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April 2016 Volume 2, Issue 4

Bells ISD Newsletter Leading the Way for Student Success!

Inside this Issue . . .

FFA Spring News

Junior High Track

Junior Beta Club

BES Reading Awards

BES UIL Presentation

Lady Panther Basketball

Codi Hamilton Spotlight

Chris Hall Spotlight

ACT Testing

PJH News

STAAR Testing

Honor Rolls

Bailey Wornhor Spotlight

Calendar of Events

BHS May Banquet Sched-

ule

Panther Tracks

BISD Moving to 9 week

grading periods At a recent BISD Board of

Trustees meeting, the board ap-

proved BISD moving from a six

week grading period to a nine

week grading period. This con-

cept has been discussed among

administrators and teachers for the

past two years. After much con-

sideration, administrators decided

to give it a try to determine if the

benefits outweigh any negative

ramifications. Administrators feel

strongly that students will benefit

academically once the transition is

made for the 2016-2017 school

year.

We are in an educational time

where students are, in our opinion,

tested entirely too much. When

we combine unit tests, end-of-

grading period assessments, se-

mester tests, and certainly stand-

ardized tests required by Legisla-

tion, countless hours are con-

sumed preparing for and adminis-

tering tests. As a result, too much

quality instructional time is lost.

As one teacher appropriately ex-

plained, “In Bells, we know very

well that steers gain weight by

eating consistently, not as a result

of the keeper weighing them con-

sistently.” A comparison can be

made with a child’s learn-

ing…..children learn from con-

sistent. quality instruction, not by

redundant testing to see what they

have learned. Moving to a 9

week grading period will reduce

time testing and increase instruc-

tional time. Rather than being

pressured to do assignments mere-

ly for grades in the gradebook,

teachers will have more time to

instruct and formatively assess

students along the way, gaining

quality information on student

levels of learning. With more

time in the grading period, teach-

ers will be able to go deeper when

teaching more complex concepts.

A nine week grading period will

also provide more time for teach-

ers to monitor and manage make-

up work, which as active as our

students are in extracurricular ac-

tivities, is very beneficial to stu-

dents in BISD. In addition, in-

creased time between grade re-

porting will allow teachers to ac-

cumulate more grades, thus, one

poor test grade will not have such

a major impact on the final nine

week grade. Ideally, there will be

more grades to average, and stu-

dents will have more time to bring

up unsatisfactory grades. Finally,

few schools in our area remain on

a six week grading period. When

students move between local dis-

tricts, it is more likely that the

transfer of grades will be con-

sistent with most other schools in

our area.

The major difference experi-

enced by parents will be the

change from receiving six report

cards to only four in a school year.

The traditional practice of receiv-

ing three week notices will now go

to four week notices; however,

teachers and principals are com-

mitted to communicating any time

a student’s grades fall below ex-

pectations. Teachers are required

to report each four weeks mini-

mum, but that is not a maximum.

Parents are still strongly encour-

aged to monitor their child’s

grades through the parent portal.

Speak to your child’s main office

if you need access to the grading

portal.

BISD staff wants to assure our

students are given the best oppor-

tunity to learn and be successful in

the classroom. We feel this will

change enhance teaching and

learning for all.

From the Superintendent Mr. Joe Moore

Congratulations to

senior

Bailey Wornhor for being named a

KXII A+ Athlete. Read more on page 13

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Bells High School FFA members have been

busy prepping their projects all year, and they have

now had the chance to exhibit them. Everybody

worked extremely hard this year with their projects.

Those who have been lucky enough to make the sale

with a market animal, breeding animal, or ag mech

project have reaped the rewards of their labor. The show season started off in Fort Worth.

Bells was represented by 11 heifers at the show, 4

steers, 2 rabbits and a hog. The highest placing heifers

were Cord Matchett 3rd , Britt Herrod 2nd, Cash Little

2nd, Laykin Little 3rd, and Ansley Campbell 3rd. Cara

Powers got 5th place with her steer that brought in

$9,500 at the auction. Zoe Bankston got 3rd and 6th

place with her Holland Lops. Brooklyn Ragan got

$2,500 in scholarships also. Next was San Antonio and San Angelo going

on at the same time. Bells exhibitors had 5 heifers, 2

hogs, and a lamb at San Antonio. The highest placing

heifers were Cash Little 1st, Laykin Little 3rd, Nicole

Burks 4th, and Cord Matchett 4th. Landon Morse had

the high placing hog, getting 2nd in its class and bring-

ing $2,000 at auction. Landri Hicks had the only

lamb, which placed 9th and brought $2,000. Bells was

represented by 2 gilts at San Angelo; both were re-

serve division champions exhibited by Kyla Mosely.

