Strawn ISD

Tonight we had the opportunity to honor all our high school student athletes. Coach Eli gave the invocation and then we honored the following: • Cheerleading: Lilleann Parsons, Shyye Villanueva, Peyton Hammond, Kaydee Montgomery, Milly Hughes • Pep Squad: Woonsen Rodthes, Hayden Nowak, Itzet Hernandez, Emily Williams, Emily Figueroa, Jessica Marroquin, Ashley Figueroa, Isabel Rodriguez, & Marcy Rivera • Football: Alfonso Alanis (Manager), Ben Hopkins (Manager), Alexavier Hughes (Manager), Landon Parsons (Manager), Keaton Tunnell, Manuel Rivera, Aryn Stoker, Jose Estrada, Leo Delatorre, Justin Patton, Preston Sizemore, Jesse Corona, Kyler Tunnell, Kadin Parsons, Evan Williams, Trenton Sizemore, Max Hopkins, Justice Baker, Payton Harris, Griff Rigdon, Lorenzo Garcia, & Grayson Rigdon • Volleyball: Laura Schoonover, Kyanna Bowles, Natalie Barcenas, Kathryn Holder, Emily Figueroa, Lilliyana Hernandez, Marcy Rivera, Jessica Marroquin, Carly Popp, Ashley Figueroa, Kaydee Montgomery, Milly Hughes, Jenesis Golden, Lilleann Parsons, Peyton Hammond, & Emily Williams • Girls Basketball: Emily Williams, Milly Hughes, Ashley Figueroa, Lilleann Parsons, Peyton Hammond, Carly Popp, Kyanna Bowles, Lilliyana Hernandez, & Emily Figueroa • Boys Basketball: Leo Delatorre, Jesse Corona, Jett Golden, Kadin Parsons, Preston Sizemore, Evan Williams, Payton Harris, Grayson Rigdon, & Griff Rigdon • Powerlifting: Max Hopkins (Manager), Aryn Stoker (Manager), Manuel Rivera (Manager), Justin Patton, Colby Morton, Xavier Marroquin, Keaton Tunnell, Trenton Sizemore, Jose Estrada, Justice Baker, Lorenzo Garcia, & Jett Golden • Softball: Jacie Holt, Peyton Hammond, Kyanna Bowles, Lilleann Parsons, Laura Schoonover, Milly Hughes, Jenesis Golden, Marcy Rivera, Carly Popp, Natalie Barcenas, Jessica Marroquin, Emily Williams, Kaydee Montgomery, & Lilliyana Hernandez • Boys Track: Robert Freeman, Griff Rigdon, Kyler Tunnell, Trenton Sizemore, Jesse Corona, Lorenzo Garcia, Preston Sizemore, & Grayson Rigdon • Girls Track: Kaydee Montgomery, Peyton Hammond, Lilleann Parsons, Milly Hughes, Emily Williams, Jenesis Golden, Natalie Barcenas, Carly Popp, Lilliyana Hernandez, Jessica Marroquin, Ashley Figueroa, Emily Figueroa, Kyanna Bowles, Laura Schoonover, Kathryn Holder, & Marcy Rivera • Tennis: Lilleann Parsons, Lilliyana Hernandez, Milly Hughes, Emily Williams, Evan Williams, Preston Sizemore, Grayson Rigdon, & Griff Rigdon The Coletyn King Memorial Scholarship went to Ashley Figueroa. The softball team gifted Coach Parsons with a signed home plate plaque. A special thanks to everyone who has helped these athletes on their way this year – parents, community members, Pac-A-Sac, Mel’s Diner, Mary’s Café. Thank you to Mary Tretter for the delicious chicken fried steak meal served tonight, and to the JH girls who served the guests. And lastly, thank you to Missy & Jamisan for running the books and more this year. Please visit our Facebook page for more photos.

We are proud to announce the 2021-2022 Strawn ISD Valedictorian, Isabel Rodriguez, and Salutatorian, Justice Baker! Congratulations, and well done! Strawn High School Graduation Ceremony: May 27th, 7:00 PM, Strawn ISD Gym

This morning, Ms. Harris made the switch from teacher to student! Her third graders took turns to Teach the Teacher and the rest of the class to how to do something. Each "teacher" had 5 to 10 minutes to explain and model the process! Check out our Facebook page for more photos!

