Loading ...Jourdanton Elementary Hosts UIL Meet
The Jourdanton Elementary School hosted the UIL Academic meet for the West Division. The schools that competed in the division were: Cotulla, Dilley, Encinal, Natalia and Jourdanton.
The Jourdanton Elementary students performed well in the meet. The results were:
Second Grade
Storytelling: 1st place Lane Bailey, 3rd place Thomas Netardus, and 4th place Jaylan Camp.
Creative Writing: 1st place Jaylan Camp, 5th place Madilyn Vick.
Third Grade
Storytelling: 4th place Annalise Craig, 5th place Myli Beltran and Best Alternate Jaycee Wheat.
Music Memory: 1st place Chantan Morin, 2nd place Payton Gonzales, 3rd place Kyleigh Capparelli, 4th place Annalise Craig, and 5th place Jack Fournier. The above also place First as a team. Best alternate went to Addysan Early
Spelling: 3rd place Clayton Burch. 2nd place team went to Ty Smoot, Raelynn Zavala and Clayton Burch
Ready Writing: 3rd place Claire Vyvlecka, 4th place Daniece Mueller and Best Alternate went to Colton Schuchart.
Fourth Grade:
Spelling: 6th place Covie Latham. 2nd place team went to Vanessa Vacca, Bart Mulcahy and Covie Latham. Best Alternate went to Samuel Guajardo.
Number Sense: 2nd place Jessie Puckett, 3rd place Cort Hindes. 2nd place team went to Jessie Puckett, Cort Hindes and David Herrera. Best Alternate went to Avery Pruett.
Ready Writing: 1st place Vanessa Vacca, 6th place Shyanne Bauerle and Best Alternate went to Allyson Bautista
Oral Reading: 2nd place Jordan Camp, 4th place Avery Pruett, 6th place Garrett Bahn and best alternate went to Mason Vick.
Art History: 2nd place Kasandra Garcia, 4th place Mason Vick. 2nd place team went to Kasandra Garcia, Mason Vick and Zachary Myers. Best Alternate went to Jaylee Torres.
Music Memory: 1st place Zoe Garcia, 3rd place Ryan Bailey, 4th place Ethan Bridgeman, 5th place Carmen Guerra, 6th place Ada Hill. The above group also place 1st as a team. Best Alternate went to Zachary Myers.
Fifth Grade
Maps, Graphs & Charts: 2nd place Macy Minton, 5th place Dimitri Everitt. 1st place team tying with Cotulla went to Dimitri Everitt, Macey Minton and Martina Davila.
Music Memory: Tying for 1st place Trisein Ramirez and Abbie Lanier, 2nd place Lauren Willson, 4th place Alyssa Hernandez. The above group also place 1st as a team.
Art History: 4th place Soledad Bautista, 5th place Erin Soward. The above along with Elsie Majeksy place 2nd as a team.
Spelling: 1st place Edson Ortiz, 3rd place Brooke Burkholder. The above along with Serah Kate Blair placed 1st as a team.
Number Sense: 3rd place Miguel Galindo, 5th place Ty Myers. The above along with Kelly House place 2nd as a team.
Listening Skills: 3rd place Kelly House, 5th place Aislyn Meadows, 6th place Toccoa Cochran. The above team also place 1st as a team.
Ready Writing: 2nd place Abbie Lanier, 3rd place Erin Soward, 6th Serah Kate Blair.
Oral Reading: 3rd place Serah Kate Blair, 5th place Erin Soward. Bst Alternate went to Hunter Rankin.
Social Studies: 1st place Bryan Briones, 3rd place Jaxon Smithey, 5th place Veronica Ramos. The above team also placed 1st as a team.
Other students who participated in the contest were. 2nd Grade: Addi Douglas, Lorenzo Mc Carrell and James Gonzales. 3rd Grade Maddie Mohr, Jordan Wallace, Julianna Durham. 4th Grade Korbin Purchis and Anna Hewitt. 5th Grade Jenna Kuykendall.
The Dictionary team of Brooke Burkholer, Maycee Marek and Britlee Griffin will compete in their event in January. Results will be posted at that time.
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FFA Attends State Meet
On December 2, the Jourdanton FFA attended the State Leadership Development Events contest in Huntsville on the Sam Houston State University campus.
The Jourdanton chapter took 4 teams to State competition.
The Greenhand Skills, the Greenhand Chapter Conducting, Greenhand Quiz, and Job Interview all qualified at the Area level to compete at State.
The Greenhand Skills team, consisting of Ian Hons, Justin Meyer, Justin Brister, and Devin Vasquez, placed 7th in their heat.
The Greenhand Chapter Conducting team, which includes Kathyrn Klumb, Kloe Burris, Megan Escalante, Kaitlin Hindes, Samantha Muckleroy, Missie Muckleroy, Hailey Higginbotham, and Buddy Vega, placed 10th in their heat.
Amantha Hons competed in the Job Interview event, placing 7th in her heat.
The Greenhand Quiz team, consisting of Kloe Burris, Kaitlin Hindes, Kathryn Klumb, and Megan Escalante, competed on December 3, and placed 8th overall.
