This Week at Pearce - March 3 - March 10

DATE	EVENT/ACTIVITY
Sun Mar 2	Texas Independence Day Cheerleader Banquet, 7:00 pm, Crown Plaza
Tues Mar 4	Primary Election Day
Wed Mar 5	English TAKS Wrestling Banquet, 6:30 pm, Holiday Inn
Thurs Mar 6	Career Summit for Juniors, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm, PDC Bldg. Reflections Reception, 9:30 am - 11:00 am, RHS Auditorium Pacesetter Booster Club Mtg., Corral Senior Regressive Dinner Planning Mtg., 7:30 pm, Library
Fri Mar 7	All School Read It/Pajama Day Cheer Tryout Workshop, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Gym Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Centennial, 7:00 pm @ Pearce, Senior Night
Sat Mar 8	RHS 5K Pacesetter Dance Workshop for K-8 Spring Forward - Daylight Savings Time Begins!

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students take taks test this week

All 9th, 10th and 11th grade students will be taking the TAKS English/Language Arts Test on March 5 at 9:00 am. Please check for your testing room assignment on the signs next to the cafeteria today and Monday. You will need to report to your assigned room by 9:00 am. Please bring with you 2 #2 pencils, something to read after the completed test, and a SACK LUNCH. If you need to buy a sack lunch from the cafeteria, pick one up in the cafeteria by 8:45 and report to your test room. Seniors will follow a late arrival schedule that day. You will arrive at 12:10 for lunch, and report to the auditorium by 12:55.

2008 AP Exam Registration - last week to register!

Parents - Your AP students received registration forms this week in their AP classes. This is the information they received:

The 2008 AP exam registration will be held Monday February 25^th through Tuesday March 4^th outside the cafeteria during A, B, and C lunches. You may also register throughout the day in the Finance office. Each exam is $54.00. Payment is due at the time of registration. Please complete your registration form and attach your money (make checks payable to J. J. Pearce High School – including the driver’s license number of the person who signs the check) or the exact cash amount, in order to register. Late registration will be held from March 5 – 7 in the Finance office. THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL LATE CHARGE OF $20.00 PER STUDENT, PER TEST FOR LATE REGISTRATION.

mock trial competes at state this week

The JJ Pearce Mock Trial team will be competing in the State Competition in Dallas on March 7 and 8, 2008. The team will compete in three rounds on Friday, at 8 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The fourth rounds will begin at 8:15 am on Saturday. All of the rounds will be held at the Crowley Courthouse on Industrial in downtown Dallas. The four teams advancing to the semi-finals will be announced at a luncheon at the Belo Mansion on Saturday and then the Semi-Finals and Finals will be held in the Federal Courthouse beginning at 1:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please contact Coach D for the Rules related to the observers of the competition. Good luck to the Mustang Mock Trial Team.

Good Night Sleep Tight Pajama & Book Drive kicks off this week

TAFE (the Texas Association for Future Educators, a club open to Elementary Teaching Internship students) will be collecting NEW pajamas and books for ages infant to 17 years old. TAFE's mission for our service project is to promote literacy and encourage a bedtime routine that involves reading. Kick-off will begin with a school-wide Read-It/Pajama Day on Friday, March 7, in which all students will read at the beginning of every class. The drive runs from March 7 to 28. Drop off boxes will be at the Kiosk, in the Band Hall, Room B106 and C205.

All collected items will benefit Dallas Casa, a program for abused and neglected children in protective care.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

MEETING FOR ALL MEMBERS - ALL LUNCHES OR 4:15 P.M. in the "BLACK BOX" DRAMA LAB. The SENIOR DEADLINE IS APPROACHING!!

PROJECTS AVAILABLE FOR OTHER GRADES!!

