Steer Nation Message- Loving Baseball

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

RSB3- The RSB3 varsity concert band receives straight 1’s at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest for Sweepstakes honors! The JV band received a first division on stage! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Graham FFA- Congrats to our GHS FFA Chapter! They had a great day at the District Convention this past week.  Jaytin Sims is the FFA District Talent Champion! Cade Anderson & Jade Jordan will be representing our district as officers next year in the roles of Vice President & Treasurer. Joey Todd also competed as an area officer candidate but came up just short.

Lady Blues Softball- The Bi-District series vs Snyder began on Wednesday with a 6-1 victory for the Lady Blues. The Lady Blues closed the series with an 8-0 win on Thursday. CONGRATS TO OUR BI-DISTRICT CHAMPION LADY BLUES! 

Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will play a warm-up game today vs Windthorst in Graham. The Bi-District series vs Snyder will begin on Thursday, May 2nd at 7:00 pm in Snyder. The second game and third if necessary will be played in Graham at Noon on Saturday, May 4.

Graham Steer and Lady Blues Track- Safe travel and good luck to our athletes and coaches participating in the UIL Regional Track Meet in Lubbock.

Graham Steer Basketball- Congratulations to Case Birch, Marcus Brooks, Hayden Husen, and Jack Mercer for being selected for 4A Academic All-State Honors!

Duck Derby- The Rotary Club of Graham’s annual Duck Derby event is this Saturday at Fireman’s Park from 11 am to 4 pm. There will be lots of free activities for kids including face painting, bounce houses, petting zoo, rock climbing wall, etc. 

Loving Baseball…

Two old friends, Ned and John, lived for baseball.  Then one day, John died, leaving Ned inconsolable.  A few weeks later, Ned heard someone calling his name.  He looked up.  Standing on a cloud was his old pal, John.

"Ned" John called down, "I have good news and bad news.  The good news is, there's baseball in Heaven!"

"Great," said Ned.  "What's the bad news?"

"You're pitching Sunday."

We never know what day we will be called to “pitch”.  Don’t leave things undone and always leave loved ones with loving words!

Have a nice day!

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

How long did the baseball player spend in the library?

Five minutes. He was a shortstop!

A man at a baseball game wondered why the ball kept getting bigger and bigger…. Then it hit him!

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GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY THURSDAY!

GHS Students Qualify for UIL State Contest- Our students represented Graham well at the Regional Meet in Lubbock this past weekend. Congratulations to State Qualifiers!  Mia Heartfield (Feature Writing); Jack Mercer (Informative Speaking); Georgina Guerrero (Spelling); Zara Van Alstyne (Spelling); Spelling Team of Georgina Guerrero, Zara Van Alstyne, Dawson Grubbs, and Sydney Craig. 

Lady Blues and Graham Steers Capture Team Championships at the Area Track Meet! Our Lady Blues and Graham Steers represented us well last night at the Area Track Meet. The Lady Blues won the Team Championship with 127 points. The Graham Steer won the Team Championship with 97 points.  Several qualified for the Regional Meet that will be held in Lubbock this coming week.  Congrats to Landon Herbert (Bronze- Shot Put), Chloe Menard (Long Jump) (Silver- Triple Jump), Daily Jourdan (Area Champion- Pole Vault), Colton Dunnam (Silver- Pole Vault), Trent Taylor (Bronze- Pole Vault), Rachel Grimsley (Triple Jump), Grace Taylor (Shot Put), Marcus Clark (Triple Jump), Will Hayes (Area Champion- Discus), Chloe Menard/Rosemary Schaffer/Cambrie Cowser/Claire Jones (Silver- 4 x 100 Relay), JJ Lee/Will Busey/Carson Trice/Daniel Gilbertson (Bronze- 4 x 100 Relay), Khloe Morris (Silver 800 M) (Bronze 1600 M), Summer Croxton (Area Champion 200 M) (Silver 100 M), Chloe Menard/Claire Jones/Rosemary Shaffer/Summer Croxton (Area Champion- 4 x 200 Relay), Marc Tate/Carson Trice/Trey Overcash/Daniel Gilbertson (4 x 200), Rosemary Shaffer (Silver 400 M), Cambrie Cowser (Bronze 300 M Hurdles), Xavier Reyes (Silver 300 M Hurdles), Will Busey/Greg Simental/Marc Tate/Daniel Gilbertson (Area Champion 1600 M Relay).

Rompin Stompin Big Blue Band- Today our RSB3 will be competing in the UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest at Wichita Falls High School. The JV band will compete at 10 am and the Varsity band will compete at 4:45 pm.  GOOD LUCK RSB3!

Lady Blues Softball- The Lady Blues will be in action this evening at Iowa Park! GO LADY BLUES… BEAT IP!

Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will take the mound tonight against Iowa Park at 7:00 pm. GO STEERS!

Graham Junior High School and Graham High School Earn High-Reliability Schools Level II Certification- For the past two years Graham ISD, in partnership with ESC 9, has participated in the Marzano High-Reliability School (HRS) framework to ground us in specific, research-based strategies for school improvement. Congratulations to GJHS and GHS on achieving Level II Certification!

School-Wide Vocabulary Program- This summer Graham ISD will host a professional development workshop called “Developing a School-Wide Vocabulary Program” delivered by Dr. Phil Warrick.  This training comes out of the district’s work with Marzano's High-Reliability Schools and has been implemented at Graham Junior High this year.  Because vocabulary instruction will be a primary district initiative for the 2019-2020 school year, we would like all teachers to attend the training on June 20, 2019.  Each teacher that attends will receive a $125 stipend for attendance.  Teachers are reminded that if you are unable to attend because of a prior commitment that cannot be resolved, please speak with your campus principal. 

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One song can spark a moment,

One flower can wake the dream

One tree can start a forest,

One bird can herald spring.

One smile begins a friendship,

One handclasp lifts a soul.

One star can guide a ship at sea,

One word can frame the goal.

One vote can change a nation,

One sunbeam lights a room.

One candle wipes out darkness,

One laugh will conquer gloom.

One step must start each journey,

One word must start each prayer.

One hope will raise our spirits,

One touch can show you care.

One voice can speak with wisdom.

One heart can know what's true.

One life can make the difference,

you see it's up to You!

Don't ever forget how very Important You Are!!!

Have a nice day and a “Wonederful” Easter Weekend!

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

Why shouldn’t you tell an Easter egg a joke?

It might crack up!

How does the Easter Bunny stay healthy?

Eggs-ercise, specifically hare-obics

How many Easter eggs can you put in an empty basket?

Only one—after that it’s not empty anymore!

Why did the Easter egg hide?

Because he was a little chicken.

Where does the Easter Bunny study medicine?

Johns Hopkins

Why won’t Easter eggs go out at night?

They don’t want to get beat up!

Why did the Easter Bunny have on a hat?

Because he was having a bad hare day.

Where does the Easter Bunny like to eat breakfast?

IHOP

What do you call a bunny with fleas?

Bugs Bunny

What is the Easter Bunny’s favorite kind of music?

Hip Hop