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EmmaBrowningE m m a B r o w n i n g was nomi-nated as an

outstanding student by teacher Mr. Andrew. Emma displays an overall positive attitude and an unfailing cheerfulness. Mr. Andrew also nominates Emma for “her unique sense of hu-mor.”

Secondary

Elementary

Livestock Competitors Make Good Showing

JaidynJohnsonKindergart-ner Jaidyn Johnson is nominated

by substitute teacher Mrs. Griffin. He demonstrates excellent reading skills and promotes learning in the classroom.

Soaring Eagles are ran-domly drawn from all teacher nominated stu-dents.

Basketball teams starts 2nd Round of district play

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Channing Eagles vs. Hartley Tigers, Friday

February 2nd starting at 6:30 @ Hartley

County/Bi-County Stock Show Placings

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THE EAGLE EYEVol. 1, Issue 6January 29, 2007

Channing ISD Channing, Texaswww.region16.net/channingisdRead us online at

Jessie Messick sheers her lamb while her mother instructs her on proper technique.

By Monty O’HairPhotos by Monty O’Hair

Eagle EYE Staff

Emma Womack grooms her rabbit.

Goats, Rabbits, and Lambs oh my; with a steer and a pig thrown if for good measure. Channing 4-Hers began arriving for the bi-county stock show with their livestock projects Wednes-day January the 17th. The bi-county stock show is a competition be-tween Dallam and Hartley counties livestock projects. The livestock projects in-clude both 4-H and FFA com-

petitors. These student com-petitors have the opportunity to show up to six animals. The animals shown include goats, rabbits, lambs, steers and heifers, and swine. Com-petitors are not only judged on the market condition of their animal but also on their ability to present the animal. Cattle, goat, and lamb breed classes were combined due to the lack of entries. The channing 4-Hers made

their presence known by re-ceiving numerous top plac-ings.Monty O’Hair received three first places and the Sr. Show-manship award in the goat division. Rylee Barber re-ceived first place, Jr. Show-man, and breed champion with her British steer. Danae Parman did well in the rabbit show with two first places and a second, along with first place showmanship.

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In attempts to keep parents informed of events occurring at our school, Mr. McLain has been e-mailing a weekly calendar to parents who have pro-vided him with an e-mail address. This calendar includes the weeks schedule at school and extra-curricu-lar events. He also tries to let you know about up-coming major events at least two weeks ahead of time. If you are not current-ly receiving this calendar, but would like to please e-mail Mr. McLain at rob-ert.mclain@region16.net or call the office at 235-3719.

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Valentine On January 8, 2007 during the regular meet-ing of the Hartley County Commissioners’ Court, Judge Ronnie Gordon presented Commissioner David Vincent with a cer-tificate awarding him the completion of the Commis-sioners Court Advanced Curriculum. This award signifies Commissioner Vincent having completed advanced training beyond the state-mandated edu-cational requirements for County Commissioners. This Advanced Cur-

By Holley Davis riculum was developed in a combined effort of the County Judges and Com-missioners’ Association of Texas, the V.G. Young Institute of County Gov-ernment, and Texas Asso-ciation of Counties. Since the original program in-ception in 1992 only 298 county judges and com-missioners combined have earned this particu-lar award. Commissioner Vincent completed the training this past year, his 10th year to serve as Hart-ley County Commissioner precinct 101.

Commissioner David Vincent receives Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum completion certificate from Judge Ronnie Gordon.

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Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum Completed

4-H UpdatesChanning 4-H

Feb. 2 - Regular 4-H meeting in Mrs. Nelson’s

Home Ec. room - sign up for clothing proj-

ect at meeting.Feb. 17 - Make fleece wheelchair capes for Dalhart nursing home

residentsFeb. 27 - Corinna Brown-

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Feb. 4 & 5 - Hunter Safety Course in DalhartFeb. 10 - Small Engine Repair Project - HartleyFeb. 12 - Horse Project

