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!

Saturday, May 3

10:00-2:00

Damon Elementary

School and Wright’s

Grocery Money raised will go towards the

8th grade banquet, class trip, and

graduation.

Thanks for your support.