I Believe- Steer Nation Message 10-29-21

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Tennis District Honors-  Congratulations to these excellent student-athletes on receiving District 5-4A Honors. Academic All-District- Sydney Jensen, Reagan Birdwell, Haedyn Moore, Rebekah McCord, John Upton, Luke Qualls, Scott Grimes, Joshua Gipson, Dustin Robinson. Freshman of the Year- Joshua Gipson.

Lady Blues Volleyball- Congratulations to the Lady Blues on earning the second place seed headed into the playoffs. The Lady Blues will be playing a warm-up game at GHS vs Sweetwater at 4:30 pm today. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steers Football Senior Night- Tonight is Senior Night at Newton Field. The Senior Night introductions will begin at 6:30 pm. The kickoff vs Mineral Wells will be at 7:00 pm. GO STEERS!!!

Rompin Stompin Big Blue Band (RSB3)- The RSB3 will be competing at the Area contest tomorrow in Denton at Denton Collins High School.  Our performance time is 5:15 pm. GOOD LUCK RSB3! 

Steer Stampede- This Friday will be the conclusion of the Stampede. The booster club wants all participants to wear any jersey, uniform, or gear they have from activities they have participated in. While we may all wear a different name or uniform, WE ARE ALL GRAHAM. No costumes are allowed on the fields, but please come ready to run as fast as possible to support ALL our role models under the lights Friday night.

We have truly enjoyed seeing the BRIGHT FUTURE of GRAHAM HS run across that field.

BIG SHOUT OUT to Texoma Metals for sponsoring the Steer Stampede and to the STAMPEDE Mommas... Brandie Louder, Krista Wheeler, Penny Spurlin, Phoung Epperson, Megan Acosta, and Linsey Taylor for getting everything organized!

I Believe…

I believe... that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe...that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe...that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe...that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe...that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.  And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe...that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I believe...that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe...that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe...that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you… you will find the strength to help.

I believe...that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe...that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

I believe...I will have a nice day and wish the same to you!

Have a nice day and a grand weekend…take care of yourselves and others! 

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY!

• Why do ghosts go on diets? So they can keep their ghoulish figures.

• Where does a ghost go on vacation? Mali-boo.

• What is in a ghost’s nose? Boo-gers.

• Why did the policeman ticket the ghost on Halloween? It didn’t have a haunting license.

• What does a panda ghost eat? Bam-BOO!

• What's a ghost's favorite dessert? I-Scream!

• Where do ghosts buy their food? At the ghost-ery store!

• How do you know when a ghost is sad? He starts boo hooing.

Bees- Steer Nation Message 10-22-21

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GHS Theatre- You are invited to attend the GHS Theatre department performances of  The Littlefield Gazette Does Not End Today by Don Zolidis. This new play is about a small-town newspaper struggling to stay alive in today's increasingly digital age. This play is full of humor, heart, and humanity. Please come support our incredible students either Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm, or both times! Saturdays Cast: Stormie Gage, Madison Freeman, Sara Dospapas, Rylee Ranger, Lee Pierce, Cristina Garcia, Abrianna Clay, Haedyn Moore, Jordan Redner, Makayla Schenker. Sunday's Cast: Lyric Hazelton, Natalie Crawford, Ellie Wooldridge, Rachel Bleeker, Kumar Mittal, Marissa Hazelton, Haedyn Moore, Jordan Redner, Makayla Schenker. Crew: Kylee Ann, Jayden Frost, Corin Slater, Abigail Herring, Andie Meyers, Patricia Figueroa. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door and online at https://www.grahamisd.com/272594_2. 

GHS Fishing Team- Congratulations to Bowen Boenisch and Hayden Horn! They placed 23rd out of 262 boats in the Texas High School Bass Association Tournament on Lake Texoma last weekend.

Lady Blues Volleyball- The Lady Blues defeated Burkburnett in a five-game set on Tuesday evening. The team is on the road in Vernon this afternoon at 4:30 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steers Football- The Steers will face the Vernon Lions at 7:00 pm this evening in Vernon. GO STEERS!!!

Lady Blues Cross Country- The District Champion Lady Blues Cross-Country team will compete in the UIL Regional Meet in Lubbock this coming Monday. Wishing you safe travels and good luck!

Graham Steer Cross Country- The Steers Cross-Country Team will be competing in the UIL Regional Meet in Lubbock this coming Monday. Best of luck and safe travels!

Rompin Stompin Big Blue Band (RSB3)- The RSB3 earned a rating of “1” last Saturday at the UIL Regional Marching Contest and advances to the Area contest that will be held on Saturday, October 30 in Denton at Denton Collins High School.  Our performance time is 5:15 pm. CONGRATULATIONS RSB3! 

Bees…

I recently ran across a story that impressed me. While I cannot vouch for its veracity, I do appreciate the lesson it teaches. Here it is:

“My dad has bees. Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten from the hives. He took the lid off of a five-gallon bucket of honey and on top of the honey were three little bees struggling. They were covered in sticky honey and drowning. I asked if we could help them, and he said he was sure they would not survive. Casualties of honey collection, I suppose.

