This Week at
Pearce - November 5 - November 11
|
DATE |
EVENT/ACTIVITY |
|
Mon Nov 5 |
Student Holiday, Staff
Development
Theater Auditions
for Miss Saigon, 4:00 pm, Choir Rm |
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Tues Nov 6 |
Election Day
State Marching Band
Competition in San Antonio
PTA Board Mtg., 7:30
pm, Library |
|
Wed Nov 7 |
Freshman Football White
vs. HP, 5:30 pm Highlander Stadium, Blue vs.
Poteet, 5:30 pm, Mesquite Memorial Stadium
JV Football vs.
Poteet, 6:00 pm, Pearce B Field |
|
Thurs Nov 8 |
Veterans Day Assembly,
9:45 am, Gym
Varsity Football vs.
Poteet, 7:00 pm, Mesquite Memorial Stadium |
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Fri Nov
9 |
Mustang Stampede
performance at Texas Stampede Rodeo, 6:00 pm and
6:30 pm, American Airlines Center |
|
Sat Nov 10 |
Pearce Pacesetter Bazaar,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mustang Stampede performance at Texas Stampede
Rodeo, 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm, American Airlines
Center |
|
Sun Nov 11 |
Pearce Pacesetter Bazaar,
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cross Country
Banquet, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Blue Mesa Grill on
NW Hwy |
ACADEMIC NEWS
FINE ARTS
ATHLETICS
STUDENT NEWS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
PTA NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
COMING UP
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please join us thursday morning
for our veterans day assembly
The
Pearce community is invited to the 2007 Pearce High
School Veterans Day Assembly. The Assembly will be
Thursday, November 8, at 9:45 am in the Pearce
Gym. There will be a reception in the Corral at
9:00 for our Veterans, the Pearce Exchange Club and
Senior Class representatives from all areas of the
Athletic teams, band, fine arts, Mustang Stampede and
other organizations.
We have an incredible speaker this year. Our speaker
is Colonel (ret.) Allen B. Clark. Mr. Clark is the
author of
Wounded Soldier, Healing
Warrior, a book that chronicles his experiences
in Vietnam and his recovery from injuries sustained in
the war. Mr. Clark speaks to groups all over the US and
was a guest of Larry King Live in May, 2007.
Mr. Clark graduated the United States Military Academy
in 1963 and was commissioned in the Army Corps of
Engineers. Two years following his graduation from West
Point, Clark volunteered for a tour in Vietnam where he
served as a Military Intelligence officer assigned to
the Fifth Special Forces Group. He sustained injuries in
an early-morning mortar attack at the Dak To Special
Forces camp on June 17, 1967, necessitating the
amputation of both legs below his knees. In recognition
of his military service and sacrifice, he received a
Silver Star for Gallantry in Action, the Purple Heart,
and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He was
airborne-qualified.
Clark retired in 2005 as the Public Affairs Officer for
the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, Texas.
His current lay ministry is involved in outreach efforts
to help veterans recover emotionally and spiritually
from adverse wartime experiences. He participates in
many community and civic activities, including regularly
speaking at various group events and churches. He has
addressed many audiences nationwide as a political
candidate, public official, and motivational speaker.
Clark's autobiography titled Wounded Soldier,
Healing Warrior was published in early 2007 by
Zenith Press.
Visit
www.WoundedSoldierHealingWarrior.com
for more information.
We invite all veterans, especially the family
members of Pearce students, to attend.
national honor society
Attention National Honor Society applicants--All
applicants should receive a letter at their home over
the Thanksgiving holidays. If you have NOT received a
letter by November 30, see Ms. Lewis in Room A209 or Ms.
Hooper in Room B103.
counselors' corner
Did you know?
Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana opened its
163rd academic year with a Class of 2011 consisting of
479 members from 32 states and three foreign countries.
Fine arts at JJ Pearce ( Band, Choir, Orchestra,
theater)
quick links -
Pearce Band
Pearce Choir
Pearce
Orchestra
Pearce Theater
good luck mighty MUSTANG BAND
!!!
Way to go Mighty Mustang Band! For the first
time in 20 years, the MMB is headed to the UIL
State Marching Competition. The MMB was one of
two bands selected at the UIL 4A Area marching
competition to advance to the State Competition.
They will compete at the Alamodome in San
Antonio on Tuesday, November 6th for
the top 4A marching band in the state.!
