The Maroon Messenger-May2021

The Maroon Messenger

Volume 7, Issue 6 May 2021

Glance in Advance Message From Our Superintendent

May 4-14 John S. Arrington
 EOC/STAAR Testing
This has certainly been an eventful year! In March of 2020 we
May 6 began our annual week long Spring Break holiday. Little did we
 FFA Banquet 6:00pm know that we would not return for in person instruction for the
remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The global COVID-19
May 10 pandemic has left its mark on the past calendar year. It is still
 School board: 6:30pm leaving its mark even today.
 TSI testing
I am proud that in August of 2020 our students and staff
May 11 returned to Arp ISD. We began the 2020-2021 school year not
 TSI testing fully knowing if we would be able to keep our doors open. This
 Band Spring Concert has been a unique school year. Things have definitely been
different due to COVID-19, but we should all be proud of how
6:30-8:00pm well our school community has navigated this global pandemic.
Thanks to a herculean effort from our faculty, staff, students, and
May 13 parents we have had an amazing school year.
 HS Scholarship and
As we close on the 2020-2021 school year, I want to wish our
Awards Assembly, graduating class good luck! You have been an amazing class that
9:00am has shown great resilience in an unprecedented time in our
country! I am thankful for you and I am confident that you are
 May 17 ready for the challenges that lie ahead.
AHS Athletic Banquet,
6:00pm Go Arp Tigers! Forward Ever Be Our Watchword!

May 20 John S. Arrington (Coach A.)
 Last day of school Arp ISD Superintendent
 Early Release 1:00pm

May 21
 HS Graduation, HS

auditorium 7:00pm

Aug 18
 First Day of School

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Announcements from Our Counselor

Mrs. Donna Lowery

With only a few weeks left in the school year, we find ourselves extremely busy! Please
be aware of the important items below:

EOC Testing
May 4 - Biology
May 5 - US History
May 6 - Algebra I

Scholarship and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 13 at 9:00am in the AHS Auditorium—masks optional

Schedule Request Forms
Current 9-11 grade students need to turn in their schedule request forms by Friday,
May 14. Parent signatures are required.

TSI Testing for Seniors
TSI testing dates for seniors are as follows”
May 10 - 7 spots open
May 11 - 10 spots open
* Another testing date will open if needed the week of May 17.

TSI (for sophomores wanting to take dual credit)
A google sign-up sheet will be emailed out to students after EOC results arrive on
June 15. Tentative TSI dates are June 28 & 30.

Graduation
Graduation will be May 21 at 7:00 pm in the AHS Auditorium. Masks are optional.
Seniors will receive 4 reserved tickets and 11 general admission tickets. Seniors will
receive detailed information the week of May 10.

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Maroon Messenger Staff

The Maroon Messenger staff would like to thank all
those that helped contribute to the newsletter this year.
We appreciate the teachers for allowing us to go into the
classrooms to conduct interviews and take pictures.

Back: Luke, Quindavian, Matthew, Daemon
Front: Bryan, William, Caitlyn, Yeleina, and Alexis

Top of Their Class

Congratulations to the Senior Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Marissa Alibrando
and Salutatorian, Reed Thorn.

By: Matthew Wagoner

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March Employee of the Month

Ms. Williams is the March staff of the month. She has been
teaching at AHS for 2 years. The favorite part of her job
is working closely with the FFA kids and their SAE’s. Ms.
Williams graduated high school from Hawkins ISD and college at
Texas A&M University-Commerce. If she could go on a paid
vacation anywhere, she would go to Italy. She enjoys doing
absolutely nothing on the weekends and her favorite holiday is
Christmas. Her favorite food is spaghetti. Ms. Williams favorite
movie is Princess and the Frog. If she could have a superpower, she
would like to read people minds.
Congratulations to Ms. Williams on being Staff of the Month!

Senior of the Month

Congratulations to Quindavian P. for being the senior
Student of the Month here at AHS! Quindavian’s favorite
thing to do when he is not at school is to watch Netflix, play video
games and basketball. Quindavian’s favorite place to go on
vacation is anywhere but Tyler, Arp, Kilgore or any other close
East Texas town. His favorite class subject is art and he will
probably attend TJC after graduation. Quindavian’s favorite
restaurant is any seafood place and his favorite foods to eat there
are catfish, hushpuppies with some fries. His favorite holiday is
Christmas. He has a dog and his favorite movie is Little Rascals.
Good job Quindavian!

