The Maroon Messenger-September 2019

September 2019
Volume 6, Issue 1

What’s Coming Up: Say Hey to the Newest Staff Members at Arp!

Oct 1: VB Har mony @ Ar p We would like to welcome the following new staff to Arp ISD.
Oct 3: All Region J azz band Front Row: Ker nitha Tyiska, J ennifer Ansel, Ashley Davis, Madison Evans,

Auditions Emily Ortiz, Laura Buzinski, Samantha Sumrall, Crystal Davis
-FB-JH Arp @ Frankston Middle Row: Kar la Florence, Er ie Ross, Char lyn Black, Staci Lewis,
-FB-JV Arp @ Frankston
Oct 4: Homecoming Tail Gate Christina Van Hook, Shalie Williams, Daphine Acker
Back Row: Adan Govea, Chr is Clibor n, David Aguilar, Brooke Dubose,
Party and Coronation
-FB Frankston @ Arp Kristel Munson, Mike Miller
Oct 5: HS/J H Cross Countr y-
Gladewater Northeast Texas Career and Technology Center
-VB Arp @ White Oak
Oct 8: VB Ar p @ Gladewater Arp ISD has joined forces with several area school districts to develop more
Oct 10: FB-JH Alba Golden @ Arp opportunities for students to earn industry certifications and college credits. Classes
-FB-JV Alba Golden @ Arp being offered include, Dual Credit English, history and government through Kilgore
Oct 11: FB Ar p @ Alba Golden college, certified nurses aide, pharmacology, drafting, and engineering.
-Elem. Fall Pictures
Oct 12: VB Ar p @ Tr oup
-Fishing Team- Lake Fork
Tournament
Oct 14: Elem. PTO Meeting
-School Board Meeting
Oct 15: VB Sabine @ Ar p
Oct 17: FB-JH Arp @ Winona
-FB-JV Arp @ Winona
Oct 18: VB Winona @ Ar p
-FB Winona @ Arp
Oct 19: UIL Region 21 Marching
Band Contest
Oct 22: VB West Rusk @ Ar p
Oct 24: FB-JH Harmony @ Arp
-FB-JV Harmony @ Arp
Oct 25: VB Ar p @ Har mony
-FB Arp @ Harmony
Oct 26: UIL Area Marching
Contest
Oct 29: VB white Oak @ Ar p
Oct 31: FB-JH Grand Saline @ Arp
-FB-JV Grand Saline @ Arp
-Elem. Kona Ice
Nov 1: FB Ar p @ Gr and Saline

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Superintendent John S. Arrington

Hello Arp America! We are These new upgrades and pur- A BIG thank you goes out to
off to a great start at Arp ISD! our local school board members,
The entire faculty returned to chases include: Elementary PTO, and faculty
work on August 8th. This year members that worked to help Arp
we welcomed over 20 new fac-  Renovated high school gym- ISD receive these much needed
ulty members to our Arp family. nasium floor upgrades. I hope you enjoy our
If you see someone new, please Arp ISD newsletter! Thank you
introduce yourself and make  New carpet in high school au- to Rhonda Pawlik and all the Arp
them feel welcome. Our stu- ditorium ISD students that work tirelessly
dents began fall activities at the on our AWESOME Arp Tiger
beginning of August as well.  New flooring in our high newsletter!
Band, volleyball, cross-country, school athletics areas
bass fishing, and football are all
rocking and rolling! We have all  New High School weight
hit our stride and have success- training equipment will soon
fully began another school year. be arriving
This past spring and summer, we
have been able to make some  New flower beds installed at
upgrades to our facilities. elementary campus

 Renovations made to our stu-
dent elementary bathrooms

 Purchased a brand new school
bus

 Purchasing $80,000 worth of
new instruments for our grow-
ing music program

By: Marissa Alibrando & Alie Parker

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Dr. Joy Rousseau

The Arp ISD Technology Dept. is once again providing the community with devices for free and for sale.
We still have plenty of Netbooks that we are giving to our community. We also have some Gen 2 iPads for
sale ($50) with Otterbox covers. These can be purchased on the Arp Home Page under Pay Online tab. The
district still provides new laptops and Kajeet hotspots for student checkout. If you are interested in the
laptop check out procedures, please see. https://tinyurl.com/y39psasu

Mrs. Lowery

Welcome Back! Our fall semester has hit the ground running and October will be filled with many
opportunities to get your future college career started off on the right path.
PSAT sign ups are on the outside table of the counselor’s office. The test will be given on Wednesday,
October 16th. All juniors, sophomore, and freshmen interested need to sign up ASAP! There are only 60
seats available this year. The cost is $17 payable by Friday, October 11th.