Their dedication and hard work has certainly
paid off and is evidenced by the number of
compliments that have been received from
parents, fans, and competitors alike.
Congratulations MMB on your successes and for
making Pearce proud and thanks to the Mustang
fans for all of their support.
Varsity Football presents
signed banner to the Mustang Band during last
week's Pep Rally
choir selling
poinsettias
All of the choirs are selling seasonal
poinsettias, wreaths, and greenery for delivery
in early December and preparing for our Fall
Concert on November 12th.
pearce students named to
all region orchestra
Congratulations to the Pearce
Orchestra
for having 14 students make the All Region
Orchestra. Students participated from all
over the region (Mesquite,Garland,Richardson and
Rockwall) auditioning on state etudes and
musical excerpts. Those chosen students will
perform in an All Region concert and clinic in
December with Texas Tech conductor, Gary Lewis.
It is an honor to be chosen. The following
Pearce Orchestra students will make up 18% of
the Orchestra this year.
Top row: Ian Campbell, Anna Park, Michael
Patti, Jordan Braunfeld
Second row: Hannah Park, Matt Steiss, Matthew
Banks, Alan Lu
Bottom row: Blixa Markham, Jennifer Chu,
Carolynn Wagnon, Rachel Boone, Sonya Yun, Alexx
DeCrescenzo
Pearce Orchestra Director Melissa Livings shared
her views in a recent Dallas Morning News
article about the importance and impact of the
Fine Arts programs in public schools. It is a
proven fact that Fine Arts students are also
among the best students academically.
Click Here to read her article.
auditions for miss saigon begin today
The auditions for this year's big winter
musical Miss Saigon will be held next week.
On November 5th, singing auditions will be held in the
choir room. Students should plan to sing
something from a musical. If they are familiar
with the music from Miss Saigon and want to sing
a song from the show, they should see Mrs.. Shaw
for music. The auditions will begin at
4:00PM and students are free to leave once
they have sung.
On Tuesday, dance auditions will begin in the
auditorium. For boys movement will be fairly
simple. Dance in minimal in this show for the
boys. For girls wishing to be dancers, they will
need to come prepared to learn a simple dance
and then perform.
On Wednesday, call backs will begin at 6:00
PM. The cast will be posted on Thursday
and rehearsals will begin the next week.
Production dates are Jan.31- Feb. 12th.
Before you audition, please make sure you do not
have any conflicts with the production dates.
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.
Athletic booster club news
The Spirit Wear store will be open on Thursday and
Friday this week since our Varsity Football Game is
on Thursday! Questions - contact
Lisa Albert or
Tricia Gold.
cross country news
In the Cross Country District meet on Saturday Oct
27 at Samuell Farms in Mesquite, Pearce had two
individual runners qualify for Regionals. Joe
Ellis, a senior finished in 3rd place
in the Varsity Boys race with a time of 16:45.
Megan Siebert, a sophomore, finished 2nd
in the Varsity Girls race with a time of 12:03.
Both the Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys teams
finished in 4th place in their divisions.
Girls Golf Team has great
tournament at Waterview Golf Course in Rowlett.
Sophomore Haley Junek was the
Mustangs’ low Medalist for the day in the Waterview
Girls Invitational; Senior Chelsea
MacHendrie was the 2nd low Mustang
Medalist. In the tournament with Junek and
MacHendrie were Seniors Meredith Trubitt,
Heather Elkin, and Freshmen Emma Hernon,
Emily Breland, and Heather Tramell.
The Mustangs close their fall Varsity
Tournament Season Monday at Twin Creeks Golf Course
in Allen. Scheduled to play in the one day
tournament are Seniors Meredith Trubitt, Heather
Elkin, Jennifer Souders, Chelsea MacHendrie,
Sophomores Haley Junek and Mackenzie Staples,
and Freshman Emily Breland.
Heather Elkin on tee
Senior Fall Captain Meredith Trubitt blasting out of
the sand trap
Freshman Emily Breland
Freshman Emma Hernon blasting out of the sand trap
Visit the Lady Mustang Golf Team
at
http://www.richardson.k12.tx.us/schools/phs/athlet/ggolf/index.htm
GIRLS SOCCER TRYOUTS coming
up
Monday, Nov. 26th –
Thursday, Nov. 29th
Location: Pearce B Field
Time: 3:30 (or after 7th
period)- 5:00
Please wear shin guards.
Questions: Contact
Oscar
Borgarello or
Robyn
Dearmond.
