This Week at
Pearce - November 19 - November 25
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DATE |
EVENT/ACTIVITY |
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Mon Nov 19 |
Touchdown Club, 6:00 pm,
Library |
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Tues Nov
20 |
Junior Assembly -
Tracers, A Vietnam Play, 9:55 am, Auditorium |
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Thurs Nov
22 |
Pacesetter Officers
Perform in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |
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Wed Nov 21 - Nov 25 |
Thanksgiving Holliday
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ACADEMIC NEWS
FINE ARTS
ATHLETICS
STUDENT NEWS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
PTA NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
COMING UP
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Pearce sweeps tafe
In our first attempt at Region
Competition for the Texas Association of Future
Educators (TAFE), Pearce High School swept 2 out of the
3 contests last Friday, Nov. 9th!
Congratulations to Colleen Gavin, Nicole
Leftwich, and Jeanne Jacobs
for designing and assembling a first
place Bulletin Board!
Congratulations also goes out to Ellie
Janco for delivering a 1st place Speech.
She will move onto State to compete for a
$1200 scholarship!
pearce teachers write financial
literacy curriculum
Social Studies department head Adrienne
Williamson and AP Economics teacher Liz Soch recently
were asked to present at the Social Studies District
meeting. The state legislature has mandated that
personal financial literacy be taught to all students
through their economics classes. Mrs. Williamson and
Ms. Soch worked on this curriculum during the summer and
compiled a notebook and CD for every economics teacher
in the district outlining activities and websites that
could be used to cover the topics. Social Studies
Curriculum Director Anne Marie Yarborough praised these
two teachers for their efforts to improve this
curriculum and for an outstanding presentation on
November 5th.
Adrienne Williamson and Liz Soch
national honor society letters go out this week
National Honor Society letters will be sent to new
members over the Thanksgiving holiday. See Ms. Lewis or
Ms. Hooper if you do not receive a letter by November
30.
attention all parents of
college bound students
The
Financial Aid Seminar is Thursday, December 6
in the PHS Corral. It will be hosted by the Pearce
Counselors. There will be a brief PTA Meeting at 6:45
pm. The Seminar will begin at 7:00 pm. This seminar is
open to any Pearce parent who would like to begin to
prepare financially for their teenagers' college
education.
Fine arts at JJ Pearce ( Band, Choir, Orchestra,
theater)
quick links -
Pearce Band
Pearce Choir
Pearce
Orchestra
Pearce Theater
choir news
Fall is a busy time in choir.
Because area food banks are low on supplies, we
are collecting non perishable foods and
toiletries like shampoo and toothpaste in the
choir room!
The Pearce fall concert was held
on November 12. All choirs performed.
Tuesday Nov.20 is PIE DAY.
All choir students bring a pie to the choir room
before school and then get to sample pie
throughout the day. Pearce staff members are
invited down to the end of the long, long, music
hallway to share some pie and friendship during
lunch. This has become a fun annual event.
Wednesday Nov. 21 is our
TURKEY BOWL. Choir students gather at
Campbell Green at 10AM for some football “choir
style.” Another annual Thanksgiving event.
Thanks to all who ordered holiday
greenery during our annual sale. Delivery of
plants will begin on Dec. 5th.
You are invited to “save the
date” for Pearceapalooza 07-08. On
December 13, the all-choir pop show comes to
the Pearce auditorium. There will be cider and
cookies at intermission and lots of great
music. More details coming soon!
Congratulations to our Region
Choir students who spent Saturday November 10 in
a clinic and concert.
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.
building the pearce legacy brick by brick
On November 8, 2007 the Pearce Athletic Booster
Club and the Legacy Brick Steering Committee kicked
off the PABC Legacy Brick Campaign. This
campaign is "Building the Pearce Legacy Brick by
Brick" and will create a new showplace at Pearce
outside the school entrance to the Gymnasium
composed of engraved bricks commemorating students,
alumni, faculty and community leaders. Funds from
the Legacy Brick Campaign will not only create this
showplace but will also be used for some exciting
new beautification and branding projects at Pearce
benefiting all students. You will not want to miss
this opportunity to be among the first bricks to be
laid.