Field Day will be tomorrow, May 26th, and will begin at 9:00 AM with elementary! We will have water slides, water balloons, games, music, and snow cones! Junior High will participate from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. High School will begin at 12:30 PM and finish at 2:00 PM. Please remember to send your child to school with a water bottle, sunscreen, towel, and extra change of clothes.

Yesterday we treated a group of students to a movie, pizza, and ice cream for reaching all their IXL goals for both math AND reading every cycle! This takes a lot of dedication and time; many of these guys worked on their IXL at home. We are so proud of every single one of them! Please visit our Facebook page for more photos!

Tonight’s FFA Banquet was attended by 26 FFA members and 50 guests. Chapter Officers opened the meeting and Eric Nowak led the attendees in prayer before guests were served a delicious brisket – smoked by none other than our Ag Director, Mr. Cliff Thornton. Thank you to all who prepared and served tonight's meal, and thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate and support our FFA program. Mr. Thornton took a moment to acknowledge the 4-H program and its growth over the past few years, recognizing the 4-H members in attendance and their great work at various shows this year, including Justin Patton who has two photos advancing to State in the 4-H Photography Contest. Mr. Thornton also honored the following: Livestock Judging, who placed 4th at District – Kathryn Holder, Justin Patton, & Aryn Stoker Entomology, who placed 7th at Area – Marcy Rivera, Isabel Rodriguez, Hayden Nowak, Jessica Marroquin, & Itzet Hernandez Ag Mech, who pulled a red ribbon at the Fort Worth Show with a detailed presentation – Jimmy Duncan & Justin Patton Welding Team, who all received their MIG Welding Certification and the four who received Stick Welding Certification, & Trenton Sizemore, who received Top Welder at the Wichita Falls Weld-Off Community Awards to those who support the Strawn FFA Program – Strawn Lions Club, First National Bank – Strawn, Ms. Stephanie Harris (4-H Program Leader), & Mrs. Cassie Ellis Service Awards – Kyler Tunnell, Hayden Nowak, Justice Baker, Preston Sizemore, Isabel Rodriguez, Jessica Marroquin, Itzet Hernandez, Marcy Rivera, Justin Patton, & Amilia Hughes Shop Proficiency Awards – Kadin Parsons, Trenton Sizemore, Jimmy Duncan, Jose Estrada, & Aryn Stoker Swine Proficiency Award – Payton Harris Rabbit Proficiency Award – Laura Schoonover Goat Proficiency Award – Kaythryn Holder Star Greenhand – Kathryn Holder Top Hand – Isabel Rodriguez Hayden Nowak recited the FFA Creed, and Isabel Rodriguez closed the meeting. Congratulations to Mrs. Quirk, who won the raffle for the smoker created by Jimmy & Justin! Chapter Officers: President: Isabel Rodriguez Vice President: Justin Patton Sentinel: Trenton Sizemore Treasurer: Jessica Marroquin Secretary: Marcy Rivera Reporter: Hayden Nowak Visit our Facebook Page for more photos

This morning, we honored our high school students and their academic accomplishments! These students put in a lot of hard work and time to keep their grades up and maintain positive attitudes. We are so proud of each of them! Algebra I: • Top Average: Kathryn Holder & Keaton Tunnell • Most Improved: Dejanay Fobbs Algebra II: • Top Average: Woonsen Rodthes & Marcy Rivera Senior Math: • Top Average: Justice Baker, Ashley Figueroa, & Preston Sizemore Chemistry: • Top Average: Woonsen Rodthes & Justin Patton Physics: • Top Average: Hayden Nowak & Itzet Hernandez Biology: • Top Average: Kathryn Holder & Taylor Hubble English I: • Top Average: Kathryn Holder • Most Improved: Kaydee Montgomery English II: • Top Average: Shyye Villanueva • Hardest Worker: Hayden Nowak English III: • Top Average: Marcy Rivera • Best Contribution: Justin Patton College Prep: • Top Average: Isabel Rodriguez • Hardest Workers: Emily Williams & Ashley Figueroa World Geography: • Top Average: Carly Popp, Kathryn Holder, Emily Figueroa, & Keaton Tunnell World History: • Top Average: Hayden Nowak, Itzet Hernandez, & Lilleann Parsons U.S. History: • Top Average: Jessica Marroquin & Marcy Rivera Government & Economics: • Top Average: Isabel Rodriguez, Woonsen Rodthes, Ashley Figueroa Principles of IT: • Top Average: Emily Figueroa & Lilliyana Hernandez • Hardest Worker: Keaton Tunnell Drones: • Top Average: Kyler Tunnell • Hardest Worker: Marcy Rivera Robotics: • Most Helpful: Ashley Figueroa & Kyle Nowak • Hardest Worker: Hayden Nowak • Best Attitude: Jett Millsop Spanish I: • Most Involved: Kathryn Holder • Most Helpful: Manuel Rivera Spanish II: • Best All Around: Itzet Hernandez • Best Attitude: Xavier Marroquin Attendance Awards: • Satisfactory: Milly Hughes • Perfect Attendance: Preston Sizemore & Trenton Sizemore Citizenship Award: • Hayden Nowak, Trenton Sizemore, & Preston Sizemore