Fine arts at JJ Pearce ( Band, Choir, Orchestra, theater)

quick links - Pearce Band Pearce Choir Pearce Orchestra Pearce Theater

choir uil contest results

Congratulations to all our students who competed in the UIL Solo and ensemble contest on Feb 23. The following students received superior ratings: Lauren Bull, Shelby Button, Reagan Rowland, Shelby Thiedeman, Karen Zabarsky, Corinne DeFrank, Haley Kassab, Emily Thoes, Molly Francis, Dylan Anderson, Jonathan Bryan, Gregory Cotton, Clark Jones, Clint Kimmel, Robert Opdyke, Daniel Shnider, Christopher Stewart, Zachary Sutton, Andrew Cotton, Ryan O’Dell, Eric Beaty, Jake Bryan, Riley Firth and Cooper Leibow.

Members of Forte’ will be spending Friday and Saturday in San Antonio. They will perform at Georgetown High School on Friday and compete in the prestigious Chamber Choir and Madrigal Festival on Saturday. Good Luck Forte’!

pearce winterguard ranked 13th in the nation

The J.J. Pearce High School Winterguard had a great weekend, taking home first place at one contest and stepping into the national spotlight at another. Friday night the Winterguard, directed by Renee Cantrell and Diunte White, received 1st place at the Lamar HS Contest in Arlington . Less than 12 hours later, the students performed again at the WGI International Dallas Regional, held at South Grand Prairie High School . Because of the excessive number of units competing in this contest, 15 were chosen to perform again in a Finals Competition Saturday night. J.J. Pearce was one of the units selected and at the end of the night, they received 5th place. They beat most of the Metroplex schools, falling short of only two units from the Dallas/Fort Worth Area.

The exciting news came on Monday morning, when websites devoted to comparing scores from WGI Regionals around the country came out with their National Rankings. The J.J. Pearce Winterguard is ranked 13th in the entire country, an accomplishment without precedence for this organization. This ranking is out of the 212 schools in the country proficient enough to perform at a WGI Regional; at least 4 times that number of groups are not at this level yet. The website you can see for yourself is http://www.guardbuzz.com/sa.html. Scroll to the bottom ranking.

The directors want to thank all the parents, colleagues, administration and of course students that made this success possible.

There are 6 weeks left in this competitive season and the schedule includes another WGI Regional in Houston on March 8th and State Championships in South Grand Prairie on April 5th.

Front row - Susan Duh, Paige Barnett, Akea Pipkins, Hayley Woodbury

Back row - Caroline Boyd, Samantha Wilkerson, Tennicia Pipkins, Allison Tierney, Sarah Hurt, Haley Hawkins

athletics at jj pearce

(basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf,

gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis,

track and field, Volleyball, wrestling)

quick links - Athletic Booster Club Boy's Basketball Girl's Basketball Baseball Football Girl's Golf Gymnastics Softball Girl's Soccer Tennis Volleyball Wrestling

Note - for sports not listed with a quick link - visit the pearce web site and click on athletic department. schedules can be found on the web site.

Pearce Baseball Hits the Diamond for 08 Season

Mustang Baseball took the field for the home opener Tuesday 26th against Justin Northwest we started out with a win versus a tough 5a team. Our current record is 4 & 2. Come out and cheer on your Mustangs as they begin another exciting season in the toughest baseball district in Texas, district 10-4A. Lead by its eight seniors the team is ready for the challenge of returning to the playoffs. We have 9 home games and our field looks great so come out and support the team. We now have a brand new concessions and restroom facility to add to your viewing enjoyment. Varsity and JV games are Tuesday and Friday nights, so check out the baseball website for locations and times. PLAY BALL! http://www.pearcebaseball.com/

GREAT SEASON FOR MUSTANG BASKETBALL!

The Mustangs gave it all they had but fell short against the height of Whitehouse in the Regional Quarterfinals. Down by just 4 at half time, Pearce kept it close until the 4th quarter. Turnovers became costly and Whitehouse dashed the Mustangs hopes of moving into the next round.