The pair brought $7,000 at auction. Loy Lake was right after San Antonio. Bells

had 30 hogs, 12 lambs, 9 steers, 11

heifers, and 2 breeding rabbits. The

highest placing hogs were Landon

Morse Champion Dark Cross, Kay-

cee Arnold Champion Duroc, Chris

Ciaccio Reserve Champion Duroc,

Chance Morse Reserve Champion

Hampshire. In addition, Cassidy

Scott, Desiree’ Davidson, and Jayci

Burns had class winners. Five other

hogs made the sale, too. Several

FFA members showed steers at Loy

Lake. Ansley Campbell and Ben

Branam were class winners. Rylee

Hicks and Katie Branam had second

places steers, and 4 other steers sold.

The heifers made a dominate showing at this year’s

local show. Cord Matchett had the Grand Champion

O.R.B. Britt Herrod had the Reserve Champion Char-

olais and O.R.B, and Jaycee Little had the Grand

Champion Cross. Laykin Little had the Reserve

Champion Angus, and these FFA members placed as

well: Cara Powers 1st, Nicole Burks 2nd, Cash Little

2nd,and Brooklyn Ragan 3rd. Zoe Bankston had Grand

Champion Holland Lop. There were 5 ag mechanics

projects built. Each project got a blue ribbon, and

Matt Waldrip got 5th overall and made the sale. The last show of the year that we had mem-

bers participate in was Houston. There were 13 hogs,

7 lambs, 3 heifers, and 2 steers. There were 6 hogs

that made sale. Those students who exhibited the hogs

were Cassidy Jeffery, Chance Morse, Landon Morse,

Kyla Mosely, Cord Matchett, and Kaycee Arnold.

The Bells FFA hogs that were sold totaled $4,800 in

premium checks. There were 4 lambs sold. Those

lambs were exhibited by Miranda Whiting, Laykin

Little, Bailey Stowers, and Landry Hicks. The premi-

ums for the lambs totaled $4,000. Congratulations to all of those who competed

in the spring shows. Good luck to those who are on

judging teams and those competing in CDEs later this

spring.

Photos taken by Mackenzie Lewis

Show Season 2016: Bells FFA Continues Tradition of Excellence

by Cord Matchett, FFA Vice-President

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PJH athletes recently competed in the Blue Ridge Relays on

March 14, 2016. The 7th grade girls team came in 2nd place

overall with 114 points, only 6 points shy of winning the meet.

The following athletes placed in their events:

100 M Dash: Christyn Phipps—5th place

800 M Run: McKenzie Poe—3rd place

Jaiden Tocquigny—5th place

2400 M Run: Carson Gafford—1st place

Lainie Snavely—4th place

300 M Hurdles: Christyn Phipps—6th place

4x100 M Relay: Cheznie Hale, Mia Moore, Gabby Smith,

Abbie Dorris—1st place





1200 M Run: Carson Gafford—3rd place


Shot Put: Mia Moore—2nd place

Discus: Jaiden Tocquigny—4th place

High Jump: Gabby Smith—2nd place

The 8th grade girls team came in 3rd place overall with 72

points. The following athletes placed in their events:

100 M Dash: Elizabeth Askew—5th place

200 M Dash: Maddie Lewis—2nd place

Bella Smith—4th place

4x100 M Relay: Cheyenne Floyd, Mackenzie Robinson,

Josselyn Grove, Marlie Martin—5th place

4x200 M Relay: Cheyenne Floyd, Maddie Lewis, Josselyn

Grove, Bella Smith—1st place

4x400 M Relay: Cheyenne Floyd, Bella Smith, Josselyn

Grove, Maddie Lewis—2nd place

Shot Put: Jaycee Little—1st place

High Jump: Bella Smith—2nd place

On March 21st, the junior high track teams competed in the

Honey Grove Warrior Relays. Congratulations to the 7th

grade girls track team for their 1st place finish. The 7th grade

boys finished in 3rd place, and both 8th grade teams finished in

2nd place. Event results are listed below.