By: Matthew Wagoner and Quindavian Pollard

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Junior of the Month

Congratulations to Kencia L. who is the junior Student of the
Month here at AHS! Kencia’s favorite thing to do when she is not
at school is to watch Korean dramas and anime. If Kencia could have
any superpower, she would want the ability to teleport. Her favorite
place to go on breaks is Houston and her favorite class subject is
forensics. Kencia would like to attend Sam Houston State University.
The extracurricular activities that she partakes in are golf and academic
rodeo. Kencia’s favorite restaurant is Kawa’s and her favorite food there
is shrimp. When she gets out of school, Kencia says that she would like to be a forensic
pathologist. Kencia’s favorite holiday is Halloween and her favorite movie is Train to Busan.
Keep up the good work Kencia!

Sophomore of the Month

Abby C. is the sophomore Student of the Month! Her favorite
thing to do when she is not in school is to hang out with her
friends. If she could have one superpower it would be to travel into
the future. Her favorite place to go visit are the beaches in Florida.
Her favorite subject is History, because she likes to learn all about
the events that happened in the past. She would like to visit Bora
Bora some day. Abby hopes to attend Trinity Valley Community
College after graduating high school. Congratulations Abby!

Freshman of the Month

Ryson was the freshman Student of the Month for March.
Ryson’s favorite subject is art, because he likes being
creative. His favorite movie is Coraline. He likes to sleep, draw and
run in his free time. If he could have one superpower it would be
the ability to control probability. He would love to travel to Tokyo
and Japan and his favorite place to visit during breaks is Disney
World. Congratulations Ryson!

By: Quindavian Pollard and Yeleina Baldovinos

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Tiger Basketball Honors

All-District Selections

1st Team
Colton Birdsong
Johnathon Blackwell
Zach Mauldin

2nd Team
Elijah Mauldin
Kadaylon Williams

Honorable Mention
AJ Arrington
Colton Birdsong
Michael Brager
Blake Florence

Academic All-District
AJ Arrington
Colton Birdsong
Michael Brager
Elijah Mauldin
Kadaylon Williams

Region 3A - 2nd All-Region Team
Johnathon Blackwell

3A Academic All-State
Colton Birdsong
Zach Mauldin
Elijah Mauldin
Cameron Jackson

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A Night in Dark Shadows - Prom 2021

On Saturday, March 13, 2021, Arp High School had its
Junior-Senior Prom. Colton Birdsong was chosen as King
and Marissa Alibrando was chosen as Queen at this years
prom.

AHS Golf Team

Brice Wallace Ryan Sherwood Not Pictured:
Hunter Wright Tyler Bardsley Lance Langenbau
Joshua Latham Jocelyn Rodriguez Michael McKelvey
AJ Arrington Landon Kennon Reed Thorn
Pinkston Hammack Yeleina Baldovinos
Mason Bardsley Kencia Lee

By: William Atkinson and Yeleina Baldovinos

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UIL—District Results

Accounting
Kyleigh Pawlik -3rd, Advanced to Regionals
Desiree Sawyer -1st, Advanced to Regionals
Emily Stiles – 2nd, Advanced to Regionals
Kayleigh Shuttlesworth - 5th, Advanced to Regionals

Calculator Applications Accounting Team is
Marissa Alibrando State Bound!
Caleb McClure
Brice Wallace On April 17, the team
Hunter Wright competed at the Regional
competition and placed 1st!
Computer Applications
Luke Allen - 5th Desiree -1st
Desiree Sawyer - 7th Emily - 2nd
Emily Stiles - 4th Kyleigh - 5th
Kayleigh - 7th
Literary Criticism
Ashley Howard Congratulations to Mrs.
Desiree Sawyer - 5th Forester and her amazing
Emily Stiles - 6th team! Good luck at State!

Poetry Interpretation
Alana Benefield
Landry Brady - 3rd, Advanced to Regionals
Kaitlyn Williams

Prose Interpretation
Karli Flowers - 4th, Alternate to Regionals
Gracie Jones
Kaitlyn Williams

Social Studies
Michael Clepper

Spelling and Vocabulary
Makayla Garcia
Caleb McClure
Juliana Ponce
Maddie Poole - 5th, Alternate to Regionals

By: Daemon Phipps

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Arp FFA - Smith County Show

Horse Judging Competition

Kyndall Taylor
Tristen Garrison
Gracie Moore
Crimson Phipps

Livestock Judging Competition

Hayden Wright
Haley Bryand
Reed Thorn
Kylie Hill

Exhibitors:

Landon Langenbau - Goat - 3rd in class, 3rd overall, Ag Mech - 3rd in class, 2nd in showmanship
Zachary Herring - Goat - 3rd in class, 7th overall
Lance Langenbau - Goat - 5th in class, 5th overall
Luke Langenbau - 10th place Rabbit
Kennith McFadden - Goat - 3rd in class - 10th overall
Reed Thorn - Grand Champion Lamb, Breeding Heifer-1st in class, Reserve Champion Limousin
Maykenzi Thomas - Lamb -1st in class, 5th overall
Kaydee Williams - Breeding Heifer- 2nd in class, Home Eco - Blue Ribbons - Art, Food
Katelyn Carnes - Breeding Heifer- Reserve Champion Red Brahman, Ag Mech - 2nd in class,

