This Week at
Pearce - January 14 - 20
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DATE |
EVENT/ACTIVITY |
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Jan 14 - 17 |
Semester Exams |
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Tues Jan 15 |
PTA Board Mtg., 7:00
pm, Library |
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Wed Jan 16 |
Early Release 1:00 pm |
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Thurs Jan 17 |
Early
Release 1:00 pm
Semester Ends |
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Fri Jan 18 |
Records Day - No
Classes |
ACADEMIC NEWS
FINE ARTS
ATHLETICS
STUDENT NEWS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
PTA NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
COMING UP
quick links -
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RISD
Web site
Excellence in Education Fund
2007-2008 RISD
CALENDAR
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here
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here
semester
exams this week
Pearce High School First semester Exam
Schedule
Monday Jan. 14
8:55
9:00 – 9:40 1st Period
9:45 – 10:25 2nd Period
10:30 – 11:10 3rd Period
4th Period
A
Lunch - 11:15 – 11:40
11:45 - 12:40
(Class)
11:15 - 11:40
(Class)
B
Lunch - 11:45 – 12:10
12:15 - 12:40 (Class)
11:15 – 12:10
(Class)
C
Lunch - 12:15 – 12:40
12:45 –
2:40
5th
Period Exam
2:45 – 3:20 6th Period
3:25 – 4:10 7th Period
Tuesday Jan. 15
8:55
9:00 – 9:40 2nd Period
9:45 –
11:45
3rd
Period Exam
4th Period
A
Lunch - 11:50 - 12:15
12:20 - 1:15
(Class)
11:50 - 12:15
(Class)
B
Lunch - 12:20 - 12:45
12:50 – 1:15
(Class)
11:50 – 12:45 (Class)
C
Lunch – 12:50 – 1:15
1:20 –
3:15 6th Period Exam
3:20 – 4:10 7th Period
Wednesday Jan. 16
8:55
9:00 –
10:50 1st Period Exam
10:55 – 11:05 2nd Period ( For
attendance purposes only)
11:10 –
1:00 4th Period Exam
Early Release
Thursday Jan. 17
8:55
9:00 –
10:50
2nd
Period Exam
10:55 – 11:05 2nd Period ( For
attendance purposes only)
11:05 –
1:00 7th Period Exam
Early Release
Pearce Excellence in Education
Fund
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 $30,000 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.
Thanks to those Pearce supporters who have donated to
the fund as of 1-11-08:
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Leadership Circle |
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$2500 - $4999 |
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Brenda & Russ Durant |
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Carol & Patrick Whatley |
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Honor Society |
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$1000 -$2499 |
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Doug Crosby |
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Tracey & Mark Humphreys |
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Terri & Robert Pitts |
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Cristina & Blake Sellers |
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Beth & Jeff Siegel |
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Lisa & David Tatum |
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Helen Waks |
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Patti & David Whitehurst |
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Elizabeth & Mike Wilkinson |
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Scholar |
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$500 - $999 |
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Lisa & Jim Albert |
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Barb & Arthur Altman |
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Donna & Mark Bailey |
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Trisse & Bo Brown |
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Teresa & Bob Burlingame |
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Tricia & Matt Gold |
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Lydia & John Jumonville |
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Ellen & Jim Liston |
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Liz & Ira Matsil |
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Carol Ann & Rusty Miller |
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Deborah & Chip Nichols |
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Debbie & Paul Olschwanger |
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Babs & David Platten |
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Stephanie & Roger Reeves |
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Noriko & Takashi Soda |
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Sterling Bank |
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Gina & Alan Tolmas |
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Gold Mustang |
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$250 - $499 |
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Linda & Morgan Badgett |
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Vicki & Tom Barrett |
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Peggy & Louis Beil |
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V.L. Boots & Jim Breland |
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Mary Eisenmann |
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Ann & Byron Garvey |
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Rick Krause |
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Leslie & Scott Kring |
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Terry & William Methenitis |
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Renetta & Mark Montgomery |
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Liz & Scott Morse |
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Margo & Robert Murphy |
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Debbie & Mike O'Reilly |
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Prairie Creek Elementary PTA |
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Bruce W. Rachel |
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Jennifer & Mark Robertson |
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Paula & Phil Shea |
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Patricia Simonette |
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Renee & Rob Stone |
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Siroos Teherani |
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Beverly & Dewey Thoes |
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Shari & Jay Tobin |