7th Grade Boys

100 M Dash: Hunter Howard-6th place

200 M Dash: Hayden Trainor-6th place

400 M Dash: Carson Miller- 6th place

800 M Dash: Cayden Yarbrough-2nd place

Austin Young-6th place

1600 M Run: Wyatt Stephens-3rd place

110 M Hurdles: Trystan Mallory-3rd place

400x100 M Relay: Chisum Priest, Tanner Carter,

Ben Stephens, Hunter Howard -2nd place

4x200 M Relay: Chisum Priest, Trystan Mallory, Ben Stephens,

Tanner Carter- 2nd place

4x400 M Relay: Tanner Carter, Hunter Howard, Ben Stephens,

Trystan Mallory-1st place

Shot Put: Landon Nelson-3rd place

Cole Moore-6th place

Discus: Landon Nelson-2nd place

Hank Weaver-3rd place

Trystan Mallory-4th place

Triple Jump: Chisum Priest-2nd place

Trystan Mallory-3rd place

High Jump: Tanner Carter-6th place

7th Grade Girls

100 M Dash: Aireanna Langley-6th place

200 M Dash: Aireanna Langley -2nd place

400 M Dash: Kayton Arnold- 1st place

800 M Dash: Kayton Arnold-1st place

Jaiden Tocquigny- 2nd place

Mckenzie Poe-3rd place

1600 M Run: Carson Gafford-5th place

Lainie Snavely-6th place

2400 M Run: Carson Gafford-3rd place


Mckenzie Poe- 6th place

100 M Hurdles: Aireanna Langley-2nd place

Jaiden Tocquigny-3rd place

Christyn Phipps- 5th place


Abbie Dorris, ALT: Aireanna Langley-1st place

4x200 M Relay: Cheznie Hale, Mia Moore, Gabby Smith, Abbie

Dorris-1st place


Dorris-1st place

Long Jump: Lainie Snavely-4th place

Shot Put: Mia Moore-1st place


Discus: Jaiden Tocquigny-1st place

Landri Hicks-6th place

Triple Jump: Abbie Dorris-1st place

Mia Moore -2nd place

Lainie Snavely-3rd place

High Jump: Gabby Smith-2nd place

PJH Athletes Have Outstanding Performances in Spring Track

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PJH athletes recently competed in the Blue Ridge Relays on

March 14, 2016. The 7th grade girls team came in 2nd place

overall with 114 points, only 6 points shy of winning the meet.

The following athletes placed in their events:

100 M Dash: Christyn Phipps—5th place

800 M Run: McKenzie Poe—3rd place

Jaiden Tocquigny—5th place

2400 M Run: Carson Gafford—1st place


300 M Hurdles: Christyn Phipps—6th place







1200 M Run: Carson Gafford—3rd place


Shot Put: Mia Moore—2nd place

Discus: Jaiden Tocquigny—4th place

High Jump: Gabby Smith—2nd place

The 8th grade girls team came in 3rd place overall with 72

points. The following athletes placed in their events:

100 M Dash: Elizabeth Askew—5th place

200 M Dash: Maddie Lewis—2nd place

Bella Smith—4th place


Josselyn Grove, Marlie Martin—5th place


Grove, Bella Smith—1st place


Grove, Maddie Lewis—2nd place

Shot Put: Jaycee Little—1st place

High Jump: Bella Smith—2nd place

On March 21st, the junior high track teams competed in the

Honey Grove Warrior Relays. Congratulations to the 7th

grade girls track team for their 1st place finish. The 7th grade

boys finished in 3rd place, and both 8th grade teams finished in

2nd place. Event results are listed below.

7th Grade Boys

100 M Dash: Hunter Howard-6th place

200 M Dash: Hayden Trainor-6th place

400 M Dash: Carson Miller- 6th place

800 M Dash: Cayden Yarbrough-2nd place

Austin Young-6th place

1600 M Run: Wyatt Stephens-3rd place

110 M Hurdles: Trystan Mallory-3rd place

400x100 M Relay: Chisum Priest, Tanner Carter,

Ben Stephens, Hunter Howard -2nd place

4x200 M Relay: Chisum Priest, Trystan Mallory, Ben Stephens,

Tanner Carter- 2nd place

4x400 M Relay: Tanner Carter, Hunter Howard, Ben Stephens,

Trystan Mallory-1st place

Shot Put: Landon Nelson-3rd place

Cole Moore-6th place

Discus: Landon Nelson-2nd place

Hank Weaver-3rd place

Trystan Mallory-4th place

Triple Jump: Chisum Priest-2nd place

Trystan Mallory-3rd place

High Jump: Tanner Carter-6th place

7th Grade Girls

100 M Dash: Aireanna Langley-6th place

200 M Dash: Aireanna Langley -2nd place

400 M Dash: Kayton Arnold- 1st place

800 M Dash: Kayton Arnold-1st place

Jaiden Tocquigny- 2nd place


1600 M Run: Carson Gafford-5th place


2400 M Run: Carson Gafford-3rd place


Mckenzie Poe- 6th place

100 M Hurdles: Aireanna Langley-2nd place

Jaiden Tocquigny-3rd place

Christyn Phipps- 5th place


Abbie Dorris, ALT: Aireanna Langley-1st place


Dorris-1st place


Dorris-1st place

Long Jump: Lainie Snavely-4th place

Shot Put: Mia Moore-1st place


Discus: Jaiden Tocquigny-1st place

Landri Hicks-6th place

Triple Jump: Abbie Dorris-1st place

Mia Moore -2nd place

Lainie Snavely-3rd place

High Jump: Gabby Smith-2nd place

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8th Grade Boys—Honey Grove Relays 100 M Dash: Drake Spears-1st place