This mostly senior team has had a terrific season. Many school records were tied or broken. A 13-1 district record ties a school record - culminating in a District Championship. Back to back Regional Quarterfinal appearances has never happened at Pearce. Many individual and team records were established during this historic season. Coach Johnson and his coaching staff deserve accolades for the great job they have done with this team. Finally, a big thank you to all the fans that made this season so special. We had outstanding support and crowds at all the games and it made a real impact on the team. Congratulations 2007-2008 MUSTANG BASKETBALL!

boys soccer

Pearce Boys Varsity Soccer won a 3-2 heart-stopper Tuesday night at Highland Park. Highland Park was the first to score early in the first half. Pearce responded with a goal from Keegan Smith, and later in the first half, Juan Bonigno scored another goal to end the half with a 2-1 lead. Midway through the second half, Keegan Smith connected on a header to bring the lead to 3-1. Late in the second half, Highland Park pulled within one goal on the penalty kick. Pearce defenders Justin Butler, Scott Luetdke, Adolphus Franzak, and goalkeeper Robbie Ramirez held strong the remainder of the game and maintained the 3-2 lead to keep them a top contender in the district.

On Friday night Pearce Boys Varsity Soccer maintained its tie for second place in district with a 2-0 win over Frisco Wakeland. Reece Markman put points on the board first, and Taylor Pierce followed close behind with a second goal. The Pearce defense consisting of Justin Butler, Scott Luedtke, Adolphus Franzak, Kyle Poupart, and goalkeeper David Rehfuss, combined to earn the shutout. Pearce faces an important match at Centennial next Friday, March 7, at 7:15 p.m.

girls soccer

Girls Varsity Soccer
The Lady Mustang brought home 2 wins this past week with "hat tricks". On Friday, February 22nd they beat Liberty 4 - 1 with Senior Stephanie Pritchett scoring 3 goals, assists by Kathryn Watson and 2 by Anne Stieg. Sophomore Taylor Mathews rounded out the scoring with the 4th goal.

On Tuesday, February 26th we beat the Highland Park Scots 4 - 1 with Sophomore Kathryn Watson getting 3 goals - assists by Taylor Mathews, Gayle Ziegler and Laura Flink. Senior Laura Flink put in the other goal, assisted by Gayle Ziegler and Kathryn Watson.

Come cheer on the Mustangs at their next two games: 3/7 Centennial at Pearce - Senior Night 7pm and 3/11 Pearce at The Colony 7pm

JV LADY MUSTANGS STILL UNDEFEATED!
The Highland Park Scots came to the Pearce home pitch on Tuesday and gave our Lady Mustangs quite a game! Both teams fielded a strong defense, creating difficulty for either team to get inside the 18. It took a corner kick from Brooke Johnston, who bent it in beautifully, to score and get the Lady Mustangs on the board. The 1-0 score lasted until the final seconds of the game, when Hannah Tessaro sent a ball to Brooke Johnston whose power shot hit the post and landed in front of sure-footed Becca Solitaire, who sent the fans in a frenzy with her finish into the net!

Friday night found our Lady Mustangs in Frisco at the Wakeland Wolverine stadium. The Wolverines were held scoreless due to outstanding play by first-half keeper Sydney Robertson, sweeper Meagan Stewart, and an awesome save by second-half keeper Sheina Tolmas. The game was scoreless through the first 60 minutes of the game until a header by Brooke Johnston sent the ball to Veronica Pippard, who scored the only goal of the evening for either team, a well-placed shot that sailed past the Frisco keeper.

swim and dive teams compete at state

The JJ Pearce Swim Team participated in the 2008 UIL Conference 4A State Championship on 2/22-23/2008 at the University of Texas pool in Austin, Texas. The Girls Team placed 11th. We had some great swims at the following events:

100 Back- 4th Place- Erica Stuart, 500 Freestyle- 9th Place- Ainsley Mitchell, 200 Freestyle Relay- 11th Place- Frannie Mullins, Erica Stuart, Ainsley Mitchell, Elyse Burkert, 400 Freestyle Relay- 8th Place- Frannie Mullins, Erica Stuart, Ainsley Mitchell, Lindsey Larson

The Boys Team placed 7th: 200 Individual Medley-5th Place- Chuck Zhou, 100 Backstroke-2nd Place- Chuck Zhou, 200 Freestyle-10th Place- Andrew Silver, 16th Place- Brent Goodwin, 500 Freestyle- 9th Place- Andrew Silver, 100 Breastroke- 14th Place- Chad Robinson

200 Medley Relay-7th Place- Chuck Zhou, Chad Robinson, Brent Goodwin, Joseph Lin, 200 Freestyle Relay- 7th Place- Chuck Zhou, Andrew Silver, Joseph Lin, Brent Goodwin, 400 Freestyle Relay- 10nd Place- Chad Robinson, Andrew Silver, Brent Goodwin, Joseph Lin.

