The Way to Success- Steer Nation Message 1-28-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

What is the Red River Promise? The Red River Promise is a partnership with North Central Texas College (NCTC) for the purpose of building a stronger college-going culture to produce students ready to achieve their educational goals and provide well-educated and trained graduates to strengthen our local and state-wide workforce. Graduating seniors from Graham High School are eligible to receive varied support services and the cost of tuition and fees for credit courses for up to two years or 60 credit hours. For more information go to  http://nctc.site/red-river-promise.html or contact the GHS counselor office. 

Graham High School Theatre Presents Junie B. Jones Jr. The Musical- Please join us at the GHS Auditorium this Sunday or Monday and celebrate the hard work of our students! It's gonna be super fun! Cast and crew: Abrianna Clay, Sara Peyton Dospapas, Joy McEnturff, Devynn Mishler, Grace Rios-Perkins, Rylee Ranger, Abigail Suffield, Ireland Wright, Rachel Bleeker, Jacey Gore, Marissa Hazelton, Tate Dunlap, Madison Freeman, Cristina Garcia, Noah Jilek, Hailey Jo Kennedy, Andie Meyers, Aubrey Thompson, Natalie Crawford, Stormie Gage, Abby Herring, Haedyn Moore, and Lee Pierce.

Lady Blue Basketball- Congratulations on the Tuesday evening victory over Burkburnett. The Lady Blues will host Iowa Park this evening at 6:00 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Lady Blues Soccer- The Lady Blues will be at Newton Field this evening at 5:30 pm versus Decatur. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Soccer- Congratulations on the Tuesday victory over Springtown. The Steers will be at home this evening vs Decatur.  The kickoff will be at approximately 6:45 pm. GO STEERS!

Graham Steer Basketball- The Steers will host Iowa Park this evening. Tip-off will be at approximately 7:30 pm. GO STEERS!

The Deadline to Register to Vote is January 31- Everywhere you turn, voting is being discussed - voting rights, voter integrity, and voter access. It’s no mystery why this topic is so important – because your vote is your voice and by exercising your right to vote, you have a say in how important decisions are made. Through your vote, you choose elected officials from the most local form of government (school boards) all the way up to the highest position on the ballot (governor, this year). The people you choose will make decisions that affect every educator, student, and parent in the state. Your vote is your power, and it is a big deal – if you use it.

Elections are coming.  To vote in the March 1, 2022, Primary Election, you must be registered to vote by January 31, 2022. 

To Do:

1. Make sure that you are registered to vote. Check your voter registration status here.

2. If you have moved recently, you may need to update your registration. Review this checklist to determine if you need to re-register.

3. If you need to register to vote, you can get started here.

4. If you have other questions about registering and voting, you can find some answers here.

5. Make sure to watch these League of Women Voters of Texas short videos if you need help.

1. How to update your voter registration online

2. Three ways to register to vote in Texas

3. How to check if you are registered to vote

 

The Way to Success…

A man is on a walkabout searching for his pass to success. Along the way, he meets a guru on the road and asks, “Which way is success?” The berobed, bearded sage speaks not but points to a place off in this distance.

The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in the appropriate direction. Suddenly, there comes a loud “Splat!!!”

Eventually, the man limps back, tattered and stunned, assuming that he must have misinterpreted the message. He repeats his question to the guru, who again points silently in the same direction. 

The man obediently walks off once more. This time the splat is deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloody, broken, tattered, and irate. “I asked you which way to success,” he screams at the guru. “I followed the direction you indicated and all I got was splatted! No more pointing! Talk!!!”

Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is this; “Success is that way. Just a little after the splat.”

I am not sure about success being just a little after the splat.  Over the past two years, I have personally witnessed success in spite of and during the “splat”.

BIG APPRECIATION for team GISD for how they continually have an “onward through the fog” mentality and remain steadfast in serving the students and community of Graham! 

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY! 

What did one wall say to the other wall? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

 

I’ll meet you in the corner!