200 M Dash: Marcus Ball-3rd place

400 M Dash: Tyler Hawthorne- 3rd place

800 M Dash: Braden Oliver-2nd place

1600 M Run: Austin Martin-6th place

2400 M Run: Garrett Kyle-5th place

110 M Hurdles: Wrangler Priest-1st place

300 M Hurdles: Cole Kendrick-1st place

400x100 M Relay: Steven Waldrip, Wrangler Priest, Marcus

Ball, Drake Spears-1st place

4x200 M Relay: Steven Waldrip, Cole Kendrick, Tyler Haw

thorne, Drake Spears-2nd place

4x400 M Relay: Tyler Hawthorne, Wrangler Priest, Steven

Waldrip, Cole Kendrick-2nd place

Long Jump: Cole Kendrick-2nd place

Tyler Hawthorne-4th place

Shot Put: Scotty Straw-2nd place

Ben Branham-3rd place

Blake Peters-5th place

Discus: Ben Branham-2nd place

Blake Peters-3rd place

Cade Doggett-4th place

Triple Jump: Drake Spears-2nd place

High Jump: Cole Kendrick-4th place

Wrangler Priest-4th place

8th Grade Girls—Honey Grove Relays

100 M Dash: Elizabeth Askew-5th place

200 M Dash: Maddie Lewis-2nd place

Bella Smith-3rd place

400 M Dash: Mackenzie Robinson-6th place

100 M Hurdles: Hattie Powell-3rd place

300 M Hurdles: Elizabeth Askew-4th place


Josselyn Grove, Marlee Martin-3rd place


Grove, Bella Smith-1st place


Grove, Maddie Lewis -1st place

Long Jump: Maddie Lewis-3rd place

Shot Put: Cheyenne Floyd-5th place

Discus: Courtney Davidson-1st place

Triple Jump: Maddie Lewis-1st place

Cheyenne Floyd- 4th place

High Jump: Bella Smith-3rd place

The Bells Junior High Relays were held on February 29th.

The 7th grade girls finished in 5th place, and the 8th grade

girls finished in 3rd place.

7th Grade Girls

2400 M Run: Lainie Snavely-4th place


Abbie Dorris-2nd place


Abbie Dorris-3rd place


Abbie Dorris-1st place

Shot Put: Mia Moore-4th place

Discus: Jaiden Tocquigny-2nd place

Triple Jump: Abbie Dorris-4th place

8th Grade Girls

200 M Dash: Maddie Lewis-2nd place

Bella Smith-3rd place


Grove, Bella Smith-3rd place


Grove, Maddie Lewis -3rd place

Long Jump: Maddie Lewis-1st place

Shot Put: Jaycee Little-3rd place

Courtney Davidson-4th place

Discus: Courtney Davidson-3rd place

Triple Jump: Maddie Lewis-2nd place

High Jump: Bella Smith-2nd place

District Track Meet results will be posted in the next newslet-

ter.

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PJH Junior Beta Club Takes State by Storm!

Members of the PJH Junior

Beta Club recently traveled to

Frisco for the annual state conven-

tion. Not only did students and

sponsors have a great time fellow-

shipping together, this group

demonstrated tremendous talent in

several events at the convention.

The group won first place in

two events in which they have

never competed: Living Litera-

ture and Songfest. Victoria

Azevedo got second place for her

recycled art entry.

PJH Beta members will attend

the national competition in New

Orleans this summer where they

will compete in the events listed

above. They are currently fund-

raising for their trip by working in

the concession stands at baseball

and softball games. They will al-

so work the district track meet

concessions. In addition to con-

cession stands, Beta members are

selling flowers and planning a

spring dance to raise money for

their trip.

Congratulations to all of the Jun-

ior Beta members and sponsor

Deb Beaver for their success. A

special thanks to PJH teachers

Kristina Nelson and Elaine Jones

for their hard work on the Litera-

ture and Songfest events.

Left: A scene from Living

Literature

Above: Jaycee Little hold-

ing the champion Living Lit-

erature plaque

Top right: Hayden Trainor

and Landon Nelson holding

the champion Songfest

plaque

Bottom right: Victoria

Azevedo’s recycled art table

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March Super Readers at Bells Elementary

PreK—Abigayle Allen Kindergarten—Hunter Garrett,

Taylor Pinnick, and Arin Garcia

1st Grade—Branton Ulum

2nd Grade—Mia Sizemore

3rd Grade—Colt Crane

4th Grade—Gerrit Holt

5th Grade—Payton Cole

Pictured at right and below: BES UIL participants

are honored at the March school board meeting.