Congratulations Mustangs!

From left to right: Chuck Zhou, Brent Goodwin, Chad Robinson,

Andrew Silver and Joseph Lin.

Varsity Tennis News

Coach Morrison’s No. 6 state ranked Mustangs were in action at the  Frisco Tournament two weeks ago.  The team finished 2nd in the 14 team tourney just

behind perennial tennis power Wichita Falls Rider.   The doubles teams of Matt Steiss & Jeffery Stulmaker and  Hannah Kelley & Jonny Kelley took the

championships in the Line 1 Boys Doubles and Line 1 Mixed Doubles respectively, each going 4-0 on the day.  In singles action, Anastaia Zavgorodni  and

Kyle Plum took 2nd place in Line 1 Girls and Boys Singles. Abby Horn & Julianne Jackson took 3rd place in Line 1 Girls Doubles.

In action last week, the Mustangs beat Lake Highlands 7-3 in a dual match.  Pearce was led by senior Anastaia Zavgorodni in singles, and junior mixed

doubles Hannah Kelley & Jonny Kelley.  Other winners included and Sheri Holshouser & Emi Soda, Shane Waworuntu & Kevin Christian and  David Levin

& Tori Cohen in doubles and in singles Kyle Plum, Julianne Jackson and Yuji Soda. Upcoming matches: Thursday, 3/6 Varsity  vs McKinney Boyd @ Boyd

4:00 p.m, Wednesday 3/12 Varsity Stampede Tournament @ Pearce  All Day.

                                      Matt Steiss & Jeffery Stulmaker                                                                               Lexie Arellano & Abby Horn

                                                   Tori Cohen                                                                                                             Shane Waworuntu & Kevin Christian

student news and other organizations

(Cheerleading, pacesetters drill team,

stampede, student council, wranglers, etc.)

quick links - Cheerleaders Pacesetters Stampede Yearbook Home Page

Note - for ORGANIZATIONS not listed with a quick link - visit the pearce web site and click on CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

PEARCE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS Check here

cheerleaders place in nationals

J.J. Pearce Varsity cheerleaders traveled to Orlando February, 22 – 25, to compete in Contest of Champions Cheerleading Nationals and placed third. They competed against eleven other medium varsity squads from Alabama, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Congratulations girls on your success!

Front Row (Left to right): Rachel McQuien, Danielle Wertheim, Lauren Clark, Lindsey Godfrey, Ellery Mileger

Back Row (Left to right): Sponsor-Karen Sanchez, Meredith Oberlander; Ari Paul, Peyton Shea, Michelle Miller, Erica East,

Tasha Gitlin, Taylor Thompson, Sponsor Angie McClary

tryout information for stampede

Attention Sophomores and Juniors! Mustang Stampede--JJP's exciting, new Country and Western Performance Dance Team--will sponsor tryouts for the 2008-2009 team on Saturday, May 3. Interested students and at least one parent must attend a MANDATORY INFORMATION MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m. in the Corral. Learn more about the Mustang Stampede at www.ourgroupsonline.com/phsmustangstampede.

Important Mustang Stampede Tryout Dates:

April 15--Mandatory Student/Parent Team Information Meeting, Corral, 7 p.m.

April 21-22--Tryout Clinic

April 28--Mock Tryouts

May 3--2008-2009 Stampede Tryouts

May 13--Mustang Stampede Booster Club Meeting

STILL Haven’t Ordered Your Yearbook?