Volleyball season
ends with heartbreaker
The Varsity Lady Mustangs lost a tough match to
McKinney Boyd ending the 2007 season. The Lady
Mustangs played hard and kept it close.
Congratulations to Coaches Tanessa Sawyer, Jen
Bachman, Kristi Holguin, Stephanie Soliz and our
very own Robyn DeArmond for another
outstanding season. Best wishes to the Seniors of
2008 in the future and good luck to the upcoming
Seniors of 2009 who are looking toward another great
season next year.
2007
Varsity Mustang Players:
Freshman Setter - Caroline Weir
Sophomore Right Side - Liz Wingate
Sophomore Outside - Elyze Burket
Sophomore Libero - Julie Olschwanger
Junior Setter - Carrie Quirk
Junior Middle Blocker - Rachel Thibodeau
Junior Outside - Meaghan Watson
Junior Outside - Cattie Horan
Junior Manager - Haley Marstella
Senior Defensive Specialist - Lindsey Ledbetter
Senior Defensive Specialist/Setter - Amy Leiser
Senior Middle Blocker - Amber Roberts
Wrestling will get you in the
best shape of your life!
While
practices have begun and the first dual against
Wylie is November 15th, you can
still join. Wrestling practices during 7th
period or you can join practice at 4:10.
Pictures will be taken at 3:30 on Friday, November 9th,
please meet in the Mat Room and bring your completed
picture form and money. These pictures will be used
on the poster and in the media guide, so please be
there! If you are a Varsity wrestler or a want to
talk to Coach Hazlewood about the possibility of
walking onto Varsity (after football), please
contact
Coach Hazlewood immediately, so you don’t miss
the opportunity to be highlighted on the poster & in
the media guide.
Team
managers – please contact
Coach Hazlewood immediately to confirm your
interest and come by after school on Tuesday (Nov 6th)
to pick up a picture order form. You will also need
to be available for pictures on Friday, November 9th
at 3:30. The managers work hard and are definitely
an important part of the team! We want you in the
team picture and your individual picture in the
display case, too!
Information packages (including picture forms,
button forms, yard sign forms, roster contact
information forms, parent meeting information and
Varsity Bio questions) will be handed out on
Tuesday, Nov 6th after practice. If you are still
in football, I will be available after school
outside the Mat Room on Nov 6th Room to
hand out information packages. Varsity Wrestlers -
Please return the Bio information to Coach Hazlewood
by Thursday, November 8th, at the latest.
Wrestlers - Please remember to bring your picture
form and money with you on Friday, Nov 9th.
The Parent Meeting will be held on Wednesday,
November 14th at 6:15 in the Corral
(off Senior Way). Parents, it is vital that you
attend; Coach Hazlewood has valuable information
to share! Wrestlers may also attend. Please bring
with you the completed forms from the information
package (contact information as well as yard sign or
button forms, if you are interested). I will have
extras available that night, as well.
Please visit our new website via the link
http://www.pearcewrestling.org/
or you can access it via the PABC site. If you
would like to be added to our email distribution,
please
email
Karen Brown, Team
Rep. Emails come both directly from Coach Hazlewood
and myself, which is really great if your wrestler
forgets to share information with you!
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
Thurs
11/15 Dual vs. Wylie
Wylie HS
6 pm
Sat 11/17 Tri –
BHS, B.Dunne
Pearce HS 9 am
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
TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS next
week
Sign up for an audition time this week November 6 -
9 in Room A209. Auditions will be Tuesday, November
13. The All School Talent Show is Thursday, November
29!!!
AFTER HALLOWEEN COMES HOLIDAY
SHOPPING
The J.J. Pearce Pacesetter Holiday
Bazaar is back by popular demand for the 28th
consecutive year. The public is invited to kick off
their holiday shopping by visiting over 130 vendors
beginning on Saturday, November 10th at
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and continuing on Sunday
November 11th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. at J.J. Pearce High School located at 1600 N.
Coit Road. The vendors will be offering items such
as jewelry, home accessories, apparel, art work,
handcrafted items, quilts, holiday gifts and more,
all made with a special touch and unique flair.
The Bazaar Café is serving delicious
food graciously donated by local restaurants for
lunch and snacks. Additionally, while browsing, you
can enjoy homemade baked goods offered for sale and
participate in the Sweepstakes with over 200 prizes.
Come meet the 2007-2008 Pacesetters as they welcome
you to this fun filled weekend of shopping.