I asked him again if we could at least get them out and kill them quickly. After all, he was the one who taught me to put a suffering animal (or bug) out of its misery. He finally conceded and scooped the bees out of the bucket. He put them in an empty yogurt container and put the container outside. 

Because he had disrupted the hive with the earlier collection, there were bees flying all over outside. We put the three little bees in the container on a bench and left them to their fate. My dad called me outside a little while later to show me what was happening. These three little bees were surrounded by their sisters (all of the bees are female), and they were cleaning the sticky, nearly dead bees, helping them to get all the honey off of their bodies. We came back a short time later and there was only one little bee left in the container. She was still being tended to by her sisters. When it came time for me to leave, we checked one last time. All three of the bees had been cleaned off to fly away, and the container was empty.

Those three little bees were alive because they were surrounded by family and friends who would not give up on them; family and friends who refused to let them drown and resolved to help until the last bee could be set free. We could all learn a thing or two from these bees.”

Hopefully, this is a lesson that we all experienced during the last year-and-a-half of the pandemic. When it seems that the “weight of the world” was on our shoulders, it helps when a friend or colleague is available to help carry the load. Sometimes it is a neighboring teacher who saves the day. My hope is that someone in our Graham ISD family has played that role for you from time to time.

As we prepare for winter with its cold weather and indoor activities and the continuation of COVID outbreaks, etc., never hesitate to lean on a friend or colleague to help you “fly.”

Remember to be smart… be safe… and be kind!

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY!

Why did the ice cream truck break down? (Scroll down for the answer.)

Because of the Rocky Road!

 

Life on the Fly- Steer Nation Message 10-15-21

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Lady Blues Cross Country- The Lady Blues are the Cross-Country District 5-4A District Champions! Individual results are Madi Wilde- 1st, Macee Wilde- 2nd, Kylee Miller- 15th, Alejandra Barrios- 19th, Olivia Pettus- 22nd, Alexa Palacios- 25th, and Michel Graham- 26th. Congratulations on the team's District Championship!

Graham Steer Cross Country- The Steers finished 2nd at the District Cross Country meet. Individual results are Marcos Herrera- 1st place, Holton Weatherman 5th Pl., Christain Coyac- 10th Pl., Ben Williams- 18th Pl., Nathan Palacios- 20th Pl., Levi May- 21st Pl., and Guerin Pettus- 27th Pl. Congratulations on a great district meet!

Rompin Stompin Big Blue Band (RSB3)- The RSB3 will be competing in the UIL Region Marching Contest tomorrow (Saturday) at Mineral Wells High School. The RSB3 is set to perform at 3:45 pm. GO BIG BLUE BAND!!!

Lady Blues Volleyball- The Lady Blues are hosting Iowa Park this afternoon at 4:30. I encourage everyone to pack the gym… be loud… be proud and support the Lady Blues in beating the Lady Hawks.  GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steers Football- The Steers vs Iowa Park contest will kickoff at 7:00 pm this evening. We hope to see everyone there supporting the Steers to a victory over IP. GO STEERS!!!

Steers and Lady Blooms Floral Club-  Attention GISD Staff- The Graham HS Advanced Floral Design class is continuing an aspect of the class that will bring the students additional knowledge and experience while providing community members a good product at a great price. This program is known as the “Steers and Lady Blooms Floral Club”. Each month an appropriately themed arrangement will be designed and arranged by members of the Graham Advanced Floral Design class. This program is designed to give students extra experience beyond the financial limits of the class. Please consider a $20-25 donation a month for the duration of the subscription or a one-time donation of $75 to cover the entire fall semester donation. We accept cash or checks, please make all checks payable to Graham FFA. Donations will be accepted the week of or time of delivery. The fall semester subscription will cover the months of October, November, and December. A new subscription will be available in January that will cover the spring semester. We also invite you to participate in our vase/container recycling program that allows us to reuse vases and containers for future arrangements and allows us to spend more money on the arrangement itself, rather than the container. To participate please complete this form Steers and Lady Blooms Floral Club by 5 pm on October 19th. The subscriptions will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. We appreciate your support of the Graham Floral Design class. If you have questions, please contact kaitlyn.blaylock@grahamisd.com or 940.549.1504 x 1403.

Life on the Fly…

An old man and a young man are playing golf together.  The young man hits his tee shot and it lands 20 yards in front of a large pine tree blocking the green.  The young man asks for advice.

"You know, sonny," says the old man, "when I was your age, I'd hit that ball right over that tree."

So the young man digs in, swings as hard as he can, and smacks the ball right into the tree.  It ricochets back and lands right in front of the two golfers.

"Of course, when I was your age," says the old man, "that tree was only about ten feet tall."