 

 

Going the Second Mile- Steer Nation Message 1-22-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Young County Junior Livestock Show Creative Arts Contest- Congratulations to the following students on their success! Photography Senior Division Grand Champion: Alyssa Masterfield; Senior Division Reserve Champion: Linda Mann. Photography/Landscape and Nature - 1st Place: Linda Mann (RC). Photography/ Animals - 1st Place: Alyssa Masterfield (GC). Art Senior Division Grand Champion: Linda Mann; Senior Division Reserve Champion: Alyssa Masterfield. Art/Charcoal - 1st Place: Linda Mann (GC); Art/Charcoal - 2nd Place: Linda Mann; Art/Ink - 1st Place: Alyssa Masterfield (RC); Art/Ink - 2nd Place: Linda Mann; Art/Oil-Acrylic-Pastel - 1st Place: Bowen Boenisch; Art/Printmaking - 1st Place: Nayely Cervantes.

Young County Junior Livestock Show Animal Projects- Congratulations to the following students on their successes! Kash Whittenburg: Senior Cattle Showmen, 2nd Place Steer, 1st Place Lightweight Lamb, 2nd Place Lightweight Goat, 1st Place Mediumweight Goat, Reserve Mediumweight Division Goat. Josie Hannah: 4th and 5th Lightweight Goat, 4th place Lamb, 1st Place Heavyweight Buck, Grand Champion Buck, Grand Champion Breeder Rabbit, 4th Place Dark Cross Swine, 5th Place Lightweight Cross. Brailey Brooks: Senior Swine Showmen, 1st Place and Reserve Breed Champion Berk, 1st Place Hamp, 2nd Place Light Cross, 2nd Place Heavyweight Lamb, 10th Place Rabbit Meat Pen. Hailey Fuentes: 4th Place Fryer. Renna Brock: 3rd Place Fryer. Kolton Mathis: 7th Place Rabbit Meat Pen, 6th Place Goat, 3rd Place Goat, 5th Place Spot, 2nd Place Dark Cross, 1st Place Dark Cross, Breed Champion Dark Cross, Grand Champion Swine, Junior Swine Showmen. Mason Mathis: 7th and 8th Place Goat, 3rd Place Hamp, 2nd Place Dark Cross. Lance Browning: 6th Place Berk, Wood Division Champion. Lylah Cantwell: 3rd and 4th Place Goat, 6th Place Rabbit Meat Pen, 1st and 4th Place Berk. Kiya Cope: 5th, 6th, and 7th Place Goat. Axton Burrows: 1st Place OPB, Champion OPB, 2nd Place Duroc, Reserve Champion OPB. Brazos May: 2nd Place OPB, Reserve Champion OPB, 5th Place Hamp, 4th Place Dark Cross. Lela Allen: 3rd Place OPB. Laney Dundon: 4th Place Berk, 3rd Place Light Cross. Meea Noyola: 5th Place Berk, 4th Place Dark Cross. Adelyin Brown: 3rd Place Berk, 2nd Place Dark Cross. Maddy Erwin: 2nd Place Berk, 4th Place Hamp, 3rd Place Spot. Ellie Thornbrue: 2nd Place Berk, 1st Place Duroc, 1st Place Dark Cross. Scout May: 5th Place Hamp, 5th and 6th Place Dark Cross. Kutter Brooks: 6th Place Hamp. Felicity Werner: 6th Place York, 1st Place Spot, Champion OPB. Mckennon Harrison: 1st Place Spot, 5th Place Dark Cross. Brayelyn Brown: 3rd Place Dark Cross. Kylie Webb: 1st Place Berk, Breed Champion Berk, 3rd Place Dark Cross, 2nd Place Light Cross, Reserve Champion Light Cross. Creed Jordan: 4th Place Duroc, 2nd Place Hamp, 3rd Place Dark Cross. Bowen Boenisch: 4th Place Dark Cross, 2nd Place Dark Cross. Cody Epperson: 4th and 4th Place Dark Cross. Kimber Pratt: 2nd Place Dark Cross.