You choose what your brick will say and what logos
are used among many choices.
Click Here to view logo choices. Forms are
available at the Pearce Information Desk or
Click Here
to download the form. Your brick number will be
assigned by when your order is received. In other
words, the earlier it is received, the lower brick
number you will get!
Bricks cost $50 and payment must be made by cash or
check when the order is placed. Since many of you
will want to order multiple bricks, remember that
you must fill out an order form for each brick
ordered. Bricks make a great holiday, birthday,
graduation, coach or teacher gift. Forms may also
be turned in at the Information Desk.
For further information please contact
Sally Field at
(972) 387-1914.
boys basketball news
The Mustangs started out the season with a nice win over Garland Lakeview. The team then traveled to Houston for the Texas Invitational
Tournament where they competed against the top ranked 5A teams in Texas. Pearce played stifling defense to stun 5A 11th ranked
Mansfield Summit and 17th ranked Katy Taylor, handing them their first losses of the tournament. High scorers were Bruce Smith and
Chris Bowie. The Mustangs went on to give the 2nd ranked 5A team in the state, Klein Collins, all they could handle. The Stangs led at
halftime but 3rd period foul trouble enabled Klein to pull out a 64-60 win. Bryan Parker and Papi Kaba led the offense.
Down by 1 point at halftime, the Mustangs battled hard against #4 Alief-Hastings but couldn't compete with their depth. Bryan Parker
contributed 22 points as the Mustangs fell 66-59. The team will finish in the top 8 out of 48 teams in this elite tournament.
GREAT JOB MUSTANGS!
With 1 day rest, the team returns to play AT Mesquite-Horn on MONDAY (day change) at 7:30. JV @ 6:00. Freshmen @ 5:00/6:30.
FIRST HOME GAME of the season is Tuesday, November 27 at 6:00/7:30.
new basketball spirit squad
JJ Pearce Baseball has the Diamond
Darlings. JJ Pearce Football started the Sideline
Sweethearts this season. Now it’s time for the
brand new JJ Pearce Boys Basketball spirit
squad….???Name to be decided by the girls???
This group will be a spirit squad
made up of Senior and Junior girls who will support
the JJP Varsity Boys Basketball team and players
during the season. (*This is not a school-sponsored
group*)
Interested Senior and Junior girls
should email name, grade, home phone, cell phone and
email to
Cristina Sellers
by November 20,
2007. We will have an
information meeting after Thanksgiving for those
selected.
Click Here for
application form.
cross country news
Megan Siebert finished
the Regional 4A girls race held on
Sat Nov 3 rd at Vandergriff Park in Arlington in 4
th place, with a time of 11:46. Senior Joe Ellis
also ran in the 4A boys Regional race and he
finished in 13 th place with a time of 16:19.
Megan qualified for the State 4A meet in
Round Rock, held on Sat Nov 10 th. She finished in
15th place with a time of 12:03. Congratulations
Megan!
Megan Siebert at State Meet
playoff
game ends football season for pearce
Pearce saw its season end at 8-3
Friday night after a loss to McKinney Boyd of 49-35
in the Class 4A, Division I bi-district playoff game
at Standridge Stadium in Carrollton. Paul Miller was
22-36 passing for 272 yards and 4 touchdowns. Dishon
Hughes caught eight passes for 154 yards and two
touchdowns and rushed for another TD.
Congratulations Mustangs and Coach
Robertson on a winning season!!
pearce students play
hockey
Sophomore Jason White was
inadvertently left off the list of Pearce players
last week. Jason is a goalie on the Varsity team.
Continue checking the web site for
news, schedules, and standings www.richardsonhockey.org.
