Volume 1 Issue 3 November 2014 “Be Thankful” Edi-

THE BULLDOG PRESS

MFHS Dream Team: It takes a lot for a school to

be an effective, well-oiled ma-

chine. Many times, the most

important parts of the whole go

unnoticed. In this issue of the

Bulldog Press, we want to say

thank you to the support staff

like no other! We couldn’t do

it without all of you!

Custodial staff also includes

Archie Williams and Ana

Reyes. THANK YOU TEAM!

MFHS Lady Dawgs

2014-2015 Season

Recap by Mitzi Bell The 2014 Lady Dawg

Freshman team has had an

AMAZING season capturing

the DISTRICT CHAMPION-

SHIP last night with their win

over OHS. They finished dis-

trict with a 10-0 record. From

two a days starting Aug 4th to

October 28th these girls have

excelled in every match they

have played. They captured

the Gold in the Monahans Invi-

tational Tournament and also

won gold in the ECISD tourna-

ment. With an overall record of

25-4 these Lady Dawgs have

started their futures out know-

ing the hard work it takes to

succeed. Congratulations girls

on your accomplishments. I

am thankful to have had the

opportunity to coach a wonder-

ful group of young ladies!!

Bulldog Spotlight

MFHS Dream Team 1

Lady Dawgs Season

Recap 1

Enterovirus Update 2

How to I Protect

Myself Against

Ebola?

2

Band News 3

POSSE News 3

Counselor’s Corner 3

Sports Tryouts

Info

3

Important Dates to

Remember

4

Front office staff: (L-R) Mrs. Salinas,

Mrs. Suarez, Ms. Lujan, Ms. Nunn

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MFHS Cafeteria Staff: (Back row L-R) Ms. Francis,

Ms. Rosy, Ms. Sandra, Ms. Norma, Ms. Dora.

(Sitting) Ms. Anabelle. (Not pictured—Ms. Lillie)

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TA/Paraprofessionals: (L-R) Ms. Renteria, Ms.

Berumen, Ms. Madrid

What are the symptoms of EV-D68 in-fection?

EV-D68 can cause mild to severe respiratory illness.

Mild symptoms may include fever, runny nose, sneezing,

cough, and body and muscle aches.

Severe symptoms may include wheezing and difficulty

breathing.

Anyone with respiratory illness should contact their doctor if

they are having difficulty breathing or if their symptoms are getting worse.

Who is at risk?

In general, infants, children, and teenagers are most likely to get infected with enteroviruses and become ill.

That's because they do not yet have immunity (protection) from previous exposures to these viruses. We be-

lieve this is also true for EV-D68. Adults can get infected with enteroviruses, but they are more likely to have

no symptoms or mild symptoms. Children with asthma may have a higher risk for severe respiratory

illness caused by EV-D68 infection.

EV-D68 treatment There is no specific treatment for EV-D68. Talk to your child's doctor about the best way to control his or her symptoms.

Enterovirus: What Parents Need to Know

Page 2 The Bulldog Press

MEDICAL NEWSMEDICAL NEWSMEDICAL NEWS NURSE BOWEN’S HEALTH REPORTNURSE BOWEN’S HEALTH REPORTNURSE BOWEN’S HEALTH REPORT

Our MFHS school nurse is Mrs. Lori Bowen, RN 432-689-1227 lori.bowen@midlandisd.net

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How do I protect myself against Ebola?

Do not handle items that may

have come in contact with an

infected person’s blood or body

fluids.

Do not touch the body of some-

one who has died from Ebola.

Do not touch bats and nonhu-

man primates or their blood and

fluids and do not touch or eat

raw meat prepared from these

animals.

Avoid facilities where Ebola pa-

tients are being treated. If out of

the country, the U.S. Embassy or

consulate is often able to provide

advice on medical facilities.

If you must travel to an area affected

by the 2014 Ebola outbreak, protect

yourself by doing the following:

Wash hands frequently or use an

alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

Avoid contact with blood and body

fluids of any person, particularly

someone who is sick.

These are excerpts from the Center for Disease Control website.

ing up our second six

weeks of the semester

already!! Please be

mindful of attendance

and grades as we begin to enter the holi-

day season. Finish the first semester

strong!! Semester credits will only be

received by those who maintain passing

grades and 90% attendance in each class.

Kendra Menchaca, A—L Last Names

Genia Gillaspy, M—Z Last Names

Lori Mosley, Collegiate Coach

MFHS is anxiously awaiting the possi-

ble selection of our Upward Bound

candidates for the program. This pro-

gram prepares students for college

with tools such as touring college cam-

puses, tutoring sessions, and a Sum-

mer Bridge Program where students

live in a dorm for six weeks while do-

ing academic and recreation activities.

The selected students will be listed in

the next newsletter.

Also, counselors want to remind stu-

dents and parents that we are finish-

NEWS FOR YOU! by Michelle Ingram, POSSE

Over 35 bags of trash were col-lected!!! Pizza and drinks were served to all our hard-working stu-dents. November 17-21 will be the week of our Canned Food Drive. Non-perishable food items will be collected during first period. By the end of the week, the class col-lecting the most items will be rewarded. All donations will be graciously given to the Midland

Soup Kitchen. Thank you for your support of POSSE and our service projects. Way to go POSSE mem-bers!

For more information on POSSE projects or joining POSSE, email Michelle Ingram, POSSE parent representative, at: michelle.ingram@ymail.com

POSSE had a great month of Oc-tober giving back to our school and community. Over 90 students showed up for MFHS Work Day on Wednesday, October 8th, to repaint paw prints, plant new plants for the flowerbed and pick up trash around our school and neighboring areas.

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We are wrapping up marching sea-

son and football season with the Mid-

land High School Marching Band. The

students have done a great job this

season with the music and marching as

well as keeping up with the rehearsal

and contest schedule. We will continue

to travel to MHS through much of foot-

ball season, including play-off games.

Any changes will be made known to

parents well in advance. We are also

moving into the concert season and our

first individual event, the All City Audi-

tion which will be held November 17th

and 18th at Alamo Jun-

ior High. More infor-

mation will become

available as we ap-

proach this date.

Again, great job to the

band students on a

successful marching

season!

Counselor’s Corner

CAMPUS, CLUBS & ELECTIVES NEWSCAMPUS, CLUBS & ELECTIVES NEWSCAMPUS, CLUBS & ELECTIVES NEWS

NEWS FOR YOU! by Ms. Garcia —mayra.garcia@midlandisd.net

Basketball tryouts are coming up on November 10th. You must have a physical on file or you will not be allowed to partici-pate in the tryout. Boys and girls Soc-cer, powerlifting, and track, as well as baseball and softball tryouts will begin in Decem-ber and January. More information will be available as we get closer to the tryout dates.

MFHS & MHS Band Students

SPORTS TRY-

Page 4 November 2014 Edition

Nov. 6th: Pep Rally

Nov. 6th: FB @ Lee FHS, 5pm Memorial

Nov. 7th: End of 2nd 6 Weeks

Nov. 7th: MFHS & MHS Or-chestra Feast of Sharing perfor-mance, 6pm Horseshoe Arena

Nov. 7th: STUCO $5 Jean Day

Nov. 7th: PTA sponsored break-fast for MFHS teachers!

Nov. 10th: Basketball tryouts

Nov. 13-15th: Godspell produc-tion, 7pm nightly

Nov. 16h: Godspell production, 2pm

Nov. 17-21st: POSSE Canned Food Drive

November 25th: Early Release

November 26—28th: Thanksgiv-

ing Holiday