Lady Blues Soccer- Best of Luck in the Burkburnett BoomTown Tournament!

Graham Steer Soccer- Safe travel and good luck at the West Texas A&M (Canyon) Tournament! 

Lady Blue Basketball- Congratulations on the Tuesday evening victory over Vernon. The Lady Blues will host Mineral Wells this evening at 6:00 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Basketball- The Steers will be at home this evening vs Mineral Wells. Tip-off will be at approximately 7:30 pm. GO STEERS!

Care Enough to Vote- Make your voice heard about things that matter – register and vote!  

Everywhere you turn, voting is being discussed - voting rights, voter integrity, and voter access. It’s no mystery why this topic is so important – because your vote is your voice and by exercising your right to vote, you have a say in how important decisions are made. Through your vote, you choose elected officials from the most local form of government (school boards) all the way up to the highest position on the ballot (governor, this year). The people you choose will make decisions that affect every educator, student, and parent in the state. Your vote is your power, and it is a big deal – if you use it.

Elections are coming.  To vote in the March 1, 2022, Primary Election, you must be registered to vote by January 31, 2022. 

To Do:

1. Make sure that you are registered to vote. Check your voter registration status here.

2. If you have moved recently, you may need to update your registration. Review this checklist to determine if you need to re-register.

3. If you need to register to vote, you can get started here.

4. If you have other questions about registering and voting, you can find some answers here.

5. Make sure to watch these League of Women Voters of Texas short videos if you need help.

1. How to update your voter registration online

2. Three ways to register to vote in Texas

3. How to check if you are registered to vote

 

Going the Second Mile…

In the book THINK AGAIN, the author Adam Grant tells the story of Candice Walker. Ms. Walker worked in the chemotherapy center of the University of Michigan healthcare system. The patients on her floor LOVED Ms. Walker because she saw her mission to be not only protecting the fragile immune systems of the patients but to also care for their fragile emotions. She called her floor the House of Hope! 

Many a time, Candice was the first one to console families with coffee and bagels while their loved one went through treatment. She would cheer patients with funny stories of her cats or show them that she had accidentally worn one brown sock and one blue sock that day. One day when the elevator doors opened, a patient was on the elevator floor crying in pain. Others looked at each other unsure of what to do. Not Candice! She immediately put the patient in a wheelchair and rushed her to urgent treatment. Later the lady called Candice “my savior”. 

I know that you are thinking that Ms. Walker is only doing the things expected of trained healthcare workers. We all hope that our doctors, nurses, and social workers working in a hospital setting will have the skills and heart that she showed. Here’s the thing: Candice Walker was not a doctor, nor a nurse, nor a social worker. She was a custodian assigned to the chemotherapy center. All of her acts of kindness and quick actions were in addition to her primary mission of keeping the center clean and sterile. Ms. Walker saw her job as going the “second mile” for patients at the center.

I am sure there are hundreds of stories of teachers, custodians, cafeteria workers, maintenance personnel, bus drivers in our district who understand that their job is really much more than a job description. What are the stories in our district? I encourage you to share them with me and your colleagues!

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY! 

What did one friend say to another about his design for an invisible airplane? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

I can’t see it taking off!

 

 

 

 

More Tips- Steer Nation Message 1-14-21

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GHS Cheer- Best of luck to our Cheer Squad as they compete today in the UIL Spirit Championships of Texas!

RSB3 Region Jazz Band- Good luck Friday and Saturday at the Region Jazz Band Contest in Eastland!

Lady Blues Soccer- The Lady Blues are hosting Sweetwater this evening at 5:30 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Soccer- The Lady Blues are at home this evening vs Sweetwater. The contest will begin at approximately 7:30 following the Lady Blues game. GO STEERS!

Lady Blue Basketball- The Lady Blues will be at home vs Hirschi at 6:00 pm this evening. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Basketball- The Steers will host Hirschi this evening at 7:30 pm. GO STEERS!