Home Eco - Blue Ribbons - Food
Reese Pinkerton (JH) - 5th place Rabbit, Home Eco - Grand
Champion Clothing, Blue Ribbons -mural and wreath
Lane Gray (JH) - Ag Mech - 3rd in class
Rain Watkins (JH) - Goat -1st in class -9th overall
Randee Black (JH) - Goat - 4th in class - 11th overall
Lillie Haskins (JH) - Goat - 2nd in class - 8th overall
David Domm (JH) - Goat - 4th in class, 12th overall
Madelyne Eaton (JH) - Lamb - 2nd in class, 3rd overall
Lawton Emmons (JH) - 4th place Broiler
Kelsey Stinecipher (JH) - Broilers
Levi Williams - Breeding Heifer- 1st in class, Ag Mech - 5th in class
Hayden Wright - Ag Mech -Reserve Champion (open)
Dakota Garrison - Ag Mech - 1st in class
Kylie Hill - Swine - 2nd in class, Ag Mech - 1st in class
Madelyne Birdsong (JH) - Swine 6th in class
Presley Johnson (JH) - Breeding Heifer-Grand and
Reserve Polled Hereford and Overall Champion
Heifer, Swine 1st in class
Mathew Moore (Elem) - Swine 2nd in class
Sidney Moore (JH) - Swine - 4th in class
Haley Bryand - Breeding Heifer-Grand Champion
Simbrah

By: Courtesy of Arp FFA

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AHS Track

The District Track Meet was held in Tatum on, April 7. Congratulations to those Advancing to Area on
April 13th.

Ty Bardsley
Johnathon Blackwell- Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay, Triple and Long Jumps
Isaiah Eckels
Kyle Duffy
Blake Florence- Area Qualifier, 300 Hurdles
Nikos Fuentes
Bryant Hays
Wyatt Ladd
Joshua Lathem
Nick Locklear
Elijah Mauldin - Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay
Zach Mauldin - Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay
Hunter Nash - Area Qualifier
Frank Smith - Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay
Jaydon Spradlin
KJ Yarbrough
Lance Langenbau
Fredy Hernandez
AJ Arrington
Fisher Arrington - Area Qualifier

Chassity Barnes
Molly Mwamba
Alana Benefield - Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay
Brianna Hammack- Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay, 800 meters
Allee McCollum- Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay
Abby Nichols- Area Qualifier, 4x400 Relay
Madison Evans- Area Qualifier, 100 Hurdles
Cyla Nelson-Rose- Area Qualifier, High Jump
Jaedyn Medlock- Area Qualifier, Shot Put

Pictures courtesy of Denise Bardsley—Parent

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Arp Tiger Baseball

Tyler Anderson
Blake Archie
David Barocio
Jonathan Blackwell
Gunner Bryant
Jackson Cavazos
Michael Clepper
Ty Cook
Colton Cross
Colby Eschberger
Zach Garrett
Wyatt Ladd
Landon Langenbau
Kenneth McFadden
Dorian Reyes
Tristen Robbins
Chase Rozell
Kadaylon Williams
Hayden Wright

By: Daemon Phipps

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Lady Tiger Softball

Abby Carpenter
Julie Cates
Jasmine Cavazos
Sydne' Garrett
Kyla Horton
Halie Laird
Paige Laird
Abby Nichols
Kayleigh Odom
Ariana Padron
Kate Paz
Crimson Phipps
Lucy Garcia-Rodriguez
Christian Watts
Samantha Wilson

By: Bryan Rodden

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Fishing Teams Advance

Arp Bass Teams finished out the regular fishing schedule having back to back tournaments on
Lake Palestine. Tucker Evans and Christian Ward placed 3rd on the March 13 tournament and 5th
the next day putting them in 1st place and winning Anglers of the Year for the East Division. Arp
High School came in 3rd place with 482 points.

We have 9 teams going to the Regional tournament this year on April 17 at Lake O’Pines.