Have you ordered your yearbook yet? The yearbook staff has finalized its press run, and there is now a limit to the number of orders we can accept. Don’t be left out! Visit Yearbook Central on the Pearce website to download an order form. The $70 price is good until May 9, subject to availability.

J.J. Pearce Pacesetters hold their annual Dance Workshop for Grades K-8

On Saturday, March 8, you and your friends are invited to spend a fun filled morning dancing with the award winning Pacesetters, and then have an

opportunity to perform in the Pacesetter revue! Click here for the registration form and more information.

news for senior parents

regressive dinner planning meeting this week

We apologize for the short notice to students last Wednesday, but we were forced to reschedule the original meeting because of a scheduling conflict. An announcement was made, but apparently, not everyone heard, and we are very sorry for the confusion. The new meeting time is this Thursday, March 6 at 7:30pm in the Library. Parents need to plan to attend and volunteer homes and food for this fun event. Seniors, you need to get your group together. This a a fund-raiser for your prom. Tickets are $40 per couple or $20 per individual in each group.

casino party information

We need your help to insure the success of the “Casino Party”, the senior class’ after graduation party, on June 7. Our goal is to create an event that every senior will attend. The key to achieving that goal is to have a lot of prizes! At least one prize is guaranteed for each graduate. Students play casino games to win chips and then trade the chips for prizes. Some of the bigger items are used as raffle prizes during the course of the night.

If you personally, or through your business, can donate a prize or obtain a significant discount, please contact one of us. Here are some suggestions for the types of prizes that we need: Gift certificates or gift cards, Radios/TVs/Cameras, Concert Tickets, Computers/Accessories, Sports Equipment, Electronic Items, Dorm Room Necessities, Sporting Event Tickets, Car Accessories, Prepaid Debit Cards, Small Appliances, Luggage, Cash, Desk Items, Mall Money such as "Galleria Gold".

If a senior parent donates a door prize with a retail value of at least $25.00, his/her senior will receive an extra 5,000 chips to use that evening! For donations of greater value, even more chips will be paid.

Thanks so much for your help! Please call us if you have any questions about anything to do with the Casino Party. Remember this is a parent-sponsored event only for Pearce 2008 graduates. This is not a date event, and is organized to provide our seniors with a safe, fun celebration.

Kathy Bertrand Lisa Miller Marilyn Hall

7635 Mullrany Dr. 1 Pebblebrook Circle 7609 Mullrany Dr.

Dallas, TX 75248 Richardson, TX 75080 Dallas, TX 75248

972-931-6075 214-763-9679 972-818-3379

Kathy7635@sbcglobal.net mhemail@earthlink.net

scholarship opportunities

Richardson woman's club

Attention Seniors applying for the Richardson Woman’s Club Scholarship for $3,000.00, the deadline for submission to the Pearce counseling office is March 6, 2008.

council of ptas

The RISD Council of PTAs is proud to announce plans to award 23 student scholarships and 6 teacher scholarships for the 2007-2008 school year.

The scholarship committee will award 12 Dr. J.J. Pearce Memorial scholarships to graduating seniors in RISD (3 per high school) in the amount of $2,500 each. The committee will also award eight 8 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of North Texas Excellence in Education scholarships (2 per high school) in the amount of $2,500 each. The scholarships are applicable to four-year colleges or universities.

In addition, 3 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded to three RISD graduating seniors who plan to attend a junior college, community college or vocational school.

All scholarship awards will be based on scholastic record, character, extra-curricular activities and financial need.

Application forms for scholarships will be available in the Counselor’s office or on the website www.risdcouncilptas.org. The deadline for submitting applications is March 25, 2008. Recipients will be notified on or before May 2. All scholarship recipients will be presented at the RISD Council of PTAs Awards Luncheon to be held on May 22, 2008

Pearce PTA/Cathy Scheurer Memorial Scholarship

Applications now available in the Counselor’s Office. Two $500 Scholarships to be Awarded

This scholarship is given in memory of Cathy Scheurer who was a dynamic leader, innovator, tireless volunteer in our community and served as Pearce PTA President. This scholarship is awarded to a student who works to make a difference at Pearce High School or in their community.