Upcoming Events:

 October 2nd Top 25% Outing at UT-Tyler 10AM-1:30PM
 October 14th FAFSA Night 5:30PM-7:00PM in Room 270. This is a new state requirement for

graduation. All seniors and senior parents are encouraged to attend!
 October 16th PSAT will be given on campus at 9:00AM. Cost is $17.00. Must be paid by Friday,

October 11th! Only 60 tests this year—so hurry and sign up outside the counselor’s office.
It is important for all juniors and seniors to continue to focus on grades, exercising time management skills,
start narrowing your college list, and start looking for scholarships.

By: Marissa Alibrando & Alie Parker

Page 4 Arp High School Maroon Messenger

Senior of the Month The Senior of the Month is Kyndel Fuller. “My favorite thing to do
when I’m not in school would have to be going to church, watching
movies, fishing, and being crafty,” Kyndel says. She stated that her
favorite place to go on vacation would have to be Seaside, FL. Kyndel
is the middle child in which she has a 20 year old sister and a 14 year
old brother who also attends Arp High School. Kyndel and her family
have many pets including a black Labrador, a Shih Tzu, chickens,
quail, and fish. After high school, Kyndel would like to pursue a
degree in Accounting at UT-Tyler. As you may have already figured
out, Kyndel’s favorite school subject is most definitely math. This
school year means a lot to Kyndel as it is her last year of high school.
She is involved in several things like cheerleading, National Honor
Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, as well as softball.
Congratulations on achieving Senior of the Month!

Junior of the Month The Junior of the Month is Desiree Sawyer. When Desiree is
not at school, she usually likes to read. After school, if needed,
she helps out in band. Her favorite place to go on vacation is
Tennessee. If she could go anywhere in the world, she would like
to go to England, London, Dublin, Italy, Rome; or just tour
through Europe.” She is involved in band and UIL and she has
two siblings. She said that this would be her 6th year at Arp this
year, which means she will graduate in 2021. When we asked her
where she was born and where she grew up, she told us “I was
born in Jacksonville Texas, and I grew up in Beaumont.”
Congratulations on receiving Junior of the Month!

By: Kyndel Fuller and Reed Thorn

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Sophomore of the Month The Sophomore of the Month is Marco Argueta. When
Marco is not at school, he is usually outside or playing sports.
After school, he is most likely by the lake or eating at McDon-
alds. Marco has been at Arp for over five years. If Marco had
to go somewhere on a vacation, he would choose Mexico,
mostly because of its wide variety of people and colors. You
will find Marco at school most likely doing math, not only be-
cause it is his favorite subject, but that is what he does best in.
When Marco is participating in activities in school, you will
find him in track or football. When Marco is playing football,
he is number 26 so look out for this varsity player. After
Marco graduates, he is planning on pursuing his dream career
path in football, but if he had to choose a side job he would be
an architect. When not at school, he is usually at home with his
4 siblings and his two dogs. Congratulations on achieving
Sophomore of the Month!

Freshman of the Month Freshman of the Month is Thomas Fuller. He moved to Arp
his 6th grade year. He enjoys hunting when he is not in school.
Thomas’s favorite food is steak. He is very involved in
athletics, in which he plays football, basketball, baseball, and
he runs track and pole vaults. If Thomas could go anywhere in
the world, he would go to Australia. Thomas attends the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes on Wednesday mornings and
enjoys hanging out with friends. Congratulations on being the
Freshman of the Month!

By: Kyndel Fuller and Reed Thorn

Page 6 Arp High School Maroon Messenger

Employee of the Month

Mrs. Donna Lowery was selected as Employee of the Month by the
high school faculty. Mrs. Lowery is the high school counselor. She
has been counseling for 13 years. “Getting to see the students on a
non-discipline platform is my favorite thing about counselling,” she
says. She graduated from Honey Grove High School. She also
attended Texas A&M Commerce College when it was named East
Texas State University among several others. Mrs. Lowery states
that she has always wanted to be a school teacher. She grew up
playing school and enjoyed it very much. Also, as a senior in high
school she had perfect attendance. Mrs. Lowery enjoys hunting
when she is not at work or dealing with school functions. She has
four children as well as six grandchildren. Mrs. Lowery is very
involved in the Arp school district. She is always doing something
for someone. Congratulations on receiving Employee of the Month!