BES finished in first place at the December Aca-

demic UIL event in Celeste. Congratulations to

BES students and UIL coaches.

Friday, April 22nd

is designated as a Bad

Weather Day on our

school calendar. Since

we have not missed

school for any bad

weather, school will be

closed that day!

NOTICE

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The Bells Lady Panther Bas-

ketball Team had another suc-

cessful season this year! They

finished district with a 12-2 rec-

ord to tie for the District Cham-

pionship. With an overall record

of 27-7, the Lady Panthers were

deemed the Bi-District Champi-

ons, Area Champions, Regional

Quarter Final Champions, and

the Regional Semi-Final Cham-

pions. Bells ended the season

one game short of going to the

state tournament in San Antonio,

getting beat by Martin’s Mill

who has been known as a basket-

ball powerhouse for years.

In addition to the team’s

accomplishments, several girls

received individual accolades. Senior Bailey Wornhor

was a member of the S&S All-Tournament team, 2nd

Team All-District, and Academic All-State. Junior

Katie Branam received the MVP of the S&S Tourna-

ment, Leonard Holiday All-Tournament Team, District

MVP, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team,

Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-State

Team, and 1st Team All-Texomaland. Junior Kinley

Ives was a member of the Leonard Holiday All-

Tournament Team, 1st Team All-District, Texas Associ-

ation of Basketball Coaches All-Region Team, and Tex-

as Girls Coaches Association All-State Team. Junior

CJ Crane was elected to the 2nd team All-District. Lady

Panthers Bailey Wornhor, Katie Branam, Kinley Ives,

CJ Crane, Hannah Ponder, Keisha Arellano, Danielle

Doggett, and Samantha Stanley were named to the Aca-

demic All-District Team.

Pictured right: Senior Codi Hamilton will con-

tinue her basketball career next fall at Brown

Mackie College in Kansas. Congratulations

Codi! We wish you the best!

Lady Panthers Complete Another Successful Season

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Chris Hall Signs with Howard Payne

BHS Senior Chris Hall signed with

Howard Payne University in Brown-

wood, Texas on March 24, 2016. Con-

gratulations and best wishes to Chris!

Congratulations to Mrs. Katherine Fisher’s

1st grade class. They won the February at-

tendance contest. 98.6% of the class were

present during

the contest. The

reward was that

Superhero Fisher

and her

“incredible

league of super-

heroes” got to go

on an adventure

to save their

snacks from the

snack villain.

Superhero Attendance Adventure

BE SOMEBODY WHO MAKES EVERYBODY FEEL LIKE A

SOMEBODY!

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This photograph was taken at 7:30 AM, on Saturday, April 9, 2016. What could have possibly brought 71

students to the BHS commons that early on a Saturday morning? The ACT test! BHS students had the opportunity to take part in a study conduct-

ed by ACT to determine if students taking the various parts of the

test- English, reading, math, and science- in a different order im-

pacts the validity of the results. This was a one-time only event in

which BHS sophomores and juniors were eligible to participate.

In order to qualify for the study, BHS had to have 80 students

register to take the ACT at BHS on April 9th. The test was admin-

istered online. Students who chose to participate were able to

take the ACT for half the usual price of testing.

Through the determination of Mr. Weger and Mrs. Ivers, BHS

did meet the goal of 80 registrations! Due to various circum-

stances, several students were not able to come on that Saturday

after registering, but 71 students did show up for testing. They

arrived on time and did a great job. Special thanks to Ross Chla-

pecka and Sherry Stowe for serving as technical coordinators,

and to Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Emory, Mrs. Melvin, Mrs. Pam Neal,

and Mrs. Sewell for serving as our room proctors/test administra-

tors. Also, thank you to Mrs. Patricia Neal for providing school

photo ID’s to students who did not have one.

April 9, 2016- A Historic Day at Bells High School

BHS STUDENTS WORKING ON COLLEGE READINESS

Bells High School Utilizes

Method Test Prep Method Test Prep is an online test prep tool pur-

chased by BISD for high school students to use any-

time/anywhere. All they need is a technology device

and internet access. The ACT tests course content rather than analyti-

cal ability like the SAT test. Taking a prep course or

at least spending some time in a preparation manual

can help a student raise his or her score. Part of do-

ing well on tests like the ACT has to do with familiar-

ity with the test format. It is helpful for students to

know what types of questions will be asked and what

types of answers the tester wants. Method Test Prep

is a tool purchased by BHS to help students not only

review content material, but also help them become

more familiar with the ACT format.

