Mistake... Steer Nation Message 3-25-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GHS One-Act Play UIL Bi-District Contest- GHS competed at Bi-District Competition today in Stephenville. Although we didn’t advance, we are incredibly proud of our students and directors!  Congratulations to the following superlatives Outstanding Technician- Kylee Daily. Honorable Mention All-Star Cast- Lee Pierce. All-Star Cast- Sara Dospapas.

Lady Blues Soccer- The Lady Blues Bi-District playoff game will be at 4:00 pm today at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene vs Snyder. GOOD LUCK AND GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Soccer- The Steers will face San Angelo Lakeview at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene following the girl's contest (approximately 6:00 pm). GO STEERS!!

GHS Art Student Medal at the Regional Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE)- The following students recently competed and medaled at the Regional Visual Arts Scholastic Event, (VASE).  Earning a medal for their artwork means these artists scored the highest possible rating of 4, based on points earned from both their artwork and a corresponding interview with judges. Congratulations to Alyssa Masterfield, Vanessa Lucio, Linda Mann, Emily Odom, Grace Rios-Perkins, Kristyn Hess, Roselyn Barbosa-Vizcaino, Chloe Gauna, and McKynna Bozeman!!!

GHS UIL Academic District Meet- Congratulations to all of the students who competed in the District Academic Meet that was held at GHS on Tuesday, March 22nd. The following students placed their respective events: 

Number Sense 

Joseph Roberts -3rd - Advancing to Regionals

Audrey Witherspoon -6th

Current Issues and Events

Rylee McChristian - 2nd - Advancing to Regionals

2nd Place Team - Rylee McChristian, Nathan Pinson, Lee Pierce, 

Copy Editing

Jazlyn Van Alstyne-2nd -Advancing to Regionals

News Writing

Jennifer Martinez -3rd - Advancing to Regionals.

Computer Applications 

Nathan Pinson -1st - Advancing to Regionals

Abigail Herring - 4th 

Accounting 

Anthony Blodgett -1st  - Advancing to Regionals

Travis Anderle  - 2nd - Advancing  to Regionals

Seth Flowers - 3rd - Advancing to Regionals

Lawson Wenninger - 4th 

1st Place Team - Advancing to Regionals as a Team.

Science 

Audrey Witherspoon tied for 5th 

Joseph Roberts tied for 5th 

Feature Writing 

Mia Heartfield - 2nd - Advancing to Regionals

Spelling and Vocabulary 

Dawson Grubbs - 1st - Advancing to Regionals. 

Georgina Guerrero - 2nd - Advancing to Regionals

Jazlyn Van Alstyne - 3rd - Advancing to Regionals

1st Place Team - advancing to Regionals as a Team Dawson Grubbs, Georgina Guerrero, Jazlyn Van Alstyne, and Vanessa Lucio. 

Editorial Writing

Lillian Graham - 3rd - Advancing to Regionals

Mathematics

Audrey Witherspoon - 5th 

Denys Klymenko - 6th 

2nd Place Math Team Audrey Witherspoon, Denys Klymenko, Rylee McChristian, and Kenadie Morrison. 

Headline Writing

Lawson Marin - 2nd - advanced to Regional Competition. 

Prose Interpretation

Rebekah Gilbertson - 1st -  advanced to Regional Comp. 

Sara Peyton Dospapas - 5th 

Social Studies

Brenda Wilborn - 5th 

 

 

Lady Blues Track- Congratulations to the Lady Blues on earning the Team Championship at the Springtown Relays!

Lady Blue Softball- The Lady Blues will be at Mineral Wells this evening. First pitch will be at 6:00 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Baseball- Congratulations on the 5-0 shutout over Burk on Wednesday to open district play! The Steers will be on the road at Burkburnett this evening. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.  The Steers also have a home game schedule for 2:00 pm on Saturday vs Godley. GO STEERS!

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Tennis- The GHS tennis tennis will be competing at Abilene High School today and tomorrow. Good Luck Lady Blue and Steers!

GHS Art Show- MARK YOUR CALENDAR-  Everyone is invited to a reception celebrating our student's Spring Art Show at the OPOMAC on March 30 from 5:00-6:30!  It is a come-and-go event showcasing more than 220 pieces of work done by the Graham High School students this year.  

 

Mistake…

Albert Einstein once wrote on a chalkboard:

9 x 1 = 9

9 x 2 = 18

9 x 3 = 27

9 x 4 = 36

9 x 5 = 45

9 x 6 = 54

9 x 7 = 63

9 x 8 = 72

9 x 9 = 81

9 x 10 = 91

Suddenly chaos erupted in the classroom because Einstein made a mistake. Obviously, the correct answer to 9 × 10 isn’t 91. And all his students ridiculed him.

Einstein waited for everyone to be silent and said: “Despite the fact that I analyzed nine problems correctly, no one congratulated me. But when I made one mistake, everyone started laughing. This means that even if a person is successful, society will notice his slightest mistake. And they'll like that.

So don't let criticism destroy your dreams. The only person who never makes a mistake is someone who does nothing."

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

Why did the frog have a long face? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

 

He was un-hoppy!

