GOOD MORNING & HAPPY THURSDAY! HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!
Legislative Advocacy- As you are aware, the Texas Legislature is currently in session. Our Texas Legislators are Senator Drew Springer and Representative David Spiller.
I encourage you to be informed and to contact Senator Springer and Representative Spiller regarding legislation that will impact public education in general and Graham ISD. A great place to begin is by reading the legislative priorities of the associations that support public education. The ones I have reviewed so far are linked below.
GHS Art Students Earn Medals at the Regional Visual Arts Scholastic Event- This Saturday, eight GHS artists took 12 pieces to our Regional Visual Arts Scholastic Event contest in Wichita Falls. Students are interviewed individually and then given a rating based on the combined scores from their artwork and interview. Scores are awarded from 1-4, with 4 being the highest and receiving a medal. All eight of our students earned medals at this regional event!
Ten of the twelve pieces scored a 4, and one piece by Roselyn Barbosa-Vizcaino advanced to the State contest in April! This is the third year Roselyn has participated in VASE and the second time her artwork has advanced to the State contest.
Regional VASE medalists: Roselyn Barbosa-Vizcaino, Tristen Roberts, Madalin Singleton, Jacey Gore, Jamie Burleson, Madison Dyess, Alison Mullens, and Sophia Moncrief. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GHS ARTISTS!
One Act Play Advances to Bi-District Contest- Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Book of Everything on their advancement to the Bi-District contest! Also congratulation to Kirra Smith - All-Star Tech Award; Hailey Jo Kennedy - Honorable Mention All-Star Cast; Madison Freeman - All-Star Cast; Rebekah Gilbertson - All-Star Cast; Sara Peyton Dospapas - Best Performer. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAST & CREW!!!
GHS FCCLA Advance Three to State- Graham High School FCCLA competed at Regionals this past weekend. Our students represented us well! We had three students advance to State. Congratulation Ella Centers and Ireland Wright- 4th in Food Innovations; Jessica Sulley- 1st in Early Childhood Education Thank you, Mrs. Walls and Mrs. Harshman for your leadership!
Lady Blues Golf- Congratulations to our Lady Blues golf team on their 2nd-Place finish at the LB Invitational!
Youth Art Month- Students from Graham ISD will be displaying their creative works at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center (OPOMAC) from March 8-31, 2023. The exhibit is open to the public. We hope you will find time to visit the OPOMAC and enjoy the artwork from our students.
Lady Blues Softball- The Lady Blues Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Due to the weather, the schedule will be amended as necessary. Please go to the Lady Blues Softball Facebook page to track the schedule changes. GO LADY BLUES!
Life Test…
One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor handed out the question paper with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot in the center of the page.
The professor seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.” The confused students got started on the inexplicable task. At the end of the class, the professor took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with no exceptions described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet etc.
After all had been read, the classroom was silent. The professor began to explain, “I am not going to grade you on this, I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot and the same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a gift given to us by God with love and care. We always have reasons to celebrate, nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see every day.”
“However, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots, the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, the disappointment with friends etc. The dark spots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life positively!”
Have a nice day, unless you have already made other plans…take care of yourself and others!
CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY:
If spaghetti made a movie, what would it be called? (Scroll down for the answer.)
MISSION: IM-PASTA-BLE!
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