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C O N T E N T S pg. 2- Contents pg. 3- Calendar pg. 4- Yearbook Sales and Prices pg. 5- St. Patrick’s Day Hidden Picture Puzzle pg. 6- Elementary Students and Staff of the Month pg. 7- Elementary pg. 8- Jr. High Cheer pg. 9- Jr. High’s Students and Staff of the Month pg. 10- Jr High Track pg. 11- Prom pg. 12- High School’s Students and Staff of the Month pg. 13- High School Baseball pg. 14- Career News pg. 15- High School Softball pg. 16- High School Girls Basketball Awards pg. 17- High School Boys and Girls Track and Field pg. 18- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo pg. 19- High School Fishing Regional Qualifiers pg. 20- High School Cheer pg. 21- High School Art 2
High SchoolDates Apr. 2-5, 2024 - PTOBook Fair Apr. 3, 2024 - Elementary Spring Pictures Apr. 4, 2024 - Spring Fling- ParentNightforthe Book Fair Apr. 5, 2024 - PTOPopcorn Friday Arp.10, 2024 - Reading STAAR Test Arp.11, 2024 - Pr-K Field Trip @ World of Wonders Apr.12, 2024 - PTOHatDay Apr.18, 2024 - Science STAAR Test Apr.19, 2024 - KONA IceDay Apr. 24, 2024 -Math STAAR Test Apr. 24, 2024 - Pre-K Field Trip toOverton Park Elementary SchoolDates WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT MONTH? WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT MONTH? 3 GeneralOrganizations & Holidays Apr. 8, 2024 -NOSCHOOL (TeacherIn-Service) Apr. 8, 2024 -High School BoardMeeting Apr. 9, 2024 - ENG 1 EOC Apr.11, 2024 - ENG 2 EOC Apr.13, 2024 - THSBA Regional Tournament @ Lake Tawakoni Apr.19, 2024 -H.S.Drum Major & Jr.High andH.S. Majorette Auditions Apr. 26, 2024 -NOSCHOOL Apr. 20, 2024 -H.S. Prom @ Pinnacle Venue, Henderson Texas Apr. 22, 2024 - BIOEOC Apr. 23, 2024 -USHistory EOC Apr. 30, 2024 - ALG 1 EOC Apr.1, 2024 - Boys and GirlsDistrict Tournament @ Longview Apr.15-16, 2024 - Boys Regional Tournament @ Bullard Apr.17-18, 2024 - Girls Regional Tournament @ Bullard Golf Baseball Apr. 2, 2024 - Arp vs. Waskom @ Arp VarsityOnly 6:00 p.m. Apr. 5, 2024 - Arp vs. West Rusk @ NewLondon Apr. 6, 2024 - Arp vs. Van @ Van Apr.12, 2024 - Arp vs.Jefferson @ Arp 7:00 p.m. CATCH WITHDAD Apr.16, 2024 - Arp vs. Tatum @ Tatum Apr. 23, 2024 - Arp vs. Troup @ Arp 7:00 p.m. Apr. 26, 2024 - Arp vs. Elysian Fields @ Arp SENIORNIGHT Apr.11, 2024 - Area VI- Texas FFA ScholarshipMeeting Apr. 20, 2024 -Harvest Festival Crawfish Boil Apr. 25, 2024 - AGOlympics FFA Apr. 2, 2024 - Arp vs. Waskom @ Arp 6:00 p.m. Apr. 5, 2024 - Arp vs. West Rusk @ NewLondon VarsityOnly 5:30 p.m. Apr.12, 2024 - Arp vs.Jefferson @ Arp SENIORNIGHT Apr.16, 2024 - Arp vs. Tatum @ Tatum Apr.19, 2024 - Arp vs. Troup @ Troup 7:00 p.m. Softball Apr. 3-4, 2024 - Boys & GirlsDistrictMeet @West Rusk Apr.11, 2024 - Boys & Girls Area TrackMeet @West Rusk Apr.19, 2024 - Boys & Girls Regional TrackMeet @ Whitehouse Track
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ELEMENTARYMaritza Yanez is a first grade student at Arp Elementary. Her favorite color is pink and her biggest role model is Jesus. Willie Geisleman is a first grade student at Arp Elementary. His favorite color is blue and he enjoys playing video games and baseball. Kayla Holley is a 3rd grade teacher at Arp Elementary. She is a good representative of good character and is a very hard worker. STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE MONTH 6
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Jr. High Cheer 2024-25 7th grade 8th grade Emily Brock Kennedy DeCanter Kenley Durrett Blaire Sanford Aubrey Rhoads Kaitlynn Whitlock Bentley Gradick Bailey Graham Carissa Mclnroe Anna Schminkey C’Nyah Walker Railey Ward 8
Jr High Staff and Students of the Month The 6th grade student of the month is Aubrey Rhoades. She has attended Arp since pre-k. Her biggest inspiration is her mom because she shows her everything. When she gets out of high school she wants to be a hairstylist. Her favorite subject in school is math because it’s easy for her to learn. Her favorite color is yellow. The 7th grade student of the month is C’Nyah Walker. She has attended Arp since kindergarten. Her biggest inspiration is her mom because she has been there to support her. When she gets out of high school, she would like to cheer in college, and pursue her dream at TJC. Her favorite subject in school is math because it is simple to her. Her favorite color is green. The 8th grade student of the month is Ethan Miller. He has attended Arp since 4th grade. His biggest inspiration is Albert Einstein because he says tests are useless. When he gets out of high school, he hopes to attend SFA and participate in computer and programing classes. His favorite subject in school is history because he loves to learn about the past. His favorite color is blue. The Jr. high staff of the month is Joel Avance. He is the Jr. high middle level math teacher and he is a cross country, girls basketball, and track coach. Before he decided to be a teacher and coach, his dream was to be a physical therapist. 9
