Steer Nation Message 4-29-22 Buttermilk Biscuits

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Graham Public Education Foundation (GPEF) Awards $140,388.71 in Teacher Grants! Thanks a ton to GPEF for supporting our staff and students. For a complete list of this year's awarded grants please select this link- 2022 GPEF Grants

 

Smokin Steers Competing at the State BBQ Contest- Best of luck this weekend to our Smokin Steers BBQ Team of Landon Locker,Jesus Lucio, Lucio Arvizu, and Bryan Sanchez as they compete in the State Championships at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TX.

Smokin Steers Competing at the State BBQ Contest- Best of luck this weekend to our Smokin Steers BBQ Team of Landon Locker, Jesus Lucio, Lucio Arvizu, and Bryan Sanchez as they compete in the State Championships at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, TX.

UIL Spelling and Vocabulary Team Qualifies for State- The team of Dawson Grubbs, Georgina Guerrero, Jazzlyn Van Alstyne, and Vanessa Lucio won the Regional Championship and qualified for the State contest. This is the team’s third consecutive trip to State! Dawson Grubbs was 1st at Regionals, Georgina Guerrero was 2nd, and Jazzlyn Van Alstyne was 5th! Congratulations and good luck at State on May 6!!!

GHS Track Regional Qualifiers-  A number of our track athletes have qualified to compete in the UIL Regional Track Meet this Friday and Saturday. Congratulations to Marcos Herrera, Colton Weatherman, Dario Rendon, Yahir Hernandez, Dominic Monroy, Adam Busey, and Rylie Melton advanced for the Steers, and Taylor Wilborn, Emilee Gordy, Mary Lyndell Graham, Braylee Mayes, Cambrie Cowser, Emma Parker, Lillian Graham, Georgia Martin, and Rachel Grimsley advanced for the Lady Blues!  We will also have a couple of alternates going in Hannah Williams and Camden Thorne.

Lady Blues Softball Bi-District Series vs Lampasas- Game 1- Thursday, April 28, Graham @ Lampasas at 6:00 pm. Game 2- Friday, April 29- Lampasas @ Graham at 6:00 pm. Game 3 (if needed)- Saturday, April 30- Graham vs Lampasas @ Stephenville @ 1:00 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

GHS FFA Success- Oil Belt District Convention- Erica Poppelwell and Lela Chisolm were both voted onto the 2022-2023 District Officer Team. These students had to take a test, interview with a board of judges, and give a speech in front of 60 voting delegates. Speaking Development Event- Extemporaneous Speaking- 1st-Brailey Brooks, 4th- Travis Anderle. Junior Prepared Speaking- 5th- Brazier Joy. Texas FFA State CDE Contest- The Horse Team of Lela Chisolm, Brycen Rogers, Jaton Hearne, and Brycen Rogers placed 3rd at area and were ranked 58th at state. The Wool Team of Kaci Reese, Hailey Fuentes, KayCee Mixon, and Brailey Brooks placed 6th at area and were ranked 43rd at state. The Plant ID Team of Creed Jordan, Kayla Shifflett, and Lela Allen were ranked 34th at the state contest. The Cotton Team of Bowen Boenisch, Cody Epperson, Brazier Joy, and Brayden Grubbs were ranked 21st at state. Congratulations FFA Students!

Campus Teachers of the Year- CONGRATULATIONS to our Campus Teachers of the Year!

PIONEER ELEMENTARY- ELIZABETH ADAMS

CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY- CARMA DAVIS

 

 

WOODLAND ELEMENTARY- KOBY ANDREWS

GRAHAM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL- MANDY CERNOSEK

GRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL- COURTNEY DOBBS

 

 

Buttermilk Biscuits…

One Sunday morning at a small southern church, the new pastor called on one of his older deacons to lead the opening prayer. The deacon stood up, bowed his head and said, “Lord, I hate buttermilk.”