 

 

Keep Calm and Eat Popcorn- Steer Nation Message 3-11-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GHS OAP UIL District Contest- “Break a Leg” wishes to the cast and crew (Sara Peyton Dospapas, Jackson Kidd, Grace Rios-Perkins, Rachel Blecker, Marissa Hazelton, Ellie Wooldridge, Madison Freeman, Jacob Huitt, Denys Klymenko, Mercy Claire Adams, Kate Carrillo, Natalie Crawford, Kylee Ann Daily, Stormie Gage, Lee Pierce, Emilee Riggins) of the Graham High Theater troop today as they present their 2022 One Act Play- The Girl in the White Pinafore at 10:00 am this morning at the Graham Memorial Auditorium.

New Playground for Crestview Elementary- On Wednesday evening, the Graham ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved an allocation of $435,500.00 from the district's fund balance (savings account) for a new playground at Crestview Elementary. Below is the draft design for the playground. Exact color schemes are to be determined. Additionally, the district made the decision to go with an artificial turf option for the playground surface. 

 

Lady Blue Softball- The Lady Blues are hosting its home tournament this Friday and Saturday. Today, the Lady Blues will play Snyder (4:00 pm) and Pampa (5:45 pm). On Saturday, the Lady Blues will play Muenster (12:30 pm) and Petrolia (5:45 pm). GO LADY BLUES!

Lady Blues Soccer- The Lady Blues will host Stephenville on Saturday at 2:00 pm! GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Soccer- The Steers will be at Newton Field at 4:00 pm tomorrow vs Stephenville. GO STEERS!!

Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will be in tournament play today and tomorrow vs Pampa, Community Christian, and Krum. See the district calendar on the GISD website for details. GO STEERS!

 

Keep Calm and Eat Popcorn…

Recently Barry Haenisch of the Texas Association of Community Schools shared an interesting article about popcorn. It was a short article filled with interesting facts. For instance, did you know that…

• Popcorn was first “discovered” around 5,000 B.C.?

• It didn’t make it to America until the 1820s?

• It wasn’t until 1848 that the word popcorn first appeared in a dictionary?

• Initially, theater owners resisted selling popcorn in theaters, and it wasn’t until the Great Depression that movie theaters and popcorn were forever connected?

All of the information in the short article was news to me, but of course, I immediately had a real hankering for some popcorn. Now that I’m older and lazy, I don’t even pop my own popcorn anymore.

After discovering Chaos Movie Buttered Popcorn pre-popped and in a stay-fresh-bag, now all I need are scissors to enjoy the treat…and enjoy I did!

I was surprised when I continued to read about popcorn to discover that a lot of research has been done about the people who consume popcorn and the way they consume it. It has been discovered that the manner in which a person eats popcorn reveals more about the person’s personality traits than they suspected. In fact, as a school leader charged with hiring the best staff available, who would have thought eating popcorn with a person might be a better hiring tool than all of the inventories and interview questioning in the world?

Try these research facts on for size:

• 48% of introverts are “popcorn pickers” who eat their popcorn one kernel at a time.

• 40% of popcorn eaters admit to mindlessly consuming the snack by the handful. Personality-wise the “grabbers” tend to be extroverts who also enjoy sharing their popcorn with others.

• Perfectionists were found to be a mix of “grabbers” and “pickers”, and they were least likely to be selfish with over 98% willing to share popcorn.

• Slower eaters, it was discovered, tend to prefer routines and can be stubborn.

• Fast eaters are generally less selfish, put others first, and are more extroverted.

As we are in the midst of “hiring season”, I wonder if it may be more effective to take prospective new employees to a movie theater and share a bag of popcorn instead of using our existing screening and interview process. :) 

The researcher did warn, however, that we might want to take the results of this survey with a grain of salt -or butter if you are feeling adventurous!

 

Have a great Spring Break!

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

Who ordered the corn to pop? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

 

The Kernel!

 

 

Watch Your...- Steer Nation Message 3-4-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Woodland Students Participating in the Elementary Honor Choir Festival- Narumi Almendariz Diaz, Natalee Brooks, Evaline Birdwell, Macyn Pinkston, and Charlie Sanders auditioned this past fall and were selected to participate in the Elementary Choir Festival being held in Wichita Falls tomorrow at 4:30 pm. Congratulations to these students! Thanks a ton to Mrs. Day (CV Elementary and Mrs. Sanders (GHS) for working with them!

Lady Blues Soccer- Congratulations on the Tuesday night victory over Mineral Wells! The Lady Blues will be at Brownwood this evening! GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Soccer- Congrats on the Tuesday night victory over Mineral Wells!  The Steers will be on the road this evening at Brownwood. GO STEERS!!

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Tennis- Good luck today in Denton! GO LADY BLUES AND STEERS!

Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will be in action at Bowie this morning vs Sanger and at Wichita Falls on Saturday vs Snyder and Breckenridge.  GO STEERS!

GHS OAP Public Performance- Mark Your Calendar- The Graham High Theatre troop will present their 2022 One Act Play at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Graham Memorial Auditorium. The UIL District One Act Play contest will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022. The GHS show will be the first performance of the day. Hop to see you there!

 

Watch Your…

Watch your thoughts; they become your words.

Watch your words; they become your actions.

Watch your actions; they become your habits.

Watch your habits; they become your character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Have an awesome day… Take care of yourself and others!

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY! 

What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?

 

 

 

Carrot!