A Trip to Mars

Third graders from Ms. Kight's science classes recently

wrote scripts for Magic School Bus segments and then visited

the BES "recording studio" in Mrs. Stowe’s office where she

showed them how to use Movie Maker to create their complet-

ed short movie. The students added narration, music, a title

slide, and a credit slide to their movie before publishing it to

Google Drive.

Guests may access a sample of their work at this link. https://

goo.gl/16wwUC

https://goo.gl/16wwUC

https://goo.gl/16wwUC

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Volume 2, Issue 4

PJH News

March Students and Staff of the Month

6th Grade: Canyon Payne & Lisa Sutherland

7th Grade: Austin Young & Cheznie Hale

8th Grade: Garrett Kyle & McKenzie Bloggett

Staff: Lisa Johnson & April Bellows

April Students and Staff of the Month

6th Grade: Emily Sanders & Elijah Beck

7th Grade: Carson Gafford & Zack Askew

8th Grade: Mackenzie Robinson & Tyler Hawthorne

Staff: Donna Nichols & Carol Brandt

STAAR Students Workshops

To better prepare students for their STAAR Tests, Mrs. Stubbs

will conduct three grade-level student assemblies. During that

time, a presentation will be given by Mrs. Stubbs to discuss test

tips and expectations for the testing environment.

Mrs. Stubbs recently presented a program to students and parents

on Cyber Safety. The presentation included data from Homeland

Security and covered topics such as bullying, sexting, and picture

sharing. In addition, students and parents were informed about

the laws and legal consequences of related offenses.

Upcoming STAAR

Testing Dates

BELLS ELEMENTARY

3rd Grade

5/09/16 Math

5/10/16 Reading

4th Grade

5/09/16 Math

5/10/16 Reading

5th Grade

5/09/16 Math Retest

5/10/16 Reading Retest

5/11/16 Science

PRITCHARD JUNIOR HIGH

6th Grade

5/09/16 Math

5/10/16 Reading

7th Grade

5/09/16 Math

5/10/16 Reading

8th Grade

5/09/16 Math Retest

5/10/16 Reading Retest

5/11/16 Science

5/12/16 Social Studies

BELLS HIGH SCHOOL

5/03/16 Algebra 1 End-of-Course

5/04/16 US History

5/05/16 Biology

Helping Your Child with Math Listed below are some engaging ways to help reinforce

math skills to your children:

Take a math walk outside or around the neighbor-

hood. Work on counting, estimating, and geometry

skills.

Ask silly questions. For example, “What percentage

of the chocolate pie did our family eat tonight?”

Stress mental math. Use everyday experiences to

have students calculate reasonable answers in their

head.

Discuss different ways to get the right answer.

Play thinking games. (with cards or license plates)

Ask math questions while watching sports on televi-

sion or in real time. (Ask: What is the difference in

the score for Team A and Team B? or How many 3

point shots does LeBron James

have to make to score 15 points?)

Math skills are used every single day.

Your child will benefit by your creat-

ing a culture of reinforcing these

skills at home.

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Bells ISD

Superintendent’s Honor Roll Third Grade

Ava Brown, Hannah Cooper, Tucker Crites, Colt

Crane, Ethan Floyd, Suzanne Flyger, Allie Hale, Ma-

cy Hicks, Emery Howard, Anthony Leonard, Ethan

Lewis, Laykin Little, Abigail Marsh, Robert Mont-

gomery, Gracie Moore, Elly May Priest, Katie Spears,

J.W. Tindall, Cierra Tongate, Peyton Washburn, Mi-

randa Whiting

Fourth Grade

Shelton Burden, Lucas Hamner, Gavin Kyle, Jacie

Kyle, Faith Pinnick, Titan Tillman

Fifth Grade

Kylee Beach, Ansley Campbell, Preston Carter, Sarah

Cooper, Jonathan Cox, Ashlyn Fox, Serrena Galvan,

Dawson Hensley, Autumn Lane, Aiden Neal, Cooper

Smith, Brayden Taylor, Grady Waldrip

Sixth Grade

Sophia Allen, James Anthony, Hali Blodgett, Hannah

Bondarenko, Quinton Douglas, Shellby Harwell,

Grace Marsh, Landon Morse, Jaden Nelson, Justine

Norris, Danyel Patterson, Blake Rolen, Emily Sand-

ers, Lisa Sutherland, Eli Taylor, Kerigan Wegley and

Brenna Williams.