Upcoming Varsity Ice Hockey Schedule:
November 20 - 6:30p Varsity vs McKinney @ Frisco
November 29 - 9:30p Varsity vs Bishop
Lynch @Plano
December 6 - 6:30p Varsity vs
Rockwall @Plano
December 13 - 6:30p Varsity vs Plano West @Plano
December 20 - 6:30p Varsity vs The
Colony @ Farmers Branch
Upcoming Junior Varsity Ice Hockey
Schedule:
November 25 - 5:15p JV vs Garland @
Plano
December 2 - 5:15p JV vs Garland @
Plano
December 9 - 6:30p JV vs St Marks @
Plano
December 16 - 8:15p JV vs McKinney @
Frisco
GIRLS SOCCER TRYOUTS coming
up
Monday, Nov. 26th –
Thursday, Nov. 29th
Location: Pearce B Field
Time: 4;00 (or after 7th
period) - 5:30
Please wear shin guards.
Questions: Contact
Oscar
Borgarello or
Robyn
Dearmond.
Mustang Wrestling
Mustang Wrestling
is in full swing! The Mustangs had a dual vs. Wylie
and a Tri with Berkner and Bishop Dunne. The
Mustangs have started the season strong.
Wrestling practices during 7th period or
you can join practice at 4:10. Practices have
already started, but anyone interested can still
join now! Just drop by and let Coach Hazlewood know
that you are interested. Wrestling welcomes any
football players, band members etc who would like to
join. After a season of
wresting, you will be in great shape for spring
training!
Parents, please feel free to drop by and visit with
Coach Hazlewood after practice if you have any
questions. Practice usually ends at 6:00, but you
can email him and let him know that you are
coming. (Tad.Hazlewood@risd.org)
You can find all the information at our new
website:
http://www.pearcewrestling.org/
. We also communicate via email, so please
email Karen Brown, Team Rep (heykb@aol.com)
to ensure you’re on our distribution.
Here’s the schedule for our duals/meets before
Winter Break; the remainder of the schedule is
available on the website.
2007 – 2008 PEARCE WRESTLING
DAY
DATE EVENT
SITE
TIME
Wed 11/28 Dual vs.
Midlothian(Mid v. Wake –girls)
Pearce HS 6 pm
Fri 11/30 RHS
Round-Up Quad/Tourn
RHS 1 pm
Sat 12/1 RHS
Round-Up Tourn
RHS 9 am
Fr/Sat 12/7-8 Tri-State
Tournament
Lake Highlands HS TBA
Sat 12/15 6 way-LH,RHS,BHS,Wylie,
Ar.Hts
Lake Highlands HS 9 am
Thurs 12/20 Dual vs.
Qu. Ford (Senior night)
Pearce HS 6:30
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
pacesetter news
Look for the Pacesetter officers in
New York City’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!
In 1924, Macy’s employees treated
Manhattan to New York City’s first Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was such a rousing
success that Macy’s declared it would become an
annual event. Over eighty years later, 2.5 million
people line the streets and another 44 million tune
in to NBC to watch the balloons, floats,
celebrities, bands, and clown crews in the most
spectacular holiday celebration in the world.
This year, on Thanksgiving Day,
tune in to watch the 2007-2008 JJ Pearce Pacesetter
officers, Captain Emma Clarke, First Lieutenant
Caren Mandelbaum, Jr. Lieutenant Nadia Bahramnejad
and Jr. Lieutenant Hayley Shelton perform in their
red Santa Helper outfits as members of the MMA (Mike
Miller and Associates Special Events) Dance Team.
They will be joined by more than
500 high school dance and drill team students from
across the nation to perform in the world-famous
parade!
Some information taken from
www.macys.com/campaign/parade/parade
Pacesetter Officers
Pacesetter Tryout information
Tryouts for the 2008-2009 Pacesetter
Drill Team are around the corner. If your child is
currently a freshman, sophomore, or junior and is
interested in becoming a part of this talented, fun,
rewarding, and disciplined organization, please see
the information below.