Admission is free and proceeds from
the Holiday Bazaar help fund the activities of the
award winning Pacesetters drill team. These
activities include performances at football games,
pep rallies, parades and competitions, as well as
leading dance workshops, performing service
projects, and showcasing their talents at their
annual Revue. Be sure and mark your calendars
for
the 2008 Pacesetter Revue to be held on April 25th
and 26th. This year’s team of 35 girls
is under the direction of Jaclyn Weaver.
2008 graduates casino party
information
On the night of graduation, the
parents of graduating seniors have traditionally
hosted and chaperoned an alcohol and drug free
event. Our hope is to discourage drinking and
driving and to encourage our graduates to get
together one last time for an evening of fun and
games. The party will be held the night of
graduation June 7, 2008 from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
at the Summit Ballroom in Plano. There
will be mock casino games, prizes for every ticket
holder, bingo, a DJ and dancing, a mechanical bull,
door prizes, food, and many other exciting
activities... The party is for Pearce seniors
only. It is not a date affair and dress will be
casual. Each family is asked to help underwrite
this party with a $30 contribution. Purchase your
ticket early and save some $$$$.
We have instituted an early payment
system that will allow your senior to receive extra
casino chips. These chips are exchanged at the
party for a chance to win a number of fabulous
gifts. By receiving these funds early, it allows
the committee more time to purchase gifts and add
activities.
Early Payment before November 15
=$95.00 + 10,000 bonus chips
Payment from 11/16-3/15 = $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
Make your check payable to “PHS
Graduation Party Fund” and mail to:
Helene Winer, 7882 La Cabeza, Dallas,
Texas 75248
yearbook information
Senior Salute Yearbook Ad Deadline
The deadline for submitting Senior
Salute personal advertising for the yearbook is
Friday, November 9. An order form can be picked
up in the Senior Office or downloaded at this
address: http://www.risd.org/schools/phs/yearbook/index.htm.
You can deliver your Salute by mail or bring it to
the school for delivery to C219. Additional
information may be found on the order form.
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
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
Don’t throw those books away!!!
We’ll
be collecting books for the RISD Council of PTA’s
Used Book Fair to be held Feb. 7-10 at Valley
View Mall next semester. Please hold on to any book
that you want to donate, children’s, teens and adults! -
we’ll start collecting in January. Any questions please
contact Lisa
Coyle or Donna
Leibow.
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.
ask officer orton
Pearce's own Officer Orton has a
new column in the weekly Enews. You may submit your
questions regarding teenagers and the law each week by
sending an email to
PearceNews.
Officer Orton will answer questions ranging from curfews
to truancy to drugs and alcohol.
This week's question comes from a parent
regarding the unusually high number of alcohol related
citations.
Dear Officer Orton,
Do you keep statistics on the MIC and MIP
infractions at our school? These seem to be more
prevalent than in years past. Can you explain why? Are
the Richardson and Dallas Police Forces both involved?
Maybe if parents knew how many violations we have had
this year, they could talk to their kids about the risks
involved. These include, but are not limited to:
expulsion from team sports, activities, clubs, and
serious health consequences such as alcohol poisoning
and car accidents. Thank you for a job well done.
Dear Parent,
I do not have the statistics. I can tell
you that since mid summer in Richardson, I am aware of
three separate student gatherings where PHS students
were issued citations off campus and two incidents on
campus or at a school event. The total number of
citations (during 4 months) issued is the most I've
ever seen during the 14 years I've been at Pearce. I
do not have the Dallas area (DPD) statistics.
(NOTE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
|
DATE |
EVENT/ACTIVITY |
|
Mon Nov 12 |
Touchdown Club, 6:00
pm, Library
Orchestra Booster
Mtg., 6:30 pm, Orchestra Rm
Fall Choir Concert,
7:30 pm, Auditorium |
|
Tues Nov 13 |
All School Talent show
Auditions, Sign up for Times, Choir Room
Stampede Booster
Mtg., 7:00 pm, Corral |
|
Wed Nov 14 |
Wrestling Parent Mtg., 6:15 pm, Corral |
|
Thurs Nov 15 |
Senior Progressive
Dinner Mtg., 6:00 pm, Library
Wrestling, 6:00 pm,
Wylie HS |
|
Sat Nov 17 |
Wrestling, 9:00 am,
Pearce |
|
Wed Nov 21 - Nov 25 |
Thanksgiving Holliday
 |
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