Seventh Grade

Carl Besario, Saebra Blackburn, Tanner Carter, Ethan

Cooper, Carson Gafford, Cheznie Hale, Maegan

Hewitt, Landri Hicks, Carson Howard, Hunter How-

ard, Cayden Huffman, Mia Moore, Landon Nelson,

Zayden Owens, Chisum Priest, Gabriella Smith,

Lainie Snavely, Benson Stephens, Jaiden Tocquigny,

Thomas Weaver

Eighth Grade

Robert Berghian, Mackenzie Blodgett, Ben Branam,

Courtney Davidson, Cade Doggett, Vanessa Flores,

Cheyenne Floyd, Hanna Gonzalez, Josselyn Grove,

Racheal Jones, Rhyan Krueger, Garrett Kyle, Summer

Lane, Madison Lewis, Marlee Martin, David Olfers,

Blake Peters, Wrangler Priest, Mackenzie Robinson,

Bella Smith, Drake Spears, Zoe Sprayberry, Jillian

Square and Matthew Wilson

Class of 2019 (Freshmen)

Owen Beck, Chesney Blount, Carson Branham, Krisi-

lan Brown, Jayci Burns, Morgan Callan, Emma Cobb,

Matthew Conner, Candice Coufal, Jillian Defries,

Kennedy Derzapf, Brittany Doring, Garrett Faison,

Brandon Garcia, Alyssa Garner, Zachary Gill, Alexis

Grove, Jalen Hartline, Macauley Lamb, Avery Lay-

ton, Sebastian Lopez, Cassandra Mulkey, Lauren

Nichols, Eli Norris, Taylor O’Bier, Dylan Porter, Lara

Potts, Laney Rice, Daisy Robles, Caitey Sawyer,

Heaven Sharp, Joshua Shaw, Thomas Sifuentes,

Christian Smith, Haley Snavely, Nathaniel Stephens,

Tanner Thomas, Charli Waggoner, Colton West,

Alexyss Williams

Class of 2018 (Sophomores)

Jorge Arevalo, Garrett Baker, Emma Bass, Nicholas

Baxley, Savannah Brown, Jake Bulanek, Nathan

Clark, Mikaela Doggett, Larissa Flores, Kinley Gaf-

ford, Rylee Hicks, Baileigh Massey, Jayla Melvin,

Chance Morse, Jaden Powell, Piper Simons, Sarah

Smart, Amanda Soza, Zachary Sprayberry, Samantha

Stanley, Andrew Taylor, Ashton Tocquigny, Tyler

Van Duser

Class of 2017 (Juniors)

Keisha Arellano, Zoe Bankston, Emily Beck, Kaitlyn

Branam, Megan Burgess, Bruce Chartier, Cheyenne

Connor, Courtney Crane, Rebekah Crawford, Jacob

Cunliffe, Leeanna Glatt, Kinley Ives, Heather Jones,

Riley Kruger, Makenzie Lewis, Cord Matchett, Layne

Murphree, Katlyn Poindexter, Alexis Powell, Cara

Powers, Maverick Priest, Brooklyn Ragan, Cassidy

Scott, Jacob Shaw, Sidney Stephens, Bailey Stowers,

Kylie Stubbs, Richard Weaver, Trevor Whitmire

Class of 2016 (Seniors)

Dylan Babbitt, Catie Beall, Jonah Brown, Courtney

Bulanek, Aaron Crawford, Brittani Cunliffe, Desiree’