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Kim & Jim Watson |
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Nancee & Brian Wenning |
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Silver Mustang |
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$100 - $249 |
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Judy & Rex Baker |
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Diane & Palmore Baxter |
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Pat & Nelson Bivins |
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Nancy & William Bryan |
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Elizabeth & Eddie Bull |
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Donna & Russell Burton |
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Robyn Bush |
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Jill & Rick Button |
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Rita & Steve Cole |
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Marty & David Colley |
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Nancy & Jeremy Devine |
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Ann & Jack Falloure |
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Kim & Randy Ford |
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Patrick Ginty |
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Camille & Homer Glascock |
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Cynthia & Kevin Green |
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Jane & Brad Greer |
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Suzy & Andy Harmon |
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Susan & Scott Heimbuch |
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Gennifer & Craig Horan |
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Frances & Richard Hutchins |
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Susan & Eddie Jones |
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Galen & Beryl Kannarr |
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Marci & Mark Kellner |
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Anne & Doug Koval |
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Tina & Hans Larson |
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Dede & Gary Leask |
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Betsy & Michael Massey |
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Sandra & Asghar Mohkamkar |
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Marilyn Moore |
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Tomi & Byron Morriss |
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Karen & Randall McCleskey |
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Ivy & Bob Opdyke |
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Susan & Steve Parker |
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Connie & Ken Presley |
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Kim & Rich Roberts |
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Pam & Mike Saks |
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Nancy & Mark Sanders |
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Michael Schnitzer |
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Kathy & Dean Semon |
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Gail & Dan Stevenson |
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Linda & Jack Thibodeau |
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Debbie & Ronnie Webb |
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Cathy & Jim Wills |
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Ann & Terry Yamada |
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Brooke and Bob Ziegler |
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Red Mustang |
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Up to $99 |
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Anonymous |
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Roni & Don Briggs |
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Diane & Mark Fleschler |
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Ivy Gold |
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Carol & Rob Hewitt |
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Andy & Steve Johns |
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Theresa & Jim Jones |
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Martha & Dave Lammers |
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Charlotte Lee |
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Lorence Miller |
mustang star breakfast
The Mustang Star Breakfast will take place Wednesday,
Jan.23 at 8:00a.m in the Corral. This breakfast is for
students who were nominated by their teachers. Parents
and teachers are invited to join their nominated Mustang
Star for a light breakfast and entertainment.
college news
richland community college
If you are taking a dual credit course
click here
to obtain the form to request a transcript from
Richland.
southern methodist university
The 43rd SMU Women’s Symposium will be
February 28, 2008. For further updates and
information visit their website
www.smu.edu/womsym .
Applications are available in the counselor's office.
texas a&m university
Aggieland Saturday is Saturday,
February 16, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register,
download the schedule and get directions at
www.tamu.edu/aggiesaturday
. Registration is recommended but not required.
art student at work
Pearce student Andrew Paulson in
Don Long's Art I Class proudly displayed his first
finished piece. Andrew used his message board to
understand the directions for his art assignment. Mr.s
Longo praised Andrew for an outstanding first effort.
Andrew is a senior and the son of Mike and Mary-Jan
Paulson.
Fine arts at JJ Pearce ( Band, Choir, Orchestra,
theater)
quick links -
Pearce Band
Pearce Choir
Pearce
Orchestra
Pearce Theater
MIGHTY MUSTANG BAND MEMBERS MAKE ALL-STATE!
The following students were named to the Texas
All-State Band:
Haley Bates, Clarinet, Jesus Bermeo, Alto
Saxophone, Greg Lyle, Trumpet, Megan Bommarito,
French Horn
Peter Farago, Percussion, Daniel Silverman,
Percussion
These students had to complete a long and
arduous process which included learning three
college-level etudes and going through three
sets of auditions, competing against several
thousand other students to win these positions.
This is the highest level that a student
musician can reach in the State of Texas.
Congratulations to these fine students and their
teachers!
Choir members make all-state choir!