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SPORTS

Eagles Ready for Another RoundBy Megan McLainPhotos by Kayla Nelson & Rhonda

Ziegler Channing Yearbook Staff

District is heating up as the Eagles and Lady Eagles prepare to start the second round of play on Tuesday at Texline. Starting district play off the Eagles hosted the Texline Tornadoes at home in two highly antici-pated games. The girls left no doubt from the begin-ning, recording a score of 17-1 as the first quarter end-ed. However, their intensity dropped some and they only scored six more points to end the half. In spite of the

sluggish second quarter the Lady Eagles increased their lead to 44-12 going into the fourth quarter and eventual-ly won the game 52-26. The Eagles played a close game with the Tornadoes the entire

game only being down by five points at the end of the first quarter and going into the locker room down 23-20. The Eagles continued to fight, but the Tornadoes eventually pulled away to a 48-37 win. Next in district action, the

varsity teams traveled to Adrian to take on the Mata-dors. The girls faced a de-termined Adrian team and only led by two at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Eagles ran the score up to an

eleven point lead but found themselves in foul trouble early and led only 28-25 at halftime. The game remained close until the final quar-ter when superb free-throw shooting by Brooke Moore, who also scored 17 points in the win, put the game away

for a final score of 55-44. The Eagles faced a tough Adrian team and trailed the entire game. However, they put up a good fight and never gave up. Jared Lowe led the Eagles in scoring with 16 fol-lowed by freshmen Brayden Aistrup and Cody Powell with 12 and 11 respectively. Friday the Eagles welcomed their rivals the Hartley Tigers to Channing for their third district matchup. The Lady

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Eagles had Hartley down 31-12 at halftime and even-tually won the game 54-20. Scoring for the Lady Eagles was Megan McLain with 30, Brooke Moore with 11, Haley Garrison with 5, and Jayda Ramey, Brittany Pow-ell, and Jenna Griffin with 2 points each. In the boys’ game, the Tigers jumped out to a 15-2 lead, but the Eagles quickly turned the tables in the second quarter, scoring ten points in a matter of sec-onds to cut Hartley’s lead to just 24-17 at the half. The boys kept it close the rest of the way, but eventually fell to the Tigers 47-36. Leading the scoring for the Eagles was Justin Gordon and Jared Lowe with each with 12.

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Every edition, The Eagle EYE will be featuring profiles on some of the basketball players.

Players in the S p o t l i g h tPlayers

ChelseyMessickQ: Who is your favor-

ite team to play against and why?A: I definitely liked play-ing against Borger, because they were good competi-tion.

Q: Does a large crowd en-courage you to do better?A: Yes, because they help pump you up.

Q: How long have you played basketball?A: Since Channing’s Pee Wee leagues, so about 8 years.

Q: What are your goals in-dividually as well as team-wise for this year?A: Not foul out of every game and keep our compo-sure at the end of the game. Continued on page 6

ShaeSanchezQ: How do you think

the team has done so far?A: Very well, but I think we could do way better.

Q: What do you think the competition will be like?A: It will be breath taking but our team can handle anything that comes our way.

Q: Does a large crowd en-courage you to do better?A: Yes I love the feeling of the crowd saying my name.

Q: What are your goals in-dividually as well as team-wise for this year?A: To improve on my shoot-ing for the team.

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Brayden AistrupQ: How do you think the

team has done so far?A: Ok, but were a very young team.

Q: What do you think the team’s strong points are?A: That we all work togeth-er.

Q: Does a large crowd en-courage you to do better?A: Yes it does, especially when they’re loud.

Q: How long have you played basketball?A: Since the forth grade.

Q: What is your favorite bas-ketball related memory?A: When I did good against Whitedeer.

J.T.TrueloveQ: What do you think the

team’s strong points are?A: Since our team is so young our strong points would be our freshmen stepping up.

Q: Who is your favorite team to play against and why?A: Hartley is probably my favorite, those games get the most heated and loud. The crowds really get into the game.

Q: What is your favorite gym to play in and why?A: Highland Park, because they have the best showers.

Q: What are your goals in-dividually as well as team-wise for this year?A: To do my best to help the team make the playoffs.

Q: What is your favorite bas-ketball related memory?A: When we came back from being down 29-8 to beat Mclean.

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Several of the elemen-tary classes will be working on Valentine projects in their art classes.

2nd Grade The 2nd graders will be writing their own book over the next two weeks. They will write summaries on books they have already read and will combine them into one book. Mrs. Bell will also be doing her student teaching for health class.