The pastor opened one eye and wondered where this was going. The deacon continued, “Lord, I hate lard.” Now the pastor was totally perplexed. The deacon continued, “Lord, I ain’t too crazy about plain flour and milk. But after you mix 'em all together and bake ‘em in a hot oven, I just love biscuits.”

The deacon continued, “Lord help us realize when life gets hard, when things come up that we don’t like, whenever we don’t understand what you are doing, that we need to wait and see what you are making. After you get through mixing and baking, it’ll probably be something even better than biscuits.”

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

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

How come oysters never donate to charity? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are shellfish!

 

 

Steer Nation Message 4-22-22 Always Have Each Other's Backs

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

GHS FFA Success- Congratulations to our GHS FFA students on the success they had at the District and Area Contests!

• Ag Sales (Brodie Bates, Brailey Brooks, Brazier Joy, Ozzy Trejo)- 1st at District, 3rd at Area, State Qualifier, Brodie Bates 4th Overall Individual, Brailey Brooks 9th Overall Individual.
• Entomology (Carson Trice, Laney Dundon, Zoe Russell, Brayden Grubb) - 1st at District, 9th at Area, Carson Trice- 11th Overall Individual.
• Homesite Evaluation (Seth Flowers, Robert Yarbray, Mason Clayton, Porter Robinson)- 1st at District, 5th at Area, State Qualifier.
• Horse Judging ( Briley Reeves, Alyssa Masterfield, Jayton Hearne, Lela Chisholm)- 1st at District, 3rd at Area, State Qualifier, Briley Reeves- 7th Overall Individual.
• Milk Quality (Jamie Smith, Kiya Cope, Abby Osborn)- 1st at District, 10th at Area, Jamie Smith- 10th Overall Individual.
• Range (Bowen Boenisch, Cody Epperson, Steven Vaughn, Lorenzo Simental- 1st at District, 5th at Area, State Qualifier. Bowen Boenisch- 5th Overall Individual, Cody Epperson- 9th Overall Individual, Steven Vaughn- 11th Overall Individual, Lorenzo Simental- 14th Overall Individual.
• Vet Science (Travis Anderle, MaKaylee Metcalf, Creed Jordan, Erica Popplewell)- 3rd at District, 15th at Area.

GHS Wind Ensemble Earns 1st Division and Sweepstakes Honors- Congratulations to the GHS Wind Ensemble band on earning unanimous 1st Division Ratings at the UIL Region 7 Concert and Sight Reading Contest. This represents the 4th consecutive UIL Sweepstakes honors earned. Congratulations Wind Ensemble Members!

Graham High School Treble Choir Earns Straight 1st Division Ratings- On April 19th,  the Graham High School Varsity Treble Choir competed in their UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest. The choir received a Sweepstakes, earning straight 1’s on stage and straight 1’s in Sight Reading. We are phenomenally proud of their hard work and dedication! Great job Choir and Mrs. Sanders!

GJHS Texas Future Problem Solving Teams Success- Congratulations to our GJHS students who competed in the Texas Future Problem Solving Contest. The team of Weston Gray, Kate Hufstedler, and Porter Caddell were State Semi-Finalists in the Novice Global Issues contest. The team of  Kase Bundrick, Liam Bailey, and Walker Bennett finished 3rd at State in the Presentation of Action Plan- Novice Division.

Lady Blues Track Wins District Championship- Congratulations Lady Blues on earning their 5th consecutive district championship with 181 points! Best of luck to the following Lady Blues who will be competing in the Area Track Meet today in Brownwood!!! Grace Taylor, Taylor Wilborn, Emilee Gordy, Rachel Grimsley, Mary Lyndell Graham, Madi Wilde, Lillian Graham, Hannah Williams, Emma Parker, Georgia Martin, Cambrie Cowser, Braylee Mayes, Macee Wilde, and Camden Thorne.