Mandatory Parent/Hopeful Tryout
Meeting Monday, December 3 from 7:00-8:00pm in the
PHS Corral
Tryout Workshops Monday, December
10-Wedensday, December 12 from 4:30-6:30pm in the
PHS Corral
Tryouts Thursday, December 13
beginning at 4:30pm in the PHS Dance Studio
All students must complete and submit
the following in order to participate in the tryout
workshops and tryouts:
Click Here
to download Current physical form (dated
December 2006 or later) and JJPHS Emergency Medical
Release form
You must also bring a copy of 2007 2nd Six Weeks
report card
talent show coming soon!
MUSTANG NIGHT LIVE!!
SCHOOL-WIDE TALENT SHOW
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29
7:00 P.M.
TICKETS $5 General Admission AND $10
Reserved
ON SALE AT LUNCHES 11/28 & 11/29 AND
AT THE DOOR - Buy early to avoid the crowds at the
door!!!
COME SEE YOUR FRIENDS PERFORM AND
SUPPORT THIS SENIOR CLASS FUNDRAISER!!!
2008 graduates casino party
deadline extended
The Casino Party early purchase
special pricing deadline has been extended to
Dec.1. Hurry and take advantage of the early bird
price of $95.00. This includes your ticket,
contribution, T-shirt, 10,000 extra chips and all
the fun, games, food, dancing and prizes that this
exciting evening will offer.
In addition, any family donating a
prize worth at least $25.00 will be able to get an
additional 5,000 chips for their student. Please
send your $95 now to Helene Winer, 7882 La Cabeza,
Dallas, Texas 75248
Early Payment before Dec. 1
=$95.00 + 10,000 bonus chips
Payment from 12/1-3/15 = $105.00 +
5,000 bonus chips
Payment at the door = $115.00
2008 Casino Party Chairpersons
Marilyn
Hall Kathy
Bertrand Lisa
Miller
972- 818 3379
972- 931 6075
972- 235 7070
yearbook information
Have You Ordered Your Yearbook?
The deadline for ordering your
yearbook at the current low price of $65 is December
21. You can download an order form at http://www.risd.org/schools/phs/yearbook/index.htm
and mail your order or turn it in to C219.
Final Installments Due December 1
If you elected to pay for your
yearbook in installments, don't forget that the
final payment is due no later than December 1. If
full payment is not received by December 1, your
order will be cancelled and your deposit forfeited.
If you did not receive an invoice for your
remainder, please call us at (469) 593-5047.
Verify Your Yearbook Info
Yearbook Central (see the link on the
Pearce home page) is the place to visit periodically
to verify that your yearbook order and yearbook
picture have been received, to verify the spelling
of your name, and more. This information is updated
every few weeks, so visit often.
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
directories are here!!
The PTA Student Directories will be
delivered to Pearce this week. If you paid for your
directory to be mailed, it should reach your mailbox
this week. On Tuesday, November 20, the directories
will be available for pickup from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
at the Pearce front kiosk or during the three lunch
periods in front of the cafeteria. There will be
additional times available for pickup in the week after
Thanksgiving. Please check your e-news next week for
those times. If you have any questions, please e-mail
Lesa Tye Kasrai.
RECORD YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS NOW!
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. Thank you!
Renee Stone
and Diane
Fleschler
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.
(NOTE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
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DATE |
EVENT/ACTIVITY |
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Mon Nov 26 |
Touchdown Club, 6:00 pm,
Library
Athletic Booster
Club Mtg., 7:00, Corral |
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Wed Nov 28 |
Athletic Booster Club
Board Mtg., 6:30 pm, Library
Jazz Band Concert, 7:30
pm, Auditorium |
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Thurs Nov 29 |
All School Talent Show,
7:00 pm, Auditorium |
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Sat Dec 1 |
Richardson Christmas
Parade, 9:00 am
Senior Progressive
Dinner, 7:00 pm |
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Mon Dec 3 |
Mandatory Parent/Child Mtg
for Pacesetter Hopefuls, 7:00 pm, Corral |
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Tues Dec 4 |
PTA Board Mtg., 11:00 pm,
Chocolate Angel |
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Thurs Dec 6 |
Financial Aid Seminar,
6:45 pm, Corral |
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