Pearce-Jan. 7

BOYS BASKETBALL

The Mustangs came out with a strong performance and took a 61-49 win over the 5A Euless-Trinity Trojans on Tuesday. The balanced scoring from Kaba (14), Parker (13) and Smith (12) made it difficult for the Trojans to focus on any one player. District play kicked off against Forney on Friday and Pearce continued their winning ways. Parker was hard to stop scoring 23 points as the Mustangs rolled to a 62-44 win against the Jackrabbits.

The Mustangs will travel to Allen on MONDAY, Dec. 17 for a tough, non-district match-up and return home on Friday for their first District home game against West Mesquite.

WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, Jan 3 HOME against GREENVILLE

SATURDAY, Jan 5 AWAY against HIGHLAND PARK!

LOTS OF BASKETBALL OVER THE HOLIDAYS! Be sure to catch your favorite team suiting up for holiday tournaments. Varsity heads to the Coca-Cola Tournament at Loos Field House in Carrollton on Thursday, Dec. 27 - first game is 1:30 against Spruce. JV will participate in the Plano Tournament held at Vines High School. First game is at 3:00 against Lewisville.

WINTER CLINIC for boys and girls in first through sixth grades. Join the Pearce coaches for their last clinic of the season to work on ball handling skills, shooting and free-throws. Clinic is 1-4 on Jan 12 in the main gym. Participants will receive a t-shirt, autographed poster from the varsity players and have a chance to be a ball boy at a home game. Cost is $35 before Jan 5. $40 afterwards. Walk-ups welcome. Contact Kathy Shoope or 972-234-0851 or Susan Parker or 972-385-6106.

cheerleader and mascot tryout information for 2008-2009

If you are interested in trying out for Freshman, Junior Varsity, Varsity cheerleader or Varsity Mascot, you and a parent must attend a mandatory tryout meeting. Applications will be handed out at the meetings. If you do not attend the meeting with a parent/guardian, you will not be allowed to tryout!!!

The Freshman candidate meeting will be on Monday, February 18 at 6:00pm in the Corral. In order to tryout for Freshman cheerleader you must be an 8th grader at Parkhill, North, or Westwood (in Pearce attendance area).

The J.V. & Varsity candidate meeting will be on Tuesday, February 19 at 6:00pm in the Corral. In order to tryout for J.V. you must be a Freshman enrolled at Pearce. In order to tryout for Varsity you must be a sophomore or junior at Pearce.

Important Dates:

Applications due: Wednesday, March 5 by 4:30pm.

Workshops: Friday, March 7, 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Monday, March 10, 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Tuesday, March 11, 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Tryouts: Wednesday, March 12 beginning at 5:00pm

don’t be bored over the winter break! do you like to help the earth? do you like to be creative?

The Texas PTA, along with the Pearce Environmental Club and the Pearce PTA, are sponsoring an Environmental Awareness Contest. The theme this year is “What Can I Do?”. Categories for creative ideas include Print Advertising, Photography, Newsletter, Newspaper Article, and Public Service Announcement in either audio only or video format. This program offers students the opportunity to be creative, receive recognition, and bring awareness to environmental education.

Entry forms are available in the Pearce library and in Ms. Schoenrock’s room A222.

Be creative during the Winter Break!! Deadline for ALL entries is Friday, February 1!! All entries MUST follow the guidelines and rules as outlined in the entry form. An entry form must be submitted with each entry. Three winners are allowed from each grade per category and go on to Council competition. This is your chance to be a winner and help the Earth!

FLIP back through your 2007 calendar pages, SCROLL through your blackberry and palm entries, and SEND IN any Volunteer Hours that have not yet been submitted.

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 did for Pearce that did not result in a grade. Always include 15 minutes driving time to and from school—and remember to include the time you spent 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.

Record your 2007 volunteer hours now so that our school can get the recognition it deserves!

Now is the time to nominate your favorite teacher for the RISD Council of PTAs 2007 STARS Teacher Award. Click Here to download the Nomination Form. The deadline for receiving nominations is January 11, 2008.

If you have any further questions, please contact Joy Weinstein, President RISD Council of PTAs.

Jan. 17 4th Day