Graham Steer Track Wins District Championship- Congratulations Steers on earning their 4th consecutive district championship! Good luck to  Dominc Monroy, Yahir Hernadez, Adam Busey, Riley Melton, Marcos Herrera, Holton Weatherman, Tyson Weaver, Dario Rendon, Zaithen Reyes, Aaron McBride, Rylan Monsey, Trent Taylor, and Alejandro Martinez at the Area Track meet in Brownwood today!

Lady Blues Softball is Playoff Bound- The Lady Blues secured 3rd place with their Monday victory over Vernon. We will host a playoff warm-up game vs Archer City at 6:00 pm next Tuesday. Bi-District Softball Playoff games vs Lampasas will be Game 1- Thursday, April 28, Graham @ Lampasas at 6:00 pm. Game 2- Friday, April 29- Lampasas @ Graham at 6:00 pm. Game 3 (if needed)- Saturday, April 30- Graham vs Lampasas @ Stephenville @ 1:00 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Lady Blues and Graham Steer Soccer Standouts Sign Letters of Commitment to Play at the Collegiate Level- Congratulations to Lady Blues Soccer player, Aliayah Saldivar, and Steer Soccer player, Jaron Noble, on signing to play at the collegiate level. Aliayah will play at North Lake College in Dallas, and Jaron will play at Murray State College in Oklahoma. We are proud of you, Aliayah & Jaron!

Lady Blues Soccer Superlatives- Congratulations to our Lady Blues soccer players who earned District Superlatives. Madi Wilde- Co-Utility Player MVP; Melany Simental- 1st Team All-District; Kinsley Amburn- 1st Team All-District; Olivia Pettus- 1st Team All-District, Academic All-District; Macee Wilde- 2nd Team All-District, Academic All-District; Aliayah Saldivar- 2nd Team All-District;  Alexis Renfro- 2nd Team All-District; Braylee Mayes- 2nd Team All-District, Academic All-District; Audrey Witherspoon- Academic All-District; Camden Thorne- Academic All-District. 

Graham Steer Soccer Superlatives- Congratulations to our Graham Steer soccer players who earned District Superlatives- Christian Coyac- District Defensive MVP; Jaron Noble- District MVP Utility Player, Academic All-District, TASCO Academic All-State; Armando Anaya- 1st Team All-District; Wilmer Miranda- 1st Team All-District; Allejan Martinez- 1st Team All-District; Dario Rendon- 2nd Team All-District; Diego Arvizu- 2nd Team All-District; Landon Locker- 2nd Team All-District; Jesus Lucio- 2nd Team All-District; Marco Nielsen- Honorable Mention, Academic All-District; Owen Gage- Honorable Mention, Academic All-District; Holton Weatherman- Academic All-District.

Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers are open this evening and will complete the regular season this coming Tuesday with a 7:00 pm home game vs Iowa Park.

Always Have Each Other’s Backs…

During a prank, a student stuck a paper on his classmate's back that said "𝗜'𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱" and asked the rest of the class not to tell the boy. Thus, the students began laughing on and off... When the afternoon math class started, their teacher wrote a difficult question on the board. No one was able to answer it except the boy with the sticker. Amid the unexplained giggles, he walked toward the board and solved the problem. The teacher asked the class to clap for him and remove the paper on his back. She told him: "It seems that you don’t know about the paper your classmate has pasted on your back."

Then the teacher looked at the rest of the class and said:  "Before I give you a punishment, let me tell you 2 things: First, throughout your Life, people will put labels on you with many nasty words to stop your progress. Had your classmate known about the paper, he wouldn't have gotten up to answer the question? 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳." 

"Second, it’s clear that he doesn't have any loyal friend among you all to tell him about the sticker. It doesn't matter how many friends you have - it is the loyalty you share with your friends that matters. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲."

Always have each other’s backs. 

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

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

What has 12 legs, six eyes, three tails and can’t see? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Blind Mice!

