units, and most recently, we
have used the $4000 for in-
stallation of our security
camera system. Thanks Mrs.
Spearow and Mr. Haley for all
the work that went into writ-
Damon ISD School News
The 2008 PTA Spring Fling was a huge success and the PTA thanks every-
one for everything that they did to make it successful. The evening was
filled with fun activities including games, a talent show, band concert,
dancing, auction, raffle, and delicious barbecue meal.
Spring Fling Huge Success
Damon ISD’s Student Council sponsored a night
out for its junior high students. Those in atten-
dance enjoyed playing games, eating pizza, and
watching a movie. The
night was a big hit
among students in
grades 5-8. Student
Council members in-
clude Britney Kasmir,
Chance Schneider,
Dusty Mikel, Dillon
Jones, Marissa Buchta,
Brenna Helton, and Katiana Chapa. They are
sponsored by Mrs. Jones. More events like this
will be planned for the future.
Junior High Night Out a Big Hit
Page 3 2007-2008 Issue
Celebrating Pi Day
Page 4 Damon ISD School News
On 3-14, students and staff celebrated National Pi Day. In case you did-
n’t know, Pi or ̟ is one of the most important mathematical constants,
approximately equal to 3.14159. It represents the ratio of any circle's
circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, which is the same
as the ratio of a circle's area to the square of its radius. Many formulas
from mathematics, science, and engineering involve ̟. Students started
the day reading a story together centered around a math concept. Indi-
vidual classes held contests such as drawing the perfect circle, brain-
storming items that are circles, and playing circle games. Individual
winners received medals and a book donated to the library in their
honor. Students in PK-2nd grade formed a paper chain symbolizing the
digits of pi while students in 3rd-5th grade made large bar graphs to
show the frequency of the first 100 digits of pi. Students in 6th-8th
grade enjoyed a door decorating contest celebrating the marvels of pi.
The day ended with lucky winners being selected to throw a “pi” at Mr.
Haley and Coach Abbe! Hats off to Mrs. Matejka for planning this fun
filled, educational day!
Twenty-three to twenty—-that was the final score as
the Damon ISD Staff took on the Damon 8th grade
class. The special game was organized by Coach Abbe
and an enjoyable time was had by everyone in atten-
dance. By the scoreboard, of course the staff finished
on top, but in truth, everyone was a winner.
To help defray the cost of starting up a band,
the Damon ISD Band Boosters donated $2,000
to the band program. This money will help pay
for band supplies, instruments, tuner, contest
etc. Pictured at the right is Mr. Sanders and
some of the members of the Damon ISD Band.
The Band Boosters will be selling pizzas on
May 16th to help raise additional funds for the
band program.
Mrs. Matejka and Coach Abbe, track
coaches, made a deal with their track
teams—-you bring home the medals,
we will let you color our hair purple!
Guess what! They did it! The DISD
track team brought home 9 medals
from the district track meet! True to
their word, both coaches allowed
their team to color their hair purple!
Congratulations track members and
coaches on an excellent performance!
Track Team Sees Purple
Page 5 2007-2008 Issue
Band Boosters Donate $2,000 to School
Basketball At Its Best!
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