Congratulations to five Pearce Choir students
for making the Texas Music Educators All-State
Choir: Through rigorous competition, Lauren
Bull and Shelby Button garnered a place in the
All-State Women's Choir with Amy Lanford as an
alternate. Zach Sutton earned a place in the
All-State Men's Choir and Daniel Shnider was
selected for the All-State Mixed Choir. These
students started in a field of over 18,000
students and are among the top 300 singers in
the state putting them in the top 1% of students
in the competition. The All-State Choir
students will perform with their groups at the
TMEA convention this February.
JJ Pearce Orchestra Members Perform at the House
of Blues
Eight members of the JJ Pearce Orchestra joined
the rock group Sister Hazel at the House of
Blues on Sunday, December 9th. The students
performed Christmas classics as well as
originally composed pieces from the Sister Hazel
12 Days of Christmas Tour album. Drummer, Mark Trojanowksi, of Sister Hazel spearheaded the
involvement of high school orchestras and was
responsible for selecting local groups to
participate in the concert. The Sister Hazel
band members agreed that the students'
performance in the concert enriched their
program tremendously.
Pearce Orchestra Director, Melissa Livings,
coordinated the musical direction and worked
with the students in multiple rehearsals leading
up to the concert. Still, the students only had
one opportunity to rehearse once with the band
just a few hours before show time! Performing
with a live band was a great learning experience
and was unique, once-in-a-lifetime, opportunity
for the orchestra students.
After a behind-the-scenes tour of the concert
hall the students were whisked away to their own
"green room" to prepare for the concert. The
evening was topped off with personal autographs
and a photo session with the band members. They
were treated like celebrities and it was a very
exciting evening for the young orchestra
performers.
Kara
Murphy, Jenny Burgos, Jennifer Chu, Nghiem
Duong, Carly Cowen, Lindsey Juarez, Kaitlyn
Bartoletta, Emily Andrews
Group photo with Sister Hazel:
Mark Trojanowski, Ken Block, Andrew Copeland,
Jeff Beres & Ryan Newell
also pictured: Melissa Livings-Director, Hannah
Hong -Assitant Director and Pearce performers
Pearce
theater to present miss saigon next month
Pearce Theatre is gearing up for
the opening of Miss Saigon on February 1st. The
tech theatre is busy building Saigon complete
with a helicopter and wench to fly it... The
orchestra is fine tuning their musical numbers,
the costumers are busy at their sewing machines
and the actors are putting the polishing touches
on their performances. We hope you will mark
your calendar to join us for the first high
school production of Miss Saigon in the
Dallas/Ft. Worth area. 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
beginning February 1.
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.
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
- new
Volleyball
Wrestling
- new
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.
EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND -- THERE IS STILL TIME TO
ORDER YOUR BRICK!!!!!
You have heard all about it -- its been in the Enews, on the marquee, in the
Dallas Morning News,
and announcements have been made at basketball
games, at PTA, at Exchange Club and many other
places -- BUT YOU DIDN'T MISS OUT YET!!
The Legacy Brick Campaign has been extended to
January 30th for this school year. If you want a
brick for your state playoff football player, your
state competition band member, your 2008 grad, or
your otherwise wonderful student, teacher, Pearce
alum or coach this is it. You know you
won't remember to order during the school break so
get out your checkbook and fill out your
order form NOW.
Details -- It is $50 for each brick ordered.
You pick your logo and what the brick says. Many
families are ordering for all their Pearce students
at once -- past, present and future to get their
bricks together in this first section opened. You
need a
separate order form for each brick ordered. Specify
if you want certain bricks together. The form
explains where to send it and answers most
questions. You will not want your student left out
when the new plaza is dedicated next spring. The Chairmen of the Brick Campaign are Roni and Don
Briggs. Questions
please contact Sally Field at (972) 387-1914.
applications being taken for Diamond Darlings
The baseball opening game is just around the
corner and we are excited about the upcoming
season. Our baseball team had a great 07season by
making the playoffs. Our wonderful DD were our
biggest fans. It's now time to select the JJP
08 Diamond Darlings. All Juniors and Seniors are
eligible. We will have lots of fun watching our
Mustangs PLAY BALL!
Click here
for an application or pick one up at the Pearce
Front desk. Please return it by January 25th to the
Pearce Front Desk or Mrs. Roni Briggs.
BOYS BASKETBALL KEEPS THE PRESSURE ON!