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Students & Staff of the month Emma Harris is the freshman of the month. She has been going to school at Arp her whole life. Her biggest inspiration is her mom because she does so much for her. After high school, she would like pursue a career in physical therapy. Her favorite subject in class is math because there are so many different ways to get to a solution. Madelyne Eaton is the junior student of the month. She has attended Arp her entire life. Her biggest inspiration are her parents because they have taught her countless of life lessons, shown her how to be successful, and taught her that: with Jesus by her side she can do anything. Without her parents support and love, she would not have the accomplishments she has. After high school, she wants to be an ag teacher and make an impact in a wonderful industry for kids just as Ms. Williams has done for her. Her favorite subject in school is ag because the FFA organization has shaped her into the individual she is, and has given her countless fantastic opportunities that she has been blessed to experience in her high school years. Fisher Arrington is the senior of the month. He has been going to Arp his whole life. Fisher’s biggest inspirations are his parents. They are both major positive influences and great role models in his life. He plans to attend the University of Texas at Tyler after high school and major in Business Marketing. His favorite subject in school is math because he feels like it has always made the most sense to him, and he has an amazing teacher. Elizabeth Lee has been going to school at Arp for 11 years. Her dad, who’s an Air Force commander and police officer, is her biggest inspiration, because he works hard and always tries to be there even when it’s difficult. After high school, she wants to pursue ministry work or become an agricultural science teacher. She loves her ag classes, but her favorite subject would have to be math, not because she’s good at it but because it’s challenging. Mr. John Burkhalter is our high school staff of the month. He traveled across Western and Eastern Europe and taught bible stories to young people in Ukraine before he started teaching. His inspiration is God and made it clear as the mission field of East Texas as well. He majored in aquatic biology and chemistry in college. He graduated from Garrison High School in 1991. Then, he attended SFASU, graduating with his bachelor in 1995 and master’s degree in 2001. He chose to teach because he wanted to make a difference in the lives of the next generation. 12
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career News Scholarship Due dates Junior league - feb 5th cooperative teachers credit union (ctcu) - march 22nd five patriots - march 1st (feb 26th) east texas professional credit union - feb. 15th cherokee county electric co-op - feb, 27th (feb 26th) live oak waste scholarship - april 15th upshur rural electric - april 15th hispanic scholarship fund - feb, 15th houston livestock show and rodeo - feb 7th masonic children & family services - April 30th arp athletic boosters - april 15th arp community events - april 12th james mclouth foundation - april 15th 14
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TIGER LADY BASKETBALLYour Arp Lady Tigers had an amazing show out in district honors. First Team All District: Jr. Maddie Birdsong Second Team All District: Soph. Neci Potts and Jr. Addison Carpenter Honorable Mention All district: Sr. Allee Mccollum, Sr. Sydne Garrett, and Jr. Aubrey Brown By Abby Parker & Maddie Birdsong 16
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Elizabeth Lee, 3rd in class, Scramble Show David Domm, 3rd in class, Scramble Show Elizabeth Lee, 9th in class, Brangus Optimizer Brylee Crawford, 10th in class, Brangus Heidi Bryand, 2nd in class, Simbrah Levi Williams, 3rd in class, Polled Hereford Reese Pinkerton, 7th in class, Simmental David Domm, 5th in class, Limousin Madelyne Eaton, 8th in class, Limousin Maggie Eaton, 4th in class, Limousin Lawton Emmons, 5th in class, Limousin HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO 18
Ty Bardsley & J.T. Benefield Tye Tamplin & Lawton Emmons Bryce Everett & Will Sanford Zach Garrett & Shawn Sawyer Lance Langenbau & Christian Ward David Domm & Madelyne Eaton Sarah Maynard & Jacob Ward Fisher Arrington & Michael Herrell Heidi Bryand & Abigail Skipper Thatcher Merritt & Christopher Moore TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL BASS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL QUALIFIERS Come support your anglers on April 13, 2024 on Lake Tawakoni 19
Kylee Maxwell Jaycee McCollum Gracey Nichols Cortlynn Quinalty Addison Rhoades Kennedy Richter Kinley Schminkey Abigail Skipper Marissa Vanover Skylar Wallace 2024-25 ARP HIGH SCHOOL CHEER SQUAD! Heidi Bryand Bree Golden Emma Harris Lucy Hopson Mascot: Elizabeth Lee 20
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