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VictoriaAdvocate.com • Tuesday, March 20, 2018 YOUR SCHOOLSEducation reporter: Gabriella Canales, 361-580-6578

Milk and bread are served

with each meal.

HALLETTSVILLE SACRED HEART ■ Tuesday: Chicken fajitas, torti-lla, refried beans, salad, fruit

■ Wednesday: Turkey, rice, gravy, green beans, creamed carrots, fruit

■ Thursday: Tuna salad sand-wich, pickle, chips, fruit

■ Friday: Fish sticks, cole slaw, corn, fruit

■ Monday: Chicken patty sand-wich, pickle spear, chips, fruit

INDUSTRIAL ISD ■ Tuesday: Beef-a-roni, oven fries, baked beans, fruit

■ Wednesday: Hot dog, oven fries, baked beans, fruit

■ Thursday: Beef and cheese nachos, pinto beans, salad, fruit, nacho chips

■ Friday: Fish, macaroni and cheese, ranch-style beans, fruit, corn muffin

■ Monday: Steak fingers, mashed potatoes, spinach, fruit, whole wheat roll

NAZARETH ACADEMY ■ Tuesday: Crispitos, grilled chicken, broccoli, steamed carrots, fruit

■ Wednesday: Hamburger, cheese quesadilla, fries, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit

■ Thursday: Corn dog, hot dog, carrot sticks, celery sticks, fruit

■ Friday: Cheese nachos, fish sticks, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, fruit

■ Monday: Kolache, burrito, sweet potatoes, broccoli, fruit

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST SCHOOL ■ Tuesday: Chicken noodle soup, carrots, pineapple

■ Wednesday: Hamburger, lettuce, tomato, pear

■ Thursday: Popcorn shrimp, hush puppies, sweet potato fries

■ Friday: Mini corn dogs, Tater Tots, mixed fruit

■ Monday: Steak fingers, mashed potatoes, roll, peaches

OUR LADY OF VICTORY ■ Tuesday: Chicken spaghetti or corn dog, green beans, bread-stick, pineapple slices

■ Wednesday: Frito pie or ham and cheese sandwich, rice, beans, Jell-O

■ Thursday: Oven fried chicken or turkey/cheese sandwich, potato wedges, salad, mixed fruit

■ Friday: Fish sticks or tuna sand-wich, french fries, carrot sticks, sliced pear

■ Monday: Chicken nuggets or chicken strips, mashed pota-toes, salad, rosy applesauce

VICTORIA ISD ■ Tuesday: Mostaccioli dinner, mozzarella sticks, broccoli, corn, peaches, pizza sauce, roll

■ Wednesday: Cheeseburger, chef salad with ham and croutons, sweet potato fries, hamburger salad, strawberry goodie

■ Thursday: Beef nachos, tama-les, Spanish rice, black beans, Mexican plate salad, juice, pico

■ Friday: Fisherman’s platter, macaroni and cheese, squash, spinach salad, fruit cocktail

■ Monday: Sweet and sour chick-en, mini corn dogs, cooked carrots, broccoli, applesauce, Rice Krispie Treat

SCHOOL MENUS

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PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY DENISE COOPER

Thirty students from Our Lady of Victory Catholic School will compete in 38 events at the 2018 Private School Interscholastic Academic State Meet on April 28 at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. These students qualified for the State Meet by placing first or second individually in one or more contests at the PSIA district meet held in February. State qualifiers, front row, from left, are Mandeep Jain, Quinn Ruschhaupt, Jacob Pyatt, Benji Corpuz, Jordan Ybarra, Evan Carrasco, Luis Ramos and Hayden Land; second row, from left, are Jonah Cantu, Hailey Urban, Gabe Weaver, Paula Swanson, Mackenzie Straarup, Rebecca Felan, Sarah Ybarra and Lauren Theriot; third row, from left, are Cecilia Olvera, Bodie Moss, Kylee Swoboda, Mia Mabray, Carly DeDear, Oliver Janssen, Cole Wilson-Johnston and Joaquin Olvera; back row, from left, are Kevin Corpuz, Thomas Copeland, Emmett Lee, Addison Hunt and Thomas Townsend. Not pictured: Heidi Taylor

OLV students advance to PSIA state meetACADEMICS

BY GABRIELLA CANALES

GCANALES@VICAD.COM

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School seventh-grader Cayden Sanchez, dressed in a khaki short-sleeve shirt and shorts and blond wig, was sur-rounded by snakes, lions and croco-diles.

He said he grew up watching “The Crocodile Hunter” Stephen Robert Irwin, an Australian zookeeper, con-servationist and television personality who died in 2006.

“I thought the younger generation should know more about him,” Cayden, 13, said. “He cared about animals.”

Cayden was one of 35 seventh-grad-ers whose projects gave life to his-torical figures ranging from Spanish painter Pablo Picasso to current First Lady of the United States Melania Trump in the school’s Living Museum on March 9.

Preschool student Benny Pham opened his mouth in awe when he touched the alligator hide at Cayden’s display.

“My favorite were the animals,” Benny, 4, said about Cayden’s presen-tation. “He had lots of toys and candy.”

Across the gym floor, Reice Tibilet-ti, wearing a pink tutu with magenta sequins similar to a sugar plum fairy, balanced on the tips of her toes in her pointe shoes as she told younger stu-dents about the Russian prima balle-rina Anna Pavlova.

One fact Reice, who has taken dance lessons since she was 3, learned about the dancer was that she performed 37 pirouettes on top of a moving elephant in China, she said.

“She had weak ankles when she was younger, but she fought to dance,” Re-ice, 13, said about what inspires her about Pavlova. “Don’t let anything hold you back.”

Colby Brouillette, a preschool stu-dent, smiled as the ballerina Reice lingered on her toes.

“The ballet one,” Colby, 5, said, nam-ing his favorite exhibit. “That’s my cousin.”

Megan Miori performed gymnastics flips and walked a balance beam for visitors to her exhibit about Mary Lou Retton, an American gymnast.

Megan said she joined gymnastics because her coach knew Retton and she was inspired by Retton’s achieve-ments.

She was the first American woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics, she said about Retton.

“She never gave up and always tried,” Megan, 13, said.

Adison Briones, 4, was wide-eyed with wonder about Megan’s perfor-mance and information.

“She was my favorite,” said Adison, a preschool student. “I learned about authors, too.”

EDUCATION

OLV students make history vibrant with interactive exhibits

Seventh-grader Reice Tieiletti, 13, tells younger Our Lady of Victory Catholic School students about famous ballerina Anna Pavlova during a living history exhibit.

Seventh-grader Reice Tieiletti, 13, tells younger Our Lady of Victory Catholic School students about famous ballerina Anna Pavlova during a living history exhibit.

BROUGHT TO LIFE

PHOTOS BY EVAN LEWIS/ELEWIS@VICAD.COM

Brett Pagel, middle, and fellow Our Lady of Victory Catholic School first-grader Hunter Janak, left, feel an alligator hide during a living history exhibit hosted by older students. The booth about “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was presented by seventh-grader Cayden Sanchez.

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“She had weak ankles when she was

younger, but she fought to dance.

Don’t let anything hold you back.

REICE TIELETTI Our Lady of Victory Catholic School student, 13,

presenting about the life of famed ballerina Anna Pavlova