All of these competitors were in the top 20 of hundreds of teams in the state of Texas.
Mr. Tom Maynard, the Executive Director of the Texas FFA, addressed the competitors on how prestigious it was for a team to make it to State FFA LDE’s.
All the teams competed well this year, and the Jourdanton
FFA chapter is proud of all their teams and their hard work. Congratulations!
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FFA Wins!
On Monday, November 7, 2011, the Jourdanton FFA Chapter competed in the Wintergarden District LDEs (“Leadership Development Event”) in Dilley, Texas.
On the Greenhand level, Jourdanton took teams for the following events: Chapter Conducting, Quiz, Creed, and Skills.
On the Chapter Farmer Level, Jourdanton took teams for: Chapter Conducting, Quiz, Creed, Job Interview and Farm Radio.
The Greenhand Chapter Conducting team placed 2nd on Monday and will be advancing to Area. Members included: President Kathryn Klumb, Vice-President Kloe Burris, Secretary Megan Escalante, Treasurer Kaitlin Hindes, Reporter Samantha Muckleroy, Sentinel Marissa Muckleroy, Advisor Buddy Vega, and Member Hailey Higginbotham.
The Quiz team placed 1st and will be advancing to Area. Quiz takers included: Megan Escalante (3rd high-point individual), Kathryn Klumb, Kloe Burris, and Kaitlin Hindes (2nd high-point individual).
The Creed speaker for the Greenhands was Allison Matocha who placed 1st, and will be advancing to Area.
The Skills team placed 1st and included: Ian Hons, Justin Brister, Justin Meyer, and Devin Vasquez and will be advancing to Area as well.
The Chapter Farmer Chapter Conducting placed 1st and will be advancing to Area.
The team included: President Amantha Hons, Vice-President Blanca Baeza, Secretary Amanda Lanier, Treasurer Michelle House, Reporter Jennifer Alvord, Sentinel Raven Aguero, Advisor Kyle House, and members Cody Chambers, Carly Zuniga, and Jack Riggs.
The Chapter Farmer Quiz team placed 2nd and will be advancing to Area. Quiz takers included: Blanca Baeza, Raven Aguero, Jennifer Alvord, and Michelle House.
The Chapter Farmer Creed speaker was Amanda Lanier, who placed 1st and will be advancing to Area.
The Chapter Farmer Job Interviewer was Amantha Hons, who placed 1st and will be advancing to Area.
The Farm Radio team placed 3rd and consisted of: Linzey Weden, Victoria Vacca, and Jamie Cooper.
Jourdanton FFA will be taking our Area qualifying teams to the Area X LDE Competition on Monday, November 21, 2011 at Texas A&M University Kingsville.
Congratulations to all the contestants for their hard work and dedication.
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“Highway to Success”
by Sabrina Torres, Smoke Signal Staff
On October 3rd a group of FCCLA members attended the Fall Leadership Workshop at Camp Zephyr.
“Teens in Today’s World” informed members how dangerous it is to text when behind the wheel and the consequences that are faced when sexing.
“Student Body” gave facts on how food portions have increased over the passed 20 years. Officers gave a quiz to show how much members knew about the right balance of food to be consumed daily. After the presentation students were given a nutritious snack.
“Working Together” members were challenged to work together with people they did not know. Games that were played increased communication skills and ensured succesful results when working in a group.
“Pay it Forward” shoes were used as a symbol of empathy to explain why judging a book by its cover is not somethig peers should do. Members were asked to tape a sheet of paper to their back and write nice things about people they didn’t know on their sheet of paper. Officers gave out “Smile Cards” for peers to give to other people when they do something nice and see how far those cards would go throughout their community.
“Power of One” A group activity was used to show how a group can work together by being one. The object of the activity was to get to the finish line faster than the other team. Groups were placed on wooden boards (tied with strings) and had to communicate with each foot and string they would lift up.
This region 5 workshop informed peers of our new slogan ”Highway to Success” and got members motivated for our first region meeting!
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Undefeated
Our Jourdanton Indians are doing great!
Here is a recap of the season so far:
9/2 Jourdanton @ Stockdale W 28-22
9/9 Jourdanton vs. Three Rivers W 55-14
9/16 Jourdanton @ D’hanis W 51-14
9/23 Jourdanton vs. La Pryor W 47-0
9/30 Jourdanton vs. Charlotte W 61-0
10/7 Jourdanton @ Natalia W 31-8
10/14 Jourdanton vs. George West W 43-36
The Indians record stands at 7-0 and 2-0 in district with three regular season games remaining:
10/21 Jourdanton @ Cotulla
10/28 Jourdanton vs. Randolph @ La Vernia
11/4 Jourdanton vs. Cole (Parent’s Night)
We have high hopes a deep run into the playoffs and we appreciate all the fans’ support.
Go Indians!!!
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Marching Band Contest
by Jeremy Herrera, Smoke Signal Staff
On Saturday, October 1st, the Jourdanton Band performed at the Hill Country Marching Festival in Fredericksburg, TX.
