Tenaha Independent School District

SENIORS!! Today is the FINAL DAY to submit photos for the senior slideshow. They must be emailed to Mrs. Huckabee by 3:30 this afternoon in order to be included in the slideshow Thursday. Also, please remember to be working on your sign for the Senior Walk and look over the information that was given to you regarding what to wear, where to be and at what time Thursday morning. We are looking forward to celebrating our seniors at 9:15am with our senior walk and slideshow!

Best of luck to our Regional Track qualifiers as they compete today and tomorrow at their chance for a State Meet qualification!! Go Get Em' Tigers!!!

ATTENTION TIGERS!! TODAY is the final day to purchase your 2022-2023 yearbook!!! Books are $45 and may be purchase in Mrs. Huckabee's room until the end of the school day or online at www.balfour.com. Currently there are ONLY 15 COPIES of the book remaining!!!

May 4th will be an EXCITING day at Tenaha ISD!! We will start the day by honoring our Senior Class of 2023 with the Senior Walk and Slideshow at 9:15am. Then later that afternoon, our Senior Parents invite you to join us for the Seniors vs Staff Basketball Game at 2:30 in the SEC! Tickets are $1 each and all proceeds go to benefit Project Graduation. Come out and have a great time rooting for your favorite SENIOR or STAFF MEMBER!!!

Congratulations are in order for Josh Albert as he became a licensed drone pilot today after passing his certification exam at SFASU!! And we also finally grabbed a photo of Jaxson with his license as well!! The entire inaugural Part 107 Cert. Class is officially on record as licensed pilots!! Amazing job pilots!!

Parents and Families of Future and Current Tigers!! Friday is the FINAL day to turn in your PK & Kindergarten Roundup packets. Please make sure you do this right away as space is very limited and is offered on a first come, first serve basis. We look forward to adding new Tigers to our Family!!

Tigers!! As we prepare for STAAR testing this week and in the upcoming weeks, we would like to give you and your families a few reminders: 1) Please get plenty of rest! 2) Please BE ON TIME TO SCHOOL! 3) Eat a healthy breakfast. 4) Use the strategies you have learned in class this year! 5) Take your time and do your BEST!! We are proud of you!! Parents: Please remember that students should arrive on time and should not be checked out for any reason other than emergency situations. Our students have worked hard to prepare for these tests and we want to give them every opportunity to be successful! Thank you for your help and cooperation in this matter! April 25 - 3-5 STAAR Reading April 26 - 6-8 STAAR Reading May 2 - Biology EOC/STAAR 5 & 8 Science May 3 - US History EOC/STAAR 8 Social Studies

ATTENTION Class of 2023!! Information was sent home with Seniors today and posted to the Senior Google Classroom regarding the upcoming Senior Walk/Slideshow on May 4th. This will be a special event for our senior class and their families. Each senior will create a sign (should represent the student and their personality and interests and be in GOOD TASTE following the sign guidelines posted on the handout and in the GC) that they will carry while wearing their cap & gown as they walk the Elementary, Middle School and High School hallways concluding in the cafeteria where they will watch their slideshow together as a group on stage. Please email any group photos you may have of the seniors with their classmates or 3-5 individual photos of the senior no later than May 1st at 3:30pm to Mrs. Huckabee at huckabeejoanna@tenahaisd.com. Any photos received after this time will not be used in the slideshow. All seniors will need to wear jeans and a white shirt (blouses for ladies and collared polo or button down for gentlemen) under their cap & gown for this event. Once the slideshow is over, families will be asked to exit the school in order for our staff to prepare for lunch. Seniors will join Mrs. Huckabee at the stadium to take a few group/class photos for the yearbook. These photos will be shared on the senior google classroom once they have been edited. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Huckabee.

Tenaha ISD is proud to recognize our 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year! These two educators will be recognized at the annual Shelby County Teacher Appreciation Reception hosted by the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce on May 3rd. Tenaha ISD wants to congratulate Mrs. Alyssa King for being nominated for the Shelby County Teacher of the Year. Mrs. King was nominated by her elementary principal, Elizabeth Ward. Mrs. King has been teaching for 13 years, the last 8 at Tenaha. This year, Mrs. King is teaching a PK/K blended class. Mrs. King is patient, kind, and passionate about teaching. She goes above and beyond in and out of the classroom to help make each day a special learning experience for her kids. “Alyssa has been an enormous help to me as a first-year principal and has helped out our new teachers as well. Her organization and dedication to kids was apparent to me in the first few weeks of meeting her,” Mrs. Ward said. Mrs. King is certified EC-6 and has her Masters in Reading Education. Tenaha ISD is honored to also congratulate Mrs. Joanna Huckabee as being our nominee for the Shelby County Teacher of the Year for Secondary Schools. She was nominated by her peers and administration team. Mrs. Huckabee is currently teaching CTE Courses in the AV endorsement which include both video production and graphic design and digital media, taught our first class of Drone Certification students, is the yearbook advisor, and serves as our district Director of Communications and Marketing. She was recently named our Director of Technology for the upcoming school year. Mrs. Huckabee loves helping students find their "place" in school, because she feels they all have something they can be great at. She received her Bachelor's degree in broadcast and Masters in educational leadership with a principal's certification both from Stephen F. Austin. Mrs. Huckabee and her husband, Blake are the proud parents of Hadlee (12) and Reese (8). Once again, congratulations to our Teachers of the Year!! Thank you for all you do to make Tenaha ISD great!

Concerned Parents, Families and Community Members: Regarding the information shared earlier, TISD has received word that the suspect in question has been taken into custody pending further investigation by Constable Pct. 4, Taylor Fanguy. Together, TISD Superintendents Don Fallin and Terry Bowlin, TISD Police Department, along with local and regional law enforcement agencies will continue to monitor this situation very closely as it progresses. As always, all TISD Officers and Guardians will remain on high alert. The safety and security of our students and staff is our TOP PRIORITY. Thank you for your cooperation and communication.