Young County Junior Live Stock Show- Good luck to our students who are competing in the Young County Junior Live Stock Show! I encourage you to come out to support our students!

 

Care Enough to Vote- Make your voice heard about things that matter – register and vote!

Everywhere you turn, voting is being discussed - voting rights, voter integrity, and voter access. It’s no mystery why this topic is so important – because your vote is your voice and by exercising your right to vote, you have a say in how important decisions are made. Through your vote, you choose elected officials from the most local form of government (school boards) all the way up to the highest position on the ballot (governor, this year). The people you choose will make decisions that affect every educator, student, and parent in the state. Your vote is your power, and it is a big deal – if you use it.

Elections are coming.  To vote in the March 1, 2022, Primary Election, you must be registered to vote by January 31, 2022. Some states make it super easy to vote, through automatic voter registration, online voter registration, and Election Day registration at the polls. Unfortunately, some states make it a little harder and put up some extra hoops. In fact, that is what much of the discussion out there is about. Texas educators are tough and won’t be deterred easily. We will register; we will research candidates; and we will vote! As the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday approaches, we remember his wise words, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

To Do:

1. Make sure that you are registered to vote. Check your voter registration status here.
2. If you have moved recently, you may need to update your registration. Review this checklist to determine if you need to re-register.
3. If you need to register to vote, you can get started here.
4. If you have other questions about registering and voting, you can find some answers here.
5. Make sure to watch these League of Women Voters of Texas short videos if you need help.
1. How to update your voter registration online
2. Three ways to register to vote in Texas
3. How to check if you are registered to vote

More TIPS For a Great 2022…

• Spend some time alone.  Constant socializing can be draining.

• Open your mind to change, but don’t let new ideas dilute your principles.

• Live an honorable life.  When you get older, you’ll be glad you did.

• Judge your success by what you had to give up getting it.

• Remember that not getting what you want may be the best thing that never happened to you.

• Never interrupt when you are being flattered.

• Mind your own business.

• Trust in God but lock your car.
  
  

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY! 

How do you make the number one disappear? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

You just add a G and it’s gone!

 

 

Tips for a Great 2022- Steer Nation Message 1-7-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GPEF Harlem Wizards Event- The Graham Public Education will be hosting the Harlem Wizards for an

evening of family fun on Thursday, January 13, 2022! The event will provide laughs and a high-flying interactive show including a team of Graham ISD's finest educators!!!

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TODAY AT

https://harlemwizards.thundertix.com/events/193030

 

Lady Blues Soccer- Good luck at the Springtown Tournament! GO LADY BLUES!

Lady Blue Basketball- The Lady Blues will host Burkburnett at 6:00 pm this evening. GO LADY BLUES!

Young County Junior Live Stock Show- Mark your calendars for January 12-15. I encourage you to come out to support our students!

GISD Facility Study- In June of 2021, the Graham ISD Board of Trustees approved Huckabee Architects to conduct a facility study focused on our elementary campuses. The Facility Assessment Summary can be viewed at this LINK. The complete facility document is being finalized and will be made available soon.

Please note... this information will be used for planning purposes and at this time no decision has been made regarding the future alignments of grades, the long-term use of our current facilities, or the addition of facilities.

If you have any questions, please contact Sonny Cruse at sonny.cruse@grahamisd.com or 940-549-0595. 

 

TIPS For a Great 2022…

Happy New Year! Regardless of whether you are a “resolution person”, I encourage you to reflect and adopt one or more of these simple tips to a great beginning of 2022. 

• Say, “Bless you,” when you hear someone sneeze.

• Don’t let a little squabble damage a good friendship.

• When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

• Smile when picking up the phone.  The caller will hear it in your voice.

• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

• Read more books and watch less TV.

•  In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation.  Don’t bring up the past.

• Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.  People who don’t have dreams will never accomplish much.

• Never let your mouth get ahead of your head.

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY! 

Why should you never yell into a colander? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

It will strain your voice!