Sometimes it appears that others have skills or luck that we simply miss.  In reality, they dealt with or deal with what happens in their life based on their current circumstances and obstacles.  It is often unfair to compare our situation with others, because the conditions and external factors may be far different.  It has been my experience that we must at times "live life on the fly".  There is no absolute script, nor can we rely on the experience of others to always guide our way.  We need to value the example of others, but in the end, it will be our responsibility to evaluate the conditions, understand the consequences, and execute with our maximum skills.

Have a nice day...take care of yourself and others!

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY!

Where do baby apes sleep? (Scroll down for the answer.)

In Apricots!

 

Unique Purpose- Steer Nation Message 10-8-21

Good Morning and Happy Homecoming Friday!

GHS Art Community Exhibit- Congratulations to our selected artists for the Mogurt Mini-Exhibit - coming soon! The selected artists

include Ellie Wooldridge, Roselyn Barbosa-Vizcaino, Hailey Herpeche, Brielle Bergeson, Esmee Villanueva, Libby Reedy, Kai Moncrief,

and Aly Cox. Thank you again to our sponsors: Kendra Irby, Randy Andrews, and Weatherbee Real Estate, who sponsored funding for

our frames. Stay tuned for the days/times you can stop by this local mini-exhibit.

Lady Blues Cross Country- The Lady Blues competed in the Stephenville Thrill of the Hill Meet on Wednesday. The top two

Graham finishers were Macee Wilde- 34th- 13:42 and Olivia Pettus- 14:00. 

Graham Steer Cross Country- On Wednesday, the Steers competed in the Stephenville Meet. The top two Graham finishers in the

5000 Meter Run were Marcos Herrera- 6th Place- 17:26.43 and Holton Weatherman- 30th- 19:10.65.

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Tennis- This Wednesday Graham was victorious over Hirschi 13-6. Congratulations!

Graham Steers Football- The Steers will be on the road at Bridgeport. Kick-off is set for 7:00 pm  Tickets can be purchased at

www.bridgeportisd.net/onlinetickets. GO STEERS!

Lady Blues Volleyball- The Lady Blues are hosting Vernon at 4:30 pm this afternoon.  GO LADY BLUES…BEAT THE LADY LIONS! 

Rompin Stompin Big Blue Band (RSB3)- The RSB3 will be competing in the Seymour Marching Festival tomorrow.  Best of luck

to the RSB3!

 

Unique Purpose…

The razor blade is sharp but can’t cut a tree; the axe is strong but can’t cut hair.

Everyone is important according to their own unique purpose. 

Never look down on anyone unless you are admiring their shoes!

 

Have a nice day...take care of yourself and others!

 

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY!

Why did the chicken cross the playground? (Scroll down for the answer.)

To get to the other slide!

 

Struggles vs Blessings- Steer Nation Message 10-1-21

Good Morning and Happy Homecoming Friday!

Homecoming Friday Schedule- Pep Rally- 1:05 pm; RSB3 Marching Performance 6:25 pm; Steer Stampede- 645ish; Steers Kickoff vs Midland Greenwood- 7:00 pm.; Halftime- Midland Greenwood Band Marching Performance then Homecoming Festivities. GO STEERS!

Lady Blues Volleyball- Congrats on the Tuesday victory over the Hirschi Lady Huskies! The Lady Blues will host Burkburnett at 4:30 pm this afternoon. GO LADY BLUES…BEAT THE LADY BULLDOGS! 

Rompin Stompin Big Blue Band (RSB3)- The RSB3 will be competing in the Mineral Wells Marching Festival tomorrow at Mineral Wells High School. Best of luck to the RSB3!

Pink Out T-Shirts- Key Club Pink Out shirt sales will be open until NOON on Oct 7th and can be ordered with the link http://www.andersonranchdesign.com/ghs_pink_out/shop/home. Shirts will be ready for pick up in front of the GHS gym from 4-5 pm on Wednesday, Oct 13th. All proceeds will benefit members of our Graham Community who are fighting breast cancer. Contact tracy.pippins@grahamisd.com if you have any questions. 

 

Struggles vs Blessings…

Grandpa gave each of his two grandkids a rock and a lollipop. AND had them walk down the road and back with the rock in their shoe and the lollipop in their mouth. You should’ve heard the grumbling.

They couldn’t walk normally because the rock was so uncomfortable. They were limping and staggering just trying to get back to their grandpa.  When they came back inside, and grandpa asked them what it was like for them to walk around like that. The answers varied but most talked about how hard it was to walk around with the rock in their shoe. Nobody mentioned how sweet the lollipop was in their mouth.  

We often fail to realize blessings. Even though we may have many “lollipops,” we tend to focus on the “rocks” in our shoes. We put too much focus on the struggles of life!

Please take a brief moment this morning to reflect on the sweet lollipops in your life!!!

Have a nice day...take care of yourself and others!

 

 

 

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY!

What do you call a bear with no teeth? (Scroll down for the answer.)

A Gummy Bear!