Fishing—THSBA Lake Tyler Tournament

The Arp fishing team competed in the THSBA tournament at Lake Tyler on September 14, 2019.
Out of 127 teams, Haley Bryand and Ty Anderson led Arp’s nine teams by individually placing
seventh with 9.40lbs. The next tournament will be held at Lake O’ Pines on October 5, 2019.

By: Kyndel Fuller and Reed Thorn

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FFA–East Texas State Fair

Colton Smith - 1st Place and Reserve Champion, Angus
Haley Bryand - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place, Grey Brahman

1st Place, Simbrah
Katelyn Carnes - 5th Place, Grey Brahman

1st Place and Grand Champion, Red Brahman
Hunter Wright - 2nd Place, Hereford
Hayden Wright - 3rd Place, Polled Hereford
Ben Van Winkle - 1st and 3rd Place, Hereford
Reed Thorn - 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place and Reserve Champion, Brangus

2nd Place and Reserve Champion, American Steer
Kaydee Williams - 1st Place, Charolais
Levi Williams - 2nd Place, Charolais
Kylie Hill - Swine - Class 4 - 3rd Place

Class 5 - 3rd Place
Class 6 - 1st Place
Class 7 - 1st Place

Pictures courtesy of Arp FFA
By: Kyndel Fuller and Reed Thorn

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Varsity Volleyball

#1. Marissa Alibrando
#2. Kierra Yarbrough
#3. Natalie Wiggins
#4. Jasmine Cavazos
#6. Mckensi Roberts
#7. Dezerai Hunt
#8. Karisma Yarbrough
#10. Kyia Horton
#11. Halie Laird
#12. Kayla Lara
#13. Jaedyn Medlock
#14. Paige Laird

By: Karisma Yarbrough

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JV A-B Volleyball #1. Abby Nichols
#2. Arianna ponce
#1. Aubrey Irwin #4. Kayleigh Odom
#2. Trinity Meekins #5. Madison Evans
#3. Saysha Burkhart #6. Lexi Ferguson
#5. Jazzlyn Calley #9. Kylie Hill
#6. Bri Hammack #10. Ashley Lopez
#7. Katie Roberts #11. Emma Ducksworth
#9. Chassity Roberts #12. Ariana Padron
#10. Gracie Moore #14. Kayleigh Shuttlesworth
#11. Kyleigh Pawlik
#12. Dakota Garrison Team photos courtesy of Arp High School Yearbook
#13. Aareona Barnett
#15. Annika Allred By: Karisma Yarbrough
#17. Christian Watts
#20. Sophia Robinson

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Varsity Football

#2 BRANDON HOLLOWAY
#4 XAVIER BARNES
#5 TREN JONES
#6 MICHAEL BRAGER
#7 CHRIS GLADNEY
#8 JOHNATHAN BLACKWELL
#10 DANIEL CLARY
#11 KADAYLON WILLIAMS
#12 GUNNER BRYANT
#13 AARON DEWS
#15 CLAYE WHITEHEAD
#17 DAVID BAROCIO
#21 JACOB LANGLINAIS
#22 DORIAN REYES
#23 TRISTEN WAGONER
#26 MARCO ARGUETA
#32 ROBERT GREENLEE
#34 JASON MAXEY
#44 ISAAC WILLIAMS
#50 KAJUN HORTON
#51 ERICK NOCHEZ
#52 JAY PIERCE
#53 DOMINIQUE FULLYLOVE

#54 CAMERON JACKSON
#59 DANIEL GRANADOS
#62 HUNTER WRIGHT
#65 JOSH PAWLIK
#70 TY COOK

By: Karisma Yarbrough and Gaven Brittian

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JV Football

#2 LANDON SMITH
#4 WYATT LADD
#7 TY ANDERSON
#8 THOMAS FULLER
#9 COLBY ESCHBERGER
#10 COLTON CROSS
#13 JUSTIN STALNAKER
#15 NIKOS FUENTES
#20 HUNTER NASH
#21 MICHAEL MCKELVEY
#23 JAYDON SPADLIN
#24 AJ ARRINGTON
#31 JEREMY ANSEL
#32 JOSH LATHAM
#33 JAYLON POTTS
#50 HAYDEN WRIGHT
#51 BLAKE ARCHIE
#52 LANDON BOWINS
#54 JUSTIN ACORD
#59 JACOB MCMORRIES
#67 COLTON MCINROE
#72 JACOB DONOVAN
#74 RYAN HAMILTON
#75 ROEL TREVINO