Please see the attached letter from Elementary Principal, Mrs. Ward regarding the results from the Book Fair!!

WOW!!! TigerNation!! The Elementary Scholastic Book Fair this past week was AWESOME!! A HUGE SHOUTOUT to Miss Gracie for doing such an outstanding job setting up and managing the book fair, along with our student helpers as well. Thank you all for participating and making this such a huge success for our district!

Just a reminder to ALL PK3, PK4 and Kindergarten families: Roundup Packets are due April 28th!! If you are planning to enroll your student, please do so right away. Spots are LIMITED and given on a first come, first serve basis. Spots are FILLING FAST!! Come by the Elementary Office to pick up your Roundup Packet!!

Tomorrow, our Senior Class will be having a Bake Sale Fundraiser at school. Please bring a few extra dollars to help out our Seniors!!

Tenaha ISD conducted a district-wide Evacuation Drill this morning, requiring all individuals on campus including our daycare facility, all office personnel, maintenance, custodial and food service staff in addition to students and teaching staff, to evacuate in the event there were an incident requiring full-scale evacuation, such as a train derailment. Students and staff were unaware of the time of the drill, only being told the drill would take place at some point today during the morning announcements. All campuses were cleared and evacuated in less than 10 minutes from the time the evacuation announcement was made. Thank you to everyone who made this drill so successful. Our students were quick, calm and cooperative. Our bus drivers were educated in the drill procedure and did a fantastic job of execution. Our local law enforcement led by SRO, Mr. Jeter, acted quickly ensuring our buses had access to the road without worrying about traffic delays. The realistic preparation for events such as this is so important to the safety and security of our Tigers. Great teamwork TIGERS!!!

Good Morning TigerNATION! Please be aware that our district will conduct an evacuation drill today. If you see our buses rolling, rest assured all is well. Have a wonderful Monday!!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Tiger and Lady Tiger Track teams for their outstanding efforts at this week's District Track meet. The results for our JV Boys, Varsity Boys and Varsity Girls are below: JV Boys: Team - 2nd Place Overall 3200 M Run 1st - Eustorgio Flores 2nd - Marco Gonzalez 4x100 M Relay 2nd Place - Shaun’Brae Carson Decaden Cooks Cade Sims A’vanta Fredieu 800 M Run 1st - Eustorgio Flores 2nd - Marco Gonzalez 110M Hurdles 3rd - Bubba Malone 100M Dash 5th - Shaun’Brae Carson 4x200 M Relay 2nd Place - Cade Sims Christian Sparks Decaden Cooks A’vanta Fredieu 400M Dash 4th - Seth Stokes 6th - Dawson Williams 300M Hurdles 3rd - Bubba Malone 200M Dash 4th - A’vanta Fredieu 6th - Christian Sparks 1600M Run 1st - Eustorgio Flores 2nd - Marco Gonzalez Long Jump 5th - Decaden Cooks 6th - A’vanta Fredieu Shot Put 4th - Jaylon Williams 5th - Edrin Bluford Triple Jump 4th - Bubba Malone **************************************************************************************** Varsity Boys: 5th Place Team Overall 3200M Run 1st - Evan Plata 2nd - Jairo Hernandez 4th - Misael Hernandez 800M Run 1st - Adrian Ramirez 6th - Misael Hernandez 100M Dash 6th - DeJaylon Cooks 4x200M Relay 3rd Place - Brikelian Kenney Jatorion Moore DeJaylon Cooks JaTyrian Moore 200M Dash 5th - JaTyrian Moore 1600M Run 1st - Evan Plata 2nd - Jairo Hernandez 3rd - Adrian Ramirez ************************************************************************ Varsity Girls: 2nd Place Team Overall 3200M Run 3rd - Estrella Bustamante 5th - Yelitza Perez 4x100M Relay 4th Place - Tiyanna Dagley McKaelen Reynolds Estrella Bustamante La’Taejha Steadman 100M Hurdles 1st - Kayanna Cox 4x200M Relay 2nd - Tiyanna Dagley McKaelen Reynolds La’Taejha Steadman Kayanna Cox 300M Hurdles 1st - Kayanna Cox 200 M Dash 3rd - La’Taejha Steadman 1600M Run 6th - Estrella Bustamante 4x400M Relay 4th - Tatyana Adams Lilliunna Horton A’Jeunna Moore Arianna Dagley Long Jump 1st - McKaelen Reynolds Discus 3rd - Kayanna Cox High Jump 1st - Kayanna Cox 5th - Tiyanna Dagley We have several athletes that will be traveling to the Area Meet next week for their shot at a Regional Meet Qualification!

SWEEPSTAKES!! For the 4th year in a row, your Roarin' Band from Tigerland secures all 1's from the judges in both Concert & Sightreading and is once again a Sweepstakes Band! Congratulations Musicians and Directors, we are so proud!

Best of Luck to both our High School Band as they compete in Troup at the Concert & Sight Reading Evaluations this afternoon, as well as, our Varsity Track Athletes who will be competing in the District Track Meet Finals tonight in Beckville!!

Although we are a few days late in sharing...an event this beautiful and timeless never gets old!!! A HUGE SHOUTOUT to our gem of a counselor, Mrs. Stacie Barr, for her labor of love...PROM 2023. For those who may not know, she and her "team" of volunteers have been working for months planning and designing to make this evening something special and one our students would enjoy and remember for years to come. A great time was had by all and we would just like to once again sincerely thank Mrs. Barr and all of those who helped make this night special for our students. More photos are available at tigermedia.smugmug.com