The Strawn Greyhound Athletic Banquet will be held tomorrow, May 25th, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, in the Strawn ISD Cafeteria. Come out and join us in recognizing our hardworking athletes!

Mr. Thornton and his agricultural department held their annual Ag Day this morning! FFA & 4-H members taught students about their animals and ag projects. Students were even able to pet some of the animals and hand-feed the sheep & goat! Thank you to the following for making the morning fun and educational: • Jered Stiles & family - Rabbit and adorable heifer, Ruby • Kathryn Holder and Tina & Kerri Holder - Sheep, goats, chickens, guineas, & ducklings • Brandon & Brooke Roberson from Circle B Show Pigs - Pigs • Sarah Shugart - Showing the goat, Jeff • Jimmy Duncan & Justin Patton - Smoker • Terry Thornton - Support • Mr. Cliff Thornton - Organizing the Event Visit our Facebook page for many more photos of this neat event!

The Strawn High School Academic Awards Ceremony will be held tomorrow, May 24th, at 9:30 AM. Please join us in the gym to honor our students!

SCHEDULE CHANGE: Our Ag Day will start at 10:00 this morning!

5th Graders spent last Wednesday - Friday at Camp Grady Spruce! Students experienced the great outdoors and participated in team building, hiking, canoeing, horseback riding, archery, shelter building, swimming, and so much more! Thank you to the attending class sponsors, Mrs. Mallory, Mrs. Pollock, & Coach Eli! Check out our Facebook page for more great photos of this trip!

This is our last week of school, and what a busy week it is! We have lots of fun and recognition in store! Save our schedule to make sure you don't miss anything. Any updates, additions, or changes will be posted on our website, app, and Facebook page!

SENIORS: Don't forget to submit your Booster Club Scholarship Application by Monday!

Share your prom photos with us in the comments! A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped out with our high school prom this year. Class sponsors Mrs. Coates & Mrs. Cervantes worked tirelessly with the Junior Class and Sherlee Love to make this a truly spectacular and memorable event. Thank you to the Nava family, Mary Tretter, Sherlee Love, and the Juniors for the delicious BBQ meal, to Mrs. Cormack for the vigilant perimeter detail, and to Joni Crawford who donated many of the decorations. We were also graced with the presence of several performers! The staff of Texas Scare Grounds in Mineral Wells came out to greet our students as they arrived, and Spacie Macie, a flow artist from Radiant Souls, thrilled us with her levitation wand routine!

Congratulations, Trenton Sizemore & Isabel Rodriguez - our Prom Royalty!

Students in grades 9, 10, & 12 toured both the Baker Hotel and the Crazy Water Hotel in Mineral Wells today! They finished their trip with lunch at Old School Pizza.

Grades 2 & 3 had the opportunity to visit Volleman's dairy farm today. Look at those smiles and the sweet faces of the calves they got to pet and bottle feed!

To end our year, we were visited by a few professionals who use photography in their careers! • Tay Huggins, a social media manager for School of Rock and several other companies, schooled us in social media strategy, marketing, things to consider when building your brand, and the implementation of tags and location to reach a larger audience! • Sarah Carlisle, owner of Saraphim Art, taught us to take our photography to the next level by playing with light and shooting in RAW for more editing options. She let us view some of her amazing work and gave us tips on panoramic photography and creating our own filters! • Venessa Van Winkle & Rebecca Bowman explained how photography in real estate can affect the overall price of the sale. They showed us examples of bad photos of a house versus photos that make the house look much more appealing, gave tips on how to set the house for the best photography including planning your shooting times around the placement of the sun, and explained the benefits of networking and the different ways to do so (for extroverts AND introverts)! We are so thankful for these wonderful presenters who gave their time freely to talk to us and show us different career options in which we can use photography and the skills we have learned in Yearbook!

Bake Sale today at First National Bank!