By: Karisma Yarbrough

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Cross Country

JH Boys

Tyler Bardsly 8th
Paul Olegario 8th
Anthony Davis

JH Girls

Rebekah Hardy 7th
Alyssa Talamantes 7th
Kirsten Kirby 7th

HS Boys

Tucker Evans 9th
Phoenix Marrill 9th
Colin George 10th
Wyatt Ladd 9th
Landon Taylor
Zach Mauldin

HS Girls

Haley Bryand 9th
Madison Evans 10th
Emily Jenkins 10th

Photos courtesy of Arp High School Yearbook
By: Jaxon Swigart and Dalen Johnson

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Varsity Cheerleaders

Kyndel Fuller, Lexi King, Kierra Yarbrough, Madison Evans, Dezerai
Hunt, Natalie Wiggins, Abby Nichols, Emma Ducksworth, and Marissa
Alibrando.

Varsity Majorettes

Jasmine Cavazos, Sophia Robinson, Emily Stiles, Head Majorette– Macy Maxwell,
Kyleigh Pawlik, Meagan Mace, Dakota Garrison and Brianna Hammack

By: Kyndel Fuller

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Band

This year for marching season, Mr. Cook picked a march called The Samurai and The Maiden. It is a
Japanese based arrangement. The opener of the show is called The Samurai and The Maiden and the ballad
is called Under The Cherry Blossoms. Now even though we may not know the end of the show yet, we
know that come time for the UIL Region 21 Marching Contest on October 19, 2019, Mr. Cook will have
us more than prepared.

Drum Major, Emily Herrell

By: Karisma Yarbrough and Gaven Brittian

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NHS Blood Drive

National Honor Society hosted a blood drive in the Arp High School library on Thursday,
September 5, 2019. With a total of about thirty people donating, thirty-seven pints were collected.
“It was not a bad blood drive considering the amount of athletes and Career and Technology
Education students that we have who were not able to donate,” coming from Mrs. Allen. Many lives
will be saved by those who gave not only their blood, but also their time on Thursday at the Carter
BloodCare blood drive. Mrs. Allen was asked if she has a goal for the next blood drive and her
response was, “For the January blood drive, I would like for at least fifty people to donate.” In order
to reach the January blood drive goal, we will need more donors. Therefore, NHS inductees
encourage each and every student that qualifies to participate and save lives!

By: Karisma Yarbrough

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6th Grader of the Month 7th Grader of the Month

Jeremiah is in the 6th Caylee is in the 7th
grade. His favorite sport is grade. Her favorite sport
football and his favorite is softball and she loves to
movie is Venom. Jeremiah read. The book she loves
enjoys practicing football the most is Wings of Fire.
and would like to Caylee likes to eat at
someday become an NFL Panda Express and would
referee. His favorite place like to visit Bora Bora Pig
to eat is Chick-Fil-A and he would like to visit Island one day. Caylee says that her craziest
California. His favorite subject is Science and he teacher is Mrs. Gentry. When Caylee graduates
says that his craziest teacher is Mrs. Oexman. High School, she would like to become a doctor.
Congratulations to Jeremiah for being 6th Grader Congratulations to Caylee for being 7th Grader
of the Month! of the Month!

8th Grader of the Month Employee of the Month

Skylar is in the 8th grade. Mrs. Oexman is on her
She likes to play the piano, 5th year of teaching 6th
play volleyball, and attend and 7th grade Science at
church. Skylar’s favorite Arp Junior High. She
book /movie is Hunger graduated from UT-Tyler
Games. She likes to eat at and achieved the Teacher
Olive Garden and would like of the Year award last
to visit Europe. Her favorite year. Her hobbies include
subject is math and she said that her craziest baking, cooking, and drawing. Her favorite
teacher was Mrs. Gentry. Skylar would like to holiday is Halloween and she would someday
pursue a career in the medical field. like to visit Australia. Mrs. Oexman’s favorite
Congratulations to Skylar for being the 8th Grader part about being a teacher is doing science labs
of the Month! with students. Congratulations to Mrs. Oexman
for receiving the Employee of the Month award!