The band did an excellent job, making fourth place.
The band was awarded Outstanding Colorguard. This award was given based on the performance of the guard, which has been working hard since summer along with the rest of the band.
Also, for the first time in more than four years, the band was awarded Outstanding Drumline. This award was given based on the performance of the drummers. They have been working for this award since the summer, and were even able to meet with a percussion instructor for a week-long drum camp.
On October 15th, the Jourdanton Band will compete at the UIL Region XI Marching Contest in Hondo. The following weeks will hold many practices and a chance to advance to the Area and State contests.
Go Band!
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Winter Garden CDE Invitational
Wednesday our Jourdanton FFA Chapter had six teams compete at the Winter Garden Career Development Event Invitational.
A few of our competing students placed in the top five, including:
Amanda Lanier – 3rd Chapter Farmer Plant I.D.
Samantha Jacobs – 3rd Green Hand Plant I.D.
Michelle House – 4th Chapter Farmer Range Judging
Justin Dorroh – 1st Green Hand Range Judging
Justin Meyer – 2nd Green Hand Range Judging
Travis Clewell – 3rd Green Hand Range Judging
Justin Brister – 4th Green Hand Range Judging
Hannah Lindsay – 3rd Green Hand Land Judging
Congratulations to all who competed!
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Highway 97 Shootout!
For the second consecutive year, the Jourdanton Indians will battle the Charlotte Trojans in what has become known as the Highway 97 Shootout.
T-shirts designed by Jourdanton art student Jessica Jacobs are being sold by both schools.
The Indians are going into the game with a perfect 4-0 record on the season and the Trojans are bringing a 4-1 record in after having won four straight games including a thriller over the Cotulla Cowboys last Friday.
It should be a great game between great friends and neighbors. War Chant
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Jourdanton Indians vs Three Rivers Bulldogs
by: Raven Aguero, Smoke Signal Staff
The Indians first home Varsity football game against the Three Rivers Bulldogs was definitely one to remember.
From the very first step the players took on the field to the Alma Mater at the end was pure excitement.
During the first half of the game, the Indians were up 48-14, with so much more to come.
As our team came closer and closer to scoring, the Mighty Indian Band would start to play the Tomahawk Chop.
The players adrenaline began to pump and the crowd was going wild.
Everyone started chanting to give the players that extra push into the end zone.
With the support of the fans in the stands, our boys pulled through and made one final touchdown.
The Indians achieved their goal and ended the game with the score of 55-14.
Our next opponent will be the D’ Hanis Cowboys on Saturday, September 17, in D’ Hanis at 7:30 p.m.
The Cowboys better be ready, because we’re going for the win!
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Varsity Volleyball!
by: Asia Howard
Jourdanton High School varsity volleyball has started off with great enthusiasm.
Although no games during district have not yet been won, every single person on the team intends to push there hardest.
Ariana Foster (starting setter) has great hands while on the court, and she will not stop until the job is done.
Jamie Cooper (excellent middle) the best and funniest person you will ever meet, and she would be Asia’s best friend to bad she’s a senior.
Linzey Weden is the only person I have seen that smiles all the time while playing volleyball, and not to mention cheers on her teammates so much she loses her voice every time.
Cassandra Reyes is a great setter, server, and passer not only is she a starting setter, but she is a great friend.
JT (Jaylin Taylor) Stacy the tallest, friendliest, and next to Jamie funniest person you will ever meet in a million centuries.
Priya Camacho is the loudest libero I have ever met. Not only is she loud, but short almost short enough to be a midget while missing it by one inch, good job Priya my fiv(friend in volleyball).
Kaitlin Ramos is the quietest and most calm volleyball player on varsity at JHS, and she is to good at volleyball to be quiet.
Kayla Muckelroy is the moving back row defense player that will not stop until she wins, whether or not that is with her team I will always consider her a winner.
Tori Bautista is the most smoothed skin volleyball player I have ever, ever seen, and not only does she have pretty skin she can also give you a facial. Would you like one?
Breanna Henderson is a great volleyball player that can adjust to every ball she wants to hit, and is really good at serving.
Allison Baker is a really hard worker that has been doing really well on hitting lately, and has been learning how to adjust to the setter’s sets.
Kelly Carrasco has a sister that is a freshmen and is on freshmen team as a starter, but that is not why we are here. We are here to discuss how great Kelly is, and let me tell you she is so great that if you took a ball, and her to catch a criminal all she had to do was hit it at them they could be knocked out for days.
FRESHMEN ALERT!
Ashley Myers is a great all around player she can; hit, dig, save balls, adjust to a hitter, talk on the court, give energy out, and rocks the intensity. Not only is Ashley a freshmen she is also a starter on varsity. Great Job Ashley keep it up!
Jessica Eisenhauer is a freshmen on varsity that is a back row player, and she is the MOST enthusiastic player on this team. She can take a team that has zero confidence and make it a million. Keep up the enthusiasm Jess!
Let’s congratulate these lady’s on being so comfortable with these freshmen on this team, and tell this team every time you pass them that EVERYONE IS AMAZING!
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