Congratulations to Coach Matt Janes, 9th grade Social Studies teacher on his recent marriage to Stephanie Hennion on January 19th!

J.J. Pearce 11th graders, from left to right, Celso Arellano, Cedric Villalobos, Gabriela Rodriguez and Jesus Jimenez were selected as outstanding Hispanic

AP students and asked to participate in an RISD district wide parent education meeting. The parent education meeting was conducted by Tracey Hurst, Director

of Secondary Advanced Academic Studies for Hispanic parents on the benefits of advanced placement classes. Three of the students are also members of the AVID program," Advancement vis Individual Determination", a college preparatory elective offered at Pearce High School.

The 2008 Pearce Mock Trial Team placed in the top 8 teams allowing them to advance to the Regional Semifinals next weekend (weekend of February 9) in Dallas. The competition this weekend included 23 teams with the following teams advancing: Pearce, Richardson High School, Carrollton Christian Academy, Coppell High School, The North Hills School, Ursuline Academy, Bishop Lynch and Carrollton Creekview. Rachel Fox who is both a defense and plaintiff attorney for Pearce was named as one of the finalists for Outstanding Advocate.

Competiting team members are: Eric Kawlasky (senior and captain), Rachel Fox (senior and captain), Harry Liu (senior), Haley Junek, Brad Kent (senior), Jessica Junek (senior), Ian Campbell (senior), Aaron Kawalsky, Kara Fisher (senior) and Greg Moldovan. Additional team members include Morgan Thomas, Sarah Mohkamkar, Chandler Moore and Andrew Krause.

In order to raise money to go to Costa Rica during Spring Break '08, AP Spanish students are offering to cater a home cooked meal at your home, on the date

of your choice! Tickets are $2 each, 3 for $5 and 5 for $7. Contact teacher sponsor "Profe" Sarah Thompson for more information.

Fundraising for the 2007- 2008 school year for the Pearce Excellence in Education Fund is off to a great start. Thanks to the Pearce families and

community members who have already responded to the annual solicitation letter from the Pearce Excellence in Education Fund, or who gave after

attending one of the Fall information meetings. This years’ goal is $65,000 and $41,000 has been raised to date. Every dollar will be used to

enhance the teaching and learning environment at Pearce, to make sure our school continues to be recognized both locally and nationally for their academic programs and student success.

This year we are striving for 100% participation from Pearce families- no amount is too small! To remind families to send in their checks, PEEF board

members are making calls to every Pearce family, answering questions about the Fund, and encouraging participation. Even if you lost your letter, you

can send a check made out to PEEF to: Pearce High School, 1600 N. Coit Rd. , Richardson, TX 75080 – Attn PEEF.

When you donate, don’t forget about matching funds- many companies provide a match for employee contributions to non-profit organizations.

Click Here for a partial list- ask your employer if you are not sure if matching funds are available.

Elementary Teacher Internship 7413/7414 or Child Care, Guidance and Management Services II & II

· Full year/2 Period block in which PHS students intern with local elementary schools to learn about the field of education and teaching

· Tech Prep articulated w/Richland and Brookhaven ( for a possible 11 college credits)

· Opportunity to receive an open contract to come back and teach in RISD via the Grow Your Own Program

· Traditionally offered 1st/2nd, but will be offered again in the afternoon if enrollment numbers warrant two class sections

Next year, Pearce will offer Dual Credit Government and Economics, 0 hour (7:50 am-8:50 am) on MWF. Government will be offered fall semester and

Economics in the spring. If you are interested, you may pick up Dual Credit packet in the Counseling Office. Class enrollment for each of these is

limited to the first 35 students that turn in their packet to Richland and qualify for enrollment in this program

The Presbyterian College Fellow Program is designed to recognize high school juniors who have excelled academically and to provide them with

information about this college’s academic scholarship competition. If you are interested in this, please see your counselor. Deadline: March 1, 2008.

Union College in Jackson, Tennessee is ranked nationally for value and affordability? Ranked in "America's 100 Best College Buys" for 2007.

pearce choir performs free concert at the eisemann center this week!

The Pearce A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Michael Lysinger, will perform a free concert at the Eisemann Center in the Countrywide Theatre

at 7:00PM this Tuesday, February 5^th. This is a pre-TMEA concert in order to share the music that they will sing at the Texas Music Educators Concert

in San Antonio (February 15. 2008) as a Texas State Honor Choir. They will sing after the Apollo JH Symphony Orchestra (TMEA Middle School Honor

Orchestra.) The event parking at the Eisemann is $4.00. Come celebrate this great honor for Pearce and hear some great music!

miss saigon opens to rave reviews!

Tickets are on sale now for the first high school production of Miss Saigon in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The tech theatre has once again

done an amazing job building Saigon complete with a helicopter and wench to fly it. Hauntingly beautiful music helps tell the story that unfolds as

the doomed lovers find themselves split apart by the end of the Vietnam war. Since its opening in 1989, this show has thrilled audiences in sold out

theatres all over the world. Come join Elizabeth Judd, Tyler Miller, John Redlinger, David Escamilla, Chandler Reeves, Tim Sekiguchi,

Reagan Rowland, Jaid Nelson, Brett Thiele and a cast for 50 talented singers, dancers and actors.

Elizabeth Judd and John Redlinger Tyler Miller and the Miss Saigon dancers

Show Times:

Fri. Feb.1st  7:30pm, Sat. Feb 2nd  7:30 pm, Sun Feb 3rd  2:00 pm Matinee,

Fri. Feb 8th  7:30 pm, Sat. Feb 9th  7:30 pm, Sun. Feb 10th 2:00 pm Matinee

Thurs Feb 21^st  7:30 pm, Fri. Feb 22^nd 7:30 pm, Sun. Feb 24^th  2:00pm Matinee

If you are a Veteran or currently serving in the armed forces, please join us for a very special performance in your honor on

February 10th. State Representative Tony Goolsby and his wife will be our honorary hosts for the event. A reception following

the performance with the cast and crew is being sponsored by the Theatre Booster Club. If you would like complimentary tickets

for you and your spouse to this performance, please contact Lynn Shaw at 469-593-5136.

Tickets are currently on sale online directly at http://th729wz103.boxpro.net or you can click on the BUY TICKETS link at http://www.pearcetheater.com.

TICKETS can also be purchased at the box office 1 1/2 hours before the show and in person during the weeks of the show at the following times.

Tuesdays:          4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m

Wednesdays:   11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.; 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Thursdays:       11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.; 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Fridays:           11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

BASKETBALL MANIA HITS PEARCE GYM!

Tuesday night was a warm up for the big HP game on Friday. The Mustangs cruised to an easy 88-41 victory with everyone on the team getting in to the

scoring action. Trevoy Dunn and Papi Kaba had a great night each scoring 14 while Chris Bowie contributed 13.

The Highland Park game on Friday lived up to the hype. With TV cameras the Dallas Morning News on hand, the Mustangs put on quite a show. After a

slow start, the Stangs found their pace and kept the fans on the edge of their seat. The packed house was rockin as half-time had the Mustangs and

Scots knotted at 16. The awesome defensive battle continued throughout the 2nd half, but foul trouble and costly turnovers late in the game would cost

Pearce the win as the Mustangs went down 45-37.

We want to thank the students and the community for their tremendous support and attendance. The gym was packed to the rafters. In addition, a

big THANK YOU to the MOB, the Cheerleaders, the Pacesetters and also Reliable Chevrolet. Drew Albert was a $100 gas card winner and Amber

Roberts won a $50 gas card from Reliable.

The loss leaves the Mustangs in a first place tie with HP so the team must take care of business Tuesday night in Terrell. The last away game is Friday

against Rockwall-Heath. Make plans to attend Senior Night, the last game of the regular season on Tuesday, February 12, against Mesquite Poteet

and show your appreciation for this great group of guys and all they have accomplished!

Lady Mustangs Win Big All Week and Are Headed to Playoffs

Varsity

The best way to describe the Pearce Lady Mustang's win over Greenville Tuesday was "smooth sailing," especially for senior Katie Haynes,

who effortlessly scored 31 points (3 3-pointers and 6 for 6 from the line), plus several steals and assists.  Greenville's Amanda Weyrick nailed

a shot from half court at the buzzer to leave the half time score 36-14, but that was as close as it got. Eleven of the 15 girl roster scored in the

75-32 win, including Megan Siebert's 4 straight jumpers, and Olivia Hulme (11 pts) and Caroline Weir both added 3s. Corrie Forcier (9 pts)

intimidated the Lady Lions by blocking numerous shots, while teaming with Haley Marstella to dominate the boards.  This win puts Pearce at 8-4

in district, and moves them toward a second consecutive playoff start, while district leading West Mesquite took a 1 point loss to Forney to break

a 21 game district-win streak.

The Lady Mustangs can never be quite sure when the Highland Park Scots show up, what the game will bring.  Such was the case Friday night.

The Scots definitely showed up to play but the Lady Mustangs played harder.  On foreign ground, the Lady Mustangs played their game well.

Four players were in the double digits...Olivia Hulme had 14, Corey Forcier and Katie Hanes both had 12, and Alaska Mulder had 10. Leading

all four quarters, the Mustangs finished the game in style with a 53 - 25 victory over Highland Park.  Can you say playoffs?

Olivia Hulme Shoots

Junior Varsity

It was also an easy win for JV on Tuesday night as they defeated Greenville 67-27. Four girls scored in double digits...Kat Kimmell had 20 points,

Sara Witcraft had 15, Victoria Kennedy had 12 and Emma Tiedemann had 10. On Friday night the JV Lady Mustangs met up with the

Highland Park Scots on their court and came away with a victory. After being down at the half by 1, the Lady Mustangs came out strong the

second half and defeated Highland Park 37-28. Sara Witcraft led the scoring with 13 points, Kat Kimmell had 11 and Keile Miller had 6.

Victory is sweet.

Come out Tuesday and watch the Lady Mustangs defeat Terrell in their final regular season game. We will be honoring our

seniors and will have halftime performances by Stampede and Stomp

baseball camp next month for elementary kids

JJ Pearce baseball will host a camp on February 24th, from 1:00 to 4:00 for 2nd through 6th graders. The camp will be led by the JJ Pearce Baseball coaches

and players. Cost is $35.00 and proceeds will benefit the Pearce Baseball program. Click Here for registration form.

jv girls' golf season opener this week

The Mustang Girls Golf Team opens their JV season Monday February 4th at Town East Golf Center in Mesquite.

Playing this spring on the Lady Mustang Golf Team are Seniors Captain Meredith Trubitt, Captain Heather Elkin, Jennifer Souders, Chelsea

MacHendrie, Carolynn Wagnon, Sophomores Haley Junek, MacKenzie Staples, Shannon Sweeney, Caitlan Davis, Lauren Heymann, Freshmen Emma Hernon, Emily Breland, Jordan Owens, and Noa Waks.

Spring Varsity Schedule 2008

Date	Day	Site	Tee Time
Feb. 28	Thursday	Trails of Frisco Golf Club	8:00 A.M.
March 6	Thursday	Waterview Golf Course	8:30 A.M.
March 12

Spring Varsity Schedule 2008

Trails of Frisco Golf Club

Waterview Golf Course