Due Date: May 2, 2008

senior page in this newsletter

Click on the senior page for information on college reps at Pearce, senior activities, service learning award, and more scholarship opportunities.

PEARCE PTA News

quick links - PTA MEMBERSHIP & DIRECTORY FORM Click here

VOLUNTEER HOURS Submit here

Pearce PTA RISD Council of PTAs Area 15 PTA Texas PTA National PTA PTA Newsletter

reflections reception this week

Pearce had 2 of our 3 entries advance to state. Congratulations to Rachel Cole on her literature piece and to Ben Gutman on his artwork. The Reflections Reception will be March 6th from 9:30-11:00 at the RHS auditorium

Parent education program this month

PTA will be presenting a Parent Ed Program on Alcohol and Drug Awareness on Tuesday March 25, at 7 pm in the Corral. Jill Darling , the RISD Student Assistance Programs Director, will be presenting this very informative program, one parents will not want to miss. The presentation will be for PARENTS only!

pearce student directories still available

If you have not yet picked up your Pearce Student directory that was ordered during last summer’s registration, please do so as soon as possible.

The 2007-2008 directories are waiting for you at the front kiosk from the school receptionist during normal school hours.

If you have any questions, you may contact Lesa Tye at lesatye@swbell.net.

FEBRUARY VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE DUE!!

Record your volunteer hours now so that our school can get the recognition it deserves! Simply go to the PTA website at www.jjpearcepta.org and click on 'Volunteer Hours'. You can get to this website quickly from the link at the top of this enewsletter. OR email your name, the dates and hours you worked and the activity to one of the email addresses below.

Volunteer Hours include attending meetings, baking, and helping with any school event—anything that you or your student does for Pearce that does not result in a grade. Always include 15 minutes driving time to and from school—and keep track of the time you spend running errands on behalf of a school event. You may record your hours in a combined total and enter a general description of your activities.

If you signed in at the event, those hours have already been submitted and should not be duplicated.

community news

quick links -

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Richardson Neighbors Press releases should be emailed (preferably as Microsoft Word files) to richneighbors@dallasnews.com (news briefs) or mmacesich@dallasnews.com (stories and ideas)

Guidelines here.

Presidential Primary in Texas -- Tuesday, March 4

Exercise your right to vote!

Invitation to participate in RHS 5K

RHS invites Pearce students and family members to run or walk the RHS 5K on March 8, 2008. Not only is this a fun community event with trophies awarded in various age categories, but it also raises money for RHS's Excellence in Education Fund. Visit www.rhs5k.com for more information and www.runontexas.com

to register online.

spring creek's 40th anniversary

Spring Creek Elementary is celebrating its 40-year anniversary on Thursday, March 6, 2008, beginning at 6:00 p.m., followed by an Open House. Any former teachers and administrators, PTA leaders and students are welcome! There will be a slide show of pictures highlighting each decade. Cake and punch will be served. Spring Creek Elementary is located at 7667 Roundrock Road in Dallas.

Coming UP

(NOTE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

DATE	EVENT/ACTIVITY
Mon Mar 10	National Latin Exam Cheer Tryout Workshop, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Gym
Tues Mar 11	Cheer Tryout Workshop, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Gym Peer Helper Parent Mtg., 7:00 pm, Library Open Mic Night, 7:00 pm, Corral
Wed Mar 12	Cheerleader Tryouts
Fri Mar 14	No School - Student Holiday/Staff Development
Mar 14 - 23	RISD Spring Break
Mon Mar 17	Boys Soccer vs. Prosper, Senior Night, 6:00 pm, Pearce St. Patrick's Day
Mon Mar 24	Athletic Booster Club Mtg., 7:00 pm, Corral
Tues Mar 25	Alcohol and Drug Awareness Parent Ed Program, 7:00 pm, Corral
Fri Mar 28	Pep Rally, 9:05 am, Gym
Sat Mar 29	Regressive Dinner

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