 

 

Steer Nation Message 4-8-22 New Shoes

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

May Elections- Important Dates

• May 7 Election- Thursday, April 7 is the last day to register to vote or make a change of address. Monday, April 25 is the first day of in-person early voting. Tuesday, May 3 is the last day of in-person early voting.

• May 24 Runoff Elections- Monday, April 25 is the last day to register to vote or make a change of address. Monday, May 16 is the first day of in-person early voting. Friday, May 20 is the last day of in-person early voting.

2022 GISD Teacher Incentive Allotment Informational Video- Thanks to the work completed by the Teacher Incentive Allotment Committee and the work of Gary Browning and Robert Loomis the district completed and submitted its’ application/plan to participate in the Teacher Incentive Allotment program. Please view the 2022 GISD Teacher Incentive Allotment Informational Video for an overview of the GISD Teacher Incentive Allotment plan.

Bella Blues Spring Show- The Bella Blues will present their spring show at 7:00 pm this Saturday. The show will take place at the Graham Memorial Auditorium. Break a Leg Bella Blues!

2022 Student Showcase- Please make plans to join us for the 2022 Student Showcase. The event will be hosted in the GHS Commons from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The showcase will highlight work from the following groups- GJHS Science, 3rd Grade Biographies, Woodland Lifeskills, GHS Career and Technical classes, GHS Art, GJHS Project Lead the Way, Spanish 1-4, GJHS Art, Woodland Student Leadership, and GJHS Digital Media.

Smokin Steers- Congratulations to the Smokin Steers on their Grand Champion finish at the Ben Barber Innovation Academy Cook-Off! They finished 1st in beans, 2nd in ribs, 4th in chicken, and 8th in brisket.

Lady Blues Golf- Congratulations to Zoe Carmichael, Girls District Champion, and to the Lady Blues who won the team District Championship!  Team members are Zoe, Camryn Mills, Emily Forbus, Suzette Stovall, and Kenadie Morrison!

Lady Blue Softball- Congratulations on the doubleheader sweep over Hirschi on Tuesday! The Lady Blues will be in Burkburnett this evening at 6:00 pm. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Baseball- The Steers will be at home this evening vs Vernon. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.  GO STEERS!

 

New Shoes…

I bought some shoes today because I need them. The old ones are comfortable… I like them… but they couldn’t serve me where I was walking to. When I put them on I realized that they did not immediately feel good. There was a little discomfort but I kept them on. I kept walking… I kept moving. By the end of the day, I realized that the discomfort slowly went away.

Every day some of us are starting a new journey. We are scared to put on the new shoes for this journey because the old ones are comfortable. We tend to need immediate validation… immediate satisfaction… immediate support. We are not always going to get these things. Sometimes you have to keep walking… you have to keep moving until the circumstances and people around you mold and fit for where you are going. 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

What happens when frogs park illegally? (Scroll down for the answer.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

They get toad!

 

 

Steer Nation Message- Plant Your Garden Today 4-1-22

GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FRIDAY!

Lady Blue Softball- The Lady Blues will be in Vernon at 6:00 pm this evening. GO LADY BLUES!

Graham Steer Baseball- Congratulations on the victory over Hirschi on Tuesday evening.  The Steers will be at home this evening vs Hirschi. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.  The Steers are in Brownwood for a 2:00 pm game on Saturday. GO STEERS!

 

Plant Your Garden Today…

First, plant 3 rows of peas;

Patience

Promptness

Prayer

 

Next, plant 3 rows of squash;

Squash gossip

Squash indifference

Squash criticism

 

Then, plant 3 rows of lettuce;

Let us be Loyal

Let us be true to our Obligations

Let us be unselfish

 

Finish, with 4 rows of turnip;

Turn up when Needed

Turn up with a Smile

Turn up with a Vision

Turn up with Determination

 

CORNY JOKES OF THE DAY

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

 

 

 

Take me to your weeder!