3rd Grade Over the next two weeks the 3rd grade will be learn-ing the properties of geo-metric solids. Students will be able to name the number of faces, edges, and vertices of the various solids. “We will progress to being able to draw these shapes,” Mrs. Davis said. Also they will be learn-ing about tall tales, legends and myths in Social Studies. Going along with their stud-ies, they will be listening to American Folk Music (ie. John Henry, Casey Jones, Davy Crockett).

5th Grade The 5th grade students will be learning how to draw inferences and researching an African American who has impacted history. They will also be com-ing up with a new planet and telling about its characteris-tics and possible life forms.

4-H Livestock Show Results

County Livestock ShowMonty O’Hair- 1st & 2nd: goats; 2nd & 3rd: lambs; 1st: showmanshipBreanna Hall- 1st & 2nd: goats 2nd: showmanship goatsChelsey Messick- 5th: lambsJessie Messick- 3rd: lambs Willie Morris- 4th & 4th: goats; 2nd: showmanship Colton Woody- 2nd: rabbits Callie Shipley- 6th: rabbits; 1st: showmanshipCorinna Browning- 5th: rab-bits; 1st: showmanship Emma Browning- 1st: rab-bits, Grand Champion rab-bitDanae Parman- 1st, 3rd, & 3rd: rabbits; 1st: showman-shipRylee Barber- 1st: steers; 1st British breed; 1st show-manship Layton Woody- 1st: rabbitsBronc Horn- 5th: rabbitsKelsey Tunnel- 2nd & 3rd: rabbitsDakota Thomas- 1st: rabbits

Emma Womack- 3rd: rab-bits Austin Lindsey- 1st & 1st: rabbits; Best of BreedTisha Barber- 2nd: rabbitsCassidy Horn- 4th & 4th: rabbits Katie Barber- 1st: rabbitsJosh Lookingbill- 3rd: goats; 1st: showmanship Madie Womack- 4th: rab-bits Johnathon Hall- 2nd & 6th: swineApril Rice- 2nd: rabbitsBi-county Livestock ShowMonty O’Hair- 1st, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd: goats; 2nd & 3rd: lambs; 2nd: ShowmanshipBreanna Hall- 3rd & 5th: goats Chelsey Mesick- 2nd & 3rd : showmanshipJessie Mesick- 1st: lambsWillie Morris- 2nd & 4th: goatsColton Woody- 1st: rabbitsCallie Shipley- 1st & 9th: rabbits; 1st: showmanshipCorinna Browning- 2nd & 3rd: rabbits; 2nd: show-

manshipEmma Browning- 1st: rab-bits; Reserve GrandDanae Parman- 1st, 2nd, & 9th; rabbit: 2nd: showman-shipRylee Barber- 3rd British steer Layton Woody- 2nd: rab-bits; 3rd: showmanshipBronc Horn- 4th: rabbitsKelsey Tunnel- 3rd & 6th: rabbitsDakota Thomas- 2nd: rab-bitsEmma Womack- 4th: rabbit; 2nd: showmanshipAustin Lindsey- 2nd: rab-bitsTisha Barber- 3rd: rabbit; 3rd: showmanshipCassidy Horn- 4th; 3rd: rab-bitKatie Barber-1st: rabbits Josh Lookingbill- 4th :goats; 2nd: showmanship Madie Womack- 5th: rab-bitsJohnathon Hall- 6th & 11th: swineApril Rice- 2nd: rabbits

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DATE EVENT TIMEJanuary 29th JH basketball vs. Hartley at Channing .................................................... VG – 6:00; VB – 7:00 January 30th HS basketball vs. Texline at Texline ........................................................... VG – 6:30; VB – 8:00 Mr. Gray will be at Channing

February 1 Lindsey Maldonado’s birthday

February 2 HS basketball at Hartley ............................................................................ VG – 6:30; VB – 8:00

February 3 Josh Lookingbill’s birthday

February 5 Lewis Gordon’s birthday

February 6 HS basketball vs. Adrian at Channing .................................................... VG – 6:30; VB – 8:00 Seniors last home game

February 7 Willie Morris’ birthday

February 9 Possible warm up game for girls basketball Michael McCoy’s birthday

February 10 HS Vocal Solo contest Canadian UIL practice meet

February 12 Language Development Intervention class ............................................... 9:00 a.m. Jentry Harbert’s birthday

February 13 Dakota Thomas’ birthday

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