9 Teams qualifying for Regionals:
#1 Tucker Evans/Christian Ward
#23 Colin George/Hunter Wright
#25 AJ Arrington/Hayden Wright
#29 Haley Bryand/Ty Anderson
#30 Zach Herring/Blake Archie
#42 Landon Langenbau/Lance Langenbau

#47 Shawn Sawyer/Zach Garrett
#52 Allee McCollum/Skylar King
#72 Fisher Arrington/Michael Herrell

Anglers of the Year

After the Regional tournament, 5 teams are moving on to State May 15-16. Congratulations and
good luck to:

#24 Lance and Landon Langenbau - 13.57 lbs.
#26 Shawn Sawyer and Zach Garrett -13.49 lbs.
#66 Haley Bryand and Tyler Anderson - 8.39 lbs.
#70 Tucker Evans and Christian Ward - 8.14lbs.
#79 Michael Herrell and Fisher Arrington - 7.51 lbs.

By: Yelenia Baldovinos

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Advancing To The Next Round

Arp FFA Livestock Judging Team competed at the TAMU-C Area CDE contest on
April 13. The team placed 7th with a score of 1796 and qualified for the State
competition on April 27.

Johnathan Blackwell is the Area and Regional triple jump champion! Johnathan will
compete at the State Track meet May 6 in Austin. Congratulations and good luck JB!

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March Students and Staff of the Month

Staff of the Month 8th Grader of the Month

Congratulations to Leah Amanda is the Student of
Huffstetter for being the Month for March!
Junior High Teacher of the Her favorite thing to do
Month. She has been when she is not in school is
teaching for 23 years and she to paint. If she could have a
attended Paris High School. superpower, Amanda would
The favorite part of her job is love to be able to read minds.
helping her students. For her Her favorite place to go
dream vacation, Mrs. Huffstetter would love to go during holiday breaks is the beach. She likes math,
on a cruise. She loves spending time with family, because it comes naturally to her and she would
and her crazy dogs when she is not at work. Her love to take a tour around Europe some day. Her
favorite holiday is Christmas. Her favorite movie is favorite food is Chick-fil-A’s Mac and Cheese. She
I Can Only Imagine. If she could have a super plans on becoming an architect in the future. She
power, she would love to be able to clone herself. has 3 dogs and her favorite movie is 10 things I Hate
Congratulations Mrs. Huffstetter! About You. Congratulations Amanda!

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

Congratulations to Valeria Cheyanne G. is a 6th
T. Valeria is in 7th grade grader at Arp Junior
at Arp Junior High. When High. Her favorite thing to do
she’s not in school, she likes to when she is not in school is to
hang out with her friends. If play softball. Her favorite
she could have a superpower it place to go to during school
would be teleportation. Her breaks is the beach. She would
favorite place to go during summer or spring break love to visit Cuba one day. She is part of the Arp
is any amusement park. She would love to go to Tigers Band. Her favorite food is her mom’s
Florida some day. Her favorite movie is The Curse cooking! Her favorite holiday is her birthday.
of La Llorona. She likes to listen to music in her free Cheyanne enjoys drawing during her free time.
time. Congratulations to Cheyanne on being Student of
the Month!
Congratulation to Valeria for being Student of the
Month!

By: Yeleina Baldovinos and Alexis Curnutt

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AJHS Track

7th Grade Boys

Back Row: Josh Smith, Zyon Washington,
Hudson Walls, Jeremiah Johnson, Quinton Hines,
Bubba Oliver, Thomas McKelvey
Middle Row: Mason Wallace, Wyatt Johnson,
Cornelius Pierce, Case Arrington, Jared Bryant,
Clayton Williams, Jacob Miller, Will Sanford
Front Row: Cade Ward, Jadyn Gardner,
Creighton Dixon, Tristan Phipps, Isaac Poe,
LaMarcus Garrett

7th Grade Girls

Back Row: Zoey Nash, Ryder Dunnam, Maggie
Eaton, Alice Smith, Bree Golden, Brandi Jones,
Amber Jones, Lacy Fletcher
Middle Row: Lizzie Lee, Journey Hawkins,
Ja'Neciya Potts, DeAsia Green, LaKayla Dewberry,
Lillie Haskins, Marissa Vanover
Front Row: Presley Johnsons, Jaycee McCollum,
Zoey Mills

8th Grade Boys

Back Row: Julian Baroccio, Ashtyn Billingsley,
Jaxon Jones, Bryce Everrett, Caden Cliborn,
Chadster Ellis, Emmanuel Ponce
Front Row: Etan Gossett, Christopher Moore,
Antonio Ponce, Demarcus Wade, Brody McDow,
Nik Senchenkov, Jacob Ward, Lawton Emmons

8th Grade Girls

Back Row: Aubrey Brown, Abby Parker,
Randee Black, Markayla Copeland, Maddie
Birdsong, Aubry May, Aubrey Poole
Front Row: Karina Yanez, Madelyn Eaton,
Alyssa Talamantes, Chloe Petty, Abigail
Skipper, Rebekah Hardy

By: Daemon Phipps

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Elementary - Learning and Laughing

Pictures courtesy of AHS Yearbook Staff