By: Isaac Penney and Karisma Yarbrough

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Junior High Football 8th Grade

7th Grade 3 Fisher Arrington
5 Tristan Garrison
2 Jason Reasoner 7 Nicholas Locklear
5 Jaxon Jones 8 Zachery Garrett
6 Nikolai Senchenkov 9 Bryant Hays
7 Ethan Gossett 10 Jackson Cavazos
8 Dakota Caldwell 11 KJ Yarbrough
10 Ashtyn Billingsley 12 Frank Smith
11 Jacob Ward 14 Shawn Sawyer
18 Lawton Emmons 17 Dominic Barnwell
19 Christopher Moore 19 Christian Ward
20 Antonio Ponce 21 Paul Olegario
21 Demarcus Wade 22 Jordan Smith
22 Chadster Ellis 33 Anthony Ervin
54 Caden Cliborn 52 Michael Herrell
55 Lane Gray 54 Lance Langenbau
61 Julian Barocio 62 Cale Hamilton
64 Emmanuel Ponce 65 James Brewton
66 Blake Batie 67 Blake Rodden
72 Kaden Parish 71 Michael Clepper
74 Bryce Everrett 72 Jacob Latham

By: Jaxon Swigart

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8th Grade Volleyball Team B

Team A # Name
2 Julianna Ponce
# Name 3 Maykenzi Thomas
1 Emilee Herring 4 Zionique Dennis
2 Joslyn Swinney 5 Crimson Phipps
3 Ryan Sherwood 6 Makayla Garcia
4 Ryleigh McLouth 8 Jamie Brewton
5 Macey Duckworth 9 Sydne Garrett
6 Karlie Flowers 10 Rheauna McGruder
7 Alana Benefield 11 Sarah Hunley
8 Skylar King 12 Lucy Rodrigez
9 Madalyn Poole 13 Seauphe Ackers
11 Allee McCollum
12 Sarah Mauldin

Team photos courtesy of Arp High School Yearbook
By: Gaven Brittian

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7th Grade Volleyball Team B

Team A # Name
00 Sarah Maynard
# Name 1 Addison Anderson
00 Aubrey Poole 2 Rebekah Hardy
2 Karina Yanez 7 Abigail Skipper
4 Alyssa Talamantes 10 Caylee Griffin
8 Madelyn Birdsong 11 Erica Padron
10 Markayla Copeland 12 Raygen Lomax
11 Jordan Clary 15 Randee Black
13 Aubrey Brown 17 Madelyne Eaton
15 Addison Hale 22 Madison Wilson
20 Abby Parker
21 Alexandria Williams

By: Karisma Yarbrough

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Junior High Cheerleaders

8th Grade Cheerleaders:
Sarah Hunley
Macey Ducksworth
Karli Flowers
Emilee Herring
Seauphe Acker
7th Grade Cheerleaders:
Addie Anderson
Abigail Skipper
Madison Wilson
Lyssa Brock
Aubrey Poole
Mascot– Abby Parker

Junior High Majorettes 8th Grade Majorettes:
Allee McCollum----Head Majorette
Group photos courtesy of Arp High School Yearbook Sarah Mauldin----Co-Head Majorette
Kate Paz
Ryleigh McLouth
Ryan Sherwood

7th Grade Majorettes:
Rebekah Hardy
Sarah Maynard
Alyssa Talamantes
Madison Williams

By: Marissa Alibrando and Alie Parker

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By: Marissa Alibrando and Alie Parker

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Student of the Month

The Elementary Student of the Month is Miss. Kennedy. Kennedy
is in the fifth grade. Her favorite thing to do is to read. If she could
be a superhero, she would want to be able to read minds to see what
others are thinking. Her favorite food is macaroni. She loves to
spend time with her two dogs, Jet and Rocket. When she grows up,
she wants to go into the military. Her favorite subject is math. Her
favorite video game is Minecraft.

Staff Member of the Month

The Elementary Staff Member of the Month is Ms.
Madison Evans. This is her second year of teaching, but first
year teaching at Arp. She is a Pre-K teacher. One thing she
loves about Arp is the small town. She loves how close
everyone is and how everyone is like family. Her
Kindergarten teacher inspired her to become a teacher. Her
favorite subject in school was reading. She went to college at
UT-Tyler. If she could be remembered by one thing, it would
be her “Madison Motivation” and her positive energy.

By: Marissa Alibrando and Alie Parker

Volume 6, Issue 1 Arp Elementary School Page 23

Grandparents Day!

By: Marissa Alibrando and Alie Parker