Davidson, Jasmine Epperson, Joseph Fields, Angel

Garrett, Christopher Hall, James Hall, Cassidy Jeffery,

Kimberly Jones, Jace Lester, Shayla McKnight, Chey-

enne McMillen, Josh Melvin, Katelyn Metcalf, James

Morrow, Donielle Neal, Derrick Ponder, Ronnie

Price, Ryan Retan, Audrie Roach, Marshall Roesler,

Ethan Sanford, Garrett Stringfellow, Connor Strouse,

Emily Summers, Bailey Wornhor, Aaron Zarn

Third Six Weeks Honor Roll

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Volume 2, Issue 4

Principal’s Honor Roll Third Grade

Brandon Brewster, Bradic Carter, Cody Darnell, Aus-

tin Draper, Olivia Galvan, Caleb Kumler, Alexis Len-

zi, Cera Sanchez, Mackenzie Severson, Laura Sim-

mons, Addison Stiltner, Hayden Taylor, Ava Vaughan

Fourth Grade

Jamie Barnes, Hayden Blount, Kaison Branham, Jaxon

Cheeks, Kendal Clark, Hayden Corbin, Drake Daniels,

Bailee Dorris, Gavin Elton, Keltan Floyd, Colton

Fuller, Tristan Garner, Jayson Gill, Alyssa Hensley,

Gerrit Holt, Jaxon Kinkade, Sierra Lamance, Wiley

Lastor, Blayze Massey, Austin Mayhew, Malloree

Meek, Rachel Metcalf, Kaiden Mullinix, Easton Neal,

Gavyn Pedigo, Anzley Poe, Savannah Pollard, Cole

Richardson, Natalia Robles, Riley Rolen, Chloe Rus-

sum, Kallie Spindle, Kolby Stubbs, Hailey Trainor,

Holden Trainor, Otto Vandiver, Kate Waldrip, Devin

Weaver, Kinley Weger, Landon Yarbrough

Fifth Grade

Robbie Ballew, Colby Branham, William Brewster,

Makena Hartline, Spencer Hinds, Darren Holcomb,

Lane Kendrick, Jenri Lopez, Jeffrey McKinney, Carter

Montgomery, Ashlyn Perez, Colt Stone, Kori Wilson

Sixth Grade

Kaycee Arnold, Elijah Beck, Sarah Clapp, Mandie

Kyle, Canyon Payne, Kaden Pyle and Gracie Simpson

Seventh Grade

Armando Carrillo, Derek Chartier, Sasha Lewis,

Trystan Mallory, Johan Medina, McKenzie Poe, Hay-

den Trainor and Hannah Wolf

Eighth Grade

Victoria Azevedo, Eastyn Foxworth, Dylan Gard, Jay-

cee Little, Anthony Nicely, Braden Oliver, Scott Straw

and Steven Waldrip Class of 2019 (Freshmen) Trevor Coglon, Steven Crawford, Shyenne Daniel, Co-

dy Garnsey, Mark Gill, Destiny Mckinney, Kyla Neal,

Neasbitt, Bryan Ponder

Class of 2018 (Sophomores)

Jason Dowlen, Dylan Hall, Evin Hughes, Blake Ler-

ond, Colby Meek, Wade Rolen Class of 2017 (Juniors)

Kamdyn Clark, Jolie Crisp, Jennifer Doring, Montana

Faulkner, Hanna Ponder, Alexis Ward

Class of 2016 (Seniors)

Shannon Atchley, Morgan Cooper, Dayton Daniel,

Casey Gill, Jessa Harrison, Brandon Isom, Jarred

Marquez, Tanner Nicely, Matthew Waldrip

KXII A+ Athlete for Week of April 10th

Congratulations to Bailey Wornhor for recently being named a

KXII A+ Athlete, Bailey received this award the week of April

10th and is a very deserving recipient. She has played volleyball,

basketball, and softball, and has also run

track at BHS. She has contributed to Lady

Panther post-season success in each of those

sports. Bailey works hard in her coursework

and consistently maintains distinction on

the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. Bailey

will graduate from Bells High School on

June 4th, and then she plans to pursue a nursing degree. Bells

ISD is proud of Bailey and all of her accomplishments.

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Bells ISD Administration Office

1550 Ole Ambrose Rd.

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.7721

Superintendent

Joe Moore

Administrative Assistant

Heather Waldrip

Assistant Superintendent

Tricia Meek

Business Manager

Marilyn Steger

Business Assistant

Louise Sanford

Bells Elementary

110 Scott Rd.

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.7725

Principal

DeAn Jeffrey

Assistant Principal

Melissa Flyger

Student Advisor

Carla Norris

Campus Secretary

Stephanie Hinds

Pritchard Junior High

1510 Ole Ambrose Rd

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.4835

Principal

Will Steger

Counselor

Kristi Stubbs

Campus Secretary

Cindy Moore

Bells High School

1500 Ole Ambrose Rd

Bells, TX 75414

903.965.7315

Principal

Josh Weger

Assistant Principal/Counselor

Yalonda Ivers

Campus Secretary

Lori Flores

PEIMS Coordinator

Sharon Blount

Spring is always busy at Bells ISD. Important activities

fill the calendar, especially in May. Listed below are some

activities that have already been scheduled. Always check

the website online calendar for up-to-date schedules.

April 12th—Kindergarten cap and gown pictures

April 14th—PreK and Kinder Roundup, 3:45—5:45

April 19th—Elementary group pictures

April 20th—Spring pictures at BES

April 21st—PJH Mardi Gras Dance (PJH students only)

April 29th—Kindergarten Field Trip to the Aquarium

May 13th—PreK-2nd Field Day, 12:00—3:00

May 16th—G/T End of Year Celebration, 9:00 a.m.

May 20th—3rd—5th Field Day

Bells High School End-of-Year Banquet Schedule

Athletic – Thursday, May 5th at 6:30 pm, location TBD

FFA – Thursday, May 12th at 7:00 pm in the HS commons

Band – Thursday, May 19th at 6:30 pm, location TBD

9th-11th

grade Academic – Thursday, May 26th at 2:00 pm in

the HS commons

Senior Academic – Thursday, May 26th at 6:00 pm in the JH

commons

Baccalaureate – Sunday, May 22nd at 3:00 pm in the HS

commons

Graduation – Saturday, June 4th at 10:00 am in the new gym

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