The
Mustangs came out strong against an athletic Terrell
team and stifling defense contained the areas
leading 3-point shooter to clinch the win. Papi
Kaba hit key free throws down the stretch to put the
game out of reach as the Stangs held on to a 59-55
victory.
On
Friday, the Mustangs had no trouble putting
away Rockwall Heath 73-24 in front of a packed
house. The Stangs remain the ONLY UNDEFEATED TEAM
in District 10-4A with a 6-0 record and have won 10
out of their last 11 games. Mark your calendars
for the next home game - Fan Appreciation Night on
Tues. Jan. 22 against Forney. Stampede will perform
and 6 Pearce students will try to sink a half court
shot to win a year's supply of Raising Cane's.
Matt
Weir, Connor O'Reilly, Amy Leiser, David Tatum,
Hunter Hock and Molly Cain are the lucky
contestants.
Due
to finals there is no game on Tuesday but the team
returns to action on Friday traveling to Mesquite
Poteet for a 7:30 tip off.
Dishon Hughes goes up for the tip off against
Greenville as Bryan Parker looks on.
Varsity Lady Mustangs Score Two Wins on the Road
Earlier in the week the Lady Mustangs traveled to Terrell for a big win over the Tigers, 57-40. Corrie Forcier led the scoring with 20 points,
Katie Hanes 11 and Madison Russell 8. Friday night the Lady Mustangs had a rousing victory over the state's 7th-ranked 4A team,
Rockwall Heath. Down 21-11 at the end of the first quarter, they came back to score 13 points to the Hawks 5 in the second quarter,
leaving the court at halftime down 2, 26-24. In the third quarter Pearce pulled ahead for the first time 29-28 with 2 minutes left. Exceptional
play in the fourth quarter resulted in the Lady Mustangs winning the game 45-40. Corrie Forcier had 16 points, Alaska Corey Mulder 9
points and Olivia Hulme 7 points.
JV defeated the Terrell Tigers on Tuesday, 43-37. Emma Tiedemann had another great game with 17 points, MacKenzie Mueller 6 points.
Struggling with fouls and shooting, the JV Lady Mustangs were defeated by the Rockwall Hawks 43-37. Victoria Kennedy had 6 points
and Kat Kimmell had 5.
After finals are over, come out and support your Lady Mustangs as they take on the Mesquite Poteet Pirates at home Friday night,
January 18th at 6:00pm and 7:30pm.
organization names pearce student newcomer of the year
Pearce's Volleyball program congratulates
Sophomore Julie Olschwanger on her recent award
by
LoneStarVolleyball.com as the Newcomer of the
Year.
Mustang
Wrestling:
The Mustang’s
wrestled in the Euless-Trinity Tournament on
Saturday (after this week’s newsletter went to
print). The next Tournament is next Saturday
against Bishop Dunne. The directions to Bishop
Dunne can be found on the Mustang Wrestling
website at
http://www.pearcewrestling.org/
.
The start time of the tournament
will be posted by mid-week.
Also, note that the last dual of the season is
against Richardson at RHS on Wed, 1-23 at 6:30.
Please come out and support the guys!
The Mustang Wrestlers continued to practice over
the holidays and during the exam time, so
they’re ready for the second half of their
season and the District Tournament. Banquet
plans are underway and we’ll be emailing a date
next week with invitations to follow.
Below is the schedule for the remainder of the
year. Again, please come and support your
Mustang Wrestlers!
DAY
DATE EVENT
SITE
TIME
Sat 1/12
Euless-Trinity Tournament
Euless-Trinity HS TBA
Sat 1/19
Bishop Dunne Tourn.
Bishop Dunne HS TBA
Wed
1/23 Dual vs.
Richardson RHS
6:30
Sat 1/26
Wylie Tournament
Wylie HS TBA
Sat 2/2
District Tournament
RHS TBA
If you have any questions, please contact Team
Rep, Karen Brown
or Coach
Hazlewood.
Pearce junior and third year wrestler, Mark
Thorne-Thomsen pins his opponent from Quinlan
Ford during his duel match on December 20th
quick links -
Cheerleaders Pacesetters
- new
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
cheer clinic for 7th and 8th
grade students
Attention all 7th and 8th graders who would like to
improve their cheerleading skills. JJ Pearce
Varsity Cheerleaders will hold a "Cheerleading
Skills Workshop" on
February 2, 2008 